John Harvard and the Founding of Harvard College
A history of John Harvard, the young minister who endowed Harvard College, his role in establishing the institution in the American colonies, and its early development from 1638 onward. It notes his death in 1638, the college’s renaming, the first presidents, and the university’s 270th anniversary milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvard University
Faye Clatia
Wigher
Miyenwatte Rock
Rugtith
Eliot
Joo
General Court
Colony of
Massachusetts Bay
John Winthrop
John Cotton
New Towne
Cambridge
Harvard
John Harvant
Charlestown
Hiis
Frst College
Wilding
Henry Dunster
John
Henry C. Shelley
Little, Brown & Co
Elopement Mystery of Standard Oil Heiress Helen Maloney
Helen Maloney daughter of Philadelphia magnate Martin Maloney vanished for days after leaving ARLEN MALONEY Spring Lake home to shop in New York. Reported by Arthur H. Osborne a New York broker that she secretly wed Samuel B. Clarkson two years prior at Marblehead New York, while Clarkson was a Princeton student. Maloney sailed for Europe to locate the missing couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
Helen Maloney
Martin Maloney
Philadelphia
Mr. Maloney
Arlen Maloney
Spring Lake
N. J
New York
Enetikimen
Samuel B. Clarkson
Europe
Arthur H. Osborne
Miss Maloney
Mamaroneck
Princeton University
Maloney
Traction Magnate Dolan in Met Securities probe
The New York traction investigation shines on Philadelphia magnate Thomas H. Dolan connected to the Metropolitan Securities company check drawn by the late William Whitney. Dolan and associates including Dolan Whitney Ryan Widener and Elkind shared in over 111000 amid a broad traction empire from Philadelphia to New York. Dolan, born 1834 in Montgomery County, built a manufacturing and traction business and faced reform-era pressures while known for kindness to workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Securities
Melon
New York
Philadelphia
Thomas H. Dolan
Dolan
William ©. Whitney
Metropolitan Securities Company
Anthony N. Brady
Prober Twine
Meron
Dolan Whitney
Thomas F. Ryan
P. A. B. Widener
William L. Elkind
Mr. Dolan
Elkins and
Widener
Traction Enterprises
Knine
Montgomery County
Weaver
Bruton Church Tolling Centuries of American Faith
Richmond era tercentennial observances highlight Bruton Church in Williamsburg where Washington and other patriots worshiped. The Ep iscopal rite links past to present with King Edward Bible and Roosevelt lectern at Bruton, illustrating enduring heritage as nation recalls early history. Bamboo in Asia closes the piece with note on its practical uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Virginia
Edward
George Washington
United States
American Episcopal Church
Mother Church of England
General Convention
The
Episcopal Church
Richmond
Jamestown Island
Colony of
Virginia
Williamsburg
Jamestown
Bruton Church
George
Tom Roosevelt Lectuen
Tov
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Randolph
Marshall
the Custises
Madison
Monroe
London
A. F. W. Ingram
Sts. Peter and Paul
Washington
Jesus Christ
America
Church of England
Edward VII
Roosevelt
Stuart Bar‘hey
J. E. Rotne
God
Frst
China
Japan
Tadia
Malay Archipelago
Inheritance Tax Divides Pa-Well and Tommy Does Debate
Harper's Weekly weighs the question of whether an inheritance tax punishes the deceased or unjustly burdens heirs. The discussion contrasts paternal and political economy views, framing the issue as a clash of fiscal theory and family hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Harper’s Weekly
Williams Promotes Rose Garden at Mississippi Estate
Congressman John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, fresh from winning the Democratic primary for senator, extols his rose garden. He says he enjoys gardening at dawn and relaxes in a front porch with a climbing rose while neighbors visit to see the blooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sharp Willams
Mississippi
Mr. Williams
Gems In Verse Nature and A Woman's Wish themes
A fragmented OCR verse sample includes lines from Longfellow and Mary Ashley Townsend. It juxtaposes nature’s comfort and a woman's desire for brief escape from duty, contrasting praise of nature with a plea for freedom from rigid chores and small unfulfilled yearnings. The text presents poetic reflections on gendered expectations and the solace found in nature.
Delinquent Sale Notice for Ruby Hill Co Delinquents
Delinquent assessments on stock parcels at Eureka Nevada are to be sold at public auction on December 7, 1907 at 2:30 pm. The sale occurs at P H Hill Furniture Store Eureka with costs of advertising and expenses added. Secretary CO H Hill confirms the notice and location in Eureka Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Company
Eureka
Eureka County
Nevada
Loesth Works
Eurekaty
State of Nevada
Atocle
W. Winzell
CO. H. Hiul
P. H. Hilll Furniture Sto
Burk
McTerney
Nevade
Water Permit Application for Big Creek Power Milling Use
Application 695 filed September 23, 1907 by John H. L. Weirkind of Carrot Nye County Nevada requests to appropriate Big Creek water for power and milling and agricultural use. Allocation proposed at 12 cubic feet per second via 6 dat from a mouth diversion two miles northwestern of the Big Canyon head with ditches and pipes. State Engineer Frank R. Nicholas notes public notice with first publication November 16 1907 and last December 14 1907.
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John H. L. Weirkind
Carrot
Nye
Nevada
Big Creek
Nye County
Polota
Big
Red Canyon
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Live Stock Directory
John Harvard
Charles William Eliot
Saetogey Charek
Sentiwark
Lorton
Ty Southwark
John Cwevard
Katherine Rogers
Boles
Willan Shakespeare
John Blarvant
Calony
Mirawehusetta
Edward Eeerett
Joseph
Kanele
Wureka
Jun Bovard
Camtridge
Palisade Railway
APTER
Tauro Borosa
Pallmate
Palioade
Marples
Moken
Paliewie
Eureka Bow
Wattle
Tonkin
Weware Weilly
Cult Covel
Hite Company
Har Itm
Hitalium
Weltear
Weveilly
al Panew Orm Ae Waltetord
Gop Yrroit
Palisade
Buckingham & Hecht
Thomas Rosselli
South Main St
New
California
Nechespool
Hehdy
Fish Creek
Pinto Creek
Chas. P. Barnum
Pine Valley
Nev
Parry
Alethea Parry
Will Robertson
Eureka, Nevada
Merz & Beo., Tue Beso Jewelers
Thomas HB. Dolas
Political Economy
Ton
Bea
Il W. Longfellow
Akles
Allence
Spence
Mary Ashley Townsend
Duckwater Store
Jesse Mendes
Dackwater
State
Frank R, Nicholas
John Pardy
Main Street
J. Hylton
General Merchandise
Mound Valley
Paront
San Francisco
Saloon and Pioneer Bottling Works
F. J Brossemer
Joe Tognoni
Xtile Bransted
Hytepe
Luckwater
Vincent Lani
Sythne Ant
IG. W. Halstead
Duckwater
Mike Vaccaro
Range
Kar County
Avidress
Prospect
Nex
Carletti Cattle
Hamords
Alpha
Bureke
Neeada
North Western Consolidated Mining Company
Sri Rureka Kerogra
W. K Gareves
EU FoGak
Paxpe
J. J. Hylton
Skelton
Elko County
Wirrimowe
Fireman's Fund
Tnsurance
Hartford
Norwich Union
Bowland
Lancashire
England
Hamburg-Bremen
Germany
Scottish Union
Nat England
Liverpool
Globe
Ance Company
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