Gossip From the National Capital About Senator Clark
Washington reports Senator Clark of Montana will not seek reelection and plans to leave the Senate March 2. Observers note his wealth, limited legislative impact, and social frugality earning him the nickname Mr Tightwad. His appearance draws attention but his speaking voice is thin while his gallery performances feature songs like the Star Spangled Banner.
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United States Senate
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Mur
Tightwad
Thomas Walsh
Colorado
Prince Albert
Senator Clark
Roosevelt Lookalike Bartender Faces Daily Gaze
A Washington bar owner Theodore G. Stoner bears a striking likeness to President Roosevelt, drawing continual notice from visitors who mistake him for the nation’s leader. Stoner recounts photos misattributed to him and explains how he once styled his hair and clothes to mimic the president.
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Roosevelt
Cleveland
Mr. McKinley
Washington
Theodore G. Stoner
White House
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Uri
Stoner
Pennsylvania Avenue
United States
Roller Rink Diplomats Inspire Lively Night Sessions
Washington social circles buzz over a roller skating craze that filled a large hall for weeks. Embassy and legation officials, including a Chinese secretary, tried skating in a series of entertaining sessions. The diplomat initially balked at skates but soon joined, learning tricks from a skilled instructor and drawing amused reactions from peers during subsequent visits.
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Washington
Mimngolian
Legations
Legation
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The Pastoral Navajos and Their Flocks on the Reservation
A portrait of Navajo life describing their pastoral, semi nomadic pattern within a 12000 square mile reservation. The piece details seasonal migrations between desert plains, mesas, and higher mountains, limited wanderings, and family homes including summer and irrigated farms near Canyon de Chelly.
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K. S. Curtis
Scribner's
Canyon de Chelly
Canyon de Wheily
Surden
Celery Gains In Favor And Other World Notes
Celery, a European staple now popular year round in Philadelphia markets, stores well post harvest and from Florida to California though Rocky Mountain celery remains scarce. Also notes Japan’s Marshal Oyama praising officer loyalty and a London almshouse death from overeating with a nurse’s grim description.
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Florida
California
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Rocky Mountains
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Oyama
England
Ladianapolia
Birrell Named as British Education Minister Controversy Arises
The article reviews Edward Birrell’s appointment as education minister amid debate over sweeping reforms. It notes plans for centralized control of schools, abolition of religious tests, municipal teaching options, and potential daily nondenominational instruction if parents consent. Birrell’s Nonconformist background and speaking record are highlighted, with external praise from an English writer and mentions of his marriages to daughters of literary figures.
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Birrell
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Enelah
Dr Edward Splitzka elected professor of general anatomy
Dr Edward Anthony Splitzka, famed anatomist, will serve as professor of general anatomy at Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia. A New York resident, he is noted for brain anatomy studies, crime psychology, and autopsy work on prominent cases and criminals across decades. He has authored over 30 articles and holds fellowships and memberships in major scientific bodies.
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Edward Anthony Splitzka
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Splizka
New York
New York City
College of
Carlos F. MacDonald
Czolgnsz
McKinley
Urs
Seguin
John W. Powell
Doar Francis Train
J. B. Pond
Leidy
Spitzka
New York State
van Wormer Brothers
Thomas Tobin
Frank Burness
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Association of American Anatomists
American Anthropological Association
Alumni Association of the College of Physicians and Surgeons
Delta Kappa Epsilon Association of New York
Pernerstorfer's Roman Archdukes Tale Shocks Austrian Parliament
Engelbert Pernerstorfer, radical socialist leader, rose from poverty to prominence in Vienna. He shared two sensational stories in parliament in 1888 about Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Archduke Otto that stunned the nation, revealing drunken revelry and a potential royal scandal. The tales circulated widely as press coverage was unimpeded.
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Engelbert Pernerstorfer
Radical Party
Vienna University
Reichsrath
Pernerstorfer
Austria
Pennerstorfer
Archduke Otto
Fras Ferdinand
Klagenfurt
Otto
Maria Josepha
de Camp
Avi
Archduke
Montana Senator Hopeful Heinze Faces Copper Power Split
News from Montana centers on F Augustus Heinze, a wealthy engineer turned politician, rumored to be Clark's successor in the U.S. Senate after a peace pact between rival copper magnates. Born 1869 in Brooklyn, educated at Columbia and German studies, Heinze built vast fortunes in copper and mining. He has reportedly sold copper interests for 25 million dollars and may pursue lawmaking after the war.
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Clark
Montana
Congress
North West
Brooklyn
Polytechnic Institute
School of Mines
Columbia University
Germany
Senate
Heinze
Eran Cena
Near to Nature's Heart A Lavish Home in Evening Light
Newark News describes a grand estate scene with a $75,000 automobile passing through bronze gates, a $500,000 landscape view, and a $60,000,000 country club. The piece quotes the Dillon heir admiring nature and comfort, interwoven with stream of luxury figures and satirical later quotes.
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Newark
Dillionaire
Silver Lake
Ani
Dyspepsia Sufferer Says Peruna Restored Health
Mrs Mittle Huffaker of Tennessee reports long dyspepsia left her bed after taking Pax pee a Peruna preparation. She credits the remedy with life saving improvements and recommends it to others. Dr S B Harrrnax notes a revised Formals version adds a mild laxative quality to Peruna.
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Beneer
S. B. Hanruax
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