Notable Humor and Vetoes Across Leaders and Lords
A survey of prominent figures notes Oregon Governor Chamberlain’s vetoes largely sustained by a Republican Legislature. It also profiles John Jacob Astor’s auto collection valued at 120000, Lord Charles Beresford’s teetotal stance, John G Carlisle’s cashed in career shift to law, Lord Ellesmere’s diverse talents and Hampton’s Derby lineage, and remarks on T P O’Connor and Edward Blake joining a convention. An Alabama senator explains vitality with tobacco and whisky limits, and King Leopold’s witty bath exchange with a Paris council member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Oregon
John Jacob Astor
Charles Beresford
John G. Carlisle
Washington
United States
New York
Lord Ellesmere
England
Charles Granville
Hampton
T. P. O'Connor
M. P
London
Edward Blake
South Langford
Liberal Party
United Irish Isgague
America
Philadelphia
Senator Pettus
Alabama
Leopold
Belgium
Biarritz
Paris
Immigrant Riches and Trade Growth Across Nations
The article highlights immigration diversity in American cities and rail passenger growth since 1807. It notes rising Great Lakes freight in early 1906, with ore, coal, grain, logs, and other freight increasing, and compares canal tonnage to the Canadian route. It references New South property values, wage growth, and regional economic leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Egypt
Burmah
Bohemia
Arabia
Africa
Asia
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Assyria
Belgium
British Columbia
Bulgaria
Canada
Central America
China
Chile
Cuba
Denmark
England
France
Finland
Germany
Greece
Newfoundland
Holland
Persia
Hungary
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Corea
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Nova Scotia
Portugal
Roumania
Russia
Scotland
Servia
South America
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Turkey
West Indies
Great Lakes
American Canal
New South
Texas
Kentucky
Ono
Maryland
Mezza in London A Whodunit Tangle
Inspector Mackworth probes Mezza's circle in London to locate the Neapolitan violinist amid a murder case involving David Dumbarton. Pietro the model and Carlo and Angela Mezza offer inconsistent alibis while a Saffron Hill Italian enclave keys the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Dumbarton
Veroni
Hexton Road
St. John’s Wood
London
Valerius Galbraith
Egypt
George Bostock
Mrs. Dumbarton
Quinton Quaye
Inspector Mackworth
Angela Mezza
David Dumbarton
Mezza
Mackworth
Covent Garden Theater
Valerius
Mr. Dumbarton
Paris
England
Mr. Dumparton
Marco Mezza
Martyn
Carlo Guintine
Saffron Hill
Angela
Garibaldi
Patti
Carlo
Pietro
Hammersmith
Marco
Egg
Rue Casas
Signor
Dumbarton
Fire at Greenwood coal mine burns for fifty years
A blaze at the Greenwood col liery in Pennsylvania has burned for fifty years. The second line warns that boastful good deeds often mask ulterior motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood Colliery
Pennsylvania
National Accident Society seeks agents for insurance policies
Advertising prospectus offering 2,000 combination policies covering accidents diseases and occupations. Cost 6 per year payable quarterly. Over $500,000 in benefits already paid. Agents wanted with large commissions and exclusive territory. Address National Accident Society 3% Broadway New York established 21 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Accident Society
Broadway
New York
Premier Ward's Adventure and Narrow Night Escape
The article tallies the career of Sir Joseph George Ward premier of New Zealand and recounts a night in Funeral Gorge when Ward, trapped with a notorious criminal named Jack Keen, drugs and narrowly survives a deadly encounter. Ward later outsmarts the gang and leaves with a wary but respectful alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph George Ward
New Zealand
Seddon
Postal Service
Wellington
Sir Joseph
New York
Funeral Gorge
Alps
South New Zealand
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Odem Sronschiver
Bowes
Perkins
J. H. Perkins
National Herbs
National Herb Company
Capitol Street
Ca’ m
Good American Business
Venezuela
Fitzgerald Molloy
E. Fitzgerald Molloy
Iraa
Naples
Rome
Atelier
la Scala
Milan
Venice
King’s Financial Bulletin
Journal Building
Boston
Mass
Bock
School OF Music
Io Union Sq
Premier Ward's
Jack Keen
Blazes
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