Miss Roosevelt to Wed Longsworth in Grand White House Wedding
A mid February wedding is planned for Miss Alice Roosevelt and Nicholas Longworth after a lengthy courtship begun during her father the President’s Orient trip. The couple, to wed in the White House, envisage a Europe tour and lavish celebrations in Paris and London, with Miss Roosevelt set to turn twenty two in February.
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Cincinnati
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Taft
Orient
Longworth
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Old World
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Reid
England
Edward
Paris
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Nicholas Longworthvelt
William &. Cowles
Anna Roosevelt
Anra
Cowles
Washington
Great East Room
St. Louis
Catlin
Roosevelt
West
Nicholas “Longworth
Senate Ignores Death of Convicted Senator Mitchell
The article details how the United States Senate, citing lack of precedent, did not attend or acknowledge the death of Oregon Senator John H. Mitchell who faced conviction for defrauding the government. It contrasts prior ceremonies with this case, notes Oregon's representation, and recalls debates over resolutions of respect.
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John H
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Oregon
Burton
Kansas
Senate
Portland
Ore
Fulton
Congress
Chamberlain
Washington
Pacific’ Slope
Napoleon
St. Helena
John H. Mitchell
Senator Mitchell
Broderick
California
Terry
Foster
Connecticut
Tale of a quarter left after pay by Gen Chaffee
A soldier asks General Chaffee for a quarter. The veteran explains he spent his latest pay on dinner, cigars, a theater, and Bowery outings totaling $15.00, forgetting the remaining 50 cents. The general notes the missing change, and the soldier admits it must have been spent foolishly.
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Bowery
Easy Horse Division Riddle Solved With Extra Horse
A farmer bequeathed seventeen horses among three sons one half one third and one ninth. An 18th horse provided by a neighbor let the executor split the legacy fairly: nine to the eldest six to the middle and two to the youngest, after which the neighbor reclaimed his horse, earning the nickname Problem then Solution.
Peaceful agreement ends long Washoe and Pinte hostilities
Capt. Fete head Washoe and Capt. Dave head Pinte agreed to peace after centuries of war. Johnny Kay, Dave's lieutenant, arranged the Reno Nevada meeting. The chiefs shook hands and planned a large peace dance to celebrate the new harmony between both tribes.
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Fete
Dave
Reno
Nevada
Johnny
Kay
Ghost Points to Gold Run Near Seattle
Local businessmen W E Bartlett and M C Black return from a perilous Cascades trek guided by a medium linked to Bartletts murdered grandfather. They found a gray quartz ledge rich in gold, with a bottle of gold dust as evidence, promising wealth if proven. They will not disclose location but plan a spring return to develop the mine amid winter hazards.
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Seattle
W. E. Bartlett
M. C. Black
Cascades
Bartlett
D. BE. Ingels
Portland
Hitchcock’s land fraud crackdown reshapes Interior role
A profile of Ethan Allen Hitchcock Secretary of the Interior whose pursuit of land frauds exposed conspiracies spanning legislators, commissioners, and land agents. The article notes his investigations, court convictions, and speculation about Cabinet changes amid ongoing probes into government land grabs.
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Ethan Allen ‘Hitchcock
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