Elopement Plot on the Train in a Philippines Mission Tie
Lieut Harry Mallory must go to the Philippines while he and Marjorie Newton plan an elopement. A taxicab wreck delays them as a cross continental train fills with passengers including Ira Lathrop and Mrs Jimmie. They clash over a preacher, use borrowed clergy and stumble through comic mishaps aboard the train.
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Harry Mallory
Philippines
Marjorie Newton
Porter
Ira Lath Trop
Jimmie
Wellington
Reno
Sammy Whitcomb
Mallory
Annie Gattle
Marjorie
Dog
Lathrop
Miss Gattle
Jetty Lewellyn
Heno
Selby
Ira
Anne
Wedding on Wheels on a Train Takes Laughing Turn
On a moving train a mock wedding unfolds with Ira Lathrop and Anne Gattle aboard. Guests decorate with ribbons and kazoos as Rev Charles performs a hurried ceremony amid comic interruptions and a shower of rice. Charlie Selby confronts a past romance amid the festive chaos.
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Marjorie
Charlie
Ira
Selby
Lathrop
Anne Gattle
Anne
Rev
Charles
Wedgewood
Ashton
Foiled Yet Again Chapter Ends with Marjorie’s Resolve
Mallory retreats to the smoking lounge after a minister’s call and learns Marjorie faces an impossible choice. A tense exchange follows as Marjorie declares she will marry someone else, revealing Dots her warning tone and a sharp taunt about Mallory’s youth and claims.
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Mallory
Marjorie
Napoleon
St. Helena
Zenobia
Dian
Married on the train in a dramatic melodrama
On a moving train Mallory and Marjorie wed in a rush as the minister completes the ceremony amid chase and chaos. The bride's sharp wit, her threat of divorce, and a final embrace underline a volatile union in a theatrical scene.
Sheriff B Suit Abandons Fox Hunts After Skunk Incident
Arthur B Suit sheriff of Prince Georges Maryland says he will not again join fox chases after a hunt near Forestville ended with a fox and its skunk companion killed. A daredevil rider charged through a village store, causing the store to empty as the party continued.
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Arthur B. Suit
Prince Georges County
Forestville
Land Ship Training At Berlin Public School
In Berlin Germany public school life includes a daily land ship drill for 120 boys. Larger pupils serve as officers while all crew members wear mid dy blouses and caps. The vessel conducts gun practice and naval drill with sail handling and climbing tasks proving highly popular among applicants.
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Berlin
Germany
Itis
Leap Year Sparks Suffrage Discussion In Quiet Talk
A young woman asks if suffragettes are moral for young women to join and Mr Growdher replies he supports anything that distracts them from the leap year fact. The exchange reflects playful wartime era attitudes toward women’s rights and calendars.
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Mr. Growdher
Fall Hats Show Two Black and White Combinations
Two fall millinery designs are showcased in black and white. One features moire-silk over buckram with white velvet trim and black white wings. the other uses felt or corduroy brim covering over a rice net base.
Velvet trimmed coronet and crown hats with white silk accents
A coronet and crown shaped hats are described with black velvet borders and white silk passementerie at the brim. White wings and ribbon bows enhance the design, praised for simple, elegant contrast suitable with various costumes and gowns.
Velvet Replaced by Satin for Girdles in Fashion Notes
A Paris returnee showcases black satin as a dominant girdle fabric, using a three yard double faced ribbon starting at the back waistline and looping to the feet, while large satin bows ornament bodices and skirts. Rococo garlands of silk satin velvet decorate afternoon gowns and evening frocks as pinned in accessories.
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Paris
Simple Hair Pin Holder From a Tin or Jar
A compact hairpin holder made from a small tin or jar can be created by wrapping it in silk and stitching the words Hair Pins in contrasting silk. If the jar is deep, fill with a wool cushion covered by net and secure with a dab of mucilage.
Toilet Wash Recipe From an Old Receipt
To cleanse the face without water mix almond oil rose water and oil of tirtar. Use half an ounce of almond oil and half a pint of rose water with five drops of oil of tirtar stirred until blended.
Marks Novelty in Scarfs
Scarfs of maline chiffon or net three yards long and at least a yard wide are worn in a new way. One end is pinned to the bodice above the waist, drawn up the side, across the neck, and down the other side to form a deep V under a buckle, then draped over the skirt. The scarf may be caught mid skirt with a second buckle and hangs nearly to the hem. Untrimmed with minimal finishing besides selvage.
Autumn Blouses Show Silk and Lace in Fall Looks
The Montreal Star describes autumn blouses in soft mulls and batistes with heavy silk embroidery and dotted Swiss options. It notes a white agame collar and cuffs, glass and turquoise enamel buttons, long sleeves, and patent leather boots with cloth tops paired with a dull blue worsted suit. Navy chiffon with white contrasting tucks and Beers group features is highlighted as a fall notion.
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Montreal Star
Beer
New Furs To Feature This Winter’s Fashion Line
A report notes black pony skin as a strong substitute for broad tail, alongside black fox, skunk, ermine and chinchilla. Ermine coats with black fox borders on pony coats are described as near indispensable for fashionable women this coming winter, repeating last season’s trends.
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Ermine
Tragic Delaware River Drowning In Auto Party Crossing
Four of eight travelers from a Philadelphia suburb drowned when two cars were knocked from a flatboat crossing the Delaware River near Meyers Ferry. The victims include Mrs. Leon H. Noble and her son Gilbert, plus Miss Tyson and Mrs. Trump. Rescued were Howard W. Trump and Leon H. Gilbert with two children. The two auto parties were en route to Shawnee, Pa.
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Delaware
N. J
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
Gilbert
Leon H. Noble
Leon H.,jr
Trump
Howard W
Noble
Tyson
Rebecca
Wyncote
Howard W. Trump
Noble, Pa
Leon H. Gilbert
Miriam Gilbert
Nathan Trump
Shawnee
Meyer
Assassination Attempt On Czarevitch Reported
The Czarevitch was shot in the lower abdomen aboard the imperial yacht Standart by a revolutionary in a plot linked to Helen Sokoloff. He survived the attack and his condition is reported as improving.
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St. Petersburg
Czarevitch
London
Paris
Daily Mail
Amiral Chagin
Admiral Chagin
Helen Sokoloff
Revolutionary Society
Standart
Work Drives Boy of Ten to Despondent End
Washington report states John Link, 10, shot himself in the head with a small rifle, leaving a wallpaper note claiming heavy work and scolding at home. The child, youngest of four, faced a deserted mother and an absent father two years prior.
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Washington
John Link
John
Nation's election expenses show Wilson supporters lead
In a sworn statement to the House clerk George R. Sheldon treasurer of the Republican national committee tests that contributions to the Presidential campaign fund total $91,032. The Democratic national committee reports $678,364 contributed for Woodrow Wilson and the National Progressive party shows $304,244.
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Wilson
Washington
House of Representatives
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
Democratic National Committee
Woodrow Wilson
National Progressive Party
Auto Crash Kills Family in Indianapolis
A head on collision between a car and a street car in Indianapolis kills Albert F Haller 45 dean of the Indianapolis College of Pharmacy and his son Earl 10 and mortally injures his wife and 5 year old daughter Frances who die later in hospital. The tragedy leaves the Haller family wiped out.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Albert F. Haller
Indianapolis College of Pharmacy
Earl
Havana Armed Camp Ahead of Election Riots
Havana remains tense as martial law is not in place yet with a thousand troops and cavalry patrolling the streets. Gen. Mario Monocal, the conservative presidential candidate, was cheered as he led a cavalcade of followers through the city.
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Havana
Mario Monocal
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