Mrs Roosevelt Emerges as Social Center of Administration
The piece portrays Edith Roosevelt as a central social figure in Washington, detailing her influence on public life, her deep partnership with Theodore Roosevelt, and her restrained, principled public presence. It notes her refined taste, scholarly interests, and devotion to home and children as she potentially shapes official society.
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Miss Carow
Europe
Mr. Roosevelt
St. George’ S Church
Hanover Square
London
Canon Cammadge
Mrs. Roosevelt
America
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Roughriders
Washington
Paris Divorce Case Sees Mother as Corespondent
In Paris a Parisienne Mme Sauvagne aged 18 sues for divorce naming her mother as corespondent. M Sauvagne and his mother in law deny guilt but admit affection. He appeals to the judge to grant divorce saying the marriage was a mistake and vows to marry his mother in law if freed. The court reserved decision for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Mme. Sauvagne
M. Sauvagne
Sauvagne
Baptism at pond for convicted wife murderer in Carthage
In Carthage Missouri on March 7 a baptized ceremony was held for Ernest Reid a colored man under death sentence for murder. A sheriff spoke of escape danger while Reid pledged to return to his cell after the rites. The ice broke as the minister officiated and the sheriff indicated belief in the conversion but kept vigilant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Ernest Reid
Rich
Griffin Case Spurs Clash Over Christian Science Aid
In Scranton Pennsylvania Henry Griffin, a contractor, is paralyzed and refuses Christian Science treatment. His wife and daughter, adherents, claim the faith cure. Griffin consulted a physician. he has lost his speech. Neighbors and officials debate forcing medical care as coroner vows arrest of Mrs Griffin and her daughter.
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Scranton
Henry Griffin
Griffin
Roberts
Grate fires claim women and child in Cincinnati
Coroner records show seven deaths by grate fires since January in Cincinnati. Six women died as flames ignited their clothing while a 14 year old boy also perished. Victims often failed to act calmly, spreading the fire before help arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Coroneer
Reading Woman Earns Nail-Driving Championship
Miss Annie Long won the nail-driving contest in Reading pa finishing twelve nails in five minutes to take first prize. Five local women competed in public hall with a three inch plank and small hammer, showing skill beyond many.
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Reading
Annie Long
Miss Long
End of an Eccentric Italian Millionaire in Leghorn
New York reports the death by self destruction of the Italian chemist Naguiri, a millionaire who bought clothing and furnishings on credit. He held Turkish securities valued at 386000 dollars and left no money for creditors after burning his mansion. He planned to burn his house as he died, with no servants and a solitary life.
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New York
Leghorn
Italy
Bienne
Naguiri
Naguirt
He Was Not a Prize Fighter by Nevada Magistrate
Lou Housman recounts a Virginia City tale where a prize fight was barred for lack of the required permit. The loser, 160 pounds, was slimmer than his rival at 120 pounds, and the magistrate ruled the defendant not a prize fighter, ordering the other man to establish the case. The judge warned that if the conviction reached the supreme court, weight differences could overturn the decision. Discharged.
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Lou Housman
Nevada
Virginia City
Supreme’ Court
Miss Jarvis Urges Caution on Reading in Society
New York society lecture by Miss L. C. Jarvis on Our responsibility for the use of words criticizes permissive literature and unfit books. She disputes the saying to the pure all things are pure and urges women to choose reading matter carefully, noting hypocrisy among some society women.
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New York
L. C. Jarvis
Brooklyn
Holy Trinity Parish House
Twentieth St
Walnut
Bride of 18 Marries 100-Year-Old Millionaire in Romance
In Binghamton New York Marie Waters 18 wed Albert Rood 100 from Allegany Pennsylvania on the January 4 anniversary. The pair, long separated by time and fate, rekindle a romance dating to Mrs Waters’ great grandmother. Rood, now wealthy, credits ancestral ties and devotion to his old love’s memory as the motive, while the bride says wealth played no role.
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Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore
Theodore, Roosevelt
Edith Kermit Carow
Roosevelts
Carows
New York
Edith Carow
Harvard University
Misa Ie Lee
Hostoh
Miss Carow
Douglas Robinson
Mr. Roosevelts
Mily. New Day
Carow
Mr. Rood
Miss Waters
Mother Keeps Son From Bigamy Scheme
In Paterson New Jersey on March 7 nine years after David Collins a 33 year old tobacco firm employee married Jennie Young the couple separated. Collins later courted Nellie Welsh claiming to be single pressuring his mother to help wed Welsh. Mrs Collins guardedly sought legal counsel then confronted Welsh with the tale before returning home with her grandson.
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Paterson
N. J
David Collins
New York
Jennie Young
Collins
Colorado
Jersey City
Nellie Welsh
Miss Welsh
Pie Arouses Judge Jury In Connecticut Case
In New Haven Connecticut Mrs Kate Egan is accused of bribing juror Henry Atwood by serving pie and cake during a contract dispute over a house. The four hour jury deliberation produced a verdict for 35 dollars and costs for the contractor Richard C Low. Atwood may be summoned to explain the luncheon incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Kate Egan
Henry ‘Ee. Atwood
Atwood
Paterson Woman Uses Hose Against Imagined Enemies
Mrs. John Hodginson of Paterson New Jersey testified before Recorder Senior after claiming imaginary foes harassed her. She bought 100 feet of garden hose and spent two days spraying water around her home. A homemade burglar alarm using shovels and ironware was hung to warn intruders. Her son Peter was arrested for disorderly conduct but released when the recorder recalled his remark.
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New York
John Hodginson
Martin St
Paterson
N. J
Recorder Senior
Coors
Peter
Artman Praises House Discipline and Schedule
Speaker Artman lauds the house for orderly work with desks cleared at adjournment. Early-session rules at 9 am and 2 pm, no night sessions except possibly the final Saturday. The senate starts at 10 am and afternoon sessions are common. Final-night antics and jokers are noted as common in the closing hours. If needed, the doorkeeper is told to turn back the clock to gain another hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Waterworks bills face roadblock amid city ownership push
Senator Joss and Representative Minturn push bills to let Indianapolis own and operate a water works plant. Critics warn new water companies could gain franchises and stall city deals. Senator Matson opposes, saying the measure risks repeats of past railway hold ups. house bill may die in committee.
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Joss
Minturn
Indianapolis Water Company
Senate
Marion County
Matson
City Railway Company
Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
Actson
Committee On Affairs of
Indianapolis
Mad dog ends milk supply to Trenton elites
A mad dog in Trenton New Jersey disrupted milk delivery for the city’s wealthy districts. It attacked a Jersey cow owned by Howell Stull then the Alderneys of Isaac F. Richey. The dog was killed after being gored by a horned Jersey cow owned by Col. S Meredith Dickinson.
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Trenton
N. J
W. State
Howell Stull
Isaac F. Richey
Col. S. Meredith Dickinson
Sheep and cattle men clash in Salmon River country
Word from Grangeville reports renewed conflict between sheep and cattle men in the Salmon river region. A pitched battle may erupt any time with possible deaths. The Jackson and Thompson sheep camp was attacked and several sheep killed on Sunday.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Grangeville
Salmon River
Jackson and Thompson
Georgie Burton Chooses Henry Clemons For Husband
Georgie Burton of Klondike pottery fame marries Henry E. Clemons a young farmer from near Clyde Ohio. The couple wed on a Tuesday night after a large field of suitors.
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East Liverpool
Georgie Burton
Klondike Pottery Fame
Henry E. Clemons
Clyde, O
Hood's Sarsaparilla Tonic Promises Vitality
A medicinal advertisement urges readers to feel less tired by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, claiming the tonic boosts system vitality and improves energy. It advises sufferers not to delay and to start treatment today.
Big Store Surprises With Local Deals And Travel Ads
A jumble of notices promotes The Big Store offerings and travel by sleeping and chair cars from Indianapolis to Quincy Illinois. It also advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children at twenty five cents a bottle. Additional lines push harness trunks telescopes and fine California wines from Schuller's on 210 N Meridian and 313 E Wash.
Angry Woman Denies Dog Suit Allegations in Brooklyn
Mrs Ida L Dunne of 297 Quincy Street Brooklyn claims her husband Thomas F Dunne fabricates cruelty in a divorce suit. She denies sleeping with his dogs and a close association with dentist P Stanton Holmes of 891 De Kalb Ave. She says affidavits by George J Smith and his daughter Ella are false and notes her 14 year marriage endured past accusations.
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New York
Ida L. Dunne
Quincy St
Brooklyn
Thomas F. Dunne
Pachogue
Whipping-post bill dies after Nanias Guy visit
The whipping-post bill introduced by Representative Neal is dead. Ananias Guy, its father, traveled from Noblesville on Tuesday to bid farewell before its burial, with the committee on reformatory institutions providing the grave and Neal striving to keep it alive.
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Neal
Ananias Guy
Noblesville
Committee On Reformatory Institutions
Actress Seeks Divorce From James A Earl in New York
Hope Booth, the actress, has filed suit for divorce from her husband James A Earl in New York. The action rests on unspecified grounds as court records begin to unfold.
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New. York
Hope Booth
Ectress
Sher
James A. Earl
Photos and Frame Framing Prices at Studio and Art Store
A local studio and art store at 238 offers a range of frames and photographic effects. Details are unclear in the fragment, but emphasis is on handsomest framing options and pricing.
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Sphere
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Offer Systemic Cure
The passage argues catarrh is a constitutional disease needing internal medicine rather than local remedies. It promotes Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a blood acting cure that eliminates the catarrhal poison, reduces mucous secretions, and relieves hawking and gagging. The 20 grain lozenges are praised as safe for children and popular in the US and Canada after less than a year on the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
United States
Canada
Growing Indianapolis Expansion At Armstrong Park
Joshua Zimmerman denounces the legislature as out of touch and corrupt while Indianapolis expands northward toward Armstrong park. A syndicate plans to buy the park in a deal offering $200 shares paid $10 monthly, each share yielding a lot and the promise of doubling money. Over 300 prominent citizens have subscribed in under 90 days. Armstrong Park Land Co. R.1 Ingalls block. Hither phone 601.
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Indianapolis
Cone Square
Armstrong Park
Armstrong Park Land Co
R.1
Ingalls Block
Free home cure claim for male sexual weakness offer
An advertisement by Dr. L W Knapp of Detroit promises a free receipt and at home cure for sexual weakness, night losses, varicocele, and organ enlargement. It cites anonymous testimonials, notes confidential mail, and invites men to send name and address for full directions.
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L. W. Knapf
L. W. Knapp
Hull Building
Detroit
Mich
Daily Mail
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