Young Taft Relished Holidays Social Rush in Washington
Washington society buzzed as Charles Taft the president’s son joined a string of holiday events. A luncheon tea and a Sixteenth Street dinner led to a Washington club dance hosted by the Nagels, with the young Taft mixing with guests from the younger set.
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Washington
Charlie Taft
Charles
Charlie
Taft
Master Charles
Benjamin Macon
Roosevelt
The
Force Coe
Archie
White House
Mount Holyoke Students Shine Shoes for Akimnee Fund
South Hadley Mass Mount Holyoke College students push a 500000 fund drive by shoe shining. Freshmen are barred from the stand run by sophomores, but the enterprise remains restricted to college women and charges ten cents per shine to boost receipts.
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South Hadley
Mass
Mount Holyoke College
Hairpins Save The Run In Athol Car
In Athol Massachusetts a car faced fuse trouble during an afternoon run. A resourceful motorman asked for hairpins and several women donated theirs from their hair. By inserting the pins one by one he kept the current on and the car continued its trip.
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Athol
Mass
Emiles
The Yeggs Exploits and The Soup Making Process
A detailed account describes yeggmen bank burglars as highly skilled, tightly organized, and dangerous. It explains gang structure, planning duration, and the dangerous method of making nitroglycerin or soup from dynamite to blast safes, including the use of wet blankets to muffle blasts and the dramatic escape when alarms ring.
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United States
New York Sun
Veggman
Albany
Boston
Indiana
Maine
E. and
T. A
Notable Exchange on Courtesy Among Witie Playmates
A fragment from Wetroit Press records a playful debate about manners among Witie playmates. One speaker asserts the value of kindness while the other suggests enjoying mild mischief as a lesson in reciprocity.
Aberty and the Call for Liberty
A fragment quotes a revolutionary sentiment urging descent by the people to seize liberty and the imperative for self-empowerment in the face of oppression. The line frames a compact political plea linking action to freedom.
Boy Hero Axes Robbers in Bold Store Fight
Joseph Healy, 13, defended grocer William Davis during a raid at 134 East Fifty-third Street. After confronting two armed thieves, Healy fought one man, hurled an ax through the front window, and chased the pair into the street and onto an elevated train as they fled. Davis was beaten unconscious.
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New York
William Davis
East Fifty-third Street
Joseph Healy
Davis
Healy
Third Avenue
Back Seat in Career of S W Gillilan Recalled
California and Indiana connections color the tale of S W Gillilan a famed lecturer and poet who once served as city editor and even filled a back seat for a circulation manager in Marion Indiana The piece recalls his rise from Marion to fame and notes an August Winona Lake lecture with verses and humor expected to move audiences.
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Strickland W. Gilllilan
California
Baltimore
Richmond
Ind
Marion
Gillilan
Gillan
Winona Lake
Gillitan
Old Tribune
Leader-Tribune
Agin
Finnigin
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Winona Lake Summer Season Opens June 30
Winona Lake Indiana announces summer season starts June 30 as cot tagers and concessions prepare. Winona college summer term, Redpath Lyceum summer training, and preps for crowds are completed. Assembly closes August 22 with Bible conference opening August 23. Model Chautauqua runs September 2 to 11 with Kinemacolor films and Nat W. Brigham lectures.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Winona College
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
International Lyceum Association
Mound City Horse Shoe Paints wear longest look best
Rainier's Pharmacy is noted in a fragment describing local shop offerings. The line hints at horse shoe painting or footwear emphasis but lacks complete context or actions. The readable bits point to a local business mention without a clear event or outcome.
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Mound City
Rainier’s Pharmacy
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