Washington Whisperings Wolves at White House Capture Roosevelts Interest
Washington notes describe a moving picture exhibit at the White House showing John Abernathy the wolf killer staging a realistic hunt with bare hands. Abernathy, Oklahoma marshal and guide to President Roosevelt, supplied 6000 feet of film detailing his hunt and received applause from the president and guests including Prof Ferrero and George Shiras III.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Roosevelt
White House
John Abernathy
Abernathy
Oklahoma
Mme. Ferrero
George Shiras III
Fund
New Faces In Senate And House Of Sixtieth Congress
Nine new members join the Sixtieth Congress for the short session with Carroll Page and Albert B Cummins among the new senators. In the House seven newcomers include Swazey Barnhart Estopinal Guernsey Folker and Burke. The piece notes a string of deaths thinning the Senate ranks and lists ages of several late members.
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Senate
House
Carroll
Page
Vermont
Redfeld Proctor
John W. Stewart
trans-Mississippi
Albert, B. Cummins
Town
William B. Allisor
Wylie
Alabama
Hary A. Barnhart
Indiana
Albert A. Estopinal
Louisiana
John‘ BP. “Swazey
Maine
Frank &. Guernsey
Otto G. Folker
New York
Charles
Burke
South Dakota
Mr. Swazey
Charles. E. Littlefield
Sherman May Attend Roosevelt Church
With President Roosevelt’s retirement questions arise about Vice President elect James Schoolcraft Sherman attending the German Reformed church on Fifteenth Street. Dr Schick, the pastor, may invite Sherman to join the congregation as Roosevelt did, though Sherman has not held a Washington church affiliation.
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W. Roosevelt
Fifteenth Street
Schick
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Roosevelt
Sherman
Dutch Reformed Church
Utica
N. Y
United States
Washington
Ie” Tre
Dr. Schick
Cost-saving census aims for 1910 plan
N D North director of the census asks Congress for at least 14 million dollars to fund the 1910 enumeration. He cites 1900 costs of over 12.5 million and argues modern in-house tabulating machinery will reduce total outlay, with expected gains in speed and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. North
Straus
Bureau
Bureau of the Census
Congress
Burial Of Royalty Estimated Costs Over Four Million
The Chinese empire plans to spend more than 4.2 million dollars on burial rites for the late emperor and dowager empress. The article notes lavish state ceremonies, incineration of priceless belongings, and modernization of ancient practices, with criticism of traditional forms. It mentions the procession to Pekin, the regent Prince Chun, and the dowager empress to be buried in spring, plus broader statistics on weddings in American cities.
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Celestial Kingdom
Kwang-Hsu
Forbidden City
Tha
e-Ghinese
Pekin
Prince Chun
Hie
Coal Hill
Mortuary Hill
Grand Council
Society unions on decline in Social Register 1909
New York marriages among socially prominent persons drop 20 percent from 1908, with New York City down about seven percent nationwide. Pittsburg is noted as an exception, reporting a 69 percent increase in marriages.
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Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
St Louis
San Francisco
Baltimore
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Social Register
New York City
Pittsburg
Farmers Use Gat Incubators Moroccs and
Farmers near here have a new device for poultry raising called the Gat incubator. It uses stacked crates with burlap layers and daily watered oats that soak through to feed chicks during winter. The oats sprout in artificial heat, providing fresh green food. a bucketful yields five bucketfuls of greens.
Constitution Yachting Rivalry Ends in Junk Sale
The Constitution, famed Cup yacht predecessor of the Reliance, is to be dismantled in New London after being sold to Edward B. Reiss & Co. The 1903 race site and parts will be cut up and shipped to Broad Street, with 100 tons of lead 20 tons of bronze and 25 tons of steel among the salvaged materials.
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New York
Constitution
Reliance
Edward 8. Reiss
Sound
East River
Broad Street
Reiss
Vigilant
Colonia
Sisters Wedded On Dare In Midnight Quadruple Wedding
Sioux Falls reports a bold double wedding as four lovers from Gregory Ottumwa Iona and S D wed in a dare from two young men. George Sweet and Minnie Austin, Sadie Austin, and Guy Stearns wed at Oacoma after a perilous White River crossing. Reverend N H May officiated after a court license arrived.
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Sioux Falls
George Sweet
Gregory
Minnie Austin
Guy Stearns
Ottumwa
S. D
Sadie Austin
Azariah Austin
Iona
Lyman County
Oacoma
N, H. May
When the Car Broke Down on a Lively Auto Trip
A man anxious about travel rides in a damaged car with a girl on each side. They mock danger while a mechanic crew jokes about a wire and a broken carburetor. A talking cow tale and a chicken dinner distract them as they resume their autumn road.
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Starbord
Bisriead
Lemuel
Peter
Tonneau
Dolly
Daisy
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Guide
Asbury C. Latimer
South Carolina
Redfield Proctor
William P. White
Maryland
William B. Allison
Iowa
Peitug
Senator White
Morgan
Allison
Proctor
Senate Tallory
Latmer
Bryan
Nete
Rend
Mallory
C&nsus
Sweden
Walton Mandeft
Jermand+ Lagercrantz
China
Lipton
Mme. de Lagercrantz
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