Railroad legislation fights loom in Congress in 1906
The Interstate Commerce Commission rate bill and the Foraker and Elkins alternatives set the stage for a party line clash. President Roosevelt backs a compromise approach while Democrats rally around any rate bill. Shippers push back on giving rate-making power to a federal body, raising questions of procedure, unity, and impact on transportation and the economy.
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Congress
Panama Canal
House
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Roosevelt
Santo Domingo
Cannon
Resplendent Diplomatic Reception at the White House
President Roosevelt hosted a brilliant diplomatic corps reception with barons and ambassadors in formal regalia. The piece highlights cross decorations from Russia Italy Portugal Spain and more, the women’s social role, and notes the upcoming January 11 to honor Benjamin Franklin with a Paris statue, funded by Morgan Harjes and others.
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Roosevelt
White House
Gregory the Great
Gregory XVI
Charles III
Spain
Alfonso XIII
Ciprianso Castro
Venezuela
Simon Bolivar
Augusto Pulido
John G Walker
Panama Canal Commission
Honduras
Santa Rosa
Achmed Bey
Tunis
France
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Paris
Vienna
Berlin
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
United States
John H. Harjes
Morgan, Harjes & Co
Philadelphia
Statue of Sacajawea Honored by Oregon Women
Oregon City author Eva Emery Dye chronicled Sacajawea in The Conquest and highlighted the tribeswoman’s vital role for the Lewis and Clark expedition. Portland women formed a Sacajawea Statue Association, raised seven thousand dollars, secured copper from Mrs Henry Waldo Coe, and funded a lasting tribute designed by Miss Alice Cooper of Denver.
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Eva Emery Dye
Oregon City
Ore
Portland Ore
Sacajawea
Dye
Henry Waldo Coe
Columbia River
Charboneau
Dakotas
Mrs. Dye
Go Woman
Alice Cooper
Denver
Hen rewards Beecher with egg in his hat tale
A related anecdote describes a Congregational preacher Beecher addressing a hen as a beautiful creature. In response the hen laid an egg inside his hat, delivering a striking if humorous reward. The incident underscores a playful clash between reverence and rustic wit.
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Beecher
Australian Honey Output Reaches Fifteen Million Pounds
Australia produces about fifteen million pounds of honey each year highlighting strong apiculture sector. Beekeepers and industry groups report steady demand domestically and for export markets. Local producers emphasize quality and sustainability in production methods.
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Australia
They Read the Senator's Lips Lip-reading class move in Capitol
Senator Knox in Washington attends a kindergarten lip-reading session with six pupils from the Philadelphia Home for Training Deaf Children in Speech founded by Miss Mary Garrett. She seeks a $100,000 appropriation to create a national normal school for training lip-reading teachers.
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Knox
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Philadelphia
Mary Garrett
Garrett
National Normal School
Congress
Washington
Fragmented vintage musings mix of wit and cruelty
A disjointed set of archaic quips and scenes feature quotered lines about kings and Cleopatra, a cherry stone with carved beads linked to papal crowns, a Gascon boast about slain foes, and a racially tinged street encounter ending with a coy exchange over kindling.
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Oliver
Tn Proussia
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Order of St. Stanislaus
Baron Rosen
St. Stanislaus
Poland
Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski
Alexander
Nicholas
Russia
Order of the Crown of
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Mayor Des Planches
Order de la Conception
Villa- Vicosa
John VI
Portugal
Pope Gregory XVI
Admiral Walker
M. Witte
Kuropatkin
Order of the Sun and Lion
Shah Feth-Ali
Persia
Weyler
Senor
Don Luis Pastor
Leon
Castile
al Merite Militar
Valerano Weyler
Cuba
Viscount de Alte
Spain and
Sacajaweas
Maxwell
Nelew
Jennie
Benedict
Shakespeare
Hess
Pia
Ge Iearth
le Cary
Bead
Maxwell’s Ihomemaker Magazine
Fisher Building
Chicago
Waterman
Lexington
Facts and Fan
Cleopatra
Darkey
Kirk
James S. Kirk & Company
New York City
Webb Publishing CO
St. Paul Minn
Festure
Aetio
Marin
Tires
Martin PireArsen Co
New Laven
Coma
Jene Star Safety Razor
Kampfe Brothers Manufacturers of
Star Safety
Reade Street
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