Fairest of the Fair NAMES THEM New Yorker Debutantes
New Yorker Nicholls, famed social critic, selects two Southern debutantes Emily Triplett Montague of New York, now Richmond native, and Lillian Howell of New Orleans, as the two most beautiful young women at age 18. He also names Mrs. Leonard M. Thomas as most beautiful matron debutante, Blanche Oelrichs. Nicholls, governor of the exclusive Colonial Cavaliers, weighs social roles and women’s education amid anti-suffrage circles.
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New Yorker
L. M. Thomas
A. Wr. de Lyon Nicholls
New York
Newport
Hugh Roland French
Robert E Wynne
Katherine Elliott
Récine
Wis
Nicholls
Washington
Nichells
Paris
Emily Triplett Montague
Richmond
Lillian Howell
New Orleans
South
Montague
Meredith F. Montague
Haxall
Richmend
Mary Triplett
America
Miss Howell
Miss Montague
Jefferson Davis
Hermann Oelrichs
ItchoHs
Beattles
Women Join Anti Liquor Campaign Financing Effort
Women in the district pledged to finance the post campaign for the Antisaloon League. Jesse C Suter stated the arrangement would save money for other needs while a personal surveillance corps would support league interests. Churches offered canvassing teams to raise ten thousand dollars at headquarters in the Evans Building.
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Epetus
Jesse C Suter
Hnantal Sculstary
Teague
League
Evans Building
Army of
Dumbarton Avenue
M. E
Church of the Brethren
Fifth Baptist Church
Douglas Bible
Memorial ME
Foxall
Poundry ME
Congress Heights
She-wood Fresbyterian Church
Friends’ Sunday School
Mets
Keller Memorial Iautheran Church
Proctor
Hamirne
Calvary ME
Hamifne
Vatican bans tango sparks Rome society backlash
Special Cable from The Washington Port Jan 28 condemnation of the tango by the Vatican shocks Rome society as smart set members debate dancing amid reports of bans and private enjoyment. The piece notes clergy opposition and hints at broader social impacts while previewing next week’s feature on the famed Artful Dodger detective story.
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Washington
Ome
Vatican
Rome
United States
Therat
Ten commandments for tango dancers teased by club president
San Francisco report notes Charles McCarthy, president of the San Mateo Women’s Club, teased ten tango rules. The proposed directives ban rag steps and high skirts, require a one armed hold, restrained foot height, and insist on Parisian tango steps with two step and waltz for other dances.
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San Francisco
Dsirs
Charles McCarthy
San Mateo
Sayre Couple Plans Home at Williamstown After Washington Visit
President Wilson’s daughter Francie Sayre and her husband, living at the White House during their European honeymoon, will depart Washington early next week for their furnished home in Williamstown Massachusetts. They spent most of their stay quietly with the President’s family, attending a theater party and a Sunday church service, and were feted by the diplomatic corps at a White House reception.
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Williamstown
Washington
Mrs. Daniels
Francie B. Sayre
White House
Wilson
National
Margaret
Eleanor Wilson
Sayre
Central Presbyterian Church
Single Oak
Women Keep Butter Up Price by Demanding Select Grades
Chicago January 28. J B Mitchell president of the Chicago Butter and Egg Board says consumer demand for the most fancy butter grades skews prices. He notes the price gap to next grades is small while buyers pay about a 25 percent premium for slight improvements in quality.
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Chicago
J. B. Mitchell
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Mr. Mitchell
Women suffrage push backs Wilson with Western workers
Western women from seven states plan a Noon White House visit to urge President Wilson to endorse suffrage. Delegation leaders include Rose Schneidermann and Margaret Hinchey with labor officials addressing Wilson and Post. The event features a Carnegie Library mass meeting, banners with Wilson quotes, and rounds of receptions organized by the Congressional Union and Lucy Stone League officials.
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Tumulty
White House
Carnegie Library
Congressional Union
Rose Schneidermann
Women’s Trade Union League
Margaret Hinchey
Laundry Workers of
New York City
Labor
Post
McCormick
National Association
W. B Stoner
District of Columbia
South
Dasha Breckenridge
Lexington
Lucy Stone League
EB. 5
Tenney
Marthe Pier Tage
Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage
Consumers’ League
Girl, 11, Seeks to Marry in Wilkes-Barre Case
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania an 11 year old girl and a 45 year old mine worker sought to wed to provide for the girl’s injured father. County authorities intervened before a clergyman could marry them, placing the child in United Charities Society care and setting bonds for the man and the father for a further hearing.
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Wilkes-Barre
John Sodusky
Henis
Fuller
United Charities Society
Ball
South American support pledged for Panama-Pacific Exposition
New York officials report about 3,000,000 will be contributed by South American republics to the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Felix Martinez and Daniel OConnell, U S commissioners, list Argentine 1,300,000 Brazil 550,000 Venezuela 350,000 Uruguay 100,000 with Chile Peru and Bolivia expected to add 250,000 250,000 and 120,000 respectively. An epidemic of fever prevented visits to Ecuador.
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New York
South American Republies
Felix Martinez
Daniel O'Connell
United States
South America
Argentine Republic
Brazil
Venezuela
Uruguay
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
Ecuador
Milady IBRON style and kitchen tips from winter fashions
An assortment of fashion notes and practical tips covers Milady IBRON jeweled ornaments, ribbon neckwear, and sautoir trends. It includes watch-bracelet ideas, fabric care like removing marks with glycerine and iron, and savory pastry suggestions with various fillings.
Beautiful Aristocrats of Vienna and the City’s Elite
Portraits show six Austrian noblewomen at a recent Vienna fancy dress ball. Viennese society is famed for exclusivity, where true aristocracy rests on merit and character rather than wealth alone. Court access remains restrictive, with admission tied to noble lineage.
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Vienna
Parliament
Francis Josephs Court
England
America
Harem Night at Central High Class Exercises in Costume
The two year graduating class of Business High School staged a Constantinople themed class night in the assembly hall with dancing girls modeled after harem figures, a sultan impersonation by Harry Gladstone, and musical numbers. They included actors Marie Lucas Louise Burke Nettle Bouchert and others, with Frank H. Marks and Margaretha H. Kunkel among organizers, and Miss Louisa Werren Miss Melba Turner predicting futures during the Central High School event.
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Constantinople
Business High School
Game
Suleyman II
Harry Gladstone
Marie Lucas
Louise Burke
Nettle Bouchert
Margaretha HH. Kunkel
Frank TI. Marks
Frank Dawson
Raymond I. King
Marguerite Meyer
Marie Gardner
Theodora Presnell
W. R. Seltman
Adele Thomas
Frank H. Marks
Margaretha H. Kunkel
Edith Burdett
Miss. R. L. Sanderlin
John R. Bovello
Central
Central High School
Louisa Werren
Melba Turner
John Mason
Mildred Rider
Mildred McNulty
Virginia Perkinson
Emory Wilson
Rifle honors for cadets at Annapolis Naval Academy
Medals and insignia for rifle efficiency awarded to midshipmen in the first term. The special efficiency awards include expert rifle bars and medals with date-plates for students from the upper three classes. An additional 43 midshipmen from the fourth class were noted as recipients.
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Annapolis
Washington Post
Naval Academy
O. R. Cauldwell
A. T. Pdmperin
J. EL Willams
W. W. Fleideman
C.d.swain
R. M. Fortson
M. G Holmes
F. W. Pennoysr
P. Burnett
C. G. Halpine
H. M. Mullinix
Midshipmen Resign From Fourth Clans After Sharpshooter Medals
Four sharpshooter medals awarded for rifle and four expert pistol shots, with Midshipmen Arthur H. Page Jr of Minnesota and John D. Robnett Jr of Texas among the fourth clans who have resigned from their posts.
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Arthur H. Page, Jr
Minnesota
John D. Robnett, Jr
Texas
Eva Booth Seriously Ill in New York
Eva Booth head of the Salvation Army in the United States has been ill for more than a week at the Salvation Army barracks. Reports say a nervous breakdown followed an illness in Nimira. She worsened with influenza developing into pleurisy and tonsillitis, with intestinal troubles adding to the anxiety.
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New York
Eva Booth
Salvation Army
Nimira
Strange cavemen towns with earth holes and no shadows
Frank Edward Johnson reports from southern Tunisia on troglodyte tribes living in rock hewn caves deep in the sugarloaf mountains. He describes towns housing 1,500 to 2,000 people within earth chambers, a sunless day between 8 am and 5 pm, and a nation where women are never seen.
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Frank Edward Johnson
National Geographic Magazine
Washington
Tunisia
Johnson
United States
National Geographic Society
Mr. Johnson
Sahara
Carthage
Leptis Magna
Alexandria
Illiteracy Gap In Immigrant Families Is Noted By Claxton
Commissioner Claxton warns illiteracy is lowest among native born children of foreign parents and highest among offspring of native born parents. He stresses immigrant education includes adults and children beyond compulsory schooling and urges attention to diverse needs in the United States education system.
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Commissioner of Education
Claxton
Achoal
United States
Thrift on the Throne: Kings Trousers Baggy and Bonds
London notes Queen Mary trims royal expenses to save for four younger sons while fearing socialism. King George follows suit spending little on clothes. state bears uniforms. Audit shows a $55,000 yearly saving. Parliament unlikely to raise the royal allowance beyond $2.35 million.
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Queen Mary
Princess Mary
Prince of Wales
Oxford
Wand
House of Commons
George
Mary
King George
Hostess Parade of Tango Arts at Miss Lister’s Tea Dance
A Rome embassy entertainment showcases tango in fifteen forms with seven tableau vivants. Guests include Ambassador and Mrs Page, Capt White, and Lady Hart, among others. The Duke and Duchess of Arcos hosted a private dinner for friends including Miss Longfellow and Mrs Hurlburt.
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Ambassador
Mrs. Page
Duke and Duchess of
Rome
Jan 'E
Radds
Courtney Stewart
Waldo Storey
Capt. White
Mr. Harrison
Ambassador Page
Senni Palace
Duke and Duchess of Arcos
Alice Longfellow
Col. Dunn
Abbott
M Ladd
Hurlburt
Miss Thorpe
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