George Washington Takes Oath as President at Federal Hall
A historical eyewitness recounts Washington taking the oath at Federal Hall on April 30 1789. He traces the ceremony from the Wall Street statue site to the balcony as cheers rose and Chancellor Livingston declared him president. Washington wore fine attire and gave his inaugural address to Congress.
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Washington
Congress
Philadelphia
Governors Island
Galveston
Knox
Battery Park
Cherry Street
Broadway
Bowling Green
Federal
Senate
Adams
House of Representatives
United States
New York
Gen. Washington
Livingston
George Washington
Weary Walker and the Ax Mystery in Wartime Woodlands
A brisk colonial tone features Weary Walker and fellow hoboes in a wood chopping scene. The narrator, echoing a rough frontier atmosphere, hints at mischief and blame as characters spar over who wielded the ax.
Farmers Seek Elevator Inside House
In a rural prosperity note a statesman tells farmers uplift is needed while Farmer Comtesse echoes the need for practical gains. The dialogue praises grand plans and private gas plants but calls for a simple elevator inside the house as a tangible improvement.
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the Statesman
Comtesse
Washington Star
Fighting Bob Evans origin of nickname in Civil War action
The article recounts young Evans at Fort Fisher where he earned the nickname Fighting Bob after a heroic five hour entombed battle. He endured four wounds in a desperate assault while leading men against Confederates and later was carried to safety by two sailors.
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Admiral Evana
Bob
Evan
Bob" Evans
Roosevelt
Kodin
Evans
Sevnteen
Naval Brigade
Fort Fisher
Little Evans
Col Lamb
Beter
Taft on His Return Banquet Planned as Extraordinary
On board the North Carolina and Montana Taft and entourage return from Colon to the Mississippi. New Orleans readies for his landing with a 25 dollar banquet aiming for 1000 subscribers. chefs select creole menu featuring pompano or sheepshead and crawfish bisque with Creole nuances amid grand receptions.
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U.S. S. North Carolina
New Orleans
Colon
Panama
North Carolina
Montana
Taft
Gulf
Mississippi River
Birmingham
Magnolia
Mississippi
Crescent City
South Pass
Cincinnati
Justice for a Dentist: The Magnificent House Joke
A traveling pair mocks a grand house. Brown claims the owner built it with the pain of others, prompting Jones to condemn the builder as a brute. The twist reveals the owner is a dentist, not a moneylender, highlighting dark humor about exploitation.
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Brown
Jones
Scott
Cyiend
Puneha
Not Working Wordplay Sparks Family Quarrel
Nelile apologizes for her baby sister and says she has no sense yet. Noelle counters that the sister does have sense but it isn’t working yet. The exchange draws a parental rebuke and showcases youthful mischief in a domestic scene.
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Nelile
Noelle
The Return in Court Appearance Cited
A magistrate recalls the defendant's first court appearance in a dialogue about judging by appearances, reflecting a Harper's Weekly style exchange. The prisoner urges not to judge by looks as the scene unfolds in court.
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Harper's Weekly
Huntington Wilson Named Assistant Secretary of State
Washington announces Huntington Wilson, formerly third assistant secretary of state and recent minister to Argentina, will serve as assistant secretary under Taft. A Chicago native, he brings diplomatic experience from Japan where he acted as secretary of the American mission and charge d affaires, with a monthage confirmed as minister to Argentina.
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Washington
Huntington Wilson
Argentina
Taft
Mr. Wilson
Chicago
Japan
Harriman Hearing In Cincinnati On Merger Effects
Two day hearing on the Harriman lines merger examined its effect on general business and evidence of merger through agency consolidation. Key witnesses including Ohio Railroad Commissioner Gothlein testified on competition and rate practices, with claims of selective reclassifications affecting Cincinnati shipper Abraham Rheinstrom amid broader rate pressures across transcontinental lines.
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Cincinnati
Harriman Lines
Sylvester G. Williams
Harriman
Gothlein
Columbus
Unison
Southern Pacific
P. Gothlein
Ohio Railroad Commission
Southern
Union Pacific
Ogden
San Francisco
Abraham Rheinstrom
California
Gas jet fatality and schooner groundings report
State Senator G Q Johnson of Fort Cobb died at a Guthrie home where he roomed with Senator P J Yeager of Tulsa after a gas jet was left burning. Yeager survived a partial statement claiming he lit the gas and slept. The other item notes the four mast schooner Sarah W Lawrence driven aground off Cape Henlopen with nine crew and captain’s wife rescued.
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Guthrie
Okl
G. Q. Johnson
Fort Cobb
P. J. Yeager
Tulsa
Mary Thompson
Johnson
Yeager
Delaware
Del
Sarah W. Lawrence
Newport News
Boston
Cape Lenlopen
Cape Henlopen
Lewes
Government Inspectors After Timber Thieves
Indictments against twenty six representatives of big corporations charged with stealing lumber from segregated lands in Oklahoma were returned by a federal grand jury in Muskogee. An additional indictment was filed for impersonating a US officer to aid the alleged timber thieves, with most thefts in the Choc taw, Chickasaw and Seminole nations. Judge Campbell barred release of names until arrest or bond.
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Muskogeer
Okla
Oklahoma
United States
Campbell
Death by Own Action Pact Ends Lives In Bowling Green
Miss Margaret Brandon aged 22 and her fiancé Willard Davis aged 19 killed themselves in separate incidents here. Brandon drank carbolic acid at home while Davis went to the woods to end his life. Davis was found dead shortly after.
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Bowling Green
Margaret Brandon
Willard Davis
Miss Brandon
Davis
Hhs
Nebraska Notes Rev Robertson to pastor Alma church
The Rev Mr Robertson of Oakland Iowa has accepted a call as pastor of the Congregational church in Alma. Community health needs prompt a sewerage study with possible city or private financing. The note covers blizzard deaths, accidents, train transfers, bonds, and local social milestones.
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Mr. Robertson
Oakland, Towa
Congregational Church
Alma
Blair
Fege
Herman Taylor
Plainview
Ile
R. J. Brown
Nemaha
Plattsmouth
Schuyler
Oreapolis
Omaha
J. Kell
Cullom
State Railway Commission
Cat Beatrice
Banmer
Cooper leaves Nemaha County farm as Seld takes on lease
Stephen Cooper of Nemaha County moves to Denver citing his wife's health and leases his farm to George Seld. A Plattsmouth court continues the Fred Ossenkopt murder trial. Dr. John T. Hay reports in Lincoln that the Ossenkopt home cases are genuine smallpox.
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Stephen Cooper
Nemaha County
Denver
George Seld
Plattsmouth
Fred Ossenkopt
John T. Hay
Lincoln
Oanenkop
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Ahoe
Ray Elwood
Harbine
Mr. Elwood
Beatrice
Floyd H.jackson
Blue Rapids
Kas
George Heineman
Ueb
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E. V. Colson
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Pickrell
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