New Woman's University Opens in New York State
A new women's university in New York opens with a three year course aimed at women entering politics. The diploma is a ballot and commencement falls on the first Tuesday in November 1915. Freshman class reportedly 70,900, largest in U.S. history, with colors gold and white and a Victory 1915 campaign yell.
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New York State
Woman's University of New York State
James Lees Laidlaw
Woman's University
East Thirty-fourth Street
New York City
Woman Suffrage Party
Fifth Avenue
New
New York
Cy Mille
Dumas and a Paris prank described in memoirs
In My Autobiography Mme Judith recalls Alexander Dumas the elder as a towering figure of romance. A Marseille wag bet 100 sous he could kick the famous man and provoke a polite bow instead. Prudhomme was kicked and, mistaken for Dumas, bowed and paid the prize.
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Dumas
Mme. Judith
Alexander Dumas the Elder
Mery
Marseilles
M. Prudhomme
Alexander Dumas
Monsieur
Woman food expert leads pure food lab at Philadelphia
Dr. Mary E. Pennington, head of the government's food research laboratory in Philadelphia, is among the highest paid civil service women and the only woman to head a pure food investigation lab. She earns $3,000 yearly and oversees a staff of fifteen assistants, renowned for expertise in eggs and poultry and for efforts to improve preservation methods.
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Mary E. Pennington
Philadelphia
First Woman Licensed in Dental Surgery by RCS London
Lily Fannie Pain becomes the first woman in English history admitted by the Royal College of Surgeons in London as licentiate in dental surgery. The notable honor marks a landmark in gender barriers in the medical profession.
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Royal College of Surgeons
London
Lily Fannie Pain
DAMES AND DAUGHTERS UPDATE
Elizabeth Harris of Boston conducts a burglary insurance office. Mrs David Chambers McCan named civil service commissioner in Los Angeles and a noted Pacific coast equal suffrage advocate. Peggy Timins youngest follower of the east Kent foxhounds. B H Harriman funds a safety medal at the American Museum of Safety. Ella Newsomer Trader, Florence Nightingale of the south, living in Washington in near destitute circumstances as friends plan a relief movement.
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Elizabeth Harris
Boston
David Chambers McCan
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Peggy Timins
Smeeth
Kent
England
East Kent
B. H. Harriman
American Museum of Safety
American Steam
Ella Newsomer
Florence Nightingale
South
Washington
Education Notes and High School Night Sessions
Newark high schools hold evening sessions to show citizens school operations. The pan-Hellenic congress condemns high school fraternities. Gloucester formed six parent teacher associations in three years to strengthen school cooperation. Tennessee expenditures for high schools rose nearly twofold with a one third rise in building count.
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Newark
National
pan-Hellenic Congress
Gloucester
Mass
Tennessee
Notable Writers and a Devon Rector Named
The piece highlights Dr. Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia at eighty four as a major writer and physician. It praises poet William Watson for extreme care and notes Rev Sabine Baring-Gould of Lew-Trenchard, Devon, famed for many books in the British Museum and author of "Onward, Christian Soldiers."
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Weir Mitchell
Philadelphia
William Watson
Tennyson
Sabine Baring-Gould
Lew-Trenchard
Devon
Dartmoor
England
British Museum
Cooking tips from The Cookbook
Crackers with grated cheese toasted in the oven go well with salad for luncheon. A small sugar sprinkle over each layer of meat in steak pudding tenderizes it. Breadcrumbs in scrambled eggs improve texture and stretch the dish. Angel cake tails from under beaten eggs. beat them until they stand stiff.
The Mexican Muddle and Presidential Politics
A collection of newspaper quips on Mexico's political turmoil. Critics joke that creating new republics or cabinet posts could quietly solve the ex presidency problem. The remarks reflect international views of Mexico's resource wealth and governance challenges.
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Mexico
Boston Globe
Cincinnati Enquirer
Philadelphia Ledger
States and resources noted in health almanacs
The article highlights Colorado's marble reserves capable of supplying global demand for a century. It states California leads West of the Mississippi in mineral production value per the US Geological Survey. It also mentions Virginia Arkansas and North Carolina issuing health almanacs to promote hygiene and sanitation.
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Colorado
California
Mississippi River
United States Geological Survey
Virginia
Arkansas
North Carolina
State Board of Health
Royal Down and Outs Move to Safer Prison
Ex Sultan Abdul Hamid has been moved to a more commodious and safer prison, with the Chicago News noting the change. The Albany Knickerbocker Press adds a light remark about Manuel of Portugal possibly taking the Mexican throne if expenses are covered.
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Abdul Hamid
Ali
Turkey
Chicago News
Manuel
Portugal
Mexico
Albany Knickerbocker Press
Sugar, insanity costs, and trade in a changing world
The United States consumes one fifth of global sugar output and spends 32 million dollars annually on care for the insane. A Turkish bath in Bagdad uses a bullock to draw water from the roof. Australia shuts its markets to plumage from herons and other birds. The United States dominates trade with the Philippines, a lead that grows daily.
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United States
Bagdad
Australia
Philippines
Guest room duties for hospitality and comfort
A woman recalls the importance of a well prepared guest room with essentials and thoughtful touches. She urges hosts to equip, heat, ventilate, provide a clock and writing supplies, and to personally inspect the space to avoid guest awkwardness and ensure hospitality.
The Happy Mortal: A Woman’s Self Image and Deportment
The piece argues women reach true ease when not fixated on appearance. Self consciousness is hard to overcome and many display habits from the imagined mirror. Balance comes from posture, dancing and deportment lessons that teach confidence and ease.
Balanced living over extremes for women in daily conduct
The article urges women to avoid excess in manners, deals, or dress and to cultivate balanced, well rounded character. It warns that extreme display attracts no admiration from thoughtful people and calls for action to correct oversights by discarding flashy items and regaining proportion.
Anson Beats Dahlen On Shins and Stockings Tale
Tim Hurst recounts a Chicago era incident where Cap Anson teased Bill Dahlen during a game, then later denied him travel tickets on a White Stockings trip. Dahlen was left off the train near Chicago, forced to ride back alone, and avoided talk for a week.
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Tim Hurst
Bill Dahlen
Bill
Cap Anson
Chicago
Anson
Dahlen
White Stockings
St Louis
Ans
Apson
Nothing to Worry Over
A fragment from the Chicago Record Herald shows a dialogue about rumors that a daughter’s husband is a free thinker. The speaker reassures that such gossip should not matter, noting her own husband was once a free thinker but now never thinks.
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Laura
Chicago Record- Herald
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