Washingtons Chain Bridge and its Chainless Legacy
The historic Chain Bridge over the Potomac at Little Falls bypassed by 0 chains for decades. Built 1810 as a chain suspension bridge by Judge Findley, it carried traffic until dismantled in 1872 when Congress funded a new iron bridge, ending its chain era and reshaping Washington area crossings.
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Washington
Chain Bridge
Potomac River
Little Falls
Georgetown
Washington Post
Potomac
Palmer
Bilmonthe
Judge Findley
Uniontown
Congress
Corporation of
United States Ateening
Long Bridge
Aqueduct Bridge
Virginia
Congres
Chan Bridge
Nama
Cowboys Seize Englevain North Dakota Town In Midnight Hold Up
In Englevain North Dakota two cowboys the Gant brothers captured the town firing volleys with large revolvers and forcing residents to obey until after midnight. Louis Maxwell a farmer was shot during a pool room fight as the brothers from Texas departed with armed townspeople pursuing them.
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Englevain
N. D
Louis Maxwell
Pureult
Gant Brothers
Maxwell
Ganta
Texas
Church’s Real Harvest Raises Funds for New Building
The First Christian Church of Teaver Oklahoma planted and harvested forty acres of broomcorn last season to reduce debt on the new church. Pastor Rev. Coffey led the congregation, with James Crabtree lending land four miles west. Dryers from eastern markets came as harvest neared and the church members joined in the labor at dawn.
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Fleet Christian
Teaver
Okla
First Christian Church of
Heaver
Kansas City Times
Coffey
James Crabtree
Ieaver
Broemeorn Elds
Geaver
Teaver Christian Church
Mr. Coffey
Church Farm Helped Lift Church Debt With Broom Crop
Laborers worked all day harvesting broom on a church farm. Tarmenters plowed twenty five acres. straw hauled to town and baled for market. Bids rose to 160 dollars a ton and the church sold five and a half tons, earning 850 dollars toward debt.
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Hoyera
Enpa
Dog Saves Family From House Fire in Humble Home
A penniless man refused to part with his four footed savior after his dog Tom chewed free rope and alerted the family, guiding them to safety as their dwelling burned. The rescue story, sourced from the New York Times, highlights loyalty and courage in a modest home.
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New York Times
A Light Debate On Pie Sparks Mixed Verdicts
Two men argued over which dessert is better a homemade strawberry shortcake or a cherry pie. They sought a third man for judgment but he stayed neutral saying he had only heard opinions.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Father and Son Exchange Tales of a Tailor
A father laments his son growing up and quickly becoming what others call clever. The son dismisses rumors and introduces a person described as his tailor. The tailor is presented as the source of the son’s confidence in his own cleverness.
Badges and social badges on Cleveland men rise in fashion
In Cleveland a plain man from Peninsula Ohio wears a row of badges on his coat front. The badges indicate membership in a long-named organization holding a convention and mark the wearer as part of a committee. The article notes many men wear badges daily, with sizes ranging from small fraternity pins to large gala emblems.
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Cleveland
Hollendes Hotel
Tada
Byslanders
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Peninsula
Tte
Brotherhood of Preteal
Fraternal
Benemient
Discellaneous Clube
Eccietiea
Alfred Hetriques Rune
Withameon Bullies
BEC
Hess
Woman Suffrage Speech by Mrs Delmont Promotes Equal Rights
Mrs Oliver H T Delmont voices three classes of women and urges men to honor US women. She frames suffrage as citizenship duty and calls for independence and partnership with men in public life. She stresses women's equal standing in toil devotion motherhood and civic obligations.
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Oliver H. T. Delmont
Sho
United States
Hugo Muensterberg
Weahingtom Herald
The Purist Again Taquirer What is the next train to New York
Station Master Twelve o clock sir T Isn t there one before that 5 M No sir we never run one before tha nett Fonton Transcripe
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Taquirer
New York
Fonton
Old Oaken Bucket Study Highlights Rural Water Pollutions
A Minnesota government sanitary report reviews seventy nine farms. about 75 percent have had polluted water supplies and twenty three cases show records of typhoid fever. Eleven wells were unsafe to secure against contamination, indicating a broader national issue. The piece also notes dramatic transportation and technology claims and future travel changes, reflecting era speculation.
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Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
New -York Tribaine
Mono rail gyroscope car proves stable on single rail
A 22-ton full sized mono rail gyroscope car, 40 feet long and 13 feet high, ran on a single rail at seven miles per hour without tipping. balance maintained by two heavy front wheels with a vacuum arrangement. The design worked on curves and straight lines, outpacing two rail cars in stability. The article also critiques American superficiality and notes mixed views on American character.
Reading notes and book notices in a midcentury issue
A jumble of book mentions and anecdotes covers Madame de Maintenon and a forthcoming work by Mr Dyson, plus profiles of historian Addington Bruce and journalist Fuller who reported on the Port Arthur siege. The piece includes remarks on Burns family lore and wartime reporting trials.
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Aivichaan
Cline
Marlin Luther
Wartsharg
Tomar Mita
Ha Walle
Mitn
Aiviera
Jr. Addington Bruce
America
Robert Burn
London
George Parkes
Anne Burns
Ain Hubert
Burns
Robbie
Europe
Francoise V'Aubigne
Mme. de Malherica
C. C. Dyson
Madame de Maintenon
Afr
Dyson
Yaying
Mr. Physon
de Maintenon
School of
SS. Cyr
Untitled fragment hints at press staff changes
Fragmentary text references a writer or editor and a media figure, noting training and quick action. Mentions a large newspaper, title, and a dramatist figure, but details are unclear.
Fragmented narrative fragment from an old paper column
Fragmentary text mentions a fashionable woman and a man with limited income. A mother quotes hard work before reward and a father remarks on future effort after success. The piece includes scattered lines about responsibility and misattributed claims in a musing, unclear context.
Inventions of Coinage and An Anecdote on Miss Cowden
A historical note discusses early Greek minting and the spread of coinage across the Mediterranean, highlighting weight and purity marks. The piece shifts to Miss Annie Cowden, an Australian Salvation Army major who arrives in Philadelphia to run a girls home.
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Annie Cowden
Australia
Philadelphia
Salvation Army
Miss Cowden
Maj
Lansdowne Avenue
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