Gridiron Club Dinner Satirizes Public Life in Washington
Harmless banter on the last election opened the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington with President Wilson, cabinet members, diplomats, and Congress guests. Skits lampooned public figures, including McCormick and Willcox, Roosevelt, Bryan, and Tumulty, ending with a chorus on the enduring humor of politics.
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Gridiron Club
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Lafayette Park
White House
Tias
Vance McCormick
Democratic National Committee
William R. Willcox
Republican National Committee
McCormick
Willcox
Utah
Vermont
New York
Tammany Tiger
Amccormick
Tigers
Murphy
Tiger
Silts
W J. Bryan
Maine
Roosevelt
Ada
Oyster Bay
Indiana
Tom Marshall
Kansas
Ford
Henry Ford
Demon Rum
Demurrage Rates Raised Across Railroads Nationwide
The New England Demurrage Commission announces a material change in car demurrage rates, approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission through May 1, 1917. Tariffs effective around December 11 set 48 hours free time, then charges of 1 dollar for day one, 2 dollars day two, 3 dollars day three, and 5 dollars per day thereafter, with weather allowances unchanged.
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New England
A. G. Thomason
Old South Building
Boston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hartford Stagehands Strike Settled After New Haven Talks
Hartford stagehands including carpenters and moving picture operators reached a settlement with S. Z. Poli after a Hartford branch committee and Poli representatives met in New Haven. Wages rise to 21 for most workers, 26 for stage foremen, eight hour days and double pay on Sundays. agreement to run for several years restoring harmony and production at Hartford theatres. Five strikers served on the committee.
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Poli
Hartford
New Haven
Parsons
the Grand
International Alliance
Louis Sagal
New York
Springfield
Sagal
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Z. Poli
Hartford Poli
Faith Not Dying Says Rev Brown At Sermon
Reverend George M. Brown, preaching at First Methodist Church Sunday evening, declared that Christian faith is not dying but holds the world’s humanity more firmly than ever. The sermon urged renewed devotion and trust in faith amid modern challenges.
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George M. Brown
First Methodist Church
Efficiency Basis for Advancement in U S Service of U S
A 1910s bureau in Washington aims to run government on a business basis. It champions efficiency ratings for clerks in the treasury and post office, cutting wasted work, saving about 100000 dollars annually, and promoting merit over tenure. The program expands to all executive district clerks following congressional approval. It also notes Sir David Beatty’s rapid rise and wartime exploits.
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Washington
Uncle Sam's
Bureau of Efficiency
United States
John Burke
North Dakota
Thiel
Herbert D. Brown
Brown
Treasury
Post Office
Bureau
Congress
District of Columbus
David Beatty
Grand Fleet
D. L. Beatty
Barndale
County Wexford
China
Ethel Field
Marshall Field
Chicago
Beatty
Sir David
Heligoland
Bluecher
Jutland
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Will‘cox
Marae
T. R
Willie
Bryan
Teddy
Lewis
Illinois
Senate
Jim Ham
Hughes
Anf
George Harvey
Harvey
New Jersey
North American Review
Col. House
Tumulty
Frank L. Polk
State Department
Joseph P. Tumulty
Wars Baker
Mercy
Valley Forge
Newton
D. Baker
Baker
George Washington
Supreme Court
Ohio
Polk
Lansing
Hiram Johnson
California
Kidderville
William Allen White
Association of National Advertisers
Patterson
Grand Army of the Republic
Copley Plaza
America
Central
South America
A. C. Reiley
Remington Typewriter Company
E.A. Walton
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
BE. L. Shuey
Dayton
George B. Sharpe
W. A. McDermid
Newark
Edward Hungerford
Sexey
R. A. Holmes
R. L. Prather
O. Cc. Harn
Harry Tipper
Floyd Y. Keeler
G. B. Sharpe
Detroit
Hartford Stagehands
U. S
Sam
Admiral Beatty
Things & Co’s
Ipswich
B.thing & Co., Inc
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