Washington News And Inquiries In The Week
Secretary Daniels urges a law to appoint 25 enlisted men as midshipmen at the naval academy annually. President Wilson approves dismissal of Midshipman McClure from Annapolis for alleged examination irregularities. A report of Miss Margaret Wilson’s engagement to Boyd Fisher is denied at the White House. Funeral services for Senator Bacon of Georgia were held in the Senate Chamber.
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Daniels
Naval Accademy
Wilson
McClure
Annapolis
Margaret Wilson
Boyd Fisher
Kansas City
New York
White House
Bacon
Georgia
Senate
Notable Obscure Figures in Early 20th Century News
Personal David Lehman longtime NY Cotton Exchange member died in his 14th year. Chief Justice White marked the sixth anniversary of his appointment to the Supreme Court. Clarence Mackay and Katherine Duer Mackay divorced in Paris per Coudert Brothers statement. General Jose Hernandez known as El Mocho, ex Venezuelan minister, arrived in New York from Trinidad.
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David Lehman
New York Cotton Exchange
White
Supreme Court
Clarence M. Mackay
Katherine A. Duer
Paris
Frederic R. Coudert
Coudert Brothers
Commercial Cable Company
Jose Hernandez
el Mocho
Washington
New York
Trinidad
Numerous 1920s events sweep across cities and nations
A wide range of brief items notes earthquakes in Reno, a Massachusetts Senate holiday bill defeat, Macon funeral suspensions, racial tuition gaps in Kansas City, and Mayor Mitchel's Panama fair committee. Other items mention Venice founder Abbott Kinney’s offer, fires in Nyack and Athol, suffragist protests at the Philadelphia stock exchange, and Canal Panama first ship bearing a peace flag. Civil, political, and local incidents from coast to coast include deaths from hydrophobia in Mobile, bank and block fires, and electoral watch duties in New York.
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Macon
Bacon
Kansas City
Mitchel
New York City
San Francisco
Abbott Kinney
Venice
Cal
Overlook Shellock
Nyack
N. Y
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
McKees
New York Park Department
Wiliam Baily
Erastus Spencer
Haddam
Conn
Miller's River National Bank
Luther Williams
Mobile
Ala
Navy Department
Rhode Island
Baltimore
New York State Assembly
Kate Kontosky
Collinsville
Dallas
Texas
Louisville
San Domingo
United States
Bryan
Chicago Opens Municipal Market for Unemployed Food
The city launches a cost food market for jobless residents. Other notes include St John’s College suspended sophomores for hazing, Union Pacific shops to hire 400 in North Platte, and appointments of J O Green Jr as U S attorney for Texas.
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Chicago
St. John's College
Ainnapolis
Union Pacific
North Platte
Neb
J. O. Green, Jr
United States
Southern District of Texas
Roland S. Curtin
Annapolis
William W. Bailey
Brown University
R. I
Wilson
E. Marvin Underwood
Atlanta
John J. Rockefeller
International ¥. M. C. A
Springfield
Mass
Robert. Louis Stevenson
Montecito
Santa Barbara
Cal
I. Sehoney
New York
George Turnhardt
Newark
N. J
Methodist Episcopal Board of Foreign Missions
Interstate Commerce Commission
Glynn
A. S. Cochran
Boston
Ernest
Otto Stutz
South
Glenn
North Carolina
Canada
Columbia-Camden Railroad
Columbia
Camden
S.C
New Jersey Supreme Court
Trenton
William J. Moriyneaux
Queen & Crescent
New Orleans
Birmingham
Ala
Stahl to Manage Brooklyn Federal League Club
Sporting Jake Stahl once led the Boston Americans to a world title and is reported to have agreed to terms with Robert B. Ward president of the Brooklyn Federal League Club to become its manager. Ward hinted the Feds would face sleepless nights for their Sunday ball ban while a Chicago club sale remains unresolved.
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Jake Stahl
Boston
Robert B. Ward
Brooklyn
Feds
Birdie Cree
Frank Chance
Jack Dunn
Baltimore
Cree
Robert R. Ward
Gilmore
Federals
Brooklyn Feds
Chicago
Charles W. Murphy
Diplomatic tensions and political trials across nations
Reports outline William S. Penton's execution in Juarez by General Villa, Rosa Luxemburg's Berlin imprisonment, Uruguayan conspiracy probes, Italy's stamp tax on movie tickets, Chilean inquiry into Captain Gulick’s contract, Masterman defeat in Lancaster by election, Daily Mail on cost savings from war maneuvers, and funeral services for banker John J. H. Maries in Paris.
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Wiliam S. Penton
Juarez
Mex
Francisco Villa
United States
Rosa Luxemburg
Berlin
Italy
Gulick
Coast Artillery
Charles F. G. Masterman
Lancaster Duchy
John J. H Maries
Paris
Blizzard grips the Midwest crippling trains and towns
A severe blizzard sweeps the Midwest and parts of the Texas coast, causing four deaths in Chicago and widespread damage. Wires go down, trains stall, and fuel shortages threaten Ohio cities. Central Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas report heavy snow and isolation, with schools dismissed and crops at risk.
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Chicago
Nottwest
Middle West
Ohio
Missouri
Middle Atlantic
New England
Pacific Coast
South Atlantic
Omaha
Montana
Kansas City
Colorado
Central Ilinois
Springfield
Decatur
Iowa
Nebraska
Texas
Austin
California
Los Angeles
San Diego
Redlands
San Francisco
Porthland
Illinois
Kansas
Indiana
Trafic
Pennsylvania
Dayton
Richmond Ind
Miami River
Muskingum Valley
Canton
Newark
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
State wide Jersey items show growth and peril
Real estate activity hints at business awakening across New Jersey. A New York company plans a large cigar factory in Bridgeton while Avalon builds a sewage plant. Fires, floods, and accidents stir civic groups and volunteers.
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Bridgeton
New York
Covetousness and true life in Luke's teaching
A lesson from Luke 12 13 34 warns against covetousness as Jesus counters a man's demand for inheritance. Wealth obsession is warned as life does not consist in possessions and true security comes from giving and seeking God's kingdom. The study parallels judgment and charity with eternal values.
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Jesus
I. Tim
Jas
God
Christ
John
Curley Outcry Prompts House Resolution Demanding Action
Representative Magn of Illinois introduces a high privilege resolution urging the House to express that James L. Curley, Boston mayor, cannot retain his seat as a member. The move aims to force Curley from the House due to alleged incompatibility with the body’s interests.
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Mann
Washington
Magn
Illinois
House
James Ll. Curley
Boston
State Department Agents Arrive in El Paso for Benton Inquiry
Agents of the American State Department arrive in El Paso to begin an investigation into the Benton killing. They will gather data, obtain witness names, and arrange details for a later hearing. A report is expected in several days.
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State Department
el Paso
St. el Paso
American State Department
Benton
Henry Howland Setting Things Right
An aspirational piece portrays Henry Howland vowing to combat greed and cruelty. He pledges to tell the truth, aid the needy, and discourage harmful behavior, aiming to scatter joy and erase sorrow while confronting wrongdoers. The poem depicts a self appointed resolve to restore beauty by truth and action.
Perjury Accusation In Court Oblique Exchange
A prosecuting attorney accuses a witness of perjury while the defense lawyer taunts him. The witness recalls only favorable facts, with laughter and sarcasm echoing in the courtroom. The exchange underscores tensions over truth and memory during sworn testimony.
Know a Bargain in Love and Money
A fragment notes a bargaining mindset where a woman weighs marriage to a titled foreigner against wealth. The speaker suggests a potential suitor could be secured if wealth were available, while another desires a fast arrangement rather than waiting.
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Maunde
Mrs Gaddaway’s Gathering Ends With Mixed Feelings
In a social scene at Mrs Gaddaway’s, guests hoped for a performance by Miss Mickleworth who initially held out before finally agreeing to sing. The evening left several attendees disappointed by the long wait and the eventual choice.
The Strange Case of Wille Whitby Wille
The fragment describes Wille as a decent, compliant youth who follows family guidance and avoids trouble. It mentions cautious behavior toward authorities and references Bosworth as a strong character, plus a note about TJ overhearing a refusal to sign an unknown petition.
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Bosworth
Encouraging Him In a Light Hearted Moment
In a playful exchange a man compliments a woman as the prettiest girl he ever saw. She replies that while not strictly necessary, she appreciates the compliment and notes he looks handsome when he says it. The dialogue captures flirtatious humor and mutual amusement.
The Pity of It Just About the Time
A reflective line notes a woman learns to preserve beauty yet finds herself aging beyond value, casting a muted critique on aging and vanity.
Unclear quotation on wealth and ambition
A woman living with a genius deserves the best prospects for future wealth. The text argues that forming grand investment plans is easy, even before obtaining money.
Seldom Forgetting Names and Faces in Public Life
A brief meditation on how people rarely forget those who may prove useful or influential. The remark underscores memory's role in social and civic networks.
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Massachuetts Senate
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Riverside Mannerchor
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Barnesboro
Gloucester County
Margaret
William Curry
Park Street Hill
Bordentown
Carl Newbert
Thorofare
Moorestown
Baymen
Cape May County
Vineland
Cuion
Manasquan River
Brielle
Stanley Wainwright
Roebling Club
Town of
Roebling
Geo. Beitler
Charles Miller
Elmer Miller
William Davies
Andrew Zane
Millville
Vineland Board’ of Education
H. T. Heaton
W. S. Mitchell
W. 4. Litue
FE. R Jones
Carrow
Salem
Pilesgrove
Society of Friends
Edwin Colson
Woodstown
The
Hunterdon County Historical Society
Hugh C. Neving
Memington
M. H. Leaver
Quakertown
Frank Burd
H. KE. Deats
Flemington
Elias Vosseller
James A. Kline
Hugh N. Strang
Paterson
Christine Strang
New Jersey
Howell
Strang
Adam McConnell
Joseph Massell
Charles Biggs
Pensauken Building and Loan Association
Ralph W. E. Donges
Frank J. Burr
E. W. Ormsby
William H. Barnard
J. L. Watts
John ¢. Sleater
BE. A. Wakefield
J. S
E. 0. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Pereda
Curley
Henry Howland
T'll
Orn
Willia Littles
Wille
Wile
Vale Neck
Wilde
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