Matrimonial Fever At Census Bureau Sparks Marriages
Washington dispatch describes a wave of weddings among census bureau staff. Lillian Howe resigns to wed William J. Battison, sibling of clerk S. Albert Battison. Dr Hugh A. Brown, former Garfield secretary, marries Catherine B. Saxon. Louis R. Merlan weds Pink Wilson with desk decorations and a silver service gift. Miss Raye Moorhead ties with Charles H. Wright in the division of agriculture.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Cupid
Lillian Howe
The
Bureau
William J. Battison
Battison
S. Albert Battison
Hugh A. Brown
Catherine B. Saxon
Fourth Street Southeast
Brown
New Jersey
Dr. Brown
James A. Garfield
Interior
Luxen
R. Merlan
Pink Wilson
Merlian
Two Swell Co Eds Visit John D Rockefeller
The University of Chicago athletic association plans a fundraising appeal for a new gymnasium. Two women will visit John D Rockefeller asking for help, aiming to raise funds beyond the $500 already collected through entertainments, candy fairs, recitals, and vaudeville.
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Swell
John D
University Women Plan Rockefeller Appeal for Gym Fund
A group of University of Chicago women resolve to seek funds from John D. Rockefeller after inviting Cuba’s President Gomez to Louisiana for Taft's appearance at the Waterway Convention. Mary Courtenay and Marecaret Bell may visit Rockefeller to press for a girls gymnasium with a private training tank and separate facilities.
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Gomez
Cuba
Louisiana
Taft
New Orleans
John D. Rockefeller
Olf
Fur Funds
Mary Courtenay
Marecaret Bell
The
Athletic Association
Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Rockefeler
Rockfeller
University
Bartlett Gymnasium
Glass Plant Resumes in Hartford City
In Hartford City on September 9, work resumed at the American Window Glass Company plant No. 8 after a period of interruption. The reopening marks a return to production with the facility expected to ramp up quickly and restore local employment prospects.
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Common Sense
Osly
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Hartford City
Ind
American ‘Window Glass Company
New York to Chicago in 16 Hours Likely
New York Central lights a faster Rochester to Suspension Bridge route via Niagara Falls branch and Michigan Central tunnel under Detroit River. Engineers expect about 16 hours from New York to Chicago with a near mile a minute pace, aided by double tracking and a water level roadbed.
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Rochester
N. Y
New York Central
Niagara Falls
New York
Central
Buffalo
Falls Branch
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Detroit
New Buffalo
Lockport and
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Kansas City
Watkins
Carr
Indianapolis
John D. Rocke
Feller
N. Y. Central Road
Penney
Pittsburg
Chester
Falls
Electric Road
Mackenzie-Mann Syndicate
Toronto
Westinghouse-Church-Kerr Company
Oan
American Brewing Company
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