Message to Garcia saga a War hero’s quiet fame
The piece recounts Lieutenant Andrew Summers Rowan who carried a message to Garcia during the Spanish American War. It notes his perilous voyage from Jamaica to Cuba, his meeting with Garcia, and his later actions in Puerto Rico and the Philippines, ending with his California retirement and unfulfilled DSM request in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Spain
Andrew Summers Rowan
California
Elbert Hubbard
Lusitania
the Philistine
Garcia
Rowan
West Point
Washington
McKinley
Cuba
Calixto Garcia
Arthur Wagner
Bureau of Military Intelligence
White House
Wagner
Jamaica
Caribbean Sea
Sablo
Oriente Bay
Nassau
New Providence Island
Hog Island
Fearless
Key West
Russell A. Alger
Nelson A. Miles
Miles
Porto Rico
Philippines
Sudlow Mountain
Cebu
War Department
Col
Yardstick concept sparks New Deal debates in TVA talks
In Washington discussions on government power projects like TVA and Bonneville, proponents revisit the yardstick idea. Some argue it measures private rate fairness, others say it proves that very low rates and high output can spur consumption and show utility executives gold in the hills. The piece also covers Maryland politics around Senator Tydings and Senator Radcliffe amid anti trust inquiries and congressional responses to administration advisory efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
TVA
Bonneville
New Deal
David E. Lilienthal
Congress
Lilienthal
Arthur E. Morgan
Morgan
Maryland
George L. Radcliffe
David J. Lewis
Radcliffe
Millard E. Tydings
Lewis
Senate
Tommy Corcoran
Tydings
Albert Co
Ritchie
Democratic Party
Harry W. Nice
Thurman Arnold
Ben Cohen
Herman Oliphant
William E. Borah
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Roosevelt
White House
O'Mahoney
Chicago
Supreme Court
Administration
Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Prentiss L. Coonley
W. Averell Harriman
Brain
Roper Group
Standard Oil
American Radiator
Sears Roebuck and Co
U. S. Steel
General Foods
Edward C. Eicher
Iowa
Capitol
William H. King
Utah
Hatton W. Sumners
Texas
B. Carroll
Reece
Tennessee
Borah
Cire
Combine Crochet and Cross Stitch Pattern 6106
Quick beauty treatment for linens with an easy crochet border and embroidery motif. Contains transfer patterns for six motifs in various sizes plus crochet directions, color schemes, stitch illustrations, and material needs. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept New York for pattern 6106.
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Sewing Circle
Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York City
Counties powerhouses drive national economy
Six counties including Cook Illinois Los Angeles California Philadelphia Pennsylvania Wayne Michigan New York New York and Cuyahoga Ohio hold about ten percent of the U S population and account for roughly a quarter of national business payroll Collier's reports the stat in a broad regional analysis of urban economies.
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Cook
Illinois
Los Angeles
California
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Wayne
Michigan
New York
Cuyahoga
Ohio
United States
Collier’s
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Western Newspaper Union
Elmo Scott Watson
Man
Island of
Warner
Gut
Sen Ae
Apital Carter
Photography
Northwest Photo Service
Farge « Dept.k
North Dakota
West Send
York City
OWL
Photo Service
Fargo
N. Dak
Mate
Billings
Mont
Ideal Stock Ranch
Bighorn
Bighorn River
L. & Brandt
Beacon
Ill
International Electric Fence CO
Portland, Or
Ydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Nature
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