Fort Foote and Roziers Bluff Forts in Civil War Era Notes
The article describes Fort Foote on the Potomac in Prince Georges county Maryland as a Civil War river defense near Alexandria with thick parapets and heavy guns. It details its history from wartime to caretaker eras, the Roziers family plantation, and local names such as Rochiers’ Bluff, plus lingering landmarks near Broad Creek church.
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War Department
Fort Foote
Prince Georges County
Washington
Potomac
Jones Point
Alexandria
Maryland
Potomde
Fort Washington
Rupe Toote
General Barnard
Foote
United States
Rotiers
Rozier
Roziers
St John’s
Broad Creek
Church of England
St Paul's
Rock Creek Church
Fenstern
Washington Star
Origins of the Olympic Games in Greek tradition
The Olympic games began in ancient Greece per tradition with Hercules and were formalized in 776 B C as a Zeus festival at Olympia in Elis. Early events included chariot and foot races, boxing, wrestling, and art displays, with olive wreaths crowning victors before triumphal returns.
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Greece
Hercules
Zeus
Olympic Plain
Elis
Theodosius I
England Swatting the Fly
A medical assessor from the ministry of pensions reports that sanitation campaigns in England reduced house flies from vast numbers to comparatively few across much of the country. He toured the British Isles last summer noting drastic drop in infestations and a marked decrease in infant mortality, attributed to fewer files.
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England
Ministry of Pensions
British Isles
Phyllis at Seven Describes Party Glory and a Tease
A short reminiscence shows Phyllis age seven returning from a party. Her mother asks about the fun and Phyllis answers Frightfully then hints at a mischief by saying a boy named Bobby Bell could illustrate what she means.
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Phyllis
Conversations Across Time From Napoleon to Mexico
The article recalls encounters with historic figures and events from Napoleon’s Moscow campaign to battles in Mexico. It cites Lord Frederick Hamilton, a veteran Schultz in Pennsylvania, and tales of Franklin Effingham Morris and Daniel Webster via a Philadelphia observer.
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Frederick Hamilton
Napoleon
Moscow
Girard
Philadelphia Inquirer
Hamilton
Pari
Flabanlt
Horbers
Berisina
Schultz
Pennsylvania
Poland
Russia
Philadelphia
Franklin
Effingham
Morris
South Eighth Street
Lord Cornwallis
Mr. Lewis
Daniel Webster
Lewis
Boston
C. Stuart Patterson
Mexico
Electric Railroading Freak Welded Wheel to Wire
A New York Sun report recounts a trolley wheel fusing to overhead wire on a heavily loaded freight train. The heated contact of current can weld wheel and wire, risking halted traffic if the train stalls and drags the wires.
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New York Sun
Spiders Aid Transit Measurements in Panama Project
Nature notes that during the Panama Canal construction Colonel Goethals used six spiders in the staff and that spider threads are employed in instrument making. The threads replace platinum wires in transits and surveying tools, a technique also used at the Royal Observatory London and in micrometers. A transit circle lens is crossed by a spider thread grid to improve accuracy in meridian determinations.
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Goethals
Panama Canal
Royal Observatory
London
Nature
Bright Youngsters Fund Mt Vernon Official a Tie
In a humorous exchange the House of Representatives uncovered that Representative Thomas B Brown of Mt Vernon has whiskers but no necktie. The boys chipped in a dime each and bought him a Charlie Chaplin style black bow tie, while Brown maintains he does not need a tie.
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Willi
House of Representatives
Thomas B. Brown
Mt. Vernon
Representative Brown
Mr. Brown
Charlie Chaplin
Largest Northern Pacific Apple Shipment Through Panama Canal
The Narenta of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company carried 125000 boxes of apples from Portland, Oregon, through the Panama Canal on December 19, the largest single apple shipment from a northern Pacific port. The ship totaled 4854 tons with 3732 tons of fresh fruits and 640 tons of canned fruit and had 25 insulated cargo chambers with 486000 cubic feet refrigerated capacity.
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Europe
North Pacific
Panama Canal
Pacific Coast
Narenta
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Portland
British
Guardian of Virginia Temple Drury Named in Bristol Probate
The Probate Court of Bristol appoints a guardian of the person and estate for Virginia Temple Drury and notes her qualification by bond. All claims must be filed with the Clerk within six months from the first advertisement. JOHN W CHURCH, Clerk. HELEN F A PRURY, Guardian.
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Bristol
Virginia Temple Drury
John W Church
Helen F A. Prury
Irene Mary Farley
Rice
Annie I Farley
Guardian Appointed for Harold Caldwell Peckham Jr
The Probate Court of Bristol appoints Olive C. Peckham as guardian of the person and estate of Harold Caldwell Peckham Jr and notes her qualification by bond. The notice directs filing of the bond in the advertisement. John W. Church, Clerk.
Administration Notice for Harold C Peckham Estate
Olive C Peckham administratrix of Harold C Peckham late of Bristol deceased is notified to file bond and qualification papers in the Bristol court clerk’s office within the legal period. The notice is dated September 20 1923 and comes from the Town of Bristol.
Guardian Annie Farley in Bristol Court Matters
Sept 11 1923 court in Bristol deals with Irene Mary Farley of Bristol and Annie I Farley as guardian in an officer of rice matter noted by the Bristol court clerk with dates 9 14 21 29.
Probate Notice for James W Franklin Will Bristol
Bristol Probate Court on September 20 1923 takes up the last will of James W Franklin deceased. The matter is set for October 15 1923 at 10 30 AM in the Probate Court Room Bristol for consideration with fourteen days notice to be published weekly in the Bristol Phoenix.
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Bristol
Eliza D. Chace
Frank I Chace
Eliza LD. Chace
Industrial Trust Companys
L’rovidence
R. 1
Bristol Phonx
Seayeore W. Church
Robate
James W. Franklin
James W Franklin
Bristol Phoenix
John W Church
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Warren Products
Uphams Corner
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Giadnian el Actice A . Sees
Harold Caldwell Peckham, Jr
Brestol
Olive C. Peckham
Harold C. Peckham
Harold C Peckham
Olive C Peckham
A. Riccio
DeWolf Avenue
R. I
Sates Warren Monumeth Ntil
Railroad Avenue
Croade Street
Warren, R. I
Cornelius Harrington
B. A. French
Sunbeam
FOX Furnace Company
Franklin Street
E. G. Chisholm & Co., N. E. Mgrs
Eae
New York USA
Providence
Pawtucket
Pascoag
Newport Warren
Federal Reserve System
Woonsocket East
Bristol Wickford
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