Politicians and Secret Service Figures Highlight Roosevelts Era
The article profiles Representative James B. Perkins of Rochester and his push to form a committee over Roosevelt's references to the secret service in the president’s annual message. It also surveys Burns and Wilkie in the Secret Service, and notes leaders in Congress including Longworth Hale Culberson and Clark, with anecdotes on their roles and ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Perkins
Rochester
Secret Service
Rosevelt
House of Representatives
Perkins
Congress
Ile
Algernon C. Crapsey
D. D
Rochester University
France
National Institute of Arts and Letters
New York Assembly
United States Secret Service
John E. Wilkie
Old Chicago Times
Chief Wilkie
Elgin
Ill
Franc B. Wilkie
Old Times
Wilkie
Nicholas Longworth
Ways and Means Committee
Taft
Longworth
Gether
Representative Perkins
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Longworth
House
Eugene Hale
Maine
Charles A. Culberson
Texas
Hale
Republican Caucus
Allison
Town
Republican Steering Committee
Navy
President Hayes
Culberson
Senate
Bryan
South
Mr. Culberson
Roger Q. Mills
David B. Culberson
Marathon Craze Draws Huge Yonkers Field For New Year Race
The Yonkers Athletic Association plans a New Year’s Day Marathon at Empire City race track with an anticipated field near 200. Jim Crowley Sam Mellor Fowler of Boston and Hatch of Chicago train for the 26 mile 385 yard event refereed by Amateur Athletic Union President Sullivan.
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Dorando Dpietri
Johnny Hayes
London
Tom Longboat
Dorando
New York
Longboat
Buffalo
Alfred Shrubb
Madison Square Garden
Shrubb
Garden
Corey
Chisago
Chicago
New Orleans
South
L. J. Cooke
University of Minnesota
Miscarry
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Minnesota
Yonkers
N. Y
Empire City
Jim Crowley
Sam Mellor
Fowler
Toston
Hatch
Crowley
Waves
Sullivan
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Pittsburg
Dee
Exposition Roller Rink
Chicago Skating Derby Set for New Year’s Day
The Sleipner Athletic Club of Chicago will hold its annual skating derby at Humboldt Park lagoon on New Year’s Day. A sanction from the Western Skating Association has been received, with events including one fourth mile Class A, two miles Class A, one mile novice, and one half mile boys.
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Chicago
Sleipner Athletic Club of
Humboldt Park
Western Skating Association
Harvard Dinner Announces Pitchers for Next Spring
An announcement was made at a Boston dinner by Harvard men that Christ Math and the Farvard Pitchers will reach the team next spring. The event was a gathering of Harvard crew and baseball men detailing the upcoming retinue for the season.
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Harvard
Christ
Farvard
Boston
Mending Lace A Practical Guide For Amateurs
Lace mending is approachable for skilled needleworkers with time and patience. Use three newspaper layers with blue tissue, place lace face down to protect from ink, and repair Irish crochet by matching stitches with a crochet hook. Filet lace requires a frame and slate base padded with flannel to keep the hole centered during sewing.
Burnham Junction Shouted By Brakeman In Rail Tale
A Maine town Burnham sits on a branch line feeding Burnham Junction where a brakeman aboard a approaching train calls out the routine change cars and warnings in stentorian tones as the station and junction are reached.
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Maine
Burnham
Burnham Junction
Lippincott’s
Purdue Builds New Gymnasium In Indiana
Purdue, Ind is constructing a gymnasium valued at 100000 dollars. The note mentions upcoming Pacific coast AA and A A A championships in Los Angeles next July and highlights various sports figures and events including Hans Wagner's 38 two base hits and 19 triples, and long-distance walker Joseph Mikulec who has traveled 14000 miles since February 1906.
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Purdue
Ind
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Cal
Hans Wagner
Pittsburg Nationals
George Trackenschmidt
Polypus
Nottingham
England
Amateur Athletic Union
Madison Square Garden
New York
City
Joseph Mikulec
Oram
Austria
Mayville
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J. B. Perkins
William J. Burns
Heney
San Francisco
Heney-Burns
Tieney
Burns
Sherlock Holmes
Herrmann
Champ Clark
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
A. Culberson
Yonkers Run
Thomas F. Clark
Sporting Notes
Chas.h.lilly, CO
Portland
Washington and Tenth Sts
Free Homes
Roseburg
Oregon
Roseburg Abstract
Barnatto
Barnatto Diamond Co
Girard Bldg
Sirs
P. O. Box
East
Hume St
Telphone
Aberdeen Livery & Transfer Co. C.E
Murray
McBride & Hameblen Cor
River and Gets
Nick
A. W. Barkley
South G St
Beckenhauer Bros. & CO
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