Work of a Forgotten American Architect
A Philadelphia Times item revisits Strickland the early American Greek revival architect. It notes his United States Bank building, the Custom House, and other works facing remodeling or danger of destruction, and recounts his role in shaping Philadelphia landmarks and Independence Hall alterations.
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Strickland
Old Stock Exchange
Third and
Walnut Streets
Oli Mint
Juniper and
Chestnut Streets
Custom House
United States
Hank
Chestnnut Street
Fourth
Fifth
Pa Pool
Philadelphia
Strickiani
Lecause Ho
New World
Customs House
Stricklind Jae
Westen
Yess
New Athens
Mie Sreiekkenal
Coleolis Architecture
Independence Hall
Fragmentary Albany street scene with a shopfront incident
A garbled report describes a disturbance near a Washington Avenue store in Albany involving a bishop, a fire, and a confrontation with a local shop owner. Details are unclear due to text corruption, but the scene centers on an event in front of a storefront and a responding party.
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Zool
Diane Fig
Washington Avenues
Albany
Linithatikers
Mixed Metaphors and Irish Land Debate Echoes
A reform-era parliamentary fragment shows Lord LondonSDerry misfiring with mixed metaphors and uncertain phrasing during the Irish land debate. The speaker wove spade and wind imagery and questioned whether the bill would be killed, while recalling a 1887 remark about horses up to the hilt.
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Lord Rozebery
Lord Lanionderry
Lord Londonsderry
House of Lords
Rons of Hinehtéer
Senator MeMUin Accused in Newspaper Dinner Charge
A Washington restaurant story claims Senator MeMUin offered an apple pastry peach minté and lemon pie and a charlotte russe in one sitting. The account follows prior reports and implies a slanderous angle about the senator.
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Nobel
Hes
Me- Min
Washington
Senators In Contempt After South Carolina Feud Fist Fight
A senate melee between South Carolina senators Medaurin and Tillman led to an immediate executive session and contempt suspensions. Open debate followed with apologies and threats of bribery claims. Senate order paused proceedings until contempt actions were resolved.
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Senate
South Carolina
Medaurin
Tillman
Thi
Tlinin
McLaurin
Margaret Dale Selected as Leading Woman for Next Season
Margaret Dale, now in a minor role in The Wilderness in New York, is chosen as leading woman in John Drew's company next season to succeed Lila Pinecrest in a new role. Dale hails from Germantown, Pennsylvania, debuted at the Girard Theater in Philadelphia three years ago, and rose to leading roles with Heirs Miller's company. The article recalls royal-era remarks about theater decor and mentions four elder children at a past performance, noting one surviving son who reigns over the British Empire.
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Margaret Dale
New York
John Drew
Lila “Mpionest
Miss Dales Tome
Germantown
Girard Toraret
Philadelphia
Seewess
Worh
Heirs Miller's Company
Duchess of Teck
Princess Royal
Royalty on the Stage in a Curious Stage Moment
A fragmentary note describes King Edward at a theatre, glimpsing a play and reacting as if riding a pine weave, with faint allusions to the plays Box and Cox and an odd attribution. The garbled OCR hints at a royal audience observing a first performance and a playful stage moment.
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Edward
Lepers Petition to Prevent National Leper Colony
A Mawali leper settlement sent a petition to the Senate clerks urging that the community not be converted into a national leper colony. The document was presented amid calls for sanitary measures and gloves, as 372 petitioners spoke through representatives.
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Catttinn
Senate
Pordker Somer
Mawali
Birds Decline in Wisscouri Insectivores and Game Birds Fall
Systematic inquiries into Missouri bird life reveal a 15 year period where insectivorous birds have diminished by 62 percent and game birds by 80 percent. The study highlights a sharp overall decline in avian diversity and abundance across Wisscouri.
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Wisscouri
Missouri
Highest of All Rivers Tsane-Po Flows Near 2000 Miles
The Tsane-Po is described as the highest river, extending about 2000 miles. It flows at an elevation from OU to TAL sea, according to the report.
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Tsane-Po
Skull of Mozart Mystery Haunts Historians
German scientists pursue the fate of Mozart’s skull burial in St Maximilian cemetery near Vienna. The original skull vanished after being moved across owners, with only sketches and exhumations marking its trail. A 19th century exchange tied the skull to Jacobus Myrtil and Professor Kyril, ending in disputed possession and ongoing questions about the genuine relic.
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Mozart
Morants Borly
Vienna
Eoiposer Ind
Wittte Mivart
Jacobus Myrtl
Bromar
Proveddor Fiyrth
Jacobus
Hyril
Salelaire
Mieurtse
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Sehuylkill River
Theron
Stridkivnd
Hpan
Philadelphia Times
Druzgzis
United States Custom House
Ilyssus
Athens
Memuin
Senators
Paris
Newr Iim
Lough Capetina
S U
Lepers
Salzburg
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