Railroad Legislation Stirs as Congress Prepares
Article outlines the upcoming battle over railroad rate bills in Congress. It compares the Interstate Commerce Commission plan with the Foraker and Elkins alternatives, notes likely House action, and discusses partisan dynamics, shipper protests, and the President’s need for compromise to preserve party unity.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Foraker Gill
Elkins
Congress
Panama Canal
House
Senate
Commission
Roosevelt
Santo Domingo
Pabli
Bil
Cannon
Brilliant White House reception for diplomatic corps
President Roosevelt hosted a grand White House reception on January 4 with foreign diplomats and attaches in rainbow attire. The article catalogs numerous orders and decorations worn, including the Order of the Crown of Italy and Saint Gregory the Great, noting their origins, insignia, and ceremonial prominence.
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Roosevelt
White House
Gregory the Great
Gregory XVI
Charles III
Spain
Alfonso XIII
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Simon Bolivar
Don Augusto Pulido
John G Walker
Panama Canal Commission
Honduras
Santa Tosa
Achmed Bey
Tonis
France
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Paris
Vienna
Berlin
Reception of diplomats dazzles at Roosevelt era event
The gala reception showcased diplomatic glitter and social intrigue as prominent figures sought invitations. Ambitious mothers urged eligible daughters into the crowd of beautiful women and gallant men while the Russian ambassador Baron Rosen received the Polish Order of St Stanislaus, a coveted decoration dating back to 1765.
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Rocial
Roosevelt
Baron Rosen
St. Stanislaus
Poland
Stanislaus Augustus Peniatowski
Alexander
Nicholas
Russia
Paris Statue of Franklin Unveiling in a Foreign City
The two hundredth anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth prompts reverence for the philosopher in Paris where his memory as the United States first minister to France is honored. John H. Harjes proposed a bronze statue gift to Paris officials as early as May 23 Inst, by Morgan Harjes & Co.
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Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
United States
France
Paris
John H. Harjes
Morgan, Harjes & Co
Portraits of foreign honors and a Philadelphia statue
The text lists various dignitaries and their decorations from Persia Spain and Portugal, including the Persian Order of the Sun and Lion, the order worn by Weyler, and the Order of Christ. It notes a bronze statue replica linked to Philadelphia with a fast production and dedication timeline and credits Justus C. Strawbridge for the original Franklin statue, cost $10,000.
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M. Witte
Kuropatkin
Order of the Sun and Lion
Shah Feth-Ali
Persia
Weyler
Spain
Senor
Don Luis Pastor
Leon
Castile
al Merite Militar
Valerano Weyler
Buteler
Cuba
Portugal
Philadelphia
Justus C. Strawbridge
Beecher Hen Reward Tale Nods to A Hen’s Egg Prank
Related of Beecher recalls a Congregational preacher calling a hen a beautiful creature. In response the hen laid an egg in his hat, a practical joke that reportedly rewarded Beecher with a humorous lesson.
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Beecher
Honey Production in Australia Surges Annually
A report notes that the Australian honey industry exports or produces a significant quantity each year, highlighting rising output and the sector’s economic role. The data point emphasizes growth and national impact without detailing specific figures or dates.
Sacajawea Statue Honors a Pioneering Woman
Mrs Eva Emery Dye of Oregon City wrote The Conquest on the Lewis and Clark expedition and highlighted Sacajawea's pivotal role. Portland's Woman's Club organized to fund a statue, raising seven thousand dollars. Mrs Henry Waldo Coe contributed copper for casting, supplying nearly ten tons of metal plus smelting and shipping costs.
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Eva Emery Dye
Oregon City
Ore
Portland
Woman's Club
Sacajawea
Sacajawea the Guide in Lewis and Clark Legend
A biography of Sacajawea recounts her capture by Shoshones, sale to Charbonneau, birth of a son during the winter, and her daring expedition leadership with Lewis and Clark to the Pacific. The piece credits her with saving the expedition and notes a statue funded by Denver women led by Miss Alice Cooper.
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Columbia River
Charboneau
Dakotas
Sacajawea
Columbia
Pacific Ocean
Mrs. Dye
Lewis and Clark
Alice Cooper
Denver
Dye
They Read the Senator's Lips In Capitol Class
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania hosted a kindergarten lip reading class in his committee room. Six pupils from the Philadelphia Home for Training Deaf Children in Speech spoke of progress under Miss Mary Garrett, who seeks a $100,000 congressional appropriation to create a national normal school for lip-reading teachers.
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Knox
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Philadelphia
Mary Garrett
Garrett
National Normal School
Congress
Washington
Adder and the Crowned Stone in Prussia Sale Tale
A quip on diligence before kings contrasts with a playful banter over aces. Cleopatra asks about days left to spend and seeks an adder for a calculation. Dr Oliver recounts a cherry stone carved with 124 beads showing papal and royal mitres, sold in Prussia for 15000 dollars.
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Cleopatra
Oliver
A Gascon officer mocks a boastful prince tale
A Gascon officer dismisses a proud prince boasting of killing six men with his own hands. In town a man pushes a kindling cart, a damsel of color flirts, and the man discreetly lends her a large piece of kindling, a scene described with wry humor and a pun on a dead tree and light weight.
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Darkey
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Homemaker Magazine
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