Washington's Gift Women Lead Bequest to Washington University
Women across the nation marshal funds and support for a George Washington University cornerstone in Washington DC to honor the Father of His Country. The George Washington Memorial Association, with a 3,000 member base and a $250,000 goal, aims to establish a postgraduate university endowment as an administration building and center for advanced study.
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George Washington
Great
Naovons
Melville W. Fuller
United States
George Washington Memorial Association
University of the
Bea
Eise
Fotemac
Virginis
District of Columbia
Gro
Willies
Fairfax Court House
Fairfax
University Square
Washington
New York Avenue
Potomac
Naval Observatory
White House
Susan Phelps Gage
Ithaca
Corneil
Ellen A. Richardson
Winthrop
Mars
Gage
Richardson
John Clark Ridpath
Boston
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford
Memorial Association
H. de Zovees
Washington a Youthful Observer and Promoter Fund
The article details Mrs. Richardson leading a nationwide youth promotor program honoring George Washington. Children collect funds via mite boxes, become captains of local bands, and wear badges of Washington’s will on a golden scroll. Headquarters in Boston with Mrs. Richardson noted for her educational work. Washington’s youthful journals and a New York home are also described.
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Richardson
Tel Association
Georges Washington
Wieh
J. Theodore Odell
Army of
United States
Association
Washington
Odell
George B. Bigelow
Mra & BP
Washington's Early Military Rise and Braddock Era
A compact study traces George Washington from boyhood drills in Virginia to his appointment as adjutant general at age 19, his perilous 600 mile mission to confront French forces, and his cautious climb under Braddock. It notes his later roles, resignations, and the path toward independence.
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Larry Bent
Braddock
Washington
England
Great Britain
Spain
Virginia
Old Dominion
West Indies
William Stabble
George Washington
George
Hia
Lawrence
Bia
Navy
Surveyor Washington
Ohio
Dinwiddie
Jamonville
Great Meadows
Dinwidte
Mount Vernon
Sharpe
Maryland
Monongahela
Bebaring
Orma
Wanbogtox
Shirley
Beaton
Lihe
Fort Doqueae
Mra Curtis
Martha Washington
Washington remembered as versatile but flawed man
A brief portrait notes Washington as a gifted yet imperfect figure who wrote poetry, avoided grand speeches, died of acute laryngitis, and mingled generosity with sharp criticism. It records his size six eight height, blue gray eyes, hunting mornings, love of plays, and a life of varied missteps and talents.
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Washington
Lincoln
Tia
Not Afraid to Go The Deaths of Presidents Recited
A historical obituary style piece recounts how presidents from Washington to George Barros met their ends. It covers December 13 1799 at Mount Vernon and notes mutual July 4 1826 deaths of Adams and Jefferson along with other leaders like Madison Monroe and Jackson, with brief last words and burial details.
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Washington
Mount Vernon
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Binosalf
Jefferson
James Madison
Montpelier
Madison
James Monroe
New York
John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
Capitol
Andrew Jackson
Beara
Martin van Buren
William Henry Har- Hoon
John Tyler
Virginia
James Knox Polk
Nashville
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Buffalo
Mr. Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
Concord
N. H
James Buchanan
Whestlands
Abraham Lincoln
Wilkes Booth
Ford
Andrew Johnson
Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
Fremont
James A. Garfield
Office Cocker
Baltore
Ohio
Fter
Chester A. Arthur
Albany
George Barros
Fragmentary verse note from AntaoR J 8
A terse archaic fragment references heroes and a world in sure, mentioning AntaoR J 8 with no clear event or context provided. The piece reads as a solitary poetic line rather than a full report.
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Magio
Antaor J
English Pipe Myth Reignites Cross Atlantic Curiosity
A curious 19th century piece examines the English pipe myth noting English pattern pipes are actually produced in France and later discusses US imports. It contrasts US and European pipe industries, root material Erica arborea, and the craft from France to the United States. The second item highlights Tokyo's Kokumin Shimbun introducing The Far East English monthly and a Romanized Japanese text experiment.
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London
Tne
Gondby
England
United States
France
Corsica
New York Tribune
Kokumin Shimbun
Tokyo
Japan
Ita
Far East
L Tokutomi
Bew
Tima
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Washington's Headquarters
Love
Priscilla
Sherry
America
R K. Munkittrick
Lali
Henry R. Mallory
Brooklyn
Frank Northrop
H. A. Claiborne
Nelson A. Miles
Mies Elizabeth T. King
Baltimore
Frank Monroe
New Orleans
Orange J. Salisbury
Utah
Calvin 3. Brice
Washington A. Roebling
New Jersey
William T. Carter
Pennsylvania
William Reed
James
Gounall
Indiana
White Plains
Washington's University
Lord Tennyson
Walker
Telford
Horncastle
Belwood
Alfred Tennyson
The
United Hunter
Thora
Perhepa Og
Ng Sage
Lunda
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