Suffrage Parade Proceeds As March 3 Draws Near
Miss Alice Paul leads the push for a March 3 suffrage pageant in Washington. Senators Hobson and Shafroth volunteer as male lieutenants while E B Taylor presses for a place. The plan includes dramatic stunts and a chained figure, with women eager to rally support for a constitutional amendment.
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Internation&m! News Service
Washington
Alice Paul
Shrine of Equalits
Wilson
Democratic Congress
Paul
National
Ini’é Suffrage Association
Miss Paul
F Street
Richard Pearson Hobson
Merrimack
Hobson
J. Hobson
E. B. Taylor
James Lees Laidlaw
New York
Cross Memorial for Mrs. Marshall Orme Wilson to rise at Trinity Church
A 35 foot granite cross, costing about $40,000, will be placed in Trinity Church graveyard facing Broadway as a memorial from Mrs. Marshall Orme Wilson to her mother Mrs. William Astor. The cross will be topped by a figure of Christ to remind passersby of eternity amid busy finance district life.
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Marshall Orme Wilson
New York
Trinity Church
Broadway
William Astor
Trinity Parish
Christ
Suffrage Parade to Washington Led by General Rosalie Jones
General Rosalie Jones will head a suffrage parade into Washington with her hiking army after a 250 mile trek from New York. The procession features Inez Milholland as trumpeter, Dawn Mist, a Blackfoot assistant, and a large female cadre in era costumes with floats and delegates including Hobson and various government clerks.
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Rosalie Jones
Washington
New York
Greece
Inez Milholland
Paul
Milholland
Dawn Mist
Hobson
Despondent Harvard Student Describes Personal Crisis
A Harvard student recounts a troubling incident after a visit from a cousin in which an attempt at shared lodging turned awkward. The piece also details the death of Minnie Johnson an 18 year old who killed herself amid loneliness and family changes in Chicago.
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International News Service
Chicago
Minnie Johnson
Austin Avenue
West Lake Street
Anna Anderson
Iowa
Anderson
Health warning and remedy claim from old ad
An old advertisement warns against damp feet and links chill to kidney and bladder ailments. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a non habit forming remedy for kidney disorders, bladder irregularities, backache and rheumatism, sold by Van Antwerp Drug Corp in Mobile Alabama.
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van Antwerp Drug Corp
Mobile
Ala
Inventor Claims Direct Link London to San Francisco via Cable
John Gott, chief electrician for the Commercial Cable Company, reports completion of an invention to connect London and San Francisco by direct signals. The device would simplify cable operation and replace the Morse system, fulfilling a long held aim of submarine cable engineers since the first Atlantic line.
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New York
John Gott
Commercial Cable Company
Atlantic Ocean
Minister Quirks Moral Restitution In Tender Exchange
An exchange quoted by the Baltimore American shows a man claiming conversion and recognizing restitution for wrongs. He cites stealing a kiss, and Gladys suggests following the minister’s harsh guidance. The dialogue highlights religious influence on personal conduct.
Wealthy Heiress Ends Life Over Singer Obsession
Miss Helen Newby aged 19 daughter of ironman John Newby of Hector's Mills near Harrisburg was found dead from a self inflicted gunshot to the head. She had followed Miss Mary Garden to Harrisburg in infatuation hoping to meet the diva and had spent years learning to be the actress maid. She burned portraits and wished to kneel at Garden's feet calling her Lady Mary. A theosophy student noted Garden had previously played Queen Cleopatra in another life.
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Miss Garden
Lady Mary
Philadelphia
Miss Newby
Prefers Death to a Divorce in Minneapolis
Mrs James Connelly traveled to the lawyer's office after learning her husband sought a divorce. She shot herself in an adjoining room during the consultation and was taken to a hospital, where her condition was described as recoverable.
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International News Service
Minneapolis
Minn
James Connelly
Girl Dreams Of Serving Miss Garden As Maid
Police were told a girl believed she was Cleopatra's slave and vowed to renew devotion to Miss Garden. She prepared for two years to be Miss Garden's maid, abandoning Bryn Mawr plans and offering to serve without pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleopatra
Miss ‘de
Miss Garden
Bryn Mawr
Sage Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Gray to Dark Hue
An old home remedy touts sage tea and sulphur as a treatment to darken fading gray hair. The ad cites a home brew process and a commercial option Sage Sulphur Hair Remedy costing about 60 cents, claiming it restores color and gloss while reducing dandruff.
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Ireat
Anna Hall
Cincinnati
Federal Penitentiaries
Miss Hall
Harvard
Boston
Cambridge
Jim
Boston Traveler
Lonesdérme
Ruth Atkins
Crystal Street
Miss Johnson
Miss Atkins
Mrs. Anderson
Gladys
Baltimore
Mary Garden
T. Kiyono
Satsuma Orange and General Nursery
van Antwerp Bldg
St. Francis St
Saibara Nurseries
Bell Phone
Mobile, Ala
Cedar Brook
Palmer
Mobile’s Wholesale
Water St
Bell
Gleason
Mobile Auto Tire Works
Tire Plant
E. Karl
Cor. Conti
St. Emanuel
Dr. Brown
Dauphin St
Eugene Thoss.Jr
Cleveland
Dayton, Menarch and
Thistle Bicycles
Eugene Hoss, JR
Dauphin
Miles D. Savelle
Reed’s
W. A. Reed
Savelle
L. C. Greer
Boyles
Picture Lovers
Eugene Thoss,Sr
Iver Johnson
Cal
Thosstompkins Sporting Goods Co
Dauphin Street
Emile Herpin
Emanuel
New Item Office
W. D. Randall
Aynsley Litho and Eng. Co
Uwantal Pressing Club
Uwanta Club
Uwanta
Uwanta Pressing Club
Dr. Adams
A. Streb
Streb’s Bread
A. Streb Bakery
N. Royal ST
J. Mullaney, Jr
N. W
Mobile Fish & Oyster Co
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