House Debates Free Seed Subsidy in Agricultural Bill
The House clashes over removing free seed items from the agricultural appropriation. Members rally and jeer as debate centers on subsidized seeds costing under 2 cents per farmer, with claims of losing agricultural voting power. Speakers include Henry, Mondell, and Burleson criticizing or defending the policy and seed distribution.
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House of Representatives
Committee On Agriculture
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Henry
Connecticut
Mondell
Wyoming
Burleson
Texas
A Nation’s Debate On Seeds And Statecraft In 1906
A House debate features J Mendell contrasting seed bounty with frugality and a larrikin poem. Roosevelt era rhetoric meets opposition as parties spar over graft and free seed distribution. The piece honors Memorial Day and notes long serving educator Miss Clara Doane in Boston.
France Punishes Cornering of Life Necessities Under Hard Laws
The piece describes French anti monopoly measures dating from 1793 that criminalize cornering of essentials such as grain, bread, meat, and coal. Violators face imprisonment and fines, with police supervision of factories, and directors held responsible for second offenses, reflecting stringent state control.
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France
Lmited
Memorial Day Reflections On North South Unity
The article notes no memorial day or Decoration Day has passed without dispute for over thirty five years since the civil conflict. Grand Army posts and Confederate camps mingle in a friendly but tense climate as National remembrance persists.
Pettus Seen as Elected Forever as Alabama Prepares for Succession
In Alabama a push to elect a successor for Senator Edmund Winston Pettus is underway despite strong local support for his continued service. Pettus, 88 at the end of his present term in 1909, vows to run again on the slogan A man is as young as he feels, while supporters tout his decades of service and vigor.
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Alabama
Edmund Winston Pettus
US States Senate
Pettus
Osler
Vicksburg
Texas
California
Joys and dangers of the spring tree fakir trade
In early spring a tree fakir roams woods to grab sprouts from sumach oak alcanthus hickory beech poplar chestnut for sale as exotic shrubs. He markets rare looking Asian and Latin shrubs at low prices, promising prestige. Buyers later find common sumach maple or poor peach saplings and the seller vanishes.
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Pan
East Indies
Afterthoughts on Society and Notable Names
A miscellany notes golden anniversary ratios, Pekin-Asian bandits, East Side rioters in New York, and a Milwaukee poetess winning flour in a contest. Henry James criticizes Chicago, a Lake Shore parlor car baby’s future, and Dr. Wiley probes refrigerator food safety with cold facts.
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Pekin
East Side
New York
Lake Shore Road
Dr. Wiley
Red Tape In Days Of 61 Civil War Veteran Remembers
A Civil War veteran recalls Panama circumlocution office style delays. He served as quartermaster sergeant in a New York regiment and details mishaps in supply handling. He notes discovering a broom shortage after the first week and being told to fetch rations from the ordnance store.
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Panama
New York
Washington
Ordnance Store
Ian
Mrs. M. C. Goodlett and the United Daughters of the Confederacy
A portrait and legacy of Nashville born reformer Mrs. M C Goodlett founder and first president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Her lifelong effort united Southern women with Confederate veterans to aid survivors preserve historic sites and honor fallen heroes.
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M. C. Goodlett
Nashville, Tenn
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Daughters of the
Confederacy
Goodlett
South
Confederate States
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Daughters of the Confederacy
Tennessee Daughters
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Theational Prisoners Association
National Humane Association
Society of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
Nashville
Benn
Tennesseans
Richmond
Scrutinize Your Change Carefully A Counterfeit Bill
A garbled passage notes a counterfeit thousand dollar bill discovery and pirates stealing a vessel, with cynical remarks on honesty and professional standards. It mentions Dr Wiley of the Agricultural Department and bottled whiskey as safe when bottled. The Chicago News questions flirtation bounds and cites the two major parties spending four million dollars in the last presidential campaign.
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Danus
Dr. Wiley
Agricultural Department
Grant family dinner tale of a speech misfire
Major General Frederick D. Grant recalls a dinner where the toastmaster praised him as his father’s likeness to win audience attention. The general felt the talk fell short and the toastmaster followed with the blunt remark that he could not speak worth a cent, prompting quiet relief at the end.
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Frederick D. Grant
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