Southern relative Miss Mary J Cooledge visits White House
This item notes Miss Mary J Cooledge of Atlanta Georgia, cousin of President Coolidge, was entertained at the White House. It recalls how a printer misspelled her grandfather F J Coolidge’s name during a Civil War era business expansion, and the misspelling stuck.
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Mary J. Cooledge
Atlanta
President Coolidge
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Cooledge
Campaign Candy Box Replaces Cigars in Suffrage Era
Miss Emily Smith daughter of Governor Alfred E. Smith tests a new campaign box handing out candy to supporters. The move signals a lighter, more public-facing tactic in this era of equal suffrage outreach.
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Emily Smith
Alfred E. Smith
Mississippi Storms Ravage Towns Across State
Severe storms hit twelve Mississippi communities mainly in the southeast, causing at least 18 deaths, injuring over 50, and leveling buildings while damaging crops.
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Mississippi
Philadelphia society woman refuses royal command in Madrid
Mrs Arthur J Willson, a prominent Philadelphia society figure, spent months in Madrid and was invited to sing before King Alfonso and Queen Victoria at Ambassador Moore’s reception. She accepted but, urged by her husband to return, she hurried home and left without performing.
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Arthur J. Willson
Philadelphia
Madrid
King Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Spain
Ambassador Moore
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