Wizard of Horticulture Luther Burbank’s plant miracles
Special correspondent summarizes Lu ther Burbank the California horticulturist famed as the Wizard of Horticulture. From potatoes to plums berries and cacti he develops thornless raspberries prunes larger plums new poppies and ever blooming flowers. He shuns publicity yet his innovations fuel California agriculture and global fruit trade.
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Sunday Post
San Francisco
California
Luther Burbank
Stanford
Burbank
of California
Santa Rosa
Sonoma County
Carnegie Institute
Burban
Ross and
Burpree
Lancaster
Worcester County
Mass
Ames Plow Company
Luther Ross
Luther
Maachusetts
Pacific Coast
Sonoma Valley
Oregon
Cecil Rhodes
South Africa
Rhodesia
Cape
Santa Clara County
Hawaiian Islands
Mojave
Colorado
Tarrytown
Miles
Red
Cockrell and His Hat in Missouri Political Saga
Walter Willcame recounts the Missouri tale of Francis Marion Cockrell who hurled his broad-brimmed hat from the House chamber to pledge support for Charley Hardin. The moment preceded Cockrell’s rise to a long Senate career, unmatched in Missouri history and rivaled only by Benton.
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Walter Willcame
Toney
Missouri
House of Representatives
Jefferson City
Francis Marion Cockrell
United States Senate
Charles H. Hardin
Gen. Cockrell
Cockrell
Charley Hardin
New Year’s Greeting From Joseph Wirth Poem
A 19th century style New Year greeting poem urges endurance and moral strength. It reflects on political liberty, wealth, national progress, and calm resilience as the year turns. Written in a rabid period voice, it prompts readers to stay steadfast and hopeful as 0:4 marks the new year.
Cabinet Men Who Have Served in Presidential Cabinets
The Senate includes five men who once held major Cabinet posts and are all acclaimed lawyers. Knox, Teller, Proctor, Alger, and Elkins each brought long legal practice to national service, with Knox lauded by Roosevelt and Carnegie at a New York gathering. Teller, Proctor, Alger, and Elkins all served as War Secretaries, later returning to the Senate and continuing public work.
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Senate
Lse
Philander Chase Knox
Penrose Ag
Pennsylvania
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
Arthur
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Russel Alexander Alger
Michigan
Stephen Benton Elkins
West Virginia
Alger
McKinley
Benjamin Harrison
Philander C Knox
Quay
Keystone State
United States
Knox
Fhfe
Benate
Pennypacker
Pennsylvania Society
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Philander C. Knox
Andrew Carnegie
Roosevelt
Ife
Teller
Interior
Illinois
Interior Department
Nathaniel P. Hill
Proctor
Senator Proctor
Rutland
House of Representatives
Gov. Fairbanks
Harrison
Gov. Page
George F. Edmunds
Stephen Benton Bilkins
Ohio
Johnson
Congress
New Mexico
Republican National Committee
Elkins
Senator Elkins
James G. Blaine
California
Henry Gassaway Davis
Viking
War Department
Russell Alexander Alger
Supreme Court of
Havin
Gen. Alger
Gen
Grand Army of the Republic
Arthur the Gentleman President in The Bookman
Harry Thurston Perk profiles President Arthur as a graceful dignified host admired for social tact and decorum. The piece notes his private life kept private, his sister Mab McElroy assisting socially and his restraint of press intrusion into domestic matters. A portrait in his private quarters hints at a discreet personal side.
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Harry Thurston Perk
Bookman
White House
McElroy
Peatts
Jefferson
Arthur
Paul Prys
Portrait Reveals President’s Late Wife Amid Private Sentiment
A clever investigative effort by the press uncovered that a celebrated portrait depicted the President’s deceased wife. The public figure, known for practical leadership with a hint of vivacity, privately cherished this delicate sentiment, which reflected well on his character.
Aguinaldo At Home Reveals Filipino Leader’s Subtle Power
David Gray portrays Emilio Aguinaldo in the Century as still wielding influence among educated Filipino elites. Despite discredit, Aguinaldo receives deference from former advisers and peers who understand his rise and fall, while he speaks softly and maintains a dignified, calm bearing.
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David Gray
Aguinaldo
The Governors Wife in Buffalo Debate
From Colliers Weekly two ex lieutenant governors discuss if a governor’s wife holds an official title. One argues she should be called Mrs Gov So Ani Ho, the other Mrs Blank, wife of Gov Blank. An Irishman adviser concludes neither is right, saying the wife of a governor is a governems.
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Colliers Weekly
Buffalo
Woodruff
Gov
So-ani-Ho
Nayther
Atchison Globe
John O'Neal
North Fouth
Elwyn Hiatt
Flwyn Blair
Elwyn
Race Question Vital In Creek Nation Council Feud
The Chicago Chronicle reports the Creek Nation faces a race issue as black members, freed slaves, sit in the council. Indians debate whether negro citizens retain political rights while some members urge exclusion, amid schooling segregation and mixed language fluency among educated Creek negro leaders.
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Chicago Chronicle
Indiana
All Quiet Along the Potomac poem authorship feud
A long feature recounts Lamar Fontaine of Mississippi and the dispute over who wrote the famous Civil War ballad All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight. It details Fontaine’s daring Vicksburg supply mission, his picket death companion Moore, and the tale of authorship claims proven to favor Fontaine. The story cites Goshen New York and Leesburg Virginia connections and preserves wartime details and Fontaine's postwar life.
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New York Times
Lamarr Fontaine
Goshen
Orange County
the Times
Washington Post
Ethel Lynn
Eilctt
N. Y
Lathes
Leesburg
Loudoun County
Bridgeton
Boston Herald
Charles P. Mattocks
Portland
Lamar Fontaine
Fontaine
South
Potomac
Femberton
Vicksburg
Loring
Jackson
Miss
Gen
Pemberton
Maj
Harry White
Pennsylvania
Burt Rifles
Eighteenth Mississippi Regiment
Bull Run
Second Virginia Cavalry
Seneca Walls
Moore
Burns
Byron
Mattocks
Sergi W. W Williamson
Lieuts
Graham and Depritt
Williamson
Eva Lee
Hempstone
John M. Orr
Mississippi
Impeachment Through U.S. History and Notable Cases
The piece reviews impeachment in the United States from Blount to Belknap, noting acquittals and convictions, including Pickering, Chase, Johnson, Humphreys, and Belknap, with context on 1800s partisan shifts and a Philadelphia Press anecdote about a suitor’s plea.
A lullaby of a two year old’s cherishing glow
The speaker recalls a head that shines like gold and two blue eyes, a tiny nose, dimpled hands, toddling feet, soft ears, red lips, milk-white teeth, and a thoughtful brow. The tender scene ends with warm arms around the father and a clear voice of the two year old.
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Fadder
BerlinSecond Breakfasts Show Appetite Rules of Day
From the Berlin notes the second breakfast dominates the noon meal with coffee beer and pastries. The piece details how Berliners dine from eight to four with palatial restaurants and tea rooms offering abundant portions and modest prices.
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Erinschungsraum
Berlin
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