Williams as Minority Leader Faces Republican Watchdogs
The long profile of John Sharp Williams of Mississippi outlines his age, health, education, and land holdings, noting his slender build and distinctive hair. It details his lack of strong parliamentary skill, his ties to Judge DeArmond, and his plan to keep the House accountable without extensive filibustering, while signaling his readiness to lead his party in debates.
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John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Williams
Kentucky Military Institute
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenn
University of Virginia
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee Volunteers
Shiloh
Yazoo
Miss
Williama
Congress
Judge DeArmond
Missouri
Cannon
New York Sun
House
Read Thackeray to Improve Your Style at WaterStone
A witty anecdote about Col. Henry Watterson urging a reporter to read books to refine English. The tale centers on the request to read Thackeray starting with Pendennis and the reporter’s humorous reply about reading in his room while the paper awaits news. It also notes a Japan trend of suicides by waterfall. Police set watchful posts and warning signs caution against drowning at Kegon waterfall, citing priestly authority and prefectural bans.
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Henry Watterson
Philadelphia Post
Watterson
Thackeray
Japan
Kegon
Commission to codify and reform United States land laws
President Roosevelt appoints a commission led by Commissioner William A. Richards to study all public land laws, assess reforms, and report on organization, possession, and settlement changes. F. H. Newell and Prof. Gifford Pinchot join. inquiry aims to boost settlement, land use, and efficient administration. Richards in California. Newell praised for irrigation expertise. Pinchot a forestry authority.
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Roosevelt
William A. Richards
General Land Office
F. H. Newell
United States
Reclama On Land Service
Gifford Pinchot
Interior Department
Department of Justice
Tte
Reclamation Service
Bureau of Forestry
Richards
Weathern
Land Office
Wyoming
Colorado
California
Gov. Richards
Pinchot
Department of Agriculture
Giant of Giants tallest man Feodore Machow tallest in world
Scientists describe Feodore Machow as the world’s tallest man at about 22 years old and 238 centimeters tall. He hails from an old Russian family, surpassing European giants in head length and other measurements, drawing scientific interest according to the New York Herald.
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Feodore Machow
New York Herald
Europe
Hes
Ma Chow Height Facts From Virchow Study
According to the late Professor Virchow, who exhaustively studied the subject, Ma Chow stands from 210 to 227 centimeters tall. His bootees reach nearly to his knees and could cover two ordinary persons to the waist, a detail used to gauge his stature. His sleeping mattress measures nine feet, and he consumes three pounds of meat at each meal, plus bread vegetables and potatoes.
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Virchow
Machow
Italy's New Premier Gio Giovanni Giolitti Portrait
Italy names Signor Giovanni Giolitti as premier to unravel a tangled political skein left by Zanardelli. Giolitti, a democratic leader with a stern, lugubrious look, is noted for republican simplicity and his frank, direct approach with the king. He detests tailors and dislikes being photographed.
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Giovanni Giolitti
Italy
Zanardelli
Giolltti
Ministry of the Interior
Giolitti
Victor Emanuel
Glolitt
Humorous Tale From Jefferson City Storyteller
Honored humorist Champ Clark recounts a Western storyteller era tale about a wealthy father who refuses aid when his son begs from afar. The anecdote ends with the son returning home to work in his father’s business, proving the distance kept him from starvation. Also notes French peasant wives as thrifty housekeepers who turn frugal ingredients into tasty, nutritious meals.
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Champ” Clark
Jefferson City
Chicago
Federal plan urged to curb firearms in crime rise
Postmaster Chicago Frederick B Coyne urges federal supervision of firearm manufacture importation and sale with a national tax to cover costs. He argues stronger laws and universal registration could curb youth gun access and reduce rising murders and robberies seen in Chicago and other cities. A separate note mentions Fire Island horse Norse and music therapy restoring appetite, then a casual look at college professors pay in Germany with most under 1000 a year.
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Chicago
Frederick B. Coyne
Mr. Coyne
Internal Revenue
Internet Revenue Collector
Union
Muale
Fire Island
Navy's Favorite Co Commander Lucien Young Story
Lucien Young, A & M lighthouse commander on the Great Lakes with Chicago HQ, is famed in the Navy for daring feats. He once spelled Europe as Urope, yet entered the Naval Academy. On the Huron wreck rescue, he braved a storm to haul a line to shore, saving half the ship's crew.
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Lucien Young
Great Lakes
Chicago
Navy
Young
Naval Academy
Europe
Board of Naval Examiners
Academy
Mediterranean
U. S
Rocka
White Sea
Righthous
Lakes
Foraker Bills Confederate Graves Honor Plan Approved
Senator Foraker introduces a Senate bill to mark Confederate graves in the North. The measure authorizes locating graves in federal prisons and hospitals, acquiring ground, erecting white marble headstones, and maintaining the sites indefinitely with a $160,000 appropriation. The aim is reverence for the Confederate dead. A second item notes Clarence Lowe of Morrisville, N. Y., underwent appendectomy revealing a near inch long stone-like object in the appendix, suggesting a stone formed there.
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Foraker
Senate
McKinley
South
Ohio
Secretary of War
United States
Senator Foraker
Clarence Lowe
Morrisville
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