First Lady of Official Society Helen Cannon
Miss Helen Cannon, daughter of Speaker Cannon, presides at social and informal political gatherings in Washington and Danville. She manages her home with discretion, maintaining confidences and influencing unofficial access to leaders, while upholding democracy and hospitality in national life.
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National Capital
America
Helen Cannon
U. S. House of Representatives
Cannon
Miss Cannon
United States
Danville
Illinois
Washington
Congress
Capitol
Hanna
Gard
Iceberg Captured by Tug in Delaware Bay Rescue Mission
A powerful ocean tug towed a 500 foot iceberg into Philadelphia harbor amid frantic shipping alerts. The Grand Banks berg weighed about 500000 tons and was secured offshore by rope lashings and grappling hooks with no crew injuries beyond two frost bites. The crew shares in the prize money as the ice will help meet the winter shortage.
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Philadelphia
Sinbad
Delaware River
Delaware
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Maine Fortune In Worms And Fishermen's Bait Trade
A Maine article traces the worm bait industry from Carl Beers of Bangor who bred and sold earthworms to fishermen and Boston customers, to Sidney Cook of Presque Isle who credits Indigenous Canadian methods using bird lime. It notes the worms’ popularity among fish like trout and bass and explains origins and profits of the trade.
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Maine
Carl Beers
Bangor
Boston
Belgium
India
Green House
Sweden
Sidney Cook
Presque Isle
Cook
Canada
Niagara Falls in Danger Unite With Canada to Save Falls
A joint resolution directs the International Commission to seek Canadian cooperation and U S action to curb water diversions from Niagara Falls. The plan limits water diversion to 28 500 cubic feet per second for two years, then becomes law if Canada bans excess diversions. A later note discusses light effects on earthworms and deer.
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Niagara Falls
Senate
House of Representatives
International Commission
Congress
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Secretary of War
Horseshoe Falls
Ontario
Queen Victoria
Niagara Park
Comanche Chief and Niagara Falls Water Rights Debate
Reports depict Quanah Parker’s confrontation over a camera incident and a broader Niagara Falls water rights dispute. Canadian reluctance, rising rental values, and a New York strong-arm remedy threaten the falls’ public use. Senator L Hommedieu opposes protective bills as agitation grows.
Largest incubator built by W P Hall in Pembroke N Y
A 102 by 4 foot incubator with 15 000 egg capacity and 100 compartments was completed by W P Hall in Pembroke New York. It uses eight steam pipes and a thermostatic oil expansion tank to maintain 102 degrees Fahrenheit, automating heat and airflow with minimal supervision. It lowers chick losses by dropping trays at intervals and tests infertile eggs on day seven.
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W. P. Hail
Pembroke
N. Y
Hall
Simplified Spelling Board Founded By Noted Figures
Associate Justice David J. Brewer backs a scientific English spelling reform. About 750 supporters adopt twelve simplified spellings from the National Educational Society. The Sim plified Spelling Board is funded by Andrew Carnegie with $15,000 and includes scholars and leaders such as E. Benjamin Andrews Nicholas Murray Butler Samuel L. Clemens and Andrew D. White.
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David J. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Justice Brewer
Brander Mathews
New York
National Educational Society
Thorefore
Andrew Carnegie
E. Benjamin Andrews
University of Nebraska
Supreme Court of the United States
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
William Dean Howells
Lownsbury
Yale
James
Harvard
Benjamin FE
The
Century Magazine
W. H. Ward
Iodeananemin
Andrew D. White
School Gardens as a Path to Practical Learning
The text argues that school gardens and vacant lot cultivation engage children through hands on activity. It cites cities like Philadelphia Boston Chicago and New York and describes the Boston School Garden Association developing center plots beside schools with teachers guiding students. It notes benefits in practical skills and classroom inclusion.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Los Angeles
New York
School Garden Association
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Iceberg
Maine Florist
Rockefeller
Quanah Parker
Stanton
Oklo
Parker
J. Pierpont Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
H H. Rogers
New York State
Goat Island
New York State Bank
Ghent
Nation
L’ Hommedieu
Niagara River
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mammoth Incubator
Supreme Court
Carnegie
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