Women workers mapped in Gold Beaters tale and fashion hints
A New York Sun column argues the Gold Beaters union plans to marry workers to remove them from gold leaf factories while Queen Wilhelmina opens the Dutch Parliament. The piece also surveys labor, domestic work, and women’s wage realities, plus a fashion forecast for tweeds, tucks, and mohair garments.
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Wilhelmina
Harper
The
New York Sun
Gold Beaters’ Union of
United States
New Federation President Outlines Club Policy
Mrs. Dimies T. S. Denison of New York outlines the General Federation policy for two years in The Club Woman. She emphasizes unity, committee formation, and the drive to legislate child labor laws while expanding interclub communication and strengthening federation ties nationwide.
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Dimies
T. S. Denison
New York
General Federation
Denison
Pacific
California
Dent
Women’s Department at Mechanics Fair 1902 Boston
The Woman's Journal outlines plans for a notable 1902 Mechanics Fair in Boston. The Home Economics Division will showcase wife and mother oriented aims, with model kitchens, ventilating devices, ready cooked foods, modern laundry, and home related crafts, alongside social betterment work and educational exhibits led by the Boston Women’s Educational and Industrial Union. Lectures and a reading room will accompany displays for women visitors.
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Boston
Woman's Journal
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union of
Department of Home Economics
Fall Fashion Chat Inspires Delicate Lace Appliques
Fashion notes indicate limited new fabrics in tint or texture while lace and velvet applique trimmings proliferate. Appliques remain popular, with latest models showing bold, even freakish use of delicate materials alongside heavy fabrics.
Mor ris shoots self on Olympia stateroom
Lieut. John R. Morris of the cruiser Olympia killed himself at Charlestown navy yard. He was the engineering officer, began duty January 25, 1890, and was appointed from Missouri in 1889. An inquest will be held aboard with Lieutenant-Commander Harlow presiding. This follows a similar suicide by Chaplain Morrison within the week aboard the same ship.
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Boston
John R. Morris
Olympia
Charlestown Navy Yard
Morrison
Morris
Missouri
Lieut Morris
Lieut
Harlow
Naval Academy
Berwick Crew Rescued After Steamer Capsizing in North Sea
The mate and seven crew of the British coal steamer Berwick, bound for Stockholm, reached Boston England in an open boat on Sept 14 after their vessel capsized in a gale and cargo shifted. The captain and ten men stayed aboard as the trawler found none of the disabled ship.
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London
Berwick
Stockholm
Boston
England
North Sea
CHINESE RAILROAD AFFAIRS DISCUSSED
Major General Creagh has returned from Pekin after talks on restoring the Chi Li section of the Pekin Nu Chwang railroad to China. Britain plans to restore Pekin Shan Hai Kwan only after Russia relinquishes Nu Chwang holdings. Russian officials in Peking discuss Manchuria evacuation in line with treaty terms.
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Tien Tsin
Creagh
Pekin
Russia
Bolkoff
Manchuria
Col
Baron Kopp
Paul Lessar
China
St Louis Grand Jury Probes City Lighting Legislation
The St Louis grand jury, on September 15, continued its inquiry into city lighting and related laws. Subpoenas were issued to all current House of Delegates members to testify on the city lighting bill and the defeated street car regulation measures. Allegations claim covert use of $68,000 was involved in defeating the street car bills despite earlier fraud revelations.
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St. Louis
Grand Jury
House of Delegates
Hamburg Conference Aims Not To Form Atlantic Line
Hamburg directors deny the Ostend meeting of September 16 is to form a new Atlantic shipping combine. They say the conference may not occur and, if held, will focus only on freight matters related to the South American trade.
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Hamburg
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Ostend
Belgium
Europe
South America
Atlantic Shipping Combine
Standard of London
Man Admits Fires in New Hampshire Incendiary Case
Colebrook New Hampshire September 15. Fred Haynes adopted son of a South Canaan farmer lies under medical and official surveillance on incendiarism charges. He is reported to have confessed setting several fires to create excitement. Haynes is about 40 years old.
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Colebrook
N. H
Fred Haynes
South Canaan
Haynes
Japanese Professor Hattori to Lead Imperial Chinese College
Pekin Sept 15 Prof Hattori of Japan will become president of the Imperial Chinese college, succeeding Rev W A P Martin an American who resigned around March 1 A second Japanese professor is appointed to the chair of political economy at the same college.
Morgan Buys Five Steamers From Leyland Line
London dispatch reports J Pierpont Morgan bought five Leyland line steamers from J R Ellerman. The vessels operate Antwerp to Montreal trade and are to be managed by Leyland line. The move signals Morgan's expansion into North Atlantic shipping.
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London
Liverpool
J. Pierpont Morgan
J. R. Ellerman
Leyland Line
Antwerp
Montreal
Engineers to Manoeuvre at Fort Riley Maneuvers
Gen Gillespie chief of engineers arranged full representation of the engineer corps for army maneuvers at Fort Riley Kansas The engineer battalion at Fort Leavenworth will participate actively building bridges and displaying engineers equipment for front line duty
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Washington
Gillespie
Engineer Corps
Fort Riley
Kansas
Fort Leavenworth
Southern Railway Shares Deposits Extend Voting Trust
New York Sept. 15 The deadline to deposit Southern Railway shares with J P Morgan and company to extend the voting trust for five more years has expired. No figures on deposits were released.
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New York
Southern Railway
J. P. Morgan and Company
New Scotch Flannels Fall Line at Pollard & Co
A. G. Pollard & Co announces a fall line of Scotch flannels described as satisfactory wool nannel for waists pajamas and children's dresses. Promoted features include fast colors, unshrinkable quality, durable styling in dirt and medium colors. 32 inches wide at 37½ cents per yard available at the flannel counter in the basement.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
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Chicago
Dimiel T. S. Denison
Lowell
Ying’a
Merrimack Street
Lieut. Morris
Ceylon
India
State St
Palmer Street
Merrimack, Palmer and
Middle Streets
New York Cloak & Suit Co
Morgan
Bowler Bros Ales Besa
Bowler Bros
Worcester
Mass
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Optician
Geo. G. Rogers
W. C. Hinckley
Middle Street
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