Return of Speaker Kiefer Rejoins Congress After 22 Years
General J Warren Kiefer returns to Congress after an absence of 22 years. Former Speaker of the House in 1881 he faced controversy with H V Boynton and left public life at 48 after four terms. He resumes public service alongside Nathaniel P Banks and Galusha A Grow who also served as Speakers.
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J. Warren Kiefer
Congress
Kiefer
H. V. Boynton
Washington Correspondents
Boynton
House
Nathaniel P. Banks
Galusha A. Grow
Pach
Keifer
General Kiefer
Washington
Lee
Spain
Sheridan
Virginia
Appomattox
Sailor's Creek
Cannon
Ohi
Bingham
Hitt
Payne
Ketcham
New York
Senator Dryden
New Jersey
Dryden
Yale
New Jersey Statesman
Judiciary
Marshall
Insurance Legislation Debate Stirs Washington
Legislative experts in Washington discuss the fate of a universal insurance law. Senators and Representatives debate constitutional authority while insurance magnates push for centralized federal oversight and state governments defend their rights amid a looming national policy clash.
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Washington
Nators
New York
Bota
Congress
Ingenious aerial mail box on a hill in Delaware Ohio
A resident named Taggart builds a windlass driven aerial mailbox to bypass a rough hillside road and a distant main road. The device uses a steel cable and wheel system so the mail is hoisted from the porch to a post, allowing the rural carrier to deliver without walking the difficult path.
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Delaware
Ohio
Taggart
Tarcart
Aaron Burr debate memory and a debuting student
An aging college debate tale recalls a shy student urged by Grant to defend Burr. Despite coaching, nerves made Burr appear vile to opponents, and the narrator bungled the argument before a final quip from Grant that even the devil couldn’t decide the correct side.
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Burr
Grant
Damp Air Blamed For Ills In Witty Exchange
A rheumatic man vents at life and blames his wife for his condition. His devoted spouse solace him as he endures care. A friend visits and the man jokes that damp spaces worsen him, prompting the wife to cry and reveal the doctor’s advice.
Snowy equatorial peak in Uganda
A note identifies Africa’s highest mountain as located in Uganda. It claims one hundred square miles of snow and ice lie directly under the equator on this peak.
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Africa
Uganda
Equator
Inevitable Funeral Request From Irish Wife
On her death bed a wife bids her husband Pat Patrick to ride her coffin with her mother beside him. He resists saying it would spoil the day, yet finally agrees to have the mother ride by his side, though it will ruin his mood for the funeral.
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Pat
Mary
Rayquist
Soda Water Firm Fined Over Weak Carbonate Mix
English authorities crack down on adulteration of food and drugs as a soda water manufacturer is fined for using too little carbonate of soda in the water. The ruling reflects strict enforcement of purity standards and consumer protection measures.
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Joe” Cannon
Senate
United States
Culberson
Texas
Roosevelt
Judiciary Committee
Senate Committee
Messrs
Clark
Spooner
Knox
Bacon
Legislative Department
Ydef
Judiciary Committees
Aaron Burr
Omega
Alpha Rho
Bart Mcintosh
Marshall Wilder
Rey Stern
New York City
MNS
ASY Payments
Wing & Son
W. 193Th St
Waterman
Lexington
N.Y
Watsoon-Stillman Cosy
Dey St
N.P.C.C
Motou-Studro
A. P.C.C
National Photographic Chemical Company
11Th Street
Pa. Ave
Washington, D.C
Success Magazine
The
Great Home Magazine of America
Lopeciaa
Continental Encyclopedia Express
Charles Shovaned
Panama
the Success Company
Washington Square
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