Debate Over Free Seeds Subsidy In House Agricultural Bill
The House considered an agricultural appropriation bill with contention over removing free seed provisions. Speakers defended the policy citing small per farmer cost and benefits while critics argued it harms farmers and loyalty to government aid. Notable remarks from representatives Henry Mondell and Burleson highlighted partisan and humorous clashes.
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House of Representatives
Committee On Agriculture
Henry
Connecticut
Mondell
Wyoming
Burleson
Texas
Reubens
Bur
Anti Monopol y Laws and Memorial Day Reflections
A 1906 piece compares French anti cornering laws with US debates on trade practices and seeds, plus a Memorial Day tribute honoring soldiers and veterans. It notes Mondell and others debating seed concerns, the dangers of graft, and the enduring memory of Civil War heroes in a national observance.
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Bull Run
Gettysburg
Memorial Day customs and national unity spirit
Memorial Day has not reverted to a simple Decoration Day since its inception over thirty five years ago. This year sees a trend of Blue and Gray events with Grand Army posts and Confederate camps mingling in friendly ceremonies. The day retains its honor for Union soldiers and the act of laying flowers remains poignant.
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Republic
France
Boston teacher Miss Clara Doane marks 57 years of service
A Boston public school educator, Miss Clara Doane, completes fifty seven years of continuous teaching. Her long tenure highlights commitment to students and the local education system.
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Boston
Clara Doane
Old Texas Pettus Seeks Senate Renewal At 88
Alabama voters admire Edmund Winston Pettus and back his reelection claim, while fear for his 1909 term ending at age 88 prompts an election to decide his successor. Pettus disputes worries, calling himself spry and ready for another six years.
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Edmund Winston Pettus
United States Senate
Pettus
Osler
Vicksburg
Texas
California
Joys in Tree Planting and the Fake Arbor Trick
The piece warns of a spring tree fakir who digs up sprouts from woods to sell as exotic plants. Buyers pay high prices for supposed rare Japanese or East Indian shrubs only to discover common sumach, maple, or peach saplings. The con artist vanishes after the sale.
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Fakir
Japan
East Indies
Afterthoughts and Rambles From a Turbulent Era
Pekin reports note Chinese bandits and East Side rioters in New York, while a Milwaukee poetess wins a barrel of flour in a contest. Henry James is cited as a "frustrated American" as readers debate his work and a baby born in a parlor car is linked to future success.
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East Side
New York
Milwaukee
Lake Shore Road
Henry James
Mr. James
Court awards $14,000 for loss of leg in Washington case
The Washington State Supreme Court awarded George H. Melse $14,000 for a leg injury. Dr Wiley the Government Chemist investigates how long refrigerator plants can safely keep food, aiming for the cold facts.
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Washington State Supreme Court
George H. Melse
George
Dr. Wiley
Red Tape in Days of '61 Reminiscences From Civil War Veteran
A Civil War veteran recounts Panama circumlocution office style delays and recalls the 1861 period. He recalls, as quartermaster sergeant with a New York regiment, being tasked to land recruits and later discovering a broom shortage after reporting to the lieutenant who sent him to the ordnance store for rations.
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New York
Tie
Washington
Leutenant
Ordnance Store
Tn Notary
Pioneer Confederate organizer Mrs Goodlett of Nashville
Mrs M C Goodlett, Nashville, founder and first president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, is praised as a tireless ally of Confederate veterans and memory keepers. The piece chronicles her decades of organizing effort, national role, and the 1894 founding of the UDC in Nashville, with later honors including a Richmond museum portrait unveiled June 8 1903.
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M. C. Goodlett
Nashville, Tenn
The
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Confederacy
Goodlett
South
Confederate States
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Tennessee Daughters
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Theational Prisoners Association
National Humane Association
Society of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
Tennesseans
Mrs. Goodlett
Richmond
Scrutinize Your Change Carefully Across Headlines
A garbled note warns of a dangerous counterfeit thousand dollar bill found. Pirates have stolen a Standard O1 vessel. Dr Wiley warns bottled whiskey as safest. source quips it stays bottled. The Chicago News notes flirtations and politics, mocking spending by the two parties in the last presidential campaign.
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Dr. Wiley
The
Agricultural Department
Grant story at dinner ends with toastmaster quip
Major General Frederick D. Grant recounts a dinner speaking incident where the toastmaster praised his resemblance to his father to win audience attention. Despite a strong delivery, Grant felt the crowd disappointed until the toastmaster cheekily claimed he “cannot speak worth a cent.”
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Grant
Frederick D. Grant
Maxwell's Homemaker Magazine offers new April issues
Circulation growth allows magazine expansion with new features. A free sample proves its value for homemakers on a budget. The April issue highlights The Delights of Gardening and many departments from Home Etiquette to Home Cooking, plus a plan for a cottage home. Send ten cents or five two cent stamps to Maxwell's Homemaker Magazine, 1405 Fisher Building, Chicago, Ill.
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Maxwell’s Homemaker Magazine
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Chicago
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