Rich wedding gifts to Roosevelt's first daughter
The first White House wedding of the present century drew gifts valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars from many countries. France sent a Gobelin tapestry, Cuba and France arranged official gifts, and other rulers contributed jewels, tapestries, and silks. The tapestry, two by four feet, depicts a medieval figure and is valued at 25 000 to 50 000 dollars.
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Roosevelt
Nelly Grant
Alice Roosevelt
White House
Algernon Sartoris
Uncle Sam
Grant
France
Ehrman
Strasburg
New Republic
Paris
New York
United States
Cuba
Washington
Rylers
Republic of France
Miss Roosevelt
M. Jusserand
Louis XIV
America
Dresden
China
Ohio
State of
Tiffany
A Vast Greenhouse Effect Described
The article explains the earth’s atmosphere acts like greenhouse glass letting sunlight in but trapping heat. It notes that mountain tops are cooler than sea level because the air is less dense at higher elevations.
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Earth
Morgan A Good Loser and Oldest Statesman in Senate
Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama, eighty-one, ranks as among the oldest in the U S Senate yet remains vigorous and active. The piece recounts his career from Tennessee birth to Alabama bar admission, Civil War service, and long Senate tenure since 1877, highlighting his Panama Canal stance and reputation as a fair fighter.
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John T. Morgan
Alabama
Senator Pettus
United States Senate
Senate
Nicaragua
Panama
United States
Morgan
Panama Canal Commission
Commission
Isthmus
Hay- Varilla
Panaraa
Senator Morgan
Athens
Tenn
Breckinridge
Lane
Dallas County
Cahaba Rifles
John Morgan
Fifty-First
Samuel J. Tilden
George Goldthwaite
Sta
Underground wireless message to Europe eyed by inventor
Father Joseph Murgas of Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania says underground wireless telegraph experiments reach larger scale after proof with aerial system. He plans 3000 foot shafts in the United States and Europe to send messages, costing about 22000 dollars, with concrete shafts to keep dampness out and high power needs.
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Joseph Murgas
Wilkes- Barre
Pennsylvania
Europe
Father Murgas
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Wireless coding speeds up communication by musical tones
The piece notes that a shaft work near completion will be bored for another and water filled sections pause progress. Father Murgas' system uses musical tones instead of Morse, with each tone representing a letter or code word enabling about ten times faster transmission than the fastest Morse code.
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Scranton
Father Murgas
Miss Maud Titus Receives Carnegie Medal for Rescue
Newark girl Maud Titus aged sixteen saved her friend Laura Reifsnyder from drowning during a yachting accident in Casco Bay Nova Scotia on July 30 1904. Carnegie commission grants Reifsnyder $2500 for education while noting Titus medal award as the largest of its kind to date.
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Maud Titus
Newark
N. J
Laura Reifsnyder
Casco Bay
Nova Scotia
Andrew Carnegie
Steel King
Miss Titus
Miss Reifsnyder
Carnegie
Reifsnyder
Carnegie Commission
Titled Celebrities
The piece catalogues grand European royal epithets and Oriental pretensions from Edward VII to the King of Monomopotapa. It notes the Sultan of Turkey as a sweeping ideal of power and contrasts Western monarchs with lavish titles. It ends with the democratization of King Edward who accepts plain forms of address.
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Edward VII
England
India
Turkey
Abdul-Hamid Khan
Ava
Ceylon
Shahin Shah
Monomopotapa
Edward
Size of Brains Questioned as Measure of intellect
A report notes that a large brain does not guarantee intelligence. It cites a finding where an illiterate person's brain weighed more than those of celebrated scientists poets and philosophers.
Homes for City Waifs and the Charity Debate
A discussion of New York City homelessness with 600000 under fourteen, 25000 homeless waifs, and eight million dollars in annual charity. Advocates urge pensions for widows and foster homes over institutional care, noting adoption and wage-based foster arrangements by the Children's Aid Society.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Children’s Aid Society of
New York City
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Panama Canal
Messages Underground
Miss Maud Titus
Charities Commissioners
Conditio
Anay
Wall of Great Cities
Massa
London
Childern
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