Return of General J Warren Kiefer to Congress After 22 Years
The article notes General J Warren Kiefer’s return to Congress after a 22 year absence. Once Speaker in 1881 his career faced contention with Washington writer H V Boynton leading to retirement. Now aged 48 at career end, he resumes public life alongside former Speakers Banks and Grow.
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J. Warren Kiefer
Congress
House
Kiefer
H. V.boynton
Washington Correspondents
Boynton
Nathaniel P. Banks
Galusha ‘A. Grow
Keifer
Washington
Lee
Spain
Sheridan
Virginia
Appomattox
March
Cannon
General Kiefer
Ohi
Bingham
Hitt
Payne
Ketcham
New York
Insurance Legislation Debate In Congress And State Rights
Washington observers predict major debate on federal insurance regulation. The Capitol battles over constitutional authority, with figures like General Kiefer cited and insurers pressing for central oversight while state sovereignty advocates resist. Lawmakers weigh judiciary committee views and Roosevelt's recommendations amid lobbying and political maneuvering.
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Judiciary
Senate
House
Culberson
Texas
Congress
Roosevelt
Judiciary Committee
Senate Committee
Messrs
Clark
Spooner
Knox
Bacon
Senator Dryden
Legislative Department
Washington
Judiciary Committees
Man Builds Aerial Mail Box In Delaware Ohio
In Delaware Ohio an inventive resident Taggart set up an aerial mail box on his porch to bypass a rough road and swollen creek. A windlass, steel cable, and grooved wheel pull the box from the main road to the porch where the mail is taken and the box returned.
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Delaware
Ohio
Taggart
Debating Burr Prompted by Old College Society
An aspiring debater recalls a coming Burr debate coached by a friend Grant. He stumbles through arguments, flips sides under pressure, and receives a blunt verdict that his performance was a fitful start yet no one could tell which side he defended.
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Omega
Alpha Rho
Grant
Aaron Burr
Burr
Washington
Would Spoil His Pleasure Irish Funeral Request
On her deathbed, an Irishwoman asks her husband Patrick to invite her mother to ride in the carriage beside him at the funeral. He refuses at first but yields, lamenting that the request will spoil the day for him entirely.
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Mary
Pat
Rayquist
Addres True Blue Co
Dept
Boston
Mass
Soda Water Maker Fined for Low Carbonate Content
English authorities pursued adulteration cases as a soda water manufacturer was fined for putting too small a proportion of carbonate of soda in the water.
Very Trying: A Man Beset by Rheumatism and Care
A man known for constant grumbling battles rheumatism while his devoted wife cares for him at his bedside. Her tears reveal the sorrow of watching his suffering as a friend visits and the scene unfolds.
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W. 13Th St
Waterman
Lexington
N.Y
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Dey Ste, N, Y. City
Metol-Hydro
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the Great Home Magazine of America
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Opedia
Encyclopedia Express
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