Royal Hawaiian betrothal linked to Kapiolani seal
Honolulu reports a royal marriage arrangement between Prince David Kawananakoa and Princess Victoria Kaiulani, niece of Queen Liliuokalani. Dowager Queen Kapiolani must sign family deeds to formalize the betrothal. Princess Kaiulani, daughter of Archibald Cleghorn, would have inherited the throne under the monarchy. The couple’s ties reflect Hawaiian royal lineage and governance.
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Honolulu
David Kawananakoa
Ess Victoria Kaiulani
Kapiolani
Archibald Scott Cleghorn
Miriam Likelike
Raiulani
Kiulani
Liliuokalag
David
David Kabalepouli
Hawaii
Kinoiki¢Kekaulike
Aden Kapiolani
Ha- Udder
Department of Foreign Affairs
English and American Factory Girls
A reformer contrasts the sufferings of working women in England and America. The piece cites long hours unsafe conditions and payment in kind as forms of oppression, noting perishable industry exemptions and the harsh contrast with other labor. It highlights calls for wages and shorter hours and criticizes thrift as a manipulation in industrial settings.
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Refor
England
Chicago society women push wood carving revival at Hall House
In Chicago the Arts and Crafts movement grows as Hall House serves as both gathering and organizing base for the Chicago Arts and Crafts society. Noted wood carver Mrs. Anne Higginson Spicer, known locally as Yo Little euse, stands out among its prominent members as the craft gains favor amid decorative attempts and personal learning.
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Chicago ‘Society
Hall House
Chicago Arts and Crafts’ Society
Wood Carving Fraternity
Anne Higginson Spicer
Euse
Spicer
Side comb fashion drives costly shell and amber hairpieces
The piece notes side combs as essential to current hairdressing, with cheap imitations common. It describes fashionable materials like shell and amber, adorned with beads and decorative motifs, and mentions gold or silver gem-set combs as status symbols. Amber is favored for lighter hair, with evening looks featuring colored stones.
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Tarden
St. Louis Republic
Woman Defies Custom Riding Man Fashion At Hunt Meet
About twenty years ago a young Philadelphia woman, daughter of a physician, rode astride at a hunt club meet to prove faster and safer jumps. Despite initial disapproval from society and her father, she led over the course with a fine thoroughbred, beating others by a quarter mile, before eventually returning to the side saddle.
Tea Gowns and Stoles Highlight Fashioned Boston Styles
The article describes tea gowns with bloused fronts and waistlines, long stole ends reaching the skirt bottom in chiffon net or the gown material, and trims like ruchings. Stoles may be held by rosettes bows or shoulder seams, with back to front drapes and a new demitrain adding grace to the dress silhouette.
Colorado Governor backs woman suffrage in circular
Governor Adams of Colorado rebutts critics and outlines his stance on woman suffrage. He argues for equal rights as a matter of justice and cites no harm from the experiment, forecasting moral and political life will improve, though Colorado’s test remains new and opinions vary.
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Cgovernor Adams
Colorado
Barder
Fidelity to Titles Spells Tricks in Clubroom Chatter
A New York Sun piece notes a clever triak in women’s club programs where a speaker is announced as vice president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. The device relies on federation rules that make every local club president a vice president of the federation. The item casts light on love of titles among clubwomen and the use of hierarchical labels.
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Federation of Women
New York Sun
Mattenwan woman wins charity prize and watch
Miss Belle Moshier of Mattenwan New York won a large charity prize for hammering twenty ten penny nails into a heavy joist in four minutes. She earlier earned a watch in a wood sawing contest and was given a silverware prize. A women’s office building is planned in St Louis to rent to business women and female professionals.
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Belle Moshier
Mattenwan
N. Y
Dibble Opera House
St. Louis
Hair Care Routine For Glossy Hair
Daily brushing at night and morning keeps hair clean and glossy. Loosely plaiting before bed prevents tangles and reduces need for frequent washing.
London fashion fads show calf as outdoor dress leader
London women imitate Signora Crispi wife of the Italian premier as calf costumes appear at outdoor gatherings. A calf wears a vellum coat amid stylish crowds, drawing attention to the latest fad in society events.
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London
Signora Crispi
First Woman Court Clerk Named Assistant Clerk in New York
Miss Martha Partington becomes assistant clerk of the court of special sessions second division with oath administered by Mayor Van Wyck. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union mails literature to lumber camps across several states. Cardinal Gibbons writes to New Orleans women forming a good government league.
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Martha Partington
New York
Court of Special Sessions
van Wyck
The
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
States
Cardinal Gibbons
New Orleans
Campaign to Boost Corn Exhibit at Paris Exposition
A Washington committee from the American Maize Propaganda led by Colonel Cark of Carr and E. W. Snow urged Congress to fund a comprehensive corn exhibit for Paris. They pressed Secretary Wilson and lawmakers for a dedicated agricultural display detailing U.S. crops and agricultural resources, seeking a formal departmental exhibit separate from other agencies.
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Washington
American Maize Propaganda
Cark of Carr
E. W. Snow
Congress
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
House
Senate
United States
Paris
Howe
Tahoe
Seabees
Hibbit
Department of Gorendrees
Supreme Court Limits State Rate Powers for Rail Freight
Justice Harlan writes on rail rate case affecting Nebraska lines and public highway value. Court holds reasonableness hinges on fair value of property used for public convenience, considering construction cost, improvements, bonds, earnings, and operating expenses. Deacon William Kaldanen, aged 91, dies at Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Washinggton
Mare
Nebraska
Treqint
Amling
Supreme Court
United States
Justice Harlan
Wright
Canada to Close Yukon Access Over Alaskan Treaty Dispute
Ottawa's Globe correspondent reports Canada will seal Yukon entry rights and withhold concessions until it can build its own rail link to the Stikeen region. The Ottawa stance opposes U S demands tied to the Alaska homestead law and Fort Wrangle bonding.
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Canada
Kipudike Diggins
United States
Stikeen River
Toronto
Ont
Ottawa
The
Globe
Fort Wrangle
Renate AL
Wrangle
Transeship
Depd
Amerikan
Port Hare
Doyen
United States Senate
German Fever Germ Discovered By Chicago Professor
Chicago report states Professor Tridwig Klebs of the Post Graduate Medical School identified the organism behind gallows fever. Over two months of experiments he isolated a protozoan not a bacterium and traced its development through stomach, duodenum, and liver in two fatal cases sent by Dr Hermar Mohr. The germ inflames the stomach and migrates to the liver, causing rapid liver cell degeneration.
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Chicago
The
Times-Herald
Cayt
Tridwig Klebs
Wiles
Mobil
Hermar Mohr
Committed double crime in Chicago followed by suicide
Chicago, Marc T Wood killed Irene Breider, then shot himself after leaving town for Springfield. Wood, known as Mrs Wood, had quarreled with Breider and had threatened murder while intoxicated. His mistress was married to Henry Breider, a janitor at Argyle flats. Wood accused of jealousy and attacked after seeing Breider with another woman. President McKinley reportedly to buy multiple ships from tender offers.
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Chicago
Marc T Charles W. Wood
Irene Breider
Springfeld
Breider
Wood
Henry Breider
Argyle Flats
Michigan Avenue
Jackson Boulevard
Ottawa
Rooum Wood
Revered Talmage Endorses Dr Greene's Nervura Cure
A lengthy testimonial extols Rev. T. De Witt Talmage and promotes Dr Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy. It claims Nervura restores strength, nerves, and vitality for the weak, nervous, and exhausted, with endorsements by the preacher and a Chicago address for consultations.
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T. de Witt Talmage
Niles
Greene
Creme’h Nervara
Washington, DC
Dr. Greene
Dp Greene
Pod
State St. Chicago
Fetter
Clariiy i
J . Greene
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Federation
Skerborn
Mauss
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Ooldham
Sam
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William Kaldanen
Grand Rapids, Mich
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Nervura
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