Plans for Taft cabinet members after March 4
Officials describe where cabinet members may go after Taft leaves office on March 4. Wilson likely returns to Pennsylvania politics. Lansing and Meyer may spend winters in Pittsburgh while MacVeagh splits time between Washington and Chicago. Wolcott and Wickersham plan private practice in New York. Hitchcock fate uncertain but linked to Navy post. Interior head Pisbor returns to Chicago. Nagel resumes Law in St Louis. other names tied to private careers and relocation. A separate note mentions an Egyptian painting sale nearing negotiation after extended offers from London collectors.
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Taft
Rene Fotadt
Mr. Taft
Washington
Murts
Agriculture Wilson
Laws
Witchcock
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Oldest Painting on Canvas May Visit America
An Egyptian artwork believed to be the oldest painting on canvas, about 3,500 years old, may soon come to the United States. The piece, attributed to Robert de Rustafinel of Luxor, Egypt, is on well preserved cloth with bright colors and dates to Egypt’s zenith period. Rustafjoell, linked to an English agricultural firm in upper Egypt, has also uncovered pearls and other relics during his archaeology work.
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America
United States
Robert de Ristafinel
Luxor
Egypt
Tombe
Shields for Infantry New German Invention Said to Be Proof Against Rifle Fire
A light shield described as capable of rendering rifle fire largely harmless is tested by German researchers. The armor plate, reportedly superior to nickel steel and lighter, withstood several shots at close range while a companion plate did not. The Prussian war minister showed interest, and the United States, Britain, and Austria reportedly attended tests and seek to obtain the device.
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Yale
Gunn
Dalley
Sie Posthia
Government duty ruling on herring imports unsettles sawlines
A treasury department decision by Assistant Secretary Curtis resolves a long debate over herring imports. It finds many sawlines entered under the name herring with duties far lower than other fish. The ruling sets a 0.5 cent duty on tins and 0.75 of a cent on packages, with a 30 day effectiveness.
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Curtis
Treasury Department
Eneke
A Christmas Stocking Contest Description
A crowded old instruction describes making null stockings for children to play a puzzle game. It calls for cutting pictures from magazines into irregular pieces, mounting them on cardboard, and placing each puzzle in red envelopes with stocking contents hidden. Prizes go to the first solver. alternatives include word puzzles for older children and mailing or home use with 25 cent kits.
The Mistletoe Tradition Mystery
A fragmentary notice describes a mistletoe tradition and a mysterious custom. It mentions a hat adorned with mistletoe and a curious practice tied to a festive day, with unclear origins and local rituals implied.
Toll of sea deaths declines in early 1900s data
The report details sea loss figures from 1894 to 1911 with totals of mariners and passengers per year, noting a fall in deaths as steamship service grows. It cites marine returns showing a shift from sailing to steam vessels and overall reduced mariner fatalities against a backdrop of hundreds of thousands employed at sea.
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Inet
Concert Preview By Kellermann In Alma Chapel
Thursday evening features Marcus Kellermann world famous Berlin Royal Orchestra baritone with Russian pianist Wm Alexis Parson under college concert course auspices. Music lovers should hear this bass baritone. Hillsdale notes its marking system with letters and honor points. Prof. Reese Veatch tours Indiana while I R Hurst visits Alma.
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Marcus Kellerman
Berlin Royal Orchestra
Alexis Parson
Alma
Sherman Left All To Wife In Sherman Will
The will of the late Vice President James S. Sherman, filed for probate in Utica New York, was dated April 23, 1887 and bequeaths the entire estate to his wife Mrs Carrie B Sherman. The document notes the will written on foolscap with Mr Sherman’s handwriting and witnessed by Myron W Vin Autken and HD Pitcher of Utica. Executor’s petition states property worth more than $10 000, though the estate is understood to be about 800 in value.
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James S. Sherman
Utica
N.Y
Carrie B. Sherman
Sherman
Myron W. Vin Autken
Pitcher
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