The Woman About Town and Public Figures in Washington
A column recalls light social episodes about a young woman valued at twenty three, a distracted absent minded man in Washington missing a convention, and amusing streetcar anecdotes. It also notes a tale of a mother protecting her child from a religious mix up, reflections on public figures and a Miss Susan B. Anthony anecdote about a male speaker and the suffrage movement.
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Eayer
Theelly
Theelly In the Evening, At Was Still Wink Hin Els Ming
Sontieman
Washigton
Walter
Imine
Columbia Heights
Acord
Im. Uight Church
Sumolay School
Blank
Mr. Blink
Min
Mrs Plank
Susan B. Anthony
Miss Anthony
Anthony Rose
Ife
Tamaedt
Wealthy Philadelphians Back Child Welfare Society Plan
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports a new charitable society to uplift youth, rescue children from cruel or unable parents, and secure proper employment. Backers include Willa Hulmes, H M Van Court, and others, with headquarters to open at Seventh and Carpenter and district offices citywide. John M Patterson to oversee legal work and seek a charter.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Hainsburg
Willa A. Hulmes
Millionure
Philadelphia
Philadephia
Cats Heal Week
Ablow
John M. Patterson
New Charitable Society
Millonaires
Socrets
Cie Prmelpel
New York City
H. M. van Court
Rural Trust and Savings Fund Bank
Roon i Jhis Institution
New Society
Seventh
Carpenter Streets
Charles T. Walker
St. Martin's College
Patterson
Chi
Hannah Kent Scholf
Catherine Street
Bcing
Association
Ito Legal
Miss Judith Norment Wears Her Honors With Modesty
Portrait of eleven year old Judith Norment daughter of Clarence F Norment and his wife at Stansleigh Court who christened a battleship boat Jamestown at Sewport Rows She is studious and popular with a graceful demeanor admired for dignity The interview highlights her love of reading especially Alcott and Bisiv books and her plans for debutante life.
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Rhoda Lovelace
Clarence F. Norment
Jamestown
Sewport
Miss Norment
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Stansleigh Cour
Norment
Demmely
Teduh
Jashea
Miss Judith
Miss Alycott
Lee
Elsie
Judith
Homeless dog helps find a shelter friend
A frail homeless mongrel on a city corner meets a well fed dog who consoles him. The polished dog suggests the Dogs Shelter where the waif will receive food and a home. The Shelter for Dogs, run by volunteers, has cared for many canines and seeks to expand funding through fundraising events.
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Philanthromer Washington
Tla
Dox Shelter Society
Society
Ctizens
Bethesda
Trode
Navy strength and Dreadnought fuel advances
The piece details Britain’s youthful navy majority, Dreadnought turbine fuel methods, and allied fuel logistics. It covers Mare Island fundraising for a Reuben James memorial, a Navy surgeon’s alleged incompetence in Paymaster Ash’s death, and Admiral Dewey urging immediate funding for two new battleships. It notes British naval maneuvers, Charleston trials, and upcoming mobilization plans plus officer transfers and militia encampments.
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Scotland
Thompson Falls Cold Air Wells Cut Heat in Summer
Special correspondence describes Thompson Falls Montana using deep gravel wells to draw cold air for home cooling. Air rises naturally, piping through houses to keep rooms around 15 degrees without running costs after installation. Wells about sixty feet deep, topped tightly, with pipes feeding multiple rooms.
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Washington
Helena
Mont
Thompson Falls
Missoula County
Thompson Fatla
Thompson Falls Mercantile Company
Senator Probed on Panama and Other Affairs
A tense exchange unfolds as a stern figure presses a senator about upcoming Senate inquiries into the Panama Canal, Venezuela, Morocco, and the Santo Domingo treaty, with the room hushed by a whispered question. The dialogue hints at forthcoming investigations and political pressure.
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Senate
Panama Canal
Morocco
Santo Domingo
Senator Avoids Inquiry as Mystery Deepens
A tense exchange unfolds as a Senator dodges questions about who will investigate the Senators. He turns away, gazes out a window, and freezes, leaving the origin of the inquiry unclear.
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Joe Kere
Cultivating Memory Program Aims for Nationwide Reach
Mrs. John W. Hoyt announces a free memory cultivation course for all ages from five to twenty, with four 10 session Saturdays each year. The plan seeks public support, pupil enrollment, and funds to publish a digest and circulate circulars in Washington and across the country.
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John W. Hoyt
The
Victoria
Washington, D
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