Notable figures named for fiscal and medical posts
John Skelton Williams named comptroller of the currency and ex officio Federal Reserve Board member, joined by Treasury Secretary McAdoo and Agriculture Secretary Houston on the organization committee. He led the Seaboard Air Line and Bank of Richmond, shaping southern finance. Colonel William Crawford Gorgas named surgeon general, bringing Panama era disease control experience from the Army Medical Corps.
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John Skelton Williams
Organization
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Board
the Treasury
McAdoo
Agriculture
Houston
Williams
Richmond
William and Mary College
University of Virginia
Frm
South
Mir. Williams
Seaboard Air Line
Bank of Richmond
Army
William Crawford Gorgas
Army Medical Corps
Panama
Gorgas
Morning Attire and Social Etiquette for Guests
The article advises neat washable mourning dresses and simple morning outfits with tidy hair for breakfast, noting husbands notice and urging self-respect. It describes greeting hostesses, introductions at large events, promptly acknowledging gifts, and packing for visits. It also covers post theater suppers and observer etiquette.
Colonel Gorgas Who Eradicated Yellow Fever In Panama
Colonel William Crawford Gorgas, born in Alabama, served as health officer after the Spanish American War and was promoted to colonel in 1903 by special act. He led the Panama Canal Zone sanitation effort, ending yellow fever there in sixteen months and later joined the Isthmian Canal Commission. He studied at Sewanee and Bellevue and began service in 1890 rising to major by the Spanish War era.
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Havana
Panama
Congress
Isthmian Canal Commission
Gorgas
Alabama
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenn
Bellevue Medical College
New York City
Water in Coal Mines Costs Heavy Annual Pumping
The New York Post reports the vast cost of pumping water from Pennsylvania bituminous mines. About 1.6 billion tons of water is removed yearly to keep mine operations viable, with pumps costing 30 000 to 46 000 dollars and pipelines corroded by sulphuric water. Output nears 76 million tons of coal annually, requiring roughly fifteen tons of water per ton mined.
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Pennsylvania
New York Post
A Maker of Cripples and Tuberculosis Link
Dr Chartton Walisge studied 400 cases of lip joint disease and tuberculosis of the hip. He found 70 percent from tuberculous families or homes with active TB within a year. Exposure to infection explained the crippling outcome, and the safeguard is to ensure the home does not harbor this enemy.
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Chartton Walisge
Honges
Chicago Journal
Lamp repair note echoes collision at city street
An Indianapolis Sun item records a brief exchange where a speaker asks for a new glass in a right front lamp after a collision with another man who says he was there to fix a similar lamp. The casual street scene captures small urban friction.
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Indianapolis
Gad Contrasts In Climate Across Continents
The article compares climate contrasts from New York to London and Labrador westward, noting Labrador’s bleak coast lies directly west of London and extends toward Hudson Bay and Lake Winnipeg. It highlights St Johns Newfoundland versus Farix, and argues St Johns sits 100 miles nearer the equator than Paris while facing severe cold and fogs with drifting icebergs.
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New York
London
Labrador
Loudon
Hudson Bay
Lake Winnipeg
Alaska
Kawehatks
Siberia
Russia
Hombure
Tonsorial Artistry in Early 20th Century Satire
A jagged sentence from Lippincott's Magazine sketches a barber and customer clash over a haircut, hinting at evolving social humor about grooming, identity, and the awkwardness of early 1900s satire in professional trades.
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Lippincott
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Mhen
Lawe
Alt
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Woodera
Fort Long
William C. Gorgas
New Jersey
Prudential
Sohn
Pac
the Prudential
Forrest F. Dryden
Tial Insu
S. Blum
Passaic Ave
Nutley
Central Hotel
L. J. Pertersex
Prop
Chestnut Street
Nutley, N. J
Thomas Nichols
Brookfield Ave
Elm PL
D. Swift & CO
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Seventh St. J
Washington, D. c
Thomas Hayes
Arthur J. Hug
Fas
William H. Parry
Union Building
Canton
Street
Newast
Ned
Tar High St
Nuttey
N. J
Market Res
Nubley
Chestnut St
Nutley, NJ
Keyser & Corb
Franklin Avenue
Nutley,n. J
Nutley Planing Mill CO
E. Broadbent
Bute Yeal
William R. Stirratt
V. Lombardy & Son
West Nutley
F. W. Werner
Franklin Ave
Vreeland Ave
Albert Nirk
Walnut Street
Park Avenue
F. W. Ritacco
Roma Street
Highfield
Lane
Henry Hoff Meister
Park Age
George C. Baptiste
High Street
Nutley, N
Haberle Bros
Allwood, New Jersey
Clover Leaf Dairy
Passaic
Keyser & Fleming
Beech St
N. d
Opp
W. L. Jones
Ferns
Palma
Centre St
Passaic Av
J. J
H. E. Brown
Stager Bros
Hugh
Vreeland. Avenue
Nutley Market
A. Blum & Sons
Passaic Avenue
Harry F. Kimball Carpenter
Centre Street
L. C. Tel
Waverly
John Medcraft
Elmwood Ave
Irvington, N. J
M. Mayerson
Allan B. Stirratt
Nah Furniture and
Plains
Goenkind
Hillier , & CO
Market St
Newark
Charles Heilmann
Franklin
Vreelard Ayers
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Hanlon Storage CO
Hanlon Storage Warehouse
Jefferson ‘St Passaic
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