Taft's wife moves Marine Band concerts from White House lawn
Mrs. William Howard Taft sparks criticism by authorizing the Marine Band concerts to be moved to a riverside bandstand off the Potomac. Protests rise as the new site lacks shade and seats and favors those with automobiles. the opening concert drew the president, Mrs. Taft, and diplomatic figures.
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White House
Banks of
The
Potomac
Executive Office
Taft
Uncle Joe Sets Sights On Taft Golf Cabinet
A vivid sketch portrays Vice President Cannon, once Danville’s shinny champ, rumored to pursue golf at Chevy Chase to join Taft’s golf cabinet. It recalls his lone prior club experience, a Portland expo drive praised as longest, and hints he may yet take up the sport seriously for political appeal.
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Uncle Joe” Cannon
Taft
Roosevelt
Chevy Chase
Washington
Uncle Joe
Danville
Cannon
Golf News
Sherman
Joe
Portland Exposition
Asher Hinds
President Selects Summer Home by Sea at Beverly
The Tafts will occupy a Beverly Massachusetts cottage this summer. A two and a half story green residence sits amid trees with verandas, a dome tower, porte cochere, stained glass, silked paneling, and modern electric lighting. The estate includes a six-room second floor, a music room, a cherry library, and stables for six horses plus a large garage.
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Tafts
Beverly
Masq
Ober Street
McCumber Moves to Curb Pension Legislation
Senator McCumber proposes a joint meeting of pension committees to limit pension bills. He notes 8000 pensions passed last Congress and about 1000 bills this session. The plan aims to cap total pension legislation per session and avoid expanding pension bureaus.
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McCumber
Committee On Pensions
Congress
Senate
Pension Committees
House
Pension Committees of
da ‘Gerber
Regan
Farming Advice On Stock Care And Farm Economics
A long list of practical guidelines covers calf and foal rearing, quarantine when buying livestock, feeding routines for horses and cows, cleanliness and barn maintenance, windbreak planting, orchard care, and methods to improve dairy efficiency. It cites cow testing results from Canada, emphasizing identifying unprofitable cows to improve profits.
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Canada
Building a cement block house with wooden superstructure
William A Radford outlines a cost free advice offer for readers on block construction. He describes a 24 by 24 foot cement block house with a wooden superstructure and a three room ground floor plus two rooms and a bath upstairs. The design emphasizes a dry deep basement, bright window arrangement, and simple construction suitable for inexperienced local builders.
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William
A. Radford
William A. Radford
Hla
Young man builds home and lessons in thrift
The narrative highlights a young man who planted fruit trees and grows produce for family use with surplus to sell. He improves his property with cement sidewalks, a milldam road bed, a basement wash setup, and a septic tank. Hardwood trim, plumbing, and painting complete the house, funded by a modest mortgage, showing practical, well-managed living over ostentatious display. The piece lauds sensible, well arranged homes and prudent budgeting, contrasting with grander but emptier dwellings.
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Uncle Sam
Millendam
Prophecy Fulfilled Named Missouri Town After Hannibal
The note recounts Hannibal the general’s despair and suicide by poison, insisting his name would endure in history. Two thousand years later a Missouri town adopted his name in his honor, confirming the prophecy’s reach across time.
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Hannibal
Missouri
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