Washington and Genet and the Birth of a Nation
Washington faces Genet crisis and French alliance tensions as he governs through 1793 to 1796. He enforces neutrality, recalls French envoy and consuls, braces for British pressure, and secures a second term amid rising party friction and a controversial treaty with Britain that tests national unity.
The Power of Persuasion in Civic Loyalty
The excerpt argues that affection and reason together win loyal citizens by aligning loyalty with self interest. It cites Lucian’s tale of Jupiter and a countryman to illustrate that threat or force exposes the limits of appeals to thunder.
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Brooklyn chop suey restaurant hero stops robbers
Jon Chang a meek Brooklyn chop suey shop owner faced two holdup men who demanded the cash. He grabbed a carving knife and fought, injuring one robber and forcing the other to flee or shoot himself after a failed attempt. The register held 1.37 dollars.
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Intimate Friend Quoted On Wilson Cabinet Information
The Kansas City Star quotes a dispatch saying cabinet details were not from President-elect Wilson but from an intimate friend aboard the Wilson train part of the journey. The note praises the friend as useful in public life and worthy of a health salute, while noting he cannot be quoted.
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Handicraft battery cells for boys by A Neely Hall
The article outlines simple battery constructions for open circuit use such as electric bell circuits and telegraphs. It describes salammoniac and bi chromate types, with materials from jars, zinc pencils, and carbon rods, plus step by step assembly, safety notes, and a do it yourself setup for a plunge battery device.
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Paper Gas Pipes From Pulp and Manila Sheets
A London Weekly Telegraph report describes two paper pipe methods for gas lines. One uses pulp molded around a mandrel, pressed, dried, and varnished for rigid, durable tubes. The other forms layers from Manila paper with asphalt cement, rolled around an iron core, pressed, sanded, cooled, and sealed with a silicate alumina outer layer.
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Mother of Queens and the tubwoman brewer tale
A London Chronicle piece recalls a 17th century brewer who married a good looking girl hired as a tubwoman. He died leaving a fortune. she then married rising barrister Mr Hyde, who became Earl of Clarendon. Their daughter married James II and was mother to Mary and Anne, Queens of England.
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Reckless Gambler Taunts Indians After Escape
A daring bettor who had sought every chance to wager fell among Native Americans, was scalped, then rose from the ground after surgery, brandished a roll of money and challenged the crowd crying that they could not repeat the feat.
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