Our Weekly Letter From the Capital Humorous Capitol Anecdotes
A titled column recounts light anecdotes about Congress. Representative ny non seeks a judge appointment story. Senator Warren of Wyoming jokes about currency. Doorkeepers fail to recognize Rep Babcock without his beard.
Diners and diplomats mingle in a capital social scene
A discourse on attire frames a speech in a club setting as club officials joke about an ill fitting suit. Mme de Quesada rises in Cuban diplomatic social circles while Senator Tillman jokes about address. Anselm McLaurin, ex Confederate soldier and longtime Mississippi legislator, nears 1907 term, and ex Senator Carlisle sports a tall stovepipe tile.
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Mme. de Quesada
United States
Mme. Quesada
Carlisle
Kentucky
Mr. Carlisle
Senate
Maryland Masonic leader earns unique East honors
Thomas J. Shryock grand master of Maryland’s Masonic Grand Lodge traveled with a Cel tic excursion group to the Mediterranean. On the journey he presided over a Jerusalem lodge meeting, was elected honorary member of the Royal Solomon Mother Lodge, and named honorary grand master of the grand lodge of Egypt with cordial receptions from Idris Bey Raghel.
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Maryland
Thomas J. Shryock
Masonic Grand Lodge of
New York
Celtic
Mediterranean
Masonic Fraternity
Celtic Masonic Association
Shryock
King Solomon's Temple
Jerusalem
Solomon
Gen
Royal Solomon Mother Lodge
Egypt
Grand Lodge of
Grand Lodge
Idris Bey Raghel
Desert
Cairo
Organized Inferno Club forms in Washington statehouse
Statesmen led by Senator Depew and Senator Burrows form the Inferno club. It gathers daily at noon in a restaurant to hear blood and thunder tales about atrocities by American soldiers in the Philippines debate context. Depew recounts a railroad robbery murder suicide and wreck with heavy casualties.
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Washington
Depew
Burrows
Samar
Depew Embraces The Automobile Face In City Ride
Senator Depew is seen riding with Mrs Depew in the latest car as he dodges street cars. He jokes about the omnibus claims bill calling it the automobile claims bill, saying only an ante diluvian would call it otherwise.
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Depew
Senator Depew
Capitol
His Qualifications in a Marriage Dispute
A man pleads wealth and experience to secure a wife as she weighs his suitability. He argues he has steadfastness, age, and wisdom to guide her. She acknowledges his strong points but clarifies she seeks a husband, not a father.
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Danny Non
Danville
What She Would Say
A man frets over true love and upcoming marriage while seated with his false mustache near painted roses. He doubts his feelings and considers breaking the news gently. She retorts that she holds a bundle of his letters to make it expensive for him.
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Pet
The Deceitful Man
An official informs a widow that her husband was killed on the railroad today, describing him as instantly killed with his head and limbs badly lacerated and only his trunk recovered amid the victim’s insinuations of deception by a treacherous villain who claimed he was away for the day.
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Congressman Hull
Iowa
Philadelphia
Mr. Hull
Manem
Sweet Filipino girl charms Green with English speaking cashier tale
Representative Green of Pennsylvania recounts visiting Santa Cruz Laguna in the Philippines on arrival day. He describes meeting a native woman who spoke English, noting her family's multilingual skills and a small impromptu concert by children. He recalls her farewell graciously and enduring memory.
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Representative Green
Pennsylvania
Philippines
Washington Post
Santa Cruz
Laguna
Green
Senator Bacon
Jack
Mercer
DeArmond
John Brown
King
Georgia
The Coming Man by Professor Bruner Prediction
London Globe reports Professor Bruner foresees future humans as taller, with brain as master, and a larger body. He predicts loss of certain organs, expanded chest and limbs, and many other changes transforming mankind.
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Bruner
London Globe
Keller Writes Autobiography in Sign Language
Helen Keller, the deaf and blind student at Radcliffe College, has authored an autobiography soon to be published. The book is noted for its remarkable quality in conveying its author’s experiences using the sign language of the blind.
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Helen Keller
Miss Keller
Radcliffe College
African Steamboat Service survey for Lake Victoria Nyanza
The British government has completed a survey of the English section of Lake Victoria Nyanza in central Africa for a planned steamer service linked to the Uganda railway. The lake hosts many islands, densely populated in places, and the project aims to support transportation and connectivity.
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Lake Victoria
Nyanza
Central Africa
Uganda
De fiance Starch distribution sparks buyer confusion
Some grocers refuse to stock De fiance Starch, citing a 12 oz balance on hand and the belief it cannot be sold to customers who previously used the 16 oz Defiance Starch. A tale of changing feelings emerges as a wedding plans falter and a suitor seeks an antidote.
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Defiance
Hail’s Catarrh Cure and Laugh Lines Advertised
An old time page fragment advertises Hail’s Catarrh Cure at 75c and a New Ranch publication offer from Wantland in Denver. Humorous exchanges about a girl described as a peach with money follow. Allen’s Foot Ease promises relief for tight shoes and sore feet with a free trial mail offer from LeRoy New York. A light quip about a railroad accident ends the snippet.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Dr Hartman Promises Free Treatment For Nervous Women
An advertising piece touts Dr Hartman famous gynecologist and inventor of Peruna offering free treatment to women during summer. It extols catarrh as the cause of most female troubles and claims Peruna cures catarrh anywhere. Letters from readers praise its effects and invite correspondence to Dr Hartman for free advice.
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Dr. Hartman
America
Peruna
38Th St
New York City
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Lizzie Sneathing
Hartman
Ohio
Alex. Johnson
University Avenue
Kingston
Ontario
Can
A. Johnson
Mabel Meyers
Kansas
The
Kansas Temperance Union
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, O
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