Senate chairmanships and old rooms spark power and pride
Edward B. Claric discusses looming changes in Senate committee chairs as veterans retire, new seats fill by filing for terms, and historic committee rooms in the Capitol recount hearings from the Kansas Nebraska debates to military affairs while noting the drama of seat selection and lineage of influence.
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United States
Senate
Senate of the
Aldrich
Gwanee ¢Hiair
Thurrows
Aldrich Hets
Boies Penrose
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Eugene Hale
Maine
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Rhode Island
Finance Committee
Capitol
Committee On
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Burrows
Michigan
Utah
W. A. Clark
Montana
Henry Cabot Lodge
Committee On the
Philippines
Dolliver
Senator Baveridge
Indiana
Senator Spooner
Wisconsin
Spooner
Beverilze
Elihu Root
Senata
Jocemanta
Mileu Root
Seaboard
Delliver
Committee On Agriculture and Forestry
United States Senate
Frances E. Warren
Wyoming
Warren
Appropriations
Committee On Finance
Hale
Male
Nelson W. Aldrich
Committee On Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Payne-Aldrich
Mer
House
Julius C. Burrows
Mr. Aldrich
Mad King Otto of Bavaria Revealed by Diplomatic Source
The Giornale d Italia reports from a diplomatic source that King Otto, 62, long secluded at Castle Furstenried, remains handsome yet troubled by insomnia and apathy. He smokes heavily, loves Verdi, and his fits of fury are said to be exaggerated. He once ordered a cavalry charge at a wall during the Paris crisis and was rewarded with a trip to Spain and Italy after a covering medical escort.
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Otto
Bavaria
Giornale d'Italia
London Chronicle
Furstenried
Marshal Baron Redwiz
Asomnia
Verdi
Paris
Kaiser William
General Staff
Bismarck
Moltke
France
William
Tratser
Spain
Italy
Curari Poison Mystery Revealed By Indian Arrows Tale
A century of scientific inquiry has failed to identify curari or urari ingredients. A German professor studied Amazonian villages but could not reveal the plants. Dewey Austin Cobb later used the poison on a deer with a blowgun, producing a quiet, paralyzing effect without visible fear or struggle.
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Aine von
Amazon
Dewey Austin Cobb
National Geographic Magazine
Harcourt House Identified as Gaunt House in Vanity Fair locale
The London Graphic notes C Van Noorden assigns Harcourt House Cavendish Square as the Van ity Fair origin of Gaunt House. The description matches Thackeray's hall and gateway, with the Duke of Cumberland statue once at the site. Harcourt House has become a block of flats.
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Gaunt House
Thackeray
C. van Noorden
Harcourt House
Cavendish Square
Hertford House
Manchester Square
Lansdowne House
Berkeisy Square
Mr. van Noorden
Duke of Cumberland
Culloden
Crawley
Reavire Gaunt House
London Graphic
An Ode to a Never-Old Man of Hope and Joy
A poem praises an aging man whose heart remains young and hopeful. His wrinkles are laughter, his hair white with sunshine, yet he inspires others with belief in goodness. The speaker asks readers to strive to be as eternally hopeful and unafraid.
Moody man finds no joy in Christmas season
A moody man laments no gladness amid the holiday cheer while an optimist urges looking for sunshine and a friend. The exchange ends with a remark about avoiding Christmas gifts.
The Experimental Stage Mistletoe Experiment
A young man notes holiday decoration as mistletoe hangs from a chandelier. He explains the sprig is an experiment to test mistletoe properties before using it more broadly. The beauteous young thing asks questions as the scene unfolds in the holiday setting.
The Chemistry of Fashion
Abt proclaims a fashion arbiter idea saying women resemble a test tube this year and retorts to sculpt them like a retort next year. His assistant scoffs at the notion and questions his grasp of women.
Salesmanship in a book sale confrontation tale
An agent tries to push a 16 volume literature set with four photogravures each, boasting quality. The busy man refuses, declaring he has no time to read, while the agent insists the set is exactly what he should buy.
Avy and the Aviator Tale of a Cannibal Encounter
Queen Avy rules a heathen realm where an aviator arrives. She welcomes him with a smile then consumes the aviator, ending his flight in a stark, fable like scene.
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Avy
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Perry
Japan
Perrys
FEE
BERCE
FEE Senet
Curari
Gaunt House of
Vanity Fair
the Believer Tee Eee
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