Washington Birthday Omission Sparks Vintage Debate
An 18th century mystery debate surfaces as a London writer claims a Washington death mystery. The piece recounts Washingtons retirement, a December 1799 illness, bleeding, doctors, and alleged remarks while examining his throat. The article notes the era’s duty and letters of Washington and questions remaining about his death.
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Clement K. Shorter
Avery
London
George Washington
Lfe
Mount Vernon
Washington
Tobias Lear
Witness Accounts Describe City Grief Over Washington Death
In a reminiscence Mr Ticknor recalls stores closing within hours of Washington's death and the widespread use of crape. He notes his father overwhelmed, his mother distressed, and even eight year olds wearing mourning crepe as news spread through the streets.
Washingtons Treaty Dilemma and Early U.S. Politics
The passage recalls President Washington pressing the Jay treaty amid fierce opposition from Jeffersonians who favored France. It notes Congress's late February adjournment tradition to honor the president on his birthday and Washington's prolific, if reluctant, use of pen writing.
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England
United States
Washington
John Jay
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France
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Congress
Washington Letters and Death Remembered in Virginia Account
The article reflects on Washington letters filling volumes and praises his moral character in private notes. It recounts Washington’s mother and a diary memory of a dance, then details Mount Vernon as a tourist site, and ends with a humorous medical scene about Washington’s death and doctors.
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Ringing the Changes on Washingtons Birthday Decorations
The article notes changes in celebration details with cherry tree imagery and hatchet motifs. It mentions Jack Horner pies in patriotic designs and flags as key elements of decoration schemes.
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Washington
Jack Horner
Washington and Madison Quotation on Power and Sceptres
A historical aside notes James Madison doubting General Washington would seize power even if tempted. The remark contrasts republican restraint with ambitions for sovereignty and highlights early American concerns over executive authority and checks.
The Way It Was Pop Washington Punishment Scene
A fragment shows a father figure scolding a boy for cutting a cherry tree and ordering him to cut it up, then promising a return to the house. The line captures a parental discipline moment and a setting implied as a home.
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Pop Washington
Washington Monument miniature at Wakefield inscribed 1895
Walden Fawcett notes in the Woman's Home Companion that a National Government erected a 1895 miniature Washington Monument at Wakefield near two ancient fig trees planted by Washington’s mother. The original arch was moved to the old family graveyard where it broke and its fragments remain there today.
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Lincoln Honored by a Grateful Nation
A national tribute marked the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln birth with speeches by President Roosevelt and dignitaries in Hodgenville Springfield and Chicago. The observance featured remembrances of Lincoln life from poverty to leadership and the Gettysburg Address reread at Seminary Ridge.
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Ill
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England
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France
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Seminary Ridge
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Augustus E. Willson
Kentucky
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Lincoln Farm Association
Luke
Governor Folk
Labou
Republic
Taft Feasts on Creole Fare in New Orleans Banquet
President Taft attended a grand banquet in New Orleans enjoying Creole dishes as part of a celebratory event. William HH was noted in attendance at the gathering.
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Mr. Taft
William HH
Taft
New Orleans
Bail Denied for Morse by Appeals Court in New York
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City ruled that Charles W. Morse may leave the Tombs in custody to attend to pressing business but denied his motion for admission to bail.
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Morse
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
New York City
Charles W. Morse
House Passes Canal Zone Bill in Congress
The bill for the government of the Panama Canal Zone and its construction was approved in the House by a 208 to 101 vote after lengthy consideration in Washington.
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Bil
Washington, D C
Panama Canal Zone
Uecan
Feminine Notes Open Reading Rooms for Children in Copenhagen
Notes from the period describe Copenhagen women opening reading rooms for children, while other items report on social, political, and cultural matters. The mix includes royal marriages, legislative appointments, friendships with artists, and charitable gifts, all reflecting contemporary society and attitudes.
California Assembly Rejects Anti Japanese School Segregation Bill
California lawmakers defeated the measure that would have segregated Japanese students, reversing a prior vote after pressure from President Roosevelt and Governor Gillett. Japan protested the action as a treaty rights issue, while Washington denied plans to require bonds for Alaska Exposition visitors.
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Cal
California
Grove L. Johnson
Congress
San Francisco
Japan
Root
Gillett
Roosevelt
California Assembly
National Administration
Olympia
Wash
House
Senate
Washington
Tokio
Wealthy Slayer Guilty in Colum bus Mississippi
Millionaire C. R. Smith was found guilty of first degree murder in Artesta Mississippi for killing E. A. Laurant. Judge Buckley will sentence Smith to life in prison. Smith’s daughter Estelle cried as the verdict was read amid her denials of any wrongdoing by Laurant.
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Miss
C. R. Smith
E. A. Laurant
Artesta
Buckley
Smith
Estelle Smith
Miss Smith
Laurant
Mary Wright Convicted of Manslaughter in Stepdaughter Death
A jury found Mary Wright guilty of manslaughter in the first degree for killing her stepdaughter Dabo Wright on August 11, 1908. She was sentenced to five years in prison after choking the girl in bed in anger over a disobedience and placing carbolic acid to mislead investigators.
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Devil's Sake
N. D
Mary Wright
Dabo Wright
Haeckel Delivers Final Lecture on Seventieth Birthday
German scientist Heinrich Haeckel marked his seventy fifth birthday by giving the last lecture of his university career in Jena Germany. He has served as professor of zoology since 1862 and plans to devote the rest of his life to the pathology museum he founded.
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Germany
Einst
Heinrich Haeckel
Fort Cobb Senator G Johnson Dies in Guthrie Gas Accident
State Senator G. Johnson of Fort Cobb died after inhaling natural gas in a Guthrie hotel room. Senator BP Yeager of Tulsa was found unconscious, believed to be an accident due to a gas leak.
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Gus Killy
Johnson
G. Johnson
Fort Cobb
BP. Yeager
Tulsa
Guthrie
Okla
Housebreaker Davis Sentenced in Boston Case
The court sentenced Charles Davis alias Coler to a term between twenty five and thirty years for housebreaking in Boston Massachusetts. In Kentucky the Court of Appeals at Frankfort upheld insurance riot clause validity, risking thousands in tobacco losses from night rider damage.
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Mass
Wis
Charles Davis
Alas Coler
Jersey City
Officer Nikitin Dies After Court Martial Death Sentence
Captain Nikitin of the General Staff condemned by court martial to hang for rebel agitation among troops was found dead in his Odessa prison cell, Russia. The report notes suicide or unclear cause as authorities investigate no further details.
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Nikitin
General Staff
Odessa
Russia
President Roosevelt Vetoes Desertion Bill
President Roosevelt vetoed the bill authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to remit loss of citizenship for deserters. He objected that it infringed executive clemency and would encourage more desertion from the army and navy.
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Secretary of the Navy
Army
Death of John W. Fillmore Nephew in Petersburg
John W. Fillmore nephew of President Fillmore died at his Petersburg Michigan home at sixty nine years old. The obituary notes his relation to the former president and his age at death.
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Mead
John W. Fillmore
President Fillmore
Petersburg, Mich
Inauguration Plans Detail Taft Sherman Ceremony
A joint congressional committee outlines the March 4 inaugural events with a solemn Capitol ceremony and a festive parade. Key figures include Taft, Sherman, Chief Justice Fuller, and a line of diplomats and Cabinet members. The processional changes place Lodge Knox Bacon Frye and Young in the escort roles. Roosevelt plans a separate departure to Union Station.
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Maxim silencing device shown to reporters in New York
Hiram Percy Maxim demonstrated his rifle silencing device before newspaper and science officials in the Potter Building Park Row New York City. Tests using a sandbox target fired rifles from .22 to .30 caliber with and without the silencer. Officials claim nine tenths of the noise is eliminated and bullet velocity remains unchanged.
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Itig
Redding, Greeley & Austin
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Park Row
Sixteen Year-Old Invents Duplex Wireless Receiver
Plymouth Massachusetts Harold B Doten sixteen years old a wireless student with a home power sending station at 7 South Street has duplexed the receiving portion so two operators can listen independently using duplicate detectors. The tuning process enables two people to work the system.
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Plymouth
Mass
Harold B. Doten
No. 7
South Street
Labour Unions Rally Across Regions in Broad Activism
A New England retail clerks council forms from thirty two unions. A Lancashire Iron founders conciliation board signals industrial peace. Minnesota railway men push semi monthly pay and employer liability bills. Brooklyn’s Central Labor Union and Federation of Labor consolidation advances. Cleveland stone miners seek five percent wage rise. Hungary dissolves the Union of Railway Workers and seizes funds. A labor protective league project forms in Boston.
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Dnlngland
Lancashire
Minnesota
Central Labor Union
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N. Y
Cleveland
England
Hungary
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Railway Workers
Labor Protective League
Boston
Mass
New York Husbands Deserting Wives Prompt Court Inquiry
Governor Hughes releases the commission report showing about 25 000 husbands in Manhattan and the Bronx and 6000 in Brooklyn charged with abandonment and non-support in police court. The panel studies whether a special court should handle such cases in cities of the West class.
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Albany
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Hughes
Malls of Congress and Policy Stances in 1910 Session
The Senate Finance Committee opposed Roosevelt trade policies while leaders told him of slim chances for New Mexico and Arizona statehood this session. Delaware River survey gets support from Rivers and Harbors Chairman Burton. Fairbanks postponed his Indians dinner after Watsons brother died. House to report paymaster clerks retirement with ministerial status. Foreign Affairs to fund $300000 for US participation in Brussels universal exposition 1910.
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Roosevelt
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Y House Committee On Foreign Affairs
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Brussels
Miss Olive Rhinesmith Seeks Damages From Erie Railroad
A New Jersey case reports Olive Rhinesmith of Midvale awarded 2500 dollars after an injury to her vocal cords from a track torpedo while awaiting a train. The Erie Railroad faces the lawsuit in the New City area.
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N. J
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Midvale
Erie Railroad
Global Briefs from The London Chronicle Sacrifices in Turmoil and Trade
Census data in Prussia shows 1,600,000 more people in industry and commerce from 1895 to 1907 while agriculture loses 500,000. Britain plans six Dreadnoughts. Sotheby’s sells Benson collection for 78,770 dollars. Ministers resign in Constantinople amid Turco-Bulgarian talks. Ireland attacks Land Bill. Russia probes Army Quartermaster irregularities. King Victor Emmanuel thanks America for quake relief. Prince Ito sails home to Korea. Wright brothers invited to London for gold medal. Alfonso visits Portugal and plans yacht ceremonies in San Sebastian. Andrew Pears dies of heart disease in London.
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Berlin
Germany
Prussia
Wanderer redeems 32 year reunion at Bloomfield barber shop
In Bloomfield, Nicholas Schneider was shaved by a stranger who revealed himself as his brother Joseph after thirty two years apart. The reunion followed Joseph's tale of life in San Francisco after the quake and his search for relatives.
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Wanderer
Bloomfield
Nicholas Schneider
Joseph Schneider
Schnalder
Schneider
Joseph
Joxony Reuaiion
San Francisco
James Frisby Freed After Alleged Assault Charge
James Frisby, a young Black man from Woodbury, appealed to Mayor Ladd for protection from an infuriated family after Joseph Janku accused him of assaulting Janku’s daughter Marie. Frisby was released when the charge lacked substantiation. He claimed the mother briefly attacked with a knife and the father watched with a gun, and that a telephone pole protected him from a stabbing. His brother Hower, also arrested, was released on a similar charge.
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Woodbury
Joseph Janku
Marie
Ladd
Frisby
Hower
Fall Brings Spurt of Flame In Weston Man's Hair Loss
Jamey Merriman of Weston blames himself for a hair and beard singeing after he fell while sprinting and a match tucked behind his ear caught fire. His burns left his head and face comparison to past disasters in a vivid Chicago fire, San Francisco earthquake, and Galveston flood reference.
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Jamey Merriman
Weston
Merriman
Chicago
San Francisco
Galveston
Ear Loss at Dye Works Leaves Man Sour Millville
Henry Lober of South Millville was caught in a machine at the Menantic Bleach and Dye Works. His sweater fouled in the shaft, spinning him violently until a witness shut off the power. Lober lost an ear in the accident.
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Henry Lober
South Millville
Menantico Bleach and Dye Works
Lober
Surprise Marriage Announces Hanson and Fletcher
The surprise announcement notes the January 9 marriage of Howard Eagleton Hanson and Miss Ethel May Fletcher of Trenton at Atlantic City. Hanson is a prominent businessman and Fletcher a State School graduate who taught in Trenton. Former Senator John Taylor, builder of Taylor Opera House, Mercer County legislator from 1881 to 1883, died of paralysis.
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Ethel May Fletcher
Trenton
Atlantic City
Hanson
John Traylor
John Taylor
Taylor Opera House
Mercer County
Taylor Provision Company
Jersey Authority On Pork
Spring Bluebirds Reported On Front Lawn
Eugene Le Roy Cadmus of Forest Avenue Glen Ridge reports two bluebirds arriving on his front lawn heralding an early spring as farmers anticipate it.
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Forest Avenue
Glen Ridge
Cay
Re elected Fire Chief Leads All Parts State
Fire Chief Paul T. Ludlam was re elected by Resolution Hose Company Millville. James R. Gray of Salem was arrested for assault on Bessie Alxinger but released and quickly married by Rev. DeWitt Cobb. John Holmes, Vineland shoe maker, discharged by Mayor Smith for reckless driving that injured Mrs. John McClure. Everett Clark of Newfield became principal of Manoa Grove school. Rev S R Wheeler resigns to move to Boulder. Gloucester farming shows strong year with fewer sales. Gloucester County Physicians' Protective Association names Duncan Campbell president and William Brewer vice president while H A Stout becomes secretary.
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Resolution Hose’ Company
Milville
James R. Gray
Salem
Bessie Alxinger
Peter Ridgway
DeWitt C. Cobb
John Holmes
Vineland
Mayor Smith
Millville
John McClure
Everett Clark
Newfield
Mantoa Grove
S. R. Wheeler
Marlboro Seventh-Day
Right to Flog Fupits. Ridge Cleared in School Punishment Case
Professor Wallace F Ridge of Centralia Pennsylvania was upheld by Judge and jury after Edward Michaels, an unruly pupil, was punished with a strap for disobedience after departing the school bus. The jury acquitted Ridge and placed costs on Michaels' mother, Mrs Daniel Michaels.
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Wallace F. Ridge
Centralia
Edward Michaels
Ridge
Daniel Michaels
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