Work of dynamiters in a six year period 1908
A lengthy list tracks dynamiting incidents from 1908 to 1910 across the United States. It cites dates and locations including New York City East Twenty third Street, Cleveland hotel and viaducts, Buffalo & Susquehanna railroad bridge, Newark warehouses, and numerous bridges, mills, and public works damaged or wrecked. Names of firms such as American Bridge Co and McClintic Marshall Construction Co appear repeatedly, with losses ranging from a few hundred to thousands of dollars and several attempted bombings. The entry closes noting dynamite found near Santa Barbara just before President Taft's special ty was passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Post & MeCord
East Twenty-third Strect
Jersey Meadows
East Twenty-fourth Street
Cleveland
Ohio
American Bridge Co
Arcade
Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad
Newark
N. J
Pittsburgh Construction Co
Conshohocken
McClintic-Marshall Construction Co
Clairton
Whisky Island
Pittsby Construction Co
Eisdon
Ill
Pelham
N. Y
Clinton
Winconsin Bridge & Iron Co
Ieoeelpel River
Chicago
New York
North River
West Farms Station
Lewis F. Shoemaker & Co
Philadelphia
Fall River
Masa
Dayton
Chicago, Hamilton & Dayton
Pennsyl Steel Co
Baychester
N. C
Lewis ‘Aoe & Co
Aiken
Youngstown Construction Co
Baltimore & Ohio
Perryville
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
van Dorn Iron Works Co
Somerset
Mass
Phoenix Hat Co
Buffalo
McClintic- Marshall Construction Co
Lehigh Valley
Finois Central
Cincinnati
Grainger Construction Co
Detroit
Whitehead & Kales
Teecineinnat
Pittsburgh Isipsa Co
New Haven & Hartford
Hoboken
McClintle- Marshall Construction Co
McCain Construction Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Albert von Sprenkelsen
Central Union Telemaar Exchange
Ly von Spreckelsen
Brown Hoisting and Machinery Co
Green Bay
Wis
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co
Salt Lake City
Utah
RD. Jones
Americas Bridge Co
Indiana Harbor
Place American Steel Foundries Co
Newcastle
Pan- American Bridge Co
Sailt Lake City
R. D. Jones
Utah Hotel
Dam Salah
Tiisie Caine Ind
Chmeen Finois
Risanit
Mt. Vernon
McClina Marshall Construction Co
Pennsylvania Steel < Co
Davenport
Peoria
Akron
the Burge Co
Phoenix Bridge Co
Marsh
Pittsburgh
McClintics Construction Co
Jrly
Omaha
Neb
Superior
Heyl & Patterson
Maeneney
Land
Cal
Paothe,Comat Lumber Co
Naese
Kansas City
McClintic. 1 Construction Co
Seattle
Wash
Lucas Brides & Iron Co
Milwaukee
Heyl & Patsterson
French Lick
Lafayette Bridge Works
Caldwell& Drake Iron
Court House
Archae I Ieebon Ind
Variety Iron & Steel Works
Santa Barbara
Old Capitol Building’s Storied Washington History
The Old Capitol Building in Washington was erected in 1800 as a tavern but closed due to mismanagement. After British fires in 1812 Congress used the tavern as meeting space until a new capitol was built, the building served various roles and housed notable figures like John Calhoun. During the Civil War it served as a prison for captured Southern soldiers.
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Old Capitol
Woshington
Washington
Capitol
Congress
Ohny
Calhoun
Opto
Zoldiora
Lion as Artist Model in New York Zoo Studio
A Strand writer notes the New York Zoological Park has turned the lion house into a life drawing studio for artists. The wire cage model stands 19 by nine by seven feet with a raised floor and glass walls, offering a living, uninterrupted subject for sketches and studies.
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Zoological Gardens
New York Zoological Park
New British Ship Hudebrand Builds, Afloat In Novel Design
A fragment from a 20th century paper describes the British ship Hudebrand in novel construction with flooded compartments and a painted fin named Sulton by artists. The vessel is designed to reach Brasil if access to portholes and doors is blocked, hinting at broader life values amid maritime life.
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Hudebrand
Jultoes
Brasil
Candlemas Admits Of Novel Features By Madame Merai
Candlemas on February 3 is celebrated as a church day of purification. The hostess introduces novelty with a white table setting, white candles at each place, and wax uses in decorations. Guests light tapers at dessert, the longest burning candle supposedly signaling marriage within the year.
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Madame Merai
Europeseants
New Doilies Appear Thinner With Delicate Embroidery
Doilies of gossamer thinness are paired with crystal glass and fine china. Each disk features linen floss embroidery, a sheer pattern, and a tiny scalloped edge. The new finger bowl set adopts a tissue cover with trellis style micro embroidery for a refined appearance.
Bernhardt Reflects On Pay And Fear Of Aging On Stage
The famed French actress Sarah Bernhardt, during a London engagement, recalled a 1850 interview with the Parla Gauda in which she said she earned thirty thousand francs. She warned that actors must earn more to avoid aging on stage and spoke of the specter of a young woman who would outrun time before the footlights.
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France
Linen Quilts In Vogue In Modern Housekeeping
Linen quilts rise in popularity as housekeepers abandon elaborate patchwork for easier designs. Quilt fronts use linen sheeting with cretonne appliques or stencil borders, while a wadding layer and knotted assembly create lightweight throws. Some makers use sewing machines for all over designs and framed spreads match bedroom schemes with stenciled finishes.
Dickens Birthday Parties Gain Noted Popularity
Dickens birthday on Wednesday the 7th marks the 100th anniversary of the author with clubs and private gatherings planned. Guests arrive in Dickens costumes and dinners feature quotations and themed refreshments including cold pies, hot mutton pies, mince pies, cheese, ale.
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Dickens
Charies
Valentine Party Notes for Hostess Card Club
A hostess hosted a card club on February 14 with red heart envelopes bearing play on hearts are trumps. She served ice cream hearts cut from brick cream and heart shaped cakes with pink white pale green and lavender icing. Decorations included carnations and candy motto hearts with gilt edging placed at each guest’s place.
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Madame Merai
Scallop Trim Fashion Gowns Show Silk and Satin Bands
The article notes scallops used as gown trimming on skirts and sleeves with bands of silk and satin and some embroidered varieties. It discusses a future trend where the scalloped edge may become a dominant design element in poor and fashion-forward garments alike.
Divorce breaks up more homes than death
Cambridge, special: Professor Francis O Peabody of Harvard warns divorce inroads threaten family sanctity and foresee that within a generation or two as many homes will be broken up by divorce as by death. He argues the home is a fading institution and social ties revert toward primitive conditions.
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Cambridge
Mass
Francis O. Peabody
Christian Morals
Harri
Peabody
Peamee
Doamweath
Conan Race Eee
The Negro as a Farmer in the South in 1210 Census
Booker T. Washington discusses race and agriculture citing a 1210 census trend showing a larger relative rise of Black farmers than white ones in southern states. He notes shifts in farm acreage and inputs such as fertilizers, with various distortions and incomplete data affecting interpretation.
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Booker T. Washington
The
North American Review
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Mr Wysp And His Wife By Helen Smith Dayton
Henry Wysp rejects a rival offer seeking a raise from M W and the board. Isabel pushes him to demand better pay while cutting expenses as layoffs loom. In the end the leaders praise his loyalty and promise to take care of him at the first opportunity.
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MR. Wysp and His Wife
Helen Smith Dayton
Henry Wysp
Ret
Henry
M. W
Inter
Leaber
Isabel
Isabel Wysp
Inabel
Beret
Mon Alwa
Isa
Gates
Renucee Aalarion
G. F
Suffragist Wife Trip Sparks Mix of Rumor and Tea
A Elmira delegation to New York to advocate votes for women encounters a circus of misread signals and rumors. James Reynolds travels with his suffragist wife as hotel receipts and telegrams trigger comic misinterpretations, culminating in a tense moment over a mistaken identity and a flurry of bewildering notes.
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Chicago
Elmira Buff T Society
New York City
James Reynolds
Rimira
Brealin
Reynolds
David Mulligan
Dreslin
Banish Glooms for Stomachs Sake and Emotions Link
The article discusses digestion and emotion links, noting readers crave flavor after meals and the challenge of self control. It references a curious experiment with a cat and mentions health, appetite, and self discipline as central themes.
Puritan Children Games and the King William Pageant
The article traces child games in Puritan New England traditions and their English roots such as peas, hide and seek, and hopscotch. It notes the pageant King William appearing mainly where Church of England influence existed, with Arlington Vermont as a Puritan exception. It links the King William rhyme to the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and mentions Bill, a laborer aged seven, aging into retirement.
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Crecy
Agincourt
William
Arlington
Bengligton
King William
James
London
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Federal Grand Jury
Miller's Falls
New Haven
Conn
Mich
Russell Wheel and Ae Co
American Steel and Wire Co
Youngstown
N. Qi Brann & Blurat Co
Lucius Co
Cleveland Short Line
Srich
Sonmbsence Co
Dama
Eason Harbor
Boston
Opera House
McCinntie-Marshall Construction Co
A. M
Paxie Weine
Collier Aviation Trophy
Collier Aviation
Aero Club of America
Ths
Glenn H. Curtiss
United States Ay
Navy
Army
Clarence H. Mackay
Henry Payne Whitney
Calbraith P. Redgere
Candlemas
Valentine
Harvard
Trenton
Faren Heather Reynolds
Charles Guy Miller
Margaret
Charles
Walon Theater
Pils Church
Centennial
New Brunswy
Brunswick
Lakenome
Party of
Militant Ones
Aherealla
Mulli
Mr. Mulligan
Jonee
Mra. Wolds
William BE. Towne
Nautilus
Javan
Bill
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