Rocky Hill shrine of Washington farewell address tale
Newark Call recaps Rocky Hill near Princeton as the site where George Washington wrote his farewell to the army. The piece links the landmark to Washington’s legacy and the new shrine preserved by locals. It also notes Washington's Mountain Road lottery and a Dutch German Washington lineage with Bavarian ties.
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Gilbert Stuart
Washington
Stuart
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Booklover’s Magazine
Ellie
Graham
Rocky Hill
Richard
United States
Princeton
George Washington
Thirteen Colonies
England
Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis
Cornwallis
Congress
Mag tShington
Judge Berrien
Rocky
Tinceton
Newark
Mountain Road
George
Cumberland Gap
Fredericksburg
Chicago Tribune
James Washington
General Washington
John
James
Holland
Andrew
Virginia
Rotterdam
Clara van der Lanen
Jacob
Catharine Maria Wynantz
Bavaria
Baron de Washington
Washington's Example Complete
John Adams praises George Washington as a model of virtue surpassing royalty and fame. He argues Washington's modest life and public service will teach wisdom to magistrates and citizens for all future generations.
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Washington
John Adams
Washington's Posse and his guiding ideals in power
Jefferson reflects on Washington's moderation and judgment in using power to uphold laws and liberties. His fame endures beyond the present era, tied to commitment to constitutional rights rather than conquest.
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Washington
Thomas Jefferson
The Rules of Washington Quote on Justice and Public Service
A paraphrased excerpt honors Washington Irving's ethic of justice public service and earning the affection of good people, noting instinct for right action and constant effort toward the public good.
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Washington
Washington Irving
Inauguration Plans for Taft Sherman Ceremony
A joint congressional committee outlines solemn inaugural rites for Taft and Sherman. Details cover Senate sessions at 10:30 am March 4, pomp at the Capitol, oath by Chief Justice Fuller, and a parade from the Capitol to the White House with shifted escorts and a brief inaugural address.
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Washington
D. C
Houses of Congress
Taft
Sherman
Capitol
Senate
House of Representatives
Senate Chamber
Supreme Court of the United States
Fuller
Frye
Representative Young
William H. Taft
Knox
Lodge
United States
James S. Sherman
House
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Justice Fuller
Mr. Taft
White House
Roosevelt
New York
Republican County Committee
Union Station
Bacon
Burke
Gaines
Young
Maxim silencer device demonstrated in New York
Hiram Percy Maxim showcased his rifle silencer before reporters and scientists at the Potter Building offices in Park Row New York. Demonstrations used a sandbox target, showing rifles from .22 to Springfield .30 calibers with and without the silencer. Officials claimed a ninety percent reduction in noise without affecting bullet velocity.
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New York City
Hiram Percy Maxim
Redding, Greeley & Austin
Maxim
Potter Building
Park Row
Sixteen Year Old Invents Duplex Wireless Receiver
Plymouth a sixteen year old Harold B Doten has built a duplex wireless receiving system enabling two operators to listen independently. He uses tuning and duplicate detectors at his home on South Street. The young inventor has a small power sending station and three years of study in wireless telegraphy.
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Plymouth
Mass
Harold B. Doten
No. 7
South Street
Desertion of Wives Highlighted in New York Report
The commission's preliminary findings show 31,000 New York husbands from Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn faced police court cases for abandonment and non support of their wives. The report, released by Governor Hughes, also notes consideration of a special court for such cases.
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Albany
N. Y
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Hughs
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