Biographical Directory of Congressional Members
Anson Wold and F L Fridley completed a massive biographical directory for the U S Congress compiling 9000 biographies. They still seek 500 blanks covering birthdays burial places and politics while noting earlier directories and the congressional cemetery in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anson Wold
Hieg
American Congress
Wold
Washington
Minnesota
Knute Nelson
Census Bureau
Congressional Joint Committee On Printing
Senalong Mores
Rus Tampshire
Fridley
Congress
William Wilson
Wilson
William
Pennsylvania
New York City
Alexander Wilson
Virginia
Amarlah Boody
New York
Alfred Moore Gatlin
North Carolina
Florida
Francis Scott Key
R. C. Weightman
J. & G. S. Gideon
House of Representatives
Joint Committee On Public Printing
House of Commons
London
Charles Lanman
United States Congress
Congressional
Republic
Christ Episcopal Church
Ezra Darby
New Jersey
George Clinton
United States
Tobias Lear
George Washington
Push- Ma-Ta-Ha
Scarlet Crow
William Wirt
Abel P. Upshur
Navy
Capt
Beverly Kennon
Abel Parker Upshur
Princeton
Save Freight Costs Aims For Butter Shipment Change
An Australian dairy representative touring the world says shipping butter to England minus water content could save over 1 000 000 dollars in freight annually. The plan would lower prices and boost the market while reducing bacteria risk. Australia ships 40 000 tons to England and consumes 80 000 tons domestically. There is no day without sorrow.
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Canada
England
Australia
Time signals from naval observatory clock network
The United States Naval Observatory maintains three standard clocks in constant temperature vaults, energy wired and sealed to stabilize air pressure. Meridian star observations on clear nights measure clock errors, and correct time is transmitted via radio networks as a public service.
Sympathetic Exchange Over a Brother's Death
A brief dialogue shows a speaker asking if Jones is dead, learning it is Jones's brother who has died, followed by condolences. The exchange captures a moment of mistaken identity and sympathy.
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Woman
Pratt West Virginia resident Mus. H Streetz says after three doses she felt better and after two bottles could work normally. She urges friends to try the product and to write for more information.
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Steele
Lydia E. Pinkham
H. Streetz
Pratt
W. Va
Resented Uncalled for Slam at Dead Brother
Ralph W. Smith of the Bureau of Standards discusses a nationwide taximeter investigation in Washington. The anecdote contrasts misread hostility with a respect for the living, highlighting a conversation about a deceased friend named Bill Smith and the caller's surprise upon learning of his death.
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Slam
Ralph W. Smith
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Smith
New York
Bill Smith
Bill
John Smith
Worldly wisdom from Hi Ho on honesty and self-deception
The Washington Star quotes Hi Ho of Chinatown noting that the world is fairly honest yet warns egotism is our greatest threat. He says no one deceives us more than we deceive ourselves.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Declined the Honor in a Humble Courtship Exchange
A private exchange shows Sarah declining marriage to James despite a warm gesture. She excuses herself from crowds while he offers a place in her heart, revealing a quiet end to a social overture.
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James
Sarah
Moses needs Is What ty country really nee d
The fragment suggests a Boston Transcript line musing on national needs and leadership. It hints at questions about who the country requires to guide its future, though details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Washington
Anson Wold
Boston Transcript
In Fooling the Public a Number Remains Unfoolable
A fragmented quote discusses a persistently unfoolable number and the difficulty of inventing excuses, noting a recurring motif of trickery and perception in public discourse. The text presents garbled lines about mistakes and excuses without clear events or entities.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Keyes
Maryland
John Hanson
Continental Congress
Hanson
Oxon Hill
Prince Georges County
Washington, D.C
Moses
Allen
Hanford
von Smeer
General Lee
Lexington
Akfastsy Wakeup
Postum Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Berety
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