Jane Swaffham Reunites With Matilda de Wick In London
Jane visits Matilda de Wick at Jevery House after a long separation. Lord Cromwell and Sir Thomas Jevery figure in a bustling scene of music, marriage talk, and political power as Jane weighs her prospects and friendship amid shifting fortunes.
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Jane
Anen
Mary Cromwell
Whitehall
Mary
Frances Cromwell
Matilda de Wick
Frank
Milton
Matilda
Mrs. Swaffham
Lady Jerer
Alice Heneage
Philip Armingford
Philip
Cluny Neville
Jeverys
Jevery House
Drury Lane
Thomas Jevery
Dela
Miss Swaffham
Parisian crystal glassware captivates refined hosts
Ambitious hostesses favor exquisite crystal pieces with four or eight fluted rims. Finest crystal glasses feature raised gold bands and French enamel accents. Some cups display delicate gold flower sprays or monograms, enhancing table dignity.
Edict on Sunday Rest From Emperor Constantine
In A D 313 Constantine granted toleration to Christians and in 321 sanctioned Sunday observance. The edict orders cities to rest on the venerable day of the sun and close workshops, while rural cultivation may continue to avoid harming harvest timing.
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Constantine
Rome
Government plans large bond refunding to 2 percent notes
The treasury announced up to 100 million dollars in refunding of 3 and 4 percent bonds into new 2 percent notes with a 2 percent premium. Accrued interest on old and new bonds will be paid to exchange date, aiming to raise liquidity in case of emergency. The move may boost bank circulation and affects about 97 million 3 percent bonds and 293 million 4 percent funded bonds.
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Washington
New York
Shaw
President will get a bear in the Grand Canyon
Fifty Bisbee and southern Arizona rough riders learned Roosevelt would limit his northern Arizona itinerary and plan an excursion to the Grand Canyon. They secured a large black bear from Sonora as a token of esteem to present him when he meets the president in the canyon.
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Tucson
A. T
Bisbee
Arizona
Roosevelt
Grand Canyon
Sonora
Postal treaty with Cuba moves toward operation
The permanent postal treaty between the United States and Cuba is under negotiation and likely to begin within a few weeks. It mirrors the existing Canada pact, placing US Cuba relations on a domestic postal system basis.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Cuba
Canada
Castro Reinstates Presidency After Resignation Withdrawal
In Caracas on a Tuesday General Castro withdrew his resignation from the Venezuelan presidency after delivering a special message to Congress. The move restores him to power and ends the immediate political crisis.
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Caracas
Congress
Castro
Venezuela
Consols Dip to 90 Percent as Transvaal Loan Looms
London markets see Consols slip to 90 percent the lowest since the Franco Prussian War amid high money costs. Talks on the Transvaal loan of 150 million dollars continue between Chancellor Ritchie and top financiers. Proposals favor fixing interest at 3 percent and issuing price at 96.5.
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London
Transvaal
Ritchie
Elkins Act debated as western rail officials back bill
Western railroad executives met in Chicago to discuss the Elkins law. A J Cassat Paul Morton and RE D Kenna are credited with authoring the bill while revisions were made after talks with the president and Interstate Commerce Commission. Morton praises the act for stabilizing rates benefiting railroads shippers and consumers. In Philadelphia an official denies a Rockefeller Morgan Pennsylvania control scheme of the New York Central while W H Newman defers comment on changes at the New York Central presidency.
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Chicago
Western Railway
Messrs
Cassa
Morton
Kenna
Executive Mansion
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Rockefeller-Morgan-Pennsylvania
New York Central Railroad
The
Pennsylvania
W. H. Newman
New York Central
Biggest Man in Chicago Dies at 480-Pound Weight
James H. Mahler described as the biggest man in Chicago, possibly the nation, dies at 480 pounds. He stood five feet ten inches, led a medical firm, and descended from a noble German family. His size blocked use of elevated trains and trains with typical turnstiles. He wore custom apparel, and only double sliding door streetcars could accommodate him.
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Chicago
James H. Mahler
United States
President Rejects Escort Ride Alone on Sherman Mountain
Cheyenne Wyoming Senator Warren wired the committee at Laramie that President Roosevelt wished to ride nearly solo over Sherman mountain with only two possible aides, Otto Craumm of Laramie and perhaps two others, rejecting a body guard or troops.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Warren
Laramia
Roosevelt
Sherman Mountain
Otto Craumm
Laramie
Favor the Panama Canal Resolution Adopted by Assembly
Representative Lassa De Levega introduced a unanimous resolution urging the opening of the interocanic canal as vital to the isthmus and Colombia. Dr. Juan B. Perez is elected third senator for the department of Panama, with Josea Arango Obaldia and Dr. Soto supporting the canal.
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Panama
Lassa de Levega
Republic of Colombia
Interocanic Canal
Juan B. Perez
Department of
Department
Josea Arango
Obaldia
Soto
Panama Canal
Appointment of Mr. Vick as Wilson postmaster sparks party dispute
In Washington the post office department states that after investigation Senator Pritchard was correct in asserting Mr. Vick did not back the Republican ticket and thus forfeited his claim to party recognition for the Wilson North Carolina postmaster position.
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Washington
Person
Wilson
N. C
Post Office Department
Pritchard
Vick
Feeding Stuffs Pose Heavy Tests for Dairymen
A New York Experiment Station communication from Geneva warns farmers about adulterated feeds and the peril of high fiber content. It notes brands with 10 to 16 percent fiber and oat feeds with 22 to 29 percent, sells for $20 to $30 per ton, while similar value feeds fetch $30 to $40 locally, illustrating dealer impositions.
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New York
Geneva
Rape as a hedge against corn stalk disease
G M Chase of Martin County Minnesota reports success sowing rape ahead of corn to prevent corn stalk disease, shade ground, suppress weeds, and provide feed. He notes cattle and sheep use it, green to winter, but warns milk cows must not graze rape alone. recommends trial on small acreage before full adoption.
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Farmers’ Review
G. M. Chase
Martin County
Minnesota
Care of the Sow and Pigs Before Farrowing
A Iowa Agricultural College guide advises careful handling of the brood sow nearing farrowing. Feed a balanced, non constipating ration of corn and middlings gluten meal with bone and oil meals, liberal until a day or two before farrowing then switch to oats to act as a laxative. Keep the sow petted during birth and promptly dry and place newborn piglets to suckle.
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Iowa Agricultural College
The Pigs
R C Hoffman advises on hog care to grow pigs quickly. Provide exercise and early feeding. use a pen with cracked corn and sweet milk to build bone and flesh and reduce sow drain. Allow eight weeks of suckling if condition permits. monitor both ends of hog and adjust food accordingly.
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R. C. Hoffman
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Cluny
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Cromwell
Frances
Lord Neville
Jane Swaffham
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