Vegetarian Dinner Party At Boundary Castle
Mrs. John B. Henderson, wife of the Missouri senator, hosts a large Washington dinner without meat to showcase vegetarian cuisine. Her hospitality and the famed chef’s meatless creations drew prominent guests, sparking debate about meatless dining yet proving a success for the delegates to the food congress.
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Wiley
John B. Henderson
United States
Missouri
Joan B. Henderson
Washington
Motor boot shocks Paris with speedy giant sighting
A gigantic booted man named Constantine sped along the Champs Elysees at twenty five miles an hour without walking. Tiny autos on boot soles powered the stride while a waist belt held accumulators. The device promises rapid city travel and mischief, with a caveat about potential political or security concerns.
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Paris
Champs Elysees
Washington Post
Constantin
Constantine
Taft
General Grosvenor
Indian Commissioner's Views on Red Man Identity and Education
Commissioner Francis E. Leupp argues the Indian should remain distinctly Indian not a white man with a dusky skin. He praises preserving Indian traits while guiding improvement and discourages erasing native qualities in education and assimilation efforts. He notes native music study in schools and views Indians as natural warriors, logicians, and artists within the social system.
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Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Francis E. Leupp
Indian Office
Leupp
Holland airship inventor works on a flying machine
New York report profiles John P. Holland’s near twelve year effort on a lightweight flying device strapped to the back of a wearer. The 30 pound model features two vertical arms and two pairs of wings that would vibrate to lift a person, with promises of safe descent and birdlike navigation en route from New York to Washington for a presidential inauguration in the future.
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New York
John P. Yolland
Holland
Tolland
Washington
Dinner Menu Analyzed by Wiley and Experts
Mrs Henderson hosted a Washington convention dinner with an English vegetarian chef Benett. Scientists including Dr Wiley and Dr Kelley analyzed the dishes and a souvenir menu listed the courses and recipes. The piece also wryly references Uncle Joe Cannon and Vice President Fairbanks as guests and notes motor boats as progress.
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Henderson
Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Kelley
Battle Creek
Washington
Joe” Cannon
Fairbanks
Progress
Roosevelt's Rifle Returns From Hunting Trip Repairs Needed
The rifle used by President Roosevelt on his hunting trip arrived at Springfield Armory in Massachusetts for extensive repairs. Made for Roosevelt under Colonel F. H. Phipps, the gun is a magazine army rifle with small alterations for sporting use.
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Roosevelt
Springfield
Mass
F. H. Phipps
Armory
Vanderbilt's New Auto Aims for World Speed Record
Alfred G. Vanderbilt funds a secretly built automobile expected to reach 152 mph with 250 horsepower. If realized it would surpass existing car and train speeds, suggesting a new era in land travel and challenging the fastest human and machine records.
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Alfred G. Vanderbilt
H. L. Bowden
Ormond Beach
Fla
Vanderbilt
Fleming
Jacksonville
Florida
Woman Keeps Thousand Canaries In Cincinnati Home
Mrs. Sarah Noble, a Cincinnati widow, tends 1000 canaries in seventy large cages housed in her elegant city home. She bought the birds’ ancestors abroad years ago for $1,000 and spends about $65 yearly on their feeding. The estate features premier heating and ventilation systems.
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Sarah Noble
Cincinnati
Ohio
Noble
Naming Henry Hudson Hendrik Hudson in American usage
Kept in English usage since baptism, Henry Hudson was rarely Hendrik in his homeland. The practice appears in recent memorials and committees. Dutch records at The Hague show Hudson called Henry by the Dutch, with a contract in the archives linked to the East India Company manuscript history.
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Henry
Hendrik
Hendrik Hudson
Henry Huson
Netherlands
Henry” Hudson
Henry C. Murphy
the Hague
Hudson
Royal
Dilrectors
East India Company
P. van Dam
Chamber of Amsterdam
Henry Hudson
Simpy
Hudson Tercentenary Committee
Better Rural Schools and The Hoosier Schoolmaster Echoes
The article argues for improved rural education through farm training and school gardens as essential to modern schooling. It contrasts early Hoosier schooling with current higher education, notes shifting demographics, and laments urban migration while urging updated teacher methods. It discusses Henry Hudson misnaming, educational reforms, and the need to adapt farming training to keep rural youth.
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Edward Eggleston
Hoosier
Mississippi Valley
Hooster
Salvation Army
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Washington Society
Indian Affairs Against Higher Education
Mr. Leupp
Dians
F. E. Leupp
Holland Airship
Eges A
la Villero
Co. C
Boundary Castle
Vanderbilt’s
Kentucky
Old World
Little Red Cross Roads
Iowa
Eerie Beens
True Blue Co
Dept
Boston
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