Plan for George Washington Memorial in Washington D C
The George Washington Memorial Association advances a national temple memorial in Washington to honor the first president and the 1917 and 1776 generations. Plans target a grand complex with museum relics, halls for conventions, and national headquarters for veterans and patriotic societies. President Wilson endorses the project.
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Washington and Lee
George Washington Memorial Association
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William ©. Whitney
Dimock
Congress
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War Department
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Amer
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Henry I. Dimock
Washington, D C
Frank Northrop
New York
Permanent Fund
Charles J. Bell
Washington, DC
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Authorities disagree on poker room classification
Authorities differ on whether a poker room is an ante room or drawing room. The article also notes a crude aside about a pretty girl directed toward another man, illustrating tongue in cheek social commentary of the era.
Bayer Aspirin Promise Warns Against Counterfeits
An ad-style warning emphasizes buying Bayer Tablets of Aspirin to ensure genuine product. It highlights the Bayer Cross logo, lists common uses like toothache and headache, notes American manufacture, and cautions against counterfeit talcum powder tablets from a Brooklyn producer.
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Bayer
Brooklyn
Poor Nutrition Card Sparks Classroom Lesson
In a talk before a central philanthropic council Miss Helen KR Stewart of the board of health recounted a boy who, after an examination, tearfully showed his teacher a nurse's record card reading Poor nut. The nurse explained it as Poor nutrition, leaving the child with a corrected view.
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Helen KR. Stewart
Board of Health
Dallas News
Von Tirpitz to Pauper Soars From War Prestige
The Tribune de Geneve reports Grand Admiral von Tirpitz staying in Wildegg Switzerland as a guest of Lieut Colonel Wille. Once wealthy, his fortune is gone after investing in Italian securities to dodge the 1913 German war tax. His son works in a Zurich bank, and his daughter is a governess in a Zurich family.
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Tribune de Geneve
von Tirpits
Wildegg
Switzerland
Wille
Tirpitz
Zurich
Petunia tavern gossip and fire bell alerts recounted
The Kansas City Star recalls old tales of Dorsey Dudgeon rushing to warn neighbors as fires break out and volunteers respond. Commentary notes his bluster may misdirect, while a guest hints at his unreliable instinct. Also included is a Bufo-like exchange explaining euphemisms through a joke.
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Petunia
Kansas City
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