70 Year Old Student Aims to Be an Author in Night Classes
St Louis, Jan 22. Helena Hart, 70, of St Louis, mother of eight and great grandmother, is the oldest member of Yeatman High School night classes. She studies English and English class, reads Maeterlincks Bluebird and Shakespeare, Ibsen and the Bible. She favors old authors as models, believes modern best sellers are not worth reading, and plans to write after completing her course. Hart, born in Rome, Ga, has long worked as a milliner and dressmaker, is widowed, and has a proud record of learning despite age and past interruptions.
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Maeterlinck
Shakespeare
Washington Fost
St Louis
Helena Hart
Ave
Yeatman High School
Mia Hart
Ibsen
Mother's Care Calls Rise Against Servant Childcare
Mrs James of Wilkes-Barre Pa condemned the practice at the Florence Muittenton Home convention held in Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church. She cited cases where parents of illegitimate children showed more love than some wealthier women who saw their babies infrequently. Additional speakers discussed uplift of womanhood and the roots of falling women, with delegates from multiple states attending as the convention adjourned last night.
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James
Wilkes- Barre
Florence Muittenton
Hell
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Third
M K Gardner
Scranton
Mrs. Gardner
Misa Elizabeth Rungee
Wheeling
W. Va
Mra Tiarle
Detroit
McCawley
Philadelphia
O. H. Osborne
This Sty
Lord
Erle
Death of Mrs Burroughs Cremation Planned Sunday
Remains of Mrs Hope Hopkins Burroughs wife of Prof H H Burroughs Central High School died yesterday at 2046 Park NW will be cremated Sunday at 5 PM at 2003 T St NW services by Rev A K Barter Eastern Presbyterian Church She was a noted Washington musician native of the city studied under Prof J P Lawrence abroad during the war returned October 1 Survived by husband daughter Janice two sisters Miss A Yiopkina Mrs Grace Lockwood and two brothers John KR and Kirk B Hopkins
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Hope Hopkins Burroughs
H. H. Burroughs
Central High School
Park Road Northwest
T Street Northwest
A. KE. Bar- 20
Eastern Presbyterian Church
Burroughs
Washington
J P Lawrence
Moscowski
Janice
Yiopkina
Grace Lockwood
John KR
Kirk B. Hophims
Indiana Boy Corn Growers Visit Washington
A group of Indiana boys from the state corn clubs arrived in Washington and were welcomed by Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace. They attended an informal reception, toured the capital, and will depart after a look at navy yards. The delegation includes Wayland Iresness, Lethur Trout, Kiuvy Mehren, Roy Lovedi, and Kied Thomas, each having raised more than one bushel of corn on one acre last year.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Indiana
Agricultural College of
Paraus
Will
Navy
Lethur Trout
Delaware
Kiuvy Mehren
Bush County
Roy Lovediiscimf
Bartholomew County
Kied Thomas
Posey County
J D Harper
Russian Princess Becomes Bride of American Red Cross Surgeon
Petrograd January 22 Dr Philip Newton an American Red Cross surgeon in charge of the Kiev Hospital married Princess Helene Schahofskaya in a Russian church. The ceremony was attended by Frank North Winship and Ray Baker. The couple plan a region tour and a possible new unit at Warsaw to boost Red Cross work.
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Petrograd
Philip Newton
Red Cross
Kiev
Helene Schahofskaya
Frank North Winship
Ray Baker
Marge
Newton
Archangel
Warsaw
Toe worth most of a cent: Miss Ericson wins $1000
In Brooklyn in July 1913 an Audler Piano Company truck struck 17 year old Nancy Ericson, costing her a little toe. A jury awarded her $1000 for the toe and $100 for loss of maternal services during recovery, the case heard before Justice Blackman.
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Washington Post
New York
Nancy Ericson
Audler Piano Company
Brooklyn
Justice Blackman
Miss Ericson
Misa Eriscon
Army of Cooks May Save U S Wheat By Luring Europe
At the sixth annual meeting of the Council of Grein Exchanges, John W. Snyder of the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce proposes an invasion of Europe by American cooks to popularize cornmeal foods. The plan would divert Europe from wheat to corn products, freeing U S wheat for domestic use and expanding corn markets.
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Army of Cooks
U. S
Europe
Chicago
Council of Grein
United States
John W. Snyder
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
Dances in militia armories draw mixed opinions in period debate
Buffalo authorities defend dancing in regimental armories as harmless recreation that aids recruitment. Brig Gen Welch and Col Babcock support dancing as beneficial for unity, while Lt Harris notes the naval militia ball honors wives and is not a recruiting lure. The NY National Guard reshaped Twenty second infantry after concerns over dance culture.
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Buffalo
O'Ryan
New York National Guard
Twenty-second Infantry
Albany
O’ryan
Twenty-second
Samuel M Welch
National Guard
C. P. Babcock
Sixty-fifth Infantry
Ford Open Shop and Eight Hour Day Plan
The article discusses Henry Ford’s wage system tying profit to low paid workers, a minimum of five dollars a day, eight hour shifts boosting output by 15 to 20 percent, and reduced quits from 7.92 to 447 in March 1914. It notes Ford’s open shop stance and quotes his remark “That’s about it.” Samuel Gompers calls industrial unrest healthy while George W. Perkins blames the new tariff law for any business downturn.
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Ford
Unen
Michigan
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Rockefeller Foundation
George W. Perkins
Woman Must Follow Ideals to Realize Freedom
Mrs Havelock Ellis lectured before Washington clubwomen in Woodward Lothrop hall on Olive Schreiner and Ibsen as pathfinders to freedom. She argued women must adopt their own ideals, not those of men or the past, to end slavery and war and attain true marriage. The talk was introduced by Mrs Westcott, followed by a Raleigh Hotel luncheon with notable attendees and a Congressional Club reception later.
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Havelock Ellis
Maywright
Washington
Mrs. Westcott
Ellis
Heith Westcott
Raleigh Hotel
Winston Churchill
Henry K. Bush- Brown
Louis &. Post
Albert 8. Burleson
Mme
Ali Kail Khan
Christian Hemrmick
Hudolph Kauffmann
Mra
Hills
Congressional Club
James L. Slayden
8. S. Voorhees
Ernest P. Bicknell
Gilbert Grosvenor
George Odell
Gilson Gardner
Giles Scott Rafter
John van Rensselaer
Lord Nelson Prayer On Eve of Battle
London January 22 message recalls Nelsons 1806 prayer for the British fleet on the eve of action. The note quotes the plea for a great and glorious victory, with mercy and humanity guiding conduct after triumph and devotion to country.
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Lord Nelson
London
Nelson
Europe
Twilight sleep praised for safer childbirth and quicker recovery
Dr Henry D Fry defended twilight sleep as a boon to motherhood amid cautions on dosage and physician competence. He cited reduced operative mortality and faster convalescence, noting insanity claims are unfounded while stressing careful administration and patient rest. Dr D Percy Hickling urged positive thinking and rest as part of overall health guidance.
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Henry D. Fry
Keep Well Society
Pariah Hall
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church
Fry
Georgetown University Hospital
Attiffy
Fry Seid
Hickling
Confesses Secret Wedding of Rosalee Gittmes and Fred Marks
Miss Rosalee Gittmes of 905 F Street Northeast confessed yesterday that she eloped with 22-year-old salesman Fred M. Marks to Clarendon Virginia on October 2, 1914. The couple said friends pressured disclosure and a wedding party is being planned to mark the event.
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F Street
Fred M. Marks
Mr. Marks
Clarendon
Marks
Passager
Southern Railway
Saua
Rosalee
Carter Denies Titanic Desertion Charge in Divorce Suit
William E. Carter of Philadelphia flatly denies his former wife Mrs. George Brooke that he deserted her and their two children aboard the Titanic. She alleges he left in a lifeboat and mocked her rescue. Carter says he helped place his wife and children in a lifeboat and remained on the ship until women left, exiting in a later lifeboat. Masses at St Patrick's tomorrow are scheduled with multiple services and a high mass at 11 a.m. conducted by Mgr. Russell with priests from Holy Cross College Catholic University assisting.
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W. E. Carter
Washington Post
Aiken
D. C
William E. Carter
Philadelphia
George Brooke
Carpathia
Mr. Carter
Live Apart On Trial In Solomon Of The Bench
Justice Crane upholds his prior ruling that a mother in law has no standing in a daughter in law home and orders a six month trial separation for Mrs Irene Brown of Freeport and her husband. He prescribes separate living in the same house and no interaction, with possible further petition at the end.
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Justice Crane
Irene Brown
Washington Post
Mineola
Long Island
Tustlee Frederick HE. Crane
Freeport
Mrea Brown
Cross
Tnewie
Ias
Birthdays of Hancock and Josiah Quincy Added to Nation's Early Patriots
A late nineteenth century reminiscence notes John Hancock born January 23 1787 in Braintree Massachusetts and Josiah Quincy born January 23 1744 in Boston highlighting their roles as American patriots. It recounts Hancock's rise to prominence in Massachusetts politics Continental Congress presidency and signing of the Declaration of Independence and Quincy's legal career opposition to Parliament acts and his drafting of key Boston documents and communications networks.
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John Hancock
Braintree
Mass
Josiah Quincy
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Mans
Hancock
Harvard College
Massachusetts General Court
Liberty
Royal Commissioners of Customs
Bath
Continental Congress
Congras
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Quincy
Charleston
D. C
Great Britain
England
Barre
Earl of Shelburne
Priestley
Lords North
Dartmouth
America
Leader Gude Plans Encampment for G A R Convention
William F. Gude former Chamber of Commerce president was elected chairman of the arrangements committees for the G A R encampment at a Board of Trade meeting. He succeeds William H. Singleton, who died recently, as canvassing of business leaders showed broad support. The G A R commander in chief will be in Washington February 2 to discuss camp plans.
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Coor Ore
William F. Gude
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Mr. Gude
William H. Singleton
John Be Elroy
Washington
Marriage Insurance Plan Prompts Intercity Matrimony Venture
Detroit report describes the Association of Matrimony, a Polish group planning to promote marriage as an insured venture. Eligible bachelors and maids pay weekly dues for cash benefits on marriage, with $100 to $800 options, and legal steps to incorporate are being pursued.
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Detroit
Mich
Association of Matrimony
Europe
Stanislaus
Branislaus
Henry Ford
Olga
Kaiser for Men and Austria Peace Moves In War Context
A fragment outlines Kaiser for Men arguing that German leadership dominates Austrian actions in the war. It suggests Austrias sacrifices for Germany’s campaigns and the fear of losing Galicia Bosnia Albania Transylvania Trentino and Trieste without stronger Hungarian defense.
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Austria
Germany
Galicia
Bosnia
Albania
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