Expansionist Vision in a Capitol Wall Painting
A wall painting by Emanuel Leazzo in the National Capitol evokes westward expansion. The piece, tied to Bishop Berkeley's line, links exploration to settlement across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. H. Addison Bruce’s The Romance of American Expansion discusses eight central figures guiding U.S. territorial growth including Boone Jefferson Jackson Houston Benton Fremont Seward McKinley. The article analyzes expansion as rooted in colonization and economic pressures, noting the Louisiana Purchase and Florida, Texas, and Pacific expansion as pivotal, amidst conflict yet overall admiration for the national arc.
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National Capitol
Emanuel Leazzo
Bishop Berkeley
Athens
Asia
Europe
Atlantic
Pacific
Weber
United States
Daniel Boone
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Sam Houston
Thomas Hart Benton
John Charles Fremont
William Henry Seward
William McKinley
Boone
West
Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Jackson
Spain
Florida
Sam
Andé
Alaska
America
Mexico
Alleghenies
Mississippi
Trollope and Trollope Editions in English Libraries
An old newspaper passage discusses Trollope's works including Barchester Towers and Dr Thorne, noting new library editions and scarcity of first editions. It mentions Alfred Noyes and quotes reactions to Sire Proulie and the author, plus a comment on the Carlyle letters and epistolary form.
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Barchester Towers
Dr. Thorns
Trollope
Dr. Thorne
England
Carlyle
Spectator
Mixs Welsh
Ian
Fragmentary Memoir Notes on Riel and Divorces
A fragmentary reminiscence mentions Riel and actions by The Man-Oh. The text hints at divorce suspicions and people questioning others who did not know themselves, in a cryptic, diary-like fragment.
Experts Warn of Looming Mineral Shortages Across Industries
A federal report warns coal petroleum natural gas and several minerals may run out within decades due to wasteful exploitation. It notes copper and gold likely to endure but phosphates and oils face severe depletion while suggesting improved energy sources and policy actions.
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Geological Survey
Smithsonian Builds Meteorological Station on Mount Whitney
The Smithsonian Institution has begun erecting a meteoro logical and astronomical station on Mount Whitney at an altitude of 14 000 feet. The project marks a significant scientific effort to observe celestial phenomena from a high elevation site.
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Smithsonian Institution
Miount Whitney
Mexico Shaken by Severe Quakes Across Central Region
A series of powerful earthquakes hit central Mexico from Quérato to Oaxaca, spanning over 3000 square miles. Fourteen people were killed and many injured as towns including Santa Julia, Mexico City, Chilpancingo, Acapulco, Tilacotalpan, and Toluca reported damage or destruction. Several areas faced partial destruction and ongoing subterranean rumblings with storms.
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Chilpancingo
Sopen
Santa Julia
Mexico City
Guerrero
Acapulco
Pueblo
Vera Cruz
Oaxaca
Tilacotalpan
Bilicayoapam
Merotheon
Pachuca
Jalapa
Toluca
Chilapa
State of
Iguala
Wright Sees U S Officials Hail First Heavier Than Air Flight
Orville Wright achieved a record cross country flight of ten miles near Washington in an aeroplane he built with Wilbur Wright. Accompanied by Lt Benjamin D Foulois the flight topped 42 mph, covered in 14 minutes 42 seconds with altitude around 500 feet. President Taft watched at Fort Myer and sent congratulations through Col Treat.
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Orville Wright
Washington
Wilbur
Benjamin D. Foulois
Army Signal Corps
United States
Wright
Shuter Hill
Four Mile Run
Taft
Fort Myer
Treat
Indiana Banker Returns Home After Missing Week
Noah R. Marker assistant cashier at the First National Bank of Tipton Indiana reappeared at his home after a week away during which he was accused of stealing sixty thousand dollars. He gave no detailed statement while crowd supporters gathered around him on his porch and his family sought legal counsel. He said only that he had been in St Louis Missouri.
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Noah R. Marker
First National Bank of
Tipton
Ind
Marker
William H Marker
St Louis
Made Immune From Typhoid After Serum Tests
Fort Omaha soldiers Sergeant Fuller and Privates Schmidt and Goodman were declared immune after a supreme test. Vaccinated in June, they contracted mild typhoid, later vaccinated again, serum did not take, then drank a gallon of stagnant water containing one million fever germs. No symptoms appeared in five to seven days.
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Fuller
Schmidt
Goodman
Fort Omaha
Man Found Slain in Woods Near Randall Ohio
Children discover the body of an unidentified man in a lonely woods spot near Randall Ohio. The victim, about 35 years old and 160 pounds, had a gash on the head, hands tied behind his back, and feet strapped.
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Randall
Ohio
Conference Report Details Tariff Bill Changes Voices Payne Plan
Washington report notes Representative Payne of New York presented the conference report on the tariff bill with a detailed statement on duties. Increases hit wines and liquors, silks, perfumes and luxurious goods, while many reductions echo the Dingley law. The digest lists changes in specific items such as fragrances, cocoa leaves, plate glass, and stockings, and cites census data on domestic consumption to justify adjustments.
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Washington
Payne
New York
Ways and Means Committee
House
Conference Committee
Business conditions show buoyancy after tariff revision
The report notes stronger conditions across key sectors with gains in money use and ongoing demand growth. Discount rates hold. August interest and dividend payments strain banks. The lakes freight and Chicago rail earnings rise while breadstuffs dip. manufacturing and building stay steady. retail benefits from heat as 29 Chicago district failures are reported this week.
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Chicago
South
Dun
Weekly Review of Trade
Pietro offers to surrender if spared electric chair in Newark killing
Pietro DG Marco, wanted for the killing of Mrs. Raub in Newark, N J, offers to surrender to police if he is not sentenced to the electric chair. Isadore Wulfson, Indianapolis weights and measures chief inspector, estimates New Yorkers lose ten million dollars yearly from short weights. Epworth League adjourns Seattle convention after deciding that young people should largely run its affairs.
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Pietro
Marco
Newark
N. J
Raub
Isadore Wulfson
Indianapolis
Epworth League
Seattle
New York wholesale trade cools amid price rises and tariff uncertainty
New buyers appear in lead ing markets and fall trade shows as conservatism grows in wholesale lines. Industry expands with iron and steel loading and coal demand wavering. coke softens. Shoe trade rises but leather costs curb activity. Railroads place large orders for cars. US weekly failures reach 223, Canadian failures 34.
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United States
Bradstreet
U.S. Livestock and Grain Prices Across Cities
Market summaries show cattle hogs and sheep price ranges across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Cincinnati and New York with grain quotes for wheat corn oats rye and hay. Prices vary by grade and region reflecting busy farm markets and commodity trading.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Cincinnati
New York
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Sire Prouille
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McVeagh
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China
J. E. Forbes
Ottawa
Kan
Fitchell
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Marine Band
White House
Provincetown
Celtic
Minnesota
Secretary of the Navy
Minnesota Historical Society
Navy Department
Clapp
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway System
Capitol
Helen Taft
Gunn
Waseca, Minn
Tawney
Interstate Commerce Commission
U. S
Orville
Rassenger
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