End of a Famous Old Inn Washington Inn to be Demolished
The Washington Inn once owned by George Washington near the Capitol will be torn down to allow a new Union Station Capitol connecting project. Known as the Kenmore and later the Willman House, it was a reconstruction of two houses built by Washington with original walls retained. Washington in 1798 directed materials for federal city buildings and favored a two-horse front design, while paying $600 for the lots and valuing the houses at $15,000.
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Washington Inn
George Washington
National Capital
Union Station
Capitol
Capitol Grounds
Kenmore House
Willman
Washington
William Thornton
Federal City
Mount Vernon
Philadelphia
New Arctic Land Possibility Spurs Polar Interest
The New York Tribune notes reports of a newly discovered Arctic land near sixty miles north of Cape Chelyuskin, possibly rivaling Greenland in size if extending across the Arctic. It could lie between Franz Josef Land and the New Siberia islands, with potential eastern and northern reach beyond explored routes.
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Nicholas IT
Greenland
Cape Chelluskin
Pale
Point Barrow
Taimur Peninsula
Alaskan
Franz Josef
New York Tribune
Origin of Life Debate At British Association
The British association heard Dr Benjamin Moore claim that strong sunlight or mercury lamp light can convert lifeless solutions into living matter. Sir Oliver Lodge countered that only potential living matter was produced, a physical vehicle usable by life, not life itself.
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Bastian
Benjamin Moore
Liverpool
Oliver Lodge
New York World
Meat Demand in Germany Raises Prices
The article cites rising meat prices due to demand outpacing inland supply. German production keeps pace with population growth, yet consumption has risen from 88 to 119 pounds per person in recent decades, with 95 to 96 percent of consumption produced domestically and only 4 to 5 percent imported.
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Germany
New York Post
Iron plated roads tested in France for tough, elastic surface
Experiments in France insert fine iron scraps into road top dressing to create a hard yet elastic surface that withstands modern traffic. Reported by the Indianapolis News, the alloyed top layer aims to combine durability with some give under heavy use.
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France
Indianapolis News
Smoke and disease in Pittsburgh fog debate
The Pittsburgh case is used in defense of soft coal smoke with claims of lower tuberculosis but the Journal of the American Medical Association notes offset by widespread catarrh pneumonia and other bad air diseases. Ophthalmologists are reported to be busiest after a heavy fog with smoke.
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Pittsburgh
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Old land patents found in Colorado courthouse closet
Valuable papers unearthed by County Clerk J E Snook in Greeley Colorado include land patents dating from 1867 to 1880 issued under presidents Jackson Grant Arthur and others. Owners named include Jeremiah Williams Elizabeth Cochran James Russell Samuel Roberts Michael Carey and John Benson. Patents were issued for service to the nation and for land ownership, inviting owners to call.
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Greeley
Colo
J. E. Snook
Jeremiah Willams
Captain Clain
Andrew Jackson
Elizabeth Cochran
U. S. Grant
United States
James Russell
Samuel Roberts
Chester A. Arthur
Michael Carey
John Benson
Snakes Overrun Horton Home In Glendale Indiana
Snakes invade the Horton residence near Glendale Indiana from a blue racer family well. The family fears bites as snakes enter the house and a cistern was built for drinking water. William Horton has killed many snakes but the infestation continues endangering children and daily slaughter persists.
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Glendale
Willian Horton
Horton
Mute Months Girl Resumes Talking at Sacred Heart
Irene Burnes daughter of James C Burnes of hiikyard was kept at Sacred Heart hospital for seven and a half months due to a stubborn hysteria that left her mute. She shows progress and may leave in a month for a Lewiston visit. Nurse Bailey escorts her daily and Dr Why has administered care since March.
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Miss Barnes
Miss Bailey
W. T. Why
Man with wooden leg jailed for vagrancy in Pittsburgh area
James Burns, sixty, from Homestead, was sentenced to thirty days in the workhouse by Magistrate Justus Schroeder after a wooden leg injury caused by a fellow prisoner. A guard misread the leg as human, then repaired it so Burns could reach the workhouse.
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Pittsburgh
James Burns
Justus Schroeder
East End
Burns
Free Drinks For Chickens At City Market Coop
A dozen chickens in a Kansas City market coop drank whisky after a broken jug spilled inside. The birds sipped through the slats, then crowed and flapped as they became visibly intoxicated.
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Kansas City
City
Heirs Miss Out on 50,000 Estate in Aurora
Heirs of Charles Taegee, who died nine years ago, uncovered a safety deposit box after twenty nine years and found a will. The will left Taegee’s estate to his widow who died in March, leaving the heirs with nothing.
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Aurora
Charles Taegee
Taegee
Two Ways Letter Reads Opposite Meanings in 1855 Indiana
A republication from the Indianapolis News presents a punctuation free letter that can be read as either condemning or praising a man of vice. The piece asserts traits of wickedness while also claiming equal validity for virtuous conduct, revealing a deliberate dual reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Satan
Indianapolis News
A Lofty Gymnasium in the Capitol Dome
Washington workers and even Capitol employees use the dome lantern as a gymnasium. The ascent features many winding stairs to 287 feet, with a five minute rush up and down. The activity is said to build muscle and burn fat, drawing sightseers surprised by the Mercuries joining the climb.
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Capitol
Washington
New York Sun
Walt Mason
Emnoria
Ghostly rent inquiry yields no haunted houses in London
A London house renting agency received a letter from a man asking for a reputed haunted house to live in rent free. He says he does not fear ghosts and will testify to any apparition if it occurs, else keep silent. The firm replied they have no such listings but will notify if one appears.
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London
the Inquirer
Quaint Old English Ceremony Attracts London Observers
The city solicitor and an assistant attend the royal remembrancer each October 31 to issue a proclamation requiring tenants of a Waste ground called the moors in Salop to perform service under threat of penalty. A forge in the Strand is noted for unused horse shoes and nails that have remained the same for centuries.
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London
Salop
Strand
Fisherman Questions Unknown Grave Behind Wife’s Plot
A coastal resident visits his wife's grave in the village cemetery and, with the undertaker, notes another fresh grave directly behind hers. He asks who is buried there, uttering the line about a star of Della in a rustic dialect.
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Della
Tle
Contemporaneous poetry moves reader to tears
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote laments a long drought of poetry that truly moved the reader. The speaker recalls two instances of poetry causing tears and reflects on wanting access to the author as the tears flowed.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Mean Retort Jellies Taste Differ by Labels
Witty exchange in Yonkers Statesman cartoon shows a couple debating jelly flavors. He mocks labels as the clue while she suggests labels reveal the truth. The humor hinges on misreadings and a playful couple’s banter.
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Yonkers Statesman
Fortune and sorrow, a Seneca reflection on life
The quote asserts that true fortune is incomplete without sorrow for a complete human nature. It suggests ignorance of half nature if one seeks constant happiness and pain-free passage.
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Seneca
Commissioners Allowances for November 1913
Ledger of county expenses lists payments to multiple officials and workers for November 1913. Items include salaries, per diems, office expenses, jail and hospital supplies, repairs, and travel for names such as MF Livengood Sime Wait Hessler Irving Webster Dotsoe Nabkins Sullivan Harper Compton Mayer Dennis Young Coffing Stalker McMahon Vandorn Davis Dennis, and others. Totals show numerous small disbursements across departments including coroner inquests, jail, bridges, and highways.
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MF. Livengood
Salary Co
Sime
Boge
Clawson
Same
John Hessler
G.W. Simail
Irving Webster
TS TV
J. Dotsoe
Sme
B. Nabkins
Hlurry Fishero
J. Sullivan
James Harper
Bert Compton
H Mvers
Tharp & Price, Rep & Care c
J.N. Miller
Shafer
M. Mayer
W. Dennis
D. J. Young, & Co
Supples Co
Dave Shaft, Jr
Rep & Care
Mayer
Hedges
James Slim
Win
Detinis
Rep & Care Co Trian
Coffing
Samme
Bays
Alva Stalker
McMahon
Fuel Co
J. Loel
Vandorn
Davis
Dennis
Jesse Smith
SM Cofting
Smart
Tharp de Price
Gehler
Tuberciuclosis Hospital
Volliier
Lewis Bros
Weigel
John Hawtkins
Campbell
LaFayette Jones
Rufus Davidson
Richard Highland
Frank Luckmers
Sowers & Ewhutuk
Sitte
Philander Dantfield
Geo Alewod
Byron B Myers
Mrothis Prewitt
Joseph Newkirk
Gray
Aucitur
Wee Ho Phootpsan
Treas
Crimingtian
Manlovera
BsShort
Martin
Simmans
UE Miner FE Simmons
Sant Sire
Ener Simmons
Notice to Heirs and Creditors in Yount estate case
Notice is given that The Mountain Trust Company as Administrator presented final settlement in the estate of Hannibal C. Yount deceased. The court will examine the accounts on December 13. Creditors and heirs must appear and show cause why the accounts should not be approved. The administrator seeks discharge and asks proof of heirship.
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C. Yount
Tnihe Fountain Circuit Court
Tertin
Bountain Trust
Hannibal. Yount
Pountain Trust Company
J. M. Wilkey
Sec
OP. Lewis
Itc
Admin
Wireless Alarm Calls for Midnight Emergency Signals
The Saturday Evening Post discusses wireless call systems to alert operators if a distant station sends a message. Marconi’s design uses a longer dash to trigger a galvanometer and ring a bell at the receiving end, but avoiding false alarms from lightning remains a key challenge for reliable auto alert.
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Sever
Marconi
Tis Phea
Saturday Evening Post
Pirates in Nyack Plundering Ships Behind Cable Trap
Nyack court hears four youths arraigned for burglary after a daring looting spree along the Hudson. Investigators traced a pirates’ den behind the old Flatrock yard with stolen gear from yachts and steamboats. Doc Lehman led the crew. several members were discharged for lack of evidence while Timberlain and Donati remained held 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
Dadinie Cuzio
Robert Donati
Sherman Street
Long Island
Rosy Sto~ Rees
Angelo Caffone
Joseph Caffone
Dominick Cuzio
Edward Timeberlain
Lehman
Asl
Cuzio
Romano
Timberlain
Donati
Won’t Moves Court in Morrisania Domestic Row
In a Morrisania police court Miss Belle Rubin challenged a magistrate’s order. She declared she would not leave her brother Dr. M Rubin’s home despite his wishes. She explained she stayed in bed for two weeks without food until her demands were met.
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New York
Butts
Morrisania
Belle Rubin
Dr. M. Rubin
Voice Scare Sends Danville Woman To Whispered Speech
Coshocton Ohio reports Miss Ina Banbury of Danville lost her voice after a fright at a friend’s home when a small boy burst an inflated bag near her back. She recovered from the fright but can now only speak in whispers, prompting physicians to review the curious case.
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Jackson
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Grant
National Capitol
Wm. Surratt
Ucatiows Building
Danville, Tll
Fiie
Domestis Sewing Mach.Co
Jackson Bly
Chisazo
Chiltaren
Fletcher
T. H. McGeorge, Jr. Co
Covington, Ind
Yale
City of Erie
City of Buffalo
Buffalo
Cleveland
Bottals
Detroit
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