Booth arrives in New York amid Salvation Army fund talk
In Regal Suite New York Oct 31 KBramwell Booth arrives from London aboard the Inner Lusitania. He occupies two rooms of the liner's regal suite and declines comment on reports of a large fundraising drive. He plans to visit his brother Ballington Booth head of the Volunteers of America but says no union is planned.
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New York
Kbramwell Booth
Wm. Booth
Salvation Army
London
Lusitania
Papes Diapepsin Promise Quick Stomach Relief
Pape's Diapepsin is advertised as a fast acting stomach aid that relieves indigestion gas sour stomach and belching within five minutes. The ad claims it safely aids digestion for all ages and encourages keeping a fifty cent bottle at home for quick relief from upset stomachs.
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Pape
Old Fashioned Heroines Fade Amid Tango Echoes
The piece mocks changing fashion and ideals as old time heroines grow scarce in an era of tango trends and slinky styles. It contrasts grand, aristocratic heroines with modern poses and slang while imagining 1913 14 era visions and characters like Gwen dolyn de Chuckaluck and Beatrice Bancrust.
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Gwendolyn de Chuckaluck
Percival Chuga
Beatrice Bancrust
Widow of Dead Aviator Takes Spin Up Aloft
Alys McKey Bryant, widow of aviator Johnny Bryant killed at Victoria in August, flew solo again Thursday at Harbor Island in the couple’s former airplane. She plans to circle the 42 story Smith building for a film lecture project to fund her work.
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Alys McKey-Bryant
Johnny Bryant
Victoria
Bryant
Smith Building
Harbor Island
Eleanor Wilson Refuses Playwriting Offer from Nash Sisters
Washington October 31 It is learned that Miss Eleanor Wilson daughter of the President will not accept the $10000 offer from the Nash sisters of New York to write a play for them to co star in. Miss Wilson recently appeared as Ornia a bird spirit in a Cornell Cornish dramatic event and has not attempted to write a play.
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Washington
Eleanor Wilson
Auditor Moody Aims to Equalize City Taxes in San Diego
San Diego city auditor H. L. Moody announces plans to force honest property valuations by sending 3000 postal notices to business district owners. He seeks full-value assessments to equalize tax burdens, noting many undervalue properties to cheat city funds. Moody plans to use five expert deputies and accepts incomplete returns for rough estimates.
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San Diego
Cal
H. L. Moody
Moody
Prize Tourney Calls for Essays on Title Insurance
Prize tourney opens with $100 in cash prizes awarded before the holidays for the best article or argument in favor of title insurance. A clear grasp of title insurance reasons and the ability to express knowledge are essential. Contest rules and prize list appeared in this paper October 29, 1913.
Tango Champagne Dance Debuts At Golden Calf Club
London reports the Cabaret club at the Sign of the Golden Calf near Regent Street reopened with a tango champagne dance. The event runs from midnight until sunrise, a fashionable late-season craze peak.
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London
Sign of the Golden Calf
Regent Street
Mrs Penfield Faces Heaviest Tax Hit in America
Philadelphia October 31 Mrs Anne Weightman Walker Penfield wife of Frederick Courtland Penfield ambassador to Austria will pay about 245000 dollars in income tax annually from her late father William Weightman’s estate which earns about 3500000 dollars a year Her estate is valued near 70000000 dollars with investments in realty and other ventures that avoid corporate taxes making her tax burden the largest in the nation.
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Envoy Penfield
Philadelphia
Anne Weightman Walker Penfield
Quinine King
William Weightman
Frederick Courtland Penfield
Austria
United States
Sam
Henr y Spencer Turns Film Actor After Confession
Henry Spencer who confessed to wholesale murders acted out his crime history for Sheriff Kuhn in Wheaton Illinois. He used gestures as a film machine pointed at him and told his story in a theatrical reenactment set up for the sheriff.
Tights and Smile Rule School Fraternity Ban in Gloversville
A Gloversville High School incident led the board of education to bar fraternities and societies from the school after a female student aged 18 was compelled to walk the street in tights and smile as part of a sorority initiation. Parents complained, spurring the ban.
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Gloversville High School
Board of Education
Fra
Berlin Lawyer Fined in Telegraph Slur Case
A Berlin lawyer was fined after being found guilty of slandering the post office administration which runs the telephone system. He accused female operators of torture by keeping lines busy, while a central manager showed his line was free. A medical expert noted nervous temperament and potential insanity from telephonist vexation but upheld legal responsibility.
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Berlin
Post Office Administration
Abbott questioned after dinner with young sister revealed
A New York World item describes Mr. Abbott being visited by a girl and her brother Andrew. Andrew jokes about a kiss and the sister’s payment prompts Abbott to protest his innocence as the scene ends with light humor.
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