Real Poet Riley Remembered Through Friends and Folklore
A reminiscence on James Whitcomb Riley by Bliss Carman and James Kilmer recounts Riley’s poetry and personality. It notes his dedication to dialect verse, indifference to politics, and later life in Indianapolis with a playful Hoosier identity linking to Arcady folklore.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Bliss Carman
Independent Ad
James Whitcombley
Indianangster
Carman
Riley
Joyce Kilmer
New York Times
Longfellow
Swinburne
Swinurne
Indianapolis
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Poe
Indianapolis Journal
Don Marquis
The
New York Sun
James Whitcomb Riley
Arcady
Raggedy Man
Orphant Annie
Old Kingly
Griggsby Station
Institute for Government Research Faces Scrutiny over Rockefeller Ties
The plan to scrutinize government departments sparked anger among officials who believed the Institute for Government Research aimed only at scientific study. Charter members denied Rockefeller funds or influence at the outset as they described the group’s mission to improve government methods. William F Willoughby of Princeton runs the institute while trustees include Frank J Goodnow and Charles W Eliot, tied to Rockefeller interests.
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Congress
Institute For Government Research
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
William Franklin Willoughby
Princeton University
Institute
Frank J. Goodnow
Johns Hopkins University
Edwin A. Alderman
University of Virginia
Frederick Strauss
New York
Robert S. Brocklings
St. Louis
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Raymond B. Fosdick
Rockefeller Foundation
Harbors Included Debate in Naval Appropriation Fight
Senate debated the naval appropriation bill and, after several senators urged including harbors from Philadelphia Camden Wilmington and other ports, amended the clause to require plans for harbor and channel improvements deemed best by the commission.
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Camden
N. J
Wilmington
Del
Sheppard
Vardaman
Mississippi
Overman
N. C
William
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Rio Grande
Garrett’s jesting chair sessions spark quiet House whispers
Observers note Finis Garrett, when presiding, signals for members then confers in whispers. He supposedly invites a member to hear a joke, warns them not to laugh, and uses the moment to tell stories, fooling the house with solemn gazes.
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Clark
Diane Tee
Maisiaannae Rett
Tennessee
Garrett
Ice Cream Demand in Washington Staged for Germany Supply
A humorous analysis estimates Washington consumes about 200,000 gallons or 1,200,000 pounds of ice cream monthly. It posits Germany’s Deutschland submarine would need to import that amount each month to prevent an ice cream shortage.
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Washington
Germany
District of Columbia
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Finis Garrett
Capital
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