Washingtons Alexandria A Colonial Tapestry of Gun Roads and Churches
Abridged portrait of Alexandria as Washington’s early social and political hub with cobblestone streets laid by Hessian prisoners, King Street landmarks, and Christ Church chancel panels. It notes Washington’s ties to the town from militia to town pump, shopping sprees, and his pews in the church, along with Lee and Washington ownership of pew No 46 and a Bible once his.
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George Washington
Alexandria
Potomac
National Capital
Mount Vernon
Washington
Masonic Lodge
Old Christ’s Church
King
Princess
Duke
St. Asaph
Pitt
Fairfax
Lowrason
Smoot
Charles Alexander
James Parsons
Wren
Robert B. Lee
Liverpool
Young Washington
Gen. Braddock
House of Burgesses
Continental Army
Alexannia
Braddock
Little City
No. 5
Lawrence Washington
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Congress
Andrew Jackson's Eulogy of Washington
Witness recounts public conduct and private virtues of Washington. He recalls participating in the confidence Washington inspired when institutions stood on his personal influence. Many years have passed, but reverence for Washington's character grows and trust in his principles remains.
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Andrew Jackson
Washington
Opera Singer to Wed New York Millionaire
Miss Hilda Kathryn Clark, noted soprano in The Highwayman and other operas, will marry Fred erick Stanton Flower nephew of the late Roswell P Flower and member of Flower & Co. Their wedding will be at the bride’s Riverside Drive home in New York, after which they will reside at 615 Fifth Avenue. The couple have known each other fifteen years and faced opposition from Flower’s father. The groom is described as a then notable heir from Roswell P Flower’s estate.
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Hilda Kathryn Clark
Maid Marian
Robin Hood
Frederick Stanton Flower
Roswell P. Flower
Flower & Co
Forfeit Kiss In A Car Sparks Lighthearted Scene
In a crowded car a man’s hat falls onto a pretty girl’s head during a jolt. He claims a forfeit and kisses her as others laugh. the girl blushes but appears unfazed by the playful incident in the tram.
Army officers change posts in major general reassignments
Maj Gen Bates to command the Department of the Lakes and Maj Gen John C Bates ordered to relieve Maj Gen MacArthur of the Lakes April 1. MacArthur assigned to command the Department of California to relieve Maj Gen Robert P Hughes retired April 11. Bates, in addition to the
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Bates
Department of the Lakes
John C. Bates
Gen. MacArthur
Department of California
Robert P. Hughes
Gen. Bates
John C Bates
Department of the Missouri
Ancestral wedding dress prepared for Penelope Smith in St Augustine
Miss Penelope Azalea Smith, eight, of St. Augustine Florida, is heir to a 300 year old bridal gown used by fifteen ancestors. The silk dress sits with a priceless set of jewels and a pearl necklace worn by fifteen brides, awaiting Penelope No. 16 when she marries.
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Penelope Azalea Smith
St. Augustine
Fla
Penelope No
Penelope
Where Kitchener Is Needed Now in England
As Lord Kitchener campaigns in India opinions in London grow that he could be used at home. The phrase We have sent Hercules to the Himalayas is heard in the capital, with calls for the famed general to clear out the Augean stable of the war office.
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Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
India
England
Hercules
Himalayas
London
T Ia
Death of well known writer Edna Lyall in Eastbourne England
Ada Allen Bayly known by pen name Edna Lyall dies in Eastbourne after pneumonia following flu. Daughter of a barrister, with a clergyman brother and legal family background. A liberal educated novelist interested in history, her works include Donovan and The Autobiography of a Slander.
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Edna Lyall
Ada &Llen Bayly
Dna Lyall
Eastbourne
England
Miss Bayly
Fist Fight Over Nickname In New Rochelle Clash
Augustus Thomas, playwright and recently named president of the New Rochelle Democratic club, fought Henry Sweet, editor of the Pioneer, after the paper dubbed him Miss Gussie. Sweet says he will sue for damages, Thomas vows to press legal action as redress for the insult.
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Augustus Thomas
Democratic Club
New Rochelle
N. Y
Pioneer
Miss Gussie
Thomas
New York
The
Henry Sweet
Sweet
First American Rhodes Scholar Maps Out Life’s Work
Eugene H. Lehman of Pueblo Colorado becomes the first American to win a Cecil Rhodes scholarship. A Yale graduate, 24, he studies at Columbia with Dr. Felix Adler and Dr. Richard Gottheil in the ethical culture movement. He plans postgraduate study in Europe focusing on the condition of Jews in Europe and the East, aiming to advance sociological work.
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Rhodes
Eugene H. Lehman
Pueblo
Col
Cecil Rhodes Educational Fund
Columbia University
Felix Adler
Richard Gotthell
Yale
Ourrope
Lehman
Glass bricks try to warm future greenhouses
A Philadelphia Record note describes glass bricks as transparent new bricks designed to replace coal hungry hothouses. The bricklayer praises their clarity and heat retention potential, saying a glass brick greenhouse could use a quarter to half a ton of coal daily, versus a ton for a normal Ноathouse, with German-made bricks soon produced locally if successful.
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Germany
Philadelphia Record
Morris May Be Made Judge in Minnesota District
Rumor suggests Representative Page Morris of Minnesota will be named by the President to the newly created federal district judgeship in Minnesota. Morris has declined to seek reelection to Congress.
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Morris
Minnesota
Page
Ris
Trick Worked Both Ways at Greensburg Rail Yard
At Greensburg East the railroad seized eighteen coal cars billed to the town and set aside one for its own use. Forty men with teams gathered, weighed coal, and offered to pay when the railroad asked, hoping the scheme would backfire. The effort showed that taking coal billed to others could be turned against the railroad.
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Greensburg
Veteran artist Melton Prior joins Somali land expedition
Melton Prior the Illustrated London News artist, who covered the Delhi durbar, has sailed to Somali land to join the expeditionary forces. This marks his twenty fifth campaign and many other important commissions in a long career.
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Melton Prior
Illustrated London News
Delhi Durbar
Somaliland
Mr. Prior
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