Rubberneckers and the White House Tour Tendencies
Washington summer visitors trek the White House grounds while offices close and top officials roam or sail. The piece notes curious bric a brac at the entrance and garden jardinières, describes the crowd’s desire to view interiors, and lists cabinet members scattered on leaves of recreation from Huntington Wilson to Secretary Wilson.
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Warbiogton
Washington
Senator Aldrich
DuPont Circle
Connecticut
Nineteenth Street
Aldrich
Massachusetts Avenue
Senator Lodge
Glyco
Admiral Dewey
White House
Nortot
Norton
Ovbt
Mall
Presidente Ilo
Mandam
Jardinieres
Kellen
Miajostie
Bundle Bones
Taft
Huntington Wilson
Treasury
Charles 3. Hilles
New England
Honer
Massachueette
Athens
Provincetown
Knox
Lila
Philippine
Hawaiian Islands
Wickersham
Chicago
Weverly
Commerce Nager
Alaska
Hitchcock
Europe
Drs¢ Band
Yon L. Meyer
Canada
Restigouche
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Seattle
Wash
Wilson
Tami County
Postal deficit reduced as Hitchcock hails savings
Postmaster General Hitchcock, returning from Europe, celebrated the department’s forecast of a substantial cut in the annual postal deficit. The auditor’s report showed a saving of $11,575,000 for the year, confirming the predicted improvement and signaling strong fiscal health for the postal service.
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Hitchcock
Europe
Pak
Post Ofce
Post Office Department
Cleri Eo
Several Common Birds Of Agricultural Value
An article by T. Gilbert Prahson extols birds as vital allies to farmers, noting their consumption of pests and weed seeds. It discusses hawks, owls, and other species' roles in controlling insects and rodents, condemns indiscriminate shooting of beneficial birds, and urges conservation to protect agricultural health.
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T. Gilbert Prahson
Gelentista
United States
Ube
New England
Betjamoln Franklin
Peter Kahn
Neu
Persis
Natute
Banka
Training Wellesley Women for Wives and Mothers
Retiring Wellesley College president Dina Hazard argues that women’s colleges prepare girls for domestic life and motherhood through physical training and household economics. She endorses strict health tests, athletics, and a focus on practical skills, noting Wellesley as a self-contained community and laboratory for domestic education.
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Gardina Hazard
Wellesley
Feliaweshat
Ita
Miss Hazard
Misa Hazard
Harvard
Akers
Uc Army
Wellesley College
Dyrenforth Fortune Fosters Cautious Heir Shunning Women
Domestic strife in Col. Robert St George Dyrenforth's life shaped his will leaving his fortune to foster son Robert St George Dyrenforth with strict injunctions against female influence. Executors must shield the heir from misleading women while guiding him toward an army mindset and avoiding marriage beneath his station. The colonel, born in Chicago in 1844, served as a major and staff officer in the U S Army, later becoming a patent examiner before practicing corporate and patent law.
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Robert St. G. Dyrenforth
Robert St George Dyrenforth
Jerole Pyvenforth
Rose Marie Knowleton
Dyrenforth
Cnicago
University of
Price
Grant
Cleveland
Colonel Dyrenforth
Captain Ross Led Revenue Cutter Service Through Quarantine Era
Captain Ross, head of the Revenue Cutter Service, directed the fleet during a Gulf Coast yellow fever outbreak in 1895. He previously commanded ships in the Pacific and Atlantic patrols, and served as instructor in New Bedford before becoming commandant. His leadership helped enforce quarantine and sanitary measures while advancing the service's development.
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Cas Worth! Ness
United States Tevere Cutter Service
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Revenue Cutter
Schook
Service
Perry
New York
Horn
San Francisco
Spaio
Havana
Ross Bes
Sia
Alaskan
Revenue Cutter Service
New Bedford
Maas
Ross
Gulf Coast
Washington
Filipino adoption voyage thrills a Chicago orphan
Fargo Mathews, an eight year Chicago orphan, travels to the Philippines for formal adoption by Mr Crowe after being chosen from 100 applicants. The boy, heir to the late George W. Mathews, attended Todd Lincolnary and John B. Drake, plans a multi year stay in the Philippines before returning to the United States. Crowe promises a good home and extended travel before settling back in the United States.
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Ernest
Farom Phlippine Islands
Ella Flagg
Young
Rei
Ela
Jionging
Fargo Matthews
Chicago
Fiippines
Crowe
Mathews
Mr Crowe
United States
Fargo Mathews
Grardean
George W. Mathews
Todd Lemiinary
Woodstock
Jil
John B. Drake
Philippines
War Department
Miagao
Panay
P. 1
San Pablo
Laguna
Mike
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Frank Raitchcocks
Yellow
Sluebird
Meadow
Brown Thrash
Woman's College
Fred
Texas
Grphan
Sanybody
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