Woman with pistol hits target instinctively in fury
A sensational account claims New York records show women who never fired a pistol kill with a single sure shot. It argues extreme nervous tension and vengeance sharpen instinct, making a desperate woman more deadly than seasoned gunsmen, and contrasts with ordinary shooters who miss.
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New York
Theiler
Sara Koten
New York Hospital
Martin Auspitz
Anisin Louise de Massy
Gustav Simon
No. 640
Broadway
Madeline Vassar Janglotz
A Half Shell Story of Oysters Through Time
An odd historical anecdote traces oysters from the Paleozic era to modern meals. It imagines Britain’s early Briton eater savoring shellfish on Dover sands, with a playful travel of the oyster across seven league boats.
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Mum Oyster
Britain
Dover
New Statesmen Are Modest in Congressional Directory Biographies
A newly issued congressional directory includes biographical sketches of senators and representatives. Highlights note Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington praises his wife Minda Nelson, while Edward Thomas Taylor of Colorado boasts long legislative achievements. Other profiles cover Crow of Missouri detailing mail weighing reforms, Cameron of Arizona’s Grand Canyon trail work, Palitte Ivins of Missouri sworn in at 31, and Secretary MacVeagh’s 1890s Democratic senate bid.
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WA Seng Tun
Wesley L. Jones
Washington
Burton
Ohio
Jones
Minda Nelson
Isafield
Ill
Caruthersville
Crow
Missouri
Congress
Cameron
Arizona
Mark Smith
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Palitte
Cabinet Surely Is Possum Cabinet Now
A witty phrase links Taft era icons to a cabinet naming scheme. Webster’s definitions surface for each secretary’s name. MacVeagh is a substantial householder, Dickinson a supplanter, Nagel manly and noble, Ballinger strong and ruler, Hitchcock free, and Wicker sham lana holder and husbandman. The piece also notes William meaning protector and Theodore meaning gift of God.
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Taft
Washington
Secretary of
Franklin
MacVeagh
Frank
Hitchcock
Richard
Ballinger
Interior
Charles (Nagel
Commerce and Labor
Wiliam
Theodore
Open Air Altar Landmark at Washington Cathedral Site
The monumental sundial altar at the Episcopal Cathedral site near the great grove of oaks stands as a landmark commemorating debt freedom. The cathedral close hosts the Peace Cross chapel and the Little Sanctuary with memorials to early churches and Henry Sat terlee rest beneath its floor. Foundation stone laid September 29 1907 with Roosevelt and London bishop speeches before 60 bishops and about 25 000 laymen.
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Old Oaks
St. Peter and St. Paul
Washington City
McKinley
Percy R. Pyne
Church of England
Church In the Wilderness
Church of
Mount Dion
Henry ¥. Satterlee
Washington
Julia James
Roosevelt
London
General Convention
The
Episcopal Church
Bethlehem
Teddy With Coins: Autograph Book Of Historic Figures
A Washington businessman owns a famed autograph book from the Lincoln era, listing signatures of Lincoln and later presidents, cabinet members, and lawmakers. The owner notes coins and the “corn specialist” alongside mentions of Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, and McKinley, with Garfield referenced for his brief presidency.
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Washington
Lincoln
Congress
Roosevelt
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Arthur
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Garfield
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Mark
Jesse James
Bertha’ Clache
Gerdron
Madeline
Sar Koten
Haséo JR Martin Anuspuzz
Berthall Ong
Jlriron
Episcopal Cathedral
Teddy
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