Guarding the Senate and Loss of England Coastland
A British report details Senate gallery security measures in Washington with bans on packages and cameras amid fear of bombs and missiles. It notes curious anecdotes of guards forcing lunches in corridors and a congressman showing ink in his coat pocket. The Strand Magazine reports England’s coast erosion, losing thousands of acres as seas swallow shore and towns, with historic sites like ravensburg and Reculver fading. It also covers a Philadelphia plan for a Chinese cemetery, sculptor Edward Kemeys in Washington, and a Northumberland bridal custom of grave clothes as mourning attire.
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Senate
Washington
Strand Magazine
England
Selsey
Sussex
Henry VIII
Goodwin Sands
Earl Goodwin
Yorkshire
Suffolk
Bexhill
Wirral
Lands End
Scilly Islands
Leasowes Castle
Ravensburg
Shakspere
Henry IV
Edward IV
Reculver
Trinity Board
Northumberland
Dramatic oath taking by nobles over Magna Carta pledge
At a royal gathering Henry III witnessed prelates and barons encircling the king with lighted tapers as the archbishop pronounced a curse on future violators of the Magna Charta and the Charta de Foresta. The king then swore to observe the charters.
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Henry III
England
Canterbury
George Washingtons Religion Debunked as Deist Insight
A New York Tribune correspondent in Washington argues Washington was not a church member or observant believer. Citing Robert Dale Owen, the piece asserts Washington died a liberal deist with no clergy at his deathbed and no religious rites observed.
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George Washington
New York Tribune
Washington
Robert Dale Owen
The Point at Issue Widower Jibe
A witness, who had given perjured testimony, claimed he spoke truth from infancy. The judge retorted by asking how long he had been a widower, exposing the contrast between proclaimed honesty and past deceit.
Electric light not harmful says Russian specialist
A Russian specialist argues that electric light damages eyes less than other artificial lights. He notes eye closure frequency varies with light type, recording 6.8 lid closures per minute with candlelight, 2.8 with gas light, 2.2 with sunlight, and higher with electric light.
Irishman in cavalry tale swears by playful sword tickle
A humorous Irishman in a smart cavalry unit confounds his fencing instructor. When asked how he would use the sword if an opponent feinted, Pat replies that he would tickle the foe with the point to see if he was shamming.
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Pat
His Editorial Message In Atlanta Cehetitation
Martin Baddles traveled north with a grip of poems as janitors and editorial staff doubted his aim. An editor’s guard declined discussion, noting the editor is busy. Baddles decided to wait until the editor is sober and left with his grip.
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Martin Baddles
Baddles
Atlanta
A Story of Holland House Ghosts and Inheritance
The piece traces Holland House now owned by the fifth Earl of Ilchester, a Fox descendant, with large acreage and means to maintain the manor. It recounts a ghost tale of Lady Diana Rich who supposedly saw her own apparition in the garden before dying of smallpox, followed by her sister’s reported vision prior to her death.
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Holland House
Earl of
Ilchester
Fox
Lord Holland
Lord Ilchester
Diana Rich
Earl of Holland
Cassell
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New Mexico
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Omaha, Neb
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Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
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Denver
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J. P. Hall
Colo
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Assay Office
Execuatory Express
Lawrence St
Beaver
Kansas City
W.N. Y
Wallace College
Martes
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