The English Washingtons and their English origins
The article traces the English roots of the Washingtons and allied families, noting Yorkshire ties, early English gentry origins, and loyalty through the Cromwell era. It describes Sulgrave Manor near Banbury, a church floor stone for Lawrence Washington 1616, a brass to Robert Washington 1622, and the emigration of Lawrence Washington and his kin to Virginia in 1657.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brington
Nohottle
Laurence Washington
Sulgrave
Margaret (Butler
Robert Washington
Elizabeth
Lawrence Washington
Farleigh
Rissex
Laurence
Virginia
England
Banbury
Whittterbury Forest
Washingtons
Washington Crest
John Washington
South Cave Castle
Washingtons Lost Relatives and Notable Ancestors in England
The article traces the Washington family lineage from Durham and Wessex spellings to Suigrave Northamptonshire. It notes Henry Derby and Henry Washington roles in Worcester and Charles I era, the ancestral chain via Sulgrave and Brington, and a brass plate to Lawrence Washington dead 134 with annes and eleven children. It mentions estate grants, monasteries dissolved, and a house at Belvoir with visitors admiring the Chester residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harl of Derby
America
Lord Derby
Bolton
Chester
John Washington
Henry Washington
Worcester
Charles I
Charles
Washington
Durham
de Wessyngton
Wessington
Hondo de Wessyngton
John Wessington
Dugdale
Henry V
Henry VI
George Washington
Suigrave
Northamptonshire
Henry Vol
Sulgrave
Lawrence Washington
Anne
Robert Fargiter
Greatworth
Martha Washington letter to Governor Trumbull on husband’s death
Martha Washington replies to Governor Trumbull of Connecticut with condolence for George Washington’s death. She speaks of Christian consolation, grief, and faith, and vows prayers for his welfare, signing as a sincere afflicted friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Trumbull
Connecticut
J. 8. Bradley
Mount Vernon
Iliffe
Washington tribute from Rev Crowley to liberty beacon
A reverent tribute from Rev D O Crowley venerates Washington as a gallant chief whose deeds honor the nation. The poet urges Columbia to keep alive the beacon of Liberty and the Patriot's cause in enduring memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Rev
D. O. Crowley
Sulgrave Manor and the Washington Arms Legend
The article describes Sulgrave Manor as a sixteenth century ivy covered farmhouse with a notable porch displaying Washington heraldic arms. It links the arms to George Washington’s signet and suggests origins of the Stars and Stripes. It recounts Laurence Washington, Lord of Sulgrave, mayor of Northamptonshire in Henry VII’s era, and traces the family to Brington and their tombs in Great Brington Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulgrave
Washington Arcs
United States
Washington
Silgrave Porch
Laurence Washington
Northamptonshire
Henry VII
Canons Ashby
Robert
Httle
Brington
Spencers
Althorp
Lawrence Washington
Great Brington
Laurence
Cleveland's Friend Dead Dear Hermit and Berkshire Fishing Guide
The New York Times reports the death of George L. Tichnor a famed Berkshire eccentric known as the terpty tinghoar‑ nermit and former fishing guide to Grover Cleveland. He died at Riverside Farm Massachusetts at age 75 after a storied life from Shaker upbringing to a hermitage in River side woods near the Moore and Gilder households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Tichnor
Terpty Tinghoar- Nermit
Richard
Watson Gilder
Grover
Cleve Cleveland
Riverside Farm
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Berkshire
Tichnor
Tiehnor
Hred Im Sandisfield
Tyringham Shakers
J. B. Moore
Grover Cleveland
Richard Watson Gilder
Moore
Riversine
Gilder
Moores
Hermitage
New York Times
A Japanese Officer Describes a Russian Rout at Mukden
A Japanese officer writes from Mukden to his brother in England about the Russian army’s rout. He recalls a wounded Russian drummer boy of sixteen praying with a rosary and receiving water and biscuits from Japanese attendants. The boy offers his most valued possession, a book from his father, before being moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mukden
England
London ‘Times
Red Cross
High Old Sleeping Place On Mount Blanc Summit
The Janssen observatory hosts a bedroom built on Mount Blanc summit for alpinists worn by storms or lost in the snows. A large camp bed fills the room designed for up to twenty two persons, costly to assemble as every stick and stone traveled from Chamonix. The site notes the structure was demolished and rebuilt multiple times during its construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Blanc
Janssen Observatory
Chamonix
Atkins Laws and Finest Saws Declared by Dealers
Advert appears to promote saws and tools from Atkins brand claiming top quality. It touts capabilities of corn knives Perfection Floor Sumpers and more, with references to the firm’s large factories and multiple city offices including Indianapolis and New York.
Dean's Kidney Pills credited for life saving cure
Mrs. T Gould of Chicago credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving her from death from Bright's disease and related kidney and backache symptoms. She claims quick relief in 1908 and ongoing health since, noting the product was widely sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lape
T. Gould
Lake St
Dean
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffato, S.-Y
Balloonist's arrival sparks romance at manor
Swedish aeronaut M. Frankel descends on an island near a country house park after his balloon sustains damage. He is hosted during a labor employer's silver wedding jubilee and rekindles a romantic spark with the host’s eldest daughter, with an engagement forming before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Frankel
Geland
Thealloon
Loidon
Globe
Vast Patchwork of Patents and Provisions in Elusive Ad Texts
A jumble of medical claims and product notices appears with references to Dr. Kiine’s Great Nerve Restorer, Hall’s Catarrh Cure, and Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Mentions of polar region purity, Argentine currency ideas, and a gold miner named Charles Yerkes mix with scattered names, places, and prices in a dense, unclear advertisement page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiine
EU, Ltd
Axych St
Phila
Charles
Yerkes
Nurse’s letter touts Lydia E Pinkham remedy for female illness
Mrs Martha Pohlman of Newark recalls personal recovery using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after severe female troubles. She endorses the remedy as effective when other medicines fail and urges women to seek its help through Mrs Pinkham in Lyon Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Pohlman
Chester Avenue
Newark
N. J
Bleckley Training School
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Hospital
Lydia E Pinkhem
Thera
Lydia Pinzhans
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhan
Eli
Lydia M.pinkham
Lydia W. Pinkham
Dee
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Penn
Winthrop
Mssachusetts
Charles II
Belvoir
Washinston
Gray's Inn
Northampton
Martha Washington
Gov. Trumbull
Mary End
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Indianapolis
New York
Minneapolis
Portland
Oregon
Seattle
San Francisco
Melphie
Toronto
Canada
Atlante
Burmah
Robert Sheldon
Woodville
Conn
Polar
Aleediaz
Congressman. Longwyerth
Newerk, N
EL -Grove
Ji Fo Miller
Clerk J
Service of the Nation
Fina
Hall
Crexel & Co
Toledo
Cheney
Pexlans
Wist & Truax
United Kingdom
iMes
Martha
Pohlman
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