Griggs of Georgia Vies for Speakership in House
The article notes Representative James M. Griggs of Georgia, a long serving Republican in Congress, as a potential candidate for the speakership following the departure of Thomas B. Reed. It highlights Griggs’ background, birth in 1801, education at Peabody College, and legal career as a prosecuting attorney and judge. It also mentions Representative Sherman as a prominent Republican veteran and discusses the era’s leadership dynamics.
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Thomas BK. Teed
Aden
N. Ky
Manilton College
Henry
Tidlan
Representative Griggs
Yogrango
Peabody Normal College
Nashville
Venn
Georgian State Court
Len Yorra Ago
Japanese famine and relief efforts amid Russian war debts
The article describes famine in northern Japan following crop failures and war debts from the Portsmouth treaty. It notes 800,000 to 1,000,000 people on the verge of starvation in affected provinces. Mothers grind foods and street scenes show improvised meals as the government and Red Cross struggle to aid those without money or jobs.
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Neilec
Portamouth
Jaopan
Russia
Manchurian
Morthern
New York State
American Red Cross Society
Atricken
Seolklog
Missouri
Tennas
Texas
Southwest
Secretary Pay Question Raises White House Staffing Debate
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes a debate over whether a secretary in the executive mansion should be paid $50 000 per year or remain on standard government payroll. It cites Miss Isabella Magner, Mrs Roosevelt’s secretary, formerly a War Department clerk, on the White House payroll at 1400 annually. It references a broader question of executive staffing and accountability.
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Mik
Thaballe Ragner
Hintwelf
Urban transit shifts from steam to electric and gasoline power
A study traces city population spread from centers to suburbs as railroads adapt. It notes electric trains in New York via the Long Island Railroad and electrification plans for New York Central and related lines. Trials of electric and gasoline motive power appear in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and other systems as cities seek shorter, quieter suburban trips and improved rail access.
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Iabor
Misinesa
Stenim
Tiely
Atrent
New York
Long Inland Railroad
New York Central
New York, New Daven and Whartford
North River
Baltimore and Obl
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Hirge Altomobila
Pascllua
Vallley Pacific Road
A Queer Hunt with Leopards in India
During a tour of eastern British possessions the Prince of Wolew visited Haldarabad and hunted black deer with cheetahs or leopards. The chase uses a ghurpoy bedstead carried by oxen to approach herd behavior and then release the animal to pursue.
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India
Prince of Wolew
Far Eastern
Great Britain
Nizam of
Haldarabad
Waldorf Astor Bride Learns of Family Fortunes
Waldorf Astor's choice Heonle Laughorne Shaw, a Langhorne sister from Richmond, Virginia, who married Robert Gould Shaw of Boston in 1807 at nineteen, later divorced and lived mostly in England. One sister wed Charles Dana Gibson, another became Mrs Reginald Brooke. Waldorf Astor will inherit the greater part of a fortune estimated at.
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Heonle Laughorne Shaw
Novale Laughorne Shaw
Waldorf Astor
Willam Waldorf Astor
Langhorne
Richmond
Robert Gould Shaw
Boston
England
Charles Dana Gibson
Reginald Brooke
Auction Bid Sparks Rapid Horse Bazaar Prices
A New York Times report describes an auction where a $100 bill theft provoked a flurry of high bids. Bidding quickly climbed from 30 to 97.60 as onlookers joined the frenzy. An announcer pretended the bill was for a child’s clothes bought a month earlier, adding to the chaotic scene.
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Clothea I
New York Times
Circumstantial Evidence from a Dairy Tale
A fragment from Lip pincott's Magazine recounts Jack held by his grandmother for touching rich pans of cream in the family dairy. He admits only licking the top, while being scolded for disturbing the cream. The scene notes a white lip stain as the clue to his mischief.
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Jack
Tle
Sha
Lippincott’s
Fragmented 19th century caustic notes and ads from papers
A garbled montage shows dialogue about credit and money, a skeptical editor dismissing questions, and mock praise for an evening newspaper. The piece also promotes Dewitt's Little Early Risers and Montana Mountain Tea tonic from H N Schultz, with generic medical claims.
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Sam
Stinson
Cornel
Johnnle
Johnnie
Mark
Philadelphia Bulletin
NEW Westinghouse Electrig Lodge
Tennessee
Olah
Goodneas
Apostle Paul
Addoh
Peter
Great Western
Elmer
Bassenger Aysit
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Miasouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indianerritory
J.C. Lovasen
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A. Hilton
Deu'l Parat
Lous, Ma
Wasi
Gueay
Benlor
Philadelphia Press
TY Maye
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Ames Times
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United
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Dewitt
N. Schultz
Moillister
Hood
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