Feminine News Notes of Society and Scandals
A collection of short items on women figures and events including Cuida's literary earnings, a Boston divorce law view, Countess of Warwick memoirs, suffrage club defeats, Mme Sada Yacco in Paris, Czar agent Alexeyeva studying Russian immigrants, Brooklyn boxing crowds, Elizabeth L. Todd testing airship flight, Herman W. Hoefer divorce suit, Greek letter society suppression by mothers, Mrs Rose Politzer adopting Julia A. Norman, Queen Wilhelmina's active rule, a Birch Harbor girl trapping for profit, tampered evidence defined, and a physician's seaside cure anecdote with a humorous husband reaction.
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Federation of Women's Clubs
Mme
Sada Yacco
Paris
Alexeyeva
Brooklyn
Elizabeth L. Todd
New York City
Herman W. Hoefer
Darien
Conn
Petite
New York
Rose Politzer
Chicago
Julia A. Horman
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Europe
Difference of Temperature in the Lover’s Question
A fragmentary dialogue ponders how a lover defines the difference of temperature between passion and care. The piece hints at emotional contrast rather than scientific detail, leaving the speaker exploring warmth and distance in affection.
Washington Funeral Observances On 1799 Death Centenary
Commemorations under Masonic auspices marked the 100th anniversary of General George Washington’s death on December 14, 1799. Reports recount Washington’s stoic end, his will, and burial at Mount Vernon on December 18 with a formal procession featuring cavalry, infantry, clergy, Freemasons, and a volley from artillery.
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George Washington
Grand Lodge of
Freemasons
Colorado
Washington
Spanish Southwest
United States
New Zealand
Captain Cook
George
England
Tobias Lear
John Adams
Mount Vernon
Potomac River
Sims
Ramsey
Payne
Gilpin
Marstellar
Little
Protestant Episcopal Church
Masons Honor Washington in Historic Arlington Observance
Freemasons and patriotic societies gathered at the east side of a mansion to reenact a century old procession to the tomb. Dignitaries from Virginia and multiple states joined a ceremonial tribute with prayers and hymns. President McKinley addressed the assembly as Washington’s Masonic ties were recalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freemasons
Patriotic Societies
Randolph
Virginia
Grand Lodge
District of Columbia
Grand Master of Masons
Colorado
Grand Lodge of
Grand Master
McKinley
Whiehington
Washington
Georgetown
Alexandria
Prince of Wales
George Washington
Fredericksburg
Bust of Washington A French Gift to America 1753
A historical report notes a bust of George Washington presented as a French gift to the United States in 1753, connected to the Washington Lodge and its ceremonial context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Death of General Washington Reported in Mount Vernon
An 1799 dispatch from Mount Vernon announces the death of General Washington last evening after a brief illness. The note mentions an inflammatory sore throat tied to a cold and notes grief over his passing. The text references a proposed centennial commemoration and a debate over a ceremonial catafalque at his tomb, with symbols of reverence prevailing.
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Mount Vernon
Washington
Ene
Recitation for a 6 year old about war and guns
A brief line voiced by a very young speaker saying I am just a small boy who never fired a gun and that he is not part of an army, capturing a child’s simple, pacifist stance.
Deep-rooted instinct against cannibalism in animals and humans
The Century discusses an innate law guiding animals to avoid eating their own kind. It cites examples from canines and wolves, noting that famine and domestication can alter behavior but that natural selection fosters repulsion to cannibalism. It concludes humans share this instinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nansen
Rooseveltite views on wealth and social duty in Adler essay
The piece presents Dr Felix Adler arguing Roosevelt’s stance on wealth and the class system. It contrasts socialist critique with Adler’s belief in fair rewards for industry and a duty to redistribute excess wealth. Adler aligns with Roosevelt on supporting honest wealth and urges moral balance in business success and personal salvation.
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MURIO
D. Fees
Sands Smith
Nottingham
Ask
The
L. E. Mumford Banking Co
C. BR. VA
Urs
OLD Dominion Line
Norfolk, Gloucester
Mathews
Norfolk
Portsmouth
North St
Bay Line
Old Point
Philpot
Williams
East River
Hicks
Diggs
Roane
Ware River
Smith's
Hockley
Auburn Wharf
North River
Dixondale
Severn
Severn River
Government Wharf
A. M
Richmond
Berkley
Brandon
Granby Street
Atlantic Hotel
B. L. Bugg
Norfolk, Va
Chesapeake Steamship Company
Chesapeake Line
Columbia
Augusta
Old Point Comfort
Baltimore
Baltimore Street
Arthur W. Robson
Light and Lee Streets
Reuben Foster
E. J. Chism
T. H. McDannbel
M. S. Foster
Sibley Bros
A. M. Marchant
Journal Bulding
Leslie C Garnett
Middlesex
Oucester
F. Theo. Miller
Mathews C. H
Cuida
Countess of Warwick
Philadelphia Bulletin
Trumbull
Houdon
Guliager
Washington Lodge
David d*Angers
Hohwiller
Berring Nicoll
Carrara
Louis XVI
Charles Dupont
Harper’s Weekly
Harper's Weekly
Gilbert School of Shoas
Gilbert School
Calvin L. Fleet
N. Fremont St
Purina
Neer Pratt
Meer
Ernest Thompson, Seton
Felix Adler
Roosevelt
William L
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