World’s water craft vary by land and era
Observing tourists note boats from gondolas to junk to catamarans reflect local culture. From Venice gondolas to Hawaiian canoes and Siamese canoes, craft differ in form and rigging yet share a common nautical idea across regions and eras.
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Venice
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Samoa
Siam
Burmaha
China
India
Etral
England
Ireland
Portsmouth
Marmora
Aegean
Why the Boy Was Baptized at a Luncheon Tale
A luncheon before departure for Europe prompts a discussion on apostasy. An anecdote recalls a New York Jew's child baptized to ease a boy’s progress, and a Basel tale relays a precocious child asking if all become Jews. The father explains differences in faith while noting a grandfather recently arrived from Russia.
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Europe
Joseph Cowen
New York
Basle
Theodor Herzl
Stockson Bonds
Russia
Declaration In Independence kept in safe at State Department
A faded document story notes a White House permit to view the original Declaration of Independence has not materialized. The parchment remains locked in a state department safe since 1903, with only special requests bringing it out. The Constitution also rests in the same safe to protect it from damage.
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White House
Department of State
State Department
John Hancock
United States
Meeting with an old friend reveals Clark's power at hotel desk
Representative Champ Clark visits Washington on client business and encounters a townsman named Brown. Clark introduces Brown to the hotel desk clerk and offers to cover Brown's expenses, asking the clerk to treat him well. The clerk recognizes Brown but not Clark, prompting surprise.
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Clark
Champ Clark
Washington
Brown
Mr. Clark
Mr. Brown
Doorway Etiquette from the Capitol Senate Wing
A hurried young man nearly bumps Senator Pettus in the Washington capitol doors. Pettus offers a wry civics tip: always enter on the right and turn to the right so any bump won't require an apology. The venting humor reflects polite political lore.
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Senate
Washington
Senator Pettus
Alabama
Pettus
Saturday Evening Post
Senators and Elevators Stir Capitol Crowd
Senators ride elevators with priority at the National Capitol causing delays and comic mishaps. A page triggers mischief via the senatorial ring and Latta’s scramble to reach the senate floor ends with him exiting to walk upstairs. Bystanders joke of a senatorial conspiracy to block Roosevelt's messages.
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Senate
National Capitol
Alphonse-Gaston
Brefore
Mr. Latta
Roosevelt
White House
Capitol
Senate of
United States
Whispering Stones Spark Congressional Feud in Statuary Hall
In Washington, two Southern Democrats known as Jones and Smith once argued softly on a whispering stone in statuary hall. Jones cursed Smith in a whisper that carried across the chamber, prompting Smith to loudly retort. Now the pair no longer speaks as colleagues beware casual remarks near the whispering stones.
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Capitol
Washington Star
Jones and
Smith
Jones
Statuary Hall
Government Emploes Census Bulletin Highlights Workforce
The bulletin shows over 186844 government employees excluding postmasters and clerks and mechanics. It notes 14000 women and 8352 negroes, with ages spread across under 35 to above 80. New York leads in counts, followed by Pennsylvania and others. Average salaries: men 935, women 976.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Haineis
Massachusetts
Rufe the Water Boy Becomes Powder Plant Hero
In a chaos of tales a river of fiction shows Rufe from Hickory Holler, Iowa, rising from water boy to hero during a deadly powder plant strike. He saves the works from a raging blaze, is celebrated by workers, marries, and later divorces. The piece ends with humorous vignettes about a Tennessee divorce, a bragging diplomat, and a flustered laundry bill.
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Rufe
Rafe
Iowa
Works
Hicko Ry Holler
Consolidated Powder Co
Tne
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