Officials' Children Hold Quiet Influence in Washington
The article surveys how private secretaries and young relatives of top officials and diplomats shape Washington power circles. It notes Roosevelt offspring at the White House, Fairbanks family gatherings, Root and Taft children, and other talented offspring linked to cabinet figures. It also includes a town column on courtship rules by Dr. Hanrahan and Mrs. Cory with humor about lights and engagement length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Roosevelt
Theodore, Jr
Harvard
Kermit
White House @ave
Alics
Hthél
Archibald
Quentin
Presidential Mansion
Fairbanks
Washington
Root
Edith
Alice Roosevelt
Taft
Ethel Roosevelt
S. M. Cory
Society For Political Study
T.S. Hanrahan
Sacred Heart Church
West Fitchburg
Mass
Cory
Riis Praises Generosity While Attacking Cold Banker
Jacob Riis addresses a working men’s club and contrasts a generous, modern spirit with the heartless conduct of a millionaire banker. He recalls a loyal bookkeeper who, after 25 years of service, received only a small raise and a sealed envelope as a memento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Riis
SAP
Advises Limit of Hugs
A brief, lurid aside suggests a man who must stop during ecstasy may return, while if sated he might seek another girl next. The remark aims at restraint in affection and signals personal relationship caution.
Spain's Alfonso to wed Princess Ena of Battenberg
The future queen of Spain will be Princess Ena, eldest daughter of Princess Henry and niece of King Edward VII. A debutant at Buckingham Palace, Ena is famed for beauty, sailing, motoring, and dramatic talent.
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England
She
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Princess Ena
Royal Beauty
Spain
Alfonso XIII
Alfonso
Ena of
Battenberg
Henry
Edward
Ena
Europe
Kir
Prince Alexander
Buckingham Palace
Eugenie
Isle of Wight
Kensington Palace
Miss Olga Nethersole Delivers Case Against Divorce
English actress Miss Olga Nethersole argues in favor of preserving the marriage bond through separation rather than divorce. She advocates uniform US divorce laws and criticizes varied state codes, asserting parentage and stable homes protect children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Wnethersole
Miss Nethersole
Bhmanity
United States
England
Forestry a Necessity Urges Irrigation and Forestry Law
The American Lumberman reprints George H. Maxwell’s Washington speech urging nationwide forestry and irrigation laws. He condemns past methods, stresses preserving forested areas for national interests, and calls for public demand to reform land laws and prevent forest loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Lumberman
George H. Maxwell
National Irrigation Association
American Forest Congress
Washington, D. C
Congress
United States
Maxwell
Forestry
Address Before the American Forest Congress
George H. Maxwell urged national forestry action as essential as army or navy needs, calling forestry a national issue. He recalled editing a speech at the American Forest Congress in Washington and described crossing the Mississippi during floods near New Orleans, noting levee breaches that devastated crops but spared other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Forest Congress
American Lumberman
Washington, D. C
George H. Maxwell
National Irrigation Association
Mississippi River
New Orleans
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Uncle Sam
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Secretary of Agriculture
Senator Foraker
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Cortelyou
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Flora
McKinley
Paris
Misses Shaw
Shaw
Hotog
Olga Nethersole
Ition
Uly
J. E. Defebaugh
ex-Pres
Cleveland
Rockefellers
Carnegies
Cookes
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