Senators Bend Over Handsome Men Aides in Inaugural Staff
Blair dismisses claims of favoritism in selecting aides for the inauguration staff. He notes attempts to link appearance to selection but says four-fifths were chosen by senators and not for looks. He cautions against joking that could offend sensitive men and suggests many aides could help build homes in Washington.
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Ilat Blair
McCumber
MO. Hall
North Daota
Idaho
Indiana
Wnmick
Iis
Dla
Thomas FL Walah
Lemmen
Washington
Carvier
Oon
Ats
Wrahington
A. Guernsi
Cocenus
Guy. Lerrick
Cleveland
Morgan
San Fancieco
Ledyard Blair
Blairavile
Noi
Ho OK
Thompson
Delmare
George H. Doty
Massaiets
Maurice Belknap
Loukleapil
Vross
Rhode Island
Hope Slater
Eighteenth Street
Raine
Way
Rames
Mercantile Bank of Memphis
Tha
Opera Stars Pleasing at Suburban Recital
Bone, Rappold, Flahaut and Witherspoon appear in varied airs to enthusiastic reception. The program spanned Donizetti and Verdi, with encores. Mme. Happoli and Mr. Bones drew special praise for vocal purity and interpretive warmth. Florida the pianist received a warm ovation for three original compositions.
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Mie Marie Kapoolegant
Marianne Flabant
Mertovt Witherspoon
Krsosapen Uhig
Boned
Anners
Donizetti
Verdi
Asvance
Mr. Withersnoon
Sicia Palermo
Directa
Figaro
Ing Faust
Florida
Helen Randall
Abele Divorce Case Heard in Dedham Superior Court
In Dedham yesterday Lieut Clarence Abele and Mrs Abele faced a contested divorce on grounds of excessive intoxication. Abele, an inspector of naval ordnance, and Mrs Abele, daughter of Rear Admiral Henry Manney, married in 1902 and separated after stints in several cities. The hearing featured testimony about their troubled marriage and a night aboard the Massachusetts.
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Washington Post
Nedham
Mase
Dedham
Clarence AL Abels
Manny Abele
Henry N. Manney
New York
Philadelphia
Porto Rico
San Diego
San Francisco
Cal
Massachusetts
Mqnor
Balloonist Erbsloeh crosses Alps in Berlin
Oscar Erbsloeh, winner of the St. Louis international balloon race, completed a remarkable nine hour flight across the Alps aboard the Berlin from Saint Moritz Switzerland. He faced unusually severe conditions with temperatures around 12 below zero and reached about 18000 feet altitude.
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St. Louis
Europe
Saint Morits
Switzerland
Oscar Erbsloeh
Seronaut
Alpe
Berlin
Erbeloeh
Lincoln Birthday Honors Across Army Navy Union Services
Lincoln commemorations were held Thursday night across government printing office high schools and Friends School. Commander Wilder presided at the Army and Navy Union gathering with speeches by Col. Frishiv Capt. Green and others. William Andrews of the Treasury spoke on Lincoln’s life and urged loyalty to the nation. Additional services featured government printers, school speeches and a Lincoln themed program at Friends School led by Principal Tidwell.
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Wilder
Army and Navy Union
William Andrews
Treasury
Abraham Lincoln
G. A. R. Tall
William F. Barry Garrison
Government Printing Office
Friends School
Charles 8. Wilder
Barry Garrison
Lincoln
A. B. Frishiv
Thomas I. Green
J. J. Strain
William Whittiker
Roosevelt
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Amedea
William EB. Andrews
Treasury Department
Donnelly
J. Adam Rede
Minnesota
Abraham Gincoin
Simon Wolt
The
the School
Margaret Minchall
Castellar
Wallace Nairn
Lowell
Emma Fitts
Elizabeth Maddox
Elizabeth Swartzell
Cornelia Walker
Carl Schurz
Lawrence Baker
Lester Platt
Tidwell
Mortons to Buy Sixteenth Street Land for Residence
A tract of eight building lots on Sixteenth Street between L and M, east side, was bought for Mrs. Levi S. Morton wife of the former vice president. The property valued around 90 000 will largely become her future home with plans to erect a grand residence and move to the city after March. Senator elect Root reportedly acquired the adjacent property and will occupy Warder apartments at Sixteenth and M streets.
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George M. Pullman
Sixteenth Street
Washington
Story & Cobb
Levi S. Morton
Morton
Root
Esterday
Warder
Sixteenth
M Streets
Mortons
Fifteenth
N Streets
Rhode Island Avenue
Hale
Simon Guggenheim
Willam Alden Smith
Robert Bacon
Ments
Hubbard
Police Capture Revealed in Osborne Gang Case
Detectives Baur and Weedon pressed on with the arrest of Richard Osborne and his confederates at the First Precinct. Kelly, held after a tense interview, provided names and details leading to Crosby and the New York arrests. Osborne and Adams deny involvement, but investigators expect to fix charges after further hearings.
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Richard Osborne
Brooklyn
Osborne
Thuresay
Clarence Kelly
Sergt. Harry
Tenth Precinct
Kelly
Central Office
Baur
Weedon
Burlingame
New York
Kewy
First Precinct
Skelly
W. E. Hilton
James Crosby
Burlinsgame
Metropolis
Crosby
Boardman
Inspector Beardman
George Adams
Adams
Couple Thrown From Street Car Injures Mrs Nevitt
Mrs J R Nevitt suffered severe injuries after a street car collision at Fourth and G streets NW Thursday night. She was taken to Dr Walter Murphy at 50 Fourth Street, with a scalp contusion a broken rib and jaw injury.
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J. R. Nevitt
John BR. Nevitt
Berwyn
Fourth and
G Streets
Biddle in Go With O Brien Exhibit Bout in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia at the Bellevue Stradford A J Drexel Biddle entertained friends after supper and staged a private gym bout with middleweight Jack O'Brien. The fight was fast with O'Brien sharper yet Biddle showed surprising stamina and evasive skill. Biddle accepted an exhibition bout invitation from the Athletic Club of Philadelphia for February 23 at the club.
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Washington
Philadelphia
A.J
Drexel Biddle
Bellevue-Stratford
Jack O'Brien
O'Brien
Biddle
The
Athletic Club of
Jack O’brien
I the Clubhouse
Denver Man Files Divorce Suit Citing Desertion
George A Kelly once a football star sues for divorce from Mona J Kelly claiming desertion after a 1906 marriage in St Louis. He disputes being Mona’s husband stating he is a Dingle man. Kelly, reportedly aged 22 and a Denver laborer, says a knee graft by Dr Vaughan altered his leg.
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Sportal
Washington Post
Denver
Colo
George A. Kelly
Kelly
Washington, D. C
Mona J. Kelly
Denver Kelly
George 1Town Hospital
Vaughan
Post
Duluth
Minn
Kel
Mona J
Spencer Kaily
Second Cotillion Given by Southern Cotillion Club
The second dance of the season, held Thursday night at the Confederate Memorial Home on Vermont Avenue Northwest, drew a brilliant social crowd. Parlor and hall displays used the national and Confederate flags with mantels bare of flowers. chaperons included Mrs Wm Bett, Mrs W H Saunders, Mrs L Saunders, Mrs Archibald Yeun, Miss Etame Bulloch of Savannah, and Mrs G MacGitt of Battle?ne.
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Southern Cotillion Club
Confederate Memorial
Vermont Avenue Northwest
Mrn Wr
Bett
Mire
Pernam
W. H. Saunders
L Saunders
Archibald Yeun
Bulloch
Savannah
MacGitt
Vacancy In District Electric Railway Commission Stirs Pending
The Interstate Commerce Commission may not fill the vacancy created by Gen John M Wilsons resignation. Commissioner Lane indicated the next meeting in mid March may not address appointing a third member as the commission favors a two member District electric railway body. West is named chair and orderly handling of matters by Smith is expected. The ICC plans to announce recommendations on street railway matters soon and questions of authority and information requests from the District commission remain unresolved.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
District Electric Railway Commission
John M. Wilson
Lane
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
West
Smith
Compmssston
Inaugural Preparations For Taft Taft Ceremony Details
Preparations for the Taft inauguration are published with stipulations for admission to Senate galleries and platform. Cards will be required, with limited access to specific entrances. Military units from several states are pledged, totaling about 15,000 militiamen and 2,600 regulars. Decorations rely on white and green colors on Pennsylvania avenue fronts.
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Marth
Penage
House
New Willard
Taft
John A. Johnston
Grand Marshall
Franklin Bell
Massachusetts National Guard
Une
Bay State
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
Virginia
Johnston
New York State
Milton 2. Alles
Committee On Finance
Riggs National Bank
Gov. Hoggart
Alaska
Gov
Comer
Alabama
Donn
Committee On
Pennsylvania Avenue
Civic bodies urged to back Washington auditorium project
Business and civic leaders in Washington are urged to support a newly organized auditorium company. George B. Hamilton asks presidents of chambers and boards of trade to attend a February 17 meeting at the New Willard with members of their groups. The drive highlights civic pride, indirect benefits to business, and expected stockholder returns. Charles Glover will devote time to the project, joining bankers and local associations in backing the effort.
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Washington
George B. Hamilton
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Citizens’ Associations
Hamilton
Willerd
Auditorium Company
New Willard
Citizens’ Associatons
Weehington
Miton
Ailes
France
Committee On Finance
C. Glover
Riggs National Bank
Charles €. Glover
Rock Creek Park
Potomac Flata
Labor Leaders Press Immigration Curbs At Straus Conference
Labor leaders including Samuel Gompers Warren Stone and Valentine urge immigration restriction at a conference with Secretary Straus of the Department of Commerce and Labor. Commissioner Neill corroborates concerns about unemployment and the division of information while Straus cautions against breaking international obligations.
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Organized Labor
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Sanwel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Warren
Stone
Locomotive Engineers
Valentine
Molders' Union
Detroit
America
United States
Neill
Division of
Straud
Htle
Corrupted text describes blood cells fighting disease
Fragmented passage extols corpuscles in blood as soldiers against disease germs. Mentions a preparation called Rood's Satsapariliae and a dubious process of enrichment claimed to strengthen the cells, but content is garbled and unclear.
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Rood
Candy Trust Fight Reaches Justice Department
Ferdinand Fox, a Baltimore candy dealer, claims candy manufacturers froze him out by pressuring him to join a national trust. Attorney Matthew O’Brien filed a preliminary complaint in the Department of Justice alleging antitrust violations, seeking damages and an injunctive action. Fox says letters from trust members forced him to seek supplies through a third party, incurring double freight and commissions. A civil suit for $10 damages against members and the association is planned.
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Ferdinand C. Fox
Walgett
Bawyer
United States
Matthew €. O'Brien
Colorado
Department of Justice
O'Brien
Ferdinand ©. Krox
Ttl
Pennsylvania Avenue
Anda
Fox
New York
Ferdinand
Baltimore
Ind
Baltimore Copfectioners’ Association
Baltimore Confectioners’ Association
Candy Trust
Bonaparte
Combination
Local Engineer Leaps From Train in Tunnel Injury
Clifton Coffin of 421 Henry street Alexandria Virginia fractured his left leg when he leaped from a locomotive as the Jacksonville Flyer on Southern Railway derailed after leaving Union Station tunnel Thursday. Coffin, who was unconscious when found, is improving as wrecking crews reset the engine. no coaches left the rails.
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Clifton Coffin
Curton Coffin
Henry Street
Alexandria
Union Station
Jacksonville Flyer
Southern Railway
Coffin
Y M C A prayer service strengthens landmark celebration
The second service of the gecennial Y M C A celebration was a Thursday night prayer meeting held in the association building lobby from 7 to 9 thirty. General Secretary Cooper led the session reminding attendees that ten years ago members feared abandoning the Washington work but prayer revived the effort which led to the present building and organization. Tonight a reception to President Woodward will be held in the boys building.
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Y. MC. A
Build Ling
Cooper
Association
Washington
Woodward
Friend of Lincoln Hurt In Toledo Auto Crash
Col Isaac H Marrow of Toledo aged 44 an immigration and Chinese inspector and former friend of Abraham Lincoln was struck by a car in Toledo Feb 12. He suffered a fractured left leg and severe head and body injuries and is hospitalized at Robinwood Hope with condition guarded due to age.
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Isaac H. Marrow
Toledo
Ohio
Isaac HH. Marrow
Wera
Abraham Lincoln
Robinwood Hope
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the Post
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