Modest Biographies Highlight New Statesmen Members
A congressional directory sketch review notes Washington Senator Wesley L Jones praises his wife Minti Nelson noting her steady support since 1886. It cites Jones clean record, never representing railroads or public utilities, and profiles other lawmakers including Taylor Crow Cameron Selvin and Secretary Dickinson.
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Jones
House of Representatives
Sixty-first Congress
Edward Thmas Taylor
Colorado
Senate
Possum Cabinet Now Named In The Cabinet Rumor
A tongue in cheek piece tracing a folk phrase possum cabinet to Taft era, cites Webster’s definitions of cabinet members names and roles. It playfully assigns meanings to Franklin MacVeagh Dickinson Meyer Wickersham Wilson Hitchcock Ballinger Nagel and notes Theodore and William as protectors or gifts from Goa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Washington
Webster
Franklin
MacVeagh
Frank
Hitchcock
Richard
Ballinger
Interior
Charles
Nagel
Commerce and Labor
William Ta¢Ans
Theodore
Goa
Open Air Altar and Landmark at Washington Cathedral Site
A monumental bronze sun crowns an open air altar at the future Episcopal cathedral site in Washington. The complex includes the Peace Cross and a Little Sanctuary chapel gifted by Percy R. Pyne, with relics of Henry Satterlee. The foundation stone was laid September 28, 1907, in a ceremony attended by President Roosevelt, the London bishop, 60 bishops, 200 general convention members, and about 26 000 laymen.
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Old Oaks
St. Peter and St. Paul
Washington City
McKinley
Percy R. Pyne
Church of England
Church In the Wilderness
Church of Mount Zion
Henry Y. Satterlee
Washington
Julia James
Thesevelé
London
General Convention
The
Episcopal Church
Bethlehem
Autograph Book of Notables Deals in Corn Doctor’s Trade
A Washington businessman runs a famous autograph book linked to a corn doctor’s shop begun before Lincoln’s death. The register includes autographs of Lincoln era figures and presidents up to McKinley, with thousands of cabinet ministers and congress members noted, suggesting a curious blend of fame and corn trade history.
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Washington
Lincoln
Congress
Roosevelt
Jolson
Grant
Haven
Arthur
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Garfield
Thirty-third Assembly grants nearly full state funding
Des Moines reports the Thirty-third General Assembly approved large appropriations for state institutions under the Board of Control. Key allocations include 515,700 to care for Iowa Soldiers Home, college and university programs, hospital and library support, and land purchases. The act earmarks 50,000 for land purchases and outlines detailed funds for the Soldiers Home, State University, Iowa State College, and others with a total near 1.16 million for the period.
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Des Moines
State Board of Contol
Board of Central of State Institutions
Wasinada
Board of Control
State University
Antontte
Central Heart
Hiydraniie
Parehaan Vor
Fistareleld Ates
Pep Tim
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
Library Book Fund
State Normal School
Ubrary
Walveraity
Juwi State College of
Teers
Towa Bente Nuria Fetieak
Cauditar
Thirty Second General Assembly
Tay
Free trial offer for Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin child laxative
The notice promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle daily laxative for children. It cites testimonials from Mrs M F Cash and Mrs K L Stout, notes a free test bottle by sending name and address, and lists health benefits and a doctor’s address at 201 Caldwell Bldg Monticello Illinois.
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Dr. Caldwell
United States
M. F. Cash
Webb
Okla
Caldwell
K. L. Stout
Louisville
W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Her Answer From Atchison Girl After Family Advice
An Atchison girl received a marriage proposal on Sunday and asked for a week to think. She visited four married sisters and heard their woes. Returning home she wrote a reply promising to be ready in a month, not a refusal.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
Six Die In Fire In GG Business District
A Sunday fire in the GG town business section caused between 200000 and 800000 in damage and left six dead including Edward C G Ventris and several Miss Ventris relatives. Four blocks burned, nine people injured, with the Clifford building blamed for spontaneous combustion. Rescue efforts recovered one body and a second later, while others remained missing.
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Tenox, Mags
Franklin, Mall
Trousatonic
Charen Streets
Clifford
Edward CG. Ventris
Edward
Ventris
Leslie Ventris
Alice French
Isabel Cook
Mary Sharks
Catherine Root
George
Arthur
Cliford
Millions in Oil Suit Ends Long Sherman Case
In St Louis on April 12 Special United States Attorney General Frank Kellogg delivered the closing address for the Government in its bid to dissolve Standard Oil of New Jersey under the Sherman act. The trial stands as one of the largest, with an 11 million word record and attention from top corporation counsel for about 16 years. Total costs are projected near five million dollars by final appellate ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canuthersville
Crow
Missouri
Congress
Cameron
Arizona
Itc. Publican
Mark Smith
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Palitte S £Lvins
Dickinson
Way Department
MacVeagh
United States Senate
St. Louis
United States
Frank B. Kellogg
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Court of Last Resort
Navy to station cruisers at Central American ports
Orders issued by the Navy Department contemplate temporarily stationing the cruisers Albany South Dakota and Colorado at Central American ports to relieve Yorktown California and Washington for northward maneuvers. Half a dozen American warships will then remain in Central American waters, mainly at Nicaragua and Honduran ports, showing a readiness for any emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Albany
South Dakota
Colorado
Yorktown
California
Washington
Honduran
Cotton Stalk Paper Mill Starts in Cordele Georgia
Ground is broken for a cotton stalk paper mill in Cordele Georgia. A cotton pulp and paper company is chartered with capital 175000 dollars. The plant will have twenty five tons per day capacity using about forty tons of cotton stalks daily. News print is the principal product.
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Cordele
Roosevelt On Admiral Passes Suez Then Drops Down Red Sea
The steamer Admiral with ex-President Roosevelt aboard left the Suez Canal, paused briefly at Suez, and continued toward the Red Sea. It will stop at Aden and Mogadishu on the east coast of Italian Somaliland.
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Roosevelt
Alden
Suez
Admiral
Red Sea
Aden
Mogadiro
Coas
Italian Somaliland
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