Washington Sideliga is All About Servant Shortage
In Washington a pantr y queen Miranda quits her longtime position to work in factories for better pay and hours. Her sister Blanche would join, while Rose works as a department house elevator operator earning twelve dollars a week. The piece notes a serious, non fiction view that servant shortages threaten the city.
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Ashington
Wash
Blanches
Rose
Connecticut Avenue
Washington
Washington Emerges as Nation's Publishing and Education Hub
The capital rapidly grows into a leading US publishing and educational center. Government printing strains trigger private contracts, boosting Washington's status. Major universities including George Washington University Catholic University of America and Georgetown University anchor the city as a scholarly hub.
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NLESS
Washington
United States
George Washington
America
New York
Boston
Hemisphere
National Capital
George Washington University
Catholic University of America
Georgetown University
Country
Miss Rankins Day in the House as Suffrage Passes
Miss Jeannette Rankin of Montana, the first woman elected to Congress, speaks for suffrage on the House floor amid opposition and approval. She enters with rosebuds, sits with Congress, and receives applause as the vote nears, signaling a historic moment for women in Congress.
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Miss Rankin
Mondell
Wyoming
Joe” Fordney
Michigan
Baker
Walsh
Massachusetts
Miss. Rankin
Government Clerks Likely to Get More Pay Soon
Government clerks face higher wages as Congress considers the Keating and Nolan bills. The Keating plan would raise temporary salaries for workers earning 2500 dollars or less by 5 to 30 percent, while the Nolan bill guarantees a minimum of 3 dollars per day for three years of service at age twenty. Hearings are underway, and passage of one or both measures seems likely, though a full reclassification may follow.
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Congress
Washington
Indiana Tax Exempt Property Value Sheds Millions
Indiana state board reports tax exempt property and mortgage exemptions total 198 million dollars for 1918 with bonds and building loans cited. Other items include gravel road bonds and county bonds. rail and corporate values rise while overall taxables edge up.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Board of Tax Commissioners
United States
Harry E. Barnard
Washington
Hoover
Doctor Barnard
Mr. Hoover
Coral
Harvey
Oklahoma City
Okla
International Brotherhood Welfare Association
Hoboes’ Union
James Eads How
Hammond
Alice Gray
University of Chicago
Sand Dunes
Sand Dunes.” Every Day Miss Miller
Lake Michigan
Miss Miller
Kankiukee River
Liberty
Kankakee River
Columbus
Bartholomew County Audittor
Bartholomew County
Evansville
Fred M. Hostetter
Vanderburg Superior Court
Ele Stansbury
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lafayette
Purdue University
Ww. K. Stone
Truly Valentine Delivers A Country Girl Hope
Luella finds a violet valentines box on a snowbound day. A New York sender named Bob reveals himself through a note. Aunt Mathilda doubts romance but Luella's feelings win when Bob appears later to propose marriage.
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Tuella
Luella
Mr. Marks
Valentine
Mathilda
New York
Bob
Theard
Algzddin
Orient
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Gettysburg Speech Rendered As Poetic Classic by Dr Miller
Dr Marion Mills Miller presents Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in a poetic style praising its cadence and biblical echoes. The article quotes the celebrated passage on a nation conceived in liberty and the unfinished work of dedication and a new birth of freedom for a government of the people.
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Lincoln
Marion Mills Miller
Miller
Memory's Day Valentine Reflections in Verse
Memory's Day marks St Valentine as a memory for some who keep a satin token. A lover promises heart and truth while the sun rises and prayers go unsaid. The poem recalls a long remembered love, tender eyes, and tear filled valentine moments.
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St. Valentine’s
Lincoln memo grants thirty days leave before assassination
A photo shows a March 15 1865 Lincoln memorandum in his hand granting thirty days leave to a soldier. The document, signed by Lincoln, is notable for naming the exact thirty days before his own death thirty days later.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Receives Old New Salem Friend Before Inauguration
An elderly New Salem woman known as Aunt Sally visits the president-elect in the state capitol before his Washington move. Lincoln welcomes her warmly, introduces two national figures, and praises her flapjacks baked for him many times.
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Lincoln
Sally
New Salem
Abe
Washington
State Capitol
A Few Facts About Lincoln
He valued a merry jest and a hearty laugh yet was simple in manner dress and bearing. He had a big heart and brain and cared for the living generation above his ancestry. He sought war only to liberate humans from slavery and believed all men were brothers equal before God.
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Lincoln
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