Fund Drive for George Washington University Fund
Two mass meetings at George Washington University in Washington rallied support for a $400,000 fund to build five or six new buildings within six months. President Needham outlined plans, an executive student committee was formed, and early subscriptions topped $100,000 with aims to enlist wealthy city donors and mobilize student contests.
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Etho
George Washington University
Citizens’ Committee
George Washington University Fund Association
Themget
University
Uhey
Universis
Wioumt
Carroll
Washington
Teige University
George Washington
Thomas N. Anderson
Willard
Simon Wolf
the Arlington
Local pianist Felix Garziella charms Washington at Columbia Theater
Felix Garziella, a rising local pianist, presented a well received recital yesterday at the Columbia Theater as part of the Washington College of Music series. He opened with Schumann's Fantasie pieces, earned recalls with Chopin, and closed with Moszkowski Tarantelle and Liszt rhapsodies. The audience demanded two encores and the final concert of the series. Mme Schumann-Heink is slated for March 8 at the National Theater.
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Washington
Columbia Theater
Washington College of Music
Garziglia
Schumann
Moszkowski
Liszt
Weimar
National Theater
Mme Schumann-Heink
Schooner Bessie E. Sinks Near Caps Blanco
City of Pueblo reports the gasoline auxiliary schooner Bessie KK of San Francisco overturned thirteen miles northeast of Capes Blanco on Wednesday in heavy seas. The crew is presumed lost as the vessel drifted bottom up with no signs of survivors.
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Bessie E
San Francisco
Victoria
British Columbia
City of Pueblo
Bessie KK
Utica YMCA Burns in Morning Fire
Utica was struck by a damaging blaze this morning that destroyed the Young Men’s Christian Association building. The loss is placed around 150 dollars, with adjacent shops a clothing store a music store and a plumbing establishment on the ground floor also burned.
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Utica
Young Men's Christian Association
Joss
Cleveland Divorce Suit Likely For Mrs Daisy Gordon Hanna
Mrs Daisy Gordon Hanna sues Dan Hanna son of the late Senator Mark Hanna in Cuyahoga County for divorce over incompatibility. Custody of their daughter likely to be granted to Mrs Hanna while Dan Hanna remains in Cleveland near his mother despite Mrs Hannas desire to live in New York. The couple’s quarrels centered on his reluctance to move to New York and her wish for society life.
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Cleveland
Daisy Gordon Hanna
Dan Hanna
Mark Hanna
New York
Hanna
East Trinty- Eighth Street
New York City
Hannas
Cuyahoga County
Daisy Gordon de Maud
de Maud
Edmund K. Stalle
Waldorf-Astoria
Hanne
Waldorf
English Language Praised at Y M C A Lecture Series
Dr James C Fernald opened a course of Lectures on English Language Style at the Y M C A hall on Thursday afternoon. He traced 1,900 years of history from Julius Caesar to today and praised English as a world language. Over 100 attended. future topics include etymology, synonyms, dictionary use, prose studies, and language refinement. Lectures run every Thursday at 4 45 pm with discussion and conferences.
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James C Fernald
Young Mens Christian Association Assembly Hall
Iie
Fernald
England
America
Salton Sea Explored by Carnegie Party at 700 Square Miles
An exploration team led by Dr Donald MacDougal of the Carnegie Desert Laboratory at Tucson returns from a survey of the Salton Sea. The 700 square mile area shows inflow from the Colorado River halted, yet the water level remains sustained by seepage from the New and Alamo rivers. Dr MacDougal predicts the level will not fall fifty inches.
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Colorado
Ucson, Aris
Donald MacDougl
Carnegie Desert Laboratory
Tucson
Salton Sea
Colorado River
New
Alamo
MacDougal
Non-alcoholic Sarsaparilla health notice
Medical advisory urges consulting a doctor before trying Aver's non alcoholic Sarespa villa or any tonic for blood. Emphasizes frequent checkups and keeping in close touch with a physician. Publication claims include improper spelling and unclear formulation.
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Aver
Lowall
Mase
Vaughn Class Banquet Highlights Young Men And Church
The sixteenth annual Vaughn Class banquet at Calvary Baptist Church featured speakers including Dr M Rosa Fishburn and F W Vaughn. The event celebrated growth from eighteen to 325 members with about 150 attending last night. Toastmaster James W Bell opened with greetings as speakers covered youth, public service, faith, and pastoral leadership.
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M. Rosa Fishburn
Calvary Baptist Church
Greene
Mr Vaughn
Vaughn
Posalbie
James W. Bell
F. W. Vaughn
C. 3. Newton
John W Foster
Rosa Fishburn
I. C. Foster
John Barrett
8 H Greene
Charles Dick
Ohio
Mitchell Carroll
G. K. Berryman
Police Seek Missing 13-Year-Old Boy Purvis
Police asked to find Togate Charles Purvis, thirteen, who wandered from his home at 706 Third Street Northeast since Thursday morning. Described as small for his age, he wore a gray Norfolk jacket, dark cap, and overcoat with his grey trousers.
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Charles Purvis
Third Street
Sean
Mansion Plans and Big Real Estate Deals on New Hampshire Ave
The notice reports major sales of plots fronting Seventeenth and New Hampshire avenues including purchases by Mrs. Marshall Field of Chicago and George W. Vanderbilt of Biltmore. William Henry Dennis will take title. John R. Dos Passos and others helped arrange transfers. New homes planned by Field and Vanderbilt signal a push to create an exclusive residential area with multiple lot sales and a Kalorama Heights purchase by Mrs. De B. Bright of Philadelphia.
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Seventeenth
John R. Dos Passos
New York
Seventeenth Street
Swann Streets
Swann Street
George J. Easterddy
William L Argue
Albert M. Read
Field
Mr. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Biltmore
N. C
George F. Huff
Pennsylvania
Floyd Harris
Murray A. Cobb
Thomas J. Fisher & Co
Lectures on Republics by Admiral Chester At Nat Geo Night
Rear Admiral C M Chester spoke before the National Geographic Society at National Rifles Armory on Santo Domingo and Haiti. He traced Haiti's turbulent political history and urged America as a Christian neighbor to aid in guiding these republics through the rough path of universal suffrage and popular government.
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Santo Domingo
Hatt
C M. Chester
National Geographic Society
National Rifles’ Armory
Chester
Haiti
Ita
America
Halti
Hearst Plans Grand Riverside Drive Palace
Special to The Washington Post reports William Randolph Hearst plans to build a palace on a prime Riverside Drive plot at the southeast corner of 105th Street. The site spans eight by 100 feet, over three city lots, in a restricted private-dwelling block. Hearst seeks a residence rivaling Potter Rice and Schwab scale, far larger than his current Lexington Avenue home.
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Washington Post
New York
Mari—William Randolph Bearst
American
Fiee
Hearst
Riverside Drive
105Th Street
Former wife sues broker over alimony and infidelity
Mrs Charles H White, newly divorced from a New York broker, claims $1,085 back alimony and alleges he lives in luxury with Annie Jackson, her former stenographer turned co respondent. She cites photos and social circle ties at Port Washington and New Rochelle as she seeks court action.
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New York
Charles H White
Liberty Street
White
New Rochelle
Port Washington
Dre. White
Miss Jackson
Last Cabinet Meeting Bids Farewell to Two Advisers
Yesterday the full Presidents Cabinet met for the last time in its current form. The two advisers retiring, Secretary Shaw and Secretary Hitchcock, will leave public life next Monday. Garfield, sworn in Monday, will replace Hitchcock, and George van L. Meyer will take over as Postmaster General and attend the next cabinet session.
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Hitchcock
Ilfe
Garfield
Bassador
Russia
George van L. Meyer
Meyer Has King s Message and a Private Chat With Edward
Special to The Washington Post. Meyer former American ambassador to Russia arrives in New York to take office as Postmaster General in Roosevelt s Cabinet. He recounts a private Buckingham Palace interview with King Edward who expressed warm regard for the American people and hinted at a message for President Roosevelt, while noting Russia s improving though uneasy conditions.
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Washington Post
New York
George von Longerke Meyer
Russia
Roosevelt
King Edward
London
Meyer
Buckingham Palace
Whitelaw Reid
Illess
Edward
Mr. Meyer
Beckingham Gelacae
Mr Meyer
Quish
Dr Bell Improves After Month of Illness
The condition of brother Alexander Graham Bell, ill for a month with grip, has improved. He was about the house all day yesterday handling minor business. He has not been outdoors since Tuesday when he took a short walk.
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Br.atexander Graham Bell
Grip
Indiana Delegation Seeks Cromer Postmaster at Munele
The Indiana delegation in Congress except Senator Beveridge urged the President to appoint Representative Cromer postmaster at Munele Indiana to replace David Lambert after Cromer lost his bid for re election.
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Congress
Beveridge
Representative Cromer
Munele
Ind
David Lambert
Cromer
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