They're a Touchy Lot These Diplomats How'd You Like the Job
Gilson Gardner reports on the delicate social rules of Washington officials. Diplomats and high officers like Mise Hagner, Mrs Wilson's secretary, and Mrs Roosevell's social secretary navigate precedence at dinners and ceremonies. Powerful figures such as Speaker Joe Cannon and Supreme Court justices demand careful treatment and status. Admiral Dewey clashes over gun salutes and dining room rank, shaping official social life in Washington. The president enforces guest lists and etiquette as part of governing protocol.
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Supreme Court
Joe" Cannon
Ful
Admiral Dewey
Intervention of Powers Expected at Peace Meet
From Mondon dated January 1 the dispatch reports that intervention by European powers is seen as the most probable path to end the war between the states and Turkey. Plenipotentiaries are to press for Turkish abandonment of Adrianople while leaving Aegean islands under Ottoman control if terms are favorable. A Sofia cable mentions Ferdinand visiting Tehatalja near Constantinople to meet the sultan.
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Mondon
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Constantinople
Adriano
Adrian
Fople
Rome
Adrianople
Aegean
Sofia
Ferdinand
Tehatalja
Women Protest Dump Site At City Hall Meeting
A large crowd of residents gathered this morning to protest the proposed dump site near the city streets. They urged the safety committee and city officials to relocate the dump, warning that action will follow if the site isn’t moved.
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Safety Committee
Coleman
Land Ownership Debate on Alien Ownership Resolved
Commerce panel approves resolution restricting land ownership to citizens and certain entities while excluding aliens from owning farmland and stepwise land access rules, shifting focus to real property and incorporated towns under new interpretation.
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of Commerce
Weekly Ad Ladies Free at St Bet 24th and 251
Wednesday entries promote free admission for ladies at a venue located near 24th and 251 intersecting streets. The notice references dates for all events and is signed by M. Olsen, Bea.
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Fiall
M. Olsen
Bea
Five Burns Detectives Still At Large In Circular Case
Prosecuting Attorney Murphy said the five Burns detectives arrested about two weeks ago on the charge of distributing Anti-Brethen club circulars are still at large with no charges filed. They were released on their own recognizance and were never booked or arraigned, with no formal information or complaint lodged.
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Murphy
Burns
Portland to Alaska steamship line pledge announced
John H. Burgard, secretary of All Pacific Fisheries Co, pledges 50000 dollars to fund a Portland to Juneau steamship service with stops at Skagway and other Alaska points. Report notes 100000 dollars more potential to start the enterprise. In Paris, Duboc allegedly attacked his wife in the street, cutting off her nose after suspecting infidelity.
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Far North
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Juneau
Skagway
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Paris
Duboc
Chinese Forty Niner Returns Home To Die After 60 Years
Ah Fook, a 17 year old immigrant who worked in Cathey Valley and Mariposa, heads to China for his final days with a $100 community fund covering passage. The donation reflects decades of faithful service, honesty, and friendship, aided by Mrs Wong Sun Yue Clemmens and others before his voyage back to relatives in China.
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Cal
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Howard Gould
Two Die in Snow Slide at Wellington
A snowslide at Wellington on the Great Northern in the Cascades killed two men. Deputy Coroner Borthwick left for Wellington that night as crews assessed the extent. A large slide struck Wellington three years ago.
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Wellington
Great Northern
Cascades
Borthwick
14 Candidates File for City Council Seats
With a little over a week before filings close there are 14 candidates for council seats. Councilman B. L Ufaine is the only term expiring not yet filed. Besides Councilmen Marble and Griffiths who are up for reelection, the following have filed Kate Sterling J F Forman Chas Raymer John W Cook O L Miller Frank L Hall B A Miller Jacob Kline Wolfe J Holton and others.
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Council B. L
B. Douglas
J. A. Siggurdason
Mma CC
Wolfe
J. ¥. Holton
Slide Buries Men Near Rockdale in Five Feet Snow
Five men clearing eight feet of snow near Rockdale were swept by a slide but rescued by a mobilized extra crew from Laconia. The workers escaped injury. In New York city another plan targets billboards and signage for 1913, with a committee set to draft proposals.
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Dy United Pree
Laconia
Wash
Jen
Rockdale
Public Markets Westlake Prices List Echoes Local Fare
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century markets page shows prices for butter cheese bread coffee oysters and fresh produce at Westlake and nearby shops. Items include unsalted butter 36e per pound domestic milk cream cheese Primost loaf bread buns doughnuts and various meats and produce with unit prices and weights.
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Westlake
Owe Creamery
Ranoh
Real estate ads flood region with land deals and jobs
A jumble of classified notices advertises land for sale near Kirkland Shelton and Port Orchard, farms with soil descriptions and payment terms. Listings include dairy ranches fruit and berry properties and water front opportunities, plus barber college and employment offers.
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GEO
Donovan dies after jumping from nine stories in San Francisco
John Patrick Donovan, famed San Francisco commercial photographer, dies after jumping from the ninth floor of the Pacific building amid temporary mental imbalance. In New York, Henry Clay Frick plans a mansion on the Lenox site costing about 5 million dollars including the ground.
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John Patrick Donovan
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New York
Lenox
Henry Clay Frick
Pittsburg Steel King
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