Demolition Threatens Historic Foundry Church Landmark
A Washington letter laments the demolition of Foundry Methodist church and adjacent historic sites to make way for an office complex. It recalls Lincoln era buildings, Fort Stevens, and other national landmarks, noting past presidents worshiped there and urging preservation before the era of modern development erases memory of these sites.
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Washington
John Quincy Adams
Congress
Adams
Daniel Webster
Hayne
South Carolina
Liberty
Union
Washington Club
Daniel E. Sickels
Phil Barton Key
William H
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A Garfield
William McKinley
Foundry Methodist
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National House of Representatives
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Bishop Newman
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Logan
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Abraham Lincoln
President Hayes
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England
Henry W. Foxhall
London
Foxhall
Georgetown
Lake Erie
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Lakes
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Capitol
Great Britain
Fourteenth
Mathew Simpson
Lincoln
Missionary Society
Grover Cleveland
March of Business Interests
Fire Engine Hero Stays At Post As Four Firemen Escape
Bill Brown, engineer of engine 29, remains at his boiler amid a collapsing fire scene. With 80 pounds of steam, he shields the crew inside a burning drug house. Hearing voices flee, he feeds coal as an explosion nears, risking his life to keep water flowing until his four comrades emerge. The engine is crushed moments later as walls collapse.
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Cleveland Moffett
Brown
Chinese Albumen Factory Near Ching Kiang China
A Philadelphia Press summary notes a large albumen factory near Ching Kiang China that processes vast duck egg supplies. Workers separate whites two ways, drying and packing whites for fish glue like use, while yolks are sieved and dissolved in salt borax mixtures for European dyeing and finishing of fine cotton goods.
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Ching Kiang
China
Europe
England
France
Germany
Philadelphia Press
Marriage not doomed but wiser, stronger women lead
A pro marriage piece argues against early unions, praising self sufficient, educated women who marry for love and maturity. It contends fewer early marriages reduce poorly born children and social vice, asserting a hardy race requires strong mothers and responsible Dated 19th or early 20th century voice.
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John Stuart Mill
England
Empire
America
Gen Wade Hampton Dies After Long Career in South Carolina
Gen Wade Hampton died at nine this morning in Columbia after valvular heart disease. He had just turned eighty four. Funeral planned quietly this afternoon per his wish with no state pomp. Bells tolled statewide and schools closed. Hampton, born 1818, led Confederate forces, later SC governor, U.S. senator, and railroad commissioner, guiding reconstruction and public service.
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Wade Hampton
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University of South
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Bull Run
Seven Pines
Gettysburg
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Sheridan
Lee
United States Senate
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United States Railroad
Iowa General Assembly Ends with Key Appropriations
Des Moines April 12 The Twenty-ninth Iowa General Assembly adjourned officially at noon but halted at 8:15 p m due to enrolled bills. The St Louis exposition bill passed at 125000 after conference delays. A tax levy plan set 1902 at 2300000 and 1903 at 2000000, with four mill levy likely. Extraordinary appropriations totaled 1600000 and about 225 laws were enacted.
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State Executive Council
President orders complete change in three offices
Washington April 12 Secretary to the President Cortelyou says after hearings the president deems it best for the service to replace Powderly Wichie and McSweeney with new appointees. Sargent will replace Powderly, McSweeney urged to resign, Joseph Murray named for McSweeney's post.
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Shaw
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Williams
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Joseph Murray
Duke of Manchester Bankruptcy Annulled in London
In London on Friday the bankruptcy registrar annulled the duke of Manchester's bankruptcy after a settlement providing creditors with 12s 6d in the pound £11,676. The decision followed remarks about rash speculation and extravagance in living.
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Duke of Manchester
London
Plague Epidemic Report From Canton Telegram
Consul Mc Wade reports to the state department that plague is epidemic in towns and large villages near Yeung Kong in Kwang Tung Province, with the message transmitted from Canton on April 12. The notice notes widespread illness and calls for vigilance among coastal and inland communities.
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Washington
Consul McWade
Canton
State Department
Yeung Kong
Kwang Tung Province
Not That Color and The Blue Book Subterfuge
A fragmentary collage shows Norah barring a door and refusing a subscription request for a blue book, the society roster a misfit in a domestic scene. Quoted lines hint at social mobility and absurd banter, with scattered references to mischief, mistress of the house, and wary conversation.
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Norah
Chicago Tribune
The Fits and the Hat That Fits a Dill Come Home
A Baltimore American quip about spring hats and men misreading fashion. The fool man explains hats should fit, while a milliner jokes that spring hats cause men to develop fits when the Dill comes home.
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Baltimore
Playing with Fire as Courtship Habit Shocked
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange, a suitor jokes that proposing has become a habit, while the other responds that he feared an acceptance. The playful banter centers on whether the repeated proposals indicate genuine intent or mere habit.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Corrected Herself About Infancy and Suffrage Interest
Miss Passay confesses she has long been interested in the woman suffrage movement, then corrects herself to say she has been interested since infancy. Miss Sharp questions the timing, and the exchange ends with the humorous misstatement acknowledged.
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Miss Passay
Miss Sharp
Poem Note Says Will Close Door With Spring Airs
A Chicago Daily News line notes Will as a festive messenger boy ushering in spring. The verse hints at warmer airs and poems returning to the season's offerings as Will signals renewal and doors opening to new readings.
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Messenger Boy
Chicago Daily News
Detroit Free Press Quote on Golf Club Boast
A Detroit Free Press snippet recalls a past boast about a golf club, followed by an apology. The exchange features She then a man saying they once boasted but must now apologize for it. The brief item captures a moment of reflection on pride and accountability.
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Detroit Free Press
A Way Out Dill Mentions 1893 Bill
A fragment from the Catholic Standard and Times combines a playful verse from Puck with dialogue about a tailor and a graphter. The Dill has stood since 1893 while a joke about personal change references seven year cycles in anatomy.
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Catholic Standard and Times
Weary Willie endorses short sentences in 30 day limits
A comic scene riffs on a scrap of paper and a professor’s rule favoring brief phrasing. Weary Willie agrees, mocking long sentences and advocating no more than 30 days per sentence, reflecting a humorous urban voice from the Chicago Post.
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Willie
Chicago Post
The Pastoral Visitation Quote Exchange
A Chicago Tribune excerpt presents a vivid exchange in which a pastor asks a girl to be obedient, and the girl recalls enjoying church as much as her chocolate creams, hinting at a curious, sly humor within religious life.
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Kitty
Chicago Tribune
A Vile Conundrum in Yonkers Statesman Style
A brief Yonkers Statesman quip about a good man and a bad oyster. The exchange jokes on perseverance and public opinion, with Yeast and Crimsonbeak dialogue mirroring a comic panel banter.
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Yonkers
Wordplay Capsizes Bride's Pride in Witty Line
In a humorous exchange a wife laments her spouse as a "poor husband" while a conceited remark coins a playful jab about marriage. The neighborly banter reflects social humor and light domestic satire from the era.
Sound Logic and Town Topics Dialogue Snapshot
A fragmentary exchange compares music and loyalty with a humorous skit about a woman lacking a mission in life. The dialogue hints at wit about social roles and personal goals in a vintage newspaper voice.
Gradual true courting talk ends in comic clash
In a playful exchange, two young women spar over whether a partner can be “an adjective.” One insists on a steady, agreeable match while the other demurs, joking about marrying a word rather than a person.
Curious Fish Returns at Meals in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles Herald snippet notes a fish described as rock cool at breakfast and lunch, with changes at dinner where a barracuda or smelt appearance is hinted. The fish itself remains the same despite the shifting description across meals.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Herald
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