Washingtons 1751 Survey Verified by Government Experts
Government surveyors report George Washington completed his 1751 Virginia boundary lines with simple tools and bonfires, leaving blazed trees and timber blocks. The rediscovered markers, visible across Middle Mountain and Shenandoah valleys, show no modern variation, aiding land purchases for the Appalachian Forest Reserve.
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Washington
George Washington
Asa Lad
Virginia Hills
Lord Fairfax
Middle Mountain
Massachusetts Range
Fairfax Line
South Fork
Shenandoah
Appalachian Forest Reserve
Perfect biscuit perfectly protected across United States
The National Biscuit Company guarantees perfect delivery of all products including crackers cookies wafers snaps cakes and jams. Freshness is assured through the distributing service ensuring constant biscuit supply to every part of the United States in various package forms.
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National Biscuit Company
United States
Suffragists Arrive in Capital for Mammoth Convention
Washington November 28 suffragists from every State flock to the capital for a week long convention starting tomorrow. They will visit President Wilson attend hearings before congressional committees on constitutional amendments to enfranchise women and hear leaders like Jane Addams Anna Howard Shaw Helen King Robinson Medill McCormick Carrie Chapman Catt Ella S Stuart Katherine Waugh McCullough.
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Washington
President Wilson
Congressional
Jane Addams
Anna Howard Shaw
Helen King Robinson
Colorado
Medill McCormick
Carrie Chapman Catt
Ella S. Stuart
Katherine Waugh McCullough
Suffrage groups plan strong push at capital convention
National suffrage organizations gather in Washington for the convention with a focus on amending the Constitution to grant women the ballot nationwide. Lectures by notable figures, including Mrs. Sherman Booth and Mrs. Robert La Follette, plus talks by Dr. Harvey Wiley and others, will run through the sessions. The event aims to mobilize Congress and leverage President Wilson's address for broader campaigns and fundraising.
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National American Women's Suffrage Association
The
National College, Woman's Suffrage Association
Congressional Union
Woman's Political Union of
New York
Men's League For Suffrage
Mlinois
Congress
College Woman's Association
National Woman Suffrage Association
Sherman K. Booth
Illinois
Robert la Follette
Harvey W. Wiley
Chamberlain
Victor Murdock
Progressive Party
House
Department of Labor
Wilson
Loan King Tolman Sentenced for Usury in New York
Daniel H. Tolman known as King of the Loan Sharks must serve six months in prison after the appellate division upheld the sentence. The court found he was bound by a Woman employee acting for his employer in charging 200 percent interest, and Tolman previously ran multiple lending shops nationwide.
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New York
Daniel H. Tolman
Appelate
Tolman
Stowaway Girl Testifies About Starvation Aboard Canopic
Ten year old Lucia Barbagallo testified before United States Commissioner Hayes that she was locked in a stateroom for two days without food or drink after being discovered as a stowaway aboard the White Star liner Canopic. She identified Enrico Vannucci, a steward, as the man who confined her.
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Lucia Barbagallo
United States
Hayes
Enrico Vannucci
Grand Jury
Child Immigrant Lucia Faces Case After Shipboard Seizure
A ten year old girl in fragile health testified through an interpreter about being taken aboard a steamship at Naples by a man named Vannucci, who allegedly confined her without food, arranged transfer ashore, and tried to retrieve her with guards. Vannucci remains jailed pending grand jury action while Lucia is held at the immigration station. efforts aim to reunite her with Boston parents.
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Naples
Vannucci
Daniel Leonard
Lucia
Cambridge
New York
Boston
Protestant Church Items and Meetings in Greater Boston
Beginning Monday night the Cathedral of St. Paul on Tremont Street will offer weeknight services at 7:30 with a clergy member available afterward. Advent programs include Dean Hodges lectures and Weidner organ recitals on Thursdays and Fridays. Rev. Wesley R. Paige declines Lynn call. Cambridge First Baptist held an all day prayer meeting with visiting ministers. Several churches run employment bureaus to aid members in finding work, reviving early Christian practice. Cambridge District Association of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society meets at Trinity Charlestown, with addresses by leaders, and Bishop McDowell to speak at Boston University School of Theology and Boston Methodist Social Union on December 8. The Rev. Allen A. Fue resignation to be read tomorrow morning amid Congregational news.
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Cathedral of St. Paul's
Tremont Street
Dean Hodges
Weidner
First Baptist Church
Cambridge
Boston
Cambridge District Association
the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Trinity Church
Charlestown
Funds Needed for Cripples at Indus School Trust
The 19th annual report of the Industrial School for Crippled and Deformed Children at 241 St Botolph Street calls for increased endowment to secure the school’s future. Outdoor instruction, a school dentist, and loans for adult crippled trainees are highlighted, with profits from printing and cane seating totaling $1250 and $400 respectively.
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Industrial School For
St. Botolph Street
Harriet Otis Croft
Mary M. Perry
Maria W.lockwood
U S Officers Visit Russian Cruiser Naples
The U S naval supply ship Celtic and the fuel ship Cyclops left for the South as commanders of battleships Florida and Arkansas met with the Russian cruiser commander. Russian and American sailors fraternized on shore during the visit.
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U.S
Naples
United States
Celtic
Cyclops
South
Florida
Arkansas
Woman Leaps to Death From Bridge in Philadelphia
An unidentified about forty five year old woman leapt from a high bridge into the Schuylkill River after leaving two boys and attempting to prevent the jump. Police recovered the body.
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Philadelphia
Schuylkill River
Leap
Mardor
Paris Fashion: Doucet Unveils Plush Fur Trimmed Street Suit
Doucet designs an ornate street suit in broadcloth and brocaded plush. Fox fur trims collar cuffs muff and skirt band, with a draped black plush jacket showing gray through the brocade. Gray shoes and hat crown complete the look.
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Paris
Doucet
Missing New Yorker Seen in Cincinnati
Charles B. Stover New York park commissioner was in Cincinnati the day before yesterday. Mayor Kline appointed Louis F. LaRoche as Stover’s successor. LaRoche published a letter from Stover dated Cincinnati November 26.
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New York
Charles B. Stover
Cincinnati
Kline
Louis F. LaRoche
Stover
LaRoche
Croxone Promises Quick Relief for Back and Kidney Ailments
An advertisement touts Croxone as rapidly relieving backache kidney trouble urinary disorders and rheumatic pains. It claims the product soaks through membranes cleanses organs dissolves uric acid and poisons and restores kidney function immediately upon use with broad age and ailment applicability.
Public Service Commission Examines East Boston Car Service
East Boston residents scored the Elevated car service yesterday before the Public Service Commission which is reviewing street car line service.
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Boston
Public Service Commission
Survivors and lawmakers clash over Boston Elevated service
In East Boston a survivor of the Light Brigade charge recalls the battle as he compares it to rush hour streetcar crowds. Lawmakers including Niland Doyle and others testify on crowded conditions and transfers, with a promise of a joint response on December 11 from the Elevated and the Bay State.
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Boston
Light Brigade
William McCormick
Fighth
Irish Hussars
Tennyson
McCormick
Niland
East
Christina Paige
William F. Doyle
Ward 1
James J. Crosby
Bernard Handrahan
Michael Brophy
John H. Sullivan
Elevated
W. .A. Davidson
Dorchester
A. T. Palmer
Whitfield’ Tuck
Winchester
Bay State
Death Ends Puzzle Over Federal Job
The death of Assistant Appraiser Rufus A. Flanders on Thanksgiving Day clears doubt on the appointment of his successor Francis X. Quigley of Holyoke had been appointed earlier as assistant appraiser at Boston though a vacancy did not exist by law. The department planned to act but no correspondence occurred.
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Rufus A. Flanders
Francis X. Quigley
Holyoke
Boston
Flanders
Accused Mayor Resigns Amid Labor Turmoil in Indianapolis
Indiana dispatch reports Samuel Lewis Shank resigns as Indianapolis mayor to avoid impeachment as labor strife looms. He is replaced by city comptroller Harry R. Wallace. The troubled administration earlier clashed with saloon laws and cost of living debacle, including wholesale potato price interventions.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel Lewis Shank
Harry R. Wallace
Shank
Mayor Shank Resigns Amid Streetcar Strike Criticism
Mayor Shank says he did his part to be fair in the streetcar dispute but resigns after sharp criticism from the Safety Board of the Chamber of Commerce. He cites pressure that would prevent him from retaining the office.
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Shank
Chamber of Commerce
Pauline Finds a Job for Pauline Chauffeur Story of Hope
A Boston chauffeur named Pauline and his 19 year old wife walked 23 miles from Stamford to Bridgeport seeking aid. They reached Boston hungry and penniless, then received help to ride there. Harry B. Golden of D F Vlagg & Co offers a chauffeur position if he accepts.
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Red Pauline
Boston
Stamford
Bridgeport
Conn
Harry B. Golden
D. F. Vlagg & Co
Ieine
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