Roosevelt’s cabinet sets new record for changes
Gossip of Washington notes Theodore Roosevelt’s approaching March 4 retirement will mark a cabinet-changing era. Over his 7.5 years, 29 different cabinet officers served, with Root and Cortelyou serving in multiple posts. Bacon’s upcoming switch to secretary of state will leave three of nine veterans counted as tennis-loving “tennis cabinet” members.
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Roosevelt
Root
Cortelyou Haa
Ftopsaveit
Commerce and Labor
Post Office
Treasury
Bonsaparte
Navy
White House
Long
Morton
Moody
Bonaparte
Metcalf
Newberry
Smith
Payne
Wynne
Cortelyon
Meyer
Hay
Senate
New York
Robert Bacon
Boston
Amusing Tariff Hearing tale of Made in London hat
A Ways and Means Committee hearing sparked humor over imported goods as a newspaper report showed items in the room such as chair covers gypsum and carpets from Europe. Democratic members recalled a Dingley era incident when Jerry Simpson pulled Mr Dingley's hat and shouted Made In London.
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Committee On Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Great Britain
Vienna
Canada
Brussels
Italy
Nelson W. Dingley
Maine
American i Industries
Mr. Dingley
Jerry Simpson
Kansas
Dingley
Mr. Simpson
Simpson
London
Katherine Elkins to Become a Nurse
Katherine Elkins plans to study nursing at the Homeopathic General Hospital in Washington. She will attend lectures clinics and operations observe wards and learn to perform nursing duties including taking temperatures dressing wounds and applying bandages.
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Rome
India
Miss Elkins
Homeopathic General Hospital
Washington
Miss Elking
Engagement of Preston Gibson to Grace Jarvis Reported
Washington society notes announce the engagement of Preston Gibson, millionaire clubman, athlete, author and playwright, to Grace McMillan Jarvis, a debutante and niece of Lady Harrington. The announcement comes from Grace’s grandmother Mrs James McMillan.
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Washington
Preston Glevon
Grace McMillan Jarvis
Lady Harrington
Miss Jarvis
James McMillan
Michigan
Wolverine
Gibson
Randall Lee Gibson
Louisiana
Oephew
Edio D. White
United States Supreme Court
William F. Draper
Italy
Mr. Gibson
Minna Field
Henry Field
Chicago
Marshal Field
Burnaby
Licestershire
Preston Gibson
Popim
Pital
Western Canada's 1908 Wheat Harvest Reaches Record
An 1908 report from Western Canada notes a wheat crop not less than 110 million bushels, possibly 120, with high quality and prices. Rail traffic and trade rise, banks loosen credit, and immigration from 1907 and 1908 settles into the economy. Cardston Alberta letters praise the region for farming, stock, and winter hardiness. settlers encouraged by favorable rates and grow prospects for 1909.
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Montreal
Grand Trunk Pacific
Cardston
Alberta
Western Canada
Paradise
North America
Castoria Safety Reminder and Irregular Clippings
A collage of vintage ad phrases and captions. It notes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and references long usage. The text includes unrelated snippets about relationships, pet fondness, a hemorrhoid cure claim, and dental salve remarks, all drawn from various ad or commentary fragments.
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Lacrosse
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National Biltorial Association
Ottawa
Crawford
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Kansas City
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Mallad Fren
W. L. Douglas
Spark St
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Alaska
British Yukon
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Great Noctheray
Pacific
Pacific Northwest
Frank T. Hunter
the Trustee Company
Wash
Sloan
Sweeney
Price
Earl S. Sloan
Mass
Lare
Lewis
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