Real New Woman Lillie Pardee Wins Utah Senate Secretary Post
Lillie B Pardee of Salt Lake City born September 1864, native of Ohio, alumna of Buchtel College, former Greek Latin instructor. She led republican committee work and was nominated for the state senate secretary, resigning from the ticket after Utah supreme court barred women voters. praised for fitness and stage presence.
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Lillie B. Pardee
Salt Lake City
Senate
Utah
Ohio
Buchtel College
Mearri
Lillie R. Moore
James D. Pardee
Republican County Committee
Utah Supreme Court
Woman Suffrage Beneficial in New Zealand Says Journalist
Mrs Hirst Alexander reports from London that New Zealand women gained from enfranchisement. Premier Seddon and major papers acknowledge positive influence in elections and after. Women focus on prison reform child welfare and related issues without domestic disruption. Wellington hosts a women labor bureau run by a woman. Numerous women doctors report strong practices and Melbourne University exam results show women leading in honors.
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Hirst Alexander
London
New Zealand
Richard J. Seddon
Wellington
Alexander
Melbourne University
Bustle fashion shifts with new 15-plait hip pad trend
In a New York Letter fashion note, bustles expand with 15 short organ plaits of haircloth pushed at the back and meeting pannier style over the abdomen. Vesta shapes grow narrower while coats near meeting. The smallest bustle spans 814 inches and is tufted like upholstery.
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Vesta
New York Letter
Germany’s Wisdom and Its Domestic Science Gap
German wisdom reproaches the nation for inactivity in domestic science and dietetics. Historically Germany ran schools teaching girls factory and home labor, with private firms funding training for long female staff. The text notes the economic value of well fed, well kept laborers and its relevance to social economists.
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Germany
Kaiser’s Empire
Sparrows Ladies Smoking Club Reported in Kansas
A Boston Globe item describes the Sparrows, a Kansas ladies smoking club. The room is luxuriously furnished and hosts nine full members. When a member marries or leaves, a vacancy is filled by another applicant among several awaiting election.
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Kansas
The
Sparrows
Boston Globe
Miss Mary Proctor Delivers Hundredth Lecture at Cooper Union
New York letters recount Miss Mary Proctor delivering her hundredth astronomy lecture at Cooper Union, on the same platform where her father spoke. The piece credits George W. Childs with launching her career and notes her perseverance after a failed debut, inspiring women to pursue science.
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Mary” Proctor
Cooper Union
Miss Proctor
George W. Childs
Miss. Proctor
Julia Ward Howe and the Lady Literates of Greece
The article surveys Julia Ward Howe as a leading American literary pioneer and activist, noting her 1852 poetry publication, her famous Battle Hymn of Freedom from 1861, travels to Greece in 1867, and her roles in suffrage, prison reform, and arbitration. It highlights her long service as president of the Association For the Advancement of Women and her enduring influence on women’s causes. It then discusses the aigret feather trade, its source on the white heron, and the cruelty of feather hunting during breeding season, which endangers birds and fledglings.
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Julia Ward Howe
Washington
Greece
Association For the Advancement of Woman
Howe
Department of American Literature
Westminster Gazette
Painter Mme Cornelius Wins French Honors and Recognition
Mme Marie Cornelius, a noted flower and still life painter, has received high honors from France including the Academical Palmes and a purchase of her work for a national museum. She painted the fan presented by Mme Adam to the Russian bazaar in St. Petersburg, bought by the empress. An Alsatian by birth, she now works in Paris at 158 Rue St Jacques, rivaling Madeleine Lemaire in oil flower paintings.
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Mme
Marie Cornelius
Mme. Cornelius
Mme. Adam
St. Petersburg
Paris
Rue St. Jacques
Madeleine Lemaire
Hetty Green Emerges in New Look at Court Appearance
A New York report notes Hetty Green appearing in court in a flowing skirt and modern attire. Reporters say her refreshed dress and style make her look twenty years younger, a change seen as uplifting for ordinary women despite her wealth.
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Hetty Green
Spain
Lady Randolph Churchill Impresses On Ice In London
The New York exchange says Lady Randolph Churchill, famed for cycling, now attracts keen admiration on skates. She learned ice grace in Canada and has not lost any skill. At a London rink she skated with the world champion, yet her grace drew universal praise.
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Lady Randolph Churchill
New York
Atlantic
Canada
London
Lady Aberdeen A Constant Attendant In Ottawa Parliament
Lady Aberdeen attends sessions beside the speaker in the house of commons. Clad in purple velvet she is a familiar figure yet remains unimpressed and unresponsive during debates despite keen interest in the proceedings.
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Lady Aberdeen
Ottawa
House of Commons
Miss Frances Cobbe Pioneered Women in London Journalism
Miss Frances Power Cobbe, aged seventy three, became the first woman to perform regular editorial duties on a London daily. At The Echo’s inception she wrote readers and notes on social topics, and she was an author well before her journalism career.
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Frances Power Cobbe
London
The
Echo
Miss Cobbe
Odd Spokes and Bicycles Across Nations
A humorous survey notes bans on women riding bicycles in Argentina, racing oil rubs in Italy, forests in Germany reporting fewer poaching trips since cyclists appeared, and inventor Simpson linked to chloroform ancestry. It mentions Little Black Bear trading a horse for a bicycle, a Westchester cemetery gate reading Wheelmen Not Admitted, Maine deer hunting by bicycle, a lamp cover becoming a flashlight, and Maine’s W H Kelley a 6 foot 10 inch rider with a custom bike.
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Italy
Imperial Foresters
Germany
Simpson
Little Black Bear
Westchester
N. Y
Cyclera
Maine
W. H. Kelley
Phillips
Marking Your Bicycle Private Marks on Wheels
John D. Carroll advises bicycle owners to inscribe a private mark on the frame by removing a small enamel patch and applying carbolic acid ink before resealing. He warns thieves may steal wheels from trusted friends and urges secrecy to protect the mark.
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John D. Carroll
Wheelman’s Insurance Company
Chicago Times-Herald
The Reedy Birds and a Cautionary Lesson
A fable from the Philadelphia Times describes two reedy birds traveling inland for a richer feast. One stops to feed and is ruined by sudden snow and cold, frozen beside a swamp. The other, prudent, survives to brood under a southern manor, lamenting the fallen greedy brother.
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Philosopher
Philadelphia Times
No Special Favors A Protest Against Cycle Paths
A letter argues against exclusive cycle paths for wheelmen, contending they would create unequal roads and harm public welfare. It urges cyclists to seek universal road improvements and fairness, warning that special paths would divide users and undermine cycling’s broad appeal.
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Oliver
Wheeling Wit and Wisdom and a Ride on a New Wheel
A humorous column discusses riding etiquette and safety for wheel enthusiasts. It cites a comical quip about love on a first ride and jokes about fits and bloomers. It advises wheelwomen to choose properly fitting pedals to prevent slipping and insecurity. The piece imagines future tire protection through a puncture microbe.
Buy a New Wheel for Spring Bicycles
A 1900s style ad urges experienced riders to buy a new wheel each spring. It states the first year is best, two year old wheels lose value, and upgrading avoids repair costs while ensuring up to date comfort. The note cites American Cyclist as the source.
New York Boy Proclaims Cuba Should Be Free
A 16 year old New York lad, Arturo Baldasano Jr., argues for Cuba’s independence in the Spanish colony scene. He favors Spain in debate though many disagree, and he helps publish El Mundo with his family, led by his father General A Baldasano the Spanish consul.
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New York
Cuba
Benor Arturo Baldasano, JR
Tion
Spain
Senor Arturo Baldasano, Jr
General A. Baldasano
Young Baldasano
el Mundo
Wise counsel for new graduates urges hobbies and steady aims
The Brooklyn Eagle cites a physician’s advice to girls leaving school. Those entering college or a profession will be busy and content, while undecided graduates should pursue a hobby to stay healthy. Reading alone fails without a focused activity and charity should be undertaken with caution.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Estelle’s Round World Puzzle Poem and Job Inquiry
A playful verse describes Estelle’s confusion over Earth’s shape and orbit likened to a ball hung by a string. A merchant tests a job seeker with a riddle asking for his motto, the boy replying with the merchant’s own door sign Push.
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Estelle
Delia Hart Stone
St. Nicholas
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