Capitol Tour Draws Guest List and Curiosities
The Capitol attracts visitors from workers to famous figures like John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers. Lewis toured the dome area with Governor Pinchot during a recent visit, highlighting the building’s features and beauty. Many city employees first see the Capitol’s sections when guiding relatives or friends. The Governor is known to enjoy the site.
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John L.lewis
The
United Mine Workéra of America
Lewis
Capitol
Pinchot
Wall Street pirates and dignified traders in 1856
A fragment recalling a Stock Exchange scene from 1856 with men in high hats and stern poses. The writer humorously contrasts pirates like Captain Kidd with the era's decorum, noting naval beard, buttoned coats, and the era’s masculine posture, while commenting on social norms of the time.
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New Pork
PH Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Aa Sepeieulen
New York
Kidd
Stock Exchange
Congress
Governor’s Cork Moment Sparks Capitol Jest
A lighthearted moment at a governor’s conference led to corks popping and a whiff of pre prohibition odors as a joke escaped notice. The incident followed a long-running Capitol rumor, with the governor famed for humor and a sharp nose for jokes. Meanwhile state affairs move on as a five-member election reform committee is named by Judge Tulane to draft amendments for a possible special session.
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Joseph H. Tulane
Philadelphia
Pinchot
Thomas Raeburn White
Mary Flynn Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Melville JF
Ferguson
Guy W. Moors
Wilkes-Barre
Vance McCormick
Harrisburg
Garter Snake Seen as Sign of Mild Winter in East Linden
C L Ackerman reports a garter snake over four feet long wriggling near a local garage on East Linden Place. Ackerman says the sighting is a sign of a light winter despite other reports to the contrary.
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C. L. Ackerman
East Linden Place
Ackerman
Pitt Denies 1926 Nebraska Cornhuskers Game
Pittsburgh officials announced that the 1926 schedule ratified by the athletic council cannot be altered. Karl E. Davis, Pitt manager, confirmed there will be no game with Nebraska, and listed Pitt’s 1926 slate including Allegheny Georgetown Lafayette Colgate Carnegie Tech Westminster West Virginia Washington and Jefferson and Penn State.
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Pittsburgh
INS
University of Pittsburgh
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Karl E. Davis
Pitt
Athletic Council
Allegheny
Georgetown
Lafayette
Colgate
Carnegie Tech
Westminster
Ghostly tale haunts Golden Lion Inn for centuries
London dispatch reports innkeepers at the Golden Lion Inn in Edmonton Green recount the haunting by the spirit of a girl murdered about 200 years ago. The barmen say the ghost is frequently seen and heard around the hostelry, adding a local legend to historic fame.
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London
Golden Lion Inn
Edmonton Green
Telry
Fragmented 1900s New York gossip and tragedies summary
A collage of short items reports haunted house sightings near Golden Lion, murdered children after a sled crash, a John Muir stock broker legacy plan, Rutgers students backing world court, girls runaway issues, an assault claim by Virginia Magee, Pittsburgh city unit drive against crime, a political appearance suspension in Arizona, and a rare deer hunting note from Florence.
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Russel
N? Y
Blanche Shaw
Ledlie Maybe
New York
John Muir
New Brunswick
N. J
Rutgers University
United States
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A. Miner
Girls’ Service League of America
Virginia
Magee
Fred Plummer
Mxs
Bert Johnsen
Arizona
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