Women debate legal protection for young mothers in church meeting
In Washington on February 27 a First Presbyterian Church gathering discussed improving conditions for "unlawful mothers." Speakers including Ellen Spencer Massey and Mary D. Hill advocated raising the age of protection from 16 to 18, urging broad support while noting opposition from New Jersey and New England legislators. The meeting raised funds for the Florence Crittenden Mission and pressed for swift passage of the Shannon bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
First‘ Presbyterian Church
Kate Walter Barrett
Ellen Spencer Massey
Harter
Helen Gardner
Mary D. Hilla
Lew Department
Congress
Beneft
Third Street
Florence Crittenden Mission
Mussey
Shannon Bi
Mrs. Massey
Miller
Ellis
New Djerétey
Sire Wiig
Ak-Sisch
Tadies
House Judiciary Committee
Atofics
Rome
Lkely
Barrett
Mary Larne Dickinson
National Council of Women
Air
Womans’ Congress
Uftel
Woman speaks on fertility and nature at People's Church
Washington Feb 21 Ella M Jen MM D addressed a large audience at the People's Church on fertility and its possibilities. She used Cor. 3 16 as text and argued mind and body are interdependent, urging focus on motherhood, education, and a national health and heredity institute with prizes for child welfare and parentage education.
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Washington
Ella M. Jen- MM. D
People's Church
Ferodity
God
Apesker
Sind
Herote
Jennings
Freke
Bbe
What People Need Today Says Dr Jennings in Paper
Dr Jennings argues for education on unions and superior children, nutrition, sanitation, and physical culture taught by experts. He calls for a department of applied Christianity and intelligent self support through remunerative work, asserting justice and reciprocity as guiding principles under heaven on earth.
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Jennings
Earth
Reconciled or not Jean de Reszke and Nordica clash
Chicago reports Jean de Reszke speaks on his quarrel with Mme Nordica over salaries and managerial influence. He denies plotting against her Metropolitan Opera engagements and asserts the dispute centers on money while offering to mend relations. Nordica’s side remains silent.
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de Reszke
Mme Nordica
Chicago
Jean de Reszke
Nordica
Mme. Nordica
Mme Norem
Annie
Mme
Maurice Grau
Metropolitan Opera
Lite
Vinny
M. Gra
M. de Resxke
Milan
Dix
Edouard de Reszke
Ist
Basse
Mme. Nordien
Trithe
Asten
Melba
Mr. Gray
Covent Garden
London
Mme. Klafsky
Klafsky
Athletic Exhibition by YMCA Class Impresses 600
Jessie James Jr led a YMCA gymnasium program in Kansas City on February 7 under Dr Riley. The class showcased club swinging weight lifting vaulting horizontal bar work and boxing style punching to an audience of over 600 enthusiasts. James Jr son of the famed band leader drew strong applause.
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Jessie James, Jr
Kansas City
Riley
Jesse Jamva, Jr
Bandir
Scully and Modocs at 644 Fellows Benefit Dance
Mon day evening March 1st at 704 Kansas avenue hosts a benefit for destitute Odd Fellows. The event features dancing after promtamiens and serves as a fund raiser for the lodge group.
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Scully
Modocs
Kansas Avenue
Advalasto
Bi metallic conference bill passed amid partisan debate
Washington feb 27 a bi metallic conference bill passed after divergent opinions with leaders from both parties arguing for and against international bimetallism. The measure also covers arbitration for interstate carrier labor disputes and other related acts. Key speakers include mr stone mr mccreary mr quigg and mr dingley amid party tension. The house adjourned after lively exchanges and pledges to support the bill.
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Washington
Erdman
Senate
Stone
McCreary
List International Conference
Bil
Ray
Brussels
Cox
England
Bimetalic League
Hartman
Meitue
Cleveland
Quigg
Bryan
St. Louie
Hepburn
Johnson
Quigs
McKinley
Dingley
Grosvenor
House
Bryan Money Attaches for the Debt of a Theatrical Advance Agent
In New Haven the receipts from a lecture by Hon. W. J. Bryan totaling 34 were attached in suit for J. W. Norcross of New York, a former advance agent of Manager Stock, but released after ruling the salting way erroneous. Police protection and escort claims tied to Bryan’s theater visit were denounced by local New Haven men.
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Bryan
New Haven
W. J. Bryan
J. W. Norcross
New York
Com- Stock
Sulinho
Farle
Brsan
Donnelly’s bill to post bank cash held rejected
In St Paul Minnesota on February tenaties Donnelly proposed requiring state banks to post daily cash on hand. Representative Meyers attacked the plan saying it would cause depositor panic. The house rejected the bill 22 to 34. Donnelly’s separate bill to publish names of officers and stockholders with stock held passed 34 to 6.
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Gnatius Donnelly
St. Paul
Minn
Medical Tonic Promises Nerve and Digestion Aid
An advertisement touts Electiny Bitters as a vegetable tonic for the nervous system and digestive organs. It claims to purify blood, improve appetite, aid digestion, and promote overall health, selling at 50 cents to a dollar per bottle from Jones Drug Store at Fifth and Kansas Avenue.
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Jones Drug Store
Fifth and
Kansas Avenue
Judd Proposes State Road Improvements and Jobs Plan
Judge c P Judd of this city advocates road improvement and a state road commissioner to oversee work. He outlines local officials serving as overseers, a state road office, statewide road construction, fee collection to the state treasury, and employing laborers at 90 cents to $2 per day. He urges state produced materials and direct benefit to the unemployed, details given in a speech at the old court house last night.
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C P. Judd
State House
Judd
Old Court House
WANT M CULLAGH S MONEY
St Louis Post dispatch reports the death of Joseph I McCullagh editor of the Globe Democrat with multiple claimants to the estate. Letters of inquiry have been sent to executors and inquiries received from San Francisco Brooklyn and South Natick Mass. The revised schedule lists McCullagh library holdings including volumes by two dozen authors such as Thackeray Fielding and Scott.
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St. Louis
Joseph I. McCullagh
Globe- Democrat
Ammons
McCullagh
Ade
San Francisco
Brooklyn
South Natick
Mase
Bryan at Carnegie Hall on Money Speech
New York crowd hears Bryan discuss money policy at Carnegie Hall under the Universalist association. He argues for equality before the law and critiques gold standard advocates. He claims the value of money shifts with currency supply and refutes the idea of an honest dollar.
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Bryan
Carnegie Hall
New York
Fev
Carnegie Music
Hieilvar
Uimerallte
Passarns
Hhe Inctine Mir
Quaney Ag Malo Ly
Lotiatetic
Coffee Price War Drops One Cent Per Pound
New York reports the Arbuckle brothers slashing the price of coffee by one cent a pound in a fierce price war. Woolson Spice, tied to the sugar trust, matched the cut, marking the first time both firms set identical prices. The move lowers the market and affects contracts and trading on the coffee exchange as spot prices weaken.
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Arbuckle Brothers
New York
Fey
Arica Brothers
Woolson Spice Company
Ugar Trust
Coffes Exchange
Richest strike in Leadville mine boosts ore value
Ore in the Nil Desperandum mine near Leadville at 467 feet depth and a 12 foot drift yields ore over 400 per ton, described as the richest and most important strike since 1880 in the Rock Hill area, developed by union miners after past costly efforts by D H Moffat.
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Leadville
Rock Hill
Atriling
D. H. Moffat
Lowa
Grip remedy booster claims nationwide epidemic relief
An ad touts Humphreys 77 as the universal cure for grip and colds, asserting early use shortens illness and even during prevalence it prevents invasion. It promises quick relief and full cure, with directions to a druggist and local address for the product.
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America
Humphreys
Francis Murphy and Paine's celery compound in Boston pledge
Francis Murphy, famed temperance lecturer, born in Ireland, leads campaigns with Air Mooly and Mr Murphy's pledge in Boston where five thousand signatories back temperance. He praises Paine's celery compound for nerve and brain relief, citing Dr Edward Phetts and Boston Globe testimonials as evidence of its health benefits.
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Francis Murphy
Ireland
Murphy
Air
Mooly
Boston
Paine
Boaten Globe
Dward & Phetts
Ttmouth Medical School
The Cloud Lifts.
The headline notes a disruption in the steel pool, with agency Dun and Company summarizing the shift. The brief item indicates industry impact and market reactions as the cloud lifts on shortages or bottlenecks.
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Say Dun & Company
Corn Exports Double Boosts Trade Across Markets
The report notes that corn exports last year doubled the prior year’s total, reflecting broader gains in iron, coal, and steel trade. Analysts cite rising demand for steel rail replacements and increased industrial activity, with improvements in prices for Lake Erie markets and higher foreign consumption offsetting slower Western crops. Trade in textiles and wool follows a tentative recovery as mills restart and orders pick up, while overall commerce shows cautious progress amid mixed regional signals.
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Sint Moth
Canada
Readstreets
Bradstreet
Anya
Chicago
St. Louis
Cheveland
Cincinnati
Locheville
Dr King's New Discovery Ad Presents Cough Remedy Claim
An advertisement features James L Francis alderman Chicago and Rev John Beremn Keokuk endorsing Dr King s New Discovery as an ideal cough remedy. It claims five years of family use and relief when other prescriptions failed, offering trial bottles at Jone drug store on Elm Street and Kansas Avenue.
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James L Francis
Chicago
Faye
Teveard
King
John Beremn Keokuk
Criter
Dave
Liscovery
le Ji Jone Drug Store
Fih Street
Kansas Avenus
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WIGE
New England
New Jersey
Ella M Jennings
Songsters
Woman’s Ark
Sursaparilla
C. 1
Hood & Co
Lowell, Muss
Emily
Hood
M’cullagh
Ballor
Des Moines
Chamberlain
Geo
Wolff
Fernandina
Fla
West $Th. St
Humphrey
Willem & Johns Sts
New
St. Pafpe
Dunsaya
Lake Erie
Mesaba
Leonisville
Besse Vaner Pla
Plutsburs
Yelth
Jean Raplaity
Q. DeNess
L. St. Penwel
Odd Fellows’ Building
Quincy Street
Undertakers
DeMosss Penwell
Quincy ST
National Stables
Tfbs Tew “Margarita
Greif, Manufacturer
Kannan Ave
Bradshas
Tanganade
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