Easter in Official Washington and the Taft Family
A long account of Easter events in Washington highlighting officialdom and social customs. It notes the Church of the Covenant and St. John’s as focal points, Taft family worship patterns, Easter Monday gatherings, and the shift from a rigid January to Lent season to a broader Easter social cycle with receptions and family reunions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John'a
Admiral Dewey
Vantege
Oficialdam
Church of the Covenant
Connécticut Avenue
Tte Maséle
Sherman
United States Senate
St. Matthew's Bombay Catholic Church
Bagster
Offera
Europe
Sam
Washington
Pswlema
Vaesar
Wellesley
Yole
Harvard
Cornell
Dauightere
Parenta Cay
Waslington al Hager
America
White House
Tafte
Taft
Congress
Wprit Sud
Nasmuch
Washineton
Unitarian Church
Proguga
Mre
Walter
Easter Pilgrims Reach Sacred Sites in Jerusalem Holy Week
The article describes pilgrims flocking to Jerusalem during Holy Week and visiting nearby shrines such as Bethlehem Jericho and the Dead Sea. It notes German influence in Palestine dating from the German emperor and mentions travel by coach and horseback to Ruths field the Church of the Nativity and Jericho while detailing the diverse mix of travelers and the historic gates into the Holy City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Meora
Medina
Moscow
Nile Valley
Jordan
Jat
Germany
Raailzs
Palestine
Holy
Movarsk
Jerusalem
Horaetighk
Holy Land
Joma
Alexan
Orla
David
Dethlehem
Jericho
Dead Sea
Ruth
Tanatha Mohammedan
Jesus
Castertide
Cresks
Armenana
Turkiah Guarda
Joshue
Yuile
New York Man Recalls Blockade Runner Button Tale
A Civil War era anecdote recalls a Nassau Street sale of captured contraband cargo. A brass naval button stamped Campbell Isaacs & Co connected to a Confederacy contract and a London dinner encounter revealed a $200,000 button. The tale links risk, luck, and a blockade runner's fate at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nassau Street
Campbell, Isaacs & Co
London
Hart
Ned Warn Giest
Auner
Gampbell, Taanes & Co
Mr. Hart
Campbell, Isadijs & Co
Wworth
Buttang
America
Carolina Court
Cartain
Runuer
Turner
Washington
Coast Service
Nessau
Wanderlust ridden girl at juvenile court
Seventeen year old Adele Kretehmer known as the girl tramp has been brought before Juvenile Court. She has wandered Southern California for six months preferring barns to houses and claims the outdoor life suits her. Court records note she is not bad but loves nature and asks how to be a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon
White House
Avetton End
Taft
Adele Kretehmer
Wis
California
Adele
San Bernarding Hone
Sovarding
casa—Loe Angeles Herald
Rand Wins Sarah Berliner Research Fellowship at Brooke Lyn
Woman scholar Migs Rand of Brooke lyn earns the Sarah Berliner research fellowship worth $1,000 for investigations into psychology of vision. The award recognizes pioneering work by a graduate student in defense related study, marking Rand as a leading figure among women in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Migs Marty Gertrude Rand
Brookelyn
Hag Tust
Sarah Berliner
Eefence
Auch
Migs Rand
Yiston
Mige Randbag
Posa
Ia Arye Mawe
Insurance Views From State Officials Stir Debate
A garbled report from state insurance commissioners in New York and Wisconsin discusses fraternal societies and the need for sound rates. It cites Modern Woodmen of America, rate structures, and the value of permanent insurance, urging careful consideration before policy changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insuranca Commission
Tself
Exern
Wisconsin
Hag
Woodmen of America
Fraternal Congress
Woodmer
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Wens Ruc
Sotoma
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Irata Navy
Whatnsburance Commissionerg Bay
Fmith
Paxton Toilet Co
Borten
Masa
Fred
Inreliec
Schiller
Whislow
Ollayy Pula
Des Moines Directory
Kodaks
Phoco
Ar Getalowa Bes
Mons I Bi
Polots
Towa
Molnea
Strouit & Vineau
Lew Arntz Deetor
Ontica
Walnut St
Dow Molued
Iowa
Jon Stare
Eyey Testedren
All Claussen
Wurranid
Steinway
Haddorff
Lyon & Healy
A.B Chase
Ivers & Pond
Bohning
Krakauer
Fiether
Anderon
Clarendon
Hofman
Des Moines
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