Modern Society Spending at Socials and Frocks
The piece catalogs social events and attendees with prices for outfits and parties. Mrs Van Oyster hosted a $500 luncheon attended by Mrs Clamchowder in a $480 gown and others wearing sums ranging from $250 to $1,556. A Dougherty de Normans dinner allegedly cost under $2,561, while a church gathering drew names like Mrs Oilwell and Miss Rockflor with outfits priced up to $1,056. A Brand theater party yielded over $10,000 in gowns as proceeds or purchases before the finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Oyster
Clamchowder
Doughnut
Fire Seen Daring Redwood at Big Basin Park
Flames issue from the top of a live redwood tree in Big Basin State Park. This is the third sighting in fourteen months as the heart decays and the tree smolders like punk, burning a vented hole through the trunk and slowly consuming the tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Basin
Domestic rapid news items and notable deaths and trials
A broad wire of short items reports Paul Wittner known as Count Wittner arrested in San Francisco on grand larceny and attempted swindle charges. Drownings occur near Peru Illinois during student rescues. Obituaries include John Stinson, ex mine owner. Other notes cover Francis Simon and William eater, Deacon Stephen Babcock, and Julia Kimball engagements. Also reported are stock, legal, and political items across the United States and abroad including insurance conventions, beef packers testimony, and European events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wittner
San Francisco
Wittner
J. Pearce
Francis Gilbert Simon
St. Bede College
William Eater
Peru
John Stinson
Store Lake
Golden Gate Park
Stephen Babcock
Julia Kimball
Nashua
N. Y
Ion Gooding
Zoological Department of the
Frederick T. Towne
Henry R. Towne
New York
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company
Stamford
Jeomte de Chamrun
Washington
la Gascogne
Havrefield
Robert Hughes
Gar- N. J
Ireland
Silk and Linen
Egbert Whittaker
Ulster County
Saugerties
Lucy D. Fisk
James D. Fisk
Boston
National Insurance Convention
Chicago
Armour, Swift and Morris
National Packing Company
Harper Memorial Committee
Harper
University of Chicago
David Lowenstein
Pittsburg
Edw
F. Swift
Swift & Co
Atorney Morrison
Joseph Montfort
Cincinnati
American Light and Traction Company
Detroit City Gas Company
United States Infantry
Philippines
William Hedges
Gildersleeve
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Missouri Commission
Supreme Court of
Charles T. Yerkes
Wilson Mizner
Yerkes
Andrew Gillies
Edward F. Swift
Beef Packers
Countess Boni de Castellane seeks divorce in Paris court
The Countess Boni de Castellane formerly Anna Gould refused reconciliation as Judge Henry Ditte attempted mediation before a divorce suit proceeds. Custody of their underage children remains with the mother for now while further reconciliatory efforts and court actions are anticipated.
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Paris
Boni de Castellane
Anna Gould
Henry Ditte
Court of First Instance
Ditte
Count de Castellane
Countess de Castellane
Castellane
France
Gould Family Supports Countess de Castellane Plan
New York reports George Gould and other Goulds in active sympathy with the Countess de Castellane, though not confirming urging action. Frank Gould is in Paris, George cables support and invites her to visit his New York home, while Mrs. Howard Gould sails to Paris on the Kaiser Wilhelm II. A Paris dispatch says the Countess may accept the invitation to come to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Gould
Countess de Castellane
Gould
Frank Gould
Paris
Howard Gould
United States
Slocum Victims Seek Roosevelt Help for Relief Bill
Eighteen General Slocum Survivors Association members led by Joseph Bermel urged President Roosevelt to back a House bill by Representative Sulzer of New York. They claim government negligence caused the disaster that killed over 1,000, seeking redress through Congress for victims, heirs, and survivors.
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Washington, D.C
Warrensburg Wife Charged After Vitrol Attack in Hotel
In Saratoga New York Mrs Jen nie Cosgrove of Warrensburg is jailed on an assault charge after dumping vitriol on her husband James D Cosgrove a 40 year old Swift & Company salesman. Cosgrove was taken to hospital in serious condition following the attack at the Commercial Hotel where the couple had met with their nine year old daughter present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
Jennie Cosgrove
Warrensburg
Vitrol
James D. Cosgrove
Swift & Company
Cosgrove
Commercial Hotel
Fifteens Hurtlin Wreck in Duran New Mexico
Fifteen people were injured in a wreck of an eastbound Chicago Rock Island and Pacific passenger train at Duran New Mexico. Three may be fatally injured. The derailment involved a locomotive and private cars for the Chicago Commercial Association.
Treasury in better shape as deficits shrink
Washington reports a monthly Treasury statement showing a deficit drop from over 28.5 million to under 3.4 million with expectations to wipe out the gap within 30 days. Cash balance near 144 million includes bank deposits as daily receipts exceed expenditures. January customs receipts total 26.39 million, up over last January by 4.5 million, while internal revenue rises exceed 9 million. Expenditures in January were about 2.75 million less than in 1895 due to reduced interest payments.
US stance on Venezuela shifts after modified demand
A high authority stated the United States made a demand on Venezuela over the asphalt issue, found Student claims exaggerated, and Venezuela rejected them. He said the first demand was nearly withdrawn and a new, more limited demand would follow Judge Calhoun's report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
United States
Calhoun
District DC wife beating bill backed for whipping post
The House Committee on the District of Columbia favors fitting punishment for wife beating with whipping post penalties upon conviction. Pennsylvania's Mr. Adams introduced a bill for this aim after years of advocacy. President Roosevelt urged such a law for the District in a message to the last Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On
District of Columbia
Adams
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Bell Chosen Chief of Staff at War Department
Announcement from the War Department states Brig Gen J Franklin Bell is selected as Chief of Staff to succeed Lieut Gen John C Bates upon Bates’s retirement on April 11. The move surprised the army, which expected Maj Gen Arthur MacArthur to be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
J. Franklin Bell
Army
John C. Bates
Bell
Arthur MacArthur
Corbin
Investigation Ordered Into Valencia Wreck Off Vancouver
Secretary Metcalf of the Department of Commerce and Labor orders a thorough inquiry into the Valencia wreck off Vancouver and the conduct of its officers and crew, as well as that of the officers of the steamers Topeka and Queen which responded to aid the disabled vessel.
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Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
Valencia
Vancouver
Congress and Agencies Navigate Rail and Census Actions
The ICC moves to report to the President on the Pennsylvanian merger inquiry while the Senate reappoints Olney to Smithsonian duties. Roosevelt commends Lt Taylor for disciplinary action. The Chinese restrictions are trimmed and Panama demand persists. House members clash over the Railroad Rate Bill as fortification funds are approved for 1907. The Isthmian Canal Commission finishes its report to Secretary Tait, and the Census Director forwards cotton ginning statistics prompting market gains. Postmaster Ashurst appointed Philadelphia postmaster. Army funding reaches 70 million dollars.
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Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Ohio
Richard Olney
Board of Regents
Smithsonian Institution
Roosevelt
Taft
Taylor
Metcalf
Commission
Columbia
United States
Panama
Littlefield
Grosvenor
House
Isthmian Canal Commission
Tait
Board of Consulting Engineers
North
Census Bureau
Cortelyou
Richard L. Ashurst
Philadelphia
Clayton McMichael
Army
Montgomery
Colendl
Preparing for a Great Strike in the Coal Fields
Pittsburg special report warns of a coming labor war as United Mineworkers plan a strike with a $2 million fund. State authorities organize a four-company constabulary of 240 seasoned ex-military members to patrol danger points. Operators seek to stockpile and hold prices while aiming to break the union, with large coal pockets stored in Eastern Pennsylvania and concerns over a potential two weeks of supply by April.
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Pittsburg
United Mineworkers of America
State Constabulary
Harrisburg
Dolan
United States Army
United States Navy
Nationa Guard
National Guard
John Mitchell
Tom L. Lewis
Ohio
D. Ryan
Illinois
Pennsylvania
East
Wheeling West Virginia to Lose Town for Rail Line
Pennsylvania Company advances on a double track line along the Ohio River from Wellsville to Bellaire. Deals completed today wipe out nearly every important property in West Wheeling, with razing planned this spring. Burlington, Ohio side town, faces the same fate.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio
Pennsylvania Company
Ohio River
Wellsville
Bellaire
West Wheeling
Burlington
Fire destroys Science Hall at State Normal School
Athens Ga Special report says Science Hall at the State Normal School in Athens was burned to the ground. The building, a joint contribution of James M. Smith, George Foster Peabody and the State, cost about $30,000 and was nearly finished when a second story stove used for drying plastering started the blaze. The State Normal School fire brigade and civilians fought the flames, but the fire occurred beyond city limits.
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Athens
State Normal School
James M. Smith
George Foster Peabody
State Normal School Fire Brigade
Protests His Innocence in Illinois Statement
Chicago Special reports Johann Hovti a confessed bigamist and murderer, sentenced to lang Ooun February 23, declares innocence in a lengthy statement to Illinois readers. He asserts Emile Fischer Hoch admitted portions of her trial testimony were false and appeals to the people to prevent his execution.
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Chicago
Johann Hovti
Illinois
Hoch
Emile Fischer- Hoch
No Danger of War Berlin Cable Report
Berlin reports the German government asserts that a failure of the Algeciras conference would not trigger war with France. The French press mood on the Morocco question is cited as the cause of the guarded stance.
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Berlin
Germany
Algeciras
France
Fifty Men Burned In Explosive Accidents Near Cuylerville
A Geneseo special reports fifty men burned in a Sterling Salt Company explosion near Cuylerville. Gas accumulation in a sandhouse near the surface ignited by a lamp caused a blinding blast as workers were rising the shaft. The blast sent miners to the surface severely burned.
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Buffalo
Express
Geneseo
Sterling Salt Company
Cuylerville
Prominent Norfolk Leader A M Higgins Dies at 42
The former Col A M Higgins of the Seventy first and V troops died in Norfolk after a two week illness aged 42. He served in municipal affairs as a City Council representative and led A M Higgins & Co. real estate firm. A Spanish American War veteran, he had been chief clerk in the U S paymaster office. He left a widow and one daughter.
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Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Sidney Sonnino
Centre
Chamber of Deputies
Temnier Fortis
Home For the Aged
Parbours de Paris
Little Sisters of the Poor
Aero Club
English Channel
London
Bermonville
France
Montenegro
Austria
Balkans
Algericas
Canton
China
Lady Grey
Edward Grey
Panama
Herr Mendelsshon
Mendelsshon & Co
Berlin
Russia
A. M. Higgins
Norfolk
Gins
Turnbone
Jno. R. Tanner
Southerm
Lynchburg
Anner
Eva McKee
Julia MicKee
Hayfield
Chesa Ohio
Aslee
Southern Railway
Franklin Junction
Wat
Jacksonville Express
Greensboro
Ward's Siding
Vania County
Alphalesworth
Nam Shall
Walter P. Dolsen
Mani
Franklin
Folk
fTé
Dolsen
M. A
Bremerton
Wington State
Charles F. Taylor
M. F. Garrett
East Main Street
Taylor
Allis
South Atlantic
North Carolina Pine Association
Harvey L. Garrett
Covington
Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Garrett
Ohio
Robert M. Skeen
William Skeen
Morett
Hopaims’ Gap
Shoemaker
Lancaster Automatic Railway Crossing Company
Petersburg
G. "V.lancaster
M. A. Fenn
Charles Trotter Lassiter
Burg
United States
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The
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Mathews
C. H
OLD Dominion Line
Norfolk, Gloucester, and
Mathews Counties
O. D
Portsmouth
North St
Bay Line
Old Point
Philpot’s
East River
Williams
Hicks
Diggs
Hockley
Ware River
Auburn
North River
Dixondale
Severn Wharf
Severn River
Government Wharf
E’s
A. M
Berkley
Brandon
Granby Street
Atlantic Hotel
M. B. Crowell
H. B.walker
V. P
T. M
ChesapeaKe Steamship Company
Chesapeake Line
Augusta
Atlanta
Old Point Comfort
Baltimore Street
W. Rorsox
E. Baltimore Street
Light Street
Revnen Fosrun
E. J. Cute
T. H. McDaxwsen
M. S. Foste
Sibley Bros
A. M. Marchant
Mathews C. H. Ce
Leslie C. Garnett
Middlesex
Gloucester
F. Theo. Miller
Mathews C. H
Lehigh Valley
Mauch Chunk
Alexandra
Copenhagen
Christian
Morocco
Nort
Japan
Countess Castellane
America
LIVE
Washington Affairs
Treasury
U. S
Gen. Bell
Combine
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ree Rv Gard
Virginia
Winchester
C. M. Bradbury
George Edwards
Roanoke
Camper
Salem
Assa Hott
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