Fort Center history and early Fort Riley name change
The article notes Fort Riley Kansas began as Camp Center in 1853 intended as the geographic center of the United States. It discusses the 1914 era U.S. income tax normal tax and related rules, the Nauvoo expulsion, Maud Ballington Booth, old postal cards, the Russell Sage dynamite incident, the Cherokee Outlet sale and settlement, Confederate constitution tariffs, Oliver Goldsmith's medical doctorate and America trip, and U.S. Navy vessels counts as of 1912.
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Fort Riley
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Camp Center
Melting points of metals and a note on presidential war powers
Copper melts at 1.006 degrees Fahrenheit silver at 1.873 degrees gold at 1.947 cast iron at 2.786 tin at 442 In the event of war could the president of the United States assume command of the army and take the field in person The constitution makes him commander in chief with broad powers Mrs Howitt wrote The Spider and the Fly and lived 1790 to 1888
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United States
Mary Howitt
Fredrika Bremer
Hans Christian Andersen
William Howitt
William and Mary
Nauvoo War Recalled in Connection with Sectarian Violence
The Nauvoo War refers to agitation and violence surrounding the Mormon community at Nauvoo. It highlights clashes between religious factions and local authorities amid 1839 events and the broader conflict over church authority and settlement.
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Nauvoo War
Garden of Titans in Califo rnia Travel Writing
Charles Frederick Solder describes a little known California region as the Garden of Titans in Travel. The Colusde Garden of the Gods sinks into insignificance beside the new wonderland.
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Charles Frederick Solder
California
Colusde
Yxs
Irish Mahon and Journeay Lead Diverse 1910s Sports Waves
Irish Mahon of Newark emerges as a top featherweight in demand after victories over leading rivals and a possible match with Johnny Kilbane. J Franklin Baker gains three season World Series hitter honors since moving from Reading to Philadelphia in 1908, while Chief Meyers and McGraw’s Indian show strong series batting. Journeay becomes Penn captain replacing Louis A. Young as Young departs for postgraduate study, and a Chicago Tribune scuffle ends with Joe Tinker beating four employees at the paper’s door in a five minute clash.
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McGraw
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Louis A. Young
University of Pennsylvania
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Joe Tinker
Chicago Tribune
Brooklyn
Tinker
Sport
Harvard Baseball Schedule for Coming Season
Harvard's baseball team has 29 games set for the season. Two games each will occur against Georgetown Holy Cross Brown Pennsylvania and Yale. Citing the Yale series June 16 at New Haven and June 17 at Cambridge with a possible tiebreaker June 20 in New York. The squad travels south to West Point April 21 returning April 26.
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West Point
Fifteen Baseball Fatalities in 1913 Season
A 1913 season report counts fifteen baseball deaths from pitched balls and foul tips. Three fatalities occurred in Chicago from pitched balls, twelve from direct hits, and three from foul tips. All victims were unskilled players and none were major leaguers.
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Chicago
Cornell crew boathouse remains open for winter practice
The Cornell crew boathouse will stay open this winter and the float will be left in place. This allows the team to practice on the water during any warm spells.
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Cornell Crew
Bow shape on Dreadnought Texas alters spray for speed
Youth's Companion reports the new battleship Dreadnought Texas created a dark wave on each side during its Maine coast trial rather than the usual white spray. Experts attribute the cycloidal bow to reduced water resistance and foresee higher speeds for battleships.
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Texas
Maine
Brigadier Bliss Heads Eastern Department at Fort Totten
Brigadier General Tasker H Bliss commands the department of the east encompassing New England New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland District of Columbia Virginia West Virginia Ohio and Porto Rico with headquarters at Fort Totten New York. The piece quotes dialogue from Stray Stories and a saying about truth as light and cave.
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Department of the East
New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Porto Rico
Fort Totten
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Very Loverlike. A quarrel over twelve years of marriage.
A Pittsburgh Post snippet depicts a marital exchange with John and his spouse facing a casual jab at twelve years of marriage and a quick dismissal of ongoing quarrel efforts. The fragment captures tense domestic humor in concise dialogue.
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Pittsburgh Post
Knew Better. Jube Hay An Article’s Worth
A witty quip questions the value of a commodity or item, implying a trade or appraisal by the owner or kin. The speaker, using dialect, teases or challenges a buyer about paying fair value for a gold brick or similar possession.
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Hiram Whiffie
Puck
What Makes the Difference
Willie- Paw discusses what defines an imperial and describes it as a goatee on the chin of a great man, in a colloquial quip attributed to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Willie- Paw
Ty Son
Cincinnati Enquirer
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