End of a famous old inn once owned by George Washington
The Washington inn near the Capitol, once owned by George Washington, will be demolished to make way for a park linking Union Station and the Capitol. The Kenmore/Wilman house history traces to Washington era, with 1798 plans inspired by Philadelphia precedent and two joined houses built by his order. Washington bought the two lots for $9236 and valued the houses at $15,000.
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Washington Inn
George Washington
National Capital
Union Station
Capitol
Capitol Grounds
Kenmore House
Wilman
Washington
William Thornton
Federal City
Mount Vernon
Philadelphia
Argonaut
New Arctic Land Noted By Polar Report
The New Arctic Land is likely not as large as Greenland and may be limited to about 200 miles north of Cape Cheluskin. The discovery lies between Franz Josef Land and the New Siberia islands and could extend eastward, with scientific and geographic significance noted by the New York Tribune.
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Nicholas II
Greenland
Cape Cheluskin
Greenhkiad
Pole
Point Barrow
Arctic Ocean
Taimur Peninsula
Alaskas
Franz ~Josch Land
New Siberia Islands
Bering Strait
New York Tribune
Origin of Life Debate Sparks British Association
Dr Benjamin Moore of Liverpool claims strong sunlight or mercury lamp light can convert lifeless solutions into living matter. Sir Oliver Lodge counters that only potential living matter is produced, a physical chemical vehicle for life, reflecting a broader debate among chemists about distinguishing life from lifelike processes.
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Bastian
British Association
Benjamin Moore
Liverpool
Oliver Lodge
New York World
The Demand For Meat In Germany Now
The article notes meat prices rise due to demand and inland production. German per capita consumption has grown from eighty eight to one hundred nineteen pounds in recent decades. Germany produces about 95 to 96 percent of its total consumption with only 4 to 5 percent import.
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Germany
New York Post
Iron plated roads tested in France for durable road surface
Experiments in France introduce iron plate fragments from metal cutting refuse into the roadbed top dressing to create a hard and elastic roadway. The surface is designed to withstand severe wear from modern traffic, as reported by the Indianapolis News.
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France
Indianapolis News
What Smoke Does in Pittsburgh Air
The piece notes defense of soft coal smoke arguing Pittsburgh has less tuberculosis than smokeier cities. It cites JAMA that other diseases like catarrh pneumonia are prevalent and says Pittsburgh ophthalmologists are busiest after fogs with smoke.
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Pittsburgh
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Unearthed Greeley Patents Reveal Old Land Grants
Valuable papers forgotten in a courthouse closet in Greeley Colorado were found by County Clerk J E Snook. The collection includes land patents issued to Jeremiah Williams Elizabeth Cochran James Russell Samuel Roberts Michael Carey and John Benson. Some patents bear signatures of Andrew Jackson Ulysses Grant Chester A Arthur and other presidents. Owners are invited to call about their claims.
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Greeley
Colo
J. E. Snook
Jeremiah Williams
Clum
Andrew Jackson
Elizabeth Cochran
U.S. Grant
United States
James Russell
Samuel Roberts
Chester A. Arthur
Michael Carey
John Benson
Snakes Overrun Home Near Glendale
William Horton and family face daily snakes swarming their premises from a blue racer variety two to four feet long. The well near the back door feeds the house and yard, prompting a cistern to be built as children stay indoors to avoid bites. The situation worsens despite constant slaughter, with a large snake killed inside the home.
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Glendale
William Horton
Man with Wooden Leg Sentenced for Vagrancy
James Burns sixty from Homestead was jailed thirty days for vagrancy by Magistrate Justus Schroeder at the east end station. A fellow prisoner broke Burns wooden leg in a cell and the guard later fixed it with nails to move him to the workhouse.
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Pittsburgh
James Burns
Justus Schroeder
East End
Burns
Free Drinks For Chickens At City Market
A broken jug of whisky spilled into a coop at the city market. About a dozen chickens sucked up the liquor through the slats and soon staggered about. Roosters crowed loudly while pullets flapped their wings, and the birds appeared clearly intoxicated.
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Kansas City
Heirs Miss Their 50 000 Bequest In Old Will Case
Heirs of Charles Taegee, who died nine years ago, found a safety deposit box key after twenty nine years and a will depriving them of a fifty thousand estate. Taegee left his property to a widow who died in March, so relatives Will get nothing.
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Aurora
Read in two ways letter praises and condemns vice
An 1855 Indianapolis News piece prints a letter listing vices in negative form that, read opposite, extols virtue. The paradoxical phrasing praises Christian ideals while denouncing sin, framed as a public warning about virtue and morality in the community.
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Indiana
Hea
Satan
Indianapolis News
A Lofty Capitol Gymnasium Draws Staff Ten Pound Loss
The New York Sun notes Washington workers use the capitol dome lantern as a gym with 287 feet of stairs. Climbs take about five minutes, offering a vigorous workout and rapid weight loss, a brisk ascent and descent that attracts sightseers and mercuries alike.
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Capitol
Washington
New York Sun
Wanted a Haunted House Offer in London Agency
A London house renting firm received an eccentric inquiry asking to live rent free in a reputed haunted house. The applicant claims no fear of ghosts and offers to testify to the absence of poltergeists if none are found, with a small income to subsist. The agency replied it has no haunted houses on its list but would inform the applicant if one becomes available.
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London
the Inquirer
Domestic Sewing Mach.Co
Jackson Biv
Chicago
Quaint Old English Ceremony Reveals Ancient Locks and Forge
On the last day of October the London city solicitor and assistant meet the royal remembrancer to proclaim service due from tenants of a waste ground called the moors in Salop. The official halves two faggots with hatchet and bill hook, then summons tenants of a Strand tenement with a forge, demanding six horse shoes and sixty one shoe nails, a forge long gone though shoes and nails reused for two centuries.
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London
Royal Remembrancer
Salop
Strand
Salty Savored Speech and a Grim Village Grave
In a coastal village a fisherman learns of another grave behind his wife Delia’s plot. He asks the undertaker who is buried there, a remark captured in a folksy dialect. The tale reflects life and death as viewed by locals.
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Delia
Poem Move to Tears Cited by Birmingham Paper
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes readers moved to tears by poetry and notes one listener wept because he could not reach the fathor. The exchange highlights emotional impact of verse in contemporary writing.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Mean Retort in a Label Laced Banter
A Yonkers Statesman cartoon caption shows a couple bantering about jelly jars. The man quips that all jellies taste the same, while the woman notes labels reveal the difference, prompting a playful exchange about labeling.
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Yonkers Statesman
Fortune and sorrow as life’s natural balance quote
The line reflects Seneca’s view that lasting luck avoids sorrow and implies ignorance of nature’s dual aspects. It presents a philosophical musing on fortune and human experience rather than a narrative or report.
Allowances November Term 1913 for city officers and staff
Payroll fragment lists numerous allowances and per diems for 1913 November term. Names include M. F. Livengood coroner inquest Wm. Clawson, Dr. G. W. Smiaikl, J. N. Miller, J. H. Hessler, C. B. Adkins, Harry Fisher, T. J. Dotson, Wm. James Harper, Earl Compton, James Slint, Dennis, Mayer, Shuff, Hedges, Lane, Vandorn, Ost & Davis, and others. Also covers repairs, supplies, jail and highway expenditures, and tuberculosis hospital relief. Amounts vary, with several entries around 20 to 60 dollars and some larger sums for repairs and services. Continuous ledger-style record of payments to individuals and firms.
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M. F. Livengood
Salary Co
Same
Office Exp
Hick
Boggy
Wim. Clawson
John Hessler
Weeseeee
G.W. Smiaikl
Webster
T. J. Dotson
C. B. Adkins
Eria Harry Fishero
Ay Bla
Ty H. J. Sullivan
Jamces Harper
Earl Compton
Tharp & Price, Repd& Care
J. N. Miller
J Jamatdr
Mayer, Supplies
Dennis
D. J. Young, & Co
Lane
Supples Co
Dave Shuff, Jr
Rep & Care
Mayer
James Slint
Rep & Care Co
Rep & Care Co Frin
Cofting
Sangse Oo
UL James Slim
Jerees
Alva Stalker
Et al Employ
Tite Sou
LE McMahon
J. Loch
Vandorn
Sime Oo
Ost & Davis
Suite
SOW
Samme
Jesse Smith
Arate
SOM
Smite
Harp & Price
Vollmer
Schwinn
Thomas Clifton
Samuiclif Sowers
SS Martin
Mock
Philander Duffield
Geo
Byron Fl Myers
Sarmes
Wees
Thomas Irwin
Galloway & Clark, Sarme
Joseph Newkirk
Yoo Og RC Gray
Offi
Fi Thompson
Marlove
Shawnee
Short
Simmonns Wabrd
Sane
Sane Ceee
EB Mckee
Trott
Eter Trottedee. Co
Engr
Carwile
Troy
Charlie Walter
Dirnean Elect Mig Co Rep
Efrner
Simions
Stn
Simanoms
Notice to Heirs and Creditors in Yount Estate
In the Mountain Circuit Court September Term 1913 the Fountain Trust Co. as Administrator filed a final settlement account for Hannibal C. Yount deceased and a hearing is set for December 4. Heirs creditors or legatees must appear and show cause why the account should not be approved. The Fountain Trust Company is Administrator. J. M. Withwy, Sec. OL DP Lewis, Atty, for Adam, Lewis
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Channibal C. Yount
Mountain Circuit Court
Pountain Trust Co
Hannibal C. Yount
Fountain Trust Company
J. M.withwiy
Lewis
Adam
Misfit Advice Echoes Elevator Pivot
A humorous exchange frames a moralist urging climbers to rise as a youth replies with a twist. The line recalls Walt Mason and a vignette from Emvoria Gazette, highlighting wit over conventional guidance.
Wireless Alarm Calls In Telegraphy Progress
Wireless engineers seek automatic call alarms to detect when a station is sending a message. Marconi promotes a system using a long dash to trigger a galvanometer and ring an electric bell at the receiving end. The challenge remains reducing false alarms from atmospheric electricity.
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Fis Pilin
Saturday Evening Post
Pirates Taken After Looting Vessels Off Nyack Harbor Raid
In Nyack New York four youths linked to a Hudson River piracy ring faced burglary charges after attempting to steal the yacht Lounger II and other craft. Police found caches of boat parts at a back of a factory, while suspects Lehman Cuzio Romano Timberlain Donati were detained for grand jury action.
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New York
Captain Kidd
Nyack
James B. Hammond
H. R. Humphreys
Albany Yacht Club
Tarrytown
Curran
Flatrock Company
Doc” Lehman
Joseph Romano
Washington Avenue
Edward Timberlain
Long Island City
Hudson
Cadmnic Cuzio
Robert Donati
Sherman Street
Iho
Long Island
Rosy
Angelo Caffone
Joseph Caffone
Dominick Cuzio
Lehman
Troy
Cuzio
Romano
Lounger II
Hammond Estate
Timberlain
Donati
Won't Balance Court Refusal Locks in Bedlam Case
In Morrisania a New York magistrate heard Miss Belle Rubin refuse to leave her brother Dr M Rubin’s home despite his demand. The judge questioned the doctor about forcing her out as she stayed in bed two weeks without eating and asserted she would stay longer if not compelled.
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New York
Butts
Morrisania
Belle Rubin
Dr. M. Rubin
Voice scared away by boy in Danville case puzzles doctors
Physicians are puzzled by the case of Miss Ina Banbury of Danville who lost her voice in an odd incident. While visiting a friend, she was frightened by a small boy who burst an enesated bag at her back. After several hours she could only whisper.
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Coshocton, D
Ina Banbury
Danville
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Weil
St. Louis
Irene Burnes
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Hillyard
Sacred Heart Hospital
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National Capitol
Seneca
Dr. Wim. Surratt
Odi Fellows Building
Danville, Ill
Walt Mason
Emvoria
Chitaren
Fletcher
T. H. McGeorge, Jr. Co
Covington, Ind
Sinland
City of Erie
City of Buffalo
Cleveland Land
Buffalo
Clevelan
Put-in-Bay
Toledo
Detroit
Cleveland
C. & B. Hine
N. Y
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