Captain John Smith Statue to Honor Virginia Founder
A long neglected tribute to Captain John Smith will be marked by a towering statue on Jamestown Island to honor his role in Virginia's colonization. The 8 foot statue on an 8 foot pedestal, to be unveiled in September, aims to repair forefathers’ neglect and attract pilgrims, with Smith portrayed as a great American figure through his own narratives and deeds in Transylvania, Hungary, and the early voyage with Bartholomew Gosnold in December 1608.
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John Smith
Virginia
Jamestown Island
James River
Jamestown
Thosa
Norfolk
Cooper
Estone
Cantan Smith
Cantein
Captain Smith
Willoughby
Lincolnshire
England
Peregrine Bertie
Willoughy
Lord Willoughby
Netherlands
Smith
Ala l Jordanip
Seryaar
Azov
Russia
Transylvania
Stalt
Mao
Bartholomew Gosnold
America
Gosnold
Canaries
All & Ing
Remaiio Arith
Indiana
Powhatan
Good Angel
Althhough Powhatan
Clatrhc Dedd
United States
John Roilé
Anne
Thera
Barn Rolfe
New World
New England
Hox
Walter Scott
George E. Picard
Captain Smith and Pocahontas in Early Virginia
George E. Picard recounts Captain John Smith’s role in founding Virginia, detailing Powhatan’s restraint, Pocahontas’s legendary intervention, and Smith’s enduring influence through exploration, diplomacy, and early maps, despite later romanticizing of events.
Prosecution Pioneer Heney Aided by Burns in San Francisco Land Fraud Sweep
Framed within a portrait of Francis Heney, the Special Attorney of San Francisco who led the land fraud probes on the Pacific coast. The piece outlines how Heney, supported by secret service agent W. J. Burns, exposed a widespread boodling ring among city supervisors and Ruef allies, with Burns resigning from the federal service to aid the case. It notes Spreckels financing and Langdon’s shift to oppose official graft, culminating in Heney’s drive to indict multiple millionaires and reform city politics.
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Franele
Heney
San Francisco
Folk of Brescuri
Terdme
New York
Pacific Coast
Beef Trust
Northern Securities
Ney
Eney
Supreme Court
Knos
Knox
Fron
Bo Heney
Culler
W. J. Burns
Secret Service
Us Bless
Sherlock Holmes
Bocdlers
Honey
Burns
Abraham Ruet
Board of Supervisors
California
Rueford
Tras
Heney A
Ruef
Rudolph Spreckels
Langdon
Neo
Raaf
District Attorney
Arizona
Plains
Merchandise in Parvg and Global Marriage Months Noted
Miscellaneous historic notes cover marriage months in England Norway and Holland, and discuss Russia Switzerland Africa and the United States. The text references a Maldon island reef, Niagara and Victoria Falls, and figures on navigable rivers, railways, and wealth. It mentions Silas Woodson and a legal career in Arizona California amid claims of pro bono work and a prologue to broader power and wealth themes.
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Russia
Eng
Norway
Holland
Maldon Island
Owen
Switzerland
Niagara
Victoria Falls
Uganda
Africa
Tucson
Territory
Arizona
United States
California
San Francisco
Wes
Silas Co
Woodson
Edison Courtship Tale Shows Inventor's Proposal
The article recounts Thomas Edison courting his future wife, a former telegraph operator. She recalls a moment when Edison asked about her whereabouts and she replies she does not know, then he proposes. A month later they wed in a happy union.
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Edison
A. Edison
Mmrs. Edison
Halson
Marvelous Electric Fountain in Vienna Spectacle
The city of Vienna installed a remarkable electric fountain at Schwartz aubergplatz. Beneath the fountain a cemented chamber houses twenty seven reflecting lamps capable of seventy luminous effects. The light is transmitted through the fountain water. The plant’s light power is estimated at 996 million can d ies.
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Vienna
Schwartzaubergpilatz
Frozen canals and Adriatic icebound harbors in 1769
Historical note recalls severe winter conditions as the canals of Venice froze over and the Adriatic Sea, including Genoa harbor, lay fringed with ice during the past winter.
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Venice
Adriatic
Genoa
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Hungary
Lou Smith
Jiri Rmoven
Sar ‘Or ‘Smith
Pacahootes
Francis J. Heney
Gantic Reef
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