Merit Only Promotes In Pensions Office
Commissioner Ware unveils a merit based promotion system for the pension bureau. A three member promotions committee selects top candidates from within, emphasizing experience and proven ability, with outsiders starting at the bottom and promotions tied to merit rather than politics or creed. The plan includes weekly reviews, a formal promotion letter, and a pledge to avoid favoritism or religious or nativity biases. Additionally, the Egert family from Newark reports three children with extraordinary weights for their ages.
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Eugene F. Ware
Lancet
Congress
Bureau
English Society Star Offered Marriage by Waldorf Astor
Lady Edith Villiers daughter of the Earl of Clarendon is said to have received a marriage proposal from Waldorf Astor son of William Waldorf Astor who renounced American citizenship. Astor is 24, American-born, English by life, a skilled oarsman and hunter, and heir to a vast estate upon his father’s death.
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Edith Villiers
Waldorf Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Lady Villiers
Young Astor
Earl of Clarendon
England
Caroline
Earl of
Normanton
Lord Clarendon
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire Yeomanry
Warwickshire
Conscous
Brecon
New York
Lord Rosebery
Young Waldorf Astor
Acre dispute between Bolivia and Brazil stirs international tensions
In the Acre region of northern Bolivia the long standing territorial dispute with Brazil resurfaces as Bolivia leases part of Acre to an Anglo American syndicate. Brazil threatens to sever diplomatic ties unless the contract is canceled amid interest tied to rubber wealth and strategic borders.
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Acre
Bolivia
Brazil
Peru
Beni
Arthur Balfour to Lead Great Britain Years Ahead
The obituary and profile highlight Arthur James Balfour, born July 25, 1848 in Scotland, heir of the Salisbury circle, rising from Cambridge ties to Conservative leadership in Parliament. It notes his steady nerve, aristocratic bearing, and long service under Lord Salisbury, with honor from multiple universities and pivotal roles in 19th century politics. Also references Lord Salisbury’s long career, and a Kansan widower’s propriety and a curious Havant man losing hair.
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Arthur James Balfour
England
Marquis of Salisbury
St. Albans
Arthur Balfour
Cambridge
Fanny
Scotland
James Maitland Balfour
Blanche Gascoigne Cecil
House of Commons
Lord Salisbury
Ireland
Heather
Oxford
Balfour Bas
Stamford
Quarterly Review
India
University of Oxford
Earl of Derby
Disraeli
Lord Salishury
Great Britain
Order of the Garter
Lord Deaconsfield
House of Lords
Mr. Gladstone
Crown Prince of Siam to Visit United States
The crown prince of Siam will visit the United States earlier than planned. He will be hosted and entertained with funds from the contingent fund. A state department committee will arrange a cordial reception, with Siamese minister Phya Akharaj Varadhara in talks with Secretary Hay. If the prince approves, his father may visit later.
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Siam
United States
Edward
State Department
Phya Akharaj Varadhara
Hay
Congress
Frye
Bangkok
King
Europe
Mr. King
Uncle Sam
Crown Prince OF
Two Horses Equal Fifteen Men in Strength Analogy
In a historical adage, the claim compares the power of two horses to the force of fifteen men, illustrating a labor or capability ratio used in early industry or transportation debates. The wording reflects period belief in animal labor efficiency over human effort.
The Trust Question and James M Griggs Career
Congressman James Mathews Griggs, Georgia's Second district representative, chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and welcomes Roosevelt's anti trust pledge as campaign fuel. A longtime Georgia lawyer since 1883, he served three terms on the state bench before resigning in 1896 to run for Congress, and has since been reelected repeatedly.
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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Georgia
Griggs
Judiciary
Congress
Grace Reformed Church to Occupy New Structure this December
Rev John M Schick DD guide Grace Reformed Church toward completion of a Gothic style building in Cleveland Lower Canan gray stone with 600 seats. The project, begun after the present church, aims to harmonize with a planned parsonage remodel if funds allow, and includes strong ties to President Roosevelt who laid the cornerstone July 1 and may attend social and religious events at the White House.
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White House
Roosevelt
John M. Bchick
Cleveland
Switzerland
Zwingle
Basle
Luther
Cohmbias
Sehick
Dr. Schick
Quentin
Ethel
Schick
Jefferson Davis Arch to rise in Virginia park monument
The Davis Memorial Arch will stand 65 feet high and 70 feet wide in Bronroe Park Viehmond Virginia. Designed by Lois A Gudebrod of New York the Corinthian style arch will feature two oversized bronze figures symbolizing Fame and the Lost Cause and four bas reliefs illustrating Glory Truth Justice and Valor. The structure will be built of southern Eftanite and include an interior stairway to the top with inscriptions omitted.
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Bronroe Park
Viehmond
Jeferson Davis
Lois A. Gudebrod
New York
Jefferson Davis
Glory
Ruth
Ds Tice
Davis
Hite
Confederate States
Virginia
Famous churchman John Spalding long Peoria bishop
Rt. Rev. John Lancaster Spalding senior suffragan bishop of Chicago has been bishop of Peoria for 24 years. Born in Lebanon Kentucky in 1840 he was a favorite of his childhood and a noted church leader widely discussed as a possible successor to Archbishop Feehan.
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John Lancaster Spalding
Chicago
Feehan
Peoria
Lebanon
Bishop Spalding A Scholar At Center Of Education
The text notes Martin J. Spalding, bishop of Louisville then archbishop of Baltimore, as the uncle of a Peoria bishop who studied in Rome and America. His first priestly post was Louisville Cathedral, then New York City, and on May 1 187% he became bishop of Peoria, guiding a once scattered diocese to compact strength. His writings earned worldwide recognition as a scholar and educator, emphasizing moral and emotional cultivation alongside intellect. A Parisian paper on Paper That Is Transparent describes glasslike paper from kelp and seaweed.
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Martin J. Spalding
Louisville
Baltimore
Peoria
Rome
America
New York City
Bishop Spalding
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Hellri
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Havant
Arthur J. Daltoor
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Crown Prince OF Siam
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Save Wy Will Ten
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