Bureau staff to organize at Washington for new children's bureau
Miss Julia C. Lathrop of Chicago heads temporary headquarters in the department of commerce and labor to organize staff for the new children's bureau. Other items note parcels post rollout, civil service protections, and various political developments.
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Julia C. Lathrop
Chicago
Children’s Bureau
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
Government Postal Express
Notable Deaths and Marital Ties Highlighted in Early 20th Century News
James Keir Hardie Jr. wed Marion Stoddart in Brooklyn while Bishop Charles C. Grafton of Fond du Lac dies after a weeklong illness. Herman F. Snow notes J Pierpont Morgan donated $10 to the Bull Moose cause. A Champaign county crowd of over 1500 welcomed Congressman W. B. McKinley home.
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James Keir Hardie, Jr
James Keir Hardie
England
Marion Stoddart
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charles C. Grafton
Fond du Lac
Wis
Episcopal
United States
Herman F. Snow
Marblehead, Mass
J. Pierpont Morgan
Champaign County
Illinois
W. B. McKinley
Champaign
Storm Buries Western PA Area In Deadly Flood Map
Pittsburg today reports the worst storm in western Pennsylvania and adjoining regions. A five hour rain, lightning and cloudbursts flooded valleys, washed away bridges and tracks, stopped rail and wire traffic, and caused numerous deaths. Washington County reports property losses over 5 million dollars and massive livestock drownings.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Panhandle
West Virginia
Colliers
W. Va
Cherry Valley
Avella
Canonsburg
Washington
Burgettstown
New Philadelphia
Steubenville
Ohio River
Pennsylvania Railroad
Racoon Creek
Wellsburg
Cross Creek
Washington County
Mississippi River
Greene County
Monongahela
Allegheny
Mississippi
Wreck of Train Near Camp Douglas Kills Four
Four people die and twenty six are hurt when Chicago St Paul Minneapolis train No 10 plunges into the Lemonweiter river near Camp Douglas Wisconsin after a washout washed out a bridge. The wreck occurred as the train, flagged back to Camp Douglas for breakfast, could not stop in time. Many injured are women and children on holiday trips.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &Omaha
Item
Hamilton King Dies in Bangkok Missionary Death
Hamilton King of Olivet Michigan minister to Siam died suddenly in Bangkok Monday from uraemia. The State Department was informed by cable from Vice-Consul General Hansen.
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Hamilton King
Washington
Olivet
Mich
United States
Siam
Bangkok
Uraemia
State Department
Hansen
Unusual Notation From Richard Harding Davis
Richard Harding Davis, during a Atlantic City honeymoon, criticized modern fiction’s trend at a fish luncheon. He mocked its pretentious double entendre while recounting a parlour maid joke about a man’s return home and a kiss, illustrating dated humor.
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Richard Harding Davis
Atlantic City
Adele
How She Managed It by Mr Jolliboy Dinner Plans
Mr Jolliboy tells his wife he will not be home for dinner because his old friend Bill Peters is in town. Mrs Jolliboy replies she will also be out for dinner because her old friend George Watkins telephoned yesterday. They both dine at home.
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All Things Dairy
National Dairy Show
Chicago
Borden Milk People
Blue Valley Creamery
Consumers Company
Universal Cement Company
Sarah
Mr. Jolliboy
Bill Peters
Mrs. Jolliboy
George Watkins
Harper’s Weekly
We call that girl Juarez in economy
A clipped line notes a nickname used for a girl, reflecting a casual, humorous aside about capture in a season. The remark hints at a sports or competitive context where a participant has been repeatedly caught or defeated, illustrating a recurring pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
Nervous Despondent Women Report in Pinkham Ads
Reports from Platea Pennsylvania and Walcott North Dakota describe women suffering nervousness backache and fatigue finding relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Customers Mary Halstead and Ametia Daun praise improved sleep mood and health after use. Confidential advice offered by Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary Halstead
Platea
Walcott
N. Dakota
Ametia Daun
Walcott, N. Dakota
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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Frank McIntyre
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Charles G Walcutt Jr
Irving L. Hunt
Sixth Infantry
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Hunt
Childs R. Stewart
Edward A. Stanley
Carolyn Beers
Greenville
Columbus
Taft
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Lawrence
St Paul
Women’s Civic League
Charles Merz
Hugh Hughes
Mercer
Harry Endicott
Aurora
Elgin
Springfield
Lester Levine
Kansas City
Chester Betts
Bert Betts
Flint
George A. Pugh
Kenosha
Clarence
Kansas State Republican Council
New State Republican Committee
Kansas
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
Guadalajara
Mexico
National Observatory of
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Standard Oil Company
W. H. H. Southerland
Pacific Fleet
Nicaragua
Corinto
Managua
Navy Department
Chihuahua
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Steever
el Paso
Texas
Salvation Army
William Booth
Great Olympia
London
Abney Park Cemetery
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