Washington Did You Bite Too Club Forms in Capitol Cloakrooms
Washington insiders discuss a new club in the Capitol cloakrooms dubbed the Did You Bite, Too? It claims a dozen names on an incomplete list and centers on initiation rituals begun after a publicity-backed visit by New York women. Members recruit others with discreet social favors. The scheme reportedly used hotel stationery letters detailing lavish entertainment and expenses.
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Washington
Clib
Capitol
Senate
House
Metmiber-Elect
Eli
New York
Teo
Washington Aero Club Forms in War Department Office
The Washington Aero Club was organized in the office of Brig. Gen. James Allen chief signal officer of the War Department with Truman Newberry as president and Robert Shaw Oliver as first vice president. Members include Rep. Parsons O H Tittman Richard B. Creery Lieut George C Sweet Col Charles V Bromwell and Lieut F Lakin. A committee of the Aero Club of America plans a memorial shaft for Lieut Thomas Selfridge with Glen Curtiss and Alexander Bell among others to be erected at Arlington or Fort Myer. Officers hope Congress funds aeronautics in the army and urge members to press for aerial district protection funds.
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Ashington
James Allen
Any
War Department
Truman H. Newberry
Navy
Robert Shaw Oliver
Thomas Nelson Page
Butler Ames
Massachusetts
New Club
Representative Parsons
New York
O. H. Tittman
The
Geodetic Survey
Richard B. Creery
US SM
Gs Gol
Mariatt Elitef
Bureau of Entomology
George C. Sweet
Bureau of Equipment
Charles V. Bromwell
U.S. A
District of Columbia
New Aero Club
National Capital
George C. Totten, Jr
R. M. McLennan
Aero Club of America
Washington Club
Thomas TM. Selfridge
Wright
Fort Myer
Glen , Curtiss
Alexander Bell
P. P. Lahm
Arlington National Cemetery
Selfridge
Signal Corps
Congress
United States Army
Navy Women Battle Mushroom Hat Hazards at Teas
Navy officers and social hosts warn of dangerous mushroom “Merry Widow” hats at Washington teas. The high crested headpieces with sharp feathers have caused painful blows to several officers when navy girls turn abruptly, spurring talk of anti hat leagues and new mask styles for future gatherings.
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Navy
Washington
Miss Newberry
Secretary of the Navy
Ob Sa Converse
Fremont
Misses Goodwin
Converse
Miss Fremiout
Eid
Senate elevator raise tops the list in taft era debate
Senators debated a proposed raise for executive and judicial leaders plus elevator conductors. The plan would boost the president by 50 900, judges by up to 5 000, vice president and speaker by 3 000, and elevator workers by 20 annually. Ambitious amendments were rejected amid partisan sparring and appeals for broader pay equity.
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FTOR
Taft
House
United States
Benator Borah
Paleau Ierensut
Senate
Warren
Boreh
Knute Nelson
Minnegola
la Follette
The Berry Sisters and the Bachelor of February
Miss Lucinda Berry and her sister Alice care for Williams after he is injured when he confronts their neatness. Williams promises leniency if they help him recover, and the sisters’ nursing earns his grudging gratitude as he offers an old love token in payment.
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Tiley
Lucinda Berry
Alice
Lucinda
Williams
Peryant
Willams
Berry
Miss Alice
Mr. Williams
Anlar
Valentine Customs in Scotland and England Across Time
A historical note traces Saint Valentine customs from Scotland’s valentine choice to Pepys and Walter Scott. It discusses the evolution from paper valentines to Christmas cards, toyed with by poets and diarists, and notes the period’s shift toward more practical gifts alongside the playful or gaudy Valentines.
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Scotland
Valentine
Walter Scott
Fair Maid
Perth
Pepys
Gus 5
England
Lands Governor Senator Newlinds Says Let Our Country Be Open Only to White People
Sacramento report details anti Japanese legislation advancing in the state senate and assembly. Measures would segregate Japanese in schools and allow municipalities to segregate in residential areas. Roosevelt's influence looms as the issue becomes a national light on diplomacy with Japan. A message from Theodore Roosevelt to Speaker Stanton supports California’s stance and urges harmony with Japan while backing the state’s actions.
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Newlinds
Sacramento
Cal
Grove TL. Johnson
Bucramente
Almodst
Anet. Perans
Senate
Roosevelt
Mayth
Japan
United States
Gillett
San Francisco
Stanton
Alice
Washington
J. P. Transue
Los Angeles
Philp A. Stanton
Assembly
California
Theodore Roosevelt
Mine Workers Adjourn After Selecting Indianapolis Meeting Place
The United Mine Workers of America adjourned after three weeks in session in this city, selecting Indianapolis as next year’s convention site. The credentials report urged eight hours, no pay cut, full union recognition, and 5 to 10 percent wage increases, with the Western Pennsylvania anthracite district bearing scrutiny. Rumors of a railroad consolidation involving major lines and a leadership shake were noted, while Berlin greeted Count von Berstoris speech as strengthening Germany United States ties.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Geale Committee
Pennsylvania
Berlin
New York
Johann Heinrich von Berstorit
Nord Deutsche Adlemaeine Zeitung
Germany
United States
More Jap Laws Indicated in Salem Senate Action
Report from Salem notes indications of new Japanese exclusion measures in the Oregon legislature. A bill aims to ban holding of real estate by asials, separate from the Bailey bill already in the Senate.
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Salem
Ore
Asialles
Senate
Navy denies four Atlantic float dispatch to Pacific
The Navy Department issued an official denial that four of the Atlantic float would be dispatched to the Pacific theater to assist arrival operations.
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Pacific
Washington
Navy Department
Atlantic
Immigrant Farm Success Story From Wheatwyn Sask
A letter from Lorens Bisser of Wheatwyn Sask recounts early hardships in 1898, followed by homestead settlement, building a farm, hiring workers, and expanding to a 160 acre plus operation with 22 horsepower threshing, plus 10 purebred cattle. He notes wheat yields up to 35 bushels per acre and a 27 bushel crop in a drought year, selling grain at 87 cents per bushel. He praises the West, government, and freedom to work hard for a fortune and comfortable living.
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Canada
Cana Lian
Wheatwan
Noy
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Sirr J
Timal
Wolseley
Sasi
Loon Creek
Nile
Gliud
Bers
Lorens Bisser
P.O. Wheatwyn
The Tactful Suitor and a Quack Cure Tale
A Trenton youth boasted of gaining favor with a father after borrowing $40, provoking the suitor’s scolding from the young woman. Also noted is Prof Munyon selling a Cold Cure for 25 cents a bottle with a money back guarantee, and a free Magazine-Ahnanae offer from The Munson Company of Philadelphia.
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Trenton
Alice
Yue
Lather
Harner’s Weekly
Munyon
United States
Munson
Munson Company
Philadelphia
Fractured Chronicle Sparks Local Feud and Threats
A fragment from the Ka is going to put his play into took form. The note hints at a quarrel on Berry and Main streets where a reckless rider on two wheels nearly struck pedestrians. The text mocks Toose yellian methods and hints at violent language used to threaten an unnamed target.
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Kingdom Come
Alkala News
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