Washington Letter on McKinley era folk and politics
The column recounts Mrs. McKinley’s Christmas tokens for cabinet ladies, mentions Elizabeth Keckly and Lincoln relics, notes Helen Hay’s wedding plans, and highlights Democratic House leader James D. Richardson. It also covers Capitol intrigues, calls at the Senate and House, and Uncle Joe Cannon’s view on tax repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mc~Kinley
Mel Kinley
Mew
Keekly
Lincoln
White House
Sinclair
William Pinckney
Roonesvit
Albany
Mise Hay
Payne Whitney
Mr. Whitney
Helen Hay
Washington
Rivat
Westminster Cathedral Opens As Coronation Nears
The article notes the planned Westminster Cathedral in Ashley Gardens near Victoria Street, a 280 foot tower crowned by a cross, with Cardinal Vaughan nearby. It cites rising Catholic emigration from France and the church’s UK presence totaling about 6.5 million, and mentions simultaneous cathedral projects in New York and Cape Town, ahead of a June 29 opening aligned with a coronation.
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Westetto
England
France
Isle of Wight
Sussex
Westminster
United Kingdom
Ireland
Tratanda
Ashley Gardens
Victoria Street
Cardinal Vaughn
New York
Cape Town
Westminster Cathedral
Feoulieltion Of Hindoo Barbers
The Hindoo barbers travel about for customers, performing operations in the street with no stools. Barbers and customers squat on their heels while the barber often acts as surgeon and chiropodist. Wages are wretched and barbers’ wives are hairdressers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Giria
The Imperial Barbers and Their Romanoff Bond
The article notes the czars retain barbering in court life with the Ceara Barbers and No Nihilist, detailing royal grooming rituals. It mentions four Grand Masters of the Court who attend the czar during barbering, and asserts the Guelabovald family has long served as barbers to the Imperial House since Czar Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceara
Russia
Hla Tn
Tancoria Artat
Guelabovald
Imperial House
Romanoff
Czar Paul
Monumental Pennsylvania stone bridge described in detail
The article details a massive Pennsylvania Railroad stone bridge over the Susquehanna near Rockville, spanning Dauphin and Perry counties. It has four tracks for two passenger and two freight trains, forty eight piers and arches, a width of fifty feet, and used one million cubic yards of Cambria stone. Built from 1900 with 300 workers, cost a million dollars, and future track laying planned for next spring. It notes 2,000 active Mormon proselyters worldwide.
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St Rockville
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Dauphin County
Perry County
Juniata
Cambria County
Monument to Heine Inaugurated At Montmartre Cemetery
A Carrara marble monument to Heinrich Heine was inaugurated at the Montmartre cemetery, Paris, memorializing the poet. Sculpted in Vienna by Husselius, it bears a lyre and wreath, with an inscription in German notes and verses from a Heine poem published in 1869. The piece links to Empress Elizabeth’s era and features a meditative head and a butterfly symbol of immortality.
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Heinrich Heine Haseen
Montmartre
Ceme
France
Elizabeth
Austria
Sulptor Husselius
Vienna
Heine
Ian
Wien
Heinrich Heine
Ernst Des Wandermuden
Suden
Dem
Rhein
Smuggling by X Ray Cracked Registered Mail
A New York Tribune report recalls how X ray inspection of registered mail in Buenos Ayres led authorities to seize jewels and watches, crippling a large scale mail smuggling operation. The system now uses X ray in foreign mail handling, making registered letters a key evidence source and signaling a turning point in law enforcement against jewel smuggling.
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South America
Post Office
Buenos Ayres
Angon-*zing
New York Sun
Moses
Florida Monster Slain by Hunter in Everglades
A hunter named Ferrel killed a giant serpent in the lower Everglades after a three day stalk. The creature measured ten inches jaw to jaw, ten to twelve inches thick at the head, and resembled a dragon with dark back and white underside. He plans to recover the skeleton and send it to the Smithsonian, while scientists doubt it was a sand snake and note sensational press interest in moving pictures.
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Lower Everglades
Lake Okechobee
Overglades
Buster Ferrel
Gay
Tured
Ferrel
Railroad
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Beet Sugar Industry Calls for Tariff Debate
This piece relays a New York Evening Post editorial excerpt on beet sugar, citing Oxnard and Cutting views. It argues beet sugar can be produced cheaper in the U S than in Europe and critiques tariff reform rhetoric while noting historical profit figures and industry growth. The Rev John Misacun comments on warning bells for houses in storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesars
Oxnard
Cotting
New York Evening Post
Roger
Evening Post
Cutting
Rocky Mountains
Congress
Messrs. Oxnard
Miasivalppi
West India Islands
Seaboard
United States
Nebraska
Europe
Tia
Washington
Messrs
Electric Razor Patented by Pacifian Barber
A Pacifian barber invented and patented an electric safety razor with non revolving blades operated by low current. The device was initially a success but reports emerged of patrons being burned as their razors heated and scorched the skin. Investigations followed to identify the defect and protect users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tharching
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Mery McKinsey
Sketel
Bonadratio Laaine
Countons Cusstuite
Migs Hay
House of Representatives
House
James D. Richardson
Richardson
Righardeon
Kansas City
Mr. Richardson
Peffer
Kansas
O Fiaito
Senate Chamber
Burton
Cullom Io
Steve Hiking
Cullom
Tom Platt
Elkins
Hela Adrian C. Pickhart
Plainfield
N. J
Cannon
Uncle Joe
Air National
Ttular
Uncle Sam
Rein de Wa
Land
Gotteshimmel
Mir
South
Sampa
New York Tribune
Henry
Florida
Okechobee
Lake
Everglades
Meridha
Dragon of the
John Misacun
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