Irish lace makers thrill crowds at Emery Bird Thayer booth
Rev Michael OFlanagan from Loughlyn Ireland led three lace workers, Mary OFlanagan Mary Kate Davoren and Rose Egan, in Ireland lace demonstrations at Emery Bird Thayer Dry Goods. They showcased Carrickmacross guipure and other fine laces while discussing costs and industry prospects for Ireland. They plan a demonstration in Omaha tonight.
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Emery, Bird, Thayer Dry Goods
Ireland
Michael O’flanagan
Loughlyn
Mary O'Flanagan
Mary Kate Davoren
Rose Egan
County of Roscommon
Austria
Father O’flanagan
O’flanagan
Italy
Belgium
O'Flanagan
Omaha
Jewels left on a street guarded by one watchman
Diamonds and watches valued at 34 million dollars lay on a sidewalk at State and Adams in Chicago overnight. Nine large safes with heavy locks held the stock of a jewelry firm moving to new quarters. A lone guard protected the trove as police move to secure the scene. In Owensboro Kentucky militia units departed for Paducah to counter alleged night riders in nearby Trigg and Calloway counties. The Owensboro company, led by Lt Gaines or Lt Carlin, numbered sixty five and included veterans of the Spanish American War.
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Chicaco
State and
Adams Streets
Kentucky
Owensboro
Kentucky National Guard
Johnson
Paducah
Trigg
Calloway
Real Art in Easter Cards Delights Shoppers
Easter card trends favor picture postcards with lively designs not limited to church art. Some top cards resemble near comics while still delivering Easter greetings, a salesman notes. The emphasis remains on sending Easter wishes rather than traditional imagery.
Easter Postal Cards and 18th Century Scene
A dealer stocks humorous postal cards and high priced foreign postals with spring themes. One card resembles a mezzotint showing four young men in 18th century dress, hand colored landscapes and costumes, costing twenty cents. The salesman suggests alternatives and discusses appeal and selection.
Spring art idea gains ground in Easter design craze
A lighthearted note on Easter cards contrasts traditional chick and trumpet motifs with a new spring art idea. German card factories continue strong output as consumers seek novelty, balance between novelty and nostalgia shaping the season.
Lincoln Tablets Funded for Gettysburg Address Display
New York reports the Lincoln Educational League provides 20000 to place bronze tablets bearing Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in schoolhouses nationwide. The group covers half the cost if communities contribute the rest. The address, given November 19, 1863, honors fallen soldiers and calls for a new birth of freedom.
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New York
Lincoln Educational League
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Lincoln
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Hving
Bryan to Meet His Family
William J. Bryan leaves Rochester at 8 53 am for Glens Falls to speak tonight. He will address the Utica Young Men's Christian Association on Easter afternoon and speak in Little Falls in the evening. He then heads to New York City for Bronx speeches and a Press dinner. He will meet Mrs Bryan and their daughter in New York. On Wednesday he will visit Governor Fort in Trenton New Jersey.
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Rochester
N. Y
William J. Bryan
Glens Falls
Utica
Soul Quest in Vain Shaped by Ibsenic Divorce Case
Washington reports Mrs. George Richards seeks separation from Lt Col Richards of the Marine Corps after failing to share his spouse’s spiritual ideals. She believes their souls were estranged by past incarnations, vows to pursue perfection separately, and depicts him as unable to keep her spiritual pace. The divorce case links to notable Ohio and Texas connections.
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Washington
George Richards
Richards
Marine Corps
Ohio
Navy
Roger Q. Mills
Texas
Congress
Teen Chicago Boy Burglary Sentence Lightened
Hugh Lennon, 17, faced burglary charges after entering a vacant house to sleep. The judge asked about smoking. Lennon said he does not smoke, only uses a corncob pipe. Instead of penitentiary, the court sent him to the house of correction for three months.
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Curiaco
Hugh Lennon
Train
House of Correction
Would Break Weston's Record Walking Contest Begins Tomorrow
Arsene Beaudin of Adams Massachusetts plans to start at Portland city hall at midnight Sunday to attempt to beat Edward Payson Weston’s Portland to Chicago record. The 22 year old Canadian vegetarian weighs 115 pounds, stands five feet two inches, and has trained by walking miles daily to prepare for the long journey.
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Arsene Beaudin
Morrow
Portland
Pittsgield
Mass
Adams
Edward Payson Weston
Chicago
Portland City Hall
Baudin
Arkansas Defeats Oklahoma In Income Tax Debate
Fayetteville Arkansas defeated Oklahoma University in a debate on the resolution that Congress should enact an income tax law. Arkansas argued the negative. Participants were John Woods and W. J. Jernigan for Arkansas with Para Erwin and George Smith for Oklahoma. Arkansas previously beat Kansas on the same question last week.
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Fayetteville, Arx
University of Arkansas
University of Oklahoma
Congress
Arkansas
Kansas
John Woods
W. J. Jernigan
Para Erwin
George Smith
Oklahoma
Warning To Bad Little Boys In Pittsburg Nest Robbery
Three young Pittsburg boys ages 11 to 14 attempted to rob a bird nest under a bridge. They encountered a man wielding electricity and were shocked, falling twenty five feet and sustaining serious injuries. Samuel Eilat was 12, Wilfred Wingerly 14, and Charles Stoltz 11.
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Portssane
Samuel Eillat
Wilfred Wingerly
Charles Stoltz
What Is His System of Saving
A reader asks how to turn $1,000 into wealth and profits. Columns suggest real estate bets and leveraged home building, including buying suburban land, constructing a house and borrowing against property. Other letters propose rental cottages and marriage ventures as ways to use the money.
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Star
The
Swope Park
Dodson
Kansas City
Kas
Observer
Bonds Sought for County Home Sparks Voter Debate
A property owner urges issuing bonds for a new county home arguing the public voted for it and questioning use of general revenue surpluses. He asks why taxes should fund the home from current year revenues and not via bond financing, noting the home’s long-term presence and urging tax relief instead.
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The
Star
Why Conceal Realty Prices In Not Beneficial to City
A reader argues that suppressing real estate prices in deeds understates market activity. He notes deeds now show a nominal sum like one dollar with other valuable considerations, reducing reported totals and masking true sales volume. He questions the city’s credit and transparency.
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Aes
Barker Collars Sell Points Emphasized in Copy
Advertising copy argues Barker brand collars offer double wear from linen fiber, Barco shrinkage, and superior buttonhole strength with durable butt holes. It touts seamless two fold edges, 200 styles, true sizes, and cost efficiency claiming halves collar bills. Makers indicate dealer access and warranty dog stamp.
Addams Lecture at Central High on Social Settlement
Chicago worker Miss Jane Addams of Hull House will lecture Monday night at Central High school auditorium. Topic is Recent Development in Social Settlement. Lecture funded by Franklin institute and Chicago settlement. Tickets at Lee and Douglass Swan Art J R Mercer Woolf Brothers and Franklin institute Nine teenth and McGee streets.
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Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Central High School
Franklin Institute
Lee & Douglass
Swan Art Company
J. R. Mercer
Woolf Brothers
Nineteenth
McGee Streets
Taft to Address Churchmen at Laymen's Meeting
Secretary Taft will deliver the principal address at Carnegie Hall next Tuesday for the Laymen's Missionary movement meeting in New York. Participants include Bishop Greer of New York Samuel B Capen who will read a centennial commission statement Campbell White and Silas McBee of The Churchman.
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New York
Taft
Carnegie Hall
Bishop Greer
Samuel B. Capen
Campbell White
Silas McBee
Stor
Churchman
Cuticura Trio Cures Severe Tetter Says Chattanooga Reader
Mrs Lillie Wilder of 770 Eleventh St Chattanooga Tenn praises Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent as a fail safe for her stubborn skin injury and relieves a kin to her niece child and her uncle whose head was a cake of sores. The testimonial dated February 16 1907 notes her recovery after trying blood medicines and other remedies.
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Lillie Wilder
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cuticura Ointment touted as skin cure
The notice describes Cuticura Ointment and accompanying Pills as highly effective for skin and scalp troubles. It claims rapid relief from itching burning and scaly humors including eczema and age-related issues, even claiming to restore rest and sleep when other remedies fail.
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Bryan
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George Hichards
Weston
Pittsburg
Mills OF the Gods
Elizabeth Robins
Malizabeth Jordan
Henry
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Bailey-Reynolds Gas Fixture Co
Main St
Keith
Mae Mattress
Grand Ave. and
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Thin Man
Walnut St
Quincy
Wm. Barker Co
Troy, N. Y. Barker
the Addams Lecture
Chicago Worker
Beardsley
Henry M. Beardsley
State of
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Main Street
Laymen's Missionary Meeting of
Columbia
Main St. Ily
Eeley Institute
West Tenth ST
Orry
Fancy Caine
Argtry
CIPS
Sian
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Iichellls
Cuticura
Guy Clifford Powell
Guy Powell
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DR. Mathis
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