Reorganization at Isthmian Canal Commission Under Way
President orders strict cost cutting and efficiency for the Isthmian Canal Commission. Auditor’s office abolished. auditing moved to the War Department. Purchasing to be handled by an army officer. Joseph Bucklin Bishop may assume Isthmus duties at a $10,000 salary. Secretary Taft to trim expenses while ensuring project continuity amid ongoing canal administration plans.
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Commission
War Department
Army
Joseph Bucklin Bishop
New York
Bishop
David FR. Ross
Ernest 8. Benson
Ahaene
Canal Administration
Uring
Taft
Congress
Birthplace controversy shadows Fairbanks lore over log cabin claim
The debate centers on William W. Smith and a claimed log cabin birthplace for Vice President Fairbanks. Smith and his father contest the autobiography's account, arguing the cabin picture is a fake used to boost political aims. The piece also notes changes at the White House during a future presidential administration, with painters at work and historical details about the building.
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Fairbanks
Log Cabin
Indiana
Charles Warren Fairbanks
W. H. Smith
William Wolff Smith
Mr. Fairbanks
White House
Oyster Bay
Virginia
Mra. Adams
President
Men Busy Cleaning and Painting White House
Workers scrape a century of white lead from the sandstone walls of the White House after a failed chemical cleanse caused cracking and peeling. Painters plan several months of scraping and then apply fresh coats of paint to restore the exterior.
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White House
Tuy
Tragic Fate Blights Life of Ambassador Speck von Sternburg
The German ambassador Baron Speck von Sternburg suffers disfiguring cancerous growth ending a career of promise and social prospects of his American wife. Germany may replace him within six months as reports hint at recall after his illness and recent health trips.
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Baron Speck von Sternburg
Germany
Kaiser
India
Congress
Baron
Baroneus Speck von Sternburg
Iaiser
Sternbure
Thankful Little One Defends Father’s Choice
A well known New York family sisterhood offers advice to a young girl. Amid auntly directives the child rebukes them with a sharp reply. “I have always been so thankful that papa married the sister he did.”
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New York
Solid Skin Cure At Last From Cuticura Remedies
A Burlington North Carolina reader shares a testimonial from 1905 about a cousin in Rockingham County with a birth skin disease. After two months using Cuticura Remedies the child’s skin softened, scar disappeared, and she reportedly remained well for years.
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Rockingham Co
W. P. Ingle
Burlington, N. C
Parental Advice on Marriage and Starching Shirts
A father counsels his son on marriage choices stressing a wife’s support and standard of living. The text also promotes Iron and Defiance Starch for home laundering, claiming it gives proper stiffness without sticking to the front and reduces wear compared to steam laundries.
Sizing Up A Woman Is Hard Says A Plainspoken View
A dated remark notes that men find it hard to gauge women, declaring women as built so queerly that obtaining a clear measure is impossible.
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Washington
Ae Ee Regine
Hetland
Swhos
Maj. Hodges
Engineering Corps
Corman
Father
Ely
Bellalal
Ely Bros
Warren
Lydia
Pinkham
Ang
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Lydia EB
Chicago
Lake Shore
Michigan Central
Niagara Falls
ST. Louis
America
Boston
Greater Boston
New England
Paly Antit
Ivor
NEW York Central Lines
Warren J. Lynch
Kansas City
Defiance
Shipean
Cambris
Powtage
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.,” Department 1
Winston-Dalem
N. C
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