Capitol's busiest man Woods keeps Capitol running
The article profiles Woods, the Capitol’s busiest official, who manages four offices and fifteen roles. He oversees Capitol and new buildings, commissions on site selection, memorials, and plans for a Lincoln memorial and state department facilities. He runs the underground railroad to office buildings, ensures hearings reach House members, and leads improvements to heating, lighting, and power. He also handles grounds, welcomes visitors, and composes music, with a wireless station atop Capitol Hill.
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Woods
Capitol
Senate
House
Congress
Lincoln
Department of State, Justice of Commerce and Labor
District of Columbia
Capitol Hill
Atlantic
Parable for Suffragettes by Mrs Ward Draws Response
At a New York suffragette luncheon Mrs. Humphry Ward used a parable to argue that women’s true sphere is the home not the polling booth. An aged Scot explains to a minister his plan to read the Ten Commandments atop Mount Sinai, but the minister counsels to stay home and keep them.
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Mount Sinai
Emancipation of Women Joke From General Grant
General F D Grant joked at a New York dinner that women in war would not make good soldiers because they would never grow old enough to be placed on the retired list.
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F. D. Grant
New York
Beautifying Washington Advances Near White House
Washington Aug 6 rapid progress in beautifying the capital under the Burnham plan aims at a 56 000 000 0 expenditure with half spent already to enhance sections of the city The Post Office Municipal Building and a park system are rising nearby a group of State Justice and Commerce offices to be built and condemned parcels readied to remove city eyesores The plan promises annual savings by reducing rents and consolidating agencies in new buildings near the White House The current State and War Navy departments suffer from space shortages and congestion awaiting new quarters.
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National Capital
Washington Monument
State, Justice and Commerce and Labor Departments
White Line
Pennsylvania Avenue
14Th Street
Mall
15Th Street
Municipal Building
Sherman Statue
the Treasury
White House
State, War and Navy Departments
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Burnham Commission
Midway
Senate
House
Capitol
National Museum
Department of Agriculture
Library of Congress
Treasury
Congress
Hozen
Departments of State, Justice and Commerce and Labor
State Department
State, War and Navy Bouildlons
War and Navy Departments
Root
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