The Daisy as a True Prophet in Forrest Tale
The Boston Transcript recalls Edwin Forrest during a Boston engagement at the Winthrop House. A poor artist visited repeatedly with a painted picture that he left with a note claiming need. Forrest opened the wrapping to reveal a painting of himself as Spartacus and gave the man ten dollars, remarking he must be starving if the portrait showed his poverty.
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Edwin Forrest
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Spartacus
Lafayette the Courtier Second Visit to America
A 19th century vignette recalls Lafayette’s second American visit. He rode unhatched in sunlit Virginia, protected by a damp towel and helmet. The tale recounts his meeting with George Washington’s mother, who greets him in simple dress, offers ginger cakes and cooling drink, and blesses his future safety and happiness.
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Clever Woman Heads English Society of Women Journalists
Mrs. Arthur Henniker, a noted short story writer and admirer of Thomas Hardy, has been elected president of the Society of Women Journalists in England. She notes she is not a journalist by trade and cites health and preference for writing concise fiction.
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Honest Dime Misery and a Conductor’s Kindness
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune fragment recalls a man claiming to be dead broke and testing transit conductors for change. He persuades one by appealing to honesty, which leads to a humane fare home. The piece segues to notes on Mrs. Henniker and Braddon, praising literary tastes and Irish morality.
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Cumminsville
Women Inspectors Appointed as Board of Education Chairs in NYC
The New York City board of education appoints women as chairmen of the board of inspectors. Named are Mrs. Matilda Martin in the Third district, Mrs. Henrietta Neylan in the First, Mrs. Phyllis Leveridge in the Fifth, Mrs. Minnie D. Louis in the Nineteenth, Mrs. Clara M. Williams in the Twenty-fourth, and Mrs. T. J. Rush in the Thirty-third. Out of 174 inspectors, 44 are women.
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New York City
Board of Inspectors
Matilda Martin
Henrietta Neylan
Phyllis Leveridge
Minnie D. Louis
Clara M. Williams
T. J. Rush
Woman Shoemaker Runs Notable Philadelphia Shop
A Philadelphia Press profile highlights a woman who has become the city’s distinctive female shoemaker. She handles measuring, diagrams, and directs journeymen, while sometimes cutting leather herself. She left traditional male dominance to gain independence and serve women who prefer a female craftsworker.
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Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia
Hellish London as a City of Mercy and Humor
A quotation from Mrs Bosanquet contrasts hell with a city like London, praising its pathos humor and mingling of good and bad. The speaker would accept any sentence condemning them to hell if it meant living as a citizen who acts with justice and brotherly love.
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Hell
London
The New Orleans Woman at Work
The Times-Democrat notes many women seek independence through work and argues that paid labor makes women happier healthier and more ambitious. It contends women in New Orleans are among the last to accept this trend yet shows work provides purpose and responsibility over idle leisure.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Times-Democrat
St Paul’s Cathedral Keeps King Ethelbert Gifted Kent Farm
The librarian of St Paul’s London holds a deed of gift from King Ethelbert giving a Kent farm to the church when the cathedral was a simple wooden building. The rent from the land is still collected today.
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Cora Hirtzel Chosen as Assistant to Chicago Counsel
Corporation Counsel Thornton of Chicago selects Miss Cora B. Hirtzel as an official assistant citing her fitness for duties. The Illinois native studied law in Oakland Wisconsin, moved to Chicago ten years ago, and graduated from Chicago College of Law in 1890. She began independent work in 1892 and specialized in briefing, having prepared briefs for leading Chicago lawyers on major cases.
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Chicago
Cora B. Hirtzel
Illinois
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Oakland
Wis
Chicago College of Law
Tennis Quip Sparks Quiet Parlor Exchange
An old lady answers briefly to a novelist's tennis question. The novelist retorts that only tennis he likes is Tennyson, drawing a wry reaction from a woman present.
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Tennyson
Knowledge and Modesty Quote Cited From Fielding
A brief quotation notes that increasing knowledge leads a man to modesty, attributing the idea to Fielding. The line emphasizes humility as knowledge grows.
Women Voters Boost in Long Island District Elections
The New York Tribune notes unusually strong women’s participation in Long Island country district elections. Westbury tallied 63 votes with 29 women and reappointed a woman school trustee. Port Washington reported 39 votes with 19 women. Flower Hill elected a woman town trustee.
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