Broadway Returns to Jonesville in Gum Plant Drama
Broadway, aka Broadway Jones, returns to his hometown Jonesville with plans to manage the family gum business. He confronts Uncle Abner’s legacy, a possible sale to Pembroke, and a tense homecoming with Judge Spotswood, Mrs Spotswood, Clara Spotswood, and Wallace as they navigate debts, a will, and looming negotiations.
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Jackson Jones
Broadway
New York
Jonesville
Abner Jones
Judge Spotswood
Robert Wallace
Broad Way
Gerard
Wallace
Abne i
Europe
Peter Pembroke
Consolidated Chewing Gum Company
New York Herald
Truat
Ohio
Clara
Sammy
Mr. Jonas
Mr. Wallace
Bob
Miss Spotswood
Josie
Bos
Spatewood
Clara Spotswood
Gum Works
Empire Advertising Agency
Jones
Jackson
Hegan
Consolidated
Publc
Dig
Misa Richards
Plantenie
Dave
Farvor
Sam
Bam
Pembroke
Grand Hotel
Mrs. Spotawood
Jesle
London’s Woman Timekeeper Keeps City On Correct Time
Anita Belleville, London's leading time purveyor, uses a precision chronometer checked against Greenwich Observatory weekly. Her instrument, carried across London to clients including many watchmakers, stays remarkably accurate, varying only a tenth of a second in a week. the business began with her father and continued by her mother, now in Miss Belleville’s hands.
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London
Anita Belleville
Greenwich Observatory
Observatory
Greenwich
Miss Belleville
Henry Belleville
Astronomer Royal
Voice Worth Cultivating for Clear Speech
Advice on voice training urges thinking twice before speaking and avoiding ill habits. Warns hurried or irritable speech damages tone while urging deliberate, distinct, well modulated delivery for voices naturally suited to better expression.
Ground Broken for Lincoln Memorial in Washington
Ground was broken February 12 for a Lincoln Memorial in Washington on the one hundred and fifth anniversary of his birth. Sen Blackburn led the ceremony with remarks that the memorial will show Lincoln as the greatest American, with a small crowd observing on a cold day. The site lies on a line with the Washington monument and Capitol, planned to connect to Arlington via a memorial bridge.
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Ashington
Washington
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Henry, Bacon
M. F. Comer
Toledo
Col. W. W. Hart
Grant Moving Picture
United States
Blackburn
Cullom
The
Capitol
Gates of Arlington
Memorial
Government Clerks and Retirement Reform Debate
A column denounces Civil Service clerks as selfish over retirement plans while praising the Soldiers' Home in DC. It argues younger clerks block endowment funding, contrasting with the home financed by 12 cents per enlisted man monthly, highlighting opulent facilities and stability.
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Retirement Association
United States Civil Service Association
United States
General Scott
Mexico
District of Columbia
Washington Misses Many Holidays in District of Columbia
The article notes that Congress observes few patriotic holidays in Washington with Memorial Day and Washingtons birthday treated as ordinary days. Lincoln’s birthday is often not a holiday in the district, and Secretary of War Garrison is unaware of this, prompting jokes about holiday observances.
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District of Columbia
Congress
Washington
McKinley
Lincoln
Wer Garrison
New Jersey
New York
War Department
Secretary Garrison
Light Gray Most Inconspicuous Color for Soldiers HAT
War Department experiments tested uniform colors to find visibility from a distance. Twelve soldiers wore light gray, dark gray, green, dark blue, scarlet, and tan, and light gray vanished first, followed by tan and scarlet, with dark blues and green remaining visible longest. Additional tests at firing targets showed blue stands out more than red.
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War Department
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Edward Marshall
George M.coran
Josie Richards
Breadway
Will
Musato
Sammy" Spotswood
London Time
Ossip Xgion
Aol
City of Washington
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