Lady Cook Seeks Vote Right for Women at Roosevelt Visit
Lady Brancis Cook known as Tennessee Claflin urges US suffrage using London tactics. She storms the White House to push for constitutional amendments granting women equal rights, arguing enfranchisement would elevate President Roosevelt and women nationwide.
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Lady Cook
Roosevelt
New York
Brancis Cook
London
America
White House
Tennessee Claflin
Lincoln
England
Lady Francis Cook
Mysterious Murder Revealed In 20 Year Old Case
A longtime family tale unravels around Louisa Westfall and her fiancé Paul Merrick. Louisa confronts a past murder when 20 years earlier a white man and a servant killed Houston Simms. a sardonyx ring links to George Woodward and William Scheffer. Confrontation leads to Scheffer confessing. Merrick and Louisa wed after the revelations.
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Geo. Woodward
Louisa Westfall
Paul Merrick
Louisa
Houston Simms
Simms
Merrick
George
Wm. Scheffer
Scheffer
Favorite Prescription touted as alcohol free women’s remedy
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the only medicine for women sold through druggists with no large alcohol content. It promises cures for female weaknesses, explains full ingredient disclosure on bottle wrappers, requests inquiries to Dr. B V Pierce in Buffalo, and notes free consultation with specialists. It also promotes The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser and Dr Pierce's Pellets for digestion and bowels.
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B. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Piegen
Common Sense
Women of Philadelphia organize for city ticket
Philadelphia women form a coordinated drive for the upcoming campaign. Though lacking suffrage, they are organized to influence male voters, aligning with the city party and structuring activity across 35 wards.
Revere Her Memory Dr Mary Jacobi Fellowship Established
The Women’s Medical Association of New York raises 25000 for a Mary Jacobi Fellowship to fund a woman medical student traveling and studying abroad. A memory meeting at the Academy of Music featured speeches by notable leaders.
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New York
Mary Jacobi
Poor Man Seen as Dryden Successor Prospect
The remark suggests the next senator replacing Dryden could be a less affluent figure, with debate whether this outcome is likely before or after the election.
Fashions Highlight One Tone Stripes and Net Frocks
One tone stripes and textured contrast fabrics dominate evening wear with satin and chiffon combinations in satin ribbons and girdles. Pekin stripes fade in popularity while gray chiffon and satin frocks with silver pailettes and lace trims appear in opera season. An Empire style gray silk mousse gown features silver pailettes from décolletage to knees, paired with lace sleeves and a rose pink fur-trimmed scarf.
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Legion
Paris
The Liar’s Club Claims A history of tall tales
The members meet at 9 o clock with Adam Liar presiding. The topic is The Hottest Spell Ever Experienced. Sam Whopper tells of a desert heat and asbestos ice house as the prize is kept, the club closing with all denying the session.
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Adam Liar
Bill Stringer
Jack Fibber
Harber
Sam Whopper
A Pretty Suit for the Exodists Southward
A springlike ensemble for a carefully gowned woman features white broadcloth with moss-green velvet. The circular skirt bears a seven inch hem and plain front, while the elaborately adorned jacket includes velvet bands straps and an Irish embroidery vest. A short pony coat with stitched edges and green buttons completes the set, with a fine white French felt hat and a green velvet plume.
Ostrich plume clash on New York subway ends in scuffle
In a packed subway car Beatrice d Orsay slaps Columbia law student D Y Miller after he bites her ostrich plume. Miller complains hats tickle his nose and triggers a near riot as passengers surge to separate the combatants. Miss d Orsay defends her hat and criticizes men caller behavior.
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New York
Beatrice d'Orsay
Ninth St
Columbia Law
Miller
Miss d’Orsay
Miss d'Orsay
d’Orsay
Columbia
Suhway
Moving a Lighthouse by River Towing in Ashtabula
The 65 ton range light, 65 feet tall, was lifted onto a lighter and towed 750 feet along the river to a new site. It was moved without dismantling, raised by jacks, and guided with guy ropes and rollers for placement.
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Ashtabula
Guy
Story of shipwreck told by a woman survivor
Mrs Harris Feldman recounts the Larchmont disaster off Lone Island Sound. She and two others clung to a lone deck float as the steamer sank, witnessing many perished in the icy sea until a fishing schooner rescued them at daylight.
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Vefon Fens
Larchmont
Lone Island Sound
Luis New York
Abs
Hurtis Feldman
Harris Feldman
New York
Larghmont
Miss Gallan
Boston
Sign of the Golden Inn Poem Fragment
A lamented hook about a waterfront establishment. The poem describes women arriving at the Sign of the Golden Inn and facing danger and despair as the path leads to the pier. It contrasts city noise with the reeking mist and the lure of love sorrow and sin.
Peanut origins and regional varieties in Americas
The article discusses the origin of the peanut in Africa with some authorities claiming Brazil. It notes Louisiana farmers find the Spanish variety well adapted to the climate, and mentions Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee cultivating the small white and red peanut, with increasing plantings each year.
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Africa
Brazil
Georgia
South Carolna
Tennessee
Sun Promotes Ten Cent Seam-Allowing Patterns
The Sun partners with a top pattern company to provide daily patterns for ten cents each. Each issue features a different pattern, all offering seam allowance. Patterns can be ordered postpaid by sending ten cents, pattern number, size, and the name and address to The Sun's Fashion Department.
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the Sun
Fashion Department
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