Congressmen Tricked by a Member in Washington Quarrel
A Washington dispatch reports more than ten House members left their city ready to fight over quorum rules after Dwight New York Republican whip bluffed them at railroad stations. The House adjourned without a quorum debate. Senator Hale of Maine returns home and is praised as a sharp legal mind and woodsman, while Captain Albert Ross recounts uncanny sea sound observations near England and Jamaica Bay. Eulogies for deceased lawmakers are repurposed as practical sermons for local preachers in home districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Williamson
Washington
House of Representatives
Dwight
Queensbery
New York
House
Mr. Dwight
Senator Hale
Maine
Pine Tree
Ellsworth
Senate
Hale
Hancock County
Ross
Sandy Look
Jamaica Bay
Long Island
Capitol
Sam
Department of Agriculture
Steenth
Goddess of Liberty at Princess Theatre Buzzes with Entertainers
The Goddess of Liberty at Princess Theatre features a athletic heroine who flaunts tennis, golf, polo, fencing and boxing while a plot around Lord Wyngate and Hops Butterworth unfolds. Phyllis Crane disrupts the romance, Diana and Endymon antics ensue, and a storm drives the action. The cast, led by Miss Sallie Fisher and Miss Alma Youlin, earns praise for strong voices and lively staging.
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Goddess of Liberty
Donna
Broiler
Biff
Horace Butterworth
Jack Wyngate
Hops Butterworth
Phyllis Crane
Phyllis
Jack
Diana
Endymon
Endymion
Wyngate
Miss Butterworth
Vreaciy
Liberty
New York Harbor
Messrs
Adams
Hough
Howard
Ned Weyburn
Sallie Fisher
Alma Youlin
National Forest Service aims to fill ranger vacancies
Washington August 2 A nationwide exam to fill vacancies in the ranger force across 149 national forests in 21 states and territories including Alaska will be held October 25 and 26 About 500 appointments are expected from the exam The test emphasizes practical field knowledge over book learning and is offered at Forest Supervisors' offices in eastern states Arkansas Minnesota Michigan and Florida to reflect growing forest management demands and promotion paths for higher level positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alaska
Arkansas
Minnesota
Michigan
Florida
Eligibility for Ranger Promotion to Forest Supervisor
The passage explains that a ranger may aspire to higher paid roles such as Forest Supervisor, requiring candidates to be 21 to 40 years old, of good character, temperate, and in good physical condition to take the examination. Ginners earn $900 annually. Information about the examination is available from the United States Civil Service Commission in Washington, or District Foresters in Missoula, Denver, Albuquerque, Ogden, San Francisco, and Portland, or Forest Supervisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Missoula
Mont
Denver
Col
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Ogden
Utah
San Francisco
Cal
Portland, Ore
Local men reach final in state tennis tournament
Holden of Cincinnati defeated Trask of Indianapolis in the state tennis tournament. Smithers of St Louis proved faster than McKay of Indianapolis. The championship reached the final round Friday with Smithers and Holden as contenders. The challenge round will be played Saturday by the winner against Charles Farber of Columbus. The doubles finals are set for Saturday.
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Holden
Cincinnati
Trask
Indianapolis
Smithers
St. Louis
McKay
Charles Farber
Columbus
Clothier Faces Larned In National Tennis Final
Newport Rhode Island August 27 W J Clothier won 8 of 4 sets against M F Laughlin in the finals of the national tennis tournament Clothier advances to meet W A Larned for the national championship today in a hard fought contest from the Newport courts and the Press notes Clothier holds the edge after victory over Laughlin in the semifinal round A tense battle awaits the title match between Clothier and Larned with the outcome undecided and fans watching closely
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Newport
R. I
W. J. Clothier
M. F. Laughlin
Clothier
W. A. Larned
Honest farmer loses but regains mortgage funds in New York
A Syracuse farmer, visiting Rosenburg and Frith in New York, left a package of 46,400 dollars in hundred dollar bills at a restaurant. The waiter found the bundle and restored it after verifying the amount and denominations. The grateful farmer attempted to gift a tea spot but the proprietor declined. The farmer plans to send ten barrels of potatoes as thanks after paying off his farm mortgage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rosenburg & Frith's
Third Avenue
Rosenberg
Mr. Rosenberg
John Marsh
Syracuse
Big rise in U S churches per census bulletin
U S census bureau reports 1906 church investment surpassing 1.25 billion dollars and total membership near 33 million with women constituting over half. Protestants lead in numbers though Catholics form a majority in 16 states, males 43.1 percent of members overall while Catholics approach half male.
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United States Census Bureau
United States
Disciples
Continental
Recluse John Dober Mourned Loss Of Sweetheart Sixty Years
Philadelphia August 27. John Dober 82 a wealthy recluse died alone at 650 North Twenty third street appalled by the death of his sweetheart Louisa Minturn more than 60 years ago. A gun dated 1849 lay by his side and said Louisa. Dober wooed Louisa in Ninth Street near Spruce and after her pneumonia death he shut himself away, giving little or no money to relatives. No will or bank deposits found.
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Philadelphia
John Dober
N. Twenty-third Street
Louisa
Louisa Minturn
Ninth Street
Spruce
Dorber
Twenty Third Street
Lamp Held During Dual Fight Over Woman in St Louis
Mrs. Mary Ann Eichner kept a lamp aloft in the rear yard at 1117 S Third Street as two men, James Obershon and James O Mara, fought with knives over her affections. O Mara, a Jefferson barracks recruit, was wounded and hospitalized. Obershon is detained as a suspect. Eichner and O Mara’s foster parent, Mrs Bichner, recount differing motives while noting it began as a party and ended with police intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Mary Ann Eichner
S. Third Street
James O'Mara
O'Mara
Medal for Peitz Amid Cincinnati Support
Louisville August 27 The Medals presentation came during a Colonels game against Columbus as Heine Peitz received a gold medal from Cincinnati delegation members at the Ad Men's convention. The speaker praised Mayor Galvin and Cincinnati backing for Peitz Woodruff Puttmann and the Colonels to win the pennant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peitz
Louisville
Heine Peitz
Colonels
Columbus
Cincinnati
Galvin
Woodruff
Puttmann
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Woods
Albert Ross
Chicago
Frances A. Cook
Princess Theater
Edward Locke
Powers
Henrietta Crossman
Chicago Opera House
Jefferson de Angelis
Footlight Charmere
Illinois
Charlecs Klein
Helen Ware
Grand Opera House
Harry Askin
C. Henry
Franklin P. Adams
Baldwin Sloane
Lee
Stein
Bloch
W. Washington Street
National Foresters
Clothier VS
Larned
Britton D. Evans
Harry K
U. S
James Obershon
Jeffer
Gunter & Domb
Outfitters
Monument Place
English Hotel
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