Jamestown Tercentenary Expo Moves Forward in Congress
A $1,350,000 federal appropriation backs the Jamestown tercentenary celebration to mark the 1607 landing. Secretary Edwards and architect Taylor will inspect Jamestown Island to plan five government buildings including life saving, fisheries, naval officers’ pavilion, and a negro history exhibit set for a May 27, 1907 opening.
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Congress
Jamestown
New York Post
Washington
Edwards
Treasury Department
J. Knox Taylor
Department
Shaw
Taft
Bonaparte
Life Saving, Revenue Cutter and Lighthouse Services
Bureau of Fisheries
Porto Rico
Army and Navy
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum
Library of Congress
United States
Bureau of American Republics
Jamestown Island
Taylor
Commission
United States Life Saving Service
Army
Navy
South
Negro Development and Exposition Company
Hampton Roads
Exposition Company
Lighthouse Service
New World
Virginia
Secretary of the Treasury
Harry St. George Tucker
Fitz- Hugh Lee
Boll Weevil's Endurance in Keatchie Experiments
A special dispatch from Baton Rouge reports the crop pest commission in Keatchie Louisiana conducting bold boll weevil experiments. Marked weevils that survived without food for months show adaptability to climate. One specimen remained without nourishment for two months, with results deemed highly valuable to entomologists and essential for future control efforts. William Newell leads the program through the cotton season.
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Crop Pest Commission
Keatchie
Baton Rouge
Chicago
William Newell
Rush of Immigrants Tops Ellis Island Figures
The landing bureau reports 1 062 054 immigrants passed Ellis Island in the fiscal year ending June 30 with Italy leading arrivals at 221 696 and 125 000 Hebrews among newcomers. About 7 877 were deported and 6 000 meals a day were served by contractor Balfe, highlighting vast immigrant movement and costs.
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Landing Bureau
Ellis Island
New York Herald
Atlantic
Europe
Immigration Bureau
Italy
United States
Russia
Germany
Treasury Department
Harry Balfe
Balfe
Watchorn
Commissary Department
Alarming Offer About the Chronic Invalid Maria
Mrs Positive recounts a family tale of Maria the chronic invalid who fabricates illnesses for attention. The letter describes her runaway carriage injury as a child and her habit of insisting on new diseases and trips, here a proposed Adirondack jaunt funded by the clan.
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Mrs. Positive
Maria
Adirondacks
Goorals of Poland Describe Charm and Folklore
Maud Robinson notes the goorals of Poland as hospitable and brave yet obstinate, with strong mountain culture. They praise their Tatra region, blend Catholic rites with pagan customs, and wear a heavy practical costume. The piece contrasts their lively dialect and religious mix with their love of nature and harsh weather.
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Poland
Tatra
Gooral
Sviatovat
W. T. Benda
Seaweed parasols trend in Paris fashion of 1906
The Parisian look of 1906 inspires seaweed parasols as a summer accessory. Pale coral pink and emerald weed strands are arranged on pastel textile shades with gauze to keep the strands in place. A former social figure reemerges, hinting the seaweed parasol may return to prominence in society circles.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
New York Press
Kind to a Courting Man
Porter E. Barnes a grain merchant of Richwood married Mrs Josephine Thompson of Peoria. A Marysville Ohio correspondent of the Cleveland Leader reports Barnes recently persuaded the Pittsburgh Cincinnati Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad to stop its midnight fast train at Peoria so he could return home after visiting Mrs Thompson.
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Porter E. Barnes
Richwood
Josephine Thompson
Peoria
Marysville
Cleveland Leader
Barnes
Briegllroad
Thomp- Hor
Victoria as New Queen Name Chosen Over Ena
Ossip states the Spanish queen adopted Victoria to avoid a joke about Ena, as her brothers teased with Quinine Ah during marriage negotiations. The move, praised by Edward VII supporters, aims to curb punning by London editors and avoid lugubrious tones.
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Ena
Victoria
Ossip
Edward VII
New York
London
Meredith Quits Writing
George Meredith will write no more novels. He suffered leg fractures in an accident months ago and, considering his age, is making surprising progress.
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Meredith
George Meredith
Gallantry Notes Involving Taft Nye And Bill Nye
Justice Brewer recalls Taft yielding a car seat to three ladies. The late Bill Nye joked about making room for a fat woman on an omnibus. The quip traces back to a minstrel show era with Nye’s barefoot days.
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Justice Brewer
Taft
Bill Nye
Nye
Fort Saratoga and the Saratoga Battle History
Fort Saratoga built in 1690 by Major Peter Philip Schuyler spurred a northern valley settlement. The area played a key role through French and Indian War and Revolution, culminating in the Saratoga victory. The actual battlefield lies miles away, marked by stones about brave American soldiers, and the Arnold prison house still stands.
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Fort Saratoga
Saratoga
Schuyler
Livingston
Peter Philip Schuyler
Canada
New York
Hudson
Arnold
Army and Strikers In France Describes Soldier Restraint
In Lens Lievin and Trith French soldiers on police duty refused to fire on strikers. M Clemenceau outlined a policy shift, praising officers and troops for passive restraint while warning that deploying soldiers as police risks frontier security and invites abuses by outsiders.
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England
France
English Channel
Calais
Dover
Channel
Lord Fitzmaurice
French Academy
London
Westminster
M. Clemenceau
Army
Jean Martell
Lens
Lievin
Trith
Republic
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Virginia Exposition
Boll Weevil
Asia
Striburg
Berlin
University of Paris
Tours
Poitiers
W. Holland
Suez
Panama Canals
St. James Betow
Christendom
Ghengis Khan
Alaric
Creation
Dick Deadeye
Latin Quarter
Spain
Tatler
Goorals
Mrs. Brightly
Hin
Reaso
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