Secretary Taft backs age pension for civil service workers
The United States Civil Service Retirement Association met at the National Rifles Armory. Secretary Taft spoke in favor of a retirement provision to take effect in 1912, arguing a savings and productivity case for an old age pension and noting civil service staff run government operations. Generals Raum and Flack, A. W. Cooley, J. Starr and others attended, with drafts advancing toward Congress.
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National Rifles’ Armory
United States Civil Service Retirement Association
Taft
Congress
Congressional
Gervics
Starr
J. W. Starr
Association
Edward B. Moore
Allen
United States
France
England
Gen. Raum
G. B. Raum
John C. Flack
Civil Service
A. W. Cooley
Green B. Raum
Commissioner of Pensions
C E. Treat
J W. Starr
Civil Service Association
Robert Armon
S E Faunce
D Cakewell
J.B. Sample
George W Evans
M. F O'Donoghur
C H Besselierre
R .Loranz
W. E Andrews
Secretary of the Treasury
W. W. Hite
Opposed by Women Urges Respect for Veterans in Penury Bill
Auxiliary No 32 of the Union Veteran's Union protests a proposed federal age limit for government workers. They highlight veterans' deeds and fear salary cuts and dismissal despite efficiency, urging Congress to honor wartime pledges and uphold a square deal for defenders. The piece recalls Grant and Sherman era gratitude and postwar prosperity attributed to veterans' service and civic contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Congress
Auxiliary No 32
Union Veteran's Union
Veterans protest age limits in legislative pay bill
A patriotic group condemns a section of an appropriation bill that would bar older veterans from duties and funding. They argue that many veterans remain capable, faithful public servants, and warn against neglecting those who served during times of crisis. They urge legislators to honor pledges to veterans and oppose age as a disqualifying factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iife
Mer
Reed Eulogy Praises Maine Statesman As Great Parliamentarian
Exbert J. Lampson delivered a public Library address honoring the late Thomas Brackett Reed. He called Reed the greatest parliamentarian of his era and the strongest mind of his generation, recounting anecdotes and sharp wit that shaped majority rule and the use of reformist Reed rules.
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House
Exbert J. Lampson
Umes
Clay
Tom Reed
Congress
Reed
Wealth and power critique in an early 20th century riff
A rambling broadside mixes satire on billionaires and fortunes with catalog notes on lawn seeds from Dreer and Morsell’s dealers. It references Monte, Rockefeller legacy, and social contrasts, interwoven with notices on mail satchels, garden goods, and proposed land sale oversight by the Forestry Service.
Stores Offer Watches Jewelry and Fashion Bargains
News of interest from the stores highlights J Karrs sale of remaining fine watches and Ulrich class diamond pieces at private sale. Hecht Stores advertise women’s wear specials and an extensive millinery show. House Herrmann and Phillipsborn promote spring furniture rugs and gowns with new departments and in house designs. Goldenberg’s touts large stock, Monday sales including women’s spring dresses and discounted linens. Palais Royal and Palais Royal specials feature bargain spots on corsets hats and stockings with expert millinery services. Kann Sons Co markets laces embroideries silk sale and broad ribbon assortment with improved store layout and large glass cases enticing Washington shoppers.
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Hecht
Washington
Thiy Se Wi
Tima
Philipsborn's
New York
Mullinery
Philipas Born
Mme. Tichenstein
Philipsborn
Goldenberg
Goldenberg's
Wizard
Palais Roya Wos
Dignity
Ita
Milary
Palais Royal
Milady
Consid
Volumtegya
Palais Regala
S. Kann, Sons & Co
Normandy
Point de Paris
Valenciennes
Kann
West Department
Washington Population Boom Sees 400000 by 1910 Debate
Leslie J Perry argues Washington’s 1910 population could reach 409000, requiring a 122000 gain this decade. He cites rapid building, clearings, and census trends, with Baltimore and other cities growing fast, and notes that more than twenty cities may enter the 100000 class by 1910.
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Leslie J. Perry
Wshington
Mr. Perry
AL Trough
Baltimore
Washington
Perry
Kansas City
Denver
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
New York Sun
The
New York Tribune
Sun
Gan
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
New Orleans
the Sun
Tribune
Books of Wallpapers Show Hundreds of New Styles Each Year
An American wallpaper man explains that England and Germany release many new styles annually while the United States tends to introduce nearly all new designs each season. He notes stock is culled by July, designers work year round, and sample books of hundreds of pages are mailed worldwide to dealers for orders for the next season.
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England
Germany
A Fool's Reward From the London Mail
A mixed page of verse and tragic note opens with the London Mail poem about marriage and aging, then reports the suicide attempt and death of 26 year old J Geoffrey Owen Parsons after a fall from a train, with inquest remarks about temporary insanity and an odd postmortem finding. It ends with a humorous Bonnerville Journal exchange about a school essay on bridge whist versus gambling.
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Wimbledon
Geoffrey Owen Parsons
Elomgrove
Ory
Burton
Bonnerville Journal
Odd foods around the world and strange eating habits
In a Chicago Chronicle item, exotic cuisines are described from Aborigines pounding butterflies to horseflesh sold as beef in some markets. The piece notes snails in France, crocodilelike guana, roasted snakes in Australia, and buffalo blood drinks once popular on the prairies, with a quip on modern morality and divorce notoriety.
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Chicago Chronicle
America
France
By Indy
Provence
Switzerland
South America
Africa
Corsder
Australia
Russia
Day of the Nice Girl from Lonventoria
A brief note on social tastes praising a new gentleness and simplicity in women. It contrasts past pertness and independence with current expectations favoring modesty and decorum.
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Rom
Lonventoria
Blood Purifier Ad Promises Spring Health and Purge
An Atlanta advertisement for S. S. S. a blood purifier promotes spring as a time to cleanse the system. It features testimonials from Victor Stubbins of Columbus Ohio and claims the tonic removes impurities, restores appetite, and cures eczema, tetter, acne, and rheumatism without minerals. It touts forty years of use and offers a free book and advice.
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Victor Stubbins
Oor
Earthman
Washington Aves
Columbus
Ohio
Nature
S.S
Atlanta
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U. Y. U. Auxiliary
E. L. Lampson
Maine Statesman
Springer
Mlinois
Terry
Arkansas
Speaker
Free
Martn
Texas
Serzeant-At Arms
Lampson
Laference
Mr Reed
Jon D. Rockyfeller
Morrai
Rockyfeller
Morsell’s Hardware Store
Dreer
Fairmount Park
Morsell’s
Secretary of Agriculture
Forestry Service
Senate Committee On
J. Karr
Sona
Asle
House & Herrmann
China
Japan
Goldenberg’s
Pataia
St. Louis
Buffalo
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Pase
Niweteen
Gaba Newark
Indianagolia
Sersey City
Minneapolis
Louisville
Portland
St Jozeph
Memphis
Hansan City
Lkely
London Mail
Venvol
Penna. Ave
9Th Street
London
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