Marriage to Dissolve Quartet of Belles
Washington society awaits fall marriages as Evelyn Walsh to Edward McLean ends the citys famed quartet. Mathilde Townsend continues linked with Duke d Albe while Katherine Elkins is favored to wed the Duke of the Abruzzi and Isabel May remains tied to Count von Hatzfeldt.
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Isabel May
Count von Hatzfeldt
Washington
Evelyn Walsh
Miss Walsh
Vinson Walsh
Katherine Elkins
Miss Elkins
Mathilde Townsend
Bar Harbor
d’Albe
America
Miss Townsend
Miss May
Cassini
Jackson Located Treasury Site by Walking Stick Legend
The article recounts how Andrew Jackson chose the United States Treasury site after striking the ground with his walking stick in 1833. The building, begun in 1838 and completed in August 1839 under architect Robert Mills, is slated for granite replacement sourcing largely from Maine and New Hampshire, and the casting of a long restoration story.
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Treasury Building
Andrew Jackson
United States
United States Treasury Building
Pennsylvania Avenue
White Lot
Jackson
Robert Mills
Maine
New Hampshire
Girl Refuses to Contest Will for Fortune
Miss Anna Cammack daughter of the late John Cammack says she will not contest her father s will and plans to continue her civil service job at the post office earning 660 a year. The will left most of the estate to his wife and a minor son with Anna as the sole other direct heir valued at about 1 000 000 in trust. Her stance notes no money offers and highlights nine years of independent labor and a quiet life.
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Bir
Anna ‘S
Anna Cammack Hardesty
Post Office Department
John Cammack
Civil Service
Miss Cammack
Brightwood
Elizabeth Cammack
John Edmund Cammack
Misa Anna Cammack
Mr. Cammack
Big Force to Take Next Federal Census
Director North plans the thirteenth census though Congress has not passed the enabling law. About 70 000 enumerators will be needed at an estimated cost of 14 900 000. The enumeration will cover 90 million people in the United States and territories and include agriculture manufactures mines and quarries. The Philippines census is excluded due to prior count in 1903 and cost concerns.
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North
Congress
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Guam
Samoa
Panama Canal Zone
Philippines
Phiippine
Kern Named Democratic Leader in Indiana Politics
John Worth Kern, chosen by the Denver Democratic convention as Bryan’s running mate, is described as the leader of Indiana Democrats. A veteran candidate for governor, he has revived factions before and held posts in Kokomo and Indianapolis, with a noted personal magnetism and a career spanning city attorney, state senator, and court reporter roles.
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John Worth
Kern
Denver
Bryan
Indiana Democracy
Kokomo
Indiana Supreme Court
State Senate
Indianapolis
Indiana
United States
Voorhees
Wabash
Senate
Michigan
University of Michigan
Winfield Scott Hammond Nominates Johnson and Wins
Winfield Scott Hammond, congressman from Minnesota's Second District, has long been Gov. Johnson's official nominator. Born in Massachusetts, a Dartmouth graduate, he moved west in 1884, taught, practiced law, and now serves his first term after defeating James T. McCleary in a staunchly Republican district.
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Winfield Scott Hammond
Gov
Johnson
Congress
Minnesota
Hammond
Bourke Cochran
St. James
Minn
Win Hammond
St. Peter
St. Paul
Congressman Hammond
Dartmouth
James T. McCleary
Levin Irving Handy's Rise in Denver Rally for Gray
Levin Irving Handy of Delaware emerged at the Denver convention as the man chosen by Judge George Gray's campaign managers to present the candidate to delegates. A politician, orator, writer and teacher, Handy also led Delaware’s congressional delegation in 1898 and 1899 during vacancies, and later served a term before returning to private life. Born in Maryland, he taught in two states and led Delaware’s Democratic committee from 1892 to 1896 as he helped push Gray’s nomination with speeches across lyceum circuits.
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Levin Irving Handy
Delaware
Denver
George Gray
Handy
Congress
Senate
Maryland
Wilmington
Lyceum
Democratic State Central Committee of
Judge Gray
Col James M Guffey A Bryan foe who would not stay down
Col James M Guffey Democratic boss of Pennsylvania defied party ouster by remaining a power in state politics. A longtime funder and fighter for Bryan in 1896 and 1900, Guffey is described as a pivotal, wealth-backed force who opposes sending Pennsylvania delegates to Denver for Bryan. The current feud centers on his opposition to Bryan instruction for a Pennsylvania delegation.
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James M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Denver
Bryan
Guffey
William F. Harrity
Harrity
Col. Guffey
Eg Bryan
Col Guffey
Women diners at Waldorf Astoria count 18965 in one day
An observer at New York's Waldorf Astoria tallies 18 965 visitors on a Saturday using fixed counters while noting most were women. The piece argues many spend from others' earnings and questions the social value of such consumption versus productive work.
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York
Waldorf-Astoria
Waldorf, Astoria
New York
Thirty Fourth Street
Thirty-third Street
Bomb Threat Epidemic Hits New York Italian Quarter
Dynamite explosions in New York's east side Italian quarters have surged to ten major blasts since January. The heart of the "dynamite zone" on Eleventh Street has seen six large bombs in three months, wrecking tenements and causing widespread fear. Most devices fail to detonate fully, allowing victims to escape. Police efforts continue amid daily incidents and a pattern of attacks at around 4 a.m.
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New York
Eleventh Street
Night Hawks of New York City Reach for Midnight Life
A glimpse into New York City night owls from Choice EW YORK CITY who prefer hotels near the city’s bustle. Night hawks describe late dinners after 4:30 a m meals and nocturnal routines from theater to bank to Coney Island, valuing after dark leisure over daylight routines.
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York City
Spanking Room Revival Bets On Juvenile Reform
New York restores corporal punishment in a modern spankatorium for juveniles. The city outfits the room with rules bows and switches while two attendants hold resistors as parents choose spanking over institutional confinement. After punishment the offender returns to judge for public explanation and the city also opens baths washing about 50 000 boys weekly.
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Abie Epstein
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