Speaker of the House by L White Busbey
A reflective piece debunks myths of Speaker power, detailing how a California grove bill sparked mass letters to influence calendar rules. It explains the Rules Committee as a majority instrument, the role of public backers, and the Speaker’s courteous replies amid intense but orderly executive sessions.
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L. White Busbey
Agzmoraaul Park
Elijah
Missouri
Congress
Bowery
Furance
Ohio
Thauight
California
Stuents
Duffieuit
Endles
Tan
Nersonal
Edge
Miaie
Jomet
Enterprise
Thes
Committee On Public Lands
Committee On Rules
University
Harvard College
Noah
Committee On
Mani News
Reet
Mae
Joe
Maj. McKinley
Cannon
Committee On Uses
Cline
Busbey
Sunday Post
Odd Crafts of Immigrants in New York Streets
Special correspondence describes New York’s industrial exhibition feel as Italian immigrants dominate craft work from mosaic paving to coppersmithing in centers like Center and Mulberry streets and the new French quarter. The piece notes skilled but endangered mortuary and sculpture jobs and the varied arts pursued by newcomers.
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Washington
New York
Center Street
Washington Square
Mulberry Street
America
Europe
Nick
Shovel
Ellen Terry Greenroom memories from old theater days
An excerpt from Everybody's Magazine recounts Ellen Terry and contemporaries in the Greenroom. It recalls scenes at the Princess Theater and Haymarket greenrooms with Carlotta Leeleereq Miss Heath Guterward Mrs. Wilsor Barrett Ophela, Charles Mathews and Mme Vestris, Chippendale and Compton. Also notes a critique by Crittick of the Morning Bugle and a Horsford’s Acid Phosphate plug.
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Greenroom
Everybody's Magazine
Hilen Terry
the Greenroom
Princess’ Theater
Columbines
Carlotta Leelereq
Heath Guterward
Wilsor Barrett
Ophela
Chippendale
Compton
Consul General Wynne Lays Foundation of American Presence
In London’s Bishopsgate district the United States Consulate displays a bright Stars and Stripes banner beside a grimy doorway. Robert Wynne, the tall, reserved consul general, embodies American steadiness and power while reflecting a respect for tradition unusual in his country. He recounts his rise from a Newcastle-born Irish-English family, early schooling, and a career from reporter to Washington correspondent, highlighting close ties between U.S. press and government and Wynne’s measured leadership.
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London
Bishopgate Street
United States of America
Inquiry
America
Bureau de Change
Wynne
Robert Wynne
Robert J. Wynne
United States
Holland
Mr. Wynne
Wales
Ireland
Robert
England
Cincinnati Gazette
Washington
American
Journalsm
Roosevelt
Weill
Lfe
Ufe
Republic
A Voyage Worth Taking Amid Noahs Afloat
A vivid fragment reviews The Noahs Afloat by Miss Woodman, praising the Noah family as a high watermark of civilization and a lively voyage with the navigator praised for leadership amid peril. The piece shifts to an interview with Wynne on journalism, Roosevelt, and cross Atlantic views, noting his rise from journalist to Postmaster General and his reform efforts.
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Ark
Gridiron Club
Wynne
Roosevelt
Oyes
Ufe
Patriotism lessons and a wild wagon tale from Kansas City
An American observer contrasts English schooling with U S patriotism teaching. He recalls a London street band led by a juvenile officer and argues for patriotic education. The piece then shifts to a chaotic wagon incident from a Santa Fe crowd, ending with reflections on American auto reliance and a dog howling anecdote from the Atchison Kansas Globe.
Windjammer on Wheels Consolation Tale of a Flying Wagon
A Washington man in Virginia invites a Kansas City guest to a Sunday visit and they discuss experimental wind powered travel. An 1853 Gry land navy wagon built to move like a schooner on land astonishes spectators, with inventor Thomas and later Santa Fe investors driving further improvements and stunts.
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Thaumas
Thomas
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Nation Company
Washington Man
Kansas Cay
Washington
Virginia
Irom
Kansas City
Alexandria
Kansas
Edison
Santa Fe Navigation Company
Cured by Cuticura in Two Weeks
A patient details decades of skin disease ending in rapid healing after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The testimonial claims head clarity, full body cure after three days of treatment and two boxes of Ointment, with further praise and a mailing offer.
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H. B. Franklin
Washington St
Allegheny
Polero. Corp
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New York City
Ellen Terry
Philadelphia
Ne Riter
Crittick
Horsford
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Broadway
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Shew
Mr. Wrnne
Connecticut
Massachusetts Avenue
the Shining
National Capital Brewing Co
Sts. S.E
Tim Cin
Towser
Atchison Kansa Globe
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