Montessori Visits as Child Education Advocate Highlight
Friday notes in Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch recount Montessori, the Italian founder of the houses of childhood, visiting dignitaries and receiving hospitality from Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell. The piece praises her system, claims it elevates mankind, and argues the effort to educate children is essential and valuable beyond profit.
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Ae. Montessori
New York
iAlexander Graham ‘Bell
Madame Montessori
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Hay bill advancing through Congress stirs party clash
The House debated a volunteer bill tied to Virginia credit and military aid as leaders from both parties traded sharp remarks. Representative Hay from the Seventh District has long pushed the measure while Republican Mann seized the moment to claim war with Mexico was used to push the bill. Administrations denied involvement as costs and power concerns surfaced.
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House
Congress
Fr Hay
I ‘Committee
Mann
Mexico
Dow
President argues for volunteer regiments to support war effort
The plan proposes organizing volunteer regiments for war when the President deems conflict imminent or present. Officers would be appointed by the President, with up to four regulars per regiment, supplementing the National Guard without its interference. It aims to empower volunteers to operate with the regular army, especially abroad, and to push for higher efficiency and readiness.
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Senate
Existting National Guard
Mexico
Way
Crescent-Lady in an April Meadow Poem
Delicate lines describe a Crescent-Lady walking through blue fields in April. The Star-Child accompanies her as Moon-Lady watches, while the speaker wishes to ascend a floating ladder to reach the fairies and the witch-moon through willow trees. Charlotte Wilson, December, Lippincott's.
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Violet
Light Moon-Lady
Charlotte Wilson
Lippincott’s
Old Age Pensions Promoted Amid Tax Burdens and Shifts
A voiced complaint argues for an old age pension system aimed at the unemployed and shiftless, criticizing income tax on thrifty workers while supporting those who never saved. The passage laments societal favors for loafers and urges tightening pensions until they fade.
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Savings Bank
Lost with Men Stefansson’s Karluk Vanishes in Ice Pack
Vilhjalmur Stefansson reports no definite news on the Karluk, the vessel carrying 25 men that was swept away in an ice pack. He and a small party left the ship on September 20 to hunt for meat, returning on September 4 to find ship and pack disappeared.
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Stefansson
Wilhjalmur Stefansson
Lottawa
Vilhjalmur
Karluk
Barrow’s Point
Circle
Alaska
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