Mrs Madison remembered in Washington society
The article reflects on Dol ly Madison and her social influence in Washington during Madison’s era. It notes her childless status, the role of her sister Anna Payne and the Cutts family, and how Mrs Madison hosted receptions at the Cosmos clubhouse and near Dupont Circle. It also mentions descendants, portraits, and a 230000 dollar appropriations event connected to Madison’s papers.
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Dolly Madison
America
Washington
Payne Todd
Anna Payne
Montpelier
Jefferson
Virginia
White House
Madison
Richard Cutts
Congress
Maine
Cutts
Cosmos Clubhouse
James Madison Cutts
Eleanor O'Neal
Maryland
Mont- Petier
Paul
Adele Cutts
Stephen A. Douglas
Douglas
Lincoln
W. E. Smith
National Botanical Gardens
Philadelphia
Washington Church
Robert Williams
Culpeper County
John Bryson Patton
South Carolina
Norfolk Navy Yard
Walter Garwell
Chicago
Roslyn
Long Island
Robert Cutts Williams
Army
Grace Yee
Zamboanga
Philippine Islands
Philip Williams
Navy
Tallahassee
Corinna Harrison
Birthday Breakfast Hosts Judge Merrick Relative
A description of a satin gown once owned by Judge Merrick’s mother, worn at receptions, and modeled by a woman at a birthday breakfast hosted by the illustrious lady who greeted guests with a smile.
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Merrick
Mra.son
Another Governor's Picture in Gallery
Boston May 20 The latest painting of ex Governor W l L Douglas of Brockton to be hung in the State House is unanimously approved by the Massachusetts Art Commission art critics call it an especially flattering compliment to the artist Arthur M Hazard formerly of Brockton The portrait was shown at the Brockton Women's Club annual Art Display and viewed by many close friends of Douglas who praised the work highly Prominent Boston judges outside the commission called it one of the best likenesses ever hung in the State House
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Boston
Mass
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State House
W. l L. Douglas
Brockton
Massachusetts Art Commission
Ofkart
Arthur M. Hazard
Mr. Douglas
Flood breach worsens in Louisiana near Melville
The Atcha falaya levee near Melville broke for the third time, unleashing millions of gallons into the town and plantations. About 8,000 people in Melville and surrounding areas faced peril as rescue boats arrived and a refugee camp formed in Jonesville with 1,000 homeless residents. Major J G Normoyle reports 200,000 fed daily in the relief food zone, with aid needed through at least June 1 and likely longer.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Atchafalaya
Melville
Jonesville
J. G. Normoyle
United States Engineers
Auto Hits Pole Two Hurt in Covington Area
Clifton Forge Va special reports a Sunday evening crash on Covington pike near here injuring two Covington men Tay lor Elliott and Charles Levesay of Levesay Bros garage. They were found by a passing car and taken home. injuries undetermined due to disrupted telephone service. Both men are well known in Covington.
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Clifton Forge
Covington Pike
Here
Covington
Taylor Elliott
Charles Levesay
Levesay Bros
Defects Kept Him From Joining Navy in Washington
Samuel Vanderslice, sixteen, of Suffolk, Wa., hoped to become a Navy jack tar, but his parents urged schooling. After planning to enlist with $110, he was rejected at the Navy Department for failing to meet physical and parental-paper requirements. Found by police on Pennsylvania Avenue with $40, he agreed to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Samuel C. Vanderslice
Suffolk
Vanderslice
Navy
Washington
Navy Department
Pennsylvania Avenue
Calamity howlers cited after Roosevelt nomination remark
A Blackstone Courier editorial riffs on Roosevelt's remark that his nomination would be a calamity, suggesting critics calling for him are the calamity howlers. The piece frames the debate in sharp, partisan terms.
Presbyterian Assembly in Bristol considers union talks and funding
The Southern Presbyterian General Assembly in Bristol discusses forming a union with the United Presbyterian Assembly and adopts the Committee on Systematic Beneficence report. It sets 1912 13 budgets for foreign missions 650000 home missions 190000 education 129000 Sabbath School 30000 and Bible Society 10000. It keeps per capita contingent and mileage assessments. Executive secretaries are named for four committees. The assembly also weighs divorce reform with majority and minority reports on marriage and divorce.
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Bristol
Tenn
United Presbyterian Assembly
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
James J. Vance
Nashville
Newark
N. J
Assembly
Foreign Missions
Assembly Home Mission
American Bible Society
Christian Education and Relief
Henry H. Sweets
Louisville
A. BE. Magill
Assembly Home Missions
E. L. Morris
Louisvile
Foreign Mission
Egbert W. Smith
Committee On Marriage and Divorce
W. E. Boggs
Atlanta
L. K. Webb
Roosevelt Starts Final Tour In Ohio Campaign
Colonel Roosevelt opened the wind up of his Ohio campaign with a speech to about 5,000 people in Marietta. His voice had greatly improved after rest at the Garfield home and throat treatment by a physician.
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Marietta
Roosevelt
Ohio
James A. Garfield
Taft Expects Win in Home State in 1908 Primary
In Hamilton Ohio President Taft closed his campaign in his home state with a jovial stance and critical attacks on Roosevelt. He outlined his administration as people oriented, denounced Roosevelt, and defended limits on commissions citing a preexisting law, while promising further speeches in Eaton Greenville Piqua Troy Tippecanoe Dayton Xenia and a Dayton rally.
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Hamilton
Taft
Lening
Cinnatearix
Theodore Roosevelt
Eaton
Greenville
Piqua
Troy
Tippecanoe
Dayton
Xenia
Graduates to Receive Diplomas on Roof Garden
In Washington the hospital graduates are to receive their diplomas on a roof garden, a display of unconventional higher education setting. The unusual venue reflects a creative approach to recognizing medical training accomplishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newport News
Frese
Orozco Orders Troops to Retreat from Rellano
General Orozco ordered a general retreat of his forces from Rellano to avoid being outflanked. Troops moved northward slowly while Huerta’s rebel army reportedly stayed at a camp about fifteen miles south of Rellano, delaying pursuit.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Rio Grande
Orozco
Rellano
Huerta
Oneak Thieves Have Busy Time in Beaver Dam Area
Richmond D Jones of Beaver Dam Virginia reported robbery of 100 dollars and a pair of shoes. W D Brown of Fulton reported robbery of 20 dollars. A store on Brook Avenue was entered Sunday night stealing eyes tobacco and money. Multiple homes on Eighteenth and North Twenty second Streets were entered with watches rings neck chain and other items stolen. Police suspect sneak thief activity in most cases.
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Richman D
Taa
Specter
C. D. Jones
Beaver Dam
W. D. Brown
Williamsburg Avenue
Fulton
D. A. Brown
Brook Avenue
Mr. J. Rubin
Eighteenth Street
Arthur W. Coleman
North Twenty-second Street
Virginia Tinsley
West Main Street
H. Leberwitch
Iag Street
Suffragettes Fight to Attend Hearing in London Court
In London special, suffragettes of all ages fought to enter the Central Criminal Court as the conspiracy trial of Mrs Amaline Parkhurst and Mr and Mrs Pethick Lawrence resumed. The crowd was the largest yet, with many eminent society women among the supporters of the cause.
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London
Central Criminal Court
Ammaline Parkhurst
Militant Women’s Party
Balloon Breaks Altitude Record In Paris Flight
A telegram from Campaigne reports the dirigible Clement Bayard piloted by Ta Motte Brenil rose to 9 480 feet, breaking the world altitude record for balloons of its class in Paris.
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Paris
Campaigne
Clement Bayard
Ta Motte Brenil
Auto plunges into river kill six in Chicago tragedy
Six occupants of a car plunged from the Ninety Second Street Bridge into the Calumet River as the draw opened. Police say the car, owned by Alco Automobile Company, carried five men and a woman. a policeman and tug crews tried to save them, but all perished. Witnesses recount the car’s speed and the driver’s disregard for warning signals.
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Chicago
Calumet
Alco Automobile Company
John Buchanan
Alco Company
Buchanan
F. Spaulding
Astor Street
Cannon
Ill
William Rappam
Was Justified Bac In Shooting In Chesterfield County
Clement Smith, who shot and killed Joseph Walker in Chesterfield county on April 11, was acquitted in five minutes by a Chesterfield jury. He testified the shooting was self defense after Walker, armed with a shotgun, fired at him following an argument at Walker's house about a calf. Smith demonstrated injuries from the incident and the jury accepted his self defense claim.
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Richmond Wa
Clement Smith
Joseph Walker
Chesterfield County
Chesterfield
Smith
Stary
Walker
Submarine C-2 Stranded on Atlantic City Beach
More than 1,010 spectators watched Longport as a rescue fleet including the Lebanon revenue cutter Itasca and steamer Leu worked to pull the stranded submarine C-2 from a dangerous position off Great Exe border. Captain Dangenhauer and four crew members remained aboard while efforts continued to reach open sea.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Longport
Callier
Lebanon
Itasca
Lehooon
Seather Rescue Described After Tide Delay
A garbled report notes a seather attempt delayed by rising tides. The text mentions a sub, a ship, and a recovery by a revenue cutter and a government collier, with references to Thursday and a harbor location.
Quotable Snippets From Varied News and Commentary
A collage of aphorisms and brief observations from multiple papers cites lawsuits over kissed damages, political jabs at Roosevelt Taft, legal quips about a dog on rails, and editorials urging nonpartisan city boards. The tone remains pointed, humorous, and reflective of early 20th century opinion.
Freeman Demonstrates Airship Bombing Over Forts and Ships
Arch Freeman in a Wright airship flew over Port Heath Fort Banks and harbor forts near New Jar av and dropped three bombs on warships and fortifications. The bombs reportedly contained flour with a hypothetical nitroglycerine alternative discussed. Freeman passed over Fort Heath at 600 to 1,000 feet and the marks hit a range finder an embankment and another target.
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Arch Freeman
Wright
Boston
Mass
Freeman
Port Heath
Fort Banks
Thahios
Hede Island
New Jarav
Fort Heath
Floods Again Break Levees in New Orleans Area
Wil bert levee breach early Friday sent billions of gallons of water into a district already inundated by prior breaks. Crest not yet passed per U S engineers. Hymeila levee cap work halted as Gen Bixby rejects $100,000 appropriation. Taft urged to grant federal aid as six parishes flood. Alsatia breach 7000 feet wide with over 200 million gallons per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Wilbert
United States
Hymeila
General Bixby
United States Engineers
Mississippi River Commission
Taft
Alsatia
July Tournament Planned for Buena Vista Event
Buena Vista Virginia officials say the Buena Vista Tournament Association will hold its regular tournament and Fourth of July celebration on July 4. Past three years of successful events will be surpassed this year with riding and driving races in the morning and a coronation ball on the avenue at night.
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Buena Vista
Buena Vista Tournament Association
Chesterfield Delegates to Norfolk Convention
Chesterfield courth ouse Virginia Special The following delegates were elected to represent Chesterfield in the State Democratic Convention at Norfolk Captain W W Baker Ao a Fanes T J O Ferrell B Pp Owen Jr Judge James M Gregory Haskins Hobson George P Mundy and T R Shepherd The delegates were instructed to vote for Dr J B Fisher of Chesterfield as his own successor on the State Democratic Committee The committee adopted no resolution instructing the delegation to vote against any instructions for the Baltimore convention on behalf of any candidate.
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Chesterfield
Norfolk
W. W. Baker
Ao A Fanes
T. J. O’ferrell
B. Pp. Owen, Jr
James M. Gregory
Haskins Hobson
George P. Mundy
T. R Shepherd
J. B. Fisher
Baltimore
John D S Thousand Dollar Barrier Record
John D states he was thirty before saving a thousand dollars and notes he still fell short of success as a noted Virginian-Pilot record.
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John D
Dr Eliot Declines Book Sale in Harvard President Anecdote
Harvard University president emeritus Dr Charles W Eliot visits Charles Francis Adams on State Street. A book agent pitches a five foot library Eliot already owns. Eliot reveals his identity and declines the offer, leaving Adams waiting.
Come Out In the Garden Maud A Spring Idrt
A playful verse by John Doe urges Maud to step outside despite fickle spring weather. It lists attire and gear to handle sun, rain, wind, hail, and mud while imagining birds, tulips, and early peas in the garden.
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Maud
John Doe
Judge
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