Century marks centennial of Washington seat of government
The December 12 centennial celebrates the creation of the federal capital in Washington. The piece recounts the site selection debates, the Potomac plan favored by southern delegates, and the early governance by three commissioners. It notes L'Enfant’s city plan and the rough state of Congress in 1800 before moving to Philadelphia for formal business.
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Washington
Congress
Delaware
Susquehanna
Potomac
Cermantown
House
Senate
Pennsylvania
Germantown
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Major L'Enfant
Rigas Farm
Daughters of the American Revolution
Young Republic
Gen
District of Columbia
Mosars
Johnson
Stewart
Carroll
Capitol
Supreme Court of the United States
Philadelphia
Georgetown
Houses of Congress
New York
New England
Dukes and Nobles in a Tangled Telegraph Tale
The telegrams report the Duke of Manchester having poached eggs for breakfast and planning a vaudeville outing. Across oceans the Count de Castel lane struggles with a $250000 monthly allowance, while the Earl of Yarmouth vents anger at Manchester for not shaking hands at a dress rehearsal. Do the papers misread temper.
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Duke of Manchester
Count de Castellane
Earl of Yarmouth
Grace of
Manchester
Watering of shares cited in London company case
The Financial Times notes extreme water in American stocks and recalls a London case where a promoter profited by inflating a company's value. The Colonial Finance corporation was boosted from £1,500 to £50,000 and £100,000 with multiple transfers to dummy firms. A minority stockholder sued for £32,350, and Sir Francis Jeune ruled the promoter must disgorge. The decision, new to company promoting law, may influence American courts.
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Financial Times of London
United States
London
America
Colonial Finance Corporation Limited
Francis Jeune
Fashion Before Cleanliness and the Short Walking Skirt
The column questions women's organizations issuing pledges to wear short skirts for walking. It argues the sweeping skirt remains a nuisance, notes men and women acknowledge this, and mocks the push as misguided balancing ease and cleanliness against tradition.
Rapid Fruit Stem Clipper Promises Faster Harvest
A California inventor shows a handheld fruit clipper with two pivoted blades and finger rings. A light thumb pressure closes the blades to sever stems, letting the fruit be caught with one hand for rapid gathering while the other seizes the fruit.
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California
Device Clipper For Fruit Harvest And Floral Use
The device functions as a fruit severing tool that draws into tree boughs or holds a receptacle. It can be adjusted by moving the two rings to increase leverage for cutting both large and small stems and could benefit florists gathering flowers for market.
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Florista
Manila appoints John W. Campbell as new police chief
Chief John W. Campbell of the St. Louis police force accepts the offer to lead Manila police under the new civil government in the Philippines, subject to presidential approval. A noted and courageous officer born in Tennessee, Campbell rose from patrolman to chief, with a history including service in the Confederate army and key leadership during street railway strike riots.
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Manila
John W. Campbell
St. Louis
Philippines
Campbell
Tennessee
Ankle Brace Patent Aids Skaters And Athletes
A new ankle brace patent offers a strap driven system using leather plates and semicircular steel braces to prevent ankle turn and stabilize the foot. The device attaches without external supports and aims to aid skaters as well as football, baseball, and golf players.
Electrified Ohio Motorist Lights Night from Battery
An inventive driver in Willoughby Ohio connected his stable to the barn using a line that taps railway lighting. When the trolley power is off for the night he switches his automobile storage battery into use to supply lighting for the remainder of the night.
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Willoughby
Ohio
Von Derneburg Resigns as Paris Ambassador
Berliner Tageblatt recalls the resignation of Prince Von Derneburg, ambassador at Paris, noting his father sent his wife to an English warship before his birth. It recalls Prince Munster, now in his eightieth year, who led a long life before his fifteen years as German ambassador in Paris since 1885.
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United States
Washington
von Derneburg
Paris
Prince von Derneburg
Berliner Tageblatt
Prince Munster Western
von Derne
Lishman
Princeberg
von Munster
Prince von Hohenlohe
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