Rich Wedding Presents to Roosevelt's Daughter Remarkable Gifts
The piece notes hundreds of thousands in gifts for Miss Roosevelt from France Cuba and other nations, including a Gobelin tapestry from France valued up to 50 000 and a jeweled necklace from Cuba. It contrasts smaller earlier weddings with the grand 1906 White House nuptials and mentions a Dresden china set and Tiffany glass bought by Congressmen.
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Roosevelt
Nelly Grant
Alice Roosevelt
White House
Algernon Sartoris
Uncle Sam
Grant
France
Ehrman of
Strasburg
New Republic
Paris
New York
United States
Cuba
Washington
Republic of France
Miss Roosevelt
M. Jusserand
Louis XIV
America
Dresden
China
Ohio
State of
Tiffany
Morgan a Good Loser and Vigorous Senator From Alabama
The article profiles Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama as one of the oldest in the U S Senate and a vigorous fighter for the Panama route against Panama canal concessions. It highlights his 1824 birth, Alabama career, Civil War service, and long Senate tenure. It notes his reputation as a good loser and practical statesman who admits defeat and continues public service. It also mentions his stance on the Nicaragua route and Panama issues and cites a letter to the Panama Canal Commission. The piece paints Morgan as a resolute, fair opponent and a lifelong political actor.
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John T. Morgan
Alabama
Senator Pettus
United States Senate
Senate
Nicaragua
Panama
United States
Morgan
Panama Canal
Senator Morgan
Athens
Tenn
Breckinridge and
Lane
Dallas County
Cahaba Rifles
John Morgan
Fifty-First
Samuel J. Tilden
George Goldthwaite
March Sth
Newark Girl Rewarded by Carnegie Medal Heroine of Casco Bay Rescue
Miss Maud Titus of Newark New Jersey rescued her friend Laura Reifsnyder from drowning during a yachting accident in Casco Bay Nova Scotia on July 30 1904. She received a Carnegie medal at sixteen and the commission awarded Laura Reifsnyder 2500 for education with 500 on school entry 500 annually for three years and 500 at graduation making it the largest Carnegie grant to date.
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Maud Titus
Newark
N. J
Laura Reifsnyder
Casco Bay
Nova Scotia
Andrew Carnegie
Steel King
Miss Titus
Miss Reifsnyder
Carnegie
Reifsnyder
Carnegie Commission
Homes for City Waifs and Charity in New York
A study of New York City's homeless children shows 600,000 under 14 with 25,000 homeless and half of these babies. Describes causes, city charity costs, and the push for private fostering and country homes to replace urban institutions, with thousands adopted or placed with wages.
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New York
New York City
Punhhile Charities
Massa
Pennsylvania
Children’s Aid Society of
A Vast Greenhouse Effect on Earth
The article explains that Earth's atmosphere behaves like a greenhouse glass letting sunlight through but trapping heat. It notes the paradox of cooler temperatures on mountain peaks despite being closer to the sun, due to thinner air and reduced greenhouse warming.
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Earth
Underground wireless telegrams eyed to Europe
Father Joseph Murgas of Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania says his underground wireless system is now in practical operation and plans larger scale tests from underground stations in Wilkes Barre and Scranton. He claims a 2000 foot shaft in the United States and a similar depth in Europe are needed costing about 22000 dollars with concrete for damp-proofing and substantial power requirements.
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Scranton
Father Murgas
Joseph Murgas
Wilkes Barre
Pennsylvania
Europe
Wilkes-Barre
Celebrities and Royal Titles in Oriental Monarchy Imagery
The passage catalogs ornate titles claimed by rulers such as Edward VII and Sultan Abdul-Hamid II, alongside lists from Ava Ceylon and Persia. It notes exaggerated epithets like "King of Kings" and "Lord of the Sun and the Moon," contrasting Western restraint with Eastern grandiosity.
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Edward VII
England
India
Turkey
Abdul-Hamid Khan
Ava
Ceylon
Shah
Shahin Shah
Monomopotapa
Edward
Size of Brains Questioned as Measure of Intellect
A study notes brain size does not reliably indicate intelligence. It cites an illiterate person with a larger brain than many celebrated scientists, poets, and philosophers, challenging assumptions about cognitive capacity based on brain volume.
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Carnegis
Miss Maud Titus
Carnegie Medal
Charities Commissioners
London
Childern
Messages Underground
Pew
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