Peyton Randolph and the Washington Circle
Peyton Randolph stood as a close confidant of George Washington and a leading Virginia burgesses figure who aided Patrick Henry, drafted the 1764 remonstrance against the stamp act, and was elected first president of Congress on September 5, 1774. He was praised as honest, temperate, knowledgeable, and virtuous, a steadfast pillar for American liberty.
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Peyton Randolph
Gen. Washington
Randoliph
Virginia Burgesses
Patrick Henry
Randolph
Williamsburg
Congress
Washington
Nervous Motorman Faces Child’s Fitful Ride on Elevated Train
A mother struggles to restrain a 6-year-old boy eager to ride in the motorman’s front car. The child’s protests disrupt the ride and the motorman warns of danger, noting the strain of controlling the electric train while fearing mishaps.
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Fitule
Jrst
The Miners of Butte and the Road to Nome
A vivid portrait of Butte miners as a strong, disciplined workforce drawn from copper fields across Europe and America. The piece lauds their labor, wages, and union vigor, calling Butte the Gibraltar of trades unionism and noting eight hour days and $105 monthly pay as they seek Alaska beyond.
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Butte
Berehaven
County Cork
Hocking Valley
Ohio
Copper
Michigan
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Utah
Alaska
Cape Nome
Admission of Near Accidents Cited by Chicago Chronicle
A Chicago Chronicle quote notes occasional near misses in daily life, asserting the author has not experienced a real accident but has avoided dangerous slips. The remark frames caution without detailing events or dates.
Polar bears dine then ignore rat scavengers at the cave
A zoo visitor in the afternoon watched polar bears finish a fish and bone meal and gnaw bread crumbs. A mother rat and ten babies emerged to scavenge, prompting the bears to lift a cautious glance before resuming rest as visitors approached.
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Io O
The Refinement of Rigidity in a Large Family
A man born in 1845, the fourteenth of sixteen children, recalls strict upbringings. He describes parental discipline as severe, with a rule that prevented blowing noses inside the parental presence, forcing outsiders to perform the act with the door closed. The family’s affection remained strong despite the stern environment.
Misread Note Spurs Supremacy of Simple Math
A business man finally decodes a cryptic wife note after spotting a lumber bill. The line About a sealskin sack becomes clear as 100 planks 1x12 point to the needed purchase. A club woman joke about aesthetics ends with a stray weed out remark.
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John
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Rainbowville Quest Across a Summer Day
A Washington Star poem narrates a lifelong chase of Rainbowville a distant ideal beyond maple hill and fields. The speaker wanders through orchards willows and rain damp paths seeking fortune and ease, until years pass yet the quest persists.
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Rainbowville
Maple Hill
Washington Star
Engaged Muriel alters Jarvis in lifelong friendship
A narrator recalls a year without Muriel who returns as engaged to Jack. He pledges unwavering friendship, hides his love, and accepts their happiness while mourning his own unattainable dream. The tale ends with memories of a Riviera fantasy and a bond that survives.
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Muriel
Riviera
Jarvis
Boy Keeps Promise Swims Across Instead of Canoe
A Washington physician recalls his ten year old son who joined a neighborhood camping party with one rule to avoid Bob’s canoe. The boy, not strong in swimming, promised to stay out but on the last day swam the river to the far shore, keeping his word about canoeing.
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Washington
Bob
Cholly Meets Peppery Mystery at Evening Encounter
In a brief exchange, Cholly recalls being introduced to Miss Peppry and feeling confusion as she mistook him for another. Miss Sharpe confirms Miss Peppry later found him impressive yet puzzled by the encounter. The exchange echoes a simple puzzle resolved by understanding.
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Cholly
London Dog Cemetery After Twenty Years of Graves
London maintains a cemetery for dogs with more than twenty years of operation and several hundred graves.
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London
O Connell Re-Elected Leader of International Machinists
James O Connell president of the International Machinists Association announced that the referendum vote in the United States and Canada counted in his favor by 1200 over his rival. Officers elected include P J Conlon A H Champion J J Buckalew Walter Aimes George Preston and D D Wilson with O Connell also serving as AFL vice president.
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James O'Connell
International Machinists’ Association
United States
Canada
O'Connell
P. J. Conlon
A. H. Champion
J. J. Buckalew
Walter Aimes
George Preston
D. D. Wilson
Official
O’connell
American Federation of Labor
Labor union growth details across states and locals
The report shows 83 AFL state branches, 604 central unions, 1 046 local unions, and 118 international unions with about 25 000 local attached. It notes new charters to several unions, a Kentucky state branch, 67 more central unions, and 216 local trades without internationals organized. The Allied Metal Mechanics International merged with the machinists. About 2 000 new locals were formed under international unions.
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American Federation of Labor
International
National
Brtherhood of Woodsmen
Pavers and Rammermen
Pocket Knife Grinders and Finishers
Kentucky
Allied Metal Mechanics International
Labor Leader George Todge’s Seventh Term Startup
George Todge, general secretary of the Brick Tile and Terra Cotta Workers Alliance, serves his seventh term. Born in Sittingbourne England on September 6, 1868, he moved to the United States as a child and has lived in Chicago for fourteen years. He joined the Illinois Brickmakers’ Alliance in 1892, which merged into the International Brick Tile and Terra Cotta Workers Alliance in 1896. For three years he has faced no opposition in reelection and sits as a delegate to the Chicago Federation of Labor and Building Material Trades Council.
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George Todge
Brick, Tie and Terra Cotta Workers’ Alliance
Iis
Tie
Sittinghorne
Eng
United States
Chicago
Gnustoudeism
Illinois Brickmakers’ Alliance
International Brick, Tile and Terra Cotta Workers’ Alliance
Hodge
Chicago Federation of Labor
Building Material Trades Council
Inaugural Day Change Proposed for U S Presidents
The article notes a plan to move inauguration to the last Thursday in April 1909 with Congress and states to report a constitutional amendment. It cites reasons including weather, Sunday avoidance, and a governors citizens committee report from 44 states and Washington. It also reports two violent deaths near Madill Illinois and a mad dog outbreak in Newport News Virginia.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
Senate
Hoar
George Washington
Indiana Jails Overrun by Chicago Tramps
Indiana jails fill with tramps from Chicago and other cities seeking the luxuriously furnished facilities. Sheriffs compete on board and heat, while legislators have made it a misdemeanor to smoke a cigarette to get arrested. Tramps travel north as autumn sets in, scouting county jail conditions.
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Indiana
Chicago
Court House
Error in jail record frees swindler Charles Johnson
Prosecutor Jessup ordered Sheriff Smith to bring Charles Johnson to court after a 100 day jail term ended at the Hagerstown fair. An earlier release a month ago due to an inmate record error led to Johnson’s escape. he uses multiple aliases and is sought in other cities on similar charges.
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Charles Johnson
Jessup
Richmond
Smith
Johnson
Hagerstown
Liberty
Indiana Game Warden Enforces Sunday Hunting Ban
Game Commissioner Sweeney orders deputies to arrest and prosecute hunters who hunt on Sunday starting this Sunday. Gov Handy backs a puritan observance and threatens criminal action in all cities and towns, with offenders brought before the grand jury.
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Indiana
Handy
Sweeney of
Laporte
Dies Just as He Wished Former Alderman Whorwell Dies in Sunday Prayer
Ex Alderman George W Whorwell of Luaporte fell unconscious during the closing prayer at the Frocker O P Methodist church Sunday school and died within hours. He had directed the Sunday school and often spoke of wanting to die in the service of his Master. Burial plans began after the service.
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George W. Whorwell
Luaporte
Whorwell
Episcopal Charch
Frocker, O.P
Tires of His Silent Wife
Charles Stulbert of Jeffersonville seeks a divorce claiming his wife refused to speak for days and avoided all contact. He says he was forced to write notes for even basic courtesies and that she left him after he insisted on talking in July.
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Charles Stulbert
Jeffersonville
Hulbert
Big Estate Left to Them
Henry Conrad of Logansport left for Salt Lake City to establish a claim with Louis Conrad of Niles to an estate valued at 100000 dollars left by Barney Conrad. The three heirs were unaware of the wealth and the estate will be divided at once.
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Henry Conrad
Logansport
Salt Lake City
Utah
Louis Conrad
Niles
Mich
Barney Conrad
Wealthy lumber dealer Wallace Phillips killed by Vandalia train
Wall ace Phillips 38 year old Brazil resident and husband was killed when he pushed two little girls from the Vandalia express train at Brazil. His body was found about 100 feet from the scene.
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Wallace Phillips
Brazil
Phillips
Ife
Innkeeper Subdues Woman Burglar Near Kivansville
Charles Sherwood, innkeeper near Kivansville, grappled with a woman burglar in his room, overpowered her and held her until officers arrived. The woman identified herself as Laura Wesley.
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Charles Sherwood
Kivansville
Laura Wesley
Within Our Borders: Fatal Burns and Arrests Across Towns
Three-year-old Harry Cunningham died from severe burns in Isvansville after playing near a stove. Levi Glaffis, a farmer in Peru, was arrested for burning seventy five tons of hay insured for three hundred dollars. John Wells, a Southern railroad foreman, was shot dead near Jasper by John Scott. Lewis Patrito, a miner, was killed and John Reno fatally injured by a keg powder explosion at Brazil.
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Harry Cunningham
Isvansville
Levi Glaffis
Peru
John Wells
Southern Railroad
Jasper
John Scott
Lewis Patrito
John Reno
Brazil
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