Senate Changes After Bacon Death in Foreign Relations
The death of Senator Augustus Bacon of Georgia opens the chair of the Senate foreign relations committee. William J. Stone of Missouri likely becomes presiding officer, with Wilson consulting Democratic members while Republicans and Progressives seek involvement. The piece notes Bacon’s long tenure and the committee’s delicate duties regarding war and peace and outlines shifts in advisory roles and party dynamics.
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Washington
Augustus Q. Bacon
Georgia
Senate
Bacon
Cullom
Hacon
Wiliam J Stone
Missouri
Stone
Willam J Stone
Wilson
Lange
Reot
Lode
Massachusetts
Ja Con
Senator Cullom
Wilsen
White House
Federal Industrial Commission
New York City
Frank Po Wale
Confmes
Commission
White Mouse
Walsh
Frontier virtues and frontier life shape American people
A humorous excerpt from Youth's Companion reflects on frontier settlers as the pioneers who carved an empire from wilderness. It contrasts energy and fecundity with the older society, noting early marriage and large families as a westward trait, and includes a German uncle’s quip about education and algebra amid progress.
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Henes
Edward A. Hoss
Fashion and Society Notes From The City
Fragmented column mentions a young man and a girl in boarding school, blunt remarks on fashion trends, dyeing fabrics with fadeless dress, and a Chicago Athletic Club scene where a cynical bachelor is mocked for not laughing at a joke. It touches on social behavior, promises, and illusions in an urban setting.
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George Ade
Ugliness a Qualification in Gentle Society
A fragment from a 18th or 19th century letter shows Eliza Coke writing to her future mother in law about choosing servants. She weighs beauty and dress against conduct and principles, hoping the household will model morality even while noting a squinting butler and a notorious house maid.
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Eliza Coke
Coke
Norfolk
Moving on merits or men at the top
A reflective aphorism noting that standing on one’s merits helps, yet taking decisive action to advance is superior. It suggests ambition and critique of leaders who rise yet degrade themselves afterward. The piece emphasizes agency and ethical conduct in achievement.
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Tor
White House
Mr. Walsh
New York City
Federal Industrial Commission
Washington
Commission
Congress
Federal
United States
Addon Teh
V. Pierce
Barftabe
Grove
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