Washington Architectural Club Playlet Delights at Christmas Revel
Members of the Washington Architectural Club present a one act playlet and amateur sketches at their annual Christmas revel at 1517 H Street NW. P L Stevens and C F Parker star in female roles with Parker and Stevens earning praise for their performances. The event features a Thumb Tack Theatrical Troupe production and several musical numbers while the club emphasizes using only internal talent.
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Washington Club
P. L. Stevens
C. . Parker
Messrs Parker and
Stevens
Gerald
Parker
Signor Spaghett Edaweenk Macrran
Arthur Butler Pierce
New York
Yferman Schmaitz
Maysie Calaghan
J. F Wehteil
IL. T. Frost
Richard Wagner Midorf
Christmas at Ellis Island for detained immigrants
New York on December 22 1900 Christmas services will be held tomorrow afternoon at Ellis Island in six languages for about 2000 men women and children detained by immigration authorities. A fund raised by steamship companies Commissioner Williams and others will buy gifts. Gifts include Christmas gees for the little ones with a pair of stockings handkerchiefs fruit cake and three cigars or candy for the women and cigars for the men. The 120 hospital patients will receive gifts as well with a Christmas tree in each ward.
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New York
Wee
Ellis Island
Walliams
Panama Judge Wesley M Owen Plans Resignation
Thomington reports Judge Wesley M Owen of the Supreme Court of the Panama Canal Zone will resign. Owen, a Leroy I resident, was appointed to the Canal Zone bench three years ago by President Taft and his reign on February 25 is noted in a letter released today by friends.
Cuticura Cured Family Of Eczema
A Brooklyn family reports relief after eight months of eczema. Eugene Potthof describes severe head sores, body eruptions, and sleepless nights, cured after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. The ad touts Cuticura as effective for skin and scalp care and offers a free 32 page booklet from Potter Drug & Chemical Corp.
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Eugene Potthof
Ralph Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Columbus Ave
Buston
Mass
Taft Couples Christmas Shopping In Washington
President and Mrs Taft joined hundreds of Washingtonians for Christmas shopping visiting jewelry stores along Pennsylvania Avenue and F Street. The presidential party abandoned a White House car to roam from shop to shop, drawing attention as crowds recognized the couple. The Tafts children are grown but Santa visit plans remain part of city holiday excitement.
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Taft
Washington
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
F Street
Roosevelt
Uged
Santa Clause
Christmas Charity Baskets Ready for Washington’s Destitute
Churches missions and Salvation Army workers in Washington prepare Christmas baskets and meals for the poor. Donations wrapped by volunteers will be distributed to hungry and cold residents with fuel clothing and food. Central Union Mission aids homeless men and boys by cutting wood for fuel as others serve turkey dinners after Christmas services.
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Salvation Army
Washington
The
Gospel Mission
Central Union Mission
Arctic Camp Celebrates Triumph of Daylight in Skagway
In Skagway Alaska December 22 Camp Skagway No 1 the mother camp of the Arctic Brotherhood celebrated the sun’s victory over darkness. Outdoor exercises featured a parade dragging the Prince of Darkness to a stake and burning him. A tableau unveiled showed the Queen of the Arctic on a pedestal.
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Skagway
Alaska
Arctic Brotherhood
Brotherhood
Prince of Darkness
Tomtems
The
Arctic
Boy Dies Trying to Save Baby From Fire
In Herbert near Uniontown Pennsylvania a boy named John Serban died trying to rescue his baby sister when a fire trapped them in a bedroom after their mother left to shop. Neighbors found the boy on the floor near the infant as he had tried to flee through a window.
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Cniontown
John Serban
Lfe
Herbert
John
Argentina Budget Voted by Senate for 1911
Buenos Aires reports the senate approved the 1911 budget with estimated expenditures at 530 million piastres and receipts at 317 million piastres. It authorizes possible omission of up to 97 million piastres if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Pthe Senate
Florida senator primary echoes a crowded state race
Voters in Kchaus face a fifth U S Senate primary in two years as they choose a successor to Senator Taliaferro whose term ends March g. The contest marks another busy Florida primary history in the national race.
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Kchaus
United States
Taliaferro
Movements of Ocean Steamers Across the Atlantic
Reports list vessels in transit including New York to St Louis from Southampton George Washington Bremen to Southampton Adriatic and ships from New York to Fishguard Mauretanus and Queenstown Oceanie bound for New York London Minnseraska from New York and Lusitania from Liverpool to New York due near dock about 9 am Friday Also Lizard from New York to Southampton Plymouth due Friday morning.
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New York
St Louis
Southampton
George Washington
Bremen
Adriatic
Fishguard
Queenstown
Oceanie
London
Minneraska
New
Lusitania
Liverpool
Vnto
Lizard Philadelphia
Tlymouth
Washington Catholics Plan Midnight Masses and Festive Services
Washington churches decorate for Christmas with carnations evergreens and holly as programs of song and worship run from tomorrow afternoon to Sunday night. St Patrick’s will feature high mass with orchestra and two choirs, while many churches host special music under varied leadership including bishops and pastors. Midnight masses and Christmas day services are planned across Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran and Protestant churches, with choirs, violin recitals, and orchestral pieces enhancing the holiday rites.
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St. Patrick’s
Washington
Christendom
Santa Claus
Brookland
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Alfred Harding
Father Wunnenberg
St Mary’s Church
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Gounod
Nazareth
St. Aloysius’ Church
St. Dominic’s Church
New York Central Probes Baltimore Harbor Area
Representatives of the New York Central Railroad quietly surveyed Baltimore port sites including Port Covington and the Patapsco River area. Four experts and two engineers studied harbor advantages, timing their visit as the company eyes connecting with the Western Maryland and seeking a new business outlet.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
New York Central Railroad
Port Covington
Patapeco
Chesapeake
New York Central
Maryland
Name
Senora de Cespedes Dies in Paris Widows Cuban Leader
In Paris on December 22, Senora Ans de Que sada de Cespedes, widow of Cuba’s first provisional president Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, died. He led the 1868 armed revolt that broadened to most of the island, with coast towns remaining under Spanish control. A revolutionary congress proclaimed Cuba independent and elected Ceapedes provisional president in 1869.
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Paris
Senora Ans
de Quesada de Cespedes
Cuba
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
Cube
Ceapedes
Puzzle results and publication details announced
Four typewriter operators list names for publication of contestants eligible for the second contest. Vouchers show names and addresses, with some addresses missing or unclear. The second puzzle’s character is being prepared and will be announced likely Sunday with illustrations of contestant methods.
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Washington Post
Warrants for 16 Santa Clauses In Spokane
Spokane police issued warrants for arrest of sixteen Balve ton Army Santa Clauses and kettle men on vagary charges after a street fundraiser clash with Sister Flore M Bilkiss a street missionary. Police chief Dout declined to serve the warrants.
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Spokane
Wash
John Doe
Flore
M. Bilkiss
Dout
Principle Over Party Shapes Foss Lodge Choice
Boston December 2 Governor elect Foss argued that the Massachusetts senatorial race is a test of measures not men or party. He said the next senator must meet the people on a basis of fidelity to their demands, even as he hoped the winner would come from the Democratic ranks.
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Foss
Boston
Henry Cabot Lodge
Drifting staged at the Aaethovey among society
A society scene from Reston Gibson's new play Drifting as staged at the Aaethovey last night features self mockery of Oscar Wilde wit and a critique of Newport society. Notables including Mrs Sam Roth ern, Walter Hale, Miss Rita Fernis, and many box holders added to a high society theater night with remarks on rising costs and the role of unconscious absorption in art. The piece provokes a sharp look at American theater, wealth, and the lure of seaside mansions amid a broader social column.
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Reston Gibson
Lochinvar
Oscar Wilde
America
Mr.Gibson
Newport
Sam Rothern
Walter Hale
Rita Fernis
Leonora
Metropolitan Opera
Paul Morton
Charles H. Sherrill
Argentina
Sherrill
Archer M. Huntington
Moses Taylor Campbell
Lisa Suydam
Katherine Steward
EH. Reeve Merritt
R. Barry Sullivan
J. H. Seare
Charles Welch
Jose Aymer
Louis T. Hoyt
George EB Ide
Ydé
Marion Ewing
Francis Hyde
Marcella Sembrich
William Douglas Sloane
Sloane
Arthur D. Weeks
James
Leary
Robert Eb, Coykendall
Anne Depew Paulding
Hdawin Gould
Gould
Henry L. Burnett
Robert R. Livingston
Herbert Shipman
David Wagstaff
Christmas gift distribution ideas from a playful home plan
A lively feature describes home methods to spread Christmas cheer with inventive gift deliveries. Suggestions include a homemade airship, a messenger boy act, gift-wrapping humor, treasure hunts with verses, and tree or snow tree displays.
Diet and Health Hints by Dr T J Allen
Diet and Health Hints argues diet as fundamental to health based on over ten years of study and physician experience. It emphasizes gradual dietary changes, especially for those past middle age, and the benefit of reducing daily food items while maintaining essential nutrients. Whole wheat bread with butter is highlighted as a complete food.
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Gay Yule
Panama
Wesley M. Owen
Friends of Intention
MR. and
Mrs. Taft- Shop
Turkey
Sun
Boy
Florida
G. Freeland
Randolph H. McKim
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Roland Cotton Smith
Trinity Episcopal Church
Handel
Bach
Richard P Williams
Church of the Ascension Episcopal
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Stanford
Takoma
Herbert W. Lawson
Soto
Mary A. Dodge
North Carolina Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Bright
Hansom
N. C. Gibson
Christ Church (Episcopal
Georgetown
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
Chevy Chase
Stalner
T. S Childs
New York Avenue Presbyterian
W Schireliff
First Presbyterian Church
Church of Our Father
Charles F. Steck
Lutheran Church of the
Senora DE Cespedes
Wagstaff
Walter Rutherford
Dorothy Sanborn Wilde
Henry Siegel
Henry W. McVickar
W. Forpres Morgan
Stephen H. P. Pell
Kingdom
Socety
England
Viscountess
Deerhurst
William Daniel
Charles W. Bonynge
California
Adda
Happy Home
Pleves
U. S. Soldiers
Stanley Hall
John$. M. Zimmermann
Wallace
Leonberger
Glora
Fenaiad
Smaco
Masiello
Don Cacani de Baran
Herman Waltz
Rollinson
T. J. Allen
Joseph B. Bowles
Malaga
G.G. Cornwell Importing Grocers
Penwa Ave
Rade
Palais Royal
A. Lisner
A. F. Bornot, Bro. Co
F Street NW
Jewelry
Walford’s
Walford
Penna. Ave
N. W
Union Trust Company
H Ste
Edward J. Stellwagen
Ogram’s
Ogram's Drug
Cor. 13Th
Cheney
Liebster
Qatk
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