Roosevelt Prepares for Moving Day at White House
Roosevelt readies for departure as carpenters build parade stand on Pennsylvania Avenue. Boxes and prized cartoons fill Oyster Bay rooms while gifts from authors and monarchs are declined or kept safely, including two lions from King Menelik now at the Washington zoo.
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Ashington
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
United States
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Menelik
Washington Zoo
Tom Cat Devoted to His Old Home at Corner of New Jersey Ave
An old white cat, Tom, has remained tied to the site of the former Baltimore & Ohio depot at New Jersey avenue and C street. Born at the depot, he refused to leave as demolition occurred, sleeping under the switchman’s chair near the crossing and returning nightly for milk. Even after snowstorms, he seeks his familiar spot, showing remarkable loyalty to his longtime home despite the razed landmark.
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New Jersey Avenue
C Street
Baltimore & Ohio
Tom
Mr. Nichols
Parliamentarian Hinds Gains Bold Public Persona
SHER C. HINDS, longest-serving parliamentarian in the house, shifts from shy official to public figure after receiving eight volumes titled Hinds Precedents and drafting a 10 000 word rule explanation. A Washington trip and newspaper paraphrase spark a new twinkle in his eye and wider recognition.
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Hinds
House of Representatives
Gardner
Massachusetts
Jane
Maine
Washington
Mr. Hinds
Washington’s costly government per capita compared with peers
The district spends about 11.97 million dollars for one year, 86.21 per resident, excluding new buildings. Comparisons follow for Milwaukee Minneapolis Buffalo Detroit New Orleans Newark Pittsburgh and others, showing per capita figures and total budgets in 1906. Per capita figures range from about 17 to 30 dollars with varying populations and expenditures.
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District of ‘Columbia
Buch Ag
Aletrick
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Détroit
New Orleans
Newark
N. J
Pittsburg
Farm Wisdom for Stock Breeding and Orchard Care
Practical farmer guidance on breeding, feeding, and housing. Emphasizes clean, dry hog and sheep housing, careful poultry handling, and labor-saving devices. Advises incubator checks, market focus, orchard care, root crops for brood mares and sows, and cautious use of sprays. References New York poultry profits and government milk totals.
Narrow 22 foot wide house plan and modern kitchen ideas
William A Radford discusses a 22 by 87 foot narrow house plan with six rooms built on an economical model. The plan centers stair placement, a central chimney, and evolving features like gas or electric cooking, ventilating closets, and flexible dining space. It also covers changing attitudes toward closets, air flow, and future electricity driven cooking.
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Durners
Census of American bison shows only two thousand left
The New York Zoological Society journal records a census of American bison. It notes that by January 1, 008, about 2 047 individuals remained, a drastic decline from the once vast herds. Of these, 69 were in ad aledp.
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Journal of the
New York Zoological Society
Plains
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Sher C. Hinds
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Syren
Jess
New York
Meadowbrook
Danie
Agricultural Department
Country Life Commission
Indiana
Indiana Experiment Station
W. B. Anderson
Ier
Noo Nast
Willem City
VA. Radford
William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Til
P Rao
Youu
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