Takahira Named New Japanese Ambassador to United States
Baron Kogoro Takahira succeeds Viscount Aoki as Japanese ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary in Washington. He has long represented Japan in the U S as attache first secretary minister and consul general in New York. Diplomats say his broad experience Asia Europe and America fits him to advance mutual aims of both nations.
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Baron Kogoro Takahira
Viscount Ssuzo Aoki
Washington
Legation
New York
Tokyo
Asia
Europe
America
Baron Takahira
United States
Japan
Viscount Aoki
Sundowner Doctors Stir Government Offices and Society
A Washington correspondent reports on the sundowner, a government worker who moonlights in medicine law or dentistry. The piece traces his double life from a day job to night practice and the ethical questions his conduct raises among peers and professional societies.
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Washington
New York Herald
Dr. Jones
Brown
Smith
Ea “Lundowner
Sunny
Secretary Root Seeks Five Year Term for Young Interpreters
Secretary Root urged Congress to cut the service term for student interpreters in China and Japan from ten to five years. The program started to recruit bright youths for diplomatic roles with $1,000 yearly salaries and two years study, but is now fully employed in embassies, raising concerns the longer term deters top candidates and weakens future officers.
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Root
Congress
China
Japan
Orient
Woman's Good Work Recognized in Government Pay
Miss Margaret V. Kelly of the Treasury Department in the Mint Bureau is noted as the highest paid woman government employee. Due to excellent work she was raised from 1600 to 2000 dollars a year, reflecting merit based salaries for women.
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Uncle Sam
Margaret V. Kelly
Treasury Department
Kelly
Mint
Mrs Longworth Fashion Focus In Washington
Mrs Nicholas Longworth draws attention in Washington as she wears an Alice blue broadcloth gown a lynx toque trimmed with uncurled plumes tipped with gold and fastened with a white rose. A lynx fur set completes the ensemble and reflects her stylish influence.
Legends of St Patrick and the Patrick Legend
Scholarly work argues Saint Patrick really lived in Ireland and founded churches during a 31 year stay. His Confession and Letter to Coroticus are genuine, while legends blend myth with fact about Druids, exorcists, and conversions at Crochan. Patrick linked Ireland to Rome and spread Latin learning.
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St. Patrick
Ireland
Bury
King’s College
Cambridge
Patrick
Patraic
Sen Patraic
Saint Patrick
Patricius
Coroticus
Crochan
A Dream of County Clare Fades From An Old Man
An elderly man, nearly eighty, recalls his youth and County Clare as he sits with a small green shamrock from Clare. He sighs for home, speaks of Acushla Norah, and dies with the keepsake in his hand, a moment captured in a Chicago Tribune tribute.
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Clancy
County Clare
Acushla
Norah
Chicago Tribune
St Patrick and Ireland’s enduring ideal of devotion
The piece lauds St Patrick as a transformative Irish patron saint who united Ireland under Christianity, banished superstition, and inspired a strong national and global Irish spirit. It celebrates the benevolent impact of Patrick’s missions and urges continued enthusiasm and virtue for humanity.
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St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick
Ireland
Erin
Patrick
Emerald Isle
Church
Treland
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind at Siloam
A sermon outline on John 9 1 41 recounting Jesus healing a man born blind at the pool of Siloam during Tabernacles in Jerusalem It notes the disciples questions about sin and suffering Jesus response that the blindness is to reveal the works of God and that washing in Siloam leads to sight The text frames Jesus as the light of the world illuminating truth healing sickness and guiding life
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Tabernacles
Jesus
Jerusalem
Tower of Siloam
Kidron
Bethesda
God
Heaven
Earth
Elisha
Winter Wheat Boosts Southern Alberta Yields and Returns
Alberta farms report strong winter wheat performance with yields from 30 to 60 bushels per acre and per acre values ranging from $19 to $36.30. Farmers from Magrath and Spring Coulee recount high outputs on 1907 plots, including wheat, oats, and barley, with several noting volunteer crops and stubble land as contributing factors.
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Canada
H. Howes
Magrath
Alberta
J. F. Haycock
J. F. Bradshaw
W. S. Sherod
Lethbridge
Souris
North Dakota
R. W. Bradshaw
Spring Coulee
W. L. Thompson
Ballyhooley Lemonade Prank On Irish Secretary
A St Patrick’s Day joke targeted Arthur Balfour during his early tenure as Irish chief secretary. A cigar box from a supposed Irish admirer held shamrocks and a so called infernal machine. The chemical expert found sugar with lemon essence. the box contained harmless props and a note about whisky and a famed drink.
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Ballyhooley
Arthur Balfour
House of Commons
Ireland
Apostle of Joy in St Patrick Lore Across Isles
The shamrock linked to St Patrick as a trefoil symbol of the Trinity is traced from Ireland through England Scotland and Wales by place names. The trefoil is named shamrakh in Arabic and sacred in Iran for triads, while Pliny notes serpents avoid its leaf. Legends enhance the saint’s image as an apostle of good works and joy.
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Apostle
Joy
Ireland
St. Patrick
Iran
Pliny
England
Scotland
Wales
Marble Consolation
The author’s wife offers comfort about enduring fame and life insurance as the pair consider his work and weather. He jokes about stepping out in the rain while she hopes future recognition will grant him a monument.
Wyoming Opens 245000 Acres for Carey Act Settlement
The state will open irrigated government land in the Big Horn Basin for settlement under the Carey Act. A drawing is set for May 12. The Irrigation Department in Chicago has published a report with maps and plots. free copies available on request.
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Wyoming
Big Horn
Irrigation Department
405 Home Insurance Building
Chicago
A Sip. Jack and Father Define a Strait
A brief cartoon scene shows Jack asking what a strait is and the father explaining it as a narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies. The exchange appears in Harper's Weekly.
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Jack
Harper's Weekly
Sore throat relief with Brown's Bronchial Troches
A brief note suggests a sore throat or cough can affect the lungs and claims Brown's Bronchial Troches provide immediate relief. The passage also warns that multiplying a woman's words seldom helps her popularity.
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Bown
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