Countess of Warwick’s Philanthropy and Labor Support
England’s Countess of Warwick, famed beauty and philanthropist, backs a labor party and funded a 25-woman delegation to the United States to study workers. She toured parliamentary districts, spoke to crowds from a wagon, and promotes dairy, poultry, and girls’ technical schools.
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England
Countess of
Warwick
Edward
Will Thorne
House of Commons
America
United States
Countess of Warwick
Lady Brooke
Brooke
Tranby Croft
Prince of Wales
King Edward VII
Candied Flowers Reach England With Sugared Blossoms
England begins new fashion of candied flowers as luxury appetite grows. violets long used in confections and bouquets, now joined by sugared blossoms. The vogue elevates floral confections to a stylish indulgence across society.
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Sugar Trust
Breaks by Congress Show Errors Near Adjournment
Peculiar mistakes slipped into bills on the last day of Congress as hurried signing and enrollment errors occurred. A Senate House misalignment led to an agricultural bill being signed before the Speaker and Vice President, later corrected. A sundry civil bill included a $3,000,000 Washington building site item dropped in conference. Congress repealed it.
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Chouse of Representatives
House
Senate
Washington
Congress
Canadian Reciprocity Hope Seen from Ottawa Debate
A Ottawa letter argues reciprocity with the United States remains alive, citing speeches by crown ministers and Sir Wilfrid Laurier praising closer Anglo‑American ties if mutually beneficial. It notes public opinion in Canada shifts with Washington and London pressures, and signals tariff revisions may hinge on new conditions.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Wilfrid Laurier
England
Richard Cartwright
Trade and Commerce
Lougheed
Senate
Ising Edward
North American
North America
Dominion
Washington
London
Honest Food Fraud Demonstration Shocks House Panel
A congressional demonstration by Representative Mann exposes adulteration in pepper, cherries, olive oil, and breakfast foods to prove need for a national pure food law. Short weight and deceptive packaging aimed at department stores and mail order houses are critiqued as consumer fraud.
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House of Representatives
Representative Mann
Illinois
Mann
House
Mr. Mann
Stevens
Minnesota
United States
Praise for the hotel between Chicago and London
A New Yorker asserts pride in a hotel claiming it to be the finest between Chicago and London, while a Chicagoan cautions not to blame the speaker entirely. The exchange frames a boastful regional comparison and mutual recognition of quality.
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Chicago
London
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Terlake
Alleyne
Edrieson
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Ruth
St. Paul
Aylward
John
Big John
Jinny
Java
Booth
Hordle
Sir A.conan Doyle
Harper © Brothers
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