Taft's Formative Years Shaping a Presidential Path
A portrait of William Howard Taft tracing his ascent from Cincinnati lawyer to a national figure. The narrative covers family background, Yale education, early law work, court reporting, and key posts shaping his public life, including service as solicitor general, Philippine commissioner, and civil governor, highlighting his stature and guiding, guardian approach to governance.
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Yale
Secon
Bill
Art
Cincinnati
Waiths
Cincinnati Thief
Cincinnati Commercial
Taft
Harrison
Washinston
United States
Morrison
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Mratt
Snipe Roe Court
Foraker
William Howard Taft
Grant
Austria
Russia
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Supreme Bench
Spain
Philippine Islands
McKinley
Philippines
Aft Wis
Washington
Philippine Commission
Manila
William Jr. Taft
Ohloun
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Althrough
Ife
William H. Taft
Cuba
Superior Court
Ohio
Arthur
Islands
Philppines
Elihu Root
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First Silver Wedding Legend of Capet Era
A Home Chat tale recalls the first silver wedding from the time of Hugh Capet. An old peasant couple, long in service, are rewarded with a dowry and a husband for the aged wife, sparking a vogue for silver weddings after twenty five years of marriage across France.
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Hughes Capet
France
The Treasury Vaults and Burglary Myths
The Buffalo Times explains security at the U.S. Treasury building with guards doors and patrols. It argues tunneling would end with a crushing fall of metal and notes ten thousand dollar gold coins weigh thirty eight pounds while forty million in gold certificates weigh eleven and a half pounds.
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Treasury
United States Treasury
Weill
Lkely
Secret Service
Buffalo Times
Journalistic Revenges and the Press in Parliaments
A Harper's Weekly writer recalls Daniel O Connell opposing press inaccuracy in the British House of Commons. He blamed reporters for suppressing his speeches and the gallery refused to report him. Storms, apologies, and later similar clashes with Lord Lyttleton and Lord Monteagle are noted.
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Berlin
House of Commons
Harper's Weekly
Daniel O'Connell
Dan
Lord Lyttleton
Lord Monteagle
London
A Misplaced Pin in an Uptown Ice Cream Scene
A New York clubman recalls a fancy uptown tea room where a spoon struck a pin in ice cream. He warned of danger, the waiter claimed the pin was a quick fix, and noted patrons often sip without chewing. The exchange ends with a meek joke about careless eating.
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New York
New York Times
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