A temple of dust and memory by Edward S. Van Zile
Poem reflects on a monumental structure built by humanity across ages. It speaks of a noble temple rising above sea and mountains, forged by many generations, enduring wars and hope, to honor human love and pride before returning to dust.
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Edward S. van Zile
My Prisoner Sir Aboard a Pittsburgh Steamer
On a Virginia to Brownsville journey a banker’s robbery stirs suspicion in a small town. A New York captain befriends the narrator on a steamer to Pittsburg, later claiming him as a prisoner of the U bank robbery. A sheriff and officers seize belongings, nearly convict the narrator, and the captain is jailed.
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Aleghany Mountains
Cumberland
Brownsville
Pittsburg
Captain Lord
New York
Uniontown
Ford
U. Bank
Lord
Pittsburg Landing
The Real Reason Why Language Is Called Mother Tongue
A Philadelphia Call feature asks Willie and Abe about why fathers rarely use language at home. The cartoon dialogue explores how a child learns speech and why language is termed the mother tongue.
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Willie
Abe
Philadelphia
Death of William Ewart Gladstone at Hawarden Castle
The notes describe the death of William Ewart Gladstone, England's renowned statesman, at Hawarden Castle after a long illness. He faced the final hours with fortitude as nerves and strength waned, maintaining a lucid mind and murmuring a French prayer as his pulse faded and life ebbed.
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William Ewart Gladstone
England
Hawarden Castle
Mr. Gladstone
Gladstone
Destructive Iowa Cyclone Rips Towns and Kills Ten
A broad cyclone struck between Clinton and Charlotte and Riggs at 4 PM, tearing through Tipton Clarence Stanwood Lost Nation Elwood and Cedar Rapids area. It wrecked buildings, uprooted trees, crossed the Mississippi near South Sabula, and caused extensive damage with at least twenty five dead and fifty injured. Charles Ploy family perished in Preston, while J A Miller near Brickton was injured and Stillman Valley saw two cyclones.
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Clinton
Charlotte
Riggs
Agaar
Tipton
Clarence
Stanwood
Lost Nation
Elwood
Delmar
Jackson County
Mississippi
South Sabula
Towa
Illinois
Savana
Thompson
Milwaukee Railway
Cedar Rapids
Quizley
Elk River
Wheatland
Maquoketa
Preston
Iowa
Charles Ploy
Ringgold County
Des Moines
J. A. Miller
Brickton
Miller
Maloy
Chicago
Notable 1809 Snapshot and Early 19th Century Figures
Fragment recounts 1809 Europe with Napoleon at Vienna and Wellington crossing the Ducre, plus a biographical sketch of William Ewart Gladstone and his rise in British public life. It notes a meteor or disaster event near It W Marrassy farm, a cyclone near Paw, Illinois, with casualties and injuries.
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James Madison
United States
Sir John Moore
Cortna
Nacoleon Bonnaparte
Viennna
Josephine
Wellington
Waterloo
Ducre
Pope
Rome
Wagram
Europe
Spanish Peninsula
Netherlands
Siberia
Irish Sea
William Ewart Gladstone
England
East India
Oxford
Treasury
Peel
Gladstone
Kor
War Measure Forecasts $151 Million Annual Revenue
The pending bill proposes revised tax schedules across fermented liquors tobacco cigars and other goods to raise about 151 497 066 annually. The plan lists taxes on bankers brokers insurers and many consumer categories aiming to match 1897 receipts while noting additional revenue from non included items and historical beet sugar efforts.
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Cartasenes Venvenereees
Manila 1571 Founded City Rich in Trade and Courts
Manila, capital of Luzon and the Philippines, a major port exporting sugar tobacco indigo manila hemp and cordage. Founded by Legaspi in 1571, nearly destroyed by a 1645 earthquake, captured by a British fleet in 1762 and held fifteen months. The city hosts the cathedral arbishop’s palace universities colleges and a busy Chinese and Indian mercantile district. The Pasig River flows into Manila Bay with fortifications and busy Escolta street commerce.
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Legaspi
Manila
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Pasig
Elmondo
Binondo
Escolta
San Ferando
Santa Mesa
Alcaiteria
Tondo
Maale
Paco
Santa Anna
San Pedro Macati
Supreme Court
Prado
Charles IV
Royal
Pontifical
University of St. Thomas
Dominicans
College of St. Joseph
St. Lutheran
Escuela Pia
Royal Marine School
St. Isabella
Supreme Courts
Calcutta
Batavia
Philippines
Hriusa
O'Donnell Brothers and a Fateful Spanish Prisoner Exchange
In 1832 a young Irishman named O'Donnell, allied with Isabella’s faction in Spain, is captured by General Zumalacarreguy. Amid a tense exchange, he is told he will be executed. He calmly finishes his letter, lights a cigarette, and walks to his execution, showing loyalty to both friend and foe.
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O'Donnell
Ireland
Spai
Etuan
O’donnell
Spain
Isabella
Zumalacarreguy
O’ Donnell
Te O'Donnell
Curious Philippine Islanders pursue a mollusk based industry
R H Hartwell of New Jersey argues against financing dog damage payments by general property taxes. He supports local township decisions on sheep losses and dog tax schemes to fund compensation, noting varying township practices and proposed taxes.
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China Sea
R. H. Hartwell
New Jersey
G. F. Barmore
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