Historic Mission to Be Restored for Franciscans
The San Juan Capistrano mission, over 180 years old and long a major California site, will be restored and returned to the Franciscan fathers. After earthquakes and legal disputes, Father Lucius led monthly services in its ruins and now Bishop Conaty has approved restoration to the Franciscans, with work to start immediately.
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Los Angeles
San Juan Capistrano
Latver
Indiana
McKinley
Foster
Lucius
St. Joseph
San Juan
Serslosa
Conaty
Monterey
Tag
Elm Farm Summer Boarders And A Widower Of The River
In a small town a sturdy single woman hosts Mr Paul Castleton and his two daughters at her Elm farm. Rosamond Rivers, Bella Martyn, and the Milton sisters color the scene with envy and flirtation as the narrator contends with affection, insecurity, and independence in a summer of temptations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Castleton
Rosamond Rivers
Elm Farm
Rosie
Rosamond
Bella Martyn
Dr. Milton
Love and Roses Seal a Summer Romance
In a perilous moment I fall in and am saved by Mr Castleton who declares his love and asks me to wear white roses on my breast that evening. He proclaims I am his, while Rosalind Rivers doubly weighs a choice as the tale of summer ends with renewed happiness and gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
Mr. Castleton
Daisy
Paul the Pilates
Laryastleton
Rosalind Rivers
Feb 28 Courtroom Humor and Local Notes
Feb 28 events include Mr Aykins visiting and arranging laundry lines, Miron Blue Fly hesitation to call, and a judge urged restraint as a prisoner defends himself saying his actions could disgrace him. A diary reference mentions a Lady Bug vignette and a Grosvenor victory. Hon Albert Douglas receives a surprise reception upon returning from Lancaster with his delegation to Chilliothe News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Aykins
Miron
Grosvhenor
Albert Douglas
Lancaster
Fragmented dialogue from a 1900s gossip column
A garbled exchange features a bearded tramp and a hungry woman asking about food. Mentions Anna Gould Mrs Mizner Miss Littleton and a lecture platform. The tone is clipped social chatter with puns on appetite and lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Gould
Mra. Mizner
Red Cross Founder Henry Dunant and War’s Aftermath
Henry Dunant, studying near Lake Constance, spent his fortune to support the Red Cross movement. After witnessing Solferino’s battle on June 24, 1859, he documented the horrors of war and urged international action. The Red Cross emerged from his agitation and led to the Geneva conference and the first steps toward organized care for the wounded.
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Henry Dunant
Red Cross Societies
Kis Bore
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Dunant
Red Cross
M. Jean Henry Dunant
Solferina
Nurvey
Geneva
THINGS FOR MEN Fashion rules for the proper male coat styles
A guide to spring and evening outerwear detailing required measurements and cuts. It covers three to four button single breasted coats, knee length top coats, English tweeds, long cutaway lines, and collar styles. It notes trends toward winged dinners, tuxedos with satin lacing, and color options like tan plaids and light gloves.
Red Cross Growth Sheds Light on Geneva Convention History
The Geneva convention was informed and 44 nations formed Red Cross societies, now reduced to 43. Dunant spent his fortune on this work and has lived on a pension from Russia given by the empress, sharing in the Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1901.
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Dunant
Ort
Russia
Richest Woman Shuns Society Rules to Live Over Store
Annie Weightman Walker heiress to a $50 million fortune announced she will live over a shop in Philadelphia amid social upheaval in New York and London. She says her goal is to remain a practical businesswoman rather than fund the social season, and notes the weight of family will obligations while turning her home basement and first floor into a shopfront residence.
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Philadelphia
Annie Weightman Walker
America
Wm. Weightman
New York
London
Newport
H House
Park Lane
Weightman
Jones Wistar
Weightman Walker
Mr Block Lets Football Practice On His Grounds
A local exchange notes Mr Block is a doctor with a business mind as he allows the football team to use his grounds for practice. The remark underscores his dual role in community sport and occupation.
New Trial Sought in Indiana Banking Co v New and Wright
Supreme court heard argument Friday for a new trial in the case between the Indiana Banking company and John C. New and John C. Wright. Judge Waugh of Tipton presided as special judge.
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Supreme Court
Indiana Banking Company
John C. New
John C. Wright
Waugh
Tipton
Practical Household Hints From The Scrapbook
A hodgepodge of home tips covers exercises for children to stay healthy, mourning period etiquette, glove mending by color, repurposing old stockings, mending flannels with shrinkable fabric, and a note on moth fat control. The piece blends practical advice with period social customs and fabric care.
Hair Care Advice From a Past Page
A fragment discusses a hair care remedy using wood lotion and salicylic acid for a child’s hair and warns against tight curls or braids. It notes that hair growth may be hindered by straining during growth, suggesting gentler styling to promote thickness.
Option on Singer Plant Secured by Sykes Chair Makers
SOUTH BEND Ind March 2 The Sykes Chair Manufacturing company of Buffalo has secured an option on the oil plant of the Singer Manufacturing company, one of the largest unoccupied plants in the west. The factory buildings can employ 1,660 people.
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Singer
Steelel
South Bend
Ind
Sykes Chair Manufacturing Company
Af Buffalo
Singer Manufacturing Company
Centennial Observance Planned in Richmond Indiana
Special report from Richmond Indiana notes preparations for the city centennial. The week of September 16 is set for celebrations with an elaborate souvenir history planned, comprising about 50 pages.
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Richmond
Ind
Williams boy released in Willams-Deigh tragedy case
Special to The Sem reports in Boonville Ind that after a grand jury examined Simon Williams the Williams Deigh dual tragedy resulted in the father, mother and two brothers remaining in custody. Also a Richmond Ind item notes locals losing from 10 to 100 dollars at the Cash Buyers' Union failure in Chicago, a mail order business.
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Chicago
Richmond
Ind
Unim
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A. Prange
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Knadler Co
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