Duchess of Marlborough Links Fashion to Sweatshop Reform
Special Washington Post cable from London reports the Duchess of Marlborough leading a British war against sweatshops. Described as equally at home in Mayfair and Spitalfields, she blends society life with advocacy, urging Americans to avoid buying products tied to exploitive labor.
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Mayfair
Spitalfields
Washington Post
London
London Magazine
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo
East End
Belgravia
James O Neill recalls Tyler as early theater manager
James O Neill describes meeting George C. Tyler in the 1890s while starring in Monte Cristo. He credits Tyler with rapid career guidance, press work, and partnership at Liebler & Co. He details Tyler's push to mount big productions like Joseph and His Brethren, The White Sister, and Monte Cristo, and notes O Neill’s brief retirement before returning to Broadway under Tyler’s vision.
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James O'Neill
George C. ‘Tyler
Liebler & Co
Joseph and Hiss
Vance
Mr. Tyler
Theodora Liebler
Wil Ot Lackave
Milton Kent
Frank Keean
Marie Bates
Montesto
Gerard
Conan Voyle
Judas
Chicago
Hall Caine
Monte Cristo
Joseph
Viola Allen
Wuham Farnum
Minne Gale
Vaude—Ville
Dr Mary Welter Prefiles Bill To Insure Women’s Voting
Dr Mary E Welter argues for a constitutional basis for women’s suffrage and introduces a bill rejected by Rep Ashbrook. She accuses suffrage leaders Anthony Stanton Shawdown of obscuring constitutional rights, says reform requires a women’s suffrage committee, and cites gains in ten states as proof of progress.
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Mary
Busan Anthony
Kate Stanton
Anna Howard Shawdown
United States
Mary E. Welter
Americans at Berlin embassy dinners spark social scene
Berlin reports on January 16 describe American guests and diplomats crowding the Adlon and embassy events. The pieces note potential limits on who may be presented to the Kaiser amid mood and weather discomfort, with Cassatt and Gerard among prominent attendees.
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Iist
America
Kaiser
Tokyo
Robert Kelso Cassatt
Philadelphia
Gigrard
Hotel Esplanade
Red Cross memorial site chosen in Washington plans
Secretary Garrison announced a 700000 dollar Red Cross memorial building to honor Civil War women will be built on a Seventeenth street site between D and E, with land total around 950000 dollars. A New York firm may supply tentative plans, construction to start spring, dedication hoped next year.
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Seventeenth Street
Agutherine
R. T. Bérickland
Gouspehance
New York
Red Cross
Red Cros
Alac
Congress
Harriman
Russell
Eldest Daughter Succeeds Mrs Sayre in Office
Under Margaret Wilton, now directing the National Library for the Blind, she follows her sister Mga Francis Bowes Sayre as an officer. Announcements yesterday show honors and applications for literature from many people nationwide.
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Succeds
Sayre
Mins
Margaret Wilton
Mga
Francis Bowes Sayre
National Library
BH A. Gs
Abe
Paris Scene Reopens in Mystery of De Mumm Couple
Walter De Mumm and his American wife Miss Scoville have moved into a small mansion in the Marais while the historic Rheims chateau remains their main retreat. Mrs Barnes departs Paris amid quiet social shifts as Edith Wharton returns from America to observe divorce and marriage trends. Also noted are notes for a new Wharton book and a dinner aboard a steamer with Clarente H Mackay and publisher W R Berry.
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Washington Post
Paris
Miss Scoville
Walter. de Mumm
Central Agure
Hroit Quarter
de Mumm -Will
Rheims
Barnes
Walter de Mumm
de Mumm R
Misa Scoville
London
Edith Wharton
United States
Atlantic
Wharton
Clarente H. Mackay
Ralph .Thurman
Reginald Ronalds
Moore House: J Hampton Moore 25th wedding anniversary
Pennsylvania Representative J Hampton Moore of Philadelphia and Mrs Moore marked their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with a quiet Washington dinner last night They plan a Mount Vernon visit today recalling their first trip twenty five years ago Mrs Moore wore a new wedding ring with inscription Twenty five years after and eight Moores received keepsakes The couple declined a large celebration to avoid spotlight on the milestone
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J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Berlin Morality Debate Sparks British Critique
Berlin reacts to an English weekly article on its morals and nightlife. A Cologne Gazette correspondent quotes Hingushman defending Berlin from claims of decadence and contrasts Berlin with London, arguing hard work and lively leisure shape a modern city.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Baby freed by writ as mother held for killing husband
In Queens, a seven to eight month old baby boy slept as Justice Crane granted a writ of habeas corpus releasing infant Stefano Masio from his jailed mother Maria Masio after she killed her husband Antonio Masio. The court’s action paused the ongoing damage suit while the child’s liberty was decided.
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Queens County Supreme Court
Longeland City
Crane
Stefano
Masio
Antonio Masato
Baby
Vernon Avenue
Long Yeland City
Maria Masio
Hetherington
Capobianci
Maria
Justice Crane
The Trial of Archbishop Laud in Civil War England
The article recounts William Laud, archbishop of Canterbury, facing treason charges during the English Civil War. It describes his arrest on March 1 1641, trial in 1643 1644, and execution at Tower Hill on January 8 1645, noting his defense and final beheading at age seventy two.
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Canterbury
Charles I
England
Charles
Laud
Scotland
House of Lords
Westminster
Lay
Commons
Tower Hil
Jesus
Church of England
Parliament
John Clotworthy
Woman 100 Years Old Hurt in Street Fall
Mrs. Honora Bresnahan, who claimed to be 100, was injured when she tripped and fell at North Capitol and H streets. Police and doctors doubt her age, noting she is likely no more than 63, and she was treated at Casualty Hospital before returning home.
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Fourth Street
Waste in Eggs Hits 50 Million Yearly Says U S Expert
Dr. M E Pennington chief of the food research laboratory reports enormous waste in poultry and eggs. He estimates annual waste at about 75 million dollars, with 10 percent of poultry and 8se5 produced not reaching consumers. He cites total industry values around 760 million to 3 billion dollars and notes extensive losses from poor handling and deterioration.
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M. E. Pennington
Food Research Laboratory
Department of Agriculture
Dr. Pennington
Pennington
Richmond couple elope after telegraphed yes from father
David Cohen, 27, and Gussie Trupin, 18, sought a marriage license in Washington. Clerk Kroll required parental consent due to age. A telegram to Miss Trupin's father produced a yes just before 4 PM, and the couple wed the same day with Rev. Louis Stern officiating.
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Richmond
Gussie Trepin
Washington
Cohen
Kroll
Oride
Miss.Trupin
Papa
Louis Stern
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