Diplomat Kogoro Takahira and Taggart Rise In US Roles
The piece notes Kogoro Takahira, a veteran Japanese diplomat, as a potential ambassador to Washington, reflecting Tokyo’s push to strengthen ties with the United States. It also chronicles Thomas Taggart’s ascent to national political prominence, recounting a lifelong story from his Indianapolis beginnings and remarks on other leaders linked to Roosevelt era discourse.
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Kogoro Takahira
Viscount Aoki
Washington
Tokyo
Takahira
United States
Rome
Rudyard Kipling
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Indianapolis
Taggart
Xenia
John Durand
Tom
King Oscar II of Sweden A Learned Democratic Monarch
King Oscar II of Sweden, born 1829 in Stockholm, reigned from 1872 and governed Norway-Sweden union until Norway’s separation. Trained in navy and Upsala, he produced poetry and literary histories while ruling admirably, earning wide esteem as scholar and statesman.
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King Oscar II
Sweden
Stockholm
Oscar II
Joseph Francois Bernadotte
Napoleon
Charles XIII
Bernadotte
Charles XIV
Norway
Storting
University of
Upsala
Oscar
Christmas on Taft's Ranch shines with a magical tree
Mary Elise Muncey notes a unique growing Christmas tree at Taft's Ranch near Corpus Christi. Workers from various farms arrive by horse and foot as the front yard fills with gifts for grown employees including saddles, metal bedsteads, hats, and leather suitcases. A band plays on the porch as children rejoice and locals linger for music and cheer.
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Taft
Texas
Coleman- Fulton Ranch
Corpus Christi
San Antonio and
Aran Sas Pass
Mary Elise Muncey
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Currency Law Debates Highlight Nelson Aldrich and Allies
In Congress a currency reform discussion centers on key figures led by Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island and Congressman Charles N. Fowler of New Jersey. The Senate finance chair, long influential, is joined by Hansbrough and Meyer with varied plans including a central government bank and postal savings option to curb banking distrust and boost savings deposits.
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Congress
Washington
Nelson
Rhode W. Aldrich
Ysland
Nelson W. Aldrich
Senate
Finance Committee
Roosevelt
John D. Rockefeller
Charles N. Fowler
New Jersey
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Fowler
Illinois
Yale
H. ©. Hansbrough
North Dakota
Senate Finance Committee
George von Lengerke Meyer
Postmaster General
Courageous Captain Polack Honored Twice by Emperors
Captain Charles Polack of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse earns the Third Order of the Crown after steering the ship to safety when it became rudderless in open sea. The officer previously saved four boat crew members, earning the Red Eagle, the Royal Humane Society life saving medal, and a decoration from Queen Victoria.
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Charles Polack
Lloyd Service
Polack
Royal Humane Society
Queen Victoria
Rejected Manuscripts and a Lover's Quarrel
Titmarsh tells a friend he received many rejected manuscripts while his sweetheart returns all his letters after their quarrel, revealing a literary dispute and a personal setback.
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Titmarsh
The Queen's Christmas Card and Its Fundraising Plan
Queen Alexandra supports an unemployed relief effort by issuing The Queen's Christmas Carol a charity book of poems stories sketches drawings and music. Notable contributors include Swinburne Austin Hardy Corelli Caine Meredith Pinero Alma Tadema Abbey Hunt Poynter and Elgar. The book sold for a half crown with all proceeds to the queen's unemployed fund.
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Alexandra
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Alfred Austin
Thomas Hardy
Maria Corelli
Hall Caine
George Meredith
Arthur Wing Pinero
Laurence Alma
Druce Mystery Trial Over Grave Fake Deaths and Portlands Claim
The Druce suit seeks to oust the Duke of Portland by proving the Thomas Charles Druce buried in Highgate vault 13,100 is a hoax. Plaintiff alleges the duke faked death in 1864 to conceal a double life and transfer wealth to his wives, with tunnels linking to a bazaar where Druce did business.
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George Hollamby Druce
Duke of Portland
England
Thomas Charles Druce
Druch
Tighgathe
Clamwiny
Lin Duke of Portland
Duke
Cruce
Thomas Charles Cruce
Druce
Druce Coud
Highgate Cemetery
Welbeck Abbey
Dukes of Portland
London
Vhoms
Charles Cruce
Jeky
Waterland 1 Amphibious Car Tests in New York
A French inventor Jules Hevelliers introduces the Waterland 1 amphibious motor vehicle tested in New York. The 30 by 6 by 3.5 foot craft with a 22 horsepower engine can shift between wheels and a propeller, reaching up to about 55 mph on land and 15 knots on water. The vehicle seats navigator and two passengers and resembles a narrow yawl boat with deck and cockpit.
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New York
Broadway
Hudson River
Jules Hevelliers
Waterland
Himh
Postal Savings Banks and the thrift movement in early America
The piece argues for postal savings banks to reduce hoarding and bank concentration, noting high interest on regular banks, the president's endorsement, and England's similar system. It highlights Sam Meyer as a dynamic postmaster general, his background, athleticism, social role, and influence in pushing reforms like postal savings banks and parcels post.
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New Jersey
England
Meyer
Sayers
May of
Teck
Postal Department
Postal Savings Bank
Washington
St. Petersburg
H.C
Hansbrough
Sam
London
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
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George Hullamay Deuce
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George von L. Meyer
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