Bridges as expressions of human dream and craft
Quotations from D B Steinman discuss bridges as more than utilitarian structures. He frames bridges as embodiments of human effort and creativity, citing Roebling, Eads, Hell Gate, and the Quebec disaster to illustrate courage, sacrifice, and precision in bridge building.
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D. B. Steinman
American Association of Engineers
Mt. Hope Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
John A. Roebling
East River
Washington Roebling
Roebling
Eads Bridge
Youndi
Eads
England
Hell Gate Arch
Quebec
Theodore Cooper
Insurance Satisfaction in Human Needs and Social Bonds
A concise reflection on how insurance satisfies primal needs and emotional drives. The piece links self-preservation, family love, ambition, thrift, and fear to the role of insurance in sustaining cooperation and social solidarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Elmn
Calktua
Tobacco cultivation history in Spain and Virginia
Tobacco was introduced to Spain from Santo Domingo and to France in 1559. The cultivation began in the United States with Virginia’s earliest settlement, with records of tobacco grown in Tampactawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Santo Domingo
France
United States
Virginia
Giant Meteorite Falls in Arizona with Heavy Fragments
A meteorite crashed in Arizona on July 19 1912 with the largest pieces weighing 14 pounds and more than 14000 stones collected totaling about 481 pounds. This historic fall drew observers and researchers to document the event and recover fragments.
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Arizona
Ringling Brothers Circus to Feature 1000 Animals in Providence
Announcement touts Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey joining Providence on July 2 with seven elephant herds 43 pachyderms largest giraffe and camel groups in captivity Goliath the five ton sea elephant and the Human Projectile act to headline as the show travels on four trains of 100 railroad cars
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Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Providence
Ringling- Barnum Circus
Goliath
Zachinmi
Impeachment Seated Chief Justice Oversees Proceedings
Article 1 of the U S Constitution assigns the chief justice to preside over presidential impeachment once it is impeached. The chief justice oversees the formal proceedings in the Senate trial with the president present and the trial conducted under constitutional rules.
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Inga
Brain growth ages of humans and monkeys
The brain of a man reaches full capacity around thirty years old, while a monkey’s brain attains maximum weight between ages two and three and then stays constant.
Plume Birds Flourish in Florida After Protection Act
A United States Department of Agriculture report notes Florida see many American and snowy egrets along a 25 mile stretch near Bedle Glade Belle Glade and Pahokee. The Lake Okeechobee region hosts thousands of these birds proving protection under the migratory bird treaty act benefits plume birds.
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Everglades
Florida
Jt Ie
Biological Survey of
United States
Department of Agriculture
Lake Okeechobee
Emissaries of Witches Cats Shape Old World Fears
The article notes historic witch trial beliefs from Chelmsford England in 1566 about a blood-sucking cat named Latham and fears of cats harming corpses. It cites Increase Mather on feline omens and regional superstitions across Kansas, Maine, and Newfoundland about cats forecasting storms or disasters.
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Chelmsford
England
Latham
Increase Mather
Kansas
Maine
Scilly Cove
Newfoundland
James I Fails To Crown Himself King Of Great Britain
In 1604 James I sought Parliament approval to use the title King of Great Britain rather than King of England and Scotland. Fears about English liberties led to urging a union agreement first. He yielded to Robert Cecil and postponed the change. The title was only sanctioned by Parliament with the Act of Union in 1707.
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James I
Great Britain
England
Scotland
Parlement
Commons
James
Robert Cecil
Regiment's Wooden Sword Carved From Gettysburg Tree
A noncommissioned officer of the Tenth Infantry carries a wooden sword on parade at Fort Thomas Kentucky or Cincinnati. The sword was carved from a tree at Tevil's den on the Gettysburg battlefield, where regimental ancestors fought. The longest serving sergeant bears the honor.
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Tenth Infantry
United States Army
Fort Thomas
Cincinnati
Tevil's den
Gettysburg
Prominent Politician Challenged by heckler in London
A celebrated orator began a forceful sermon before a crowded meeting. He claimed heaven as his witness and addressed his fellow countrymen as the jury. A voice from the gallery shouted accusingly, “You’re guilty, Chartle,” interrupting the pause.
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Charles
Cnme
Chartle
London
Child's clay Statue of Liberty joke delights kindergartner
A kindergartner Mary ages almost six returns home proudly saying she modeled in clay and made the Statue of Liberty with a pipe in its mouth. Her mother questions familiarity, and Mary insists she knew it but created it anyway.
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Mary
Mother
Green All Rights Store Clerk Quips About Mules
A store executive recalls an odd exchange at Green All Right s department store. A customer asked to see misses' mules, and the shoe department boy doubted Mrs. Mules works there, sparking a humorous remark.
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S Department Store
Courage Against Worry In Life, A Grit Quote
A reflective piece on worry as a heavy burden and its effect on strength. It asserts courage reduces fear and describes worry as cowardly, urging facing problems with resolve.
Probate Court Seeks Sale of Minors Real Estate in Bristol
Guardian Barnard French petitions for authority to sell the undivided one half interest of minors James Barnard French Jr and Frank Howe French in Bristol real estate. The tract includes Lots 29 to 38 on the Mount Plat Bristol plat and an adjoining parcel along DeWolf and Camp streets. Court sets July 1 for consideration and directs publication in the Bristol Phenix for fourteen days.
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Bristol
James Barnard French, Jr
Frank Howe French
Barnard French
James Barnard French Jr
Frank Howe’ French
J Barnard French
Ferry
DeWolf Avenue
Camp Street
Corona Avenue
Woodlawn Avenue
Metacom Avenue
Mt Hope Farms, Inc
Mt Hope Farms. Inc
J. Barnard French
Mount Hope Farms, Inc
Mount Hope Farms
Mount Plat
Mount
Probate
Bristol Phenix
Church
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Socony
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Broadway
New York City
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Standard Oil Company OF
New York
Socony Special
Cat
Banich Worry
Éhotharm
Pricte
Palm Gardens
Bristol Narrows
Brown
J. Brown
Wood Street
Bristol, R
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklin & Co
Bristol District Nursing Association
James Leo Brides
James Brides
R. I
Helena V Brides
James Ieo Hrides
James Bride
John W Church
Tae
Etre
Peter Bonvicin
Burton ST
Liberty Tailor
High Street
Tel
Octave LeClair Mason Work
Peoples Savings Bank
Mt Peeves
Market Square
William A. Doran
Eee
Bay View Ave
Edward F
Kearns
Constitution
Pearl St. Providence
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E. L. Watson Co, Inc
Weybosset Street
Lanzire’s Express
Frank Lanzire
John
Hope Street
Browning
G. H. Spencer Roofing Co
F. M. Gifford
Constitution Street
R. 1
Mt. Hope Avenue
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Freeborn
R. Cole
Charles M. Connery
E. W. Weaver
Telegicar
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