Beauty Spot at Sesqui-Centennial Exposition
A view of the Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial Exposition shows the tower of a main exhibit building rising among landscaped grounds. The fair marks the 160th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with exhibits from forty three nations and runs through December 1.
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Columbia
Philadelphia
Harriett Frishmuth
Palace of Fine Arts
High Street
Market Street
Pennsylvania
Penn
Pennsylvania State Building
Broad Street
Palace of Liberal Arts and Manufactures
Bernardo del Carpio in Legend and Drama
Bernardo del Carpio, celebrated semi mythical ninth century Spanish hero, famed for daring in wars with Moors. A favorite subject in old ballads and Lope de Vega dramas. Tradition says he defeated Noland at Roncesvalles, and, finding him invulnerable, built two urns and squeezed him to death like Hercules.
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Bernardo del Carpio
Lope de Vega
Roncesvalles
Bernardo Ufted bin
Aunt Emmy Hedges a Mining Stock Scam
Mrs Norris confides in Aunt Emmy about a high pressure mining stock offer after selling bonds at a valuable price. A scammer, Mr Stanhope, promises a buyback and urges riskier investments. Aunt Emmy warns against relying on promises and urges banker consultation. The evening paper reveals the selling house is tied to a financial fraud indictment.
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John
Mr. Stanhope
Emmy
Junior
Mrs. Norris
Stanhope
Stanhopa
American Common Schools Beginnings in Massachusetts
The Boston town meeting of 1635 selected Philemon Parmont as schoolmaster and paid him with 80 acres. He started a school that became Boston Latin, a continuous institution. By 1647 Massachusetts mandated towns with 50 families to appoint a teacher and towns with 100 to establish a grammar school, shaping the U.S. public school system.
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Common Schools of
America
Massachusetts
Boston
Philemon Parmont
Boston Latin School
General Court of
United States
Distance Between Earth and Minor Planet Egerla Calculated
The naval observatory notes Egerla orbits about 239 million miles from the sun while Earth is about 93 million miles away. If both orbits were circular and coplanar the extremal Earth–Egerla distances would be the sum and difference of these figures. Because orbits are not exact circles and are inclined by about 16 to 17 degrees, precise max and min distances require a more involved calculation.
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The
Naval Observatory
Egerla
Duel Ends in Fatal Chamber Fire
Perkins and Jessup agreed to an old time duel in a darkened room with revolvers. The first man to locate the other would fire once, then no more shots. About three seconds after the lights went out, Perkins fled via the chimney. Jessup died at his feet.
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Perkins
Jessup
South American Jaguar Overview in Gaucho Lore
The jaguar, larger than the leopard and powerful for its size, is a dominant South American predator. Known as the deer and el tigre, it has long served as a signal of anger among gauchos in vast pampas regions.
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South America
Candidate Declares for County Commissioner in Caroline County
A candidate announces intent to run in the upcoming primary for County Commissioner, pledging to work in taxpayers’ interests if nominated and elected, and asking for support from voters across all districts in Caroline County.
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Caroline County
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Denton Journal
Bielvin & Johnson, Inc
Spapprane
Denton Auto Company
P. R. Fisher
Denton, Maryland
Wesley Collegiate Institute
C. A. Short
Dover, Delaware
Simplex
Coburn’s
Easton
Maryland
Barred Rocks
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Hebron, MD
Natural Lime-Marl Company
E. M. Willey
Hobbs, Md
Haarlem
Nisi
William H. Deen
W. Brewster Deen
Carrie Deen
Orphans’ Court
Richard T. West
Elisha H. Harpier
Willim J. Shawn
J. Inwin HaRwoon
Register of Wills
Ilfe
Denton National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Community Service
R. B. Raw
Lings
Cincinnati School of
Howard R. Pritchett & CO
Greensboro
Western Maryland College
Westminster, Maryland
Albert Norman Ward, D. D
Denton
the Commissioners of
Walter Sparklin
M. K. Newnam
Philip W. Downes
Ocean City
Luta Apts
S. Mumford
Occean City
Euat Main Street
Holiness Church
Peoples Bank
Georgia
Jg, Grimes & Company
Atlanta
R. C. Jackson
Watchmaker and Jeweler
Greensboro, MD
J. Wright
Mir
Ernest G. Cooper Denton, Md
Ererg PE
Hye
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