Countess of Warwick Advocates Labor Party in England
The Countess of Warwick, famed beauty and philanthropist, promotes a labor party in Parliament. She sent twenty five women to the United States to study labor conditions and funds their travel. She addressed workers from a wagon stage, urging unity and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Countess of
Warwick
Hyward
Will Thorne
United States
Tallor
Countess of Warwick
Lady Brooke
Brooke
Tranby Croft
Prince of Wales
King Edward VII
Candied Flowers Gain Fashionable Status
The article notes a growing trend in luxury with candied flowers, especially violets, historically used in confections and bouquets. It describes candied violets as a fashionable delicacy and a refined sensory experience becoming more accepted in society.
Breaks by Congress Peculiar Mistakes on Adjournment
In the rush before adjournment Congress saw errors slip into key bills. The agricultural appropriation was signed before the Speaker, then the President signed a sundry civil bill with a $3,000,000 site item not in conference. Both houses repealed the erroneous item, noting the volume of work the staff faced as sessions ended.
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Congress
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Washington
Canadian Reciprocity Seen Delicate Yet Possible Between Nations
Ottawa letters argue reciprocity with the United States remains unsettled though favored by many Canadian leaders. The piece notes Sir Wilfrid Laurier and other ministers see mutual benefit if terms are right, while anti reciprocity voices hold sway pending U S moves. The tariff revision stance hints Washington and London influence.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Crown
Whifrid Laurier
England
British Empire
Richard Cartwright
Trade and Commerce
Lougheed
Senate
Edward
North American
North America
Dominion
Washington
London
A Grocery in Congress Short Weight and Fraudulent Foods Lure
A House demonstration by Representative Mann showed how common foods may be adulterated. Pepper, olives, honey, and cherry dyes illustrated deceptive practices and the need for a national pure food law. The exhibit revealed adulterants, wrong labeling, and dangerous additives in everyday groceries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Mann
Uhnols
House
The Toye Phite Company and Food Weight Claims
The article critiques department stores and mass packaging for short weights in groceries including vinegar bottles and breakfast foods. It notes demonstrations by Mann and Stevens showing true contents and argues for labeling up to approximate weights, while exposing coffee blends of Java and Mocha as often mislabeled. The long tale fragment then shifts to a medieval narrative about Sir Nigel, his companions, a beggar, a mother, and a march toward France and Spain, ending with a night at St Leonard’s.
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Mann
Mr. Mann
Stevens
Minnesota
United States
Nigel
Adricson
Ford
Verlake
al- Jeyne
Terlake
Edricson
France
Spain
Chandos
Ruth
St. Paul
Aylward
Tle
Fordle
John
Big John
Jinny
Java
Chrieson
Alleyne
St. Leonard’s
Sorte
Praise of a hotel praised as finest between Chicago and London
A Chicago speaker extols a hotel as the finest between Chicago and London, expressing pride in the establishment and a frank confession that its quality merits admiration across distant cities.
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Chicago
London
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Sugar Trust
the Countess OF Warwick
IA Pere
Representative Mann
Toye Phite Company
Grel
Niatl
Gy Sit A
Conan Deyls
Harpers Brothers
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