London Rages Over Townshend Lunacy Custody Battle
London erupts as Dowager Marchioness Townshend appeals a ruling granting custody of the 39 year old marquis to his wife amid claims of a sham lunacy inquiry. Protests center on alleged manipulation by the Suthersts and a Brighton friendship cited as the motive for control of the Townshend estates.
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London
Marchioness Townshend
Mayfair
Townshend
England
Edward IV
Anne Elizabeth Clementina Duff
Duke of Fife
Duff
New York
Marquis Townshend
Norfolk
House of Lords
Lord Tweedmouth
Lord Wimbonnel
Lord Ripon
Marquis
Paris
Wiesbaden
St. Germain
South
Shend
Brighton
Savage
Bramwell
Lord Townshend
Lady Townshend
Victoria
Carlton
Spring Styles for Motor Dress in Town and Resort
A fashion note surveys motor wear for urban use in snow and spring, detailing a gray pleated motor hat with wing trim, gray dotted veil, and a heavy gray wrap. It recommends voile for walking suits, describes a tan voile walking outfit with green accents, and notes rising popularity of cone crowns and varied hat trims.
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Voile
Paris
Fashion Notes Describe Bright Wears and New Silhouettes
Color and festivity saturate the scene with varied gowns hats and coats. Practical travel costume in brown and blue checks features brown velvet trims and osprey feather. Long redingotes boleros and rajah silk auto cloaks dominate, with striped shirtings and plain morning waists rising in popularity. Veils hats lingerie waists and Windsor ties highlight the season while palace robes hint at imperial lines and pink net ensembles. Ellen Osmond e.
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New York
Growth of Socialism as Observed in This Country
A survey of how socialism spread in the United States notes diverse recruitment across classes and a shift from radical labels. It traces German influence after 1848, the rise of parties and unions, key figures like Henry George, and the spread via books and periodicals. It also contrasts national variations and the steady Americanization of socialist ideas.
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J. G. Phelps-Stokes
Joseph Medill Patterson
Chicago
Patterson
Mr. Patterson
America
Germany
Turnvereine
New York
Social Democratic Party
International Workingmen’s Association
Philadelphia
Social Democratic Workingmen’s Party
New Jersey
Socialist la
Bor
Johann Most
Henry George
New York City
Socialist Labor Party
George
Hewitt
Roosevelt
Syracuse
Union Labor Party
Cooperative Commonwealth
Edward Bellamy
Robert Hunter
Jack London
United States
International Socialist Review
Hughes
Canon Kingsley
Richard T. Ely
Thomas K. Urdah
Tide predicting machine aids coast survey its prophesying engine
A coast survey device in Washington uses a compact sensitive machine to forecast high and low tides for a locality up to a year ahead. It operates with 19 interdependent dials and pulleys, setting via human input, and cost 3500 dollars, outperforming 40 expert computers.
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Coast Survey
Washington, D. C
Confusion in the House Sparks Laughter and Applause
The article notes the near 400 members of the House struggle to stay in order as apportionment increases trigger constant chatter and frequent laughter. It cites the speaker's call for order and observes that postprandial speeches fade in print while the live performance entertains with wit and humor.
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House of Representatives
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Congress
Sailor-Deserter Rescued After Rooftop Fight on 16 Story Building
Cleveland police subdue a mentally ill sailor from the battleship Iowa who climbed a flagpole atop the Williamson building and teetered 225 feet above street level. Sergeant Hannan and two officers intervened as wind whipped the climber, later identified as J. Cline, believed to be a navy deserter recently released from an asylum.
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Cleveland, O
Lowa
Boston Insane Asylum
Williamson
Hannan
Petticoat Funds Ticket To Richmond At Norfolk Depot
A blonde woman at the Norfolk & Western depot lost her purse and offered to sell her red silk petticoat to another well dressed traveler for the price of a ticket to Richmond. The two then swapped roles with the purchaser taking the ticket while the original wearer left with the garment.
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Norfolk
Norfolk & Western Depot
Richmond
Miracle saves St John’s Church from dynamite blast
In Philadelphia the sexton and Father Fisher believe a miracle saved St John’s Roman Catholic church after a mysterious voice commanded them to extinguish candles and leave one lit. They extinguished the last light and found dynamite hidden in the socket, enough to destroy the church.
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Philadelphia
St. John's
Sexton
Father Fisher
Bur rows heads to circus tour
A humorous Tit-Bits item notes Bur rows is traveling with a circus and must stick his head in the lion's mouth twice daily, seen as hard work but oddly straightforward for him.
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Burrows
Bear Undergoes Dental Surgery During Vaudeville Tour
A traveling bear in a Pennsylvanian vaudeville troupe underwent dental surgery after toothache. A Pottstown veterinarian and trainer removed two troublesome teeth, strapping the bear on its back to perform the operation which lasted an hour and a half. The bear resumed performances and no similar mental surgery case exists in records.
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Pennsylvania
Pottstown
Retired Publican Seeks Apollo Statues for Mansion
In a genteel note from The Tatler a retired publican outlines his whimsical plan for a new mansion. He requests two statues to flank the stairs, Apollo on one side and Apollinaris on the other, sharing humorous details with an air of refined leisure.
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Bacchus
Ake
Apollo
Apollinaris
Tatler
Spiderlets Feed On Sunlight Says Fabre Observation
M. J. H. Fabre studied the spider's fasting during seven months of maternal carriage. He concluded that solar heat and light replace nourishment for the young, suggesting the sun supplies the motor heat rather than food as plants and animals rely on light.
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Miss Muffet
M. J. H. Fabre
Ingenious German Typewriter Computes Totals
A German genius has perfected a typewriter that acts as an accountant. Its wheel arrangement allows it to print a bill and display the sum of column figures via indicators on the side. The adding device is old, but the method of recording figures is highly ingenious.
Hanging mutton displayed in Bourne shop for 50 years
A leg of mutton, bought by a shop occupier's predecessor in Bourne Lincolnshire, hangs to a rafter in the store for fifty years. The owner said a gentleman would call for it but never did, leaving the meat to wither until it resembles a shillalah.
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Bourne
Lincolnshire
England
A Good Chance Tobacco-Chewing Husband Scene
A humorous vignette illustrates a tired husband, after climbing stairs, gasping for breath while his wife asks for a kiss, captured in a New York Weekly caption style.
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N. Y
X ray eyes claim brings Louise Barre to trial
In St. Quentin France Louise Barre is accused of illegally practicing medicine claiming hypnotic powers let her diagnose illness by mesmerism and prescribe cures. Her father allegedly induces the trance and she then examines the patient’s hand to reveal disease.
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St. Quentin
France
Mlle. Barre
Louise Barre
Hamand
Louise
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