White House social season opens under Roosevelt admin
Washington reports that the White House is ready for the closing and most brilliant social season of the Roosevelt era. The opening cabinet dinner is tonight with a program of diplomatic receptions and a December 28 ball for Miss Ethel Roosevelt.
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White House
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Cabinet
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Supreme Court
Ethel Roosevelt
Taft
White’ House
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Longworth
Ethel
Abigail Adams
Harrison
McKee
Presidential Mansion
Mayor Vetoes Corruption in Comedy After Romance
A rich, inert suitor spurred by his sweetheart, niece of a traction magnate, becomes mayor with help from the gang. He discovers he is a tool of machine politics, vetoes a graft bill, risks losing the fortune and love, yet wins both. Cyril Scott stars in Prince Chap style.
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Cyril Scott
Prince Chap
Ong
New York
Boston
Chicago
Harry Harwood
Rapley Holmes
James E. Wilson
William Deming
Charles Stedman
Alma Powell
Marian Chapman
Kate Lester
Grace George to headline Divoreans at Grand Chicago
Miss Grace George brings Sardou's sparkling divorce satire Divoreans to the Grand opera house Chicago for a two week engagement. The London star rose to fame at Duke of York's theatre and returns with Frank Worthing and Max Freeman in supporting roles.
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Sardou
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Chicago
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London
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Margaret Mayo Jis
Frank Worthing
Des Prunelles
Max Freeman
the Grand
Y M C A Plans Open House And Events
The Y M C A will host an open house on New Year’s Day with afternoon games and evening events open to the public. An 7:45 basketball game against a local team precedes an 8:30 illustrated lecture on The White Mountains of New Hampshire by the Norace K Turner Co. Admission is ten cents for the evening. afternoon events are free.
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White Mountains
New Hampshire
Norace K. Turner Company
Boston
Grand Pa Martin A Ulfers obituary of Forreston man
Martin A Ulfers born in Germany May 26 1826 died December 11 1908 at his son M M Ulfers home in Forreston Ill after a lingering illness He came to the United States in 1857 married Hierke Smith May 25 1858 in Keport Four children survive J S Ulfers Beach North Dakota Mrs Annie Sherk Flamiston Mo Ira Ulfers Waterloo Iowa and M M Ulfers Forreston Ill Funeral Monday at one o'clock conducted by Rev H H Potgeter of the German church with Rev M S Newcomer of Mount Morris assisting Burial at Haldane cemetery. The family cared for by their son M M Ulfers.
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Forreston Journal
Martin A. Ulfers
M. M. Ulfers
Forreston
Germany
United States
Hierke Smith
Keeport
German Reformed Church
HH. Potgeter
M. S. Newcomer
Mount Morris
Haldane
J. S. Ulfers
Beach
North Dakota
Ira Ulfers
Waterloo
Iowa
Liquid Air Demonstration at Grand Opera House
Amusement page describes a spectacular Liquid Air show titled The Hottest Heat and the Coldest Cold. The lecture features carbon gasification, liquefaction into diamonds, ultra low temperatures, burning sulphur tips, and an electric furnace demo with copper melting and artificial diamonds. Over thirty experiments. event at Grand Opera House Saturday night December 19.
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Hquidaly
Grand Opera House
Man of the Hour comes to Grand Rockford on Christmas Day
George Broadhurst presents The Man of the Hour at the Grand Theatre Rockford on Christmas Day drawing wide attention from playgoers coast to coast. The production centers on municipal graft as its theme and has sparked extensive discussion among audiences.
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George Broadhurst
Grand
Rockford
Last sad rites attended by Cowley and Scheidt kin
M. W. Cowley and wife and Mr and Mrs A W Scheidt of Freeport attended the last rites. The sympathy of all friends goes out to the bereaved children.
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M. W. Cowley
A. W. Scheidt
Freeport
Gillespie Marries Sadie McKeague at Hanover Home
William W. Gillespie a Carroll county and Savanna Times publisher and state representative wed Sadie McKeague, a Jo Daviess county notable, at the bride’s Hanover area home. The couple departed for a southwest honeymoon after the ceremony.
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William W. Gillespie
Savanna Times
Sadie McKeague
Jo Daviess County
Hanover
Gillespie
Carroll County
Another Wonder of Science Promotes Herpicide Cure
Newbro's Herpicide claims to kill dandruff causing scalp germs by reaching the hair root. The product, marketed as the only destroyer of dandruff, is sold by druggists with samples available for 10 cents. Sizes are 60 cents and one dollar, via Geo. F. Swarts as special agent in Detroit, Michigan.
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Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Geo. F. Swarts
Roadmaster Sullivan Dies at 60 in Dubuque Division
Illinois Central railroad announces the death of John Sullivan road master of the Dubuque division. He died at 10 o clock in the forenoon. He was about sixty years old and previously served as supervisor for the same line with headquarters at Manchester. His son Harry Sullivan is supervisor of the Albert Lea division based in Waterloo.
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John Sullivan
Ihlinois Central Railroad
Sullivan
Manchester
Harry Sullivan
Albert
New Claim for Bryans Mule in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon dispatches report Allegheny county Maryland claims the trick mule of W J Bryan for largest Democratic gain, while local Democrats dispute the assertion. They cite Marion county voting up 40 percent from 1904, Bryan 4001 votes to Parker 2400, Allegheny’s 2246 percent claim challenged.
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Mount Vernon
Allegheny County
Maryland
W. J. Bryan
Marion County
Parker
Mother Girnay's Sweet Powders for Children
An old advertisement urges mothers to use Mother Girnay's Sweet Powders for Children to treat feverishness constipation teething disorders headache and stomach troubles in children. It promises a free trial package via a Lincoln address in Le Roy New York and warns against substitutes.
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Alen Ss
Ohustead
le Roy
N.Y
Coming and Venus Social Events Record
The calendar lists multiple dances and balls across December and January. Dee and the F-Annual dance at Plattedeutsche Guild on December 18. Prof Dawson hosts Prize Masquerade on December 25. Christmas Ball on December 25. College club dances at Masonic temple December 8 9. Alumni Ball December with Masonic temple. Sheriff matinee and night January 1. B of B T annual ball and card party January 4. Winter term opens at College of Commerce.
The Mikado and Biosecopy Moving Pictures Schedule
December listings show matinee and night showings of The Mikado and Biosecopy Moving Pictures with A Wife's Secret on select dates. An additional Liquid Air Lecture is scheduled for December 0 with bioscope displays and screenings across multiple dates in December.
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Biosecopy Moving Pictures
Bioscope Moving Pictures
Personal appeal for Foley's Honey and Tar remedy
A personal appeal urges talking to readers about Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble. It claims a forty year record of cures and warns against experimenting with unknown preparations that may contain harmful drugs.
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Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. P. Jungkuns
Daily Journal Delivery Fee Noted for Citywide Reach
The Daily Journal offers citywide delivery for 106 g weekly, detailing service coverage and payment terms. This notice outlines the affordable distribution option for readers across all neighborhoods.
Illinois Wheat Declines in State Crop Report
Springfield Ill Dec 16 The Illinois crop report issued by the state board of agriculture shows a 15 percent decrease in wheat acreage and a Dec 1 crop condition at 71 percent The corn acreage stands at 6 780 600 acres a 7 percent drop from 1907 The average corn yield is 33 bushels in the north 32 in the central and 26 in the south The total state corn crop this year is 213 366 642 with a value of 121 160 615
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
State Board of Agriculture
M W A Papers Face Mail Rule Change
Head Consul Talbot Editor Van Galder and Director E Murphy of the Modern Woodmen left Rock Island for Washington to seek postal ruling. Paper now faces first class mail due to paid advertisements, costing far more than ad revenue. ads can be dropped to stay second class under fraternal ad, or used and mail first class.
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Bloomington
City Service Offer At Ten Cents A Week
A fragment notes a city offer priced at 10 cents a week. Details about scope or duration are missing, leaving the action and price as the only clear facts.
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