Taft Social Circle Welcomes Boardman Family at Washington Mansion
The Tafts maintain a regular social etiquette while extending official recognition to friends of influence. Mr and Mrs Boardman, Cleveland natives, reside in a Dupont Circle mansion that hosts frequent Taft visits, reflecting close ties between the White House and Washington's diplomatic set.
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Boardman
Cleveland
Washington
Potomac
Dupont
Weshgton
Je Tafts
Ington
White House
Boardman House
Tafts Stay at Boardman House As Tafts Gather in Washington
Miss Boardman helped shape the Taft circle known as the Tafties and provided hospitality during Taft's Washington visits. The Boardman home on Manchester by the Sea is described as the Tafts' informal Washington residence with grand rooms and a major dining room. Boardman's Red Cross leadership and charity work are highlighted, including her role as a national Red Cross officer and her humanitarian efforts.
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Miss Boardman
Prin- Alice
Taft
Philippines
Tafties
Boardman
Mr. Taft
Alice Rods
éVelt
Jane Longworth
Board Mansion
America
Red Cross
Boardmans
North Shore
Massachusetts
White House
Massachusetts Bay Shore
Tafts
Beverly
Manchester-by the-Gea
Essex Country
New England
Windycliffe
the Boardmans
Congress
War Department
Clara Barton
Helen Gould
My Country Tis of Thee History and Origin
A historical overview traces the origin and popularity of My Country Tis of Thee also called America. It covers Dr Samuel Francis Smith author of the hymn, its first performances in Boston in 1831, revisions in The Choir, Smiths life in Newton Center Mass and the Civil War rise of its patriotic status. The article surveys melody origins from Lully to various European adaptations and notes schoolroom usage and later musical treatments by eminent composers.
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Samuel Francis Ith
America
Myry
Andover
Lowell Mason
Boston
C. W. Holmes
James
Freeman Clarke
William E. Channing
Sumter
Asia
Europe
Lully
Mme. de Maintenon
Lotris
St. Cyr
Mme. de Brinon
Gran. Dee. du
Jamalk Glorieux
Ixtal Handel Abbes
John Bull
Henry Purcell
Henry Carey
England
Prussia
Hanover
Weimar
Brunswick
Saxony
Germany
Heinrich Harries
Christian VIII
Denmark
Iceland
Russia
Nicholas
Luoff
God
Weber
Haydn
Beethoven
the Press Company
Islander Author Weaves Sea Vistas Into New Novel
The writer, living on an island and famed for a popular home life, penned his latest novel The Spy after returning from America. He may relocate to another island offering a broader sea view from which Ischia is visible.
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America
Ischia
Demand for Prisoner of Zenda Surges to Fifty Ninth Printing
Henry Holt and Co.'s regular edition of Anthony Hope's Prisoner of Zenda, first issued fifteen years ago and illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson, remains in high demand despite many cheap editions. The success has spawned many imitations, though few match the original's quality.
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Anthony Hope
Zenda
Messrs
Henry Holt & Co
Charles Dana Gibson
Paris the Beautiful receives London Spectator praise
Lillian Whiting's Paris the Beautiful has been issued by an English publisher. The London Spectator hails it for very thorough knowledge and remarkable treatment of scientific achievements.
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Lillian Whiting
Paris the Beautiful
London Spectator
Literary Notes and City Geology Updates
Hamlin Garland works at Mapleshade in West Salem while reportedly resuming fiction. A greatly enlarged third edition of The Geology of the City of New York by L P Gratacap is due from Henry Holt & Co around June 19 with added material on Manhattan Brooklyn and Long Island. Kenneth McKensie prepares a college edition of Hugo’s Ray Bias.
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Hamlin Garland
Mapleshade
West Salem
Wis
Manhattan Island
Henry Holt & Co
Brooklyn
G Well &S
Long Island
Kenneth McKensie
Hugo
Toledo Writer Brand Whitlock Publishes Lincoln Biography
Brand Whitlock of Toledo fills his days with public duties and writes at home each evening using a stub pen and purple ink he calls his mascots. His life of Abraham Lincoln in the Beacon Biographies arrived at publishers in typed form but heavily annotated with purple corrections and interlineations.
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R Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Abraham Lincoln
Beacon
How to Identify the Stars by Willis I Milham
Prof Willis I Milham provides charts and plans to aid amateur astronomers in identifying constellations. The text notes the Harvard Observatory magnitude data as a valuable, newly available feature. The book offers a concise, accessible introduction to celestial knowledge.
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Willis ‘I. Milham
Harvard Observatory
Parisian sketches and a new novel in progress
Mrs Mackay writes about a small book of Parisian stories and sketches titled Houses of Glam and Out sone Compan yee met ah oe success Italy at work on a novel. The title chosen for the new book is yen.
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Mackay
Helen Mackay
Untitled fragment hints at identity and uncertainty
An unclear excerpt mentions Americans and a “little queer” person unsure how things will turn out, suggesting a personal reflection on identity without concrete context or resolution.
New Book Notices From E P Dutton and Others
An assortment of 19th century catalog blurbs listing titles and authors including A Charming Humbug by Imogen Clark and Tempered Steel by Herbert B Mallory. Also noted are works by Joseph Hocking Grace B Lands a Drama in Sunshine Horace Annesley Mallory and Alfred H Upham with illustrations by Alice Rebekah Robinson.
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Hamilton, Ohto
Republicam Publish Co
Miami
Alfred H. Upham
Alice Rebekah Robinson
Request for Author of Eight Verse Poem and Reading Help
A letter asks readers to identify the author of the first verse of an eight verse poem with lines on strength today and tomorrow. Additional inquiries seek a conjurer's tricks dealer address from large bookstores and guidance on attending an agricultural college in Kentucky.
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D. C
Manchester
Dayton
Carda
Tech
Agricultural College
The
Agricultural College of Kentucky
Examination Questions From Readers Across States
The letters discuss Roosevelt's Africa hunt plans and possible world tour upon return. Queries ask if he will extend travel and details about sycamore fruit in ancient biblical times. Readers note foreign birth among Congress members with counts by country and region.
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Mayfield, Mich
Roosevelt
Africa
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Mabel Boardman
Shold
No- Red Cross
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McKinley
Antie Bam
iHome
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Daves
Treargrratcarn
Waldow Fawcery
She Dore
Tureuliz
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Paris Temps
Gorky
Morea
Italy
New York City
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Auditor of State
Frankfort
Albert M
Wetmore
Ireland
Canada
Sweden
Scotland
New Brunswick
Norway
Nova Scotia
Bohemia
Wales
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