Vegetarian Dinner Guests Go Meatless at Washington Social
Mrs John B Henderson wife of the former Missouri senator hosted a grand vegetarian dinner at Boundary Castle Washington for delegates to a food congress. The event showcased Dr Wiley's food analysis and featured dishes shaped to mimic meat while containing no meat. The hostess, famed for her health book The Aristocracy of Health, defied traditional menus and drew prominent guests despite lingering skepticism about flavor and satisfaction.
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Wiley
John B. Henderson
United States
Missouri
John B. Nenderson
Yle
Long Aro
Washington
Mra
Henderson
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Kelley
Battle Creek
Motor Boot Parade Sparks Parisian Whimsy and Satire
A whimsical piece relates a Parisian man nicknamed motor boot who fuses boots with tiny autos and accumulators to speed along streets. It jokes that citizens might soon adopt such devices to chase calls and evade pursuers, while noting occasional misgivings about safety and reality.
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Gentiemastantini
Paris
Constantine
Tait
General Grosvenor
Indians should stay true to heritage says Leupp
Commissioner Francis E Leupp urges that Native Americans remain Indian first not a lighter version of whites. He criticizes assimilation through higher education and praises native education and music programs. He stresses preserving distinctly Indian traits while improving practical learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Francis E. Leupp
Indian Office
Mr. Leupp
Leupp
Roosevelt’s Rifle Sent To Springfield Armory For Repairs
The rifle used by President Roosevelt on his hunting trip arrived at the Springfield Mass Armory for extensive repairs after rough use. Made for Roosevelt under Colonel F. H. Phipps, the weapon is a magazine army rifle modified from the regular pony model for sporting use.
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Roosevelt
Springfield
Mass
Revelt
F. H. Phipps
Armory
Vanderbilts Secret Car Aims For World Record Pace
Alfred G Vanderbilt funds a secret automobile project aimed at breaking speed records. The car is estimated to reach 152 miles per hour with 250 horsepower, equating to a mile in about 23.4 seconds. Current records show H L Rowden at 82.8 seconds per mile on a beach course.
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Alfred G. Vanderpilt
H. L. Rowden
Ormond Beach
Fla
Vanderbilt
Fleming
Jacksonville
Florida
Woman Keeps 1000 Canaries In Luxury Cincinnati Home
Mrs. Sarah Noble, a Cincinnati widow, feeds 1000 canaries in seventy large cages at her city residence. She purchased the ancestral stock abroad years ago for $1000, and spends about $65 yearly on food with top heating and ventilating systems to care for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Noble
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mra Noble
Holland Airship and Submarine Inventor Plans Flying Machine
New York reports John P. Holland famed submarine inventor near releasing a personal flying device. The fifth model weighs about thirty pounds and straps to the user with four lightweight wing surfaces and two vertical arms. He claims rapid flight from three miles per hour to ten minutes and envisions traveling from New York to Washington to attend a presidential inauguration, with experiments planned for spring.
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Joe
New York
John P. Holland
Holland
Washington
Why Henry Hudson Is Not Hendrik in Old American Voice
The piece questions the persistence of calling Henry Hudson by the Dutch form Hendrik in American usage. It notes Americans have long used Hendrik in memorials and committees, despite the Netherlands and Hudson himself using Henry, referencing a 1859 Hague finding of a Dutch copy of Hudson’s contract with the East India Company and a history manuscript by P. van Dam.
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Henry
Hendrik
Hendrik Hudson
Henry Hudson
Netherlands
Henry” Hudson
Henry C. Murphy
the Hague
Hudson
Royal
The
East India Company
P. van Dam
Chamber of Amsterdam
Simpy
Hudson Tercentonary Committee
Better Rural Schools and Farm Education Challenge
An exploration of how thorough training of the young, through school gardens and rural education, can solve farming problems. It contrasts early Hoosier schoolmaster ideals with modern higher education and argues for stronger rural schooling to balance urban migration and farm viability.
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Edward Eggleston
Hoosier
Mississippi Valley
Salvation Army
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Washington Society
Villeroi
Joe” Cannon
Fairbanks
Agencies of Progress
Boundary Castle
Commissioner Leap
Indian Affairs Against Higher Education
Dians
F. E. Leupp
Vanderbilt's
Neary Hudson
Kentucky
Old World
Red Cross Roads
Iowa
Siiikoy Fia
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