The Umbrella Chase Ends in Comic Confrontation
In 1909 a country shopkeeper Connelly and his friend Pelton visit the capital dressed with umbrellas. A mistaken umbrella exchange spirals into a chase across a streetcar line with Pelton holding two umbrellas and Connelly recovering his. The pair are startled by a mystery umbrella mix up and a sharp lady, ending with Connelly realizing Pelton’s umbrella is his own.
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Connelly
Pelton
W. G. Chapman
Brodski's Luck at the Pack Peddlers Dog Encounter
Union members recount their trials with a guard dog that bit Israel Brodski, who won a hundred dollars in damages. Each seller faced the creature at Mossdale's Mooney mansion, only to retreat or be inadequate, prompting an indignation meeting at headquarters.
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Israel Brodski
Brodski
Dot Dog
Banker Goldstein
Janowitz
Mossdale
Mooney
Attaick
Mossdaffet
Epstein
W. G. Chapman
Medium-Sized Journey of a Pantomime Greek Writer
A verbose profile of Samuel W. Homer, a wandering songwriter described as a Greek fraud and entertainer who extorted food with songs. The piece notes his blindness, habit of dictating poems, and mockery from Kipling while condemning his legends and public reception. It ends with a reflection on authorship and hardship.
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Samuel W. Homer
Homer
Tetrazzani
Pikes
Kipling
Troy
N. Y
White House gets Taft era automo n prominent in capital life
Washington notes a new 7000 dollar gasoline limousine for Mrs Taft, the first of its kind for a first lady. President Taft also uses steam cars bought with a 12000 dollar congressional appropriation for official conveyances. The Taft auto features a US coat of arms emblem, mirrors, electric dome light, speaking tube, and special livery.
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Ashington
National Capital
William H. Taft
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Taft
United States
Building atop Historic Van Ness Mansion Site
The Bureau of American Republics plans a new white marble building on the Van Ness estate near the Corcoran gallery with a $750000 contribution from Andrew Carnegie. The Van Ness mansion, built by Latrobe for Gen. John P. Van Ness and Marcia Burns, has a storied Washington history including a famous tomb and legends of six white horses. The fate of inheriting the ghostly horses at the site is uncertain.
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Bureau of American Republics
Americas
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Corcoran
van Ness Place
Andrew Carnegie
van Ness
Latrobe
John P. van Ness
Marcia Burns
Davie Burns
Crusty
Marcia
Washington
Burns
Custis
Gen. van Ness
New Yorker
Gilbert Stuart
Oak Hill
Women Walkers Promote Figure in Washington Society
In Washington society hundreds of wealthy women take up walking to improve health and figure. Notables include Mrs. Knox wife of the secretary of state and Mrs. George von L Meyer wife of the secretary of the navy. Miss Elsie Jarvis McLean, daughter of Captain Walter McLean, is famed for long 20 mile strolls and Philippines postings.
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Washington
Knox
George von L. Meyer
Secretary of the Navy
John B. Hen
Derson
Boundary Castle
Sixteenth Street
Mayor Des Planches
Navy Circle
Elsie Jarvis McLean
Walter McLean
Navy Yard
McLean
Philippines
Yokohama
Miss McLean
Mrs Taft selects Alice Blech as social secretary
Alice Blech a clerk in the bureau of American republics has been chosen by Mrs Taft to serve as social secretary. She is noted as a skilled stenographer fluent in German French and Spanish. Her appointment follows years of service in the bureau and is described as based on her exceptional capabilities and suitability for duties at the White House.
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Alice Blech
Bureau of American Republics
Taft
Sisgoer
Roosevelt
Bureau of Trade Relations
State Department
wiMign
Alice
Blech
Bureau
White House
House Painting Guide and Dutch Boy Trademark Advice
A National Lead Company notice offers a free painting guide and color scheme book plus a paint adulteration detector to houseowners. It stresses using pure white lead and reliable brands, highlighting the Dutch Boy Painter trademark as a guarantee of purity and quality.
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Sym House
National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York City
The Next War Play Vision Bare Stage and Invisible Arms
In dialogue about a forthcoming war play the creators insist the battlefield will be stark with a bare stage. Actors wear invisible uniforms and fire smokeless, noiseless weapons to convey action without visible gear or noise.
We Buy Cream Write for Prich Miller and Holmes
A man in St. Paul Minnesota speaks about love with whispered shame as he reflects on how long it took to learn its truth. The fragment hints at romance and regret through a reflective monologue.
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Prich Miller & Holmes
St. Paul, Minn
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