Social notes on Rochester visitors and parties at the library
Personal items note successful subscription parties at the library on January 20 February 4 and 15 with Mrs CS Sutton and several ladies in charge. A long list of attendees and organizers follows, plus plans for two more parties after Lent. Other society news covers travels, club meetings, lectures, and upcoming events in Topeka and Manhattan area communities.
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Petecey
Socal
Library Hell
Mre
CS. Sutton
J.L. King
R HL Crosby
H. Lk. Robinson
W. T. Crosby
J. B. Hayden
Com— Pound
Mesea
W. A. L Thompson
F. B. Wear
Stobart Pierce
Robert Pierce
Ho LL Robinson
F. B. MekKibben
Messrs
L Robinson
J. 2
Hayden
C J. Brown
Harold J. Caaso
H. O. Garvey
W. T. Crunty
E J Crosby
J. H. Yankla
Lew
CB Smith
G. W. Crace
C C Beker
W. A Morten
Georgery
W.e.thomas
W. M. van Valkenberg
Ferry
Eugene Welle
Sutton
Okiben
E. Willer
R. Goodry
A. H Quinton
A.A. AL. Thompson
Dijon
FA Lewis
Wm. A King
J. F. Myers
L Doolittle
G A Wail
J.B Iowley
Wbk Fausen
R. J. Parker
G. Foster
Koons Ittenow
Evie McClintock
J. H. Gleed
Jung Ulness
Fred Trigg
Hutchinson News
Topeka
W. A. Morgen
Kansas
Harold Adams
Grove
Weaver
D. C
Making Over Skirts and Proportion in Dress
Practical sewing tips for mending skirts with worn bindings and adding interlining to restore length. Advice on proportion in waist measurements cites Lady Hatherton and suggests adjustments to achieve artistic balance. Also notes portieres from bed quilts as decor and a local coal supplier advert.
Frisco Plan Names Agents to Run New Exchange Cage
The St. Louis & San Francisco railroad announces a new exchange cage with its own offices in Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New York, and Chicago. Appointments effective March 1 include J. A. Cook in Chicago, W. L. Van Nest in New York, S. B. Franklin in Cincinnati, and A. M. Conley in Pittsburgh. They will oversee all freight and passenger traffic originating in their assigned territories for the Frisco line.
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Boon
Fr. Louis
St. Louis
Frisco
Rockefeller letters deny influence over university affairs
The Chicago University head notes in a February 25 address to Baptist ministers that John D. Rockefeller never intended to perpetuate his name or control the university. Dr Harper states Rockefeller has never visited the campus nor dictated faculty matters, and that a false claim about his interference is harmful.
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Pieaue Bindeinecke Bostox
Wm. F. Harper
Chicago University
Buwdoin Square Tabernacle
Hockefeller
Eata Blief & Greet University
Chicago
Rockefeller
Dr. Harper
Rockefeeller
Cleveland Won't Run Again for a Third Term Says Fullerton
Feb 26. Washington: J C Fullerton president of the national Chickamauga park commission says Pres Cleveland will not seek a third term. He cites that Cleveland has informed friends and will announce his decision in a letter. The remark was made during a visit to the Ninth Indiana monument site.
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Sol Cleveland
Inpranaronté
Gee
J.C Fullerton
Washington
D.C
National Chickamauga Park Commission
Ninth Indiaon Regiment
Cleveland
Fullerton
Sheerin
Democratic National Committee
Cleveland Bes
Brokey Company Granted Franchise For Streetcar Extension
The Patwin council approved a compromise ordinance granting Tojeks Street Itallroad a franchise to extend from Laurel Avenue toward insane asylum grounds through Auburndale. The city attorney Clad Hamilton led the measure, with Baker guiding company support. Four months to accept, nine to complete. old line to be torn up once the new line is built.
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Brokey
Liverty
Patwin
Tojeks Street
Laurel Avenue
Auburndale
Clad Hamilton
Baker
Potwin
Mrs Lease's Fault Jerry Simpson Tells Detroit People
In Dercert Mich Feb 21 Hon Jerry Simpson laments Mrs Mary Lease as too intolerant and aggressive while praising her ability. He hopes she remains active in politics but criticizes her independence. Elsewhere, court visitors face long words as new courthouse elevators may be idle due to county budget limits and fuel costs.
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Jerry Simpson
Detroit
Shier
Mich
City
Mary Lease
District Court
Changes of Fashion in Paris Fashions of Balloon Sleeves
The article discusses the shifting trend away from oversized sleeves toward more moderate designs as Parisian modistes modify balloon silhouettes. It critiques prior extreme styles, notes the advantages of fuller sleeves for different figures, and sketches a visiting gown with velvet, sable trim, satin bodice, and fur edging, reflecting late nineteenth century fashion commentary.
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Olympus
Paris
Bemiks
Appropriate perfumes and street costume details
A discussion on acceptable fragrance use argues for selecting high quality scents while avoiding musk. It notes methods to remove candle wax stains from clothing and distant scents in rooms, plus a sketch of violet and dark green ribbed wool street costume with fur trim, violet hat, and velvet accents.
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Nearale
Somme
Gold Brick Gordon Linked to San Francisco Arrest in $5,000 Fraud
A man calling himself Edward Thompson or Charles Gordon, also Addison Mills, is under arrest in San Francisco on a charge of passing two fake gold bricks as security for a $5,000 loan to Napa county vineyardist M. G. Ritchie. The case ties to a Jackson county farmer scam two years earlier. The man previously known as Gold Brick Gordon faced a five year penitentiary sentence, appeals, and a Supreme Court bond question after his release. He vanished, later reappeared in California, and now faces possible extradition.
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Gordon
Couny
San Francisco
Jackson County
Associated Press
Las Francisco
Fev
Edward Thompson
Charles Gordon
Addison Mls
M. G. Ritchie
Napa County
Mills
Philadelphia Mint
Hitchie
Hazen
Schodler
Supreme Court
PH. Coney
Indiana colleges unite to form new university
In Indianapolis on February 25 the Indiana colleges Butler, Indiana Dental, Indiana Industrial, and Indiana Law School agreed to unite under one university name. The consolidation aims to enroll about 1,000 students as the new system forms a single body across the institutions. Fire at Enghamton House Furnishing blocks destroys stock from Enghamton and Babcock & Stowell with estimated loss of $250,000.
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Indiana
United Site University
Inptaxarois
Ind
University of Indianapolis
Butler (Literary)college
Medical College of Indiana
Indiana Fiental College
Indiana Law School
Geico
Unitec
Guamrox
Engbamton House Furnishing Company
Babcock & Stowell
The Fad Of Fashion Incense Censers Take Hold Of Womans World
A New vogue in perfume uses censer like chatelaine burners that light incense for a subtle scent. Elegant ladies at matinees awaken curiosity as vapor drifts toward the footlights. English and New York shops offer glass and silver censers for chatelaine or dressing-table use. Eastern perfumes like India and Ceylon fragrances are favored, with automatic lighting and air sealing features. The trend could supplant sachets and musk as fashion’s scent centerpiece this season.
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Milady
London
New York
India
Ceylon
Weather and crime notes from Santa Fe area and Dupree shooting
Spring moonlight and warm forecasts promise clear skies across Santa Fe and Tech Fatana regions with Colorado and New Mexico reporting pleasant, cool weather though southern Texas shows clouds. A watchman’s bullet wounded Dupree in the side, contested by authorities who doubt the old wound. Reports from Armenia mention fresh massacres near Malatya and other points. A meeting at Mrs Wardall’s on Quincy Street invites residents to discuss “Compared work.”
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New Muxico
Texas
Dupree
Temkine
Jenkins
Wiro
Gardiner
Malate
Armenia
Wardall
Quincy Ieet
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Mantallan
J. A. Bratten
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Eureka Springs
Arkuo
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Vienna
Colra
Alf. Wesson
East Fourth Street
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Ruckefpellel
Henry Conerel
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Liberia
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Ala
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Arkansas
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Monrovia
Africa
Internatioual Migration Society
Laureda
Savanna
Keriida Wallace
Santasaroris
Zeriida Es Wallace
Low
Walyn
Jota Steiner
Cataract
Aonth
America
Politique Colonia
Pars
Brzil
Amayo
French Guinea
Brazil
Ita
Wen
Weason
Melos
MR. Gold Brick Gordon
California
Jones
Kansas Avenue
J. x Jonz
Pasision
DR. Miles
Wigcousts
Green Bay
Miles
Eufot
Perre Trannies
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