Washington as Man and Myth Analyzed in Detail
A biographical sketch upholds George Washington as real beyond the myth, detailing his height, strength, riding skill, endurance, and early discipline. It notes his lack of formal schooling, stern bearing, and unmatched public character, highlighting honesty, truthfulness, and dignified presence that inspired awe among contemporaries.
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Oo Press
Associa
Washington
Byron
Napoleon Bonaparte
West
Lincoln
Westmoreland County
Potomac
Georgetown
Virginia
Upper
Dinwiddie
Fort le Boeuf
Napoleon
Frederick
Horrible Sacrifices Reported Among Tchuktchis in Russia
The Yakutsk Gazette reports ongoing human sacrifices among the Tchuktchi of Russia, including the elderly and sick who choose death to join dead relatives. Participants prepare ten to fifteen days in advance, use knives pikes or ropes, and burn the body on a funeral pyre while praying for the dead.
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Europe
Orthodox Church
Tchuktchi
Lamonts
Yakootsk Gazette
Napolean Sarony on Beecher Portrait Etiquette
Napoleon Sarony notes photographers must study sitter habits and surroundings to capture a true likeness. He recalls Henry Ward Beecher freely posing for quick, lively studies, using a brief chat to spark expression before snapping the photograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Sarony
Mr. Beecher
Beecher
Napoleon Sarony
New York Herald
Skin of Corder Bound into Library Copy Sparks Debate
A correspondent reports examination of a skin specimen from Corder the murderer of Maria Martin. A doctor who dissected him after execution sent the author a tanned fragment for a memoir, later bound into a copy given to Trinity College Library in Cambridge. The episode prompts discussion on biography and sensationalism.
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Trinity College
Cambridge
Corder
Maria Martin
Red Barn
Bury St. Edmunds
London
Learned judge remarks on railway bag loss case
In a mayor's court speech an anecdote recalls a judge who sat within 100 miles of the Guild hall. He presided over a case against a railway for a lost bag and told the jury they should find for the plaintiff since the company always loses bags including one of his own on circuit.
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London Exchange
Barbed Wire Frontier Idea Spreads Among Nations
The New York Tribune notes that Turkey and Servia reveal a future of international cooperation by marking borders with a continuous line of iron wire. The piece suggests this method could shape peaceful, stable frontiers after centuries of conflict between nations.
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Turkey
Servia
New York Tribune
New Pension Commissioner Appointed
The press notes the appointment of a new Commissioner of Pensions, a former soldier. It urges U S soldiers sailors widows children and parents to file claims early to avoid nonretroactive future legislation and to contact The Press Claims Company in Washington DC for assistance with applications.
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U. S
Press Claims Company
Washington, D. C
Notice of patent filing for Law Linear fet mining claim
Charles A Harvey of Melrose Montana and Levi Cartier of Batte Montana filed for a patent on the Law Linear fet claim in Bryant mining district Beaverhead County Montana. The claim covers 19.08 acres with specific bearings and coordinates as shown in official field notes and plat on file. The location is recorded in Beaverhead County recorder records.
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U.S
Helena
Mont
Tre
Charles A. Harvey Whse
Melrose
Montana
Levi Cartier
Batte
Helen Kaufman Lode
Bryant Mining
Beaverhead County
South Range
U. S
Recorder of
Heaverhead County
Zot Recorders
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Hl . Mutchlens
Dignity
United States
New York
Hamilton
Russia
Ayer
W. H. Williams
Crook City
D. Ayer
Ferry
Perrys
D. M. Ferry & CO
Detroit
Mich
Sheridan, Mont
Defiance Wheat
Richard UI
Herhold
Thos. F. Oases
Henry C. Payne
Henry C.rouse
Sceive TB
Orthern
Pacific Railroad
Butte
Spokane
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth and Fargos
Grand Forks
Winnipeg
Chicago
Montana Union Depot
Coast Points
Oweree Towalegtatee
M. U
Beatie
Coast
California
Astern
Northern
Veer
W. M. Tuchy
Browaway
Charles 8
Fex
General Pass
ST. Paul, Minn
Union Meat Market
F.M. Counnard
ANE
Dillon
G. Alr
John Wedderburn
Att'y
P. O. Box
Wisconsin Centrl
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Candian
JAS
Lond
Gen
Agt
Wis
the - New - McDermott
Elo' Butte
Tel
Sfarmer
Miles
Namie
G. H. Padley
D. F. Reinhardt
Clarke Medicine CO
Archer Avenue
Ills
Press Claims Coo
John Weddersurn
P.O. Box
Washington, D.C
W@PThis Company
DR. Liebig & CO
Liebig World
San Francisco
Kansas City
Main Street
East Broadway
Butte City
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