Langdon's Push For Naval Base Tests Honest Principles
Senator Langdon, a southern planter turned senator, joins the naval base struggle with Mississippi allies Stevens Peabody and Noble backing Altacoola for the base. Langdon hires Bud Haines as private secretary, while his children Carolina and Hope influence the plot as graft schemes surface amid political pressures. Langdon refuses pecuniary bargains and earns a national reputation for integrity.
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Langdon
United States Senate
Mississippi
Stevens
Senor Peabody
Senate
Charles Noble
Carolina
Altacoola
Randolph
Congressman Noble
Charlie Noble
Randolph Langdon
Noble
Haines
Sentnor Langdon
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Peabody
Lengdon
Pittsburg
Bud
Langdon's secretary fools Gulf City lobbyist plea
Senator Langdon's secretary Bud Haines smooths a tense session with Col. Telfer from Gulf City. The colonel pitches Gulf City as the regional hub and seeks investment through a Gulf City Land Co. option, hinting Langdon's assent could unlock a lands boom.
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Cence
Telfer
Gulf City
Gulf City Land Company
Bud
Langdon
Grace and Beauty Advice From a Past Era
A column urges women to focus on nerves to improve complexion and warns against overusing alcohol on children's hair. It notes tight stockings harm sensitive feet and recommends myrrh for bleeding gums. It cautions against neck and throat exercises when glands may enlarge.
Helen Keller Letters Attract Broad Attention
Miss Helen Keller, the blind author of letters of sympathy to Mrs. Mary Thaw, has attracted wide attention for her communications.
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Dentice DI Frasso
Miss Siegel
New York
Helen Keller
Mary. Cc. Thaw
Cooking 15 Now Much Changed From The Past
The anti suffragists claim women lack intelligence for voting and even cooking. Modern cooking education emphasizes scientific principles, sterilization, and distinctions between roasting baking boiling and frying. Public libraries house up to date books reflecting these advances and a shift from old “receipts” to theory driven methods.
Woman Chicago school chief earns man’s pay in shared work
Ella Starr Young, aged 64, serves as Chicago public schools superintendent, salary 8000 dollars, handles 50 million dollars in property, 6000 teachers, 275000 pupils, and 600 janitors, becoming the city’s first woman in the role while arguing for equal pay and opportunity.
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Ella Starr Young
Publi Schools
Chicago
New York City
Charles. Boughes
Young
Fabian
Veritas
Tila Starr
Ilinoiss
New York
Afternoon tea on balcony sparks engagement talk
Two girls debate the engagement as they share tea and cigarettes on the club balcony. The eyeglass holder asserts she will be a good wife, while another questions whether he will be a good husband, and the walking stick observer finds the exchange amusing.
Crowded trolley car lessons and a courtroom joke
A column discusses pushing through crowded transit to reach the upper end where there is room, urging perseverance over selfishness. It closes with a Los Angeles police court joke about a misinterpreted dog incident and an interpreter.
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Hic
Police Court of
Los Angeles
John
Wei
Chow Chee, Loo Kow
So-Lo Bing
Gng
Tng
Wong Ha Kee
Wo Hoo
Wing Chong Lung Yue Lee
Kin Sing
Choy
Yoke Coey
Ying Lung Ding Wah
Shing Suey Way
San Yick Ling Toy Bing Coey Bow
Tsue Po Tong Po Gou Hung Mow
Kim Quong Yuen
Lee Chow Yo Ben Tong
Lippincott’s
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Harrison
Rhodes
Tom Wise
William A. Brady
Joseph Grismer
BY Thompson Buchanan
Bud Haines
Senator Peabody
Senator
Mr. Haines
Senator Langdon
Altaceda
Altacodla
Philadelphia
Whitehouse
Col. Telfer
Dill
South
Congress
Golden Discovery
Shelbyville
Greensburg
Greenaburg
Rushville
Connersville
Hartmann’s
Vonnegut Hardware CO
E. Wanh
Matter of
Union
Michigan City
MONON
Lake , Michigan
Indianapolis
F. E. Hine, Dist
Pass
Grace and Beauty
Bride OF Pierce
Virginia Prickett Burrowes
Edwardsville, Ill
Henry Clay Pierce
ST. Louis
Elbert Hubbard
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Colorado
California
Portland
Seattle
St. Louis Gateway
St. Louis-Colorado Limited
Wabash
Union Pacific
W. H. Connor
G. A
R. R. Co
E. Fourth St
Cincinnati
R. G. Thompson
D. P. A. Wabash
Jackson PL
Indianapolis, Ind
Polk’s Milk
North
Wall Paper
Ana Toc
Wall Paper House
Mass. Ave
Atlantic City
BIG Four and
Cape May
H. R. Daly
Ind
A. L. Ellett
GWPRA
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