Hall House and Jane Addams Social Pioneer
Hall House, Hull House founder Jane Addams, is praised as the world’s leading social settlement in Chicago. The article extols Addams for her generosity, leadership, and belief in the poor, detailing Hull House’s facilities, the Jane Club, and her rise from modest beginnings in Cedarville Michigan to founding a landmark institution in Halstead Street.
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Hall Caine
Jane Addams
Miss Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Hall House
Fits
Philadelphia
America
Halstead Street
Miss Culver
Jane Club
Eelf
Napoleon as a complex, brilliant figure praised by Doyle
Napoleon moves through power with lionlike vigor while Doyle admires his private charm and relentless ambition. Doyle calls him perhaps the most remarkable man who ever lived, timeless and capable of truth only to himself. His ruthless genius and vivid schemes yield success where others fail.
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Miss Addams
Sir Conan Doyle
Napoleon
Relbly
King Oscar Confronts condemned soldier in prison
In Sweden King Oscar visits a death row inmate, ignoring guards, and speaks with the man in his cell. The king explains why mercy is denied and, after a farewell handshake, leaves the convict ready to face execution as a soldier.
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Sweden
Oscar
Attains to Fame From Gas Probing to Leadership
The piece profiles Charles E. Hughes rising from an obscure lawyer to a leading figure in national inquiries. It notes his pivotal role in the New York gas and insurance investigations, potential for mayoral candidacy, party leadership, and possible presidency of Mutual Life Insurance, illustrating that fervent, diligent work can transform a career.
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New York
Europe
Brooklyn
Tony
Charles E. Hughes
Mutual Life Insurance Company
American with Third-Class Ticket Stuns Train Watcher
A passenger in an English first-class carriage lights a cigar provoking a Britisher. The guard is summoned after the American reveals the other man travels on a third-class ticket. He is ejected at the next stop. A spectator asks how the traveler knew and he explains the pocket ticket color matched his own.
Roosevelt's Path After the Presidency in 1909
The piece weighs the future of Theodore Roosevelt after retirement, noting age and ongoing influence. It compares past leaders Washington Adams Jackson Van Buren Polk Grant Cleveland and discusses how popular status and party leadership could keep Roosevelt politically potent beyond his term.
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Roosevelt
United States
George Washington
France
John Quincy Adams
Congress
General Jackson
van Buren
Polk
Cass
General Grant
Grover Cleveland
House committee vows defiance on lighthouse measures
The House interstate and foreign commerce committee plans to oppose the Senate on lighthouse related bills. It has long framed measures to secure passage by the committee, resisting Senate objections.
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House Committee
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Senate
House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
School Garden Work at Hartford School of Horticulture
The Hartford School of Horticulture offers a five year course in school gardening for youths and teachers, linking practical garden trades with botany and horticulture. The program includes annual yard sizes, tuition via work hours, and earns for students while diverting city youth from streets. It features observation plots, weed study, and a track for adults and clergy, with strong outcomes in garden yields and employability.
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School of Horticulture
Hartford, Conn
Francis Goodwin
Hartford
Watkinson Farm
School of
Mr. Hemenway
Lincoln Era Comparison Sparks Speculation on Term Returns
The remark notes a future leader appearing nearly two years younger than Lincoln at his first inauguration and predicts a prolific historical record. It questions re election chances but says a Senate career would be an attractive and plausible path for the figures involved.
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Lincoln
United States Senate
Woman with revolver foils Brooklyn burglar at home
Mrs. Charles Nommenson of 987 Fulton Street Brooklyn confronted a burglar who entered her second floor room claiming to seek Mrs. Wilson. She kept him covered with a revolver and instructed him to unlock the front door, deterring the intruder until he fled.
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Charles Nommenson
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Wilson
Coloring Matter in Food Testing Methods Issued
The article notes everyday foods often contain artificial coloring and cites a new Department of Agriculture bulletin. It includes a classification of colors used in foods and methods to detect them, outlining a practical approach for consumers and testers.
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Department of Agriculture
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WSPA
Charles
Hughes
Greater New York
Probes Insurance
Man of the Hour
Handicraft Schools of
H. D. Hemenway
Massachusetts Agricultural
Hartford S_hool
W. ML Crane Company
Xecets
New York, N. Y
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