White House Renovation Plans Unveiled By Mrs Roosevelt
Washington dispatch reports Architect Charles F McKim and Mrs Roosevelt outline major interior changes at the White House. Tiffany glass is to be removed, lobby colors shifted to mahogany and inlaid wood floors installed. The dust room becomes a state dining room, a grand stairway is planned, and colonial furnishings with black walnut pieces are added.
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Roosevelt and Cannon Clash Over White House Name
Washington correspondent notes a tug of words between President Roosevelt and Speaker Cannon over the building name. Roosevelt prefers White House for distinctness. Cannon resists replacing executive mansion in the sundry civil bill, joking about a possible veto and an emptied pantry.
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Great Air Races Planned for St Louis World Fair
Sauton-Dument selects a figure eight course with a stadium at the intersection of curves for the 10 mile trials to run daily during the exposition. Bantos-Dumont heads for New York to arrange details as the U S aviation scene centers on Washington Square area.
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Striee
United States
Washington Square
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Crosby Street
New York Times
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Messiah of Nations Poem Set to Music for Indiana Dedication
James Whitcomb Riley wrote The Messiah of Nations poem to be set to music by John Philip Sousa. Arrangements completed with Charles E. Wilson for a May 16 dedication of Indiana soldiers' monument. A 160-voice chorus will perform with brass. text honors America and its founding ideals.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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Money's Hot Temper Flares in Senate History
The article recalls Senator Money of Mississippi, aged sixty two, in multiple tempers including a 19th century clash with Senator Gall of Missouri and a floor challenge with Senator Wellington over Cuba investigations. It notes Money's long public career since 1877 and adds stray fragments from an unrelated ad-like section on food.
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New York Evening Post
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Meur
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Gen Schalk Burger Ties To Transvaal Leadership And Peace Talks
Gen Schalk-Burger, Boer officer and orator, visits President Steyn under truce with aims of peace proposals. A veteran of 1881, he commands the Portuguese frontier but leads civil administration and advisory roles for the Transvaal provisional government. Born Lydenburg 1852.
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Pauncefote to Quit as U S Envoy Likely Succeeds
London rumor claims Lord Pauncefote will be replaced as ambassador to the United States with Alfred Lyttelton named as successor. The Yorkshire Post notes Lyttelton’s likely appointment, citing his Liberal Unionist MP status for Leamington and extensive legal and public service background.
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Real Life Romance and Odd News Snippets
A lengthy column blends a dramatic tale of Hans Kessner and Dora Hanson with tales of unlikely romances and humorous exchanges. It recounts a bold engagement, a plotted murder scare, and a surprising white wedding in Hamburg, all framed by assorted wit and light social notes from newspapers.
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