Roots policy salvo marks shift for Russian Jewish rights
A news summary notes Secretary Root’s firm stance demanding Russia honor the 1832 treaty or risk termination of the 1887 accord, with President Roosevelt praised for backing American Jewish rights. Also covered are Halley’s comet reappearances, Emperor Wilhelm’s North Cape signs, Mansfield letters, northwest farm profits, and Wu’s remarks on American reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Root
Mayer Sulzberger
American Jewish Committee
Jacob H. Schiff
Russia
Roosevelt
Secretary Root
Winter double breasted jacket and drab outfit designs
The passage describes two outfits for cloth wear with skirts. The first features brown cloth, velvet faced collar and cuffs, a brown stretch satin hat, and jacket materials: two and a half yards, five yards lining silk, half yard velvet. The second outfit uses drab face cloth with a short front bust fastening, green and drab checked silk trim, deep turn-up sleeves, a drab felt hat with velvet wings, and jacket materials: three yards, five and a half yards lining silk, half yard checked silk.
The One-Piece Gown Gains Popularity This Winter
A fashion note extols the one-piece frock as the preferred indoor dress for winter. It highlights its two-piece appearance, soft pliable fabrics, high waist, short skirts, and minimal accessories, with coats or belts optional.
Alcohol and Cologne for a Polished Look on Throat and Shoulders
The article advises using warm baths and clear cologne water to brighten the neck and shoulders, noting cologne enter pores for a white, lustrous appearance. It compares cologne with alcohol for a refreshing effect and discusses corset bone design, explaining shorter bones reduce breakage and how the cantille is strapped and fitted along the length.
Net veils gain in fashion import lines
The article notes Russian veils remain popular among women, with new imports offering a newer weave but not replacing the favored style. Black and white complexion veils maintain demand, with fine mesh and small dot patterns preferred for the coarse thread and large foot.
Makes a Pretty Blouse from Spotted Net and Silk
Fashion note describes a blouse using spotted filet net over shell pink glace with a lace yoke edged in galloon. Two shoulder tucks, pink folds, and silk-edged tucks on sleeves create a delicate finish. Required materials include net 2% yards, silk 4144 yards, galloon 2 yards, and lace 4% yard.
Monument to Prison Ship Martyrs Unveiled at Fort Green Park
Brooklyn celebrated the dedication of a grand monument by Stanford White to the prison ship martyrs of the Revolution. Taft, Hughes, Gov. Wright and other officials attended a parade and an oration, marking a decade-long movement and a $175,000 funding effort. The 200 foot Maine granite column stands atop three terraces with a crypt housing remains of 12,000 patriots who died aboard British prison ships in New York Harbor.
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New York
Brooklyn
Fort Green Park
W. H. Taft
William Howard Taft
United States
Taft
Charles &. Hughes
Luke E. Wright
McClellan
Horatio C. King
Army
Navy
Charles F. Roe
Stephen V. White
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Association
Luke E
New York State
City
America
Stanford White
Maine
War Office
England
Association
Wallabout Bay
Wallabout Market
Exercise for Invalids and Massage Guidance
The text advises simple bedside exercise for bedridden patients when cost allows a trained masseuse, or an amateur nurse, to provide deep massage or careful rubbing with pinches to boost circulation. Avoid overtiring the patient and schedule sessions about two hours after meals, keeping movements brief and moderate.
Blouses in Black Crepon Hit Moderate Prices
Women avoid mourning or wear black may find the most charming crepon blouses at moderate prices. The crepy surface requires little trimming with lace or fagoting often used. A modeled blouse featured long sleeves crossed with fagoting and a lace and fagoting collar and yoke.
Benzoin Lotion Preparation Caution
Guidance on adding benzoin to creams or lotions advises adding drop by drop and slowly to prevent curdling. In bath water the curdling effect is not marked. The text emphasizes careful dosing to achieve milky water.
The American Woman and Public Life
A New York Evening Post editorial questions stereotypes of the American woman across settings from farm and mountain to city flats. It argues education lowers political interest yet praises charitable work and the home’s artistic and refining influence.
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Kansas Farm
Tennessee Mountain Cabin
City
Fifth Avenue
Newport
Illustrated Sunday Supplements
New York Evening Post
Bernstorff Named German Ambassador to the United States
Berlin reports Count Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff chosen by Emperor William to succeed the late Baron Speck von Sternburg as ambassador to America. Born 1862 in London, he has served in Cairo Belgrade London and St Petersburg and was praised for easing anti German sentiment in England. He speaks English well and is noted as a witty after dinner speaker.
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Berlin
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
Heypt
William
Speck von Sternburg
America
Countess von Bernstorff
Edward Luckemeyer
New York
von Bernstorff
Egypt
Cairo
Albrecht von Bernstorff
Bismarck
London
Court of St. James
Constantinople
Turkey
Foreign Office
Belgrade
Dresden
St. Petersburg
Munich
England
Germany
Ernst von Bernstorff
Amerika Riedesel
Baroness Zu Eigenbach
United States
Hammond Seeks Cabinet Place In Taft Administration
Friends of John Hays Hammond millionaire mining engineer and publicist will urge Taft to appoint him to the cabinet with a preference for the commerce and labor department. Hammond aims to shape the department to aid manufacturing and national commerce while expanding the National League of Republican Clubs.
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Commerce and Labor Department
Washington
John Hays Hammond
Massachusetts
Mr. Taft
Ham
Mond
Department of Commerce and Labor
Hammond
National League of Republican
National League
Language Counts Across Regions Reported
A survey lists 3424 spoken languages today with regional breakdowns: 937 Asiatic 678 European 276 African 1624 American. The author asserts most belong to savage or semi savage tribes and nations.
New Census Machines to Ease 1910 Count
The piece outlines planned innovations for the 1910 census, including a 240 key typewriter like card punching machine and a new tabulating device. It notes faster output from workers, with card punching rising from 900 to 3500 cards per day, and an automatic recording and printing system to reduce errors and save time.
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Sam
Congress
Permanent Census Bureau
United States
Cholera Fight and Vaccine Efforts Across Eras
A historical overview traces cholera discovery by Dr. Robert Koch in 1883 and Berlin recognition, notes the Bombay laboratory’s plague vaccine work and 620,823 prophylactic doses in 1907, and recounts inoculation efforts and public fears during a Deoli Rajputana outbreak as authorities push for active immunity strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bombay Bacteriological Laboratory
Bombay
Deoli
Rajputana
His Marital Trouble
A Chicago Tribune quip depicts a man explaining divorce grounds as incompatibility with his wife over comfort expectations and income. The humor centers on a lawyer asking for grounds and the man replying that his income lacks compatibility with his wife’s ideas of comfort.
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Chicago Tribune
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Halley
Europe
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Cape
Richard Mansfield
Mansfield
George Gibbs Mansfield
Northwest
Idaho
Oregon
Big Sam Baleed
Washington Post
Count von Bernstorff
John Hayes Hannond
N. OD
North
Censue Bureau
Petersburg
Tyte-Phist
Mia
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