Susan B. Anthony Celebrated Amid Suffrage Honors
In Washington and Baltimore, statesmen and women praised Susan B. Anthony on her eighty sixth birthday. President Roosevelt sent congratulations, while Anthony urged Congress to push a constitutional amendment for female suffrage. Mary Thomas led a Baltimore address demanding ballot access for women and protection for children.
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Susan B. Anthony
Washington, D. C
Anthony
Roosevelt
Congress
Anna Howard Shaw
Miss Anthony
Capitol
Mary Thomas
Baltimore
Army
Navy
Maryland
Susan SE. Anthony
Diplomacy Triumphs as Root Secures German Trade Concessions
The German Reichstag delayed maximum tariff levels for March 1, 1907, to June 30, 1907, averting a potential commercial war with the United States. Secretary Root’s steady diplomacy, aided by Ambassador Sternberg, preserved favorable German trade terms and earned Root praise as a top-class diplomat.
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United States
Germany
Reichstag
Root
Sternberg
State Department
American Foreign Office
von Buelow
Department
Congress
Washington
Miss Anthony's Battle Against Ridicule and Calumny
Susan B Anthony, born in South Adams Massachusetts, rose from a quiet Quaker upbringing to challenge male rule. At 26 she fought for women's suffrage by leading a protest at a temperance convention and helped organize the New York State Temperance Society, shaping a lifelong push for equal suffrage.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Miss Anthony
Mrs. Stanton
New York
Anthony
United States
Mary
Rochester N. Y
Rochester
Susan Brownell Anthony
South Adams
Mass
Sons of Temperance
Albany
N. Y
Daughters of Temperance
Susan
Susan B Anthony
New York State Temperance Society
Middle West producers eye German market as velvet trade
In the Middle West, various producing interests view the German market as a velvet trade path, signaling potential strong demand and new export prospects for regional goods. The description suggests a favorable climate for trade expansion amid shifting international relations.
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Middle West
Stock Exchange Seats Reach Record Prices on Wall Street
The New York Stock Exchange limits 1100 seats, driving prices to $95,000 and above. Seats are sought by hundreds of operators, with daily trading near 1,000,000 shares and potential yearly incomes around $32,700 per member. Deaths and relocations fuel bidding, making seats valuable assets for cashing in on rising rates.
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New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
New York
Millionaires Serve as Waiters at Germantown Club Banquet
A gala banquet at Wissahickon Heights clubhouse featured eighty six caddies aged eight to sixteen served by prominent Philadelphia business and social leaders. Notables including William Potter Sheriff Brown and Edward Buckley Jr. filled roles as waiters while club officials commended the cadets for good conduct and presented candy and cash prizes.
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Germantown
Samuel T. Heebner
Italy
William Potter
Sheriff Brown
Public Safety
Potter
Edward S. Buckley, Jr
H. H. Kingston
Harlan S. Page
Howard Perrin
Joseph S. Clark
Charles T. Cowperwaite
Henry A. Lewis
Robert C. Cooke
William R. Buckley
C. H. Potter
William Disston
W. Findley Brown
William C. Houston
Propeller In the Air Air driven boat advances on a fan system
An English device uses a motor and an aerial propeller to drive a shallow draft watercraft. The fan operates in the air rather than water, pushing the vessel forward. This method allows navigation in shallow waters and areas with vegetation that hinder traditional screw or paddle wheel boats.
Poison used by South American Indians aids hydrophobia treatment
Curare, a deadly poison used by South American Indians on arrow heads, has been found helpful in treating hydrophobia. The finding suggests potential medical applications of curare in managing rabies exposure and related symptoms.
A Midwinter Trip to Charleston Jacksonville and St Augustine
A breezy Washington to Charleston itinerary recounts a rough sea passage aboard the Seminole on Washingtons birthday. The narrator visits the Battery St Michaels church and Charleston market, noting grand houses, jasmine, magnolia, and sea breezes before continuing the journey southward.
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Charleston
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Washington
New York
Isthmus
Hatteras
Battery
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