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Notables in the Limelight Highlight Congress and Diplomacy
Francis Burton Harrison of New York serves a fifth term in Congress and chairs tariff policy as a leading member on the Ways and Means Committee. Colonel Thomas H. Birch of Burlington is named minister to Portugal, noted for ties to Bryan and Wilson, with Birch as a key Democratic networker. A Washington Star note on publicity and advertising underscores the power of ads in modern periodicals.
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Francis Burton Harrison
Wilson
Philippines
Congress
New York
Ways and Means
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Harrison
Taft
New York City
Mr. Harrison
Burton Harrison
Jefferson Davis
Constance Cary
Virginia Cary
Custis
Washington
Yale
New York Law School
New York Volunteer Cavalry
United States Volunteers
Portugal
Thomas H. Birch
Burlington
N. J
New Jersey
Birch
Persia
James H. Birch
William J. Bryan
East
Colonel Birch
Mr. Bryan
Washington Star