First American Bible Edition Sells For $3025, Boston 1752
New York Sun reports the first American Bible printed in Boston in 1752 by Kneeland Green and Baskett. The edition, once doubted, fetched 3025 dollars when sold to J McKee, amid debates on authenticity and imprint. The piece traces its printing history, London imprint illusions, and later scholarly disputes, with references to Bancroft and Thomas.
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Scotland
Oxtrd
Cambridge
George Bancott
Oxford
Thomas Baskett
Iea
Thomas John Anderson, Jr
Mckee
Hancock
Toosevelts National League holds talks on campaign
A Chicago committee of the National League of Republican Clubs led by Isaac Miller Hamilton William L Rohrer and James J Sheridan met President Roosevelt in Lafayette Square. They pledged league support and discussed the 1904 congressional campaign and a possible convention address. The group urged strong cooperation with Congress and party leaders, noting optimism for Republican gains, especially in Illinois.
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Three Chums Earn LL D Degrees in Separate Colleges
Springfield Republicans notes Theodore Roosevelt Henry Cabot Lodge and Leonard Wood received LL D degrees from Cambridge Yale and Williams College respectively. It observes Wood did not study law and questions the general purpose of honorary doctorates while praising Wood’s Cuba era leadership as worthy of a Doctor of Laws distinction.
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Ping Pong Blooms After Billiard Parlor Falls
The Broadway billiard hall owner laments waning business until he sees a cheap sign offering ping pong for cents an hour. A rival sets up wooden tables and turns a profit, leading the proprietor to convert half his tables. Carpenters fix the rest as patrons return.
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Mrs Eugene Field visits Denver widow recalls old days
Mrs. Eugene Field widow of the poet toured Denver in a Saturday visit with Mr and Mrs A J Clark at 1874 W Elisabeth street. She spoke of living in Denver years ago, searched for landmarks and recalled her husband’s Denver days and his humor. Field plans new books and a diary of stage friends.
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