Washington’s storm proofed phone system pledges
President Bethell told the House District Committee that Washington’s telephone network is now underground and protected against snowstorms like Taft’s inauguration. He warned automatic service would need doubled capital earnings and described the underground plant as essential to joining Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Boston. The Chespeake and Potomac Telehone Company cited weather readiness and ongoing rate reductions while promising further data on city rates.
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Bethell
House
Washington
Taft
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Chespeake and Potomac Telehone Company
Commttee
Giffen
Niles
Washington 14
Rethell
Deny "Leaks" to Germany by Morgan Firm Officials
German Ambassador von Baernstorf denied being the beneficiary of any leaks from JFP Morgan & Co regarding operations for Entente allies. John W Clifton and M Clifton also denied connections to the German government. They stated they acted only as counsel in the Appam case heard in Virginia and before the U S Supreme Court, and never transmitted or received information from Morgan related to defense or munition contracts.
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von Baernstorf
JFP Mor@an &0
New York
William J Burns
Martin Egan
Weamdais
John W .Clifton
Clifton Tenor
Gertier
Ita
Appam
Dryerct Court of
Virginia
United States Supreme Court
Morgan House
Rien
Appam Cise
Leak probe costs spark drive for funds
Congress faces a costly lead inquiry with expenses estimated between 73900 and 100000 dollars. The contingent fund is low as printing, witness, mileage, hotel, and stenographic fees accrue. Counsel Sherman J. Willuppie awaits a possible 25000 dollars in compensation. Also noted is a missing Pittsburgh widow, Ressine Barrett, last seen in Washington after leaving the government printing office. Police cannot trace her movements.
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Congressional
Aris
New York
Sherman J. Wiluppie
House
Ressine Barrett
Pittsburgh
Washington
Government Printing Office
Vittaburgh
Musterole on the bathroom shelf relieves many ailments
A vintage ad line describes Musterole as a clean white mustard ointment. It claims quick relief for sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis stiff neck asthma neuralgia headache congestion rheumatism lumbago and more. It promotes Musterole for croupy children and claims it may prevent pneumonia.
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Susie
Johnny
Father
Granny
White House reception for Congress amid mourning and splendor
President and Mrs. Wilson hosted a congressional reception at the White House. Attendees wore elaborate gowns in blue, white, emerald, and gold brocade with numerous lace and tulle accents. Guests included Justice Van Devanter, Senators Bankhead and Pittman, and Mrs. McAdoo, while Miss Democracy and Miss Anna Russell Cole drew attention among imperial-tinged outfits and formal headpieces. The setting featured pink azaelas, white hyacinths, maidenhair ferns, and pink candies on dining tables.
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McAdoo Waa
Ailver
Daniels
Lane Waa
Baker
Gregory
White House
Democracy
Joseph Seal
Buffalo
Anna Russell Cole
Tennessee
van Devanter
Justice van Devanter
Brandeis
Rufus Day
Lucy Burleson
Sidney Burleson
Andrew J. Patera
Cary Grayson
Bertha Boiling
Miss Benham
James M Green
Carl Vrooman
Saulabury
Senator Baulbury
George, Barnett
Agnes [Fart Wilson
Joel W Bunkles
Mra
Farley
Representative Farley
Misa Ethel Bugler
Mra Slayden
Representative Slayden
Bankhead
Senator Bankhead
Pomerene
Senator Pomerene
Ranggeil
Joseph FE Cwnsdell
Dorsey Shackleford
Representative Shackleford
Frank Stume
Lynn Horner
Belgium
Charles Helmbold
Clifford Berryman
Willoughby Chesley
Gillett Hill
Miss Scott
Gen
Scott
Pittman
Key Pittman
Senator Pittman
McCumber
Porter J. McCumber
Beckham
J. W. C Beckham
Fred Britten
Representative Britten
Henry D W Flood
Representative Flood
Hildegarde Portner
Joe Henry Eagle
Representative Eagle
Ruth Rogers
Texas
John K. Shields
Senator Shielda
Milas
Jeannette Cowan
Mra Duncan U. Fletcher
Kemp
Misa Cannon
Mrs. James
Senator James
Gronna
Senator Gronna
Miss Gronna
Amy Gronna
Mra Adamson
William C. Adamson
J. K Ohl
Joan Ohl
Wiliam Haywood
William Graemsa Harvey
William Hamilton Hayly
Helen Blodgett
Wallace Radcliffe
Caldwell
Katherine Beach
Charles Proctor
Theodore
Shuey
Miss Shuey
Clauds F Bennett
John B. Henderson
E. A. Hayes
Miss Hayes
Anson Hayes
Representative
Hayes
George W. van Fossen
Mary van Fossen
Matthew Coates Smylie
John B. Densmore
Henry Churchill Cook
Misses Tyler
Miss Huffman
Boggs
Mary Bryan
John IF. Costello
Mrs. Hoffmann
Abrahams
Charles N. Harwood
Miss Harwood
Harriet Grace Harmon
P. J. Lennox
Mrs. Dennis
Justice Clarke
Caroline Larner
Kr. B Conger
New York
McAdoo
Seb Bronson
Margaret Lynch
Manassas
James M. Green
Eagie
Britten
Fiood
William Bowie Clarke
Justice K Brandoin
Clark
Agriculture
Mise
Mary Cleves Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
George W van Foseen
Hughes Scott
Shields
James
Bunkley
Claude Bennett
Frederick Bulkaley Hyde
Ranadell
Wialliac
Graeme Harvey
Wadsworth
McKellar
Raymond Pullman
William Bailey Lamar
Albert Clemens
Ralph Valk
William S Benson
Adamson
Lyman Pratt
Edwin A. Benchley
Boston
Chauncey Holcombe
Shanzhai
China
Grenna
PF. J. Lennox
Cabinet
Miss Bones
Alicea Wilson
Baltimore
Elizabeth Perkins
Muncie
Ind
Dresden
George Bowie Chipman
Maj Willam Mitchell
India
William Mitchell
Natalie Driggs
Isabelle Comer
Newe York
Houston Driggs
Mirarara
Robert Lodge
Ross Grosvenor
Francola Berger Moran
Edwin F. Tillman
Arthur Foraker
Pauline Stone
Theodore Noyes
Ming Nancy Wycliffe Reed
Francis Alton Connolly
Olive Tablets advertisement by Dr. Edwards
Have color in your cheeks. If your skin is yellow and tongue coated you feel listless. Dr Edwards Olive Tablets offer a vegetable liver and bowel aid, a substitute for calomel with no dangerous after effects. Starts bile, relieves constipation. Millions sold annually at 10c and 25c per box. Take one or two nightly for results.
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Edwards
Oriental Sheiks and Queens Ball Captivates Georgetown Elite
The Society of Reproduces Orient al Sheiks hosted a grand ball with 200 attendees at the Raleigh. Miss Ruth Larner and Mrs John Thompson led the Junior League as guests received, while dancers in Turkish, Hindu, and Chinese costumes circulated. East Indian silk gowns, coin adorned outfits, and turquoise accents showcased diverse ensembles. Miss Frances Carpenter organized the ball and a smoker followed at Georgetown Law.
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Ruth Larner
John Thompson
Margaret Howard
Frances Carpenter
Lillian Birney
Lilian Hendricks
Marie Peary
Ruth Wilson
Lois Reeside
Edith Blair
Marie Sims
Catherine Harlow
Katharine Rawson
Margaret Larner
Mildred Bacon
Catherine Burdette
Dorothy Wyeth
Frances Effinger
Caroline Nash
Evelina Cleaves
Natalie Magruder
Margaret Cameron
Margaret Clark
Minna Blair
Adelaide Tuttle
Margaret Tuttle
Amy Bennett
Anna Montgomery
Mary Veeder
Mary Brown
Anne Hopkins
Roberta Wiley
Georgia Schofield
Marjorie Hembold
Eloise Orme
Clara Kingsbury
India
Junior League
Miss Denys
Gwendolyn Denys
Walcott Tuckerman
Mrs. Tuckerman
Miss Tuckerman
George Oakley Totten
William Bowle
Miss Kitty Beale
Beale
Chanson Indone
Rimaky-Korsakoff
Tachaikowsky
L'Oiseau de la Sultane
Dorothea Owen
Misa Joyce Shaw Kennedy
Julian James
John Skelton Willams
Mra
Joe Henry Eagle
Hagie
Willard J Ragsdale
Representative Ragsdale
Chipman
Georgetown University Law School
Raleigh
John M Dervin
Georgetown University Republican Club
Market Probes Opened On Short Selling Tactics
Witnesses including Mr. Weble and Samuel F Streit examined on stock exchange short selling practices. They detailed how brokers loan margin stocks to others for short sales and how professional operators profit at the expense of the public. Bernard Baruch attended with records as hearings aimed to lay groundwork, with under 200 spectators.
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Weble
Samuel F. Streit
New York Stock Exchange Clearing House Committee
Stock Exchange
Whipple
Beronard Baruch
United States Steel
Isak
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a system cleanser that sweeps bile and poisonous accumulations from the body. It claims to ease intestinal inflammation and prevent gall stones, appendicitis, ulcers, and other serious ailments, with a money‑back warranty and a free booklet.
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Mayr
Geo
H. Mayr
Mfg
Chemiat
Chicago
F. A. Tachiffely
Adv
GetS Leadbeater Seat and Police Pay Raise Debate
The Alexandria common council unanimously filled the vacancy by naming Walter C. Foster to the First ward seat as John Leadbeater resigned. Councilor Desmond attacked police conduct under a new liquor law and urged harsher enforcement while the finance committee approved a five dollar monthly raise for police and firemen. Other measures include sewer and street work appropriations and notices of deaths and civic exhibits.
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Desmond
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Common Council
Walter C. Foster
First Ward
John Leadbeater
Evans
George H. Evans
Carnera
Charles Bendheim
Council
Finance Committee
Lne
Committee On Finance and
Committee On Finance and Streate
Duke Sweet
Fayette Street
Duke Street
Fairfax Street
Stone Bridge
Washington and Gibbon Streets
Spring Park
Russell Road
Mutual Ice Company
Agat
Divorce Decree Desertion Grounds Eva Williama Pullman
Judge Laula A. Barley grants a divorce to Eva O Williama Pullman from Paul Arthur Pullman on desertion. Attorney Robinson Moncure appeared for the plaintiff. Also, Seminole Tribe No 35 Imp Red Men gave a minstrel show at the opera house last night and will repeat tonight. Rabinrzon Moncure, trustee, sold two lots on Princess Street between Pitt and Royal to John D Normoyle. deed recorded yesterday. Alexandria Boy Scouts began a week long tag sale to fund their year’s work.
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Corporation Court
Laula A. Barley
Eva O. Williama Pullman
Paul Arthur Pullman
Robinson Moncure
Red Men
Rabinrzon Moncure
John D. Normoyle
Princess Street
Pitt and
Royal Streets
Alexandria
Senate approves authority for inaugural Washington exhibit
By a unanimous vote the Senate adopted a joint resolution granting authority for an exhibition in Washington during the inaugural period. The exhibit will display activities and methods of transacting business of the various departments of the federal government under the initiative of Senator Martine.
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Senate
Martine
Washington
Federai Government
January Clearing Sale on Men’s Clothing Specials
The ad advertises a January clearing sale with prices up to 35.00 on better clothing including suits in regular and stout sizes 338 to 42 regular and 38 to 48 stouts. Overcoats run mostly 34 to 40. It highlights many small sizes and notes drastic price reductions for men 33 to 38, offering strong selection opportunities.
Senate approves pay raise for federal clerks below $1,000
The Senate backed a Smoot substitute seeking a blanket increase for clerks earning under a thousand dollars yearly. Key Republicans Cummins Norris Poindexter joined others to defeat a House provision amendment, signaling a potential conference outcome and a test of whether pay boosts will extend to broader federal staff. Senator Smoot argued parsimony harms workers while Overman warned against binding guarantees in conference.
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Senate
House
Smoot
Cummings
Norris
Poindexter
Newlands
Overman
Friends
I Smoot
Clapp
Mr Overman
Yee
Senator Smoot
Howard T
Delibate
Washington
AIP
McLarin
Onoran
Anti Kamata Tablets Help Headaches and Pain Relief
Dr C P Robbins notes that pain control accelerates trust in treatment and promotes recovery. He highlights anti kamata tablets as effective for malaria related headaches, quinine side effects, headaches from digestion issues, and neuralgic headaches. Two tablets provide prompt relief, allowing patients to resume normal activity.
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C.P. Robbins
Plant Juice touted as cure for stomach and nerves
Local testimony extols Plant Juice as a remedy for indigestion liver and kidney troubles claiming dramatic personal recovery. An advocate from Washington recounts sleepless nights and dizziness resolved after using Plant Juice, praising its blood cleansing and organ restoration. The Plant Juice man promotes the remedy at the People’s Tug Store on Tth and Etrevte streets NW.
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Burton Buell
North Capitol Street
Washington
People's Tug
Tth
Etrevte
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Alexander Gibson
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Parkersburg
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Howell
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M M. Klein
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Columbia Fire Engine
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