Dinner with no men in Washington high society
Mrs. John R. McLean hosted a dinner party for thirty five women to honor Mrs. James Wadsworth, showcasing lavish gowns and diamond jewelry. Guests included Washington New York Philadelphia and Chicago social figures with an oval table adorned in pink roses and white ferns. The event followed a musical program and ended at midnight. The piece also notes a shift in cooperage wood supply with substitutes like Sitka spruce and Douglas fir being adopted by Pacific coast manufacturers.
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Washington
James W. Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Thirty-fourth Congressional District
New York
England
McLean Resience
Marine Band
Philadelphia
Chicago
United States
Forest Service
Pacific Coast
For Sale Ad Dress Diamond and Billiard Tables
For sale: a perfect diamond of weighty carat, address Diamond this office. 3-6-8. Billiard tables bought and sold at low prices. Also repair of all kinds. Recovering at short notice. R. D'Abramo, 709 North Mainst, 3-6-6.
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R. D'Abramo
North Mainst
Dancing Twenty Miles an Evening Is Nothing When You Danced
Debutantes seek the pedometer prize for dancing the most miles in a year as London craze reaches Chicago. The article describes pedometer use at dances, how devices are worn, how steps are measured, and the rivalry among debutantes and their mothers over keeping tallies and records of miles danced and encores.
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London
United States
Chicago
Salls
Debutantes Discuss Dancing Miles Prize Craze
A club member notes the prize for the girl who dances the most miles, boasting no missed dances this year and a hope the regulation is sound. Debutantes agree the craze may stay but require proper regulation and setup.
Outlaw Tri-State league sparks pay dispute in baseball history
The Tri-State league returns to negotiations as owners curb salaries after poaching players. Players forced to accept terms or retire face a widening rift in baseball economics, echoing earlier revolts and a potential plan for salary limits across leagues.
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Tri-State
Afl
Ban Johnson
Hanna to Stick in New Britain Polo Season
New Britain March 6 Manager William W Hanna will keep the polo pennant leaders and likely champions in New Britain for the remainder of the season. He finds proposals from Massachusetts cities would break even. staying here reduces patronage loss by several hundred dollars despite lower income.
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New Britain
William W. Hanna
Hanna
Massachusetts
Green Seal equal track record in New Orleans mile race
Green Seal equaled the track record for a mile and a sixteenth at the Fairgrounds in New Orleans on March 6, winning the fourth race in 1:45.5. Mandelia won the third race, with Baorida second after a poor start. Marie Abe won the opening event. Other race results include Escutcheon first in the second, Green Seal first in the fourth, Mise Marsoni first in the fifth, Birth Race won by Funtenlaire, and Lady Vincent leading the seventh.
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New Orleans
Green Sea
Fairgrounds
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Mondella
Banrida
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Cella
Brougham
Little Mose
Escutcheon
Big Ben
Come On
Sam
Mandelia
Baorida
Night Mist
Jugler
Tokaion
Floating luxury voyage to Orient by Colonel Thompson
Colonel Robert M. Thompson of New York plans a long sea voyage on a converted tramp steamer serving as a floating luxury residence. The party will visit Indian Chinese and Japanese ports to barter for curios and goods while trading profits offset trip costs. The group includes Mrs Thompson Stephen Pells and other well known New Yorkers and Canadians. The route through the Mediterranean Suez Canal India and other Asian ports ends with a sale in San Francisco where a profit is expected.
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New York
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New York Tribune
Thompson
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Wallace Nesbitt
Toronto
Nesbitt
Dominion
Far East
Stenn
Mediterranean
Sues Canal
India
Asia
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Lat Aluska
United States
Traffic Committee Formed by American Railway Association
Chicago maren g are personnel of the commission will conduct exhaustive research into traffic conditions nationwide. The panel, formed at a prior association meeting in Chicago, plans to lower per diem from fifty to twenty five cents until investigations yield data for a permanent rate. Nominees include Marvin Hoghitt of Chicago and James Metres of Philadelphia among other railroad men.
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Chicago & Northwestern
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Philadelphia
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