Mothers Day Observance in Nation Honors Mothers
Observance of Mothers Day draws praise from President Wilson and officials, with carnations for living mothers and white for the dead. Clergy across denominations lead services. children wear carnations and deliver prayers and sermons emphasize motherhood and a hoped for Fathers Day.
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Wilson
Marshall
Congress
House
Immanuel Baptist Church
Herbert G Pinkham
Randolph McKim
Mothara
First Presbyterian Church
Donald MacLeod
John van Schaidik
George Dudley
Sex Question Behind Suffrage Spurs Mrs Dodge Speech
Mrs Arthur M Dodge of New York, head of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, argues that the suffrage issue masks a sex disturbance. She cites unbecoming dress and behavior as evidence that morality cannot be legislated by ballots and that women’s push for rights disturbs social order.
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Mrs. Dodge
Arthur M. Dodge
New York
National Association
Washington
Fifth Avenue
Pictures of South Pole Fascinate Belasco Theater Crowd
The Belasco Theater showcased motion pictures from Capt. R. F. Scott’s Antarctic expedition taken by Herbert G. Ponting. Scenes include sledging, animal life, ice landscapes, and interior tent depictions of the explorers before their fatal return.
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Scott
Antarctic
Belasco Theater
South Polar
R. F. Scott
South Pole
Belasco
Herbert G. Ponting
Capt
Sean
Leight Beads and Whine Feature in Afternoon Event
Fragmentary text notes an afternoon gathering with Leight Beads and Markamen, mentioning a conference or meeting setup. Named entities are unclear due to damaged OCR, but references to participants and an afternoon stage hint at a local event or discussion segment following a prior program.
Indictment of the American Woman by Mes Dodge
A critical essay argues that women are misled by the belief that morality laws can be legislated for both genders. The author notes rising immodesty and impropriety, contending suffrage has yielded little progress and that women must embrace their divine role of motherhood. He blames male chivalry for slow gains and questions moral influence through voting.
Suffragists Riots Reported in Hyde Park and Dublin
May 11 reports describe a Hyde Park rally by the Men’s League for Women’s Suffrage disrupted by thousands who jeered and attacked speakers. Police escorted the procession to safety after a wagon was overturned. A suffragette displayed a protest placard, while men damaged a flag. In Dublin MP John Dillon condemned suffragists as he faced stone bombardment at his residence and arson-like incidents.
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London
Hyde Park
Men's League For Women’s Suffrage
St. Paul's
League
Park Jane
Preston
Lancashire
Fourteenth Earl of Derby
Miller Park
Dublin
John Billion
East Mayo
Mansion House
Dillon
United Irish League
Woman suffrage debate on gender roles and home life
A historical defense of traditional gender roles argues that women’s strongest weapon is sex appeal and that suffrage threatens home life. It urges women to stay within the home sphere, guiding public sentiment through gentleness and moral influence. It warns misdirected sex as a national tragedy if unchecked.
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Weust
Buffalo Bill Show Arrives in Washington May 21
The Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill combined show, fresh from Madison Square Garden, will open four performances on May 21 at 2 PM on the lot at fifteenth and G streets northeast. A night show, plus matinee and evening performances on May 22, follow. It has been three years since Washington residents saw this exhibition. Col William Cody previously brought the show here twenty years ago during President Arthur's era when the Deadwood stagecoach in the arena prompted a quorum absence in Congress.
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Buffalo Bill
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Fifteenth and
G Streets
William Cody
Washington
Arthur
Deadwood
House
Senate
Straw Hats and Overcoats in a Winter Washington Day
The wintry blasts drove residents to dig out overcoats and furs as many wore straw hats. Men in overcoats and women in summer gowns topped with fur baffled onlookers along Connecticut avenue. The cold exposed streetwear contrasts as Sunday promenades reveal the season’s raw air.
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Washington
Connecticut Avenue
Unseasonable Warm Spell Expected Across East Today and Tuesday
The weekly weather bulletin indicates no significant precipitation for the eastern half of the country. Temperatures will rise today and again Tuesday from the Take region and Ohio Valley eastward, with cool conditions persisting elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Kansas Democratic chieftain on train sought patronage with Wilson
Henderson Martin chairman of the Kansas Democratic State committee traveled to Washington to press for federal patronage. He resolved to be a silent Democrat but spoke of awaiting appointments and urged Wilson not to repeat past foolishness at the White House. He identified a fellow traveler and discussed the Philippines before noting he had never met Wilson before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson Martin
Democratic State Committee
Kansas
Washington
Wison
Determination
Wilson
Pullman
Martin
Flo
Wilson Watt
Moraes
White House
Philippines
Mr. Martin
Pittsburgh
Jefferson Bari Raiaks
Louis
Trouston
Npni Ater Mva
Houer
Proposals to Mark Commodities for Honest Weights and Measures
The eighth annual conference on weights and measures opens at the Bureau of Standards Wednesday through Saturday. State officials and city sealers from across the nation attend to promote mark requirements so buyers receive full value. Since 1905 governors have sent delegates and twenty states now run weights and measures departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Standards
United States
Secretary of Commerce
Ledfield
Portrait Honors Francis Vaughn First Vaughn Memorial
At Calvary Baptist Church the Vaughn men’s class, founded by Francis W Vaughn nearly 25 years ago, heard Dr E C Rice unveil a life size portrait of the late commander. A permanent memorial fund will buy flowers for sick members. A bouquet was given to Gen W S Shallenberger for his wife. A bronze tablet and a banner case will be installed beneath the portrait and in the classroom wall.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Sunday School
Vaughn
E. C. Rice
Vaughn Memorial Committee
Francis W. Vaughn
Rice
W.8. Shallenberger
W. Grafton
Washington
Capitol
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