Five Cats Guard Body Tragedy of Two Aged Sisters
Special to The Washington Post Philadelphia July 12. Police force entry to 16 North Sixteenth Street find dead Sarah Starr an aged recluse, five cats in the room. Victoria Starr returns, quarrels, and explains the death from a pricked finger and blood poisoning. Sisters, once wealthy Quakers from New Jersey, had lived in poverty for years in a cramped room.
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Victoria Starr
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Philadelphia
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Buttonwood
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Victoria Lippincott Starr
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New Jersey
Sixteenth Street
Judge Keedy Denounces Child Marriage in Divorce Case
In Hagerstown Maryland Judge M T Keedy dismissed a divorce suit filed by Mrs Frances Morgan against James Morgan after condemning child marriage. He inspected the 1912 license record, noted a minor wife without parental consent, and argued for an age limit of 25 for marriages. He warned that love alone cannot sustain a union.
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Cleopatra onstage by Mme Kousnetzoff praised for artful portrayal
Mme Marie Kousnetzoff, famed Roussine star, aims to prove Cleopatra could be a powerful, truthful queen on stage. Critics laud her fiery, fearless performance in the Russian production, noting her refusal to wear constraints and her ability to transform into the feared yet beautiful monarch.
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Cleopatre
Mme Kousnetzef
Cleopatra
Mme Kousnetzoff
Dixie Suffrage Guide 1s States' Rights Champion
A Southern states rights suffrage advocate plans a regional push for women’s voting rights, arguing states should enfranchise rather than the federal government. Miss Kate Gordon of New Orleans, president of the Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference, travels to Washington after attending Newport gatherings. The group aims to recruit 100 women, push a states’ rights plank in the Democratic platform, and seek federal amendment support if blocked.
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Newport
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Guette
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Jeng Addams
Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference
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Senate
Miss Lefevre to Spend Summer in Europe
Miss Lefevre, a prominent Washington social figure and sister of Panama legation official, plans a summer in Europe after wintering in Washington. The piece notes Democratic party opposition, a federal amendment push, and Southern women viewing suffrage as a states rights issue within a flank movement led by Miss Gordon.
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Panama
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National Association
Braddock Death Remembered In Colonial Battle Narrative
The piece recounts Gen Edward Braddock’s death during the 1755 expedition against French forces in the Ohio Valley. It notes Washington’s earlier roles, Franklin’s cautious counsel, and Braddock’s stubborn leadership before the fatal ambush near Fort Duquesne. Also included is a separate report on Prof Fiske’s critique of why boys go wrong, citing societal factors and a call for mentorship.
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Virginia
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Britain
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Waghinsby
Waitle
Married Antisuffrage Candidate Aligns With Platform
Ming Josephine Mary Hurcum married Joh Baall Barnhill the Democratic candidate for Representative at large in Florida on the antisuffrage ticket. The couple argues that the home is the woman’s supreme domain a sanctuary and not a political caucus. Barnhill and his wife stress the home as the center of society and a provider and protector role for men.
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Barnhill
Capitol suffrage vote to meet in rotunda rally
A suffrage rally is planned in the Capitol rotunda with many prominent women leading the push for the Bristow Mordell amendment. Speakers will urge immediate committee action, and delegates will deliver petitions to several representatives. Proponents dress in white and carry suffrage banners as they press to convene the rules committee despite the absence of Henry.
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California
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District of Columbus
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Harvey W Wiley
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Nelelzh
Neighborhood House Settlement
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Newport
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Mary Bartelme
Chicago
Rose Schneiderman
Womans Trades League of America
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New York
Mate
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Paris Socialite Alica Norton Dies in Montmartre Barret
Alica Norton, once a New England manufacturer’s daughter and Paris boulevard society figure, died last week in a Montmartre Barret from starvation. Known in New York and Paris circles, she was rumored engaged to Newton Eustis, son of the American Minister, and famed for her two borahounds and daily cafe promenades. Her decline ended in quiet poverty after years of prominence.
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Newest Woman’s Freak Costumes Sky Frieze of Greek Figures
Fashion trends at Middlewax and Paris show freak costumes for women, featuring skirts with friezes of Greek figures and Egyptian hieroglyphs. London society's latest gala sparked chatter as ultrafashionable wearers debuted gowns inspired by ancient theater and natural history sources.
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Campaign to raise funds for Camp Good Will drives this week
Associated Charities plans vigorous campaigns Thursday and Friday to solicit donations for Camp Good Will and other recreation sites for children. Posters and cards will urge support at shops and business houses with young volunteers collecting across nearby areas. Children enjoyed Navy Yard Day with games and lunches while athletic contests and dances followed an address to Commissioner Siddona.
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Camp Good Will
Associated Charities
Washington
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Siddona
Virgina Seala
Baby crop in balance by Antisuffragist Miss Dorman
Miss Marjorie Dorman of the Wage Earners' Antisuffrage League challenged suffrage, arguing the ballot harms working women and that protective laws exist without voting. She asserted that only a minority of women are unmarried and warned the push for suffrage threatens the so called American baby crop. She said men would never secure similar protections and that voting would encourage discrimination rather than aid women.
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Wage Esrners’ Antisuffrage League
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Bullet Another Bullet Still Lodged in Back of Head
Still carries bullet in head after brutal attack on a woman on a train near Arezzo. She remains lucid and cheerful in hospital, praising Italian doctors and nurses. Her adopted son Dr. Noyes of Chicago is taking her home. No trial date set for the young student Hossl who wounded her. he sits in Florence prison.
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