Why Boston Got Its Name Tri Mountain to Boston
The article traces Boston’s name from Trimountain, named for three hills at the site, to Boston in 1630 after the Lincolnshire borough. It notes the English link to Botolph and the saintly name origin, highlighting ties between Boston, England, and Boston, Massachusetts, including 1851 seals and 1855 church restoration involvement by Adams and Everett.
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Trimountain
Boston
Three
Pilms
Plymouth Rock
Lincolnshire
England
Botolph
Rt. Botolph
New England
Bostons
St. Botolph’s Church
Charles Francis
Adams
Howard Everett
St.Botolph’s Church
Land
Boston Tower Landmark Noted by Philadelphia Press
A fragment notes that the rebuilt portion of an old church includes a Boston tower serving as a landmark for around forty miles, as described by the Philadelphia Press.
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Boston Tower
Philadelphia Press
Tragedy of a Glacier Buries Leg and Boot Mystery
A nineteenth century Swiss tale from Goschenen recounts a glacier burial where a mayor’s leg remains with boot and rags after eighteen years. The recovered fragment, including a pocket coin, was laid to rest beside his body, underscoring glacier harshness and human respect.
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Goschenen
Switzerland
France
Rhone
China's Great Porcelain Tower of Nanking
A historical note recalls the 1480 completion of China's Great Porcelain Tower in Nanking after nineteen years and about 4 million dollars, a 260 foot nine story octagonal structure praised as a marvel of human construction until 1856. It contrasts with lighter curiosities about elephant nail trimming and a playful exchange from Detroit Free Press.
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China
Nanking
Divorce prompt sparks sharp quip from Puck cartoon
In a tongue in cheek Puck exchange, Mrs Tarr-Sistah Lobstock proclaims a divorce while Mrs Wornbat retorts askingly about the monetary grant. The circular jest targets affectation as poverty pretending wealth.
Meredith and Harding road bonding clash in Iowa race
Bloomfield Democrats blast Harding boosters for claiming Meredith opposes paving. They accuse the campaign of hiding Harding’s record supporting a pavement law that taxed farmers for road costs. The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald backs Meredith, asserting she serves the people’s interests.
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Bloomfield
Democrat
Harding
Meredith
Iowa
Davis County
Dubuque
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