Jane Addams and Hull House A Social Leader
Jane Addams founded Hull House in Chicago, a multi building settlement with a museum theatre and restaurant aiding the city’s poor. Hall Caine praises Hull House as a social beacon. Addams, 45, pursued reform after studying poverty and became a physician then a social innovator guiding the Jane Club and all Hull House workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Addams
Miss Addams
Hull Eouse
Chicago
Hull House
Groen
Wiss Addams
Hall Caine
Hall House
Napoleon The Complex Figure Conan Doyle Esteems
Conan Doyle calls Napoleon perhaps the most remarkable man, lacking finality in character. He admires a private charm that earned loyal friends, noting Napoleon’s talent as a superb liar who told the truth to himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Conan Doyle
Napoleon
King Oscar Intervenes to Speak With Death Row Convict
In Sweden King Oscar visits a prisoner condemned to death, entering the cell unguarded with no escort. He locks the door and talks with the man, explaining his decision and seeking to persuade him, an extraordinary act of royal courage and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Oscar
Attains to Fame Charles E Hughes Rises to Power in Insurance Inquiries
A once obscure New York lawyer becomes a leading figure in national investigations. Charles E. Hughes mentored gas inquiry work, then led the New York insurance probes, earning statewide applause and speculation about mayoral, gubernatorial, and Mutual Life roles. His rise shows devotion yields major rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Brooklyn
Toy
Charles E. Hughes
Mutual Life Insurance Company
American in First Class Carriage Outsmarts Briton
An American in a first class compartment lights a cigar in a corner while a Briton objects. At the next station the guard is alerted and the American exposes the passenger with a third class ticket. The Briton is expelled as a spectator learns how the color matched the ticket.
May Roosevelts Path After Presidency Explored
The piece debates if Theodore Roosevelt will retire at fifty one and stay a party leader. It recalls Washington Adams Jackson Van Buren Polk and Grant as presidents who remained political power after leaving office, shaping succession and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
United States
George Washington
France
John Quincy Adams
Congress
Jackson
van Buren
Joe
Polk
Cass
General Grant
House committee vows defiance on lighthouse measures
The House committee on interstate and foreign commerce will defy the Senate over lighthouse and related bills. The panel has framed these measures to require a sum not specified, signaling a dispute over funding and language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Senate
House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Five Years Course at Hartford School of Horticulture
A Hartford CT school offers a five year program in horticulture and school gardening for boys and girls with courses in botany grafting pruning and soil analysis. The program integrates classroom work with hands on garden training and pays tuition for participants, showing measurable garden yields and broadening agricultural education nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Horticulture
Hartford, Conn
Hartford
Watkinson Farm School
Hartfor
Somonwas
Lincoln’s Inaugural Parallels Mentioned In Speeches
The speaker notes a future leader will be about two years younger than Lincoln at his first inauguration and will likely shape much history. It is uncertain if he will again hold office, but the Senate would present an appealing arena, with its slow and dignified demeanor expected to suit him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Addams
Hull House
Miss Addams
New York
Greater New York
Tas
Lincoln
United States Senate
Brooklyn burglar thwarted by fearless woman with pistol
Mrs. Charles Nommensen of 987 Fulton Street Brooklyn confronted a burglar who entered her home by mistake. She kept him covered with a revolver, dictated how to unlock the door, and forced his exit, returning to her sewing after the intruder fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Addams
Charles Nommensen
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Wilson
Coloring Matter in Food and Daily Diet Facts
A discussion on the presence of coloring matter in common foods and the implications for daily diet. Highlights concerns about safety, regulation, and the need for clearer labeling to protect consumers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hiss Jane Addams
Ball Caine
Tia
Edarville
Ifter
Reading
Philadelphia
America
Halstead
Helen Culver
Miss Culver
Jane Club
Probes Insurance
Man of the Hour
Conn
Francis Goodwin
the Handicraft Schools of
H.D. Hemenway
Massachusetts Agricultural
Hartford School of Horticulture
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!