National Capital News From the Seat of Government
J. E. Jones reports on U.S. shipping policy, political splits, and census notes. Wilsons plan for government ships meets party opposition while private capital remains dominant. the Federal Trade Commission tour aims to align business and government. remarks on war sentiment, edicts, and Indian population trends are included.
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United States
Hanna
Ohio
Wall Street
Wilson
Hundrand
Boards of Trade and Commercial Organizations
Federal Trade Commission
San Francisco
Enroute
Davies
Shaw Recalls Ingalls in Washington Fame Fluctuations
Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa, former Secretary of the Treasury, recounts a Washington visit where he saw Ingalls greeted by no one, reflecting how political favor shifts with fame. He notes a backslap greeting and his own moment before a Treasury portrait in a permanent niche.
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Ingalls
Miss Fame
Shaw
Senate
Washington
Surveying the Public Domain Opens Lands for Settlement
The article notes 150 surveying parties marking lines for Uncle Sam across the United States Secretary Lane praises new land openings and last year set records for public land surveys totaling 14,339,349 acres nearly twice the previous year. Demand is strongest in the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast regions.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Lane
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Auntie Offers Lampside Temper Trick
Ruth and Auntie discuss a harmless method to prevent anger while filling a lamp. Auntie suggests dropping a bright object into the lamp bowl to float into view before the oil nears the danger line, even a ten cent piece or a kerosene spout tip may work. She shares the simple cue to avoid spouting temper.
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Ruth
Bargain Hunt at Norris Johnson Co
A brief notice promotes a real bargain with a $145.00 item noted as available. It mentions limited stock with only six left and invites shoppers to hurry to Norris Johnson How Co. to seize the deal.
Fort Worth banker Baldridge dies by self-inflicted wound
Fort Worth banker E. Baldridge aged 44, president of Fort Worth Savings Bank and Trust Company, died from a pistol wound in a barn at his Arlington Heights home. An inquest ruled self-inflicted death. He left a wife and five children and his bank failed the day prior, with the city backed by a bond of 500000 to cover deposits.
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Fort Worth
Mr. Baldridge
Westbrook
K. T. Bell
Justice of the Peace
Emmett Moore
E. E. Baldridge
Gonzales County
Pecos County
Oklahoma
Erath
Crane
Ector
Ward
Winkler
Texas
James A. Callan
John King
William Capps
Lee Sherwood
Elsie Shoes and Ruth Fix Rations in a Kitchen Tip
Ruth trims Elsie’s shoelaces into a neat V to stop them from unraveling. She recalls a shoe clerk’s tip and shares it with Auntie. Later Ruth cheerfully suggests shredding wheat biscuit to mimic noodles in soup after rice is eaten.
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Elsie
Ruth
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Congress
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Iowa
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Reservation
Alaska
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Spokane
National Press Club
Bourne
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Hart
Old Guard
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Telephone No
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Olney-Graham Auto Line
Watson & Lunsford, Proprietors
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Yates Hotel
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Orth
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Elec
Toaster
Graham Electric CO
W. F. Babb
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Norris-Johnson How. Co
BODOG
PAM
C. W. Johnson
West Side of Square
Arnold & Arnold
C. Boone Taliaferro
John £. Morrison
Graham, Texas
S. W
A C. Cartwright
Henderson’s
Wagon Yard
Ind. Graham
W. A. Morris
Graham National Bank
M. H. Chism
Pythian Hall
Wm. Johnson & CO
M. D. Brown
LAW
A. L. Brantley
Stamford
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