Women and men in education and work contrasted
The piece argues the Missouri Supreme Court should excuse a wife who aided her husband’s escape, while noting modern studies by Arthur MacDonald show girls excel peers in many higher qualities. It challenges gender stereotypes, urges tailored education for strengths, cites Bureau of Education tests, and praises women’s financial reliability in boarding houses and banks. It ends with a poem by Lydia Kendall Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thurston Peck
Arthur MacDonald
Bureau of Education
Does Woman Pay Her Bills or Not
A public lecture style dialogue mocks Edward Bok as he debates women’s finances and the value of higher education for girls. The speaker jokes about women being poor paymasters and critics Bok’s views on practical education for women, framing the issue as a broader social satire.
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Edward Bok
Mr. Bok
Edward
Old Folks Day Sermon Sparks Strength In Age In West Chelmsford
In West Chelmsford Middlesex County a large Sunday congregation gathered for Old Folks Day. Rev Hillar urged that age does not curb mind or body, citing examples of octogenarians studying Latin, and likening aging to a fruiting tree.
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Hawthorne
Jardinieres
Mr. Hillar
Wallace Woodward
Dorchester
J. J. Monahan
Main Street
Read estate sale and road survey updates in Westford
The Read estate dwelling and stable with land in Westford Centre sold at auction on June 8 to Albert P. Richardson for 4000, described as a valuable property at a low price. Electric road surveys from Brookside to the Centre and from the Centre to Graniteville are complete except for the Centre village section on private land. Highway official Harold Parker visited to review the Centre to Minot's Corner road and was satisfied with the progress.
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J. Henry Read
Albert P. Richardson
Brookside
Graniteville
Centre Village
Harold Parker
Massachusetts Highway Commissioners
Minot’s Corner
Portrait Frames Sale Informal Ad At Maker Store
The sale promotes a wide assortment of portrait frames for wholesale and retail buyers. The note encourages customers to view the stock and compare prices before purchasing, promising both finest and cheapest options at GEO. E. MAKER at the corner of John and Merrimack Streets.
Westford plans state road link and local ceremonies
Road discussion centers on a Minot's corner to state road corridor with Nashoba hill outlet seen as most practical and inexpensive. Notables Kebler of Denver and Mrs Abbot visit. Miss Fletcher joins a Pan American trip via Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Academies hold graduation events June 21 and 14 recitals. Cemetery rituals honor 124 members across Oak Grove and Cross Salem streets. Mystic Congregational Church hosts a closing sermon by Rev. Dr. Horr.
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Minot’s Corner
Nashoba Hill
Westford
Julian A. Kebler
Denver
Col
Town Hall
Sargent
State Board of Education
Oak Grove
Cross
Salem Street
Mystic Congregational Church
Horr
Newton Firefighters Memorial Service Honors Deceased Comrades
Fifteen Newton firemen led by Chief Walter B. Randlett and Assistant Frank H. Humphrey marked Firemen's Memorial Sunday with grave decorations. A 9 am barge from Newtonville carried the group to cemeteries in Waltham Needham and Newton where floral tributes were placed. A new grave was added for Abner D. Colby former engineer of Newton Centre Engine 3.
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Newton
Walter B. Randlett
Frank H. Humphrey
Newtonville
Waltham
Needham
Abner D. Colby
Newton Centre
Medford Firemen Memorial Sunday Observed
In Medford the fire department held a memorial Sunday under Chief Bacon with active members attending as fire apparatus paraded the city streets.
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Active Department
Bacon
Frills and Fashion Notes on Summer Gowns and Accessories
A Parisian style roundup highlights summer wrap options including a transparent mousseline bolero edged with lace and a cream taffeta version. Full fluffy feather or petal boas dominate, while back-hooked dress designs gain popularity but often spoil the gown’s rear line. Dark blue yachts and summer fabrics remain in fashion with white gowns praised as prettiest and most versatile.
Parrot Wing Hats and Pique Styles Highlight Summer Millinery
The piece notes that simple hats win distinction with modest trimming. It describes a green straw hat round and plate shaped with a flat brim and plateau crown, edged with black velvet ribbon and cherry trim. It also praises pique hats for summer wear and introduces the Lulu shape, a round flat design trimmed with pink and white clover fringe.
Lacings elevate delicate millinery designs with ribbon
Straws are thin and pliable allowing wide brims to be crumpled into flutes. They are threaded with velvet or satin ribbon and fastened at the sides with a small gold buckle. One to three lacings may appear depending on width.
Bridesmaids Fade From Weddings As Youth Reigns
Grown-up bridemaids appear to be going out of fashion with modern weddings often lacking them altogether or featuring only young children as a stand-in.
Wakefield Veterans Honor Fallen Firemen at Lakeside Cemetery
The Wakefield Veteran Firemen's Association held a Sunday service led by President William A. Cutter. Companies gathered at 1:30 p.m. to decorate graves at Lakeside cemetery, with Rev. T. W. Ilman delivering the address and a quartet providing selections. Delegates also visited graves in St. Patrick's cemetery, Stoneham.
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Wakefield Veteran Firemen’s Association
William A. Cutter
Lakeside Cemetery
T. W. Ihman
Universalist Church
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Stoneham
Harvard man robbed in Boston doorway
Michael Scanlon of Harvard traveled to Boston for the night sights and slept in a Hawkins Street doorway. Thieves stripped his coat vest shoes and stockings leaving only trousers and shirt. A patrol found him at five o'clock unconscious and police identified two young men as the robbers.
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Michael Scanlon
Harvard
Boston
Hawkins Street
Scanlon
Deen
Roanlon
Constructors Qualify in Naval Rank
Washington June 10 Assistant Naval Constructor Henry D Smith and Assistant Naval Constructor Richard M Watts have qualified as naval constructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry D. Smith
Richard M. Watts
Liberty Documents A Working Book in Constitutional History
A detailed review lauds Miss Hill's Liberty Documents as a practical teaching tool for Anglo-Saxon constitutional history. It highlights 24 core documents, annotated texts, contemporary and later scholarly commentary, appendices, and a robust index. The work is praised as a top school text, authoritative reference, and a valuable family bookshelf addition, with minor notes on occasional missing identifications.
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Constitutional
Miss Hill
Great Britain
America
Hart
Lowell State Normal School
John
Liberty Documents jade mecum on the library shelf
The passage muses on misreadings of Edward the Confessor and Edward I, noting such errors stem from lazy minds. It promises future clarity in the Liberty Documents, a valuable reference for students of government, to be kept on the library shelf as a jade guide.
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Edward
Edward I
Passion Play by British Columbia Indians at Chilliwack
A BC Indian troupe presented a passion play near Chilliwack with a Calvary scene on a meadowed hill. About 2500 Red men and as many spectators formed a long processional march. The crucifixion sequence featured a cross with a blood mechanism and a death scene, followed by speeches from Indian chiefs before dispersing.
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Vancouver
B. C
Chilliwack
British Columbia
Canadian Coast Range
Christ
Garden
Gethsemane
Judas
Jesus
Reformers Rebuked in Denver Court
Judge Peter L Palmer rebuked over 100 reformers who protested injunctions against city and fire and police boards in a case over restaurants serving drinks with meals and a saloon keeper who argued liquor could be sold to women at his bar. He will inquire into whether Denver clergymen who denounced him in sermons yesterday were in contempt of court and will act if proven.
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Denver
Colo
Peter L. Palmer
Free trade problem discussed by Puerto Rico governor
Governor Allen, back in San Juan, studies the free trade issue. Treasurer Hollander presents a detailed report on the revenue act. When fully enacted July 1, island revenues would cover maintenance without customs duties on trade between Porto Rico and the United States.
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Associated Press
San Juan
P. R
Allen
Hollander
Porto Rico
United States
West Point Cadets Face Entrance Results and Reorganization
West Point reports 59 candidates for entrance exams. 22 passed. 105 qualifiers from March took the oath and were admitted this afternoon. Cadet WU. 8. Grant named sergeant major and Cadet Douglas MacArthur named first sergeant. About half of the third class allowed furlough today. others under punishment, no leave until mid July.
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West Point
Military Academy
Grant
Douglas MacArthur
New Dyeing Mill to Be Built in Huntsville
Contracts for a new weaving and dyeing mill in Huntsville will be let soon with a total cost of 100000 dollars. The site is secured near the Rowe mill built by Fitchburg capitalists, and work will start promptly in Chattanooga.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Huntsville
Rowe
Fitchburg
Mass
Five new smallpox cases in Lemiere family in Arkwright
Phenix Rhode Island reports five new smallpox cases in the Lemiere family in the Coventry part of Arkwright this afternoon. The tally brings the Pawtuxet valley total to eighteen cases.
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Phenix
R. I
Lemiere
Coventry
Arkwright
Pawtuxet
Governor Samford Severely Ill In Alabama Report
Tuscaloosa Alabama June 10 Governor W H Samford, who has been ill for several days, was reported much worse today. It is feared he will not recover.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
W. H. Samford
Pleasant 14 acre fruit farm near Lowell for 2600
Situated in a pleasant town near Lowell this 14 acre fruit farm has 9 rooms in the house 8 acres of small fruits a large orchard with winter and summer apples pears quinces and other fruits. One of the best located farms on our list and a bargain. Apply to T H Elliott 64 Central St.
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Lowell
T. H. Elliot
Central St
Spring Wheat Acreage Declines Across States
Washington June 10 preliminary reports show spring wheat acreage down about 1.2 million acres or 6.4 percent. Of 20 states reporting 10,000+ acres, eight up about 34,000 acres and twelve down about 1,235,000. Average spring wheat condition June 1 is 92.0 vs 87.3 last year. winter wheat 87.8. Oats acreage smaller by 3.8 percent. oats condition 85.3 vs 91.7 in 1900. Barley acreage down 1.2 percent. barley condition 91.0. Rye acreage down 1.9 percent. rye condition 93.3 vs 87.6 in 1900. Clover data not determinable.
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Washington
Indemnity Question Divides Powers Over China Pact
Washington on June 10 reported that the government cannot join a joint guarantee for the Chinese indemnity due to constitutional limits. Diplomatic circles fear outcome if most powers push a joint instrument and the United States negotiates China directly for its share. European powers doubt The Hague option will gain approval.
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Washington
United States
China
Hague
CAPT FULLER EXONERATED IN CUBA COURT INQUIRY
Washington June 10 Major General Wood approved the court of inquiry findings in the Cuba department led by Lieut Col W S Edgerly. The panel heard Col Henry B Noyes accuse Capt A M Fuller of unfitness. The court found Noyes’s charge unfounded and ordered no further action.
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Court of Inquiry
Col. Noyes
Gen Wood
Washington
Wood
Department of Cuba
Senator Depew to wed widow this summer in Washington
Washington reports say Senator Depew will marry a widow abroad during the summer. His niece Miss Paulding now owns Corcoran House at Nineteenth and North streets, which Depew gave her on her engagement to Lieut Edie last winter, with the house recently overhauled and improved.
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Washington
Edie
Mrs McKinley Improves Steadily After White House Visit
Washington June 10 Dr Rixey said on leaving the White House Mrs McKinley is gaining steadily and sat up in a rolling chair for about an hour today Surgeon General Sternberg also visited and said she is doing very well and continuing to improve The president and Mrs McKinley are encouraged by the progress
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Washington
Rixey
White House
Cabinet Summoned To White House In Evening Assembly
Washington June 10 all cabinet members in the capital were called to the White House by a late evening message from the President after a talks with the secretary of state. Five attended in evening dress. Secretary Long brought his young sons. The purpose of the gathering was not disclosed to the attendees.
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Washington
White House
Secretary Long
New Regimental Officers Named for Porto Rican Infantry
Washington June 10 The President appointed 28 officers of the Porto Rican provisional regiment of infantry including James A Buchan as lieutenant colonel.
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Washington
Porto Rican Provisional Regiment of Infantry
James A. Buchanan
Navy hospital at Yokohama nearing completion
Washington report notes the navy’s new Yokohama hospital is near completion and that the Japanese government has granted a perpetual lease for the site.
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Washington
Navy
Yokohama
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