Twain’s Ideas on Roosevelt Taft Praise For Taft
Manuscripts and books by Samuel Clemens are offered at auction. Included is a page with notes for Huckleberry Finn relating to a cave fight scene. Other items cover the Taft inauguration and Roosevelt attacks. An astronomy claim about gravitation weighs sun vs earth weight.
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Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Toms
Potter
Joe Wil
Taft
Roosevelt
Hoowevelt
Ensign Bruce Wedding Planned in Annapolis
The Washington Press announces the marriage of Miss Poamse Downes, daughter of Major General Po Downes of this city, to Seaman Fryson. The ceremony will be at the brides mothers residence in Annapolis on February 18, with Chaplain How Clark of the Naval Waders officiating.
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Mas Poamse Downes
MG Tete Po Downes
Tasign Fryson
Anapolis
Wurray
How Clark
The
Nival Waders
Died Notices From February 1911 Local Papers
Fragmented obituary notices list several individuals with names and relationships, including a John Grace godfather, a Bertha Koachenhenner, and a Mrs Bertha Koachenhenner. Entries mention funeral dates, locations, and church connections, with scattered dates in February 1911.
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Het Street
Jamls Jusbind
Marnaret
Henry G
Boom Folge
Xtomecin
Hea Sintt
Cohedia
No Appetite Y Sarsaparilla Helped Woman at Davenport
Mrs John Edens of 42 Wood Street Davenport reports severe illness with loss of appetite and sleeplessness. After two hours of trying Hoods Sarsaparilla a friend urged, she experienced appetite recovery and restful sleep. The drink purports to purify blood strengthen nerves and aid digestion.
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John Edens
Wood
Davenport
Police Hunt Thieves After Heirloom Pin Stolen in Home Visit
Thieves robbed four people in residences, parks, and cafes, securing items valued at over $300. A Pearl and Diamond pin from Mrs La Bossure’s home on Twelfth Street NW led police to suspect a linked spree. Other losses included a $60 gold hunting case watch, a solitaire ring, cuff links, bees and honey, and various fixtures. A note hinted at a broader plot against residents as officers intensify patrols.
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Faura O la Bossure
Twelfth Street Northwest
Toom
Vrs la Bossure
Carolyn East
N L Lansbury & Co
Tharteenth Street
Sitkom
Curell Grove
Seventh Street
Grove
Waliam Hy Werser
Twining City
Mank Vo Killian
Dywellipys
Knitting Hobby Becomes Talk Of London Society
The Countess of Ancaster and the Whiloughby de Eresbys are praised for a knitting encore amid society gossip. Lord Willoughby de Eresby defends his sock knitting as a remedy to smoking while hosting home industry efforts in Lincolnshire. The piece notes lavish American entertainments, noble marriages, and charity links shaping coronation season in London society.
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Willoughby de Eresby
Mrs. Burns
Chester Overton
Washington Post
London
Countess
Ancaster
Bleise Breese
New York
Ttas
Crecy
Lancolshire Yeomanry
Hns
Bourne
Lincolnshire
Countess of Granard
Ogden Mills
Forbes House
Belgrave Square
Lord Granard
Dexel
Grosvenor Square
Lady Strafford
Cora Lady Strafford
Martyn J Kennard
Chandos House
Zia Wille
Bilge
Hempstead
Washington Concert Ends and Local Retail Ads Highlight
The fourth concert of the season directed by Suzanne Oldberg takes place at the Washington Club. The program features Gertrude Carroll, Holythe Wardeman, and Felix Garziti as soloists. Nearby, Berry & Whitmore advertise reliable jewelry and honest appraisals. Stein & Co offers deep cuts on menswear with half price sales and tailor services. Grogan’s promotes flexible credit and discounted furniture as Peter Grogan & Sons expands Star Soap partnerships. Brentano circulating library invites yearly subscriptions with exchanges. The Carpenter Automobile Company pitches an electric truck for delivery cost savings.
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Washington
Suzanne Oldberg
Washington Club
I Street
Gertrude Carroll
Philadelphia
Holythe Wardeman
Procter & Gamble
Peter Grogan & Sons Company
Grogans
Grogan
Merchant
Carpenter Automobile Company
Seventeenth
U Streets
Carpenter
Waverley
Mrs Walter H Burns and Lady Donegal in East Africa Tour and Funds
A report notes donations to King Edward's hospital fund totaling five thousand dollars with Mrs Walter H Burns giving one thousand two hundred fifty dollars. The Marchioness of Donegall, formerly Miss Pwinning of Halifax, travels from London with Sir Percy and Lady Ghouard to East Africa visiting Nairobi and Italian tour plans in April. Ongoing disputes over the young marquis’s income and the guardianship by Lord Muskerry and Capt Chichester are discussed alongside Lady Donegall's social ambitions and publicity surrounding the boy's inheritance.
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King Edward's Hospital
Walter H Burns
Marchioness of Donegall
Miss Pwinning
Halifax
Nova Scotia
London
Sir Percy
Italy
Lord Muskerry
Capt J. Chichester
Donegall
Lady Donegall
Muskerry
Chichester
Donegal
Marquis
Caer
Kept His Model's Hair in Berlin Court
In Berlin a trial between art photographer Simmer and his model drew amusement. The photographer claimed damages for breach of agreement after the model left without notice, sought salary, return of $22 false hair, and damages for an alleged kiss. He kept the hair to cover losses, asserting the model was the best Venus de Milo in Berlin despite her lack of hair.
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Pecal
Washington Post
Berlin
Simmer
Kies
Herr Simmern
Hafr
Court Rules In Hair Case Ruling Kiss Not a Gross Insult
The court dismissed monetary claims from both parties and ordered Herr Bimmern to return the hair. It held that under the circumstances a kiss is not a gross insult, reflecting a nuanced view of personal affronts in the dispute.
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Herr Bimmern
Ibsen Play to Be Staged by French Company
Paris February 4 The Comedie Francaise met in secret session and decided to include Ibsen’s Enemy of the People in its repertoire. This revolutionary step is expected to provoke clamor. Mounet Sully had proposed the production ten years ago but faced protests and concerns over a suitable French version.
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Washington
Paris
Comedie Francaise
Ibsen
Mounet Sully
Charette
Mutiny at Moscow Prison Leaves Four Officials Dead
Convicts in a central Moscow prison mutinied and killed four penitentiary officials in a bloody clash. The riot ended after guards fired on the escaping handful of attackers, with reports naming a leading anarchist as the strike's organizer and noting weapons fashioned from workshop tools.
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Washington Post
Moscow
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T. R
President Taft
Mernix
Stoo Crett
Therlatin
Africa
Ensign Bruce
Qlix
Iuban
Marssachusetts
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Orien
Moonleg
Herald
Tota
Geo P Zurhorst
Parr
Fast Capital
Harvey
FUNTE
Bors
Fur Lars
Sardo & CO
Pune
HSN
Sergeon
Thos
Rs ‘Costello
Punergy
DIRFC
ASD
Embalmer Astriet Northfast
Pumphrey & Son
Elncral Diet
Ewbalmert Chapel
Maniy
Dion Ro Kyle
M Hindle
Undertaker
Cmbalmer
Firth
Cremillins
Frank Geier
W. R. Speare
Frank
Phees
Brery
Baery
War St F
Fhona
Falvey
Kalon Wine Co
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Husband
Michael P Grace
Gladys
Grace
Battia Abbes Gome
Cecil Grace
Duchess of Marlborough
Sunderland House
Duchess of Roxburghe
Chesterfield House
Duchess of Manchester
Drexel
Ulsady Paget
Walter Burns
Burns
J Pterpont Morgan
Evelyn Cavendish Bentinck
Granard
Lady Acheson
Mildred Carter
Gosford
Achesons
Continent
Countess of Suffolk
Lester
Womans Imperial Health Association
Association
Astor
Wiliam Watters Astor
Amelia
Ippenheim Gro
Aun
Grosner
Pa Av
Pa. Ave
Washington Business
Iy Frederick Jarvis
Washimgton
Berry & Whitmore Company
M Stein & Co
F Street
Stein
Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank
Saveral Banking
Pittsburg
Merchants Bank
Wilson
Probey Carriage CO
LYRIC
Baltimore Grand Opera
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Sant
White Bassi
Sam Marco Dufranne
Warnery
Huberdeau
Diessler-Gianolt Crabbs
Ampanini
Seugere
Charles and Fayette Streets
Phichs
NEW
Abraham Lincoln
Army
Union
Joseph G Cannon
William Sulzer I
John J Lentz
Lincoln
Bryn Mawr
Bernard Shaw
G. K. Chesterton
John Cowper
Powys
New Willard Holel
Miss Totten
T Street
Post
Wilburn, Heister & CO
Washington, D.C
White
Ave
N.W
L. J. Naramore Prived
Somerset R Waters
7Th St
National Bank
RPMI
Berkeley
Corcoran Gallery OF Art
Washingt Yecht Company
Washington Gaslight Company
Lh Street
Tetlliam Borme
Chine
Melville P Eslin
D E. Wiber
Ballentine
Newark
Shoemaker Co
Esle St
Prussia
ST. Valentines
Mesh Hage
Vanity Seta
Operas
Glassen
Helders
Beit Buckles
R. Harris & CO
the Jewelers
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