Countess of Warwick Advocates Labor Party Abroad
England’s Countess of Warwick funds and spearheads a 25 woman delegation to the United States to study labor conditions and promote a labor party. She funded travel, addressed workers, and urged unity for political change while continuing philanthropic work in education and welfare.
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Philanthe
Dai
Poultry
England
Countess of
Warwick
Hyward
Will Thorne
House of Commons
America
United States
Countess of Warwick
Lady Brooke
Brooke
Tranby Croft
Prince of Wales
King Edward ViI
Candied Flowers Gain Fresh Fashionable Note
A new trend in delicates has revived candying fragrant blooms with violets already long used in confections and bouquets. The vogue now treats candied violets as an acceptable delicacy and fragrant garnish for desserts and desserts alike.
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Sugar Trust
Peculiar Congressional Breaks Amid Rush to Adjourn
The article explains several last minute slips in Congress as officials hurried to adjourn. It notes the agricultural appropriation bill was signed by the President before the Speaker's signature, and a sundry civil bill included a $3,000,000 site item that had been dropped in conference. Enrollment clerks failed to catch the omission, prompting a later repeal resolution.
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Congress
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Washington
Canadian Reciprocity Hope Delayed by Washington and London
An Ottawa letter argues reciprocity with the United States remains unsettled as Canadian leaders and supporters acknowledge mutual benefits but cite diplomacy and shifting conditions. The piece notes Liberals and Conservatives in Canada and figures in Britain and the United States shaping the prospects, with tariff revisions read as a signal to Washington.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
W1lfrid Laurier
England
Richard Cartwright
Lougheed
Senate
Eoward
North American
North America
Dominion
Washington
London
A Grocery in Congress Showcases Pure Food Perils
Representative Mann staged a mock grocery in the House to illustrate adulteration and deception in common foods. Demonstrations included ground olive pits as pepper, coal tar dyes in cherries, and a bee-containing honey substitute, highlighting short weight, misleading labeling, and unsafe preservatives.
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Mann
Mr. Mann
Department stores short weight scandal and feudal adventure
A demon strator decries short weight packaging in groceries criticizing department stores and mail order houses for under filling cans and bottles while showing that many breakfast foods and coffee misstate weight. The narrative shifts to a medieval tale where Sir Nigel and his companions travel from Hordle toward France, meeting a beggar, a sobering contrast to the modern critique of honesty in trade.
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Mann
Stevens
Minnesota
Mr. Mann
United States
Nigel
St. Paul
Edrieson
Alleyne
Hordle
St. Leonard's
Gergund
John
Hotel Pride Sparks Rival City Banter
A New Yorker defends a hotel as the best between Chicago and London, while a Chicagoan counters with cautious approval. The exchange highlights pride in local accommodations and rival city rivalry.
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Chicago
London
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