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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1911
Page
6
An amateur college drama club ball in a Manhattan hotel ballroom showcases daring color combinations. Coral silk with blue, coral tints, and blue chiffon outfits appear with wide collars, embroidered coats, lace trims, and straw hats, highlighting youthful styling and decorative embroidery.
Coral blossoms and blue velvet dominate the season with up standing bows and velvet facings. Striped voile and tri ple flouncings appear on skirts, bodices feature blue ribbons, satin girdles, and pump bows. Varied wraps, exotic fabrics, and lilac purple accents define the new looks described by Lucy Carter for graduation wear.
The article notes growing comfort on ocean liners with features like an eighteen hole golf course on the Titanic and Olympic, squash courts above the keel, and tanks and baths on various liners. It contrasts these with Rotterdam baths, Aduatte pools, and other line innovations.
The American historian and writer Washington Irving was born in New York on April 3, 1783 and died November 28, 1850 at Sunnyside near Tarrytown. He started in law but wrote as Jonathan Oldstyle and gained fame with History of New York by Diedrich Knickerbocker.
Eli Howard of Michigan and Clarence McGrew of San Antonio, both telephone linemen, were burned to death when the City hotel burned in Robestown Texas on May 9. Several guests escaped narrow. Hotel loss set at 15000 dollars.
The article notes Fusan as a leading Far East port near Tsushima with a dense population and thriving commerce. Jinsen, open to trade since 1482, is equally prosperous with about 5,500 residents, including a significant Japanese community.
Arthur Capper reports results from the Missouri Valley Farmer poll of western farmers. Roosevelt leads first choice tallies with 7,? marks, La Follette strong on second and third choices, Bristow third in first choice, Taft sixth overall among listed Republicans. Socialists vote for Warren and Debs. Clark tops Wilson on third choice.
Dr Dudley A Sargent head of Harvard's physical culture department argues women are nearer to barbarism than men. He claims women are primitive, can endure more physical strain, and should do labor and exercise to preserve nature and benefit the race.
George H Morgan’s death may push Morgan fortunes to his son George Dalton Morgan and his wife Mrs Yuki-Kate Morgan, a Japanese aristocrat. The Yokohama marriage in 1904 linked the Morgans to a leading Japanese family, stirring early doubts but earning admiration during a cross country trip.
Judge M. Lee of Providence hears Elizabeth I England vs John E England in a five year marriage with three children. Mrs England testified of a 3 am incident where a slap and a kick occurred after she searched his pockets. The judge urged reconciliation and warned the wife not to rummage his pockets again.
Rev. Dr. Homer B. Henderson, long a fan of Detroit baseball, resigns from Wagoner Place United Presbyterian in St. Louis to accept a call from First United Presbyterian in Detroit. He will depart June 1. Henderson, a six year graduate of Nenia College, says baseball influenced his decision and prompted his move to Detroit.
The text argues that Germany must secure English and French capital to advance the Bagdad railway project. If England with Peace rejects such aid, the German enterprise would likely fail.
A historical note explains the Red Sea would stretch from Washington to Colorado and would be three times as wide as Take Ontario, offering a scaled geographic comparison.
John and Gertrude Bingham live with his aunt ailing and wealthy. After her death a forged aunt Caroline leaves a lasting ruse. A cousin Jane Medway appears, claiming a prior will and threatening exposure before the real paper surfaces.
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