Dress Reform Motion Beats Suffrage at New Jersey Meeting
At Asbury Park on May 16 the New State Federation of Women's Clubs adjourned with suffrage arguments dropped for the year. A 64 to vote defeated a resolution for continued discussion, while delegates favored simplifying dress and praised Representative Kinkead. The group also backed a Chicago federation push to adopt The Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem.
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Asbury Park
N. J
New State Federation of Women
Ubs
Kinkead
Chicago
John B. Cowling
General Federation
William Townsend Ropes
Joseph Middleton
Minnie S. Latham
William Wauters
Thomas B. Stillman
Francis Coffin
Brice Collard
Elmer Shoemaker
Lemuel Skidmore
Lawler
Albright
Board of Revision
Federation
Senate battle over migratory game bird law funding
Washington May 16. Friends of the migratory game bird statute fought in the senate for adequate enforcement funds. The agriculture department sought 100000 for wardens, the house cut it in half, and the senate committee trimmed to 10000. Senator McLean protested while opponents argued constitutional doubts. A 2 to 21 vote adopted an amendment removing 257000 for free seed.
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Washington
Senate
Department of Agriculture
House
Senate Committee On Agriculture and Forestry
McLean
Connecticut
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
William E. Borah
Idaho
Reform in Dress Dominates Conference Meeting
At the conference, Mrs. Cowling urged the convention to commend new fashion modes including skirts. She called for taboos on hoops and bustles and heavy styles.
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Sion
Lillian Nordica Remembered as Notable Soprano and Fashion Debate
A memory piece on Mme Lillian Nordica highlights her rise from a Maine childhood to global fame as a Wagner interpreter. The article notes a convention debate on dress simplicity, public transit safety cards, and Nordica’s dramatic life events including multiple marriages, a 1914 voyage disaster, pneumonia, and her death after sinking at Batavia.
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Mme
Lillian Nordica
Atlantic
Farmington
Maine
Boston
Lillian
Lillian Norton
John Allen
Edwin Norton
Allen
Norton
O'Neill
New England Conservatoire of Music
Gilmore
Europe
Paris
Milan
Brescia
Violetta
St. Petersburg
Grand Opera
Marguerite
Frederic Gower
English Channel
Gower
India
Academy of Music
New York City
Nordica
Elsa
Baireuth
Isolde
Metropolitan Opera House
Zoltan Doeme
Mme, N
Australia
Tasman
Torres Strait
Thursday Island
Batavia
Java
Indigestion and Constipation Relief Claim
Mrs. Mary E. McMullen of Phelps New York credits Chamberlain's Tablets with immediate relief from long standing indigestion and constipation and says several weeks of use cured the complaint. Available at all dealers.
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Chamberlain's
Chamberlain
Mary E. McMullen
Phelps
N. Y
L. & N. Excursion to New Orleans May 23
A L. and N. excursion to New Orleans is announced for May 23 with a round trip fare of 3.50 dollars. The advertisement lists travel details and rates for interested travelers.
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New Orleans
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Dium
Mme. Nordica
New York
George W. Young
Mme, Nordica
Vienna
French Market’ Mills
New Orleans Coffee Company, Ltd
Pancrae Sones
Cece
Souther
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Diehl
Mobile Electric Supply CO
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