Navy Ballad of Holton and Frost on the Eve of War
Lieutenant Holton commands the destroyer Scorpion and plans for action off Key West while awaiting orders from Roosevelt. Frost, his trusted officer, prepares to take command in his absence as danger from Cuba and Spain looms, with Holton summoned to Washington for secret wartime assignments and a Willard Willard ball entwined with clandestine activity.
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Thomas Holton
Scorpion
Leutenant
Bobby” Frost
Newport News
Key West
Holton
Frost
Newport Newe
Washington
Maine
Havana Harbor
Naval Academy
California
Osgood
Frederick Funston
Castile
Aragon
Halton
Roosevelt
Bobby
Koko
Heela
Metropolitan Club
Navy Department
Capitol
Secretary Long
Mr Malton
Spaih
Navy
Army
Dewey
Mr. Roosevelt
Spain
the Willard
Cubasa
Secret Service
George
Willard
Potlatch Ceremony Explained as Gift Festival
The word potlatch comes from a Pacific coast Indian term meaning festival of gifts. At a patshad celebration the more personal property given away such as blankets and ornaments increases a marker of esteem among neighbors and raises expectations of reciprocation at the next potlatch. The festival includes music, dancing and feasting.
Niagara River Power Possibilities Impress Civic Leaders
Edwin W. Trimmer, U S consul at Niagara Falls, argues the Niagara River could power all New York State while preserving scenery. He notes current harnessing is minimal and imagines future engineers tapping river currents without harming beauty, citing Gorge Route views as proof of potential force.
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Niagara River
New York
Edwin W. Trimmer
United States
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Shoreham
N. Y
Lewiston
Clif Road
Washington
Toast to the firm at Manchester picnic ends in brief health
A Manchester firm annual picnic sees a nervous packer rise to propose a toast. He begins with a quip that the health of the firm will be very brief, delivering a short, humorous moment after dinner.
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Manchester
Honest money in unsealed envelope reaches convent intact
In Baltimore a woman’s unsealed envelope with $60 intended for a Catholic convent mother superior was dropped in a street letter box. The letter traveled through Baltimore and Plainfield, was delivered to Plainfield, and the money remained visible yet all arrived intact. Post office staff handled the item without mishap, praising honesty.
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Abhington
Baltimore
Plainfield
N. J
Charles and
Lexington Streets
Abe
Post Office Department
Scarcity of Small Bills and Silver Dollars Hits Banks
A 1910s-style defense of small denominations explains banks and treasury limits on silver dollars and small notes. It notes $491,736,000 in silver dollars exist as paper silver certificates and recounts western demand for small bills and silver coins to pay laborers, who prefer them for perceived safety and durability.
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Sam
United States Treasury
Samuel
Burke
Office Seekers Troubles Mug Tumulty At White House
Joseph Tumulty, Wilson's secretary, endures a congressman's despair over postmaster appointments. The lawmaker laments the strain of patronage and moral character requirements, fearing the nation is slipping. The scene unfolds in the White House office overlooking the south lawn toward the Washington Monument.
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Joseph Tumulty
White House
Tumulty
Washington Monument
Capitol
Tom Pease
Woodrow Wilson
Uncle Sam Scores Washington Property For State Dept Plans
The article notes that a saloon in Washington is included in a large property purchase by Uncle Sam to clear space for a new state department building. The former saloon, once a notable gathering place for national figures, will be replaced by a marble palace housing future secretaries of state and offices shaping national decisions. Plans envision extending public structures along Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol, creating a park-covered north side.
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Ncle Sam
Washington
Uncle Sam
State Department
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Treasury Department
Sam
Georgetown
Capitol
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Havana
Heston
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al Burleaon
Congress
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