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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1906
Page
4
The Nation’s lawmakers face a packed session with seventy seven working days left. Key items include the ship subsidy bill, immigration and educational test for aliens, naval planning, a dental corps proposal, and extended hours for railway workers. Debates promise sharp lines on defense and colonial policies.
President Roosevelt toured the battleship Louisiana and tried his hand at stoking a boiler in the fire room. He faced heat and chaos, but after two efforts he landed a successful shovel stroke and received cheers from the crew. Chief Engineer Crank preserves the shovel as a souvenir.
A New York World dispatch recalls Congressman Nicholas Longworth unable to offer cigars to visitors because his humidor key is missing. Mrs. Longworth reportedly has the key, leaving guests unable to enjoy the finest cigars at his Washington home.
The state universities to offer a four year correspondence program in agriculture. Each year covers a distinct phase with textbooks, monthly bulletins, and practical experiments. Students study one acre, record results, and report to the university. An annual meeting at state farms is planned with a small enrollment fee.
A Washington dispatch notes the House appropriations subcommittee debating old versus new spelling in the draft of the legislative bill. Public Printer Stillings explains estimates as the panel weighs whether old King James or Roosevelt spelling should prevail, then turns to Uncle Joe Cannon for guidance.
United States consul general Harry B. Miller in San Francisco says Japan is prepared to use military strength to protest discrimination by the San Francisco board of education against Japanese students. Miller, on leave in Eugene, Ore., reports Japanese leaders are incensed and willing to consider war to defend national dignity.
The navy department plans a novel recruiting drive using the gunboat Wasp refitted at Boston. The vessel will sail southern rivers to attract youths drawn to water and seagoing life. Commanded by Chief Boatswain Chase, the Wasp is in Hampton Roads and fully manned for the campaign.
Travelers throng the Holy Land during Christmas season. Shepherds keep watch near Bethlehem as pilgrims move from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher along the Via Dolorosa to St. Stephen's gate and across the plains to the town. Footsore travelers arrive from around the world for the holy observance.
A trend grows as women photograph their jewelry displays rather than keep pieces at home. The New York Press notes owners arrange collections for artistic photos, allowing easy sharing with friends. Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt pioneered the practice, wearing only select pieces.
A cargo of black Morrocan carrots arrived in Paris via M. Michalet the Algiers agent for a Paris company. The roots resemble carrots but are nearly black outside and mottled inside. Grown in Algiers, Michalet says they are larger and superior to red carrots and sourced from Morocco.
Chinese minister provides recipe for shoopang or chrysanthemum salad as a new Washington fad. The dish combines hearts of shoopang chrysanthemum with fish, poultry, lobster, and spices, served with Chinese greens. Details note difficulty sourcing ingredients and high cost for the average household.
Professor Nathaniel Schmidt of Cornell University argued at an Ithaca Unitarian Church that a new universal religion is approaching. He rejected the throne above and the beyond and urged a progressive, formula-driven faith suited to modern humanity.
Thomas Ball, a sculptor living in Montclair New Jersey, completed a painting he first saw fifty three years ago. The canvas shows Christ chiding Martha from the gospel of St Luke with Mary at his right and a sunlit Palestine landscape beyond. Ball began the piece in Boston in 1853 at age forty four but could not finish it until recently due to sculptor duties.
A Philadelphia or Pittsburgh Dispatch correspondent describes Christmas gift miniatures, six inches long, shaped as motor boats with a steering wheel and torpedo boat stern. Two styles exist: masculine versions serve as cigarette receptacles or match holders, and feminine versions are jewel-like keepsakes with plush interiors. Prices run around twenty dollars.
A Bayonne man Ick Mullen on Isabelle avenue Arc green street says he cut open a pig's head for a large pearl found in the pig's snout. The gem had an offer of 100 dollars from Charles Beckr who was employed there but the offer was refused.
A fragmented quote depicts a farmer bargaining at a bar, insisting on getting the best deal and tipping expectations. The garbled text hints at a rural scene in Washington with a focus on price and bargaining norms.
An article outlines a rail route from Peking to London claiming potential travel in twelve days with three legs. It discusses speed and distance, the feasibility of rapid continental links, and the impact on international travel of the era.
Dr Frederick A Cook and Edward Barville became the first to reach Mount McKinley at 20 300 feet in Alaska after an arduous ascent starting Sept 8 They used glaciers for ascent and made a tin box record left in a cavern 200 feet below the summit. They faced altitude sickness snow blindness and extreme cold.
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