Under the Capitol Bathhouses and Marvels of its Air System
Special correspondence from Washington describes the Capitol’s ongoing marble work and a sense of grandeur. The piece tours hidden corridors, house and senate baths, a vast kitchen, and the air cooling system driven by five engines. It notes the building’s vast size, costs, and the engineers who keep it running, with vivid anecdotes about baths, bathroom routines, and the Capitol’s illuminated glass ceilings. It also mentions the Capitol’s dramatic views, the subterranean air ducts, and the machinery powering elevators, water, and lighting.
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Wasursoton
Capitol
Potomac
Milan
Citadel
Cairo
Capitol Hill
Rom
Ich Barnes
Barnes
Gan
Ben
le Favre
Congress
le Fevre
Hous
Washington
Bam Randall
Congressional
Randall
United States
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Tom Reed
William Walter Phelps
Mr. Holman
Indiana
Bassett
Daniel
The Capitol Basement Tour of Hidden Rooms and Lights
A description of the Capitol’s lower levels reveals gas lighting, a vast basement storage of tens of thousands of reports and documents, and numerous rooms including drafting offices and carpenter shops. Tour guides rarely descend to these sub-basements, which house curiosities and cast off statues.
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Capitol
Canon
Jefferson
Three Acre
Tuomas J
Topp
Catching Fresh Water Clams On Duck River Bet Off
A Tennessee Duck River tale of a fishing party where 800 feet of line, a fresh mussel bait, and a ford near a rustic bridge yield twenty casts and twenty bivalves weighing over a pound each. The mayor, locals, and narrator witness an enormous freshwater clam seize the bait.
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Tennessee
Duck River
Agnasiz
W. EL Baswov
Marriages Decline in England and European Notes
Special Correspondence from London reports marriage rates dropping in England and parts of Europe, with illegitimacy trends worsening in Scotland, Wales, and Ireland while Prussia, Austria, and Italy show increases. It also notes aging English writers and prominent figures.
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London
England
Scotland
Wale
Ireland
Prussia
Austria
Italy
The Daily News Rise and The Curiaco Daily News
A critical review contrasts The Daily News with The Curiaco Daily News tracing growth since 1875, noting The Daily News as the cheapest Chicago daily with broad access and leading circulation. It highlights concise presentation, AP membership, and aggressive, independent but fair editorial stance.
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New York Graphic
Curiaco Daily News
America
New York World
Graphic Today
West
Taz Dany News
Daily News
United States
Associated Press
Ad Victor
Lavegon
Chicago
Thz Daily News
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Rosamond
Reagan
Texas
Essa
Tennyson
Browning
Ruykin
Cardinal Newman
Matthew Arnold
Raady
Gladstone
Bright
Lord Granville
Lord Selborny
Chancellor Halsbury
Lord Balisbury
Ruskin
St. George's Museum
Shelilald
Tie Magazine of Art
Aurvant
Lord Byron
Revision
Barabbas
John Everett Millsin
Osean Six
Fletcher
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