Mobile embraces tango craze as social spotlight shifts
In Mobile the tango spectacle draws society, with New York dancers Martin Deene and Margaret Kingston presenting the dance to locals. Exhibitions began last night at seven and will recur at luncheon times and events through the week as grandmothers and young couples alike join lessons led by Miss Margaret Austill.
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Mobile
Cawthon
Martin Deene
Margaret Kingston
New York
Terpsichore
Margaret Austill
Panama Canal Builder Declines New York Police Post Invitation
The builder of the Panama Canal has formally declined Mayor Mitchel's invitation to succeed as commissioner of the New York Police Department. He cited commitments abroad and expressed thanks for the offer.
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Panama Canal
Mitchel
New York Police Department
Remarkable NC dinner brings seventeen widows together
In Andrews North Carolina J McWhitaker hosted a remarkable dinner for seventeen widows aged various years. Their combined ages total 1033 with 152 children 289 grandchildren and 60 great grandchildren. The feast featured wild game and farm produce and may become an annual event. Governor Craig notes North Carolina leads in large families.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Andrews
Blue Ridge
Great Smoky Ranges
J. McWhitaker
North
McWhitaker
Craig
Dancing and social whirl at Mobile events
Mobile society notes highlight The Dansant at The Vineyard hosted by Miss Margarita Ligon and training with Rosa Marion Coates, a New Bridge Club gathering at the F H Reeds home, Mrs. Dawson’s prize score, and Christ Church Home-Coming Day with an organ recital and rector-led events.
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Vineyard
Margharita Ligon
Eben Barret Ligon
Mobile
Athelstan
Rosa Marion Coates
Otis Skinner
Kismet
New Bridge Club
F. H. Reeds
Michigan Avenue
Harold Reed
Sushing
H. S. Best
J. A. Reaves
Walter Higgins
H. K. Dawson
T. C. Thomson
Christ Church
Mathew Brewster
F. A. Dunster
Gaul
John Willis
Noel
Gounod
A. L. Feeks
M. Gusman
Verspeil
Wagner
Saint- Saens
Rossini
A. E. Thayer
Rienzi
W. H. Jude
Christ Church Parish
Paris Archbishop forbids tango and modern dress
Cardinal Amette, archbishop of Paris, issued an admonition declaring the tango a sin and to be confessed, urging confessors to note it in penance. He also cautioned women on dress, urging adherence to Christian modesty and opposition to immodest styles.
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Associated Press
Paris
Leon Adolphe Amette
Gouget
Annette
Ee Ae
Jean Piccepin
Second Greatest Feat in Engineering Completed
After nine years of labor the Catskill Aqueduct tunnel breaks through, 111 miles from Esopus to Brooklyn. It will supply New York with 500 million gallons daily when in service in two years, costing over 160 million dollars and claiming nearly 200 lives. The tunnel runs mostly 500 feet underground, with diameters from eleven to seventeen feet. A dynamite blast signaled the breakthrough with no ceremonies.
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Associated Press
New York
Catskill Aqueduct
Ashoakan Dam
Esopus
N. Y
Broklyn
Panama Canal
Harlem
Tango Prohibition Sparks Mixed Morality Debate
M Richepin defends respecting Cardinal Annette while citing Saint John Chrysostom’s tolerant stance on dance. Andre de Fouquieres notes the prohibition could stir strong emotion and dismay in Paris society after his US lectures.
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M. Richepin
Annette
Saint John Chrysostom
French Academy
Egypt
Greece
Andre de Fouquieres
United States
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick, gentle remedy for indigestion, gas, and dyspepsia. It claims relief within five minutes, allows normal eating, and costs a small coin for a large case. It emphasizes gentle digestion and broad use among millions.
Peg O My Heart at Lyric This January
Oliver Morosco presents Peg O My Heart at the Lyric on January 12 and 18 with matinee. Laurette Taylor stars in New York, Miss Bincie Hall plays the title role alongside Ruth Gartland Fred L. Tiden Vivian Gilbert and Herbert Ashton in a praised production.
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Peg O
Oliver Morosco
J. Martley Manners
New York
Laurette Taylor
Lyric
Bincie Hall
Ruth Gartland
Fred L. Tiden
Vivian Gilbert
Herbert Ashton
Will of Dr Weir Mitchell Probate Leaves Estate to Family
The will of the late Dr Weir Mitchell probated yesterday in Philadelphia leaves an estate valued at more than $100 000 to his widow and two sons. All medical copyrights go to Dr John K Mitchell, one son. The literary copyrights are placed in trust for the family.
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Philadelphia
Weir Mitchell
Ohio State Widers to Make State Campaign
Anti-Saloon League moves toward state wide prohibition in Ohio for 1915 with permanent headquarters in Columbus. Committees will run preliminaries and county chapters mirror pre election party structures. A defensive campaign is also planned by leaders.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Anti-Saloon League
Fire in coal bunker aboard Lampasas reported
Captain EF D Smith of the Mallory line steamer Lampasas said a small coal bunker fire occurred last Sunday and was extinguished. The ship reached port yesterday afternoon after a stormy trip at Fila Tampa.
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Tampa
Fila
EF. D. Smith
Mallory Line
Lampasas
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