Scattershot Globe of Oddities and Gossip in Bow Bells
The Bow Bells column echoes with scattered notes on science finds mosquitoes, international politics, fashion lightly praised, royal rumors, American social scenes, jokes on ambition and industry, and humorous asides about public figures. It quips on coinage in Hawaii, divorces, theater antics, and a New York social census, weaving playful, era-laden reportage through a mosaic of personalities and events.
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Lord Curzon
Kedleston
India
Lady Curzon
England
Constantinople
London Daily Telegraph
Sweden
Norway
International Society of Sculptors and Painters
Chelsea
James McNeill Whistler
Turkish Council of Ministers
Japan
Manchuria
German Steel Trust
Chiriqui
Panama
Empire
Panama Canal
Ancon
Etontan
Azores
Italia
New York
Corvoleland
Geraman Empire
Ebers
Germany
Dews of the Week report on early session bills and names
The first day’s house session saw 431 public bills offered along with many private measures. Chew Chul Lai, head of the Chinese board of foreign affairs, is named minister to the United States, succeeding Sir Chen Tung Liang Chong. Various financial and legal actions follow, including executive confirmations and notable fires and accidents across several states.
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Chew Chul Lai
Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs
United States
China
Chen Tung Liang Chong
Pekin
Ching
William P. Roberts
H. C. Smith
Minneapolis
Treasury Department
Foster & Smith
Cheyenne
Wyo
Senate
Elihu Root
Robert Bacon
Louis &. McComas
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Austice Duell
District Supreme Court
Willis C. West
Hiltchcock
West
Indian Territory
President's Message Highlights Corporate Regulation and Labor Reform
The president argues for strong national oversight of large corporations engaged in interstate commerce, opposing state regulation as insufficient. He calls for an independent federal rate regulator for railroads, labor dispute reforms, insurance oversight, and tighter immigrant controls, while stressing civil service integrity and fiscal stability. He also endorses plans for Hague arbitration, Monroe Doctrine vigilance, military readiness, and Philippine and territorial policy, including path to statehood questions and a swift Panama Canal build.
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Iowa
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Lregard
Allie
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Ndverdo Party
Monroe Do
United States
The
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China
Russia Strife Flares as Witte Resists Liberal Rise
Reports from St. Petersburg and Harbin detail relentless officer killings by rebellious troops and restricted movement for reserve officers. Rumors of Witte’s resignation denied while calls grow for a liberal ministry to quell unrest. Strikes ease in Paris Telegrams note telegram outages and police dispersals as Moscow officers face renewed pressure. A new comet sighting and accidental shooting add to a day of varied incidents across continents.
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Witte
St. Petersburg
Hydtkuhnen
East Prussia
Rusk
Count Witte
Count Alexis Ignatios
Paris
St Petersburg
The
Figaro
Moscow
Eydhkuhsen
M. Petrunkevitch
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Equitable Life Assurance Society
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Harry Roetx
Sidney
William Chisholm
Cleveland
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John Alexander Dowle
New York Central
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Birmingham
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Freelandville
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Herman A. Pripmeter
Jonas Nolting
Philadelphia
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Cambridge
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