Marion Drew and Peter Meeker Start Settlement Scheme
Marion Drew shifts from country club life to teach sewing to the tenement girls, while Peter Meeker starts settlement work to influence both sides. Their efforts grow the class, spark ice cream funded parties, and lead to a first coordinated outing on a chartered steamer. Marion faces scrutiny but is buoyed by the success and by Peter’s unexpected personal interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Drew
Marion
Peter Meeker
Peter
Marlon
Ahe
Petey
Miss Drew
Lucky
McClure
Byndiento
Pronunciation Confusion Sparks Linguistic Remark
Albert de Roode new head of New York ex amining board of plumbers defends a misunderstanding as not ignorance. A German girl Lena Muller receives a misaddressed letter due to omission of middle initial H. The clerk corrects her, and she confirms the missing H.
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Albert de Roode
New York
Lena Muller
Lena H. Muller
Tip From the Admiral on His Fifteenth Birthday Health
Admiral George Dewey praised his health and attributed it to exercise and not a banqueta. He joked that one third of what a man eats keeps him alive, while another third allows the doctor to live. The report captures his witty exchange with a reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Settlement Work Advances After Thompson Case
Post Thompson settlement efforts proceed, with Parker aiding relief and bill collection efforts led by the judge. Local clerks note ongoing administrative actions to settle outstanding accounts and support the needy through formal aid channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post—Thompson
Parker
Heart of a Man in Rockland Jail Plot
In Rockland a popular sheriff appoints Uncle Joe Hart as jailer after his farm mortgage foreclosure. Annie Hart, Joe’s daughter, falls for a young yegg prisoner and schemes to help him escape. The jailer’s cunning ruse leads to Annie’s flight with the lover, but the sheriff uncovers the plot, frees Annie from danger, and keeps Uncle Joe as jailer while her farmer sues for reconciliation.
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Rockland
Ezra Jones
Joe Hart
Harn
Joe
Tom Binine
Tom
Annie
Henry Shields
Tom Blaine
Jark
Jal
Uncle Joe
Yeggman
Jall
Billy Girl
Neve
Annie Asahe
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Proper Marking of Sheep for Identification
A French report on sheep marking finds coal tar and pitch staining harmful to wool and price. It weighs alternatives such as ear tattooing, a small metallic ear plate, and a seed oil turpentine Prussian blue dye, with nose, forehead, or neck markings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Sociery of Agriculture of
France
Syndical Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Pertinent Question Between Bridget and Mistress Ends Theft
A fragmentary dialogue shows a mistress and Bridget debating ending their cohabitation with abrupt rural dialect. The exchange centers on final separation and departure, implying strain in their living arrangement. The readable portion conveys tension and unresolved plans.
Red cow milk mystery stirs Bryan and Wilson cabinet buzz
In Washington the red cow Pauline Wayne leaves office on March 6 with President Taft’s successor eyed for the herd. William Galloway of Water 100 Iowa offers Nona of Avon, a $5,000 registered cow, to President Wilson in a bid tied to Cummins’s future presidency.
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Bryan
Pauline Wayne
Wilson
Pauline
Taft
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Knox
Nona
Avon
William Galloway
Water 100
Iowa
Senator Cumming
Cummins
Galloway
Old-Time Fairs Boosted by Agriculture Department Bulletin
The department of agriculture issued a bulletin praising the benefits of old-time agricultural fairs revived by a booster effort. It recounts fairs dating to 1804 on the Mall in Washington, D C, the first real agricultural fair in Georgetown in 1808, and notes Secretary Wilson’s faith in fairs to spread agricultural knowledge. The article discusses limited distribution of farmers bulletins and the need for broader access through senators and representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Enya
Tiber
Center Market
Potomac
Washington
D. C
Columbian Agricultural Society
Georgetown
Wilson
Dog interrupts suffrage push at 1420 F Street pageant prep
A bull terrier owned by Mrs. Payne created uproar at suffrage headquarters by chewing on Votes for Women literature as leaders, including Miss Elsie Hill and Mrs. Patricia Street, prepared for the March 3 Pennsylvania Avenue procession. The dog was taken home after the scene. Flora Wilson announced Opera stars like Mme Nordica may participate in tableaux on the Treasury steps with Met Opera members backing the pageant. A large musical program is planned to show women’s influence on U S music.
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Tige
Mra. Payne
Serena Payne
New York
F Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Tigo
Misa Elsie Hill
Representative Hill
Connecticut
Payne
Patricia Street
Australia
Flora Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Mme. Nordica
Columbia
Treasury Department
Metropolitan Opera Company
Washington
Wilbon
United States
Symbolic mace guards power of the house since 1841
The article recounts the historic eagle capped mace of the house of representatives as a symbol of authority. It notes how the mace is guarded during sessions, the process if order is lost, and its rare removal for repairs at a local jewelry shop. Made in 1841 by William Adams of New York.
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House of Representatives
Capitol
Wiliam Adams
New York
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Jane Osborne
Carl Jenkins
Yeggeman
Jerring
Scott
Annie Hart
Bridget
Uncle Samuel
Dog
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