Washington Transforms Into Modern Rome and Athens
The article recounts the June move of the Supreme Court to a new white marble building and outlines the broader Federal Triangle projects. It highlights the National Archives, Department of Justice, and Commerce structures, their features, defenses, and the city’s architectural rise as Washington becomes a showplace of government and culture.
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Capitol
Charles Evans Hughes
Capitol Hill
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Library of Congress
Washington Triangle
Potomac
NRA
New York
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Capitol Building
John Marshall
Taney
Dred Scott
Pennsylvania Avenue
S.E
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Court
Walt
Washington
White Houses
Federal Triangle
Central Market
National Archives Building
Potomac River
National Archives
Chelmsford
Mass
Bedford
Ind
Capital
Department of Justice
Washington Monument
Post Office Department
Labor Department
Commerce Department
Hoosier
Connecticut
Missouri
Vermont
Minnesota
Colorado
Georgia
Chicago
Milwaukee
Department of Commerce
Romé
Athens
Treasure mummy found near Santa Fe deepens Jemez mystery
A lone prospector unearthed a well preserved two year old mummy wrapped in blankets with an ear of corn and a pottery bowl in the Jemez plateau near Santa Fe. The find at the Museum of New Mexico sheds light on the deserted Tewa pueblos of Chaco canyon. Archeologists guard the artifact while theories on the towns disappearance remain unresolved.
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Jemez
New Mexico
Chaco Canyon
Kansas City Star
Santa Fe
Museum of New Mexico
Chetro
Keétl
Feast of Raw Peanuts Upsets the President
A Boston Globe item recounts Calvin Coolidge discovering a sack of raw peanuts in the White House basement. He helped himself, felt ill, then learned the peanuts were intended for squirrels. The sack had long fed squirrels and guards, not the president.
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Firestone High Speed Tires claim long wear and economy
The ad touts Al Jenkins driving a pound car on a Firestone High Speed Tire test across Utah salt beds at 127.2 mph in 120 degree heat. It promises 20 percent longer wear and lower cost per mile due to wear resistant tread and Gum Dipped cord body with two extra cord layers.
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Utah
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