Kentucky Democrats split over money issue rattles party
Frankfort corresp. in St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports a deep rift in Kentucky Democrats over sound money versus free coinage. McCormick backs the Republican governor candidate while Atherton denounces the nominee and calls for a party realignment. Colonel Polk urges all silver supporters to unite against Atherton and the Republicans.
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Baily
Kentucky
McCormick
Atherton
Hardin
W. H. Polk
Lexington Transcript
Polk
Athertons
Frankfort Cor
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Vest Reaffirms Unchanged Silver Stance After NY Quotation
Senator Vest declares he has not altered his silver views and denounces reports quoting him as changing opinions. He says he immediately contacted The Post-Dispatch The Republic The New York Herald and AP with strong language to correct the misquote.
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Vest
New York
Republic
Post- Dispatch
Washington
New York Herald
Associated Press
Tam
By. Loui Republic
New Corner Decorations for Autumn Sofa Pillows
Frills and rosettes in narrow ribbon form corner accents for cushions. Big rosettes five to six inches wide sewn flat give a lace like look when pressed. A button covered with the cushion fabric centers each rosette for a finished effect on modest sized pillows. The corner is folded in when rosettes are placed.
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Jace
The New Woman Moves Beyond Tatting and Crochet
The excerpt portrays Catharine Waugh McCulloch praising the modern woman who seeks education, hygienic cookery, healthful dress, outdoor sports, remunerative work, and active public life. She favors self support, ethical aid to fallen individuals, and marriage for growth rather than dependence.
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Catharine Waugh McCulloch
New York Absorbs English Bun Hairdo Backward Echo
Chicago fashion notes declare the English bun a back number after six months of local use among feminine tastemakers. The style features a soft center puff near the base of the skull with bangs bean catchers and finger curls and puff combs on the sides. It may move to New York St Louis or Philadelphia.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago Times-Herald
Princess of Wales Prefers Simple, Modest Fashion
The Princess of Wales shuns exaggerated style opting for simple bonnets and minimal gloves. She favors demitoilet theater wear with long sleeves and restrained jewelry, while at the opera she remains smart but not overly grand. Her lace collection stands out as a valued weakness.
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Princess of Wales
Chicago Public School Named For Myra Bradwell
A Chicago public school honors Myra Bradwell, longtime editor of the Chicago Legal News who fought for women’s right to practice law. Bradwell sought bar admission before equal rights existed and carried the case through Illinois courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. The Illinois legislature later allowed women to apply, but she did not pursue it. Her daughter joined the bar and married a lawyer.
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Chicago
Myra Bradwell
Bradwell
Chicago Legal News
Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States
Mary Tillinghast Designs Notable Interior Masterpieces
The article highlights Mary Tillinghast as a leading interior designer. It notes her memorial window at Grace Church, the ballroom decoration at Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish's residence, and a large tapestry praised as an art treasure in Cornelius Vanderbilt's New York home.
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Mary Tillinghast
Grace Church
Paris Fashion Notes on Satin Stays and Gold Trim Corsets
A Paris correspondent surveys fashion trends including satin dresse stays avoiding a huger fit, black blue and pink white reversibles, and small hip corsets. It highlights elegant gold trimmed corsets for Mile Demarsy, Greek brassieres, a London decorator’s petrified floral inlay technique, and babies fastened with gold or silver safety pins linked by a chain.
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Paris
Thaye
Econ
Batiste
Mile
Mme
Marcel
Jong
Elizabeth Robinson Scovil
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mrs Raymond Maude A British Composer With Noted Musical Lineage
Mrs Raymond Maude, wife of a Maude family heir, is the daughter of Jenny Lind Mme L Goldschmidt. Her father Otto Goldschmidt is a renowned orchestral conductor and composer. Mrs Maude as a composer with a musical family shows promise for popularity with her lyrics Rhymes About a Little Woman.
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Raymond Maude
Maude
Dovercourt
Jenny Lind
Mme. L. Goldschmidt
Otto Goldschmidt
Myrs
England
Hetty Green Impresses Washington Reporter
The Post notes Mrs. Hetty Green with $60,000,000 appears frugal yet striking in Washington. Described as attractive vivacious and sprightly, she would pass for a young woman as she nears sixty one with rosy cheeks and minimal silver in her hair despite rich garments.
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Hetty Green
Washington
National Capital
the Post
Miss Anna Millar Heads Chicago Orchestra
Chicago Post describes Miss Anna Millar as manager and business head of the Chicago Orchestra. The native Chicagoan created and sustained the role, steering the organization to a financially successful season. She is college educated, energetic, strong willed, and fond of literature society and athletics.
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Chicago
Anna Millar
Madame Marchesi Inspires Opera's Leading Voices for Decades
The renowned Mme Marchesi has trained top lyric sopranos for 40 years and remains a striking woman in her sixties. Her pupils include Melba Calve Eames and Sybil Sanderson, among other eminent artists.
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Mme. Marchesi
Lyric Stage
Melba
Calve
Eames
Sibyl
Sanderson
Baby on bike sets world mileage record for infants
Little Harry Grant Jr of Gratton West Virginia has ridden 3 762 miles on his father H L Grant Sr s bicycle since infancy. The 18 month old, known as the world s champion bicycle baby, traveled from Mount Like Park Maryland to the country with his father, showing strength and agility.
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Harry Grant
Harry Lee Grant, Jr
Gratton
W. Va
Mount Like Park
H. L. Grant
Baby Grant
New York World
Courage on Ice Saves a Drowning Boy
A dozen skaters on a pond near winter danger were paralyzed as one boy broke through ice. David Small acted first diving onto the ice and directing peers to pull out the stricken Rob with a coordinated effort. The rescue succeeded with the team pulling together.
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David Small
John
Rob
Atlanta Constitution
Will Turns From Girl To Boy In Family Poem
A Philadelphia item describes a sibling named Will who transitions from girlhood to boyhood. The speaker laments the change and the loss of childhood freedoms as Will adopts suits, short hair, and boyish games while the narrator remains confined to dresses and curls.
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Will
Dolla
Philadelphia
Origin of the term Tommy Atkins for British soldiers
A St. Louis Republic note explains that the phrase Tommy Atkins arose from a royal army ledger used 40 years ago. Soldiers copied their details in the book and the back leaf carried the name Thomas Atkins, later applied to soldiers like John Doe or Richard Roe in legal patterns.
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Tommy Atkins
Thomas Atkins
John Doe
Richard Roe
St. Louis Republic
Craft Wool Plaque Method From Cardboard Rings
Cut two cardboard rounds about three inches across and remove a center piece three quarters of an inch in diameter. Wind bright wool in and out to fill the hole, then trim the wool with sharp scissors.
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Broadway
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Military Encyclopedia
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Salmon City
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