Mrs Rice in Charge of 1912 IISN Congress
Mrs Isaac L Rice of New York was chosen at a London conference to head the second congress of the International Society for the Suppression of Street Noises, to be held in New York City in 1912, following the Berlin meeting in June 1910. The item also notes girls in Boston public schools may soon join outdoor sports on equal terms with boys, with outdoor games and gymnastics added to the curriculum as playgrounds are prepared. Ballooning is praised as safer and cheaper than motoring by Mrs Assheton Harbord of England, who recounts experiences over the Channel and a Holland landing. Beatrice Nebraskans harvest labor offered at $32 a day. a farmer’s warning is cited. M A Powell comments on sin and virtue in the New Haven Register.
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Isaac L. Rice
New York
London
International Society
New York City
Berlin
New York Sun
Boston Public Schools
Assheton Harbord
England
English Channel
Holeland
Solomon
Fashion Trends Highlight Hairpin and Hat Debuts
The piece notes solid color handkerchiefs, four of five women wearing buttoned shoes, and cameo jewelry prominence. It mentions hand painted belts with evening gowns, Henry VIII and Marquise hats, popular ribbons, velvet in hats and outerwear, mammoth round muffs, and belted military coats in tailored suits with a new hatpin arrival.
Besetting Sins and Fashion Notes Stir Daily Life
The text discusses recipes and labor shifts, noting a mayonnaise dressing with eggs mustard sugar butter vinegar salt and pepper. It tells of farmhands lured by restaurant wages, and a long passage on besetting sins citing Solomon and moral cautions. It closes with fashion trends including gold bands moire trim zibeline and coats for evening wear.
Mrs. Longworth Opposes Women's Suffrage in Washington
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth continues opposition to woman voting and pledges no firm stance. She hints world gain or harm from ballots for women and prepares for a Washington social campaign as a social reader. The shift includes newfound interest in her dress maker and public image.
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Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Longworth
Washington, D. C
New York Press
Real Meaning of the Word Bachelor
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that bachelor originally meant cowboy a youth who tended cattle. Over time ladies mocked unwedded men and universities adopted the term for unmarried scholars. Oxford and Cambridge fellows lose their stipends if they marry, making the word tied to matrimony and status.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Oxford
Cambridge
Old Kentucky towns and a farewell to time in Pennyrile
In Glasgow Barren County Kentucky a nearly ninety four year old George Fortune and two sisters near ninety share a final tribute in a dry town. The piece reflects on Kentucky’s past amid changes since 1909, praising Barren County as the pennyrile queen and noting Time and Change as relentless.
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Glasgow
Barren County
Ayr
Goshen
George Fortune
Kentucky
That Defense Sparks Circleville Anecdote
Capt. B. S. Osbon mocks Dr. Cook's credibility by calling it a poor defense. He cites a Circleville woman's reply about her husband to illustrate rationalizations and defense mechanisms in public discourse. The Washington Star reports the colorful exchange.
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B. S. Osbon
Washington Star
Derelict to Le Passenger in Cosmic Race
A derelict quip from an old strip features an aerial captain chasing a drifting danger beyond Saturn. Government experts place the long-ago accident casualty near the course, prompting caution to prevent a collision in this speculative year befriend with space race chatter.
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Saturn
Puck
Worldwide notes loom in a scattered year’s digest
A broad collage of facts spans culture and commerce from Breslau’s upcoming exhibition to malaria deaths in Pune. It cites large sums paid for Miller paintings, a large two ton meteorite at Chicago’s Field Museum, alimony cases in New York, and changes in Chicago school fraternities. It also mentions tax on ducal ranks in Prussia, tobacco production in St. Louis, Brazil’s food imports, Mayflower yeast bread, and global trade shifts including Suez Canal traffic decline and Panama Canal cement demand.
An Emergency Brake on Night Prayers
A child Katherine recites the Lord's Prayer nightly as a rapid prayer ritual. Her mother chastises her for irreverence, while Katherine explains she slows at the end to avoid saying it twice before thinking. The New York Times depicts a family moment of discipline and fear of ritual repetition.
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Katherine
New York Times
No Cheaper Shoes Now, Industry Faces High Raw Material Costs
The Shoe and Leather Reporter notes the shoe industry struggles to stay profitable under current conditions. Raw calfskins reach record prices with tanners lacking influence, while domestic skins are scarce and imports rise. Goatskins and pickled sheep skins also surge, leaving no relief in sight as shoe production and pricing remain constrained.
Trinity M B E Church Fire in West New Brighton
A fire destroyed Trinity M B E Church in West New Brighton. Deputy Attorney General Coleman cites a strong prima facie case against the Milk Trust. Archibald Dickson dies in New York City from hydrophobia after befriending a dog. Paris police report dogs routed a mob at an attack on the Church of the Sacre Coeur. Commander Peary avoids comment on Dr Cook's Mount McKinley ascent. Germany reports a fibre treatment for silk cotton tree pulp to spin. Fifteen year old Carleg John of New York disappears after a Black Hand letter threatens his life. Textile National Bank employees steal $1,000,000 during a fire in Philadelphia. Archbishop Farley lays the cornerstone of St Columba's Parochial School in New York City. Ice Trust hearing reveals customers paid 25.5 cents per 100 pounds. independents’ customers found via bicycle patrols and rate slashing. Panama Canal Commission head Col Goethals reports cost estimates up 260 percent with 50 percent more work and high wages.
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New York City
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Church of the Sacre Coeur
Peary
Eagle Island
Dr. Cook
Mount McKinley
Tropics
Germany
Carleg John
Textile National Bank
Philadelphia
Archbishop Farley
St. Columba’s Parochial
West Twenty-fifth Street
Ice Trust
Nies
Goethals
Panama Canal Commission
Notable People in Motion and Election News
Dean Cushing resigns from Columbia Law to President Butler. Samuel Cody naturalizes as British citizen. Charles Schwab named Lehigh University trustee. Walter Wellman labels Frederick Cook an impostor. Baron Machwaeckter arrested for alleged speeding in NYC. N W Aldrich outlines Monetary Commission work at NYC dinner. H A du Pont cousin Coleman du Pont to retire, aiding reelection doubts. Governor Hughes eulogizes Minnesota’s Johnson in NYC. Artist David A Woodward dies at 86 in Maryland. James Vreeman Curtiss, Harvard golf champion, appointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasury replacing J B Reynolds.
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Dean Cushing
Columbia Law School
Butler
Samuel S. Cody
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Lehigh University
Walter Wellman
Washington, D. C
Frederick A. Cook
Baron Aleck Machwaeckter
Berlin
New York City
N. W. Aldrich
Monetary Commission
George Tyler
H. A. du Pont
T. Coleman du Pont
Hughes
Johnson
Minnesota
David A. Woodward
Relay
James Vreeman Curtiss
Arvard
The Bearing of Arms and Federal Pensions Debate
The Toston Post argues bearing arms is a civic duty not a government favor. It urges pensions only for those injured in service, widows and legitimated orphans, and questions creating a class of federal beneficiaries.
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Toston
Automobile and Waterway Routes Across North America
The text notes travel by automobile in the United States and water routes to Canada, especially along the St. Lawrence River and near British Columbia. It outlines cross border movement by land and sea with emphasis on regional corridors and border considerations.
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United States
Canada
Ue St. Lawrence
du British Columbia
Prominent Leaders Tie to Suffrage and Society Notes
A collage of snippets shows Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and Miss Fidel Roosevelt visiting Padua, Mrs. B G Everbeck winning a beekeeping prize in Massachusetts, and Mrs. William Hays Chapman marrying Philip Van Volkenburgh. It also notes a three months world trip by Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson, a Servian women rifle corps, a child killed by an auto, and lighthouse keeper Kate Walker aiding wreck survivors in New York Bay. Queen Helena of Italy is called the children's queen for relief work after the Messina earthquake.
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Men's League For Woman Suffrage
New York
B. G. Everbeck
Massachusetts Society of Beekeepers
Theodore Roosevelt
Fidel Roosevelt
Miss Carow
Padua
Italy
Mme. Steinhell
London
Liverpool
America
William Hays Chapman
Philip van Volkenburgh
New York City
Prank H. Widridge
Hartford
Conn
Walter
South Brooklyn
Kate Walker
Robs Bins’ Reef
New York Bay
Florida Town Battles Sparrows Suppressing English Invaders
A Florida town brags about its success in keeping out English sparrows, noting the birds travel countrywide in boxcars. They claim trains in other towns release sparrows aboard and in Orlando the pests are deterred from disembarking, reflecting a contentious war on the birds.
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Florida
Orlando
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