Two Poor Brooklyn Girls Build Shirt Hospital Inny
In Brooklyn two young women turned from factory hands to shirt hospital operators. With a red cross on the door they repair torn shirts, attracting weekly laundries and expanding fast, hoping to create a real factory from their initial nerve and rent. They note men ruin garments and that skilled repairs require proper machinery not found in homes.
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New York
N. Y
Laura Jean Libby
Brooklyn
Ruby
Ada
Tere
Fifth Avenue
Fashion Makers Reject Fat Women in New Silhouette
New York May 11 fashion notes reveal silhouette dresses with narrow hems and voluminous blouses, demanding slim figures and graceful walking. Mme Bertin declares dresses will be scant, skirts under 36 inches, with upper bodices featuring blouses and nets, beaded tunics, and dramatic trains.
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New York
Mme. Bertin
Empress Josephine
Mme. de Stael
Madame
Taxi Driver Charged After Child Hit On Street
New York May 11 a taxi driven by Frank Klein tried to save a girl crossing Sixty sixth street near the Marie Antoinette hotel when the left front wheel struck her. Helen Otte aged years of 32 Columbus avenue suffered a broken thigh and head injuries. Klein rushed her to Roosevelt hospital and was later taken to the child’s home. He faces a reckless driving charge as the crowd praised his quick action.
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New York
Helen Otte
Columbus Avenue
Sixty-sixth Street
Marie Antoinette Hotel
Frank Klein
W. Fifty-Sixth Street
Klein
Roosevelt Hospital
Rainsford
Donley
Rudolph Otte
Marion County
Sheriff's Office
Woessner
Indianapolis
Jake
Ias
Jacob VY
Marto
Woman in Prison Nearly All Life
London reports a belated reform effort for Annie Connor 70, who has spent nearly 41 years in prison across 14 sentences. First arrested at 14 for petit larceny, the girlhood prank led to years of punishment. Now serving one year for shoplifting, her case is cited as a flaw in magistracy reform.
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London
Annie Connor
England
Woman Waits 46 Years For Schoolboy Lover Wedding
Fraulein Singen aged 64 and Herr Wattan aged 64 wed at Altdorf after 46 years of waiting since engagement at 18. They met as schoolchildren, exchanged over 2000 letters and many photographs, and now depart for a honeymoon in Argentina.
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London
Fraulein Singen
Altdorf
Herr Wattan
Dren
Switzerland
South America
Rev Charles Aked III Stricken With Typhoid Fever
New York May 11 Rev Charles F Aked pastor of the Fifth Avenue church is confined to his home with typhoid fever.
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Charles Aked III
New York
Charles F. Aked
Fifth Avenue Church
Sit
Society's Doings Enjoys Blue and White Party Spread
A Wednesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. C O Luken bill’s home featured the Ladies' Literary Union with blue and white decor. Attendees enjoyed an original story by three members, a musical monologue, and a group of young helpers. Following, a reception at the Blackmore Nurses' home honors hospital graduates and a D A R meeting at St Paul s parish house heard officers elected. A full slate of social events and gifts for Continental Hall were noted with multiple donors and senes.
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C. O. Lukenbill
E. Washington Street
Ladies’ Literary Union Club
Addie Frank
Hodges
Roscoe Rinker
F. A. Artman
Alexander Rumpler
Helen Marott
Clara Shiman
Belle Derby
Merton Richardson
Relder
W. J. Blackmore
Blackmore Nurses
E. Pratt Street
City Hospital
Deaconess
Hastman, Fletcher, Sterne
St. Vincent’s
Methodist Hospital
John Kolmer
Thomas B. Noble
Honorary By Indianapolis Chapter Recognizes Loyal Officers
A colonial sofa is presented in honor of Mrs Charles Warren Fairbanks. At a November 11 1909 Propylaeum meeting the Indiana room recognition lists Mesdames Robert Hatcher James McKee Chapin C Foster B C Atkins Wm A Guthrie John L Dinwiddie. Mrs John L Dinwiddie appoints furnishings committee including Mrs Wm C Ball Mrs E C Atkins and Mrs BR Hawkins. MARTHA L HAWKINS submits the report.
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Fender
James M. Fowler
Huntington
Paul Revere
Muncie
Richmond
Donald McLean
James H. Aldrich
New York
McLean
Roscoe O. Hawkins
Caroline Scott Harrison
Indianapolis
D. A. R. Standard
Wallace Foster
Betsy Ross
Indiana
Continental Hall
Warren C. Buell
Thomas B. MacMath
Pauline Stein
Caroline Thompson
W. S. R. Tarkington
S. E. Perkins
Mra
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Robert Hatcher
James McKee
Chapin C. Foster
B. C. Atkins
Wm. A. Guthrie
John L. Dinwiddie
Propylaeum
Fowler
Indiaoa
Wm. C. Ball
E. C. Atkins
BR. O. Hawkins
Woman breaks ankle ends 16 year mission record
Mrs. Sarah D. Clarke of Chicago fractured her ankle and must stay away from the Pacific Garden mission after a 16 year record of nightly attendance. She has supported boys and young men and run a home for homeless girls, saying the pain is minor next to worry for the mission and girls.
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Chicago
Sarah D. Clarke
Pacific Garden Mission
Whirlwind Gamvass Sees Big Second Day
Bloominton Indiana May 11 On the second day of the whirlwind campaign being made by the local Y M C A to raise 3000 in one week the workers reported 1124 10 subscribed
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Bloomington
Ind
Y. MC. A
Deafness Cure Claim Promises Free Home Treatment
In a bold claim, Dr. Guy Clifford Powell announces a mysterious new discovery to cure deafness and head noises. He offers free information by mail from his Bank Building office in Peoria, Illinois, asserting long-standing deafness can be remedied at home without cost.
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Guy Clifford Powell
Bank
Peoria
Til
Resorts Maclavia Mud Baths Offer Pain Relief
Cures rheumatism kidney skin and nerve troubles with its famous mud baths at Bix Hotel open all year. Thousands claim natural treatment draws out pain and poison. Book free. R B Kramer president Kramer Ind
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Maclavia
Bix Hotel
R. B. Kramer
Kramer
Ind
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Effa Carter
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Mu Pi. Epsilon Sorority
Cincinnati
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Miss Staley
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Los Angeles
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Louis Hollweg
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Italy
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Daughters of the American Revolution
St. Paul's Parish House
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Dubuque, In
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Lyceum Club
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Broadway
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The
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E. Washington
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Mission
Polk’s Milk
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Rocker
Gamvass
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Cavocel Hotel
N. Illinois St
C. Koebring & Bro
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Jacob Woessner
Board of Public Works
Holtzman
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