Gossip of Washington on the National Capital
Washington. federal sleuths in the secret service reach unprecedented reach under the Roosevelt era. The piece traces the expansion of executive branch authority enabling presidents to detail agents and cabinet officers to assist in enforcing laws, despite vague legal authority and congressional tolerance.
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Secret Service
United States
Roosevel
White House
Congress
Secret Services Branch
Wile
Secrel Gate
Ile
Halt on Practice Sparks Secret Service Reform
The article reports a push in Congress to curb secret service powers amid a scandal over a naval officer’s wife seeking her husband’s fidelity. Representative Walyer TL Smith of Iowa drafted the provision, backed by Chairman Tawney and the appropriations committee, as part of a broader debate on espionage and government detectives.
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Secret Service
Roosevelt
Iowa
Walyer TL. Smith
Chatman Tawney
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Army of Government
Washington
The
Land Service
Gridiron Club Dinner Hosts Notable Guests
The annual Grid Iron Club dinner drew a vast guest list including presidents, presidents elect, senators, representatives, an English lord, business leaders, and financiers. A skit mocked political battles with a drum signal and a marching troop as casualties were recited, featuring Watson believed killed reaching the front and others listed as wounded or missing.
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Gridiron Club
Sergi
Jim Watson
Charlie Landis
Watson
Charles G Dawes
Frank Lowden
Norman & Mack
William J. Bryn
Low
Taft
Serge
Hitchcock
Shameful Treatment of Uncle Ike in Senate Office Shuffle
An aging Wisconsin senator, Uncle Ike, famed for wealth and long service, faced a bureaucratic scramble over office space. Assigned to a far corner of the Maitby building first, he moved to the house office building for a temporary setup, becoming a sad figure as plans for a new power plant neared completion.
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Stephenson
Pion Buitonhole
Icher
Senate
Eaery Winter
Syooner
Wisconsin
Maitby
Gortoyvest
Bass
House
Ike
Karl Engel the Adventurer in a Market Western Tale
A towering yarn follows Karl Engel, a sleepy meat market owner, who dreams of the western frontier. On a March day he inventories gear, buys a ticket to the coast, and embarks on a rambling journey that ends with a staged coach robbery and a dramatic shootout. The tale blends illusion and danger as Engel envisions Bret Harte landscapes while his present life remains rooted in the market.
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Kirk Engel
Karl Engel
Ficzes
Karl Maget
Karls
Cailies
Karl
Wilds
Bret Harta
Mayne Reid
Harry Castleman
Kimmel
Market Street
Kohlberg’s
Paul Ludwig
Republic
Kohlberg
Don Carlos
Don Quixote
Medilla
Schutzenverein
Hervid
Resinante
Fancy
Ledan
Ike
Chick
Charlie
Billy the Kid
Oscar Wild
Deadwood Dick
Bon Quixote
Benedict
Bacchus
Bafuddtad
Rosinante
Fahey
Golden Eagle
Sin
Art
Karl Magel
Nog
What the Collies Had and Mary’s Ills
Little Mary’s health scare sparks a family dispute over remedies as doctors weigh appendicitis against convulsions. Mary reports her dolls are sick, naming Gwendolyn’s “a pint o spiders” and Marguerite’s looming “envulsions,” mirroring the adults’ heated concern.
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Mary
Grandma
Gwendolyn
Marguerite
Infantile eczema cured by Cadlenia Remedies
A mother recalls a six month old daughter's severe facial eczema spreading across the face and eyes after two doctors failed to help. After using Cadlenia Remedies the next morning the face turned white and the eruption vanished, with complete cure following.
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P. E. Gumbin
Sheldon
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Solo Prope
Boston
Starch Perfection with Defiance Starch Revealed
A homemaker complains ordinary starch hides fabric beauty and wears poorly, then touts Defiance Starch for thinner, stronger application to keep fabrics stiff without masking appearance.
Taking No Chances About Beauty Columns
A Houston Post quip questions who is deemed the most beautiful woman in the world. A reporter asks a prominent man for his choice, and he wittily replies that his wife’s mother should be listed in the publication. The exchange satirizes vanity and media attention to beauty.
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Houston Post
Beware of Mercury Containing Catarrh Ointments
Health warning about catarrh remedies containing mercury. Cautions against internal use and surfaces, urging prescription-only use from reputable physicians. Advertisement for J J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and Wakeful Family Pills for constipation.
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J. J. Cheney & Oo
Toledo
I Cheney & Co
Drugeigts
Meteors Add to Earth's Weight and Starch Safety
Meteors contribute a minute yearly weight to Earth, not perceptible for millennia, while cautioning that gas escape limits weight loss. An ad touts Defiance Starch as chemical free and strong, cutting needed quantity for a perfect finish on fine fabrics. A garbled dialogue fragment and stray letters follow.
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Earth
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