Dress Reform at Horace Mann School Triggers Wardrobe Edict
New York May 2 The Horace Mann school on Broadway and 120th street bans ultra fashion headgear false hair ornate jewelry high heel shoes and peek a boo waists in chapel decree attributed to Principal Virgil Prettiman. The reform sparks debate among pupils with rivalries over dress and calls for moderation. several items are blacklisted including Merry Widow hats Lotta Faust collars Dutch necks maline bows and bright gowns.
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Horace Mann
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One Hundred and Twentieth Street
Virgil Prettiman
Gainsborough
Lotta Faust
Taliaferro rises to lead own company in Polly and Cinderella
The young actress Miss Taliaferro, after being placed at the head of her own company by Frederick Thompson, earns a merit-based advance. Cinderella, her second starring vehicle, will premiere at the New Amsterdam theater during the holidays, produced by Thompson and Klaw & Erlanger, signaling Merry Widow’s likely waning New York run.
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Frederick Thompson
Polly
Miss Taliaferro
Cinderella
New Amsterdam
New York
Explorer to Ecuador on May to July Expedition
Prof Marshall H Seville of Columbia University will visit Ecuador for an archaeological exploring expedition. He has obtained leave of absence for the remainder of the session and sails this afternoon aboard the Atrato of the Royal Mail line. He will be in South America through May June and July.
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South America
George G. Heye
Marshall H. Seville
Columbia University
Ecuador
Seville
Archaeology
Columbia
Royal Mail
Gould Saga Strains Income in Sagan Marriage Bid
Cable reports Mme Anna Gould refuses to sacrifice income for marriage to Prince Helie de Sagan. She aims to wed while resisting George Gould's will clause requiring family council consent. The Catholic church’s stance on divorce complicates the match, prompting the prince to convert to Protestantism for a civil and religious union.
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New York
Mme
Anna Gould
Prince Helie de Sagan
George Gould
Mme. Gould
Naples
Sagan
Jay Gould
Gould
Count Ni de Castellane
Marrine
Prince de Sagan
Liquor Salesman Kills Parents in Domestic Tragedy
Joseph B. Blunt a Michigan liquor salesman enraged by a divorce suit broke into his wife’s parents home at dawn and shot Mr. and Mrs. Homer S. Jones, killing both as they slept. The wife fled with their baby in a snowstorm. Blunt surrendered to police afterward.
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Barrie Creek
Mica
Joseph B. Blunt
Blunt
Less Wind In April In Kansas Records
Lawrence Kans May 2 There was less wind last month in this part of Kansas than in any previous April in forty years per Dr F H Snow records The wind run was 9008 miles vs a forty year April average of 12849 miles The mean hourly velocity was 12 51 miles For five years wind velocity has been below the April average Precipitation was inches slightly below normal The mean temperature was 55 54 degrees slightly above normal
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Lawrence
Kas
Kansas
F. H. Snow
Photographer Claims Soul Photo After Wife's Death
Paris May 2 Dr Baraduc a French scientist says he photographed the soul while asserting a personal ether surrounds man and a double reproduces his form. He describes an astral ether surviving after death and that his wife’s death yielded a nebulous globe escaped like a soul.
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Baraduc
Paris
Hippolyte Baraduc
Mrs Riggs Narrowly Escapes Liner Berth Collapse
Kate Douglas Wiggin arrives safely in England after sailing April 8. An upper bunk in her cabin collapsed at sea around 6 am, pinning her under debris. She was rescued after several minutes and sustained bruises and shock but no serious injuries.
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New York
Botkin Attacks Long at Sumner County Democrats Banquet
Wetuxarox Kansas May 2 The first annual Sumner county Democrats banquet at the armory featured J D Botkin Democratic governor nominee hopeful ridiculing Senator Chester I Long saying he does not represent Kansas and should be replaced Hugh Farrelly Chanute US Senate hopeful spoke but did not mention his candidacy John Pile Manhattans last years state oratorical contest winner also spoke Plates were laid for 240 and all seats filled The meeting was enthusiastic and ran past midnight
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John Pile
Manhattan
London holds three Americans in Morgan gems theft
A third man William Wilson was arrested in London’s Bow Street court for complicity in the March jewel theft from Mrs. David P. Morgan’s New York residence. Accomplices Claud J. Heritier and William O’Connell were previously remanded after arrests in London and Liverpool. fourteen stolen diamonds were found with Wilson.
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Loxnon
David P. Morgan
New York
William Wilson
Bow Street
Claud J. Heritier
William O'Connell
London
Liverpool
Heritier
Morgan
O'Connell
Wilson
Norton girl wins county high school oratorical contest
A state county high school oratorical contest at Cyarman Kas last night was won by Miss Vera Lawcette of Norton with Shakespeare the Teacher. Second place went to Herbert Rohrher of Dickinson with The Modern Knight. Other schools represented included Cherokee Montgomery Atchison and Sheridan.
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Kas
Vera, Lawcette
Norton
Peruna praised by Missouri residents for bladder and catarrh relief
Letters from Missouri men and women extol Peruna as a cure for catarrh of the bladder and related ailments. Readers from Kansas City and St. Joseph describe dramatic improvements, regained strength, and renewed social and family activity after using Peruna. Testimonials urge others to try the remedy and request the free testimonial book.
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Vernera
Kansas City
Peruna Receives Rave From Local Family
Mr F A Dixon of 614 W 13th St Kansas City reports high satisfaction with Peruna praising its long term use as a family remedy. He claims it cured la grippe coughs and night coughs and notes the new formula is more effective. Mrs Dixon adds that the product has become a reliable family staple through cold weather.
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F. A. Dixon
13Th St
Kansas City
Catarrh and Kidney Trouble Recovered With Peruna
Samuel A Paxton of Kansas City writes he was troubled by catarrh and kidney disease for years. After four months on Peruna he felt well and strong again. He notes Peruna is gaining ground in American homes as more households rely on it daily.
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Jas. M. Powell
Kensington Ave
Kansas City
W. H. Simmons
8Th St
National Annuity Association
EF. A. Connolly
Eith St
Peruna
Eruna
Peruna touted as cure in catarrhal fever cases
Letters from Mrs Schopfer of St Louis and Mr Doring of Vernon, Mo praise Peruna for treating catarrhal fever and stomach trouble in children and adults. Advocates claim the tonic cured convulsions and catarrh, with no doctor needed since using Peruna.
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Alice
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