Suffrage Strain Marks Southward March to Washington
The Suffrage Army reaches Washington after a two week march via Maryland and Baltimore amid hostile receptions and jeers from Southern crowds. The article notes the risk of colored women joining the march and the impact on Southern support for equal suffrage.
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Washington
Suffrage Army
National Capital
Maryland
Mason and Dixon Line
Baltimore
Winans
Craft
Jones
New York
America
England
Rosalie Jones
Presbyterian Protest Over Social Service Critique
Representatives of combined Presbyterian churches condemn the federal council of the Churches of Christ in America for ignoring the supernatural in social service. The Montreal resolution, debated February 19, questions reform through divine power and signals opposition at the World Alliance meeting in Aberdeen.
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Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Presbyterian Churches
United States
Canada
Presbyterian
Philadelphia
World Alliance of the Reformed Churches
Montreal
World Alliance
Aberdeen
Scotland
Ralph Prime
Presbyterian Church of
Bryan
Church of the Covenant
Chicago
Nelson P. Dame
D. D
Alexandria
New York
Federal Council
Dame
America
de Ehension
Fed
Report Details Money Trust Existence and Needed Reforms
Washington correspondent reports the Pujo committee findings confirm a money trust exists and controls vast financial power. The filing argues removal of concentrated power and federal regulation are needed to prevent future trusts and safeguard national commerce and industry.
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Ags
Axo
Washington
Pujo
Congress
Refined Mid-day Cabaret Ad Hits New York Department Store
An advertisement in New York papers touts bargains at a top department store center featuring Miss Ruth Thorpe formerly of Pink Lady, Miss Elsie Ivy contralto soprano, Miss Pauline Barbitt, Mlle. Canterelli soprano, Stanley Warner and the Famous Hawaiians with Sorlin's Orchestra.
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New York
8Th Fl
Ruth Thorpe
Pink Lady Company
Elsie Ivy
Pauline Barbitt
Mlle. Canterelli
Stanley Warner
Sorlin
Burnett Immigration Bill Seen Affected By Poem
Birmingham Ledger notes the immigration bill aims to exclude the illiterate from Europe but fails as the illiterate provision dies under opposition. A circulated poem criticizes harshly and shifts several votes, altering the bill’s fate in congress.
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Alabama
Mr. Burnett
America
Congress
Burnett
Immigration Committee
Europe
Birmingham Ledger
Sunday supplement recruit joins famed outlaws discussion
The piece notes Jack Rose as a new contributor in the Sunday supplement, alongside celebrated outlaws like Rube Burrows and Jesse James. It comments that these famed figures missed the era of lucrative Sunday supplements.
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Jack Rose
Lieutenant Becker
New York
Rube Burrows
Jesse James
Liyax
Talladega
Freidmann Serum Attracts Attention Of U S Health Officials
Surgeons in the public health service monitor Dr. Freidmann a German physician visiting the United States who claims a serum cures tuberculosis. Surgeon General Rupert Blue will study its effects and decide on federal action noting the treatment is unproven but warrants testing in federal laboratories and by public health officials.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Mobile Fire Department
Presen
Mobile Theater
National Fire Underwriters
New Water System
J. G. Pepper
Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Company
Progressive Union
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Freidmann
Seeman Ueen ' E Andredge
New York
Rupert Blue
Marine Hospital Service
Dr. Freidmann
Blue
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Rome
Freidman
Public Health Service
Friendmann
Fort Stanton
New Mexico
General Blue
United States
Woman and the Law: Equality Before the Law for All Citizens
The Jacksonville Times Union argues that exemptions for women and labor groups from penalties undermine the rule of law. It contends that no class or sex should escape legal responsibility, warning that selective obedience weakens government legitimacy and federal authority.
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England
Congress
South
Jacksonville Times-Union
Hamilton Named U S Judge for Porto Rico by Taft
President Taft nominated Hon. Peter J. Hamilton as United States judge for Porto Rico. Senate deadlock on confirmations delays the action, but advocates expect President Wilson to refile the nomination when the Senate is ready. Hamilton is praised as a high attorney and scholar with deep learning and notable contributions to Alabama colonial history.
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Wilson
Hamilton
Princeton
Senate
Alabama
Gulf Coast
The Black Virgin of Liedsmarken
In a Finnish coastal fable, the black rock near Liedsmarken hides a cave statue invoked to spare Axel, an orphan, from death. Frida and Robert risk the sea to plead for his life, perish at sea, while Axel survives and the rock’s curse ends.
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Finland
Liedsmarken
Axel
Frida
Robert
Christian
Crop Watchers in China Protect Fields From Thieves
A Wide World Magazine essay describes open fields in China guarded by watch towers and crop watcher societies. Farmers employ professional watchers atop tall kaoliang to deter theft while women on platforms spin, sew, or perform needlework during long vigils.
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China
March Wide World Magazine
Sign of the Portuguese Barber
In Portugal barber shops use a distinctive double sign, often a hanging horse’s tail over the doorway, especially in Oporto. The sign signals haircuts and mocks overlong hair, a cue usually seen along bustling streets where passersby might need a trim.
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Portugal
Oporto
Married Life the Second Year Lost Ten and a Lesson in Worry
Helen loses a ten dollar bill during Christmas shopping and endures a day of fatigue and anxiety. She frets about asking Warren for money, worries over small misfortunes, and endures rude car drivers before discovering the missing bill tucked in her muff. The ordeal ends with relief when the muff reveals the ten dollars.
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Helen
Lost and Found
Warren
Certan
Pussy Parmew
Savona Police Top Hats Highlight Local Respectability
Savona Italy may be the only town where policemen wear top hats. The piece speculates on how top hats would look after rough handling by hooligans and wonders if Savona maintains its respectable image with silk bats.
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Savona
Italy
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