Centenary of Women's Pioneers Shapes 1926 Outlook
New York notes the year 1926 will mark centenaries of women who shaped social reform education nursing and literature. Susan B Anthony Florence Nightingale Jenny Lind Jean Ingelow Fanny Crosby Laura Keene Anne Jemima Clough Eliza Pratt Greatorex and others born in 1826 will be commemorated for their influence on women’s progress and public life.
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New York
Susan B. Anthony
Anthony
Te First Woman's Temperance Society
Woman'sational Loyal League
Miss Anthony
Nnonal Woman Suffrage Association
Weil Tagh
Florence Iphtingaie
Nightin
Poe
Jenny Lind
America
P. T. Narnan
Jean Ingelow
Alice Cary
Anne B. Warner
Susan Warner
Fanny Crosby
Bridgeport
Conn
Laura Keene
Abraham Lincoln
Anne Jemima Clough
Newnham College
England
Eliza Pratt
Greatorex
National Academy of Design
Tyranny of the Artificial by Thomas B. Gregory
The essay critiques modern desires as tyrants that enslave society. It quotes Epictetus Emerson and Wagner and laments the restless chase for style and material wants. It argues genuine happiness comes from outside the noisy pursuit of trinkets and social status.
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Thomas B. Gregory
Epictetus
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wagner
Plain living values over gala displays in old writings
The excerpt contrasts true civilization with desire driven by vanity. It argues real worth lies in plain living, duty, and personal virtue rather than royal pageantry, noting principles endure beyond changing times and wealth comes from inner life.
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Daughters of God
Persia
God
McKenzie King Turns Forty Five Amid Liberal Leadership
McKenzie King, newly named Liberal party leader, marks his forty fifth birthday in Canada. A Kitchener Ontario native and graduate of Toronto and Harvard, he is described as an eminent authority on social problems. He served as Minister of Labor from 1909 to 1911 under Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
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McKenzie King
Liberal Party
Canada
Mr. King
Kitchener
Ont
Toronto
Harvard
Dominion
Wilfrid Laurier
Hamlin’s Wizard Oil and Pills Offer Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Hamlin’s Wizard Oil as a safe remedy for rheumatic pains sciatica backache and lumbago with quick penetration to relieve soreness and stiffness. It claims daily use for sprains bruises cuts burns bites and stings and also for earache toothache croup and colic. Also promoted are Wizard Pills pink 30 cents guaranteed with a money back offer.
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Hamlin
Wizard Ives
Canadian labor expert studied industrial conflicts and immigration law
The text notes a prominent Canadian official who after returning from Harvard in 1900 served as Deputy Minister of Labor and later worked as an expert for the Rockefellers in Colorado mining regions in 1914. He was involved in royal commissions addressing industrial warfare clashes and race-related immigration issues.
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Harvard
Rockefellers
Colorado
Notable birthdays of historical figures observed today
Today marks birthdays for ex Prince Joachim born in Potsdam 29 years ago. William Lyon Mackenzie King born in Kitchener Ont 45 years ago leads the Canadian Liberal party. Dr Pierre Roux born in Paris 86 years ago directed the Pasteur Institute. Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright born in Washington 70 years ago. Clinton Rogers Woodruff born in Philadelphia 51 years ago, noted for public welfare work.
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Joachim
Kaiser
Potadam
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Liberal Party
Kitchener
Ont
Pierre Roux
Pasteur Institute of Paris
Richard
Fighting Dick
Wainwright
U.S. N
Washington
Clinton Rogers Woodruff
Philadelphia
This Date in History Highlights 1792 1819 and More
Key historical notes include 1792 Parliament of Lower Canada meeting in Quebec. 1890 poet John G Whittier born in East Haverhill Massachusetts. 1819 New Granada and Venezuela united as Colombia. 1824 preacher Thomas Starr King born in New York. 1894 John McBride elected AF of L president. 1914 Berlin claimed an imported item.
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Lower Canada
Quebec
John G. Whittier
East Haverhill
Mass
Hampton Falls
N. H
New Granada
Venezuela
Republic of Colombia
Thomas Starr King
California
New York
San Francisco
John McBride
American Federation of Labor
Berlin
German Victory Report From Warsaw Region 1916
Record notes severe artillery fighting along the western front in 1916 and German success in the Warsaw area. It also notes von Mackensen's forces pushing Roumanians back across a broad front in Eastern Wallachia during 1916 and the 1917 sinking of the U S submarine F-1 after a collision with F-3 in American waters with 19 lives lost.
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Warsaw
von Mackensen
Roumaniang
Eeastern Wallachia
U. S
One Year Age Today in the War
President Wilson held a conference with Marshal Foch as the war enters its one year mark. Reports note hundreds of Germans were taken into custody amid ongoing Allied operations and efforts to quell fighting.
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Wilson
Marshal Foch
Massachusetts Tech hockey team in Cambridge faces reform
A noisy fragment notes hockey teams in Cambridge under Reitishi rules. It mentions a six man hockey agreement between teams and a draft ad in New cheap, but the details are unclear and incomplete.
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Cambridge
Mane
Massachuoetts Tech
Beth
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