Naming the Streets in Greater Washington Aesthetic Debate
A Washington farewell to old street names as planners extend LEnfant’s grid. Officials weigh preserving tradition with new elegant names for alleys while keeping arteries like Bloodfield and Goose Creek in local memory amid a push to rename Broad and Ambush alleys.
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Washington
Capitol
Potomac River
Bloodfield
Piber River
Goose Creek
Hell’s Bottom
Triangle
Hell's Bottom
Greater Washington
Chicago
Our Republic
Pices
Greater
New York
Smith D. Fry
Foraker Solves Secret Code Knock To Reach Root
Senator Foraker bypassed the Washington War Department door by silently deciphering the secretary's secret knock. He arrived before three, challenged the locked entry, and finally triggered an unusual alert that opened the door to Secretary Root. The triumph left him bemused, wishing he could recall the exact knock.
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Callaway Reappointed President of New American Locomotive Trust
Samuel R. Callaway, newly named president of the American locomotive trust, has a long rail career. Starting in 1863 as a junior clerk with the Grand Trunk in Montreal, he rose through roles with Detroit & Milwaukee, Detroit Saginaw Bay City, Chicago & Grand Trunk, Union Pacific, and multiple other lines before becoming NY Central president in 1898. Born in Canada, he is 50 and has resided in Chicago.
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Vanderbilts
Chauncey M. Depew
New York Central Railway Company
Mr. Callaway
Canada
Chicago
Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
Helt
Samuel R. Callaway
American Locomotive Trust
Inventor of the Shirtwaist Headed New Style Now
Mrs Robert Osborn of New York is credited with inventing the shirtwaist after instructing a New York shirtmaker to fashion a waist that allowed free muscle movement during exercise. The pale blue percale first waist helped establish a durable, timeless style. Her husband’s financial crash spurred her to design gowns and she hosts lavish breakfasts and musical teas among New York’s 400, marking notable social success.
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Robert Osborn
New York
Newport
Osborn
Tiny Girl Evangelist Lizzie Slemmer Makes Revival Rounds
Six year old Lizzie Slemmer of Philadelphia known as the little Sankey sings at revival meetings several evenings weekly. The child has become a local curiosity and inspires sailors who gather after her performances at the Gospel Ship Mission.
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Lizzie Slemmer
Philadelphia
Lizzie
Little Sankey
Gospel Ship Mission
Dancing Master Plans Centenary Religious Service
A Chinese newspaper reports a dancing master will lead a religious service to honor the hundredth anniversary of his ancestor, the family’s first to pursue dancing as a profession. The piece notes a mix of cultural tribute and professional lineage.
Unnerving Northern Notes on Alaska Natives and Deaths
Mrs. John H. McKeever reports three native groups Eskimo Indian and Laplander in Alaska. She describes customs witchcraft and a ritual killing of the old or diseased followed by revelry. Also notes on climate fuel mastodon remains and burial practices in a sensational Overseas dispatch.
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United States
Cape Nome
John H. McKeever
Illlinois Doctor Sells Deafness Cure by Mail
An Illinois physician marketed a mail order cure for deafness at $18.50. The buyer received 2,000 pills with strict directions to take one daily and not miss a day, or restart from day one. Even full adherence would not guarantee a cure in less than five and a half years.
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Illinois
Girls with Gilded Lips
Japanese fashion piece notes young girls gild their lips to look highly captivating. It describes a preference for bright lip color and metallic sheen as a trend among youths, with emphasis on style and visual impact rather than health or history.
De Feeble Nerves and The Cure Promised
A promotional notice claims certain remedies remove the cause of ailments like weak kidneys and back pain. It promises renewed health and potency via strengthened water passage and membrane healing, urging readers to write for Bank Oamarcas and visit Winona Lake to purchase through Q. J. Noblich.
Winona Lake Summer Assembly and School Opens May 15
Winona Lake Indiana hosts the Winona Assembly and Summer School offering rest education and recreation. The 1901 season opens May 15 with fifteen day excursion tickets on sale via Pennsylvania Lines through August and season tickets through September 14. Inquiries to Mr Sol C Dickey Secretary Winona Lake or Pennsylvania Lines agents.
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Winona Lake
Pennsylvania Lines
Sol. C. Dickey
Ind
F. van Dusen
Pittsburg
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