Real Name of First US President Traced to De Hertburn Line
The article argues George Washington’s name evolved from William De Hertburn of the De Hertburns or Wessyngtons, a Norman French lineage tied to William the Conqueror. It details medieval heraldry, landholdings, and the shift from De Hertburn to Washington as estates passed and names anglicized, linking Washington ancestry to English royal-adjacent nobility and Saxon-English estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
George
Virginia
Peyent
William de Hertburn
Europe
Firet Washingtons
Duke of Normand
Catolles
France
Agate
Cestor
George Washington
Duke
England
William
Duke of
Normandy
Neon de Hertburn
Harold
Hastings
William I
Wessyngton
Knight
William de Wessington
Durham
York
de Hertburns
Wessyngtons
Sietor
London
Knobongland
Namine
de Hertburn
Miaki
Wessington
John
Lawrence
Robert
Nicholas de Washington
Washingtons
Henry VIII
Rome
Lawrence Washington
Sulgrave
America
Brighton
William Washington
George Villiars
Duke of Buckingham
Washington Roots Traced Through Dutch, Bavarian Lines
A historical account traces Washington ancestry to James Washington who fled to Holland in 1650 and married Clara Van der Lanen. It links Baron de Washington and others to English, Dutch, and Bavarian lines, disputes eagle crest lore, and details heraldic shields showing five Washington arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotterdam
Holland
Clara van der Lanen
Baron de Washington
William W. Murphy
Frederick Kepp
New York City
Germany
James Washington
United States
Washington
England
Charles I
James
Virginia
Max
Cornelius L. Keutenaar
Hague
Baltimore
Maryland
Martin Tupper
Heralds’ College
London
Republic
Vaccination Against Typhoid Widens for U S Armed Forces
Washington reports Typhoid vaccination expanding among soldiers in the regular army officers and some navy personnel and hundreds of militiamen. Government scientists urge broader use but warn against relaxing public sanitation as outbreaks remain a risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regular Army
Navy
Washington
United States
Texas
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Readers from Reedville New Orleans Mishawaka Kentucky and North Dakota report relief from Change of Life symptoms. Ladies credit Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing hot flashes dizziness backache and insomnia and restoring health and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedville
Ore
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary Hocart
Oregon
New Orleans
Gaston Blondeau
Polymnia St
Mishawaka
Ind
Chas, Bauver
Marion St
Mis
Mrs. F. M. Thorn
Deisem
No. Dak
The Man Writing on the Memory of the World
A reflection on the value of living deeds over stone monuments. It condemns rulers who make laws without public participation, arguing that people without a voice become slaves and lack redress.
Finger Print Evidence Foils Hidden Gambler Claim
New York police use a Chinese invention to lift a mystery gambler. Detective Charles Steinert gathered fingerprints from a secret gambling house’s wicket and matched them to a known thief in the rogues gallery, arresting a man unseen by witnesses. The case hinges on the prints, not faces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Steinert
Police
Misconstrued Shopmen Exchange Morning Roes
A fragment shows a shopman and a Lady debating morning herrings and roes with a tersely echoed reply, reflecting a terse, rustic dialogue style. The line ends abruptly, suggesting a humorous or clipped exchange typical of a seaside market scene.
Mouse attack leaves woman with severe infection
Miss Nora M. Frenzelmeier of Lawrence Indiana aged thirty one was severely injured when a mouse bit her on the right hand after she tried to kill it with a piece of stove wood. The bite has caused blood poisoning and doctors fear amputation may be necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence, Ind
Nora M. Frenzelmeier
Frenzelmeier
Hardest Man to Please Cartoon Sparks Editorial Debate
An artist draws the national flag with five stars and faces a critical managing editor. After edits insisting on more stars the artist returns with 117 stars by count. The editor laments the fluctuating demand while the artist protests the impossible standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ist
Unjustifiable Suspicion in Hen Coop Theft
A colonel catches Rastus with three hens under his coat and accuses him of stealing. Rastus protests he was rescuing the birds from freezing, saying he went to the coop to bring them in to the kitchen fire. The exchange ends with Rastus lamenting the hurt of being suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rastus
Marie
Harper’s Weekly
Self-Sacrificing Essential Quote on Party Leadership
A quiet citizen rejects claiming party leadership saying many desire to lead while someone should be willing to bear the burden. The exchange highlights the notion of stepping up for the party during political discourse.
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de Wessingtons
Spain
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English College of Heralds
College of Heralds
Sir Isaac Heard
English Department of Heraldry
Washington Shield
Ughton
Chas. Bau
Mrs E M Thorn
Orelice
Malev
Con
Sloan
San Francisco
Fletcher Norman
Whittier
Cali
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Brooklyn
Boston
Mass
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