Uncle Joe Cannon Ailing Under Historic Portrait Making
A Washington letter notes Uncle Joe Cannon resists the era’s artful portraiture efforts. Photographers seek a stern statesmanlike image for posterity, but Cannon’s blunt, combative personality remains unmistakable. The piece contrasts the ceremonial role of the speaker with the behind the scenes leadership in Congress.
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Joe Cannon
Washington
Philadelphia
Cannon
Uncle Joe
Mr. Cannon
Uncle
Congress
Appropriations
Joe
Mr.Cannon
Hall of Representatives
Dave” Henderson
Dave
Persoon
House
Olmetend
Toe
Appropriations Committee
The
Treasury
Uncle Joe Cannon Asserts Dominance In House Battle
The article recalls how Speaker Joseph Cannon once stripped to the shirt on the House floor, pacing the aisles with fierce oratory and blunt sarcasm to defend the House’s authority. It notes his evolution into a dignified leader who restored the House’s prestige, earning broad trust from Republicans and Democrats alike.
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Joe
Cannon
Appropriations
Alexander
Buffalo
United States
Bill West
Southern Railway
House
Senate
Gannon
Apprause
Dont Stay At Home Week Special Nickel Plate Fare
Announcement advertises Sunday only travel for groups of five or more at one dollar per person to any point within 100 miles on Nickel Plate railway. Nearest agent listed as G A Asterlin, T B A, Port Wayne Indiana. Also notes Dr H L Porter ill with pneumonia.
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Nickel Plate Road
G. A. Asterlin
Port Wayne
Ind
W&s
Man Sees Sounds in Varied Colors in Zurich Case
A 26 year old Swiss man in Zurich exhibits synesthetic color perception tied to sounds. Neuropsychologists including Dr Alfred Ulrich describe his rare condition where vowels trigger color sensations and animal cries evoke distinct hues. The phenomenon began in childhood and intensified after measles, with ongoing tests revealing vivid color mappings to speech and cries.
Indian Woman Sacajawea Makes History At The Fair
Ignores modern praise, the display highlights Sacajawea the Indian squaw who aided explorers Lewis and Clark. The article notes Pocahontas fame, Sacajawea's role as interpreter, and her life with Charbonneau, a French courier, while she endured hardships alongside other squaws.
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T. Louis
John Smith
India
Charbonneau
Bois
Lewis
Clarke
Charbannent
Sense Interchangeability Mystery At Swiss Experiments
A young Swiss exhibits a remarkable faculty where most senses convert into one another. He can feel roundness as a sound, color as a form, and even smell or taste linked to visual and tactile impressions. Dr Ulrich cites brain switches as proof that touch underlies all five senses.
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Ulrich
Kalamazoo Street Sweepers Aim to Clean Main Street
In Kalamazoo Michigan on May 14 the all female Civic League under Rev Caroline Bartlett Crane began a six week street cleaning project on a half mile of Main Street from Church Street to the Grand Rapids and Indiana tracks. The effort, supervised by the Public Health committee, seeks to prove women can do the work more cheaply and efficiently, with refuse collected at no city expense and possibly sold as fertilizer after the first week.
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Alamazoo
Mich
Kalamazoo
Caroline Bartlett Crane
Main Street
Church Street
Grand Rapids
Indi
Remarkable sensory crossovers noted by Dr Ulrich
Dr Ulrich describes a rare faculty where one in ten people misperceives senses, notably hearing as touch. A familiar example is feeling cold when hearing a slate pencil creak, causing teeth to chatter. The case of the young Ewiss is highlighted as a significant scientific illustration. Columbia City reports C D Meyers visiting family and a brother-in-law bedside.
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Ulrich
Ewiss
Columbia City
C. D. Meyers
Port Wayne
Lawrence
Cure Kidney Aches By Donns Kidney Pills Say Fort Wayne Man
A Fort Wayne citizen recounts years of back pain and kidney illness. After trying many medicines, Donn's Kidney Pills at Meyer Bros. Co. helped relieve pain, restore normal urine color, and end his illness. Sold by all dealers 31 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agent. Remember Dean's and avoid substitutes.
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Bright
Fort Wayne
A. Elbert
Summit Street
Donn
Meyer Bros. Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Dean
Fashion sleuth tracks men’s styles from New York to Newport
The New York Sun weighs who sets men’s fashions and how. The fashion sleuth, a practical reporter, watches opera crowds and hotel corridors to spot subtle details in collars, cuffs, belts, and wearers. He insists no single arbiter exists but notes a few instinctive tastemakers in New York who turn ideas into enduring style across resorts like Atlantic City and Saratoga.
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New York Sun
New York
London
Paris
Ima
Fashion Sleuth
Hes
Easter
Atlantic City
Newport
Long Branch
Sarratoga
Palm Beach
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