Corset Foe to Health Inspires Fashion Debate in Paris
An 19th century article recalls Dr. Marechale’s failed attempt to criminalize corsets for women over thirty, arguing the garment harms health and society. It traces historical fashion, noting Spartans and Romans, Elizabethan excess, Puritan reforms, and calls for stronger body culture while praising American physical education.
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Phillippe Marechale
Marechale
Paris
Rousseau
Sraek
Henry
Napoleon
Bouchant
First woman justice to don judicial ermine in Garrett
Mrs. M Agnes Garrett of Garrett Wyoming is elected the first woman to serve as judge. She will assume duties after the first Monday in January with Elmer B E Listhower as county officer to enforce her orders. The article notes her education experience and intent to manage her own docket.
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Garrett
Wyoming
M. Agnes Garrett
Wyo
Alleged boodler Charles F Kelly arrested after voyage
Charles F. Kelly of St Louis, former speaker of the St Louis house of delegates, under indictment nationwide, was recognized in New York on landing and later arrested in Philadelphia. He wept at the station house after learning of his son's death before being taken back to St. Louis.
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Charles F. Kelly
St. Louis
Philadelphia
House of Delegates
United States
Mexico
New York
St Louis
Krupp Will Elevates Bertha Krupp as World’s Richest Heiress
The Krupp will leaves the Essen works to elder daughter Bertha Krupp to be managed by the widow until she comes of age. Valued at about 75 million dollars, the Krupp assets place Bertha as the wealthiest girl globally, with Miss May Goelet next at 20 million. Frau Krupp pledges 250 thousand for Essen improvements, and the family divides 765 million in further gifts.
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Herr Krupp
Essen
Bertha
Fraulein
Bertha Krupp
May Goelet
Frau Krupp
Harbara
Senator Stott Exonerated After Casino-Style Probe
The West Virginian notes a committee tasked with probing alleged irregularities in Senator Stott’s election enjoyed lavish banquets with the members. The panel delayed its report to savor the entertainment, but Stott warned they could subsist on bread and water. The committee’s forthcoming report cleared him.
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Stott
Congress
Tlis
Better Class of Convicts Coming at Leavenworth
Leavenworth Times headlines a brighter outlook for the federal prison zone. The piece envisions a reform era as bootleggers and horse thieves from Oklahoma become rarer while grafters and smooth sharks from Wisconsin and Native communities rise in number. Congressman Scott quips that hell may have its smart set.
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Leavenworth
Federal
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Scott
Hell
Kansay City
Loeb and Dead Cats and Dogs Ignite Scientific Interest
Prof. Loeb of Chicago University reports that injecting sodium and cadmium solutions can temporarily revive dead cats and dogs. The potential revival of animals, while not practically beneficial, raises high interest from a scientific and medical perspective.
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Loeb
Chicago University
Drought Ends in Arizona Amid Global News Sweep
A busy global brief notes Arizona ending a seven year drought, cholera spreading at Lake Moros in the Philippines, a $30,000 daylight bank robbery in Hillsboro New Mexico, and New York port imports totaling 11 461 020. Other items include Indian appropriations, fires in Wisconsin, and political tensions in many regions.
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Hillsboro
Sierra County
New Mexico
New York
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