Tariff and currency battles mark 1913 special session
The review highlights the tariff act driven by Oscar W. Anderson and Underwood agendas, the Newlands mediation act shaping labor disputes, the abolition of the commerce court, and the currency struggles under President Wilson. It notes Taft vetoes, Senate House alignments, and ambitious public works plus reforms in immigration and Indian affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Commerce Court
Congress
Ashington
Oscar W. Anderod
House
Underwood
Simmons
Wilson
Noume
Woodrow Wilson
Banking and Currency Committee
New Hampshire
Panama
An Inquirer
Eastern Railroads
Net Tone Sac
Southern Pacific
Thor Dices
Hiehth
Taft
Interstate Commerce Commission
Houses
Civil Service
Washington
United States
North
South
American Red Cross
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington State
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Senate Lobby
House of Representatives
Adams
Mexico
Capitol
Shortened Names Run Through Congress in Humorous Fashion
The piece surveys members of Congress who use nicknames born from youth friends. It lists Ben Johnson, Champ Clark, Tom Stout, Dan Stephens, Dick Morgan, Sam Sells, Sam Rayburn, Joe Eagle, Jack Beall, and William H. Murray known as Alfalfa Bill, noting pride in the tag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Jack
Sam
Congress
Ben Johnson
Kentucky
Champ Clark
Missouri
Tom Stout
Montana
Dan Stephens
Nebraska
Dick Morgan
Oklahoma
Sam Sells
Tennessee
Sam Rayburn
Joe Eagle
Jack Beall
Texas
William H. Murray
Bill
Strange Collection in The Family Album Display
A Washington Star poem fragment describes a family album as a book visitors can view showing ancestors in curious clothes and startling hair highlighting heirlooms and memory.
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Washington Star
DAMES AND DAUGHTERS AND INTENSE LIVING FAME
Mme Loudon the Dutch foreign minister’s wife is American. Miss Georgiana Hogarth, Dickens’ Agnes, lives in London. Sarah Rector, a Creek freedman descendant, at ten owns 160 acres tied to a major oil field. Nellie Lambert, 20, claims 5683 pounds weight and Leicester birthplace claiming Daniel Lambert lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Loudon
Jonkheer J. Loudon
Holland
Georgiana Hogarth
Agnes In
Dickens
David Copperfield
London
Sarah Rector
Oklahoma
Nellie Lambert
Daniel Lambert
Daniel
Leicester
Education Notes and memorial plans for John Trainer
Officials of the United States bureau of education praise simple effective school laws in Arizona. Macon county Illinois plans a memorial volume for John Trainer, called father of the modern country school. Secretary Redfield cites industrial education as bringing peace and prosperity. Dr. F B Dressler urges health teaching agencies to unite for cooperative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
United States Bureau of Education
Macon County
John Trainer
United and Co-Operative
F. B. Dressler
Royal Household Audit Seeks Stop to Overcharges
Queen Mary orders an audit of Buckingham Palace accounts to halt commissions and overcharges. Prince William Frederick of Wied leads the Wied family in a bid for Albania’s throne. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria awards Queen Eleonora the Cross of Bravery for her care of the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Buckingham Palace
William Frederick of
Wied
Albania
Germany
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Eleonora
Science Sifts Inventions and Experiments Highlighted
The X ray eliminates tobacco pests by sterilizing bales of tobacco. Max Marcus, a German inventor, perfects a phonograph clock that keeps time to the second and speaks in a clear baritone voice. Hertzian waves experiments between Toulon and Paris by Abraham Dufour and Ferrie confirm near light speed at 295 990 kilometers per second versus 800 000 for light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Marcus
Toulon
Paris
Messrs
Abraham Dufour
Ferrie
Morocco seething unrest faces 40 million restoration cost
A Paris dispatch notes it would cost 40 million dollars to restore order in Morocco, asking when order existed there. The item reflects the era’s colonial quips and skepticism about stability abroad.
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Paris
Morocco
St. Louis Republic
Glenn Curtiss
Philadelphia Ledger
New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Short Stories and Language Facts From Historical Notes
A collection of statements on language and trade includes the Spanish dictionary size, a fixed gold price of 20.671834625323 per ounce, and letter frequency notes. It also cites a New York store with $10,000,000 annual sales loses 2 percent to theft, amounting to $200,000 yearly.
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New York
Electric lamps and wire efficiency from 1900s Sweden
In Goteborg Sweden the annual cost of an electric lamp is two dollars. A French experimenter reports carbon filament lamp temperatures near 2900 degrees. A large telephone company finds 1800 wires fit in the same cable space once used for 1200 without loss of efficiency.
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Goteborg
Sweden
Laundry Tips From Old Newspaper Makers
Soaking in buttermilk overnight can whiten yellowed clothes. Beat blankets after drying to restore softness. Ironing with powder or tis root under the sheet leaves a delicate perfume and freshens fabrics.
Quiet Maid and Mistress Tiff Sparked by Separate Voices
The page combines a dated anecdote from the New York Tribune about a nervous matron scolding her maid Mandy who replies with wit about not fighting. A Rome reference notes political candidates walking white to avoid mudslinging. A publisher’s notice asks city carriers to report missed Herald deliveries by 6 PM on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Mandy
Missy
New York Tribune
Herald
City Messenger Co
Phone 72
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur W. Dunn
Newlands
San Francisco
San Diego
Cal
Department of Labor
Spain
Milan
Italy
Naval Academy
Gettysburg
District of Columbia
Brunswick
International Parity Federation
Minneapolis
Minn
St. Louis
Congress Hall
Philadelphia
Knoxville
Tenn
Secretary of Agriculture
Dallas
Tex
Seamen's Union
Alaska
R. V. Pierce
Pierce
Kate D. Richardson
Beazley, Essex Co
Dr.Pierce
Beth Leak
Louisville Courier-Journal
Dames and Daughters
Education Notes
the Royal Box
Science
Sale
Aberdeen
Christian Register
Dabney Block
Heron Sx
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