Gridiron Club Roast Lights Up Washington Dinner
Washington figures and prominent guests were lampooned at the Gridiron Club December dinner at the Arlington Hotel. The evening featured burlesques on public events, a faux cabinet meeting, and playful digs at President Roosevelt while Postmaster General Smith, Senators Allison and Mitchell, and many railroad executives received praise for their speeches and performances.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Merriment
Merrimac
London
BE. W. Wrenn
Smith
Allison
Mitchell
Carter
Francis
Landis
Indiana
Richards
Department of Justice
Burrows and
Hanna
Foerderer
Underwood and Joy
John R. Brooke
Henry
William W. Findley
The
Southern Railway
Arthur Hale
J. H. Maddy
Baltimore & Ohio Railway
William W. Johnson
Interstate Commerce
Martin A. Knapp
Harry W. Fuller
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
William R. Merriam
Paul Morton
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Henry C. Payne
Wisconsin
John G. Milburn
Buffalo
H. Hardwick
John K. Richards
W H. Lief
Pittsburg Dispatch
Marcus A. Smith
James McClintock
Arizona
B. W. Wren
Plant
John E. Waggeman
Annapolis
T. C. Jeffrey
Midland Ratway
England
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Scott Bone
Washington Post
T. P. Schocks
Max Bendix
New York
Office Boy Testifies on Sullivan Conspiracy Evidence
In Chicago on December 7 witnesses connected to the West Chicago Street Railway legal team testified that ex-Bailiff J J Lynch met with Alexander Sullivan often in Sullivan's office. Office boy Hill recalled carrying letters and verbal messages between Lynch and Sullivan, with others confirming frequent in-office visits amidst debates over courtroom deliveries and alleged interactions.
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Chicago
J. J. Lynch
Alexander Sullivan
West Chicago Street Railway Company
Sullivan
Emery Warne
Edward Turner
P. A. Maroney
Hubert Hill
The
Traction Company
F. Richardson
City Law
Hill
Lynch
Attorney St. John
Judge Clifford
Barnes
Warne
Turner
Maroney
Richardson
Dan Coughlin
John Gordon
Josephine Gordon
New York
Connors
Dennis Ryan
Josephine
St. John
Graduates of Harvard Club Meet in Milwaukee
Over one hundred Harvard College graduates gathered in Milwaukee for the fifth annual meeting of the Associated Harvard Clubs of the West. Delegates from St Paul Minneapolis St Louis Chicago Cincinnati Louisville and Indianapolis attended. Officers elected include President Elliott H Pendleton Cincinnati Vice President John Bigelow Minneapolis and Secretary Treasurer B M Porter St Louis.
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Milwaukee
Harvard College
Harvard Clubs of the West
St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louisville
Indianapolis
Elliott H. Pendleton
John Bigelow
B. M. Porter
St Louis
United
George H. Pendleton
Ohie
Omaha
Executive Council
E H. Palmer
Harvard
Edwin H. Abbott
James H. McIntosh
E. T. Sanford
Knoxville
Tenn
Frank Hamlin
Joseph Wilby
Gould and Briac Arrive Incognito in Bermuda
Hamilton Bermuda December 7 Frank J id and his wife Briac arrived today on the British steamer Pretoria. They are traveling incognito and took rooms at the Hamilton hotel following their arrival in New York.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Frank J. Id
Brie
New York
Pretoria
Hamilton Feck
Jingle Jangle a Ringing Go the Christmas Bells
The message promotes Saks gift stock for Christmas with ten thousand practical, safe items. Leather goods and umbrellas can be engraved for free, with low prices and flexible delivery. Boxed gift accompaniments are offered, and deposits secure reservations. Begin shopping tomorrow.
Plenty of $15 Overcoats Still Available
The catalog emphasizes the quality fabrics, fine making and trimming of the $15 overcoats, noting they surpass typical $15 items and even many $18 to $20 grades. It highlights many Oxfords in gray brown and green, plus plain blacks and browns and novelty Scotch overplaids in gray and brown.
Hearst Editors Freed After Contempt Case Ruling
CHICAGO December 7 Hearst's Chicago American editors Andrew M. Lawrence and H B Canfield were discharged from contempt custody by Judge Dunne who granted a writ of habeas corpus. The ruling hinged on whether Judge Hanecy had disposed of the underlying case. Dunne found the decision had been final, and that clerical entry was ministerial. The court noted the articles and cartoon criticized the judge but public criticism is part of life, and no contempt was found against the relators.
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Chicago
Andrew M. Lawrence
Hearst
Chicago American
Canfield
Haneey
Dunne
Hanecy
Supreme Court
Story
People’s Gasfleht and Coke Company
Lawrence
W. R. Hearst
Breas
Homer Davenport
Lieut Merriam to Wed in Honolulu Connection
A marriage license was issued today in Denver for Lieut. Henry Merriam son of retired Gen. Henry C. Merriam and Miss Alice L. Ishman of Honolulu. The bride-to-be has been the guest of General Merriam’s family, who led the Department of the Colorado before retirement last month.
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Denver
Col
Henry Merriam
Henry C. Merriam
Alice L. Ishman
Honolulu
Merriam
Department of the Colorado
Wedding to be private for Filipino campaign veteran
A Philippines-born veteran who served with the American army during the Filipino campaign plans a private wedding. The ceremony will be intimate, with only close family in attendance.
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Philippines
Hevelius Sun Halo Observed By Professor in Cleveland
In Cleveland on December 7, Rev Frederick Odenbach a physics professor at St Ignatius College reported a rare meteorological sight the Hevelius sun halo. The 22 degree inner circle was complete the 48 degree outer circle partly visible and the great halo traced for half its circumference marking an event likely to become historic in astronomy.
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Cleveland
Frederick Odenbach
St. Ignacius College
Hevelius
Odenbach
Ito Refused A Pass Japanese Statesman Lines Charge
Marquis Ito visited St Paul and praised Americas railroads for free travel. Milwaukee officials offered complimentary tickets and private car use but Ito insisted on paying. He stated in Japan everyone pays for transportation and settled to ride like any ordinary American.
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Saturday Evening Post
Marquis Ito
St. Paul
Japan
Milwaukee Line
Ito
Marquis Tito
Prisons Food Lists Spark Debate At Fresnes
A New York Commercial Advertiser report questions French prison care by citing Fresnes outside Paris where next year’s provisioning includes 126 kilos of apple marmalade 400 kilos of figs 200 kilos of sugar and other items. Authorities argue feeding a healthy prisoner is best for taxpayers and guard conditions.
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New York
Fresnes
Paris
America
Use of Oatmeal Declining in Scotland
Scottish Americans report a decline in oatmeal consumption across Scotland as population rises. Experts suggest breakfast habits like porridge and tea breakfasts are spreading beyond Sundays, reducing oatmeal’s prominence in daily Scots meals.
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Scotland
Burne and
Uncle Sam's Playthings Curious Collection at National Museum
A feature on the National Museum in Washington housing Uncle Sam's large toy collection. Dolls from Alaska to Zuni, Eskimo carvings, and Persian, Indian, and Egyptian games showcase diverse cultures. Highlights include ivory figures, bark and clay dolls, windup toys, and the famous bull roarer with its ancient rain rites.
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W. H. Chandle
St. Nicholas
Uncle Sam
National Museum
Washington
Santa Claus
Alaska
South Sea Island
Paris
Nuremberg
Switzerland
Persia
India
The Red Indians of Siberia in London
A London letter describes the Burial Mongols, cousins to the Chinese, lodging in red Indian tents. Observers note sturdy builds, warm brown eyes, ruddy bronze skin, and handsome Burial women with dark hair, long limbs, and Spanish Jewess-like features, though elder women appear wrinkled and wavering.
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London News
Nevada
Rick
Captive glimpses of Buriat life and Mongol influence
The observer notes shyness at photos, describes a diverse onlookers crowd, and portrays Buriats as pastoral, not nomadic, living in tents within a fixed district. They cherish horsemanship, hold vast cattle wealth, and practice patriarchal camps with marrying children moving into the family camp. They follow Buddhism and make pilgrimages to Durga, with strong devotion even to surrender wealth for shrine life.
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Europe
Chicago Building Boom Brings Premiums to Workmen
Chicago contractors report a construction boom with wages in several trades rising 5 to 10 cents an hour above union scales. Skilled workers like ornamental and structural iron workers, bricklayers, fireproofers and marble workers are in high demand as builders statewide seek men to meet unprecedented activity. The shortage delays some projects and amplifies competition for skilled labor.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Chicago
Tim
Ernest Graham
D. H. Burnham & Co
Marshall Field & Co
Mrs Eddy Endorses Vaccination Under Law Says Follow Gospel
The High Priestess urges obedience to legal vaccination if required by law and adds that Mrs. Eddy always stays on the right side of the law. The statement frames vaccination as lawful duty with spiritual guidance to avoid consequences.
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New York Evening Sun
Inaratitude. Chicago Tribune. Monroe Doctrine banter
A brief, paltering exchange hints at strained relations between the United States and Latin American neighbors. The dialogue underscores entangled interests under the Monroe Doctrine, contrasting cleaner allies with disruptive attitudes as tensions surface.
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Chicago Tribune
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Philadelphia Medical Journal
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