Centennial memory in Reuben Henshaw speech scene
In a village centennial celebration a wounded Civil War veteran Reuben Henshaw gives a heartfelt address after governor and town figures recount battles and comrades. The ceremony climaxes as Reuben is reunited with his old friend Tom Duffield, bringing solace to Samantha and the crowd.
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Reuben
Mr. Whitney
Samantha
Daguerreotype
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Tom
Guy
Tov
Upper Hallam
Whitney
Reuben. Henshaw
Battlefeld
Pickata
Tom Duffield
Thig Boy
Hazel'Run
Apaaker
Washington
Gether
Christian Commission
Vermont
Father
Mr. Dutfield
Veteran actor William H Crane honored on stage career
A list of quick items notes William H Crane, famed as the oldest comedian on Broadway with 68 years on stage. Other briefs mention Missouri quail losses, 10000 quail restocked from Arizona, Alb Johnson beginning as a clerk at Baldwin Locomotive Works, and inventions to prevent poison tablet misuse. Senator Gallinger marks 79th birthday. hot steel vibrates at massive rates. A library joke contrasts Union and Confederate army books.
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William H. Crane
Missouri
Arizona
Albn Johnson
Great
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Gallinger
New Hampshire
United Statea
Automobile flirtation quip earns local nickname
A playful exchange describes a man in an automobile as a regular lady-killer and says he “just happens to run across them.” The dialogue captures a street corner remark fueling a lighthearted nickname.
House Debates Merrimack Spelling Change in Congress
In a heated session on rivers and harbors funding, Representative John Jacob Rogers urged spelling Merrimack with a final k. The House voted 65 in favor of adding the K, with Nick Longworth and others weighing in as the measure passed amid lively dialogue about correctness and preparedness.
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Ashington
John Jacob Rogers
Massachusetts
House
Merrimack
John Jacob
Merrimac
Congress
Merrimack River
Government
Geographic Board
Sime
Tennessee
Mann
Sims
Rogers
Nick Longworth
O. X
Longworth
Uncle Sam Sells Surplus Predator Pelts At Public Auction
The Agriculture Department has begun selling pelts from predators killed in wildlife control campaigns. In four sales over the past four months, 1,299 pelts fetched $2,562, with the latest sale in late March bringing $1,155.65. Pelts include coyote, bobcat, skunk, badger, opossum, lynx, gray fox, kit fox, raccoon, civet cat and ring tailed cat. The program aims to clear specimens after scientific needs are met and support the federal treasury. Notices precede each auction by about ten days.
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Department of Agriculture
Federal Treasury
Biological Survey
Elk group from Yellowstone on display at National Museum
A family of American elk from Yellowstone National Park is exhibited in the west wing of the United States National Museum. The group, prepared for the Panama Pacific exposition, shows elk at the first signs of winter. Congress has funded an elk refuge near Jackson Hole to feed the herds during winter.
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Yellowstone National A Park
United States National Museum
Smithsonian
Interior Department
San Francisco
Palace of Agriculture
Yellowstone National Park
North America
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canada
Yellowstone
Congress
Jackson Hole
Jackson
Wye
Yellowstone Park
United States
Children Beautifying Capital by Garden Work
Some 16 000 Washington schoolchildren are engaged in beautifying the capital through home garden projects. A secretary reports that 170000 seed packages have been used this year, with new recruits joining as the effort expands to keep youths motivated in turning Washington into a garden city under Miss Susan B. Sipe. The People's Gardens association supports the program, aiming to foster a lasting interest in beautification among the rising generation.
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Washington
Ovary
Susan B. Sipe
People’s Gardens Association of
Miss Sipe
Seasonable Riddle Echoes Through Quiet Village
A clipped dialogue hints at seasonal chatter and a playful misdirection. The exchange centers on direction and time of year, with a nonstandard term suggesting local dialect or puzzle language. The fragment evokes a small community mood and seasonal whimsy.
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Habla
Flah
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Journal of the
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Mich
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Agnda
Iowa
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Foster. Urn CO
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HOYT
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Denebara
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