The Forked Sprig and the Maple Crest Obsession
In a genteel circle, Carrie Balke cherishes a carved maple sprig motto on all her possessions, a mystery then shared by Ernst Sigrid when he visits for afternoon tea. Through playful tales and social intrigue, Sigrid reveals the origin of the symbol tied to a maple sprig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
United States
Caroline Balke
Carrie
Becaause
Carrie Barke
Miss Barke
Annette Henry
Ligrid
Carrie Balke
Ligue
Annette
Sigrid
Ernst Sigrid
Miss Balke
Litthe Square
New Orleans
Lake Superior
Mr. Ligrid
Annnette
Glendive
Mont
A.T. Landen
Mr&. H. L. Eizenbart
Glendive, Mont
Reed's Retirement Spurs Heated Bid for House Speakership
The fight to name a successor to Speaker Thomas B. Reed of Maine intensifies as contenders from both parties emerge. Sereno E. Payne James Sherman James Cannon Hopkin Grosvenor Henderson Hepburn and Belden vie, with Platt backing Payne and Reed favoring Sherman. Rumors of a swap and Reed’s potential move to Platt's camp circulate amid Wall Street chatter. Reed, born 1839 in Portland, Maine, has long sought a big income and vows to join Simpson Thatcher Barnum in Wall Street after leaving Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Reed
Maine
House of Representatives
Sereno E. Payne
James 8. Sherman
New York
Ilinois
Joseph G. Cannon
Danville
Albert J. Hopkins
Aurora
Congress
Cannon
Hopkins
General Grosvenor
Ohio
McKinley
Grosvenor
Washington
David B. Henderson
William Hepburn
Hepburn
Clarinda
Iown
Henderson
Platt
Soreno E. Payne
Auburn
Nelson Dingley
House Committee On
Sherman
James J. Belden
United States General
Reed
Payne
White House
Wall Street
Capitol Hill
Portland
Longfellow
Bowdoin College
California
State House of Representatives
State Senate
Simpson, Thatcher & Barnum
John W. Simpson
Thomas Thatcher
William M. Barnum
Philip G. Bartlett
Mr. Simpson
Gen, Seney
Manhattan Trust
Moore & Schley
Professor Thatcher
Yale University
Law School
United States
William H. Barnum
Yale
Frank H. Platt
Thomas C. Platt
Tracy, Boardman & Platt
Barnum
Senator Barnum
Connecticut
Bartlett
Red
Kep Hiis
Grand Beach
Kitty Reed
Palace
Fifth Avenue
Russia and Britain Disarm Question Ends With Quip
An Anglo-Saxon caller asks if Russia and Great Britain will disarm. Li Huniz Chane replies he cares little about their arms as long as their legs stay within pulling distance, then quotes the Washing Star on the linguistic misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Great Britain
Li Huniz Chane
Hard Luck Vaughan War in Whirlwind Sleigh Tale
A curious New York World item narrates Vaughan War as a boy swept by a whirlwind into a sleigh, leaving observers puzzled about his disappearance and fate as the gust ends. The brief village fantasy reads like a newspaper oddity from the era.
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Brown
Accet
Eee
Gotham
RIS Phraseology
Vaughan War
Laughan
Nish
Gaughan
New York World
Sanden Electric Co
McLaughlin
Mgr
N. Main St
Lj Dungaye, IV
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