Vanity and New York Christmas Fare in 1907 News
From New York in late December 1906 the column ponders post holiday fatigue among city workers and the year’s reflection. It notes cartoonists busy, poultry shows at Madison Square Garden, cat interviews, and a look at the Triangular League trophy being contested by Cornell and Pennsylvania with Is aac L. Rice to lead as president.
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Metropolis
Ant
New Yorker
New York
Tom
Madison Square Garden
New Yorkes
College Chess Tournament in New York Opens Play
Intercollegiate chess begins in New York with teams from Harvard Yale Princeton and Columbia visiting hosts. The Triangular College League including Cornell Brown and UPenn holds its annual tourney at Rice Chess Club next week. Omar R. McCoy of Brown and William H. Hughes of Penn are noted as past leaders to meet this year.
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Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Cornell
Brown
University of Pennsylvania
Rice Chess Club
Omar R. McCoy
William H. Hughes
Pennsylvania
Double Headers Condemned by Railroad Worker Groups
Executive committees of the Order of Railroad Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, with Garrettson and Morrissey, meet in Chicago to canvass recent votes on concerted pay demands and labor conditions. They seek broader action across eastern territories, including Canada, and push for abolishing double headers and higher pay with specific per mile and per day scales.
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Chicago
Order of
Brotherhod
Garrettson
Morrissey
Sherman House
Mississippi
Canada
Pennsylvania
NEW WINTER SKIRT DESIGNS SHAPING UP IN NEW YORK
New York fashion notes describe long line skirts, the Paquin model with a two inch ground sweep, sheath fits, and gatherings. Also featured are tunic and underskirt combinations, pleated and gored styles, and outfits for daytime to evening wear with lace, chiffon, soutache, and silk trims.
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New York
Madame Paquin
Jblus Trout
Italy
Jeanette M. Walsh
Taft to Speak In Boston at Merchants Banquet
Secretary of War Taft will address the Boston Merchants association banquet Monday night and is expected to mention his presidential candidacy. At Taft's request Hon Swagar Brierley of Louisville will also speak.
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Boston Merchants’ Association
Swagar Brierley
Louisville
Ladies Fashion Notes on Handkerchiefs and Aprons
Jeanetts M Walsh surveys current domestic fashion patterns from plain to fancy handkerchiefs and aprons. She notes buckram backed shopping bags, varied borders and monograms, delicate embroidery, and practical sewing aprons with pockets and bows for modern homemakers.
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Jeanetts M, Walsh
Methods of Local Savings Banks Hold Public Confidence
Saint Paul authorities argue savings banks must invest deposits in safe, interest bearing securities and pay earnings to depositors on schedule. They note Twin Cities banks largely withstood recent stress and that banks should not hold large liquid cash to meet sudden withdrawals. The piece compares practices in the East and West and urges depositors to understand the purpose of savings deposits.
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St. Paul
Northwest
Twin Cities
Fireman Murder Shocks Neche Desolate Holiday Tragedy
Arthur LeClaire a Great Northern fireman was murdered in Neche North Dakota during holidays. His hat and bloodied axe evidence point to a brutal, enigmatic crime near the Pembina River below the dam. A nervous stranger who briefly lingered in town is under scrutiny as authorities pursue leads.
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Arthur LeClaire
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Electric locomotives to power Great Northern tunnel trains
Great Northern plans four 100 ton electric locomotives for Washington cascade tunnel service next year. They will run on 8 000 volt 25 cycle current, with three phase motors and four motors per unit, capable of hauling 1 000 ton trains at 15 miles per hour on a 2 percent grade.
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Cascade Tunnel
Washington
St. Paul
Europe
Spokane Beats St Louis In Conference Football Clash
Washington State College toppled St Louis 11 to 0 in Spokane amid a rain soaked ice slick field. Five thousand spectators witnessed the decisive second half scoring as a swampy arena along the Spokane river hampered play.
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St. Louis
Spokane
Wash
St. Louis University
Southwest
Washington
Spokane River
Elk for Governor in Pennsylvania race hinted by Tener
New Castle Pennsylvania December 27 John K Tener grand exalted ruler of the Elke is understood to be aiming higher than congress He seeks the Pennsylvania governorship to succeed Governor Stuart whose term has two years left Tener’s career appeals to younger voters He began as a pitcher in the National League for Pittsburgh and is now president of the First National Bank of Charleroi his native town
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John K. Tener
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