Can I free-read a 1900s paper naming rich people at a lodge event?
Research question: Which wealthy names were reported in an early 1900s newspaper as taking part in a lodge event, and can a reader find that notice in a free newspaper archive?
The records show that the Washington Herald of January 11, 1914 described Daniel G. Reld, a Pittsburgh millionaire, and John Hays Hammond, a millionaire mine owner, both active Order of Moose members, in connection with choosing and buying the Mooseheart farm and orphans' home 1. That is the only notice in the records that pairs named wealthy men with an early 1900s date, though it concerns a property purchase for the Moose organization rather than a clearly defined lodge gathering 1. The other lodge notices either fall outside the early 1900s or name no wealthy people, such as the 1875 New York Dispatch notice naming Daniel Sickles without calling him wealthy 53, the 1882 Altair Lodge notice 2, and the 1899 and 1904 notices 897. The records identify the 1914 item as an image in the Washington Herald but do not state whether it is freely accessible, so the free-archive part of the question cannot be confirmed from these facts 1.
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"which Is operated by the order of Moose, was selected and bought on the recommendation of Daniel G. Reld. the Pittsburgh millionaire, and John Hays Hammond, the millionaire mine owner, both of whom are active members of the order and xery much Interested In Its welfare."Image 13 of The Washington herald (Washington, D.C.), January 11, 1914, (SECOND NEWS SECTION)
"Among those who graced the East were R. W’s J. Edward Simmons, Dep Deputy - uty Deputy Grund Master; E. M. L. Ehlers, Grand Sec Secretary;"Image 3 of New York dispatch (New York [N.Y.]), December 10, 1882
"NEW YORK DISPATCH, JANUARY 3, 1875"Image 3 of New York dispatch (New York [N.Y.]), January 3, 1875
"and tho event proved one of the most noteworthy and successful in the history of tho Masonic year."Image 3 of New York dispatch (New York [N.Y.]), December 10, 1882
"R. W. Daniel Sickles, P. G. 1 8. G., of the A. A. Rite"Image 3 of New York dispatch (New York [N.Y.]), January 3, 1875
"Over ono hundred and twenty sat down at tho tables, which were elaborately adorned with floral designs"Image 3 of New York dispatch (New York [N.Y.]), December 10, 1882
"Kanawha Commandery. Xo. 4, Knights Templar, courteously invites you and ladies to attend the thirtieth Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery of West Virginia"Image 1 of Sistersville daily oil review (Sistersville, W. Va.), May 9, 1904
"It never was excelled in Somersworth and would tickle the palates of multi multimillionaires."Image 8 of Foster's daily Democrat (Dover, N.H.), April 14, 1899
"There were several promioent members of the Order present from Manchester, 1.,0we1l and Portsmouth, among whom: were Judge John P. Bart Bartlett, - lett, Bartlett, Fred Montgomery and William Belli of the M anchester lodge."Image 8 of Foster's daily Democrat (Dover, N.H.), April 14, 1899