Hale at ninety nine still blithe and cheerful
The Capital’s oldest citizen Dr William Starr, born in 1607, lives at 79 G Street NW in quiet seclusion. He attributes his longevity to avoiding liquor tobacco and drugs, and to living close to nature. He recalls Civil War service and tells of a long life shaped by simple routines and regular exercise.
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Lves
G Street
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Everglades
Taylor
Mexico
Confederacy
Starr
Washington
Tom
Inhabitants’ Association
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Adam
Pennsylvania
Uncle Sam
Robert Fulton
The Wonder Working Christ in Modern Miracles
Miss Ida A Green spoke at a YWCA vesper service on the duty of Christians to work miracles through spiritual character building. She cited the Sermon on the Mount and described transforming lives, including a drunkard changed by Associated Charities work, urging followers to apply Christ's guiding principle in daily life. Col John Ketcham died at Harpers Ferry and will be buried in Glenwood Cemetery today at noon.
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Ida A Green
Young Women's Christian Association
Miss Green
Associated Charities
Miss de Reimer
John Ketcham
Henry R. Miles
Harpers Ferry
Glenwood Cemetery
English lord's ruse ends with bear prank at Cody preserve
An English noble visiting Cody joined locals in a prank at a snipe preserve. A hunter wore bear skins and growled, scaring the lord into a barbed wire fence and cactus thickets by the Shoshone River. He escaped half-naked, later gifting a geld watch as thanks, amid laughter from his rescuers. Meanwhile New York opens Colony club on Madison Ave with 600 members planned. leaders include Mrs Harriman and Miss Morgen.
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Col. Cody
Col Cody
Ag Companion
Mord
Cody
New ‘Women's Club
The
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Madison Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
New York
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Egerton Winthrop
W. Storrs Weiss
Richard Irvin
Willam Turnbull
M. L Pupin
Paul Morton
Kate Brice
Elsie de Wolfe
Elizabeth Marbury
Richard Watson
Norman Hapgood
Harriman
Anne Morgen
Helen Barney
London
J. Ogden Armour
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Nicholas Longworth
Rooseveltt
Stephen B. Elking
Ralph Wils
Washington
Roger Walcott
Boston
Mothers-in-Law Praised In Critical Address On Chivalry
J B Clayton, chief clerk of the Bureau of American Ethnology, spoke at the M C A building on The new chivalry arguing ninety nine out of a hundred mothers in law are better than sons in law. He defined chivalry as sanctified common sense and urged recognizing the real worth of women while predicting the end of the double moral standard. A sacred concert by the Philharmonic Ladies Quartet preceded the talk.
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J.B. Clayton
Bureau of American Ethnology
M. A
Veld Bilence
Philharmonic Ladies’ Quartet
Clergyman Accepts Call to Washington Hopea Pastorate
Rev Dr Samuel H Woodrow of Springfield Mass has accepted the call to become pastor of First Congregational Church at Tenth and G Street Northwest Washington. He will assume duties May 1 1907 and cites a unified strong parish and wide opportunities in state and national mission work as key reasons for his decision. He stresses enthusiastic lay support and plans for aggressive, progressive ministry with a hopeful aim of guiding many souls to Christ.
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First Congregational Church
Tenth and
G Stream
Samuel H. Woodrow
Springfield, Mess
Woodrow
John Tweedale
Massachusetts Home Missionary Society
National Home Missionary Society
de Serters
Christ Jesus
Boy Preacher Heard at Hamline ME Church Pulpit
Rev. Thomas Harrison, the Boston evangelist known as the boy preacher, spoke at Hamline ME Church yesterday morning. He preached on Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out, urging mercy through Christ. Many attendees trace their Christian paths to his 28 year old revival and his earlier evangelism in other cities. He remains youthful in appearance despite being over fifty.
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Thomas Harrison
Boston
Hamline
Christiana
Harrison
City Art Show Opens At Artists' Guild
Local artists display one hundred oil and water paintings at the Artists' Guild, 56 Twelfth Street NW, in a two week public exhibition from 9 to 5 daily with no entrance fee. A noted landscape, Great Falls of the Potomac, draws interest. Also advertised are religious items, jewelry, home fixtures, and various household goods from city retailers.
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Artists’ Guild
Twelfth Street Northwest
Great Falls of the Potomac
Life Problem Club Explores Universal Law of Service
The Life Problem Club of the YMCA discussed the Universal Law of Service at its meeting in the association building. Dr Maurice E Miller gave an instructive talk about universal sacrifice and evolution, noting all beings sacrifice for growth and that selfishness breaks the circle.
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Life Problem Club
Maurice E. Miller
Association
Maurice B. Miller
Miler
Death of Mrs Manning widow of Mississippi Rep. Manning
Mrs Mary Manning widow of former Representative Van H Manning of Mississippi dies at her son in law L C Fletcher residence Ontario Apartment House at 5 nine yeaturday afternoon Eight children survive her Van H Manning Jr United States Geological Survey Mrs LG Fletcher Miss Hattie Manning Mra W M Hoffman Mrs W M Kendig West Virginia L Hi Manning Wilking Manning and J R Manning of Tucson Arizona The kidneys and the skin Hood s Sarsaparilla strengthens and stimulates the kidneys cures pimples blotches and skin eruptions Buy a bottle today
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Mary Manning
van H. Manning
Mississippi
L. C. Fletcher
Ontario
Wilking Manning
J. R Manning
Tucson
Arizona
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