DC plan to honor distinguished citizens with statues in Capitol
A movement seeks congressional amendment to allow placing statues of notable District of Columbia residents in the Capitol Rotunda to mirror honors seen elsewhere. Representatives express support, citing justice and national recognition, naming figures such as William Wilson Corcoran Alexander Shepherd and Father Stafford as potential honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilam Wilson Corcoran
Alexander R. Shepherd
Maj
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Elisha Francis Riggs
Father Stafford
Congress
Columbia
Capitol
Washington
Tagortag
Lonnouer
Colum‘le Sould
Henner
Renaous Martle
Sampton Moore
Fonis
Ivanisay
Even Mites
Phan
Aos
Wiliam J Cary
Weeonsin
Hartes
Pines Duces
Stafford
Corcoran
Statesman In
Dan Hynter
Cosby
Farrin
Tells Boys and Girls of Philippines Irhas Bo Lawton
A fragment states that Mr Lawlar demonstrated a telequeme line at a school in the Ure auditorium on a Northwest corner street area. It mentions a Southeast Philippines telequeme and an afternoon event with attendance by boys and girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Irhas Bo Lawton
UN Ueath
St. Alastinari
Ure Auditorium
Ustreet
North Haoub
Diret
Yestern Aafternoon
Lawlar
Wes of the
Sackville Peerage Suit Tracks Spanish Dancer Claimant
London dispatch reports Ernest Sackville-West challenging the current Lord Sackville over legitimacy and succession to the late Lord Sackville’s title and estates. Witnesses question a purported marriage to dancer Josephine Duran de Ortega and the validity of births to their union amid contested records and tampered marriage entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sackville
Byedal
Washington Post
London
Lord Sackville
Sir Lionel Sackville-West
Washington
Harrison-Cleveland
California
John Bigham
Ernest Henri Jean Baptiste Sackville-West
Lord Sackvile
Josephine
Duran de Ortega
Wome
Brownbriar
Post
Brownicrar
Brownlekar
Lionel Mions
EL Sarkeville-West
Saint- Yacal
Ville
Sacky
Henetiiione
Xile
Mi Icomard Clark
Sackvile
West
Hee
Phicos
Italy
France
Bordeaux
Robert Finley
Josephine Duran de Qi
Antonio Ortega
Lord SackemMo
Lod Sackeills
Browniekar prizes spark a readers competition
A quirky promotion invites boys and girls to rally votes by getting subscriptions to The Fest. Prizes include a two horsepower Browniekar, promising prestige and fun. Details cover vote accrual, coupons, and how Sunday issues add votes. Also notes changes in allowances for various subscriptions.
Marble Temple Planned by Scottish Rite Masons in DC
A proposed granite marble temple to be built by the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for the Southern District of the United States would stand 99 feet tall on Sixteenth Street NW between L and M. The project, estimated at about 1 million dollars, aims for completion by October 1911 to host an international conference. The House of the Temple on Third and A Streets NW will house initial offices, with four Rite bodies relocating from 1907 G Street NW.
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Martie
Supreme Council of
United States
Sixteenth Street
Ube Tryt
Aves
Great Council
Supreme Council
Addiion
Evangelist Chapter l
Rose Croix
Robert de Brace
Kadush
Albert Pike
Onsistore
Scottish Rite
G Street
House of the Temple
Feast of Candlemas Observed With Candles Blessed
The Catholic Church marks Candlemas symbolizing Mary’s offering and the infant Jesus. A solemn procession recalls the holy family’s journey to Jerusalem while the blessing of candles and a robe of white for mass are noted. The article also notes the upcoming feast of St. Blase with throne blessings in churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Family
Jerusalem
Caderine Popsa
Mabry
Mary
Moses
Randlee
Siméon
Simeon
Terael
St. Blase
Social Leaders Attend Opera in New York
A Monday night at the Metropolitan Opera House drew attention to Mrs. Alexander D. B. Pratt and other social figures in fashionable gowns and turbans. Notable guests included Mrs. George G. Haven Jr, Miss Eliza Latimer, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Mr. Robert Walton Goelet. A surprise party followed at Mr. Goelet’s 68 Fifth Avenue home with music and dancing. Also covered are Mrs. Phipps’s Pittsburgh visit and her stance on reconciliation, Mrs. Sloane entering millinery, Frederick Tawngend Martin’s forthcoming book The Passing of the Idle Ageb and his Washington trip to advocate embassy purchases.
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Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Alexander D. B. Pratt
Robert Goelet
Evelyn Marshall
Misa Katherine Elkins
J. Gordon Douglas
Lloyd
Bryce
Howard Cushing
James
Borden
T. J. Oakley
Pembroke Janes
Lailie Jones
Henry W Munroe
Kneeland
Edward E Baylies
Helen Brice
James FB. Haggin
W. Goldby Loew
P. Lorillard Ranalds
Palin M. Lydig
Jank & Wickerbee
Charles B. Hoffman
Tavner A. Hireden
Robert Walton Goelet
Mr Goelet
Fitt Avenue
Maurpriged
Robert Goulet
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Gorden Douglas
LociMard Ronalds
Ound
Philip M Lydig
Warnund T. Baylies
Catherine Tilking
Evelyn
Abs. Whitney Warren
Charles D Wetmer
Genevieve Chandler Phipps
Bertus Band
Lawrence Plups
Pittsburg
Ta x
Denver
Colo
Phipps
A. Baldwin Sloane
Countess of Warwick
Gordon-Lennox
London
France
Frederick Tawngend Martin
Martin
Andrew Carterie
Aule
Skiba
Mr. Martin
Me. Martin
Wby
Suciety
Inc. Dook
Aready
Washington
Congress
Society Notes: Weddings in Virginia and Philadelphia
The seventh page continues society news detailing yellow decorations and a Tae family bride lineage. Miss Anna Elsie Reed and Mr Walter Beaumont Clarkwun wed at St Pauls Episcopal Church with plans to reside in Philadelphia, while Miss Mary Ruth Grant and Mr William J Mayra married at the Rigas House with Rev Charles L. Pate officiating. The couples plan extended tours after brief Washington stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tae
Virginia
Richard Lee
Light Horse
Harry Lee
Anna Elsie Reed
Kate Lomax Reed
Walter Beaumont Clarkwun
Philadelphia
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Talbot
Clarkson
Mary Ruth Grant
J. H W. Grant
Sussex County
William J Mayra
Rigas House
Charles Ll. Pate
Washington
Blindhe L Neaves
Petersburg
T. &. Growder
Stony Creek
Mazes
North
Plain Talks of Women and Domestic Influence in Life
Readings on domestic guidance and the influence of wives in public life. Anecdotes illustrate how supportive, consultative homes encourage husbands toward success, with references to Lord Chancellors and notable political figures. The piece argues wives inspire, advise, and cheer their husbands while maintaining household harmony.
Papes Diuretic Promises Quick Kidney Relief
Hundreds suffer needlessly from kidney and bladder trouble until Pape's Diuretic is taken. A few doses claim to cleanse and energize kidneys, ease backache and urinary symptoms, with a fifty cent treatment offered by Cincinnati based firm Pape Thompson & Pape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
A& A
Cincinnati
Mr and Mrs Vernon Host Dinner At Residence
Mr. and Mrs Vernon entertained at their home on 20 T street northwest last evening. Guests included May Arthur Brooks Gr W B Evans William Clifford Judge Robert J Tenill RW Teler John Vane J Cobb PRS Pinckback Dr Amt Curtis Dr B D Williston Roscoe levee Prof Edward C Williams and Charles Hatt.
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Vernon
W. Ternon
Register of
Meat diets in carnivores and vegetarians debated
The text compares digestion, energy output, and endurance between meat eaters and vegetarians. It cites variations among humans and animals, noting carnivores exhibit different metabolic traits and discussing historical views on diet, labor, and meat abstinence. The piece references scientists and societies, including the Vegetarian Society of America, and questions whether meat exclusion fully resolves dietary choices.
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Thomas Pars
England
Vegetarian Society of
Amerea
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