Most Beautiful Woman Mrs Walter Farwell Crowned
The beauty book selects Mrs Walter Farwell of Chicago and Washington as America's most beautiful woman. Her husband is heir to the Farwell fortune with a Texas Capitol history and a ranch stock of 150000 cattle. Her mother was a famed beauty and Mildred Williams is linked to notable siblings and in laws including Reginald De Koven and Mrs Hobart Chatfield Taylor.
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Walter Farwell
Chicago
Washington
America
Washington, D. C
Mildred Williams
Windy City
Young Farwell
Senator Farwell
Painted Post
New York
Illinois
Farwell
Farwell Brothers
Texas State Capitol
Reginald de Koven
Bremes
Foroce
Gen. Williams
S Farwell
Hobart Chatfield Taylor
Fairbanks Aims for 1908 Nomination Across States
Vice-President Fairbanks builds Indiana support and eyes Illinois and Ohio as key paths to the Republican nomination. He projects strength in the South through Hanna style delegate work while hoping to secure Illinois with Charles G. Dawes backing. Ohio favors two possible nominees with Roosevelt as a potential consensus alternative.
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Fairbanks
Senate
Gates
McKinley
Indiana
Senator Hanna
William McKinley
Marcus A. Hanna
South
Hanna
Republican Party
Illinois
Charles G. Dawes
Speakes Cannon
Dawes
Ohio
India's richest potentate and his jeweled crown of Baroda
A 19th century portrait of the Gaikwar of Baroda as the wealthiest ruler in the Orient. It describes a carpet of rubies and diamonds four yards square, a colossal diamond necklace, a five hundred diamond collarette including the Star of the South, and vast royal treasure built over centuries. The piece notes palatial processions, priceless bronzes, and the Gaikwar as the singular figure able to wear such a mammoth Premier Diamond.
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Prince and Princess of Wales
India
Orient
Gaikwar
Baroda
Milton
East
John D. Rockefeller
Gailigar
Bushela
Gaiker
Origin of Easter in different traditions
The term Easter likely derives from the Saxon goddess Easter or from Oster to rise. In the East the day is called the Bright Day and in Bohemia it is known as the Great Night.
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Bohemia
Russian Easter Greetings and Rituals During Easter
The text describes Easter customs in Russia with people visiting homes saying Jesus Christ is risen and responses Yes, He is risen. Participants exchange eggs, drink, and present a red egg to the parish priest. A red egg is carried by common folk on Easter Day and a few days after to symbolize the Resurrection.
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Russia
Jesus Christ
Oriental Egg Gamblers in Mesopotamian Playful Tale
A fragment notes a description by Hyde of Oriental sports and a fella with eggs amid Mesopotamian Christians. The line hints at quirky games and cultural snapshots in a historical context.
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Hyde
Mesopotamia
Sleeping Car Acquaintances Story About a Maryland Representative
Representative Smith of Maryland is featured in a light tale about meeting two Secret Service agents in front of the White House. A boy bursts from the Executive Mansion labeled Archibald Roosevelt, then another child appears named Kermit, drawing the congressman's surprised questions.
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Representative Smith
Maryland
Kermit
A Darky Christening in the Sunny Southland
Third Letter recounts a baptism and church service among African Americans in Eustis and Egypt Florida. The narrator describes attire, the immersion ceremony, chaotic worship, and foot washing amid exuberant singing, clapping, and ecstatic behavior by the congregation.
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Eustis
Lake Gracie
Egypt
Primative Baptist
Darkieg
Savannah
Tak
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Stephen A. Douglass
Beveridge
Senator Beveridge
Roosevelt
Fairbanks Party
Oriental Egg Gamblers
Southland
Jacksonvile
Richmond
Mother Hubbard
Bonaventure Cemetery
Georgia
Sorawerth
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