Return of Speaker Kiefer Returns to Congress After 22 Years
The article notes General J Warren Kiefer's return to Congress after a 22 year absence. It recalls his prior tenure as Speaker of the House organized in 1851, his controversial clash with I V Boynton, and his later civil and military prominence. It places his comeback among other former speakers like Nathaniel P Banks and Gulusha A Grow.
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Gulusha A. Grow
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Spain
Sheridan
Virginia
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No Insurance Legislation ThoughCongress Debates Issue
Washington experts say no insurance law passage this session as Judiciary Committees doubt constitutional power. Senators and Representatives trade denunciations of insurance magnates amid a national inquiry, while figures like General Kiefer and Speaker Cannon figure in the debate.
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Inventive Delaware man builds aerial mail box
In Delaware Ohio Taggart on a hill devised a pully windlass system to deliver mail from a porch to a main road post by pulling a cable connected to a suspended box. The device raises and lowers the mail to speed delivery amid rough terrain and rising floods.
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Delaware
Ohio
Taggart
Debating Burr Test Under Classic Secret Society Rivalry
An old college man recalls joining two secret societies Omega and Alpha Rho a debating era. He prepared to defend Burr in a contest coached by his friend Grant whose critique revealed his own uncertainty and ambivalence toward Burr. The tale ends with a graceful yet humorous verdict on his first attempt.
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Alpha Rho
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Aaron Burr
Burr
Washington
Very Trying Wife Copes With Rheumatism Joke
A man famed for grumbling battles rheumatism while his devoted wife tends him. A friend asks about progress and the man blames his spouse. The doctor warned damp air harms him and the wife sits crying to moisten the room.
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Invard
Snowline on Africa’s tallest peak near the equator
The highest peak in Africa lies in Uganda. The area beneath the equator on this mountain spans about one hundred square miles of snow and ice.
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Africa
Uganda
Equator
Federalization of Insurance Debated in Congress
Wire pulling surrounds a push for federal registration of insurance firms though no bill clearly reflects Roosevelt or Braden aims. Insurance interests spend heavily on education, while state governments demand retained oversight and Congress hesitates to push centralization, likely delaying federal action.
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Dryden
Washington
Congress
Judiciary Committees
Would Spoil is Pleasure. A Last Rayquist at Mary’s Funeral
On her deathbed Mary instructs her husband Patrick to let her mother ride in the carriage at her funeral. Patrick fears the request but reluctantly agrees to fulfill Mary’s will. He vows to endure the day though it will ruin him entirely.
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Pat
Rayquist
English Authorities Crack Down on Food Drug Adulteration
English officials fined a soda water manufacturer for using too little carbonate of soda in the syrup highlighting the relentless crackdown on adulteration of food and drugs.
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