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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26

+. M.NFinley, father of Mrs. Charles
y. Barnard, of this city, died the other
day while making tour of old MeXi-
co with his wife, and his funeral was
held yesterday in his home city, Dali
las, Texas. His age was 81 years. Mrs.
Finley will come north to live, and
will divide her time between the home
of Mrs. Barnard and that of her 9th
er daughter, Mrs. McElhone, who re-
sides in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26

The breaking in two of one of the
Tri-City Railway company's poles at
Fourth avenue and Ninth street about
s O'Clock yesterday morning let down
the trolley wire and all the feed wires
for assistance of about 800 feet The
wiring was lying in tangled mass,
and close watch had to be kept on
passers-by to keep them from coming
in contact with the live wires. Blue
line cars were delayed for some time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26

Secretary Oppenhcimer, of the Tur-
ner big event, has received returns to
the effect that so far $50 men and wo-
men will turn out in the parade July
4. This number will be increased and
is made up of active men and ladies'
classes of Turner's. special Turner's
and drum corps. The cities that will
be represented are Englewood. La
Selle, Lincoln. Elgin, Aurora, Garfield,
Grand Rapids, Hammond, Peru, Pc
oria, Moline and eight societies from
Chicago, besides Rock Island and Dav-
export.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26
DAVENPORT DOTS
sHRINERs Avn BANQuET.
Kaaba Temple EntertaIns After Initiation
of a Glass of Thirty.

To the wild, sweet music of a true
oriental shriner hymn, sung by Muir
sic Abballhalem, the Hindoo magician
of the Gaskill-Mundy Carnival COM
pany, and a 33rd degree shriner of
the Cairo temple, the local shriners
of the Kaaba temple, accompanied by
about 100 visiting shriners, and the
two carnival camels took 80 newly ini-
tiated candidates to Lahrmann's hall
last evening and Toasted them. Over
300 shriners and guests were gathered
at Lahrmann's new cafe when the
first course was served. Shriners had
gathered in Davenport from radius
of 100 miles and the large hall was
crowded with members of the society.
When coffee was served an imported
troupe of vaudeville people were in
troduced, and from then on until the
''wee sma' hours" had grown to be
very small indeed the jolly crowd kept
up their constant fire of Josh" The
members and guests, the actors upon
the stage, the master of ceremonies,
were all included No one escaped the
harmless roasting, the more popular
the subject the more fierce the rail-
cry. Previous to the banquet class
of 30 candidates was initiated as fol
lows: Henry Kellogg, Frank II.
Griggs, Samuel w. Pierce, C. q. Hip
we'll and Jerome II. Burbank. of Day
EXPORT; j. d. Kennedy +. f. Parmen-
ter, Henry b. Hubbard. l.. o. Howard,
John Evans. William II. Reck, j. w.
rremann and \. L. Craig. of Rock ISL
and; Ralph IL. Byrnes, of Iowa City;
Charles y. Dopp, of Dubuque; Ed
ward y. HaIling, of Sweetland; Silas
5. Johnson and Robert Lee. of Musca-
tine; John II. Schaff, II. j. Hafiin, l..
y. Ziegerfuss. +. l.. Martindale, John
w. Hall. r. w. Thompson. William S
Buck. Henry q. Barrett and John F,
Stamm, of Clinton; Charles w. Lun-
.lahl and Peter Langebehn. of Moline
and Roy l.. Emery. of Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26

At the residence of Mr.. and Mrs Ed
Frietche, 2217 Seventh avenue, We'd
nesday evening. Harrison j. Emmons,
of Geneseo and Miss Mindwell Hmm
am, of Tiskilwa, were quietly married
by Rev. y. f. Ioder in the presence
of a small company of intimate rela-
tives. Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons depart
ed for Geneseo. where they will reside,
the groom being a contractor there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26

One of the boldest robberies that
has come to the attention of the POI
lice force in years took place Wednes-
day afternoon when the home of DR..
Raymond Peek at $40 Kirkwood
Boulevard, was entered by burglar
and the house looted from top to bot
tom. DIR. Peck and his family were at
indianapolis where they went to at
tend a wedding and the house was
vacant. In addition TO the burglary at
the home Of DIR. Raymond Peck, an
other one was committed at the home
of j.. +. Burmeister. I12 East Four
teenth street. Mr.. Buermeister is the
well known cashier of the Iowa Ma
tional bank, and early in the evening
in company with his wife. locked up
his home and left to cali upon some
friends. The couple returned about
$3.50 o'clock and as Mr.. Burmeister
entered the front, he heard someone
leave the house by way of the kitchen
door. He at once turned on the
light but no one was in sight. Upon
closer investigation Mr.. Burmeister
found that the intruders had gained
entrance by climbing a porch and
breaking through a second floor win
dow. Previous to Mr. Burmeister's
return home, neighbor had also
noticed a moving light on the second
floor, which was evidently carried
about by the intruders in their search
for gain. So far Mr.. Burmeister has
missed some furs, a quantity of Jew
elry and other trinkets, which COM
posed the booty which the thieves
carried away with them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26

Supt. of Schools c. T. Smith will
will bring his family here about Aug.
10 to make his residence preparatory
to opening schools. He is in the city
at present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26
Chicago Dental Company

If you are in need of dental work
call on US before going elsewhere az
we can save you money. We use
nothing but the best of material ano
our work is guaranteed to be first
class in every respect. If you are in
need of set of teeth call and BE ouI
thin elastic plate. We guarantee ii
to fit in all cases and when all Others
have failed. We never ask you more
than our prices below.
CLEANING FREE.
Cement filings. ......... csc
Bone filling -. 49,. -. Csc
Platinum filing. ............. 500
Silver filings. ........ -. 500
Gold filings, 81 and up $50. $I.OO
Gold crowns, 4 to s.. 1890. 400
Set of teeth, So and up.... 500
s15 set of teeth for 80. -. 10. 90
Permanent location
Office 1907 Second Ave.
ROCK ISLAND.
Over SpeidePs Drug Store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26
MOLINE MENTION

Archie c. Biggs, of this city and
Miss Mamie Mumma, of Port Byron,
were married Wednesday evening at
o'clock at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Cowley, 2213 Seventh avenue. Sew
enty guests were present, and Rev. NJ.
V. Crumbaker officiated. An elegant
wedding supper followed the cere-
mony and the offerings of congratula-
tions. Many handsome presents were
received, the linen and silver display
being especially attractive. Mr.. and
Mrs. Biggs will go to housekeeping
at once at 40 Eleventh street. The
groom is employed at the Sechler Car
riage company and the bride is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Mumma, Of Port Byron. Many friends
there will regret her removal from
their midst. The bride is a sister of
Mrs. James DonOhoo of this city.
Henry C.. Thomson. of 1s43 Twenty
fourth avenue. the well known wood
worker at Barnard g. Leass, and Miss
Bertha Brady, the charming daughter
of Mrs. Wilhelmina Brady, were Joined
in marriage Wednesday evening at the
home of the brides mother, 1924
Twenty-eighth avenue, Rev. A. E.
Ioder, pastor of the Second NJ. +.
church, officiating. They will be at
home at Eighteenth and half street,
near Twenty-fourth avenue.
The contract for paving Twelfth
avenue with asphalt was let yesterday
the Barber Asphalt company secur-
ing the work on bid of S33.512 The
stretch to be paved starts at Tenth
avenue at Sixth street and runs east
to Seventh street, then south on
Seventh street to Twelfth avenue, and
teenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26

Claude Styers and Miss Lydia Lof-
gren were married at the First Metho-
dist parsonage Wednesday afternoon
The groom is popular printer at
the DesAulniers office, and the bride
has many friends whose well wishes
will follow her. For the present Mr..
and Mrs. Styles will reside with John
Hammer on Twelfth street, where
the groom has rooms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26

a pretty home wedding was solemn
lied at. the home of Mrs. Annie NJ.
Roosine, 1919 Second avenue. Wednes-
day evening when her daughter, Miss
Anna Marie. was united in marriage
to John William Kapper, seventy-five
invited guests witnessing the cere-
mony. The groom is striper at the
Moline Wagon company's. and the
bride is a young lady who has wide
circle of friends and admirers. Mr..
and Mrs. Happier will commence
housekeeping at once, at 352 Eighth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26

Leonard p. Marks, of 1884 Twenty
fourth avenue, and Miss Eta Miller.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. b. A. Miller,
of 1886 Twenty-siXth avenue, were
married Wednesday evening, Rev.
Ioder officiating. The marriage was
solemnized at the brides home. the
attendants being Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Daebelliehn. A fine wedding supper
was served and the bride was the re-
cipient of many beautiful wedding
presents. They will be at home af-
ter July 10 at Park Ridge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26

of Princeton; Mr.. and Mrs. John Like,
of PIainview; Frank Gabbert, of Cedar
Rapids; Miss Crossing Schwab and
John Schwab and Miss Lille Felt, of
Fulton. Mr.. and Mrs. Metzger will be
at home after July 10 at the Rebner
flats, no West Third street.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-16
w. A.,C. Won Field Meet.

The crimson and gray was car
ried to victory by the w. A. G.
athletes in the field meet with
Whitman college, of Walla Walla,
yesterday. The final score was
| 70 to AZ.
A number of the records made
were surprisingly good, considering
the bad weather, and gave evidence
that Pullman has number of most
promising men who will support
her colors in the years to come.
The following were the events of
yesterday:
Ioo-yard dash--Lasater, Whitman, Ist;
Goldman, w. A. c., and; Rosenoff, WA.
c., 3rd. Time, 1915 sec.
lob. hammer throw-Thomle, w. A..
c., Ist; Person, w. A. c., and; Graham,
Whitman, grid. Distance, IooH.
22o-yard dash-Codman, w. A. c., Ist;
Lasater Whitman, 2nd; Rosenoff, w. A.
c., grid. Time, I'd sec.
SSo-yard run-Maloney, w. A. c., Ist;
Merritt, Whitman, and; Graham, Whit
man, grid. Time, I:oe.
Broad junp-Person and Hammer, w.
A. c., Ist; Goldman, w. A.IC., 3rd. Dis
lance, 1871.
22o-yard hurdles-Cosgrove, Whitman,
1st; Richau, w. A. c., 2nd; Mclean,
Whitman, 3rd. Time, 2e.2-5 sec.
High jump-Hammer and Person, w.
A. c., Ist; Lasater, Whitman, 3rd,
Height, S #. 2.
44o-yard dash-Godman, w. A. c., Ist;
Thomle, w. A, c., and; Merritt, Whit
man, grid. Time, 81 sec.
Discus-Dutcher, Whitman, list; Ora
ham, Whitman, 2nd; Burke, W. A. c.,
grid, Distance, Io2 #.
Ioo-yard hurdles-Barnard, w. A. c.,
Ist; Person, w. A. c., and; Cosgrove,
Whitman, 3rd. Time, 1915 sec.
Pole vault-Graham, Whitman, Ist;
Person, w. A. c., 2nd Ludwig, w. A.
c., grid. Height, 9 #. 9.
Mile run-Merritt, Whitman, Ist; An
derson, w. A. c., and; Robinson, w. A.
c., 3rd. Time, 4:56
put-Person, w. A. c., Ist; Ora
ham, Whitman, end; Miller, w. A. c.,
3rd. Distance, 36.o.
The relay race, in which so much
interest always centers, was won by
a strong lead by w. A. G.
Winning first place counted 5
points, End place 8 points, and Ord
place point.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-16
Eighth Grade Diplomas.

Following is the list of Whitman
county pupils who won eighth
grade diplomas at the April exam
nation:
District MARY Codd, Clinton
DuVall, Greta Pattison, Rodney
Thompson.
District 5-Walter Moys, Puma
Tompkins.
District 6-Hattie Evans, Oscar
Hayden, Emma Laws, Clark Tor
pey.
District 9-Tracy S. Cox, Ernest
Jones.
District 10-Maud Kennedy.
District 14-Henrietta Kegley,
Eva MCGEE, Fred Enos.
District 18-Sadie Hughes, Olive
Hill, Thyrea Wilson.
District Barbara Anderson,
Emma Timm.
District 24-Rose Aversion, Lydia
Brooks, Rose Donahue, Leo Dona-
hue, Ethel Howard, Emma Schurra,
Henry Schurra, Marie Wilmer.
District 40-Nettie Day.
District 55-Ella Bilyen.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-16
District 56-Anna Futter.


District 59-CIair Hunt, Arthur
Johnson, Lutita Henneck, Minnie
Smith, Blanche Thayer, Harry
Walter, Ethel Wexler, Emil Hub
bard, Orpha Henneck.
District 69-Jennie Busch, Edna
Bittingef, Myrtle Boyle, Bessie
Evans, Gladney Wallace.
District 74-H. G. Andrew, Lille
e. Sherman.
District 76-Chas. Rathburn..
District 82-Bessie Bozarth, Oil
adene Doty, Bertha Engellard, Otto
Ford, Alva Spafford, Verna Walker.
District 99-George, Myers.
District 105-B Bessie Abbott, Ethel
Corwin, Mayme Evan, Anna Mae
Haun, Hugh Penn.
District 118-Jane Miller.
District 126-Geo. w. Mills, G.
L. Mills. icy =
District 144--Leah4 Thonpey.
District'15S Mary Wells.
The big closingaout sale. is still
on at the Golden Rule Bazaar.
They are taking chickens and eggs
in trade for either dry goods or
groceries.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-16
FOR RENT, FOR SALE, ETC.

LosT.-Silk fob watch chain, with elk
tooth charm attached, lost between O. r.
& N. depot and corner of Main street.
Finder please leave at College Book Store
or with II. E. True, and receive reward.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-16

To Observation-Disclosures team of po-
MES, broken to drive, years old, one
with colt at side, to exchange for single
driving horse. Call at Golden Rule
Bazaar. 32-tf
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-16

For sALE-32o acres of choice farm
lands. Enquire of F. E. Hungate. (tf)
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-16

WANTED-Some worthless horses. En-
quire of S. B. Nelson
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-16

For sALE-A few choice mich cows,
at my place two miles south of Johnson.
(3w) A, NJ. BIBBINs, Agt
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-16

rvs. (3t)
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-16

FOR sALE-Cheap, on reasonable terms,
good six-roomed house, good stable and
outbuildings, well located, four acres of
land with house. Other bargains. See
Harvey & Welty. (2Itf)
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-16

FRUIT TREES FOR sALE-If you want
apple or cherry trees, see VIM. Buckley.
Apple trees, eight cents each.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-21

all night. We are very careful about
employing our men. They must give
bonds and have the best of refer ences.
The chances of a burglar getting into
cur employ for the purpose OF learn
ing our methods is scarcely worth
thinking about.
Very frequently we have hurry
calls fo1 a man to open a safe where
the time lock has gone askew Or
where the clerk has forgotten the
cCmbinatiCa. You can readily mag.
Ire that with a bank or trust COM
pany it is an essential thing to have
the safe open before business begins.
When We send man cut he takes a
wagon load of tools. for he mus
open the safe without running the lock
and he does not know precisely what
the trouble is. He carries 2 photo
graph of himself, with our crejen-
tials on it. Nor will he open tEe safe
while alone Some bank official must
remain with him. no matter how long
the job takes. That is for our own
protection. Some very queer alleged
lobberies have been charged to men
sent out to open safes
10 mechanics in our business it is
iaughable to read that a full kit of
5urgla S tools has been found be-
side q safe AS l have said it would
lequire an express wagon to carry
tilem, and burglars don work that
way Ii they care to take chances
by blowing up safe with dynamite
1t is another matter. but those fell
lows nearly always get caught.
4 police officer told me that Du 8
lars make their own tools. The bis
crooks are all spotted and are afraid
to sc out and buy the material for
them. Some of them send their wives
and children. AS a general thing
they don't work in New York. \ man
making tools in a fiat o. tenement
would be likely to attract attention.
They get a house somewhere in the
suburbs. Philadelphia, where they
can ger brick house for about $40
a month. is a great place for them.-
New York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-21
DROVE ENGINE WITH A RATHER.
Perilous Adventure of Locomotive
Engineer in Kentucky.

Louisville KY, july 21.-Wlth big
rattleSnae Coiled around his left arm
and his light hand gripping tie rep
tile Just back of the head, which,
spread agape, showed the pink fork
ed tongue and the poison fangs that
held certain and agonizing death,
Engineer Johnnie Clark, of the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad guided his
train over the Kentucky Central
branch of the Louisville and Nashville.
The brave engineer knew that to quit
his post would mean wreck and en-
DANCE the lives of the passengers,
so he held the reptile at bay with one
hand while he manipulated the lever
with the other despite the fact that
the heavy coils of the reptile wound
about his arm madS it difficult for him
to. move. Finally he brought the train
safely to its next station and after
stopping it put his dreaded CONF
Da0lOI TO uodtH III d uIilNuV iidlAiiNi :
Clark was bringing No. II down from
Paris to Rowland. Between Lancas-
ter and taint Lick are two tunnels,
both located in remote and rocky
section. In the high lodges and crags
the rattlesnake, or, as the scientist
terms it, the crotalus herridus, makes
its loathsome den
On Monday a week ago rattle
snake. approaching the hygienic value
of sun bath. coiled itself on one
of the rocks just above the longest
tunnel. Clalk brought No. II
through. and just as his cab passed
the snake, disiodeed from its post
by the jar or having fallen in fright
landed in the cab. Seeking 10 es-
cape, it ran up the reverse lever anC
before Clark had realized its pre-
ence had coiled about the engineers s
left ann.
1t was fortunate for Clark that the
reptile did not attempt at once to
strike. If it had it would have
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-21
The Worlds Railways.

According TO the Archiv fur Eisen-
bahnwesen the first year Of .he cen
tury showed for tie fist time a total
railway mileage of over 500 COO. A.
the end of 1901 it was 5o7.515. A
the end Of 1902 it was 532 800. Europ
has $50, 70S miles; Asia. ASA; Afric9
14,1S7; North America, 226 5G3: Sout ,
America. 2S.654, and Australia 15-
Gao. The German empire ha: 32.753
miles: Russia 1886; Great Britain.
30 100. although if the railways in her
colonies and dependencies are count
ed in the total will be 91.S45. The
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-21
LEAVES ODD BEQUEST
H. Chandler Will All His Cash to
Fight Vice.

leader in the eastern crusade fer 50
many years by the New York Society
for the Suppression of Vice. But his
interest in the Comstock crusade was
known only to the closest of his per-
sCnal friends. He never openly as
sociated himself with any of the anti
vice crusades that have swept Chicago
from time to time, but perhaps this
was because Chicago has not had any
organization fulfilling exactly the same
role as the New York Society for the
Suppression of Vice. At all events.
there is no loom for doubt as to his
intense interest in the cause, and IN
some quarters his bequest is regard
ed as gentle hint to Chicago tnat a
society for the suppression of vice
is needed here-his legacy being prac-
tically the nucleus Of fund for the
foundation of an organization similar
to the eastern or New York society
1Ol llo suppression VI vice.
Proviso of the Will.
In the testmentary proviso dealing
with the subject he wrote as follows:
In case the Western Society for the
Suppression Of Vice is not incorporat-
ed then one-ffth shall go to the treas
urer of the association, and in cas-
there is not such an association, tnen
ner as it shall be deemed most et1i-
cient for carrying out in the city OF
tion-to wit the suppression of vice,
immoral literature, obscene pictures
Of the same.
Not the Only Unique Provision.
unique one in the will He makes the
judge of the probate court of Cook
tween the legatees should any differ-
ence arise between them over the
will itself .or the carrying out of us
provisions. In this connection the VIII
reads:
Having after consideration of
the circumstances of each, tried to do
my duty in the distribution hereby
made of the means at my disposal. |
hope no one will take me lacking in
affection on account of not receiving
more.-Chicago Chronicle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-21
TOOLS USED IN OPENING SAFES
Guarded Night and Day. Though No
Burglar Could Initiate Them.

We hsr- tools fos opening safes, "
said the loreman of the machine
room of a safe factory. that no
burglars could initiate even if he got
them. But it would be one of the
NEST difficult things in the world for
him to get even a sight of them The
toolroom is guarded as closely as a
bank vault. A watchmaa stays in it
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-21
aggregate capital invested in rail-
ways is $36, $50 900, 900.
Beautiful ked Tape.

Perhaps the most remarkable curios
in the British army system of red
tape are the headings under which
ed. For instance soldier must
purchase a brush and comb under
brush, for some extraordinary reason,
comes under the denomination of fuel.
New York CONNER cial Advertiser
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-21
Disliked Yellow Journals.

Yellow journals and yellow novels
were TO him the wo.st of all abomi-
nations He was great reader and
lover of good books, and his library
is a treasure-house of poetry and his
tory, and all that is best in the lit
erature of the ages. But the insidi-
Gus poison of the literature of the
yellow variety he regarded as the most
corrupting influence of all the cen
turies.
He was to all intents ana purposes
a disciple of Anthony Comstock, the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-21

Patty Lyle Collins. Southe- Wo-
man, is said 10 be the best cnirOghi-
cal expert in the world Sne is en-
ployed by the postoffice department at
Washington. where she deriphers some
af the addresses OF letters that would
otherwise not reach their destination.
Out of every 100000 letters received
dead every yea. the system of de-
livery by her has been so perfected
that the majority of them reach their
destination in an astonishingly short
time, and this she does without break
ing the seals, says the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald In her record year sne
supplied them on 81 per cent. of the
cases, fact which in itself bespeaks
the enormous work this clever wo-
man does day by day
Mrs. Alfred Stead daughter-in.aw
of William T. Stead the London edl.
tor, is greatly interested in prison re:
form for women and in practical
schemes for aiding women p. .isoners
to earn money while in Jail. Mrs.
Stead is we'll known here. as when
she was Miss Elaine Hussay. she
was student of the Art Institutes de.
signing class Mrs Stead is now
standing sponsor for a London ex.
hibition of work done in the lace
schools of Italy. desiring to bring
about renaissance of this handl-
craft. Associated with her in the et-
fort a.e Mary Anderson Navarro,
Marie Coroen and Countess Detalmo
III Brazza Savorgnan, formerly Miss
Cora Slocum of New Orleans. % The
countess managed the exhibition of
Italian laces at the Worlds Fair, and
her efforts on behalf of the women