One Third of Washington Government Workers Are Women
The Indianapolis Journal reports about a third of all Washington department employees are women. Many pass competitive civil service exams and earn from $650 to $2,240 yearly, with some higher posts at the Smithsonian and Indian schools. The piece argues women excel in various roles, wage gaps persist, and promotions rely on merit rather than appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Solomon
United States Civil Service Commission
Civil Service of the
United States
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Commissioner of Pensions
Census Bureau
Chicago
New York
Congress
Congressional
Thora Stejneger
Smithsonian Institution
Stejneger
Smithsonian
Estelle Rees
West
Carlyle
Hampton
Miss Reel
Indian Territory
Uncle Sam
White House
The
Treasury
Sam
Civil-service Commission
J. D. Whelpley
Indianapolis
Budapesth
Hungary
Szegedin
Francia Joseph
Nazarenes
Jesus
Paul Josius
Jesus Christ
Christ
Apostolic King
Landwehr
Landstru
Jokus
Bacska
Servia
Petrovacz
Caesar
Nazarene
Francis Joseph
Durance
Sonroa
Anglo German Love Alliance Rumor Sparks Betrothal Talk
Rumors in London and Berlin link Princess Alice daughter of the Duke of Albany with Crown Prince Frederick son of Emperor William as a betrothal near. The Albany line traces to Queen Victoria through Prince Leopold and Princess Helen of Waldeck, with two children cited as potential matches. The piece shifts to reminiscences of mining meals and sea travel contrasts, noting changes in ocean liner culture and American travel patterns toward England and Paris, ending with Berlin as an unlikely magnet for Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Alice
Duke of Albany
Frederick
William
Leopold
Victoria
Helen of Waldeck
Leopold Charles
Duke of
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Alice Mary
Beechers Bird Plea and the Birds in Spring
A reviewer recounts Beecher Star Papers praising birds over scientific hunting. The essay defends bird preservation, extols birds as natural pest controllers, and urges farmers not to harm fruit time birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Star
Song Birds
Audubon
Wilson
Longworth
Downing
Thomas
Robin
Junior Prince
Bobo Link
E. N
Miners Cooked Too: Army and Westward Workday Diets
A former miner recalls frontier cooking from the 1850s in Colorado camps. He describes a sparse fare of coffee, bread, and deer or forest game, noting how coffee was ground in buckskin and boiled on a log. He speaks from the perspective of a man in his seventies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison County
Far West
Colorado
Incidents of a Modern Ocean Voyage Schedules Like Express Train
Correspondence from Indianapolis Journal notes transatlantic liners depart winter quarters for summer service. Ships run on exact schedules with little delay. travel is costly but offered in varying cabins. Passenger habits compare English German and American liner experiences. six day voyages ease time, with readers recalling onboard amusements and social dynamics. George Grantham Bain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Grossmith
Ike
New York
Indianapolis Journal
Transatlantic
Europe
Atlantic
Deutschland
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Campania
Lucania
Oceanic
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Cunard Line
Little Dorrits Playground Opens At Marshalsea Site
Harper's Weekly reports the Marshalsea prison site in Southwark gains a children's playground named after Little Dorrit. The piece recalls Dickens and nearby literary landmarks, noting Monkswell's involvement and the area's historic ties to Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Browning, amid the district's poverty and cultural aura.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
Marshalsea
Lord Monkswell
Dickens
Marshalsea Gaol
Southwark
London
Chaucer
Browning
Tabard
Canterbury
Bankside
Shakspeare
Thrale
Thrale's, the Sale of Which Is Made Memorable By Dr. Johnson
John Bunyan
Coleridge
Oliver Goldsmith
St. 'S Church
Lant Street
Ork Street
Br Browning Ingenard
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Unclesam
Government Department
East St. Louis
Holland
Paris
England
Louvre
Place de L’estoile
America
Hamburg
Princess, Alice
Commodore Albers
George Grantham Bain
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