TIME AHEAD FOR LAWMAKERS SUFFRAGETTES PLAN DESENT
Washington observers report Carrie Chapman Catt leads a winter campaign of suffragists to pressure lawmakers. Campaign chiefs Mrs Clarence Mackay and Mrs Kitty Reed Ballington distribute sections of workers to push for the ballot for women. Taft administration support is noted and 1874 essay themes are cited as inspiration for public argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Chapman Catt
House of Legislature
Washington
Clarence Mackay
Kitty Reed Ballington
Congress
West
House Committee
Taft
Cincinnati
Woodward High School
Capitol
Taft Furnishings for White House Library and Dining Room
Taft and Mrs Taft bring teak wood furniture from Manila including cabinets chairs tables and ornate carved pieces stored in Washington after the nomination of the former secretary of war and the family departure for the Hot Springs last July. It is uncertain if all the pieces will move to the executive mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
White House
Executive Mansion
Washington
Hot Springs
The Earth Wobbles Slightly In Its Spin
The article notes a tiny wobble in Earth's rotation with axis turning, affecting various elements whose precise origin remains unknown. It states the poles shift at most 30 to 40 feet compared with a 25,000 mile circumference, highlighting scientific measurement accuracy.
Health Office Orders Laundries to Register Workers
Washington health officials require wash women and laundries for hire to undergo regular inspections. Every person laundering for pay must register his or her address at the health office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Office of
Washington
New York American
The Blue Mouse at Lyric Theatre Delights Fans
A lively review of The Blue Mouse at the Lyric Theatre praising Paulette Divine and Mabel Barrison in a farce influenced by German and Hoytian styles. The piece notes strong performances by Zelda Sears Jameson Lee Finney and Elizabeth Ariaans with a playful auction scene and a finale of comic misadventure that leaves the audience roaring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Darnton
Lyric
Rector’s
Broadway
Paulette Divine
Mabel Barrison
Paulette
Rochester
Harry Connor
Zelda Sears
Jane Laurel
Ethel Barrymore
Charles Dickson
Barrison
Mr. Fitch
Elizabeth Ariaans
Miss Barrison
Modern American's Idea of a Wife Is Not a Helpmeet
Nixola Greeley-Smith quotes Prof E R Ross saying men want wives as luxuries while Sofia Loebinger argues wives should be brains and helpmeets. She notes Taft Bryan and others credit wives with support, law study, and household economy shaping husbands' careers and finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Ross
University of Wisconsin
Sofia Loebinger
New York
Europe
Loebinger
Dr. Loebinger
Ross
Taft
Mr. Taft
Supreme Court
Charles Taft
William Jennings Bryan
Griselda
Washington Statutes Regulate Washers and City Habits
The capital tightens rules under a health department led by a trio of commissioners. Washers must obtain permits within 30 days, with 3 000 estimated entrants and 500 already seeking continued work. The drive extends to noise curbs and licensing for newsboys and underage workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Poundmaster
Congress
A Novel Substitute for Pneumatic Tube Trial
A novel electrical substitute replaces the pneumatic tube system on trial, seeking to modernize internal mail or item transport. Officials test efficiency, speed, and reliability against the old pneumatic method.
Margaret Illington Leaves Stage Forever
Actress Margaret Illington, wife of Daniel Frohman, declares she will retire from acting for good. She cites exhaustion and the brutal emotional toll of theater, saying she cannot wait years to develop reserve and prefers a final resting period on her uncle's California ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Illington
Daniel Frohman
Henry Bernstein
Miss Clington
California
Dialogue on regimental drill with Mrs Stubb and Maria
A humorous exchange discusses arranging a regiment of women soldiers. Mrs Stubb notes they would look imposing while Maria worries about discipline, with Stubb and John/Narrator roles teased in the banter.
Women at political meetings in Germany praised by men
The article notes women attending political meetings with husbands in Germany and gaining intelligent interest in world affairs. It quotes a view that capable women attract male respect, while some so called strong minded women alienate men. It also describes a Berlin postal authority project using miniature electric trains in a six by two and a half foot tunnel with automatic operation and a potential wider rollout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Haunted House in the Capital Haunts Thirteenth and K
A Washington mansion built after the Civil War by Col L- became a famed haunt. The dying owner vowed to live, died, and his ghost appeared soon after return, often in the library, frightening servants. The Spanish minister once lived there and reported supernatural events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirteenth
K Streets
Washington
Col. L
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Taft Family to Use White House Apartments
The Taft family will occupy the White House apartments in the southwest corner above the great corridor. Afternoon tea is served there by Mrs. Roosevelt, a custom likely to continue with Mrs. Taft. In spring and fall tea moves to the south portico with rugs chairs benches and pillows in cozy arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Roosevelt
White House
Harrison
McKinley
Eligible Bachelor Diplomats
Baron Louis Ambrozy counselor of the Austrian embassy at the national capital is a bachelor with a family crest who could become an ambassador. Other prospects include Baron Haymorle secretary of this embassy and Baron Hyeang Count Torok, attaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Ambrozy
Othe
Baron Haymorle
Baro Hyeang
Torok
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Choteau, Teton CO. Mont
Nathan Hale
Tennessee
Washington Star
THE
Mabel
Make Barrison
Paulette Livine
Nixola Greeley-Smith
America
Health Department
Atte Pebih
Kyrle Bellew
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