Thanksgiving Day in Washington A New England Holiday
A historical overview notes Thanksgiving as a New England tradition in the capital. It details regional food preferences, church attendance, and the mix of northerners and southerners in Washington. The piece mentions the White House cooks, foreign ambassadors adapting to American dishes, and President Taft’s holiday golf. It also references hunting season openings and Virginia’s rising wealthier residences near the Potomac.
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New York
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Virginia
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St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Arthur
Plymouth
Aneteria
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Knox
Clarence R Edwards
Potomac
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Baymainion
Thanksgiving storm brings lovers together after chance rescue
A village girl Minnie travels to the town mail a letter but storms force her to take shelter with a farmer’s family. A passerby rescues her after a tree limb injures her, and Minnie’s absence delays reconciliation with Percy Kineild. By Thanksgiving, the stormy night ends with the lovers united and sharing a celebratory mood.
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Miss Minnie
Turner's
Unsubstantial Popularity
Senator Sorghant compares public opinion to a pitcher who has lost a game for the home team amid harsh remarks from constituents. The exchange highlights fickleness in political support and the challenge of maintaining standing during criticism.
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Senator Sorghant
Blessings for Sun and Soil in a Rural Psalm
Fragmentary hymn passage praising God for sun and rain, harvests and hardships. Mentions dew shower yellow gram and golden harvest, heat and shade, trembling and cheer, sprouting blade and nodding shear. Reflects gratitude for rainfall, sowing, and divine quickening amid toil.
Tragedy Flares In Moab After Ranch Family Shootout
A feud ends in gunfire near Moab Utah as J E Dubois and Brown families clash after a dance. Brown shoots Dubois fatally and his daughter dies shielding him, then Brown surrenders after a 20 hour siege amid conflicting motives and a mystery over cause.
Confession Follows After Man Admits Killing At Lake
Alvin Lindquist surrendered to the sheriff in Escanaba Michigan admitting he murdered Alvin Fogarty and threw his body into Lake Michigan. He said Fogarty haunted him as the corpse drifted five miles over a day, and the killer told officers he could not bear the sight any longer.
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Escanaba
Lindquist
Fogarty
Jie
Beating on Broadway Between Thirty Fourth Street
A woman in latest fashion severely beat a man in the middle of Broadway at Thirty-fourth Street on Saturday. The attacker wore a stylish skirt that protruded several inches from the hem.
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New York
Broadway
Thirty-fourth
Clergyman Kills Self in Vancouver Home
The Rev. T. Walker an Episcopal minister who came from England a year ago hanged himself Saturday at St. Luke's home. He was despondent over illness and death ends his life.
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T. Walker
England
St. Luke's
Mountain Lions Sighted Near Mount Wilson
Pasadena reports two unusually large mountain lions seen on Mount Wilson slopes. Several hunters go afield with rifles in hopes of tracking the big cats.
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Cal
Mount Wilson
Bryan Sails for West Indies from New York
William J Bryan departed New York Saturday aboard the Hamburg American liner Prince Joachim with Mrs Bryan and his grandson for the West Indies.
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West Indies
New York
William J Bryan
Prince Joachim
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