Return of Kiefer to Congress Recalled in Historic Context
General J Warren Keifer returns to Congress after 22 years, joining a distinguished line of former Speakers including Nathaniel Banks and Galusha Grow. Keifer, now 68, led as Speaker in 1881 during a famous Republican era, and resumes influence with a strong war record and ties to Ohio district manufacturing. The piece compares his comeback to earlier returns and discusses constitutional debates on Congress authority over insurance.
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J. Warren Kiefer
Congress
Kiefer
H. V. Boynton
Washington Correspondents
Boynton
House
Nathaniel P. Banks
Galusha A. Grow
Fach
Keifer
General Kiefer
Washington
Cannon
Bingham
Hitt
Payne
Ketcham
New York
Aerial Mail Box Invented on Delaware Hill
In Delaware Ohio a resident named Taggart built an aerial mail box system to deliver mail from a hilltop post to the main road. A windlass and steel cable lift the box along a wire to the porch, allowing the carrier to dump mail and be signaled for retrieval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Ohio
Taggart
Tarcart
Aaron Burr and a Debating Debacle in College Society
An old college alumnus recalls joining the Omega and Alpha Rho societies, the debate on whether Burr was good or bad, and how his nervous performance ended with Grant delivering a sharp verdict that even the devil could not decide his stance.
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Omega
Alpha Rho
Iearly
Grant
Aaron Burr
Burr
Washington
No Insurance Legislation Expected This Session
Legislative experts in Washington predict no passage of insurance reform this session as Judiciary Committees deem the Constitution unsupportive. Senators and Representatives trade sharp rhetoric while insurance interests pour money to influence, but federal action is likely postponed amid state rights protests and centralized control concerns.
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Judiciary
Senate
House
Culberson
Texas
Congress
Roosevelt
Judiciary Committee
Senate Committee
Messrs
Clark
Spooner
Knox
Bacon
Senator Dryden
Legislative Department
Washington
Nators
New York
United States
Drydeff
Judiciary Committees
New York City
Damp Air Blamed For Illness Wife Cries
A stubborn man struck by rheumatism is cared for by a devoted wife. He blames her for his poor health, until a friend notes the doctor warned damp rooms worsen his condition and the wife’s tears are not to blame.
Peak of Africa Located in Uganda
The highest mountain on the continent lies in Uganda near the equator. Readers learn there is about one hundred square miles of snow and ice on its slopes directly below the equatorial line.
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Africa
Uganda
Equator
Last Request Rears Fateful Ride to Funeral
On her deathbed Irish Mary asks husband Patrick to allow her mother to ride in the funeral carriage beside him. He resists at first, fearing the burden, but finally concedes the request claiming it will ruin him for the day.
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Mary
Rayquist
Regent
Boston
Mass
Soda water firm fined for undertoning castor of soda
English authorities crack down on adulteration of food and drugs with a soda water maker fined for putting too small a proportion of castor of soda in the water.
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Joe*’ Cannon
Lee
Spain
Appomattox
Sailor's Creek
Geing
Dryden
New Jersey
Yale
New Jersey Statesman
Marshall
Phot
Burr Meint
Marshall P. Wilder
Prince
Moss Easy Payments
Pianes
Bane
Salaeare Te
Wing & Son
Plano
W. 19Th St
Tedar
Dr. Waterman
Lexington
RI & Ld
N.P.C.C
Metol-Hydro
N. Plcc
National Photographic Chemical Company
11Th Street
Pa. Ave
Washington, D. C
Success Magazine
The
Great Home Magazine of America
Continental Encyclopedia Express
Charles Leovard
Panama
Tess Cheney
Washington Square
Hlerewith
Otter
Motyal
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