Royal visit lights up Washington with cordial welcome
King George and Queen Elizabeth were hosted by the president and first lady in the capital two days this week. Crowds greeted the royals along Pennsylvania Avenue with a lavish garden party at the British embassy and a state dinner while debate loomed over closer ties between Britain and the United States. There were smiles and handshakes at the Capitol as senators and representatives met the visitors, and commentators noted the queen’s charm. The article also covers U.S. neutrality hearings, the Roosevelt administration’s nominees on the Supreme Court, labor legislation battles, and Idahoans visiting the capital and world’s fair participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Queen Elizabeth
Cap
Pennsylvania Avenue
Station
White House
Borah
Senate
House
Motunda
Capitol
Canada
United States
Night of Fire and Faithful Guardian in Idaho City
In Idaho City on May 18 1865 George Dwight a miner aided by George Craft held a sack of 100 pounds of gold dust through a city fire. Dwight guarded the dust all night on the hill above the town while Craft faced the blaze and promised deposits would be safe.
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George Dwight
Shakespeare
Idaho City
IE “Was & Uttle
George
George W. Craft
Craft
Dwight
Guch
George Craft
Mr. Craft
Idaho-City
Fragmented Notes on Elections Calamities and 13th Century Eyeglasses
A collage discusses how a president can win without the popular vote with examples from 1824 1876 and 1883. It mentions calf roping origins for branding and claims about eyeglasses invented in the 13th century with attributions to Alessandro di Spinay and Roger Bacon. Also includes garbled train timetable fragments for Paris trains and a stray FEOS reference.
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Alessandro di Spinay
Florence
Roger Bacon
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Henry Dworshak
Congressman
Blaine
Will Rogers
United States Senate
Shoup
Salmon River
Idaho
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Frankfurter
Douglas
Norton
House Labor Committee
Ito
National Grange
Worton
Supreme Court
Imiti
Jersey City
J. E. Holmes
St. Enr Set
Ee ‘Oot
Roland Aie
Ned Gearheart
Chinook
Montana
Paul Leighton
Dwin Falls
Annapolis
J. McDonald
Gem
Shoshone County
Workers Alliance
Harold Abegglen
Hailey
Glenn Balch
Mien
Tom
The-Paris-Drug-Co
Coal Exchange
St.charles
Clayton Pharmacy
Paris
Paris, Idaho
DON Lea Shop
Rock Springs
Lewis Coal Company
John H. Parker
Australia
U.P
Montpelier
Portland Rose
Pacific Limited
FEOS
Lve
Christian Science Monitor
International_Daily
Christian-science-Publishing-Society— One
Norway Street
Boston
Massachusetts
The
Schmid-Bros-Cleaners
Peterson Bros. Proprietors
Adeuate Insurance
W. Smith Hoge
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