Consuelo Encourages Sex and Women’s Expanded Role
A historical magazine piece surveys evolving female rights from past restraints to present freedom. It cites Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough, and a U S president speaking to women about public life, temperance, and the rise of women’s work through groups like the YWCA while noting Lucy Stone, Florence Nightingale, and Antoinette Brown Blackwell as early trailblazers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wou Anhoo
America
Const Jo
Andhor
England
Lfe
Jeneratzio
Young Woman'’s Christan Association
Helen Gould
YS Mlc
Goepergus
Tru Hess
Womein
Seneca Falls
N. Y
New York
Florence Nightingale
Red Cross
Crimea
Lullaby Poem Imagines Night’s Quiet Journey
A lullaby describes evening in vivid colors and sleepy winds by the river. Lambs rest in cool meadows as katydids murmur good night and the moon slips through trees while a tired mother prepares to sleep.
Coal strike likely as agreement expires next April
Miners face a probable coal strike when the three year pact with operators ends next April. They will push for an eight hour day and union recognition while owners vow strong opposition.
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Ativals
United States
Prospective coal strike prompts winter stockpiling
The essay argues winter shortages stem from a shift to private stockpiling and warns a coal strike could trigger widespread hardship. It cites President Roosevelt’s arbitration role, the 1890s style public opinion power, and fears of an eight hour day and union recognition driving future disruption.
New Sea Giant Amerika Enters New York Harbor
The Amerika, twin to the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, arrives in New York after its maiden voyage as the largest passenger ship ever built. Measuring 769 feet long and 75 feet wide, it carries 3,400 passengers and 600 crew with 16,000 tons of cargo, and offers Imperial suites at $2,500 for six. It features an electric elevator and Marconi wireless, and aims for a seven day transatlantic crossing with 15 000 horsepower quadruple expansion engines.
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New York Harbor
Amerika
Oregon
Clarke
Horn
Cervera
The Human Fly Climbs the Flatiron Building Icon
John Garrick known as The Human Fly ascends the Flatiron and descends along its sheer wall without ropes. Spectators on Broadway watch in awe as he moves from pavement to cornice and back, while his wife and children witness the peril from below.
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Mairao
John Garrick
Fie
New York
Broadway
Garrick
Manhattan
Lawrence
Hazel
John
Bartholdi
Weather forecasts praised as remarkably accurate by chief official
The Weather Bureau is credited with an 85 percent accuracy rate in forecasts and few criticisms from scientific or maritime groups. It notes farmer and sailor reliance on forecasts and suggests popularity would rise if forecasts for six months ahead prove as reliable as short term predictions.
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Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Weather Service
Congress
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Consuelo
Vanderbilts
Wommin
Lucy Stone
Massachusetts
Oberlin
Ohio
Society of Friends
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Thos
Hus
Ndt
Consuelo, Duchess OF Marlborough
Cooke
Charles BE. Kern
Hub Alo
Roosevelt
Wien Mitale
Cmal
Flatiron Building
Luery
Ernest
Haskell
Eugene P. Lyle, Jr
John Dinwiddie Driscoll
Mexico
Jacqueline
St. Louis Republic
N.Y. Globe
Page & CO
East 16Th St
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