Money and Power Shape Washington Club Society
Washington social life is increasingly driven by money and status as ultra exclusive clubs gatekeep membership, rewarding influence and punishing those with political or financial missteps. Rich residents, including widows and widowers of wealth, occupy mansions along 16th Street and Dupont Circle, while public officials face scrutiny from society’s wealthy women who determine social access and prestige. The president and first lady attend only those in the high‑status circle, maintaining ceremonial courtesies but limited invitation to the broader political class.
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Ashington
Taft
Auen
Washington
Paris
Irs
Henry C. Corbin
United States Army
Cabinet Offici
16Th Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Dupont Circle
Government to Wipe Out Moro Pirates
A 19th century style account warns that Moro pirates in the Philippines revived attacks on peaceful merchant ships after American gunboats withdrew, promising a renewed patrol. It explains their raiding pattern from small islands in the Sulu Sea toward Borneo, and the difficulty of pursuing dispersed bands across thousands of islets.
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Captain Kidd
Philippines
Sulu
Kidd
Amalt
Philippine
Borneo
Committee Moves to Probe Indian Relations and Waste
Chairman Graham of the House committee on expenditures in the interior department will lift charges against Indian affairs. Investigators plan to expose graft and misused funds from Indian appropriation bills, citing irrigation grants and land deals. Case studies include Flathead irrigation, Gila project, Crow reservation, Uintah Agency land allotments, and alleged land grabs by white interests.
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Chafrman Graham
Committee On
Interior Department
Indiana
Hecht
Flathead
Gila
Millionth US patent milestone celebrated by Commissioner
The US Patent Office prepares to issue patent number 1 000 000 marking 122 years since the bureau began in 1790. Commissioner Howard Bruce Moore notes the historic event, with archival notes on early patents such as the Whitney patent, though some numbers were not preserved.
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Howard Bruce Moore
Bia
United ‘States Patent Office
Tlwad
Whitney
Patton's Steamboat Patent and Early U S Inventions
The excerpt notes a patent issued February 11, 1809 for Patton's steamboat. It discusses a resumed system of serial patent numbers and highlights the Colt revolver as the first major American invention to receive a patent afterward.
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Patton
Pigs as Profitable Corn Cropping System
A 12 acre trial fed Chester White shoats on green corn and rye rape. From May planting to November harvest the herd yielded 9,324 pounds of pork value 559 dollars, with average gain 1.01 pounds per day per pig. Corn yield estimated 65 bushels per acre worth 288.60 dollars, total field value about 298.60 with stalks. Added pork profit per acre 21.76, pigs weighed 171 pounds each ready for fattening.
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Sud
Chester White
Wheat-Head Army-Worms Threaten Timothy Loss in Iowa
The wheat-head army-worms damaged timothy heads across northern Iowa in 1910, with 50 to 90 percent injury in some fields and spread as far south as Story County. Caterpillars prefer timothy, feed on seeds, and reduce hay and seed crops. Two broods appear yearly, management includes early cutting, roadside grazing control, and fall plowing before September 15 to reduce populations.
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Iowa
Pocahontas
Dickinson
Clay
Hancock
Worth
Timothy
Story County
Tim
Growing in Grace and the Call to Spiritual Growth
The article urges Christians to nourish their new life in Christ through Bible study, daily reflection, prayer, fresh air, and spiritual exercise. It stresses feeding on scripture, digesting its teachings, maintaining virtuous surroundings, and using one’s gifts in service to win others for Jesus, citing the texts “Every man his work” and “Pray without ceasing.”
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Jesus
Jesus Christ
God
Christ
JL Will
Cloge
Oman
Frederick Hart
London
Christian
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic Fights Sore Throat
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic serves as a preventive and cure for sore throat by cleansing and sterilizing the throat mucosa. A small gargle in water quickly relieves soreness and strengthens the throat, with Paxtine sold at drug stores or by mail for 26 or 60 cents per box. free samples offered by The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston, MA.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Maas
National wedding march suggested by critics
A Cleveland Plain Dealer rail against overemphasis on a single national anthem and proposes a National wedding march. The piece imagines a couple strolling to the strains of a hypothetical "March Nuptiale" by a Bavarian or "Visionary" composer as a witty jab at composing prizes and public praise.
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Bolivar P. Gibson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Small Boat to Sail Far
The yawl yacht Reduta of 36 tons has sailed on a 6000 mile voyage from Gosport to Buenos Ayres the home port of her new owner. The vessel carries a crew of four and is commanded by Capt Harry Williams who recently commanded the 20 ton cutter Movang to Odessa. Reduta's crew includes Hampshire men. She will head to Madeira Cape Verde Pernambuco and Montevideo. The longest leg will be about 2000 miles between Cape Verde and Pernambuco.
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Reduta
Gosport
Buenos Ayres
Harry Williams
Movang
Odessa
Hamshire
Madeira
Cape Verde
Pernambuco
Monevideo
London Standard
Supply Prelude for New Minister in Church Charade
A terse exchange shows a deacon promising to reveal a church supply location and key to the incoming minister while stressing careful use, hinting at past unpaid stipends to the previous preacher. The dialogue reads like a terse, informal scene from a small community or period piece.
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Deacon
Puck
Man Sues Widow Over Refused Marriage
A St. Louis man sues a widow for 100000 alleging she refused to marry him. The suit claims he is a favored front porch observer in a house built with another man’s earnings. The case mirrors sensational early 20th century probate style.
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St. Louis
Houston Post
Gracious, whet ta all thet crape fort
A fragmentary quotation describes regret over missing a chance to buy something at a bargain and a husband’s exclamation about the flying. The readable text centers on a humorous or colloquial remark and a marital aside in a bar setting.
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