Census Shows Adoption Outcomes Of Orphaned Children
The excerpt notes that about 2,000 children yearly are affected with 87 percent already provided for turning out well while 8 percent were returned and 2 percent died. A quarter of one percent were arrested for petty crimes and 2.75 percent disappeared. For very young children with both parents dead, good homes and legal adoption are readily found. The last census shows a declining birth rate, especially in the Middle West.
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Middle West
Newlands Details Plan To End Corporate Overcapitalization
Senator Newlands spent hours describing to the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee his bill to prohibit over capitalization of corporations. The proposal would nationalize railroad incorporation under a single federal law rather than the varying laws of 45 states. He outlined the aim to curb inflated stock and unify regulatory standards.
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Newlands
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Newland
Posters Dominate English Election Campaign Tactics
The article examines how posters and printed materials shaped the January British elections. It describes large four sheet displays and small card notices across England, highlighting caricatures of Chamberlain, Redmond, and Lib-Lab contrasts. It notes party exhibits in Birmingham and London clubs, the humor of Unionists, and the overall high cost of campaigning despite legal limits.
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England
Birmingham
Mr. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
National Liberal Club
London
Laborites
Working Man’s Party
Campbell-Bannerman
Lord Roseberry
Irish National Party
John Redmond
Redmond
Liberal Party
C-B
John Bull
Germany
Tariff Reform League
Cobden Club
Joe” Chamberlain
Arthur Balfour
Arthur
Mr. Balfour
Sir John Millais
Baroness Rosen's Violets in Her Flowered Coupé
Baroness Elizabeth Rosen daughter of the Russian Ambassador to this country owns a coupé with two water-filled holders for violets, keeping them fresh and fragrant. She plans more flower etamols and perfume accents in the carriage to carry scent and color wherever she travels.
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Elizabeth Rosen
Drake Claims Pacific Coast as Nouva Albion in 1679
Francis Drake took possession of the western coast in 1679 and named the land Nouva Albion after mistaking chalky cliffs near Point ee for the famous white cliffs of England.
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New England
Pacific Coast
Francis Drake
Nouva Albion
New Eigland
Pointee
Ver
Campaign Cartoons Highlight Liberal Victory Contrast
The display was lighted with electricity and cartoons mocked the seven-year Conservative government. Liberals gained material from past missteps including the Boer War and Chinese labor debates, while tariff issues received little discussion from stump speakers.
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South Africa
Ballot Paper Costs Draw Fire in Election Debate
In a heated discussion the defeated candidate is accused of benefiting from higher costs as an outrageous 30 shillings per hundred rate for ballot papers is criticized amid calls to limit expenses and curb printing costs.
Short man balks at price for coat and vest
A furnisher suggests a black cutaway coat with a derby and vest for twelve dollars. Mr. Runt, short in stature, responds that the price would not suit him.
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Derby
Mr. Runt
Secretly Curing Drunkards with Golden Specific Claim
A Salvation Army worker praises Dr. Haines, inventor of Golden Specific, a tasteless odorless remedy said to cure drunkards secretly. The claim says it can be added to tea or coffee and works without the drinker's knowledge, endorsed by temperance groups.
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Salvation Army
Dr. Haines
W.C. T.U
Temperance
U.S. Food Commission
Jo den
Battery Place
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