Evening at Central High: Washington Municipal Orchestra Debuts
The 65 piece Washington Municipal Orchestra will present its first public concert tonight at Central High School. Soloist Mrs Franceska Kaspar Lawson soprano will perform including the Swiss Echo Song by Eckert. Conductor Hamlin E Cogswell leads the ensemble.
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Jobless Stader Kills Three Children Then Shoots Self
Indianapolis, Feb 27. Frank Stader, 38, a laborer, shot and killed his three children aged 3 to 8 as they slept, then shot himself in the head. He died at a local hospital. A long unemployment spell is cited as the motive. Mrs. Stader had died about a year earlier.
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Musically Treated Week Amid Washington Dinners
Washington social pages detail a flurry of dinner events and hostesses surrounding President Wilson and the cabinet. Highlights include postponed gatherings after Mrs Maury's death, engagements and arrivals at Willard and Willard-adjacent venues, and numerous house guests for inaugural events.
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Burial of Mrs Maury in Roanoke with Wilson kin
Funeral services for Mrs Matthew H Maury sister of Mrs Woodrow Wilson were held at her Roanoke home and interment followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs Wilson did not attend due to her mother’s illness in Washington.
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Entertain at a Winter Musicale in Washington
Mrs William H Bliss hosted about 200 guests at 1785 Massachusetts Avenue Washington for a brilliant musicale with violinist Fritz Kreisler at 10:30. Programs featured Bach and Beethoven works, followed by a buffet supper served in the red parlor.
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Mme Homer Wins Concert Audience at National Theater
Mme Louise Homer, renowned contralto, sang in recital replacing Mme Schumann-Heink amid enthusiastic reception. Program featured Strauss and Homer works, plus Browning settings and arias with Florence McMillan as accompanist. The performance showcased her powerful upper register and lush middle tones in a intimate venue.
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High Heel Fashion Questioned by Local Doctor
Dr Harvey told the Fairbrother Mothers Club at Ryland M. E. Church that modern women wearing eight inch heels are unfitting themselves for duty. He argued the ballet style causes female inefficiency and urged women to be fit for war service on the battlefield and in hospitals. He also cited army statistics claiming 70 percent of men are inefficient and unfit for service.
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Free Prescription Claims Eye Restoration Without Glasses
A Philadelphia notice touts a free home eye prescription from Dr Lewin promising real hope for eye strain and weakness. Reports claim readers restored vision after fifteen days, with sufferers nearing or achieving reading without glasses and reduced nightly discomfort.
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