Thanksgiving in Washington Taft era style and turkey lore
The piece recalls Thanksgiving proclamations led by President Taft, notes on New England customs, and the White House turkey tale. It also reflects Washington dining quirks like pumpkin pie versus squash and foreign diplomats’ holiday customs, ending with a shipwreck survivor’s seafowl feast and rescue.
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Thanksgiving in Washington a city of holiday and tradition
The article paints Thanksgiving in Washington as a heartful season with government workers taking extended leave to visit home. It notes a Connecticut Avenue parade of officials, Taft with golf, Fort Myer celebrations, and a broader view of Thanksgiving shaping civic life. It closes with reflections on global progress and unity through shared labor and faith.
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William Howard Taft
A Lonely Thanksgiving Voyage Ends in Shipwreck and Marooning
A sailing ship bound from New York to Singapore with oil caught fire in the Indian Ocean before Thanksgiving. The crew abandoned in two boats. the long-boat carried the captain and ten men and vanished. The cutter struck a coral reef, killing most, leaving one mate as the sole survivor marooned on a tiny rock island amid endless surf and a vast ocean.
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Singapore
Society of Equity Holds Convention in Indianapolis
Delegates from 23 states answer the call at the seventh annual convention of the American Society of Equity in Indianapolis. A British committee from the Co operative Wholesale Society attends. Reports show tobacco price gains for Wisconsin and Kentucky growers and organized wheat and wool pools improving returns. Potato department issues noted in Stevens Point. California fruit growers begin joining.
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Texas
Saskatchewan
American Society of Equity
Co-operative Wholesale Society of England
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Kentucky
Northwest
Stevens Point
Wis
The Habit of Thankfulness and a Grateful Spirit
We are creatures of habit and our habits reveal character. Too many grumble at weather, health, and fate, predicting disaster. Cultivating gratitude, carrying sunshine in the heart, makes life a blessing and reflects a cheerful spirit to the world.
Gompers Team Seeks Delay in Supreme Court Action
Washington November 1 Application was made to the district court here by counsel for Samuel Gompers John Mitchel and rank Mor noon labor leaders whose sentence of imprisonment for contempt of court was affirmed recently by the tribunal to stay the issuance of the writ to the supreme court of the District of Columbia until January 2 1 1 The court took the application under advisement Attorney J A Ralston urged the engagement of his associate Alton Sharker of New York as a reason for the proposed postponement
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Real Winter in the Mountains Reported
Denver reports from Colorado mountain districts show heavy snow and extreme cold with temperatures from zero to 17 below.
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Markets Report From Chieuse and New York Markets
Wholesale wheat and patent goods show mixed movement as futures ease and spot prices drift. Corn oats and flour prices steady amid light volume with Wheat leading activity while hogs and poultry retain moderate demand and cheese and butter prices show little change.
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iSiac
Live Stock Market Prices from Omaha and Chicago
Live Stock reports from Oinithia Nebraska and Chicago show cattle and hog markets with wide price ranges. Cattle includes native steers at 4.50 to 8.00, heavy and mixed classifications, bulls and butchers, and calves. Hog and sheep sections note strong markets with various weight classes and price bands.
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