Cannon in Twenty-Ninth Congress Faces New Speaker Transition
The Fifty-eighth Congress convenes November 9 to tackle reciprocity with Cuba with 29 new seats. Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois will preside as speaker amid social changes. his daughter Helen Cannon is set to play a key hostess role, altering traditional social dynamics at the capital.
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Cannon and Cahnon clash over rules in heated House exchange
The article recalls a tense House moment when Mr Cannon challenged a name calling in debate and demanded order. It highlights his strict, cold-blooded stance on procedure contrasted with his warm private nature and frontier boyhood.
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Restoration of Andrew Jackson's Hermitage Celebrated
The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's historic home near Nashville, is being restored by the Ladies' Hermitage Association. The project returns furniture and mementos to their original places, preserves the grounds and two-story log house, and honors the former president famed for the Battle of New Orleans. The state previously acquired the property to present it to the U S government for a military academy.
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The Hermitage and the Ties of Andrew Jackson
The Hermitage, a colonial style home of Andrew Jackson, was rebuilt after a fire during his second term. The Tennessee legislature created the Ladies Hermitage Association in 1939 to preserve the house, tomb, outbuildings and 25 surrounding acres, and artifacts including Jackson’s room, furniture, the Decatur Jackson silver, and relics.
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