Rising a New Army in the Virginia Mountains
A report details Browne and Captain Cullen rallying mountain folk near Riverton and Front Royal to form a mountaineer force in support of the Cuban cause. Arms shipments, lavish invitations, and drills are described, with authorities prepared to halt the plan if it threatens local order.
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Qatleman
Marryae
Ieee
Tein
Virginia
C. C. Cullen
Cullen
Browne
Washington
Riverton
Cuba
Idie
Coxey
Blue Ridge
Front Royal
Washington Star
Third Gavel For Speaker Reed From Lincoln Era Fragment
Representative Hitt of Illinois offered a Lincoln era gavel carved from a chopping block once used by Abraham Lincoln. Reed is said to be overwhelmed by gavels, so the gift was withheld until Congress opened and quietly presented at a later caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Hitt
Ilinois
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Waterloo in Maryland Senate Race as Bonaparte Fights Wellington
In Maryland a man named Bonaparte runs for the senatorial seat against Wellington. The article notes the odd coincidence and suggests Waterloo may be avenged in this contest.
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Waterloo
Maryland
Bonaparte
Wellington
A Dutch Dominie on a Padua Train Carriage
A Chicago Times-Herald fragment recalls a railway voyage in Italy with a Dutch dominie as a fellow traveler. The writer fears a possible highwayman as a stiletto appears but discovers the man is harmless, the blade a paper cutter, and the menace subsides asCalvinist blue light is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Padua
Carrizge
Plans for a new building meet strong objections
A capitalist rejects elaborate ornamentation in a proposed building. The architect defends popular top and bottom embellishments, but the owner insists on keeping the first story ornamental while making the top plain. The debate centers on balancing style with cost.
From Desk to Sideboard A Family Furniture Project
A New York Times tidbit recalls a suburban couple turning a mahogany desk, heirloom to the husband, into a grand serving sideboard. The cabinet maker advised the plan, the wife pressed on, and the result stretched across the dining room, with an $85 bill for work and wood furnished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Ruth Cleveland Remembers Her Father as President
The five year old Ruth Cleveland, daughter of the President, visits the White House grounds with a policeman guardian and on meeting another child declares with pride her father is the president. She then wistfully adds I wish my papa was a policeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Cleveland
Ruth
White House
Esther Cleveland
Curtain Drops During Mount Union Oration
At Mount Union college during junior class term orations W M Fatherly of Lisbon was interrupted when a large white curtain descended before him blocking the audience. The curtain bore the message God help these little juniors and Fatherly halted his address. The moment was noted by the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
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Mount Union College
W. M. Fatherly
Lisbon
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
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Arl Browne
Carl Browne
England
United States
Bersilo Mande
Urban Bowers
Holden Block
Hudson
Chicago
Mississippi
Potosi
Wisconsin
Iowa
Milwaukee
W. A. Haynes & CO
Maynard, Mass
PuaTo Roos
N. B
C.d.holmes
Safetdz
TolLiet
Hudson National Bank
Caleb L. Brigham, As
Hier
C. Keith
Boynton
S. R. Burroughs
J. S. Hoar
West Acton
Concord Junction
Manayrd
James T. Foote
Charles BE. Watson
Summner St
Maynard
Arthur E. Walker Maynard
Fire Insurance Agency
Best Companies
P/O
Abel G. Haynes
Hapgood
Anterprise
Horace Pattie
W. A.cunningham
Maynard’s Block
H.P. N. Dahl
Riverside
Maynard Mase
H.p.n.dahl
Riverside Block
James Devane
West Acton, Mass
Renest Hosmer
D. D
Acton
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