Originated by Philadelphia Woman Mothers Day Idea Grows
A Philadelphia woman started Mothers Day to honor mothers with a white carnation as the symbol and the second Sunday in May as the celebration. The idea has spread nationwide with governors and mayors backing it and soldiers and schoolchildren taking part.
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Great Universal Order of Sons and Daughters
New Order
Boston
San Francisco
Duluth
New Orleans
Anna Jarvis
North Twelfth Street
Union
Grand Army of the Republic
Tragic Significance Remembered In Wistful Reflection
A line in a historical reminiscence recalls a moment of deep tragedy and memory, noting its enduring weight on those who witnessed it. The passage underscores how such events leave a lasting imprint on collective memory and local lore.
New York Population Speculation After Census Counts
After Census counters finish, New York City faces estimates of 4.5 to 5.0 million residents. Analysts say 4.75 million may be close, with the public awaiting official figures. The piece notes a century growth of about 96 thousand to nearly five million.
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New York
Census Bureau
Seattle
Snohomish
Pacific Coast
Young Women’s YWCA Delegates Sail for Berlin Conference
About fifty representatives depart New York aboard the Red Star Finland for Ant werp to attend the fourth World Conference of the YWCA in Berlin May 18 to 25. Delegates include Mrs E H Harriman and Miss Florence Simms with languages English French and German to be used. An excursion to Potsdam and Luther country is planned amid religious and social talks on women’s conditions and the YWCA’s role.
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National
Young Woman's Christian Association
Finland
Antwerp
Berlin
E. H. Harriman
Potsdam
Luther Country
Florence Simms
Mile
Anne
France
M. Gonelle
Pastor Kelly
Germany
Kawai
Japan
Morley
England
Baroness Nicolay
Russia
Countess Reventlow
Fraulein von Woellworth
Saunders
Miss Rouse
General Federation of Women's Clubs Opens in Cincinnati
Headquarters are set, reception committees named, and all preparations completed for the biennial meeting in Cincinnati beginning Tuesday. Thousands of women from across the United States are expected to participate as the council runs for ten days.
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Cincinnati
General Federation of Women's Clubs
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
America Railway Industrial Association
Memphis
Government offers 18 cent postmaster job in Wheatfield
Saltsburg May 7 reports the United States government offers a postmaster position at Wheatfield for 18 cents a day. The Civil Service Commission conducts an exam today to test competency. Last year the local post office paid $64 in wages.
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Saltsburg
United States
Wheatfield
Here
Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt to visit Berlin amid busy convention week
World news roundup lists Roosevelt’s scheduled arrival in Berlin to be guest of Emperor William while multiple conventions unfold across the United States and Europe. Other items include Taft opening the Actors' Fund Fair, naval developments, and forthcoming exhibitions in Nanking and Vienna.
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Taft
Actors’ Fund Fair
New York
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Berlin
Emperor William
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen of North America
Louisville
Midnight Doctors Warn Against Unwanted Visitors
A satirical note mocks doctors who force themselves into private spaces arguing against relying on remedies like Perry Davis pain pills. The piece suggests keeping medicine on hand and letting doctors stay in bed to avoid disruption.
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Perry Davis
Professor Write to Lecture on Legal Statute of Liquor Traffic
Prof YR Write of Denver will lecture in Academy hall Sunday at 3 p m on the Legal Statue of the Liquor Traffic. The lecture is non partisan and tied to Denver’s dry fight with 28 petitioners interested in the election on the 11th. Write has twenty two years of higher education and later lectured on reform movements.
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Denver
Academy Hall
Write
Bradfield CO
Atlanta
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