Duke of Connaught Visit Draws New York Snob Wariness
A Marconi Transatlantic summary reports British press reactions to the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia in New York. The Outlook and Saturday Review critique New York society as fussy and self conscious, while Upper East Side hosts scramble for invitations, revealing social realignments and anxieties over prestige-based 400 status.
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United Kingdom
Saturday Review
Connaught
America
New York
The
Outlook
Ogden Mills
Ralph Pulitzer
London
Fifth Avenue
Lighthouse Keeper Is Found Dead At Chincoteague Light
In Snow Hill Maryland on January 26 a Chincoteague Lighthouse keeper Taylor is found dead in his bed after failing to light the beacon as ice floes hindered the lights. His wife Fayior Taylor aided by neighbors restored the beacon to guide the party ashore for the burial. The Taylors served at the Chincoteague Light for 26 years with no complaints against them.
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New York Times
Snow Hill
Chincoteague
Sinepuxent Bay
Chincoteague Island
Fayior
Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
Chincoteague Light
Capt
Anderson
Assateague
Montreal Flyer Wreck Crashes Into Local Train
A Montreal flyer from New York bound for Bellows Falls derailed a local freight near Winchendon Massachusetts. The collision smashed two locomotives and derailed about a dozen cars, halting traffic for over four hours while telegraph lines were repaired. Both engineers escaped serious injury, and the train continued at a slow pace as the telegraph system remained out of service.
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New York Times
Winchendon
Mass
Montreal “‘ Flyer
New York
Bellows Falls
Canadian Points
Boston & Maine
Elmwood
Social Workers Debate Turkey Trot Standards in Dance Halls
Welfare committee in New York hosts a conference at Delmonico's to define decency in social dancing. The audience of 600, including Al Jolson and Florence Cable, views demonstrations of the Turkey Trot and related dances as specialists discuss how to curb progression toward more intimate forms.
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Charles Henry Israels
New York
Delmonico’s
Henry Moskowitz
Israels
Percy Stickney Grant
al Jolson
Florence Cable
Winter Garden
Melville Ellis
Duryea
San Francisco
Bunny Hus
Duryeas
Jolson
Town leases wooden leg to pauper Armstrong
Hartford January report details Manchester town officials transferring a wooden leg to William Armstrong a pauper from Ireland. The leg remains town property and cannot be sold or exchanged without a town board vote. Armstrong believes the leg will help him work and earn a living.
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New York Times
Hartford
Conn
Manchester
William Armstrong
Board of Selectmen
Ireland
Armstrong
Horace B. Cheney
Cheney Brothers
Mr. Cheney
O Connell Selected for Port Health Officer Post
Gov Dix plans to appoint Dr Joseph J OConnell of Brooklyn as Health Officer of the Port of New York to replace Dr A H Doty who resigned. The move has backing from Mayor Ganor and possible Senate confirmation next week.
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New York Times
Albany
N. Y
Ganor
Tammany
Charles F. Murphy
J. A. Irwin
Manhattan
O’connell
Public Service
William McCarroll
John B. Olmsted
Senate
Wind Powered Wireless Stations Expand on Curacao Island
Wireless stations run by wind power prove successful on Curacao with a central station serving roughly 300 miles and smaller units on Bonaire and Aruba. A gasoline engine is kept in reserve.
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Curacao
Electrical Review
Bonaire
Aruba
Caledonia Sails East 850 Miles Off Sandy Hook
The SS Caledonia of the Anchor Line is reported by wireless to be 850 miles east of Sandy Hook and due to arrive on the 29th at 9 A.M. The bulletin notes the vessel's position and ETA in a maritime weather update.
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Wireless
Marconi
Caledonia
Toho Are
Sandy Hoodue
One Night Out to Palm Beach Daytona Ormond St Augustine
A brief travel ad lists quick overnight trips from Florida’s Atlantic coast line including Palm Beach Daytona Ormond St Augustine with routes toward Miami and Havana. The ad appears under a Florida coast transportation theme with a contact at 1 218 Broadway.
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Palm Beach
Daytona
Ormond
ST. Augustine
Miami
Havana
Florida Ee Atlantic Coast Line
Broadway
Women Can Solve High Cost of Living
Mrs Julian Heath outlines reforms in marketing and price control by the Housewives League as a solution to rising living costs. The piece discusses organized efforts to hold down prices and improve household economics.
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Julian Heath
The
Housewives’ League
Cuban deputies block budget to aid Guantanamo base plan
Havana reports say Cuban Senators and Deputies push a joint adjournment to April 1 to skip the general budget while voting $5,000,000 in pensions and road bills. The move aims to hinder Gomez’s regime and delay international obligations as US intervention looms.
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NEW York Times
Havana
Gomez
Guantanamo Naval Base
Ferrara
Beaupré
Sanguilly
Guantanamo
Washington
el Dia
A. H. Lee
John Street
Ultima Hora
Knox
Monteagudo
Havana Chamber of Commerce
Agrarian League
Camaguey
Oriente
Aviator Beattie Flies Through Snowstorm to Hicksville
George Beattie piloted an aircraft from Nassau Boulevard on a round trip to Hicksville amid a heavy snowstorm. He carried Dr. A G Beldon of Boston and Eugene Raymond of New York. the trio endured near freezing conditions for an hour and fifty three minutes, finding higher air currents easier to navigate. All three wore heavy clothing and later said the trip was enjoyable.
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New York Times
Nassau Boulevard
L. I
George Beattie
Hicksville
Beattie
A. G. Beldon
Boston
Eugene Raymond
New York
Dr. Beldon
Mr. Raymond
Morgan to Bring Part of Art Treasure Collection to U S
Timms wire reports from London confirm J Pierpont Morgan will ship part of his London collection to the United States for exhibition. The items include fifteenth and sixteenth century bronzes, twelfth to sixteenth century enamels, Italian faience, stained glass, and other artifacts once held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Timms Wireless
London
J. Pierpont Morgan
Metropolitan Museum of Art
J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr
Edward Robinson
Mr. Morgan
Victoria and Albert
South Kensington Museum
William Loeb, Jr
Custom House
Junius Morgan
Loeb
New York
Lorenzo Chance
Treasury
United States
Morgan
America
William Pierson
Hamilton
New York Times
Victoria and Albert Museum
England
Mr. Robinson
The
Met
The Weather Chronicle From Yesterday
Weather notes from The Times record yesterday’s conditions across regions with notes on temperature, wind, and precipitation. Calm to breezy conditions affected coastal areas while inland zones saw light showers and variable cloud cover.
Morgan Treasures Coming to America
London report notes at 75 year old collector J P Morgan plans to move his Morgan collection from England to avoid estate duty. If worth one million sterling, duty could reach 750000 dollars, prompting transfer to his homeland for preservation and public access.
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London
The
London Times
Morgan
Victoria Albert Museum
Read
Society of Antiquaries
Fitz Henry
England
South Kensington
Somerset House
Mr. Morgan
Fire drives Sisters from St. Gabriel's Convent area
A large blaze behind St. Gabriel's Convent at 222 and 224 East Thirty-seventh Street woke thirty five sisters and the Mother Superior after 11 PM. Fire spread from the second floor to the cellar and roof, damaging Vogel Cabinet Works J Schlessenger carpenter shop and Excelsior woodworking plant. Three alarms were rung and the flames were under control after nearly two hours with about 25000 dollars in damage.
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St. Gabriel's Convent
East Thirty-sixth Street
East Thirty-seventh Street
Vogel Cabinet Works
J. Schlessenger
Excelsior
Snowy Day With Light Flurries and Cold Winds
Yesterday saw an average of 18 above zero with a low of 14 at 9 A M. A northwest wind spread light snow after 2 P M, continuing until 8 P M. Ground depth stayed under an inch due to strong winds. Today’s forecast calls for more snow and warmer air.
Cross Lake Erie Auto Trip Reaches Put-In-Bay
A five man party led by J. C. West completed a across ice Lake Erie journey in a 300 pound car. Starting in Put-In-Bay they dined on Pelee Island then moved to Leamington Ontario overnight. The return crossed a dangerous crack bridged with planks.
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Put-In-Bay
Ohio
Lake Erie
J. C. West
John Carr
Capt
W. E. Smith
L. B. de Witt
John P. Cangney
Catawba Island
Cangney
Pelee Island
Leamington
Ont
Bass Islands
Rabbi Krauskopf Voices Bread Crisis Cure at Temple
Rabbi Krauskopf of Philadelphia told a Kansas City audience that mass hunger will not be eased by funding distant studies. He urged philanthropists to focus on nearer duties and proposed West colonization as a remedy for urban distress.
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Kansas City
Joseph Krauskopf
Philadelphia
B'nai Judah Temple
Krauskopf
Lawyer Samuel Cavin Walks Fifty Miles for 60th Birthday
Samuel E. Cavin, a lawyer and Union League Club member in Philadelphia, marked his 60th birthday by walking to Wilmington and back, about fifty miles. He left at 4 AM amid a blizzard and arrived back at 9:45 PM after a day of heavy snow, crediting routine walking with his health and urging others to adopt the habit to prevent indigestion gout and rheumatism.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Samuel E. Cavin
Union League Club
Wilmington
Union League
Overstudy claims life of Poughkeepsie girl
Miss Cora May Warner sixteen daughter of Daniel D Warner a farmer from New Hackensack died in Poughkeepsie from a nervous breakdown caused by overstudy. The senior at Poughkeepsie High School pursued Regents exam prep alongside regular work and night study. She was hospitalized at Vassar Hospital but doctors could not save her.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
Cora May Warner
Daniel D. Warner
New Hackensack
Poughkeepsie High School
Northwestern Law Student Blinded by Overstudy
Ruth Robinson a 20 year old law student at Northwestern University is blind after prolonged overwork. She studied late for weeks and again Tuesday night. On Wednesday she awoke crying that everything was dark, prompting physicians to move her home for tests and care.
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New York Times
Chicago
Ruth Robinson
Law School
Northwestern University
Ex-Treasurer of Michigan Pardoned
Gov. Osborn has signed the parole of ex State Treasurer Frank P. Glazier of Chelsea. Glazier was sentenced in February 1910 to ten to fifteen years for converting state funds in his Chelsea custody. His release followed a postal card petition by his wife that gathered 90,000 signatures supporting parole.
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Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Osborn
Frank P. Glazier
Chelsea
Glazier
Jackson
Aiken Augusta Florida Daily Train Service Notice
Daily schedule note for Southern Railway origin Aiken and Augusta Florida. Promises superior service from New York Office at 204 Fifth Ave near 20th Street with contact number 2214 Madison Sq.
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Aiken
Augusta
Florida
Southern Railway
N. Y
Fifth Av
20Th St
Madison Sq
Watterson Denies Wilson Harvey Break In Public Letter
Col Henry Watterson releases disclosures on the Wilson Harvey split and accuses a circulating report tying Wilson to Thomas F Ryan of being a lie. He says he raised funds for Wilson and says Ryan aided the campaign with disinterested motives. Tillman replies. Watterson defends his stance and cautions Wilson's personal peculiarities could harm any presidency.
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New York Times
Washington, D. C
Henry Watterson
Woodrow Wilson
Col
George Harvey
William F. McCombs
Mr. Wilson
Thomas F. Ryan
Col. Watterson
Watterson
Mr. Ryan
Wilson
Col. Harvey
Col Watterson
Ryan
Gov. Wilson
Harvey
Benjamin R. Tillman
South Carolina
Mr. Tillman
United States Senate
Washington
Swagar Sherley
Harvey- Watterson-Wilson
B. R. Tillman
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Pauper
Manchester Selectmen
Doty
Gaynor
Wind Power
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