Murfreesboro Visit and Notable Births in 19th Century Timeline
A dated collage notes Lafayette's Murfreesboro reception in 1845 and marriages such as Jefferson Dawgis to Varina Howell, with deaths of figures like Thomas Moore. It lists 19th century wars, arrivals, and anniversaries including Victor Hugo centennial festivities, George Perkins, and various regional associations, ending with a “Yesterday’s” recap.
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Jefferson Dawgis
Varina Howell
William Burr Howell
Thomas Moore
Dublin
August Thyssen's fortune claims shock German press
Vorwaerts asserts August Thyssen has quadrupled wealth since World War I, valuing his empire at one billion gold marks in coal mines steel plants and real estate. The prospectus seeks a 12 060 loan on Wall Street and cites American experts. Thyssen's son Fritz leads much of the business activity amid a vast Ruhr group.
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Vorwaerts
August Thyssen
Ruhr
Thyssen
John D. Rockefeller
Germany
Wall Street
Fritz
The Way of the World by Grove Patterson
Pauline Belden urges vivid speaking to engage audiences and warns many avoid effort. She cites workers in U S factories and Oxford authority Dr John Wright on education, stressing will and effort over birth or status amid housing and poverty concerns.
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Pauline Belden
John Wright
Oxford University
Oxford
Fogland
America
Guggenheim Establishes Three Million Dollar Education Grants
A six line description notes Simon Guggenheim funds a three million dollar scholarship program open to all races and creeds. Forty to fifty fellowships yearly will cover maintenance, with no age limit, to support world class research and ensure results are publicly shared.
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Simon Guggenheim
Guggenheim
America
Notable 1920s Figures Highlight North Carolina Visit and Political Events
John Van Ness Standish, Lombard University president, is noted. Lafayette’s hundred year ago North Carolina visit is recalled. Buffalo Bill would be eighty. Nova Scotia legislature opens with ceremony. President Coolidge drafts a letter on wild cat stocks for Chicago meeting. Massachusetts delegation plans dinner for retiring and incoming members. An electric vulcanizer for denim is reported as perfected.
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John van Ness Standish
Lombard University
Lafayette
North Carolina
Buffalo Bill
Nova Scotia
Coolidge
Chicago
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Washington
Congress
Tennyson Quote on Love and Time
A poetic excerpt contrasts time and conscience with the value of loving. The lines express that loving, even lost, holds more worth than never having loved at all, reflecting on sorrow and fulfillment in verse.
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Tennyson
Editors and universities vow closer partnership
President Ernest De Witt Burton of the University of Chicago says American universities and newspapers are partners shaping world history. He notes universities seek accuracy while newspapers prize promptness and argues editors and editors guide public action through timely, factual reporting.
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Ernest de Witt Burton
University of Chicago
America
Burton
Rise and fall of the mustache lecture at Hawkeye event
45 years ago Bob Burdette, editor of the Burlington Hawkeye, lectured on the rise and fall of the mustache. Miss Mary Northrup, once Elyria girl, earned top honors at the Pittsburgh School of Design exhibition.
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Bob Burdette
Burlington, Iowa
Hawkeye
Mary Northrup
Elyria
Pittsburgh School of Design
Fire department staffing includes D J Peck as foreman
The report notes that D J Peck has been named foreman of the fire department as part of recent staffing changes. It also mentions the release of the first two cent postage stamps at the post office and references Father Molan, a priest at the church.
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D. J. Peck
St Mary's Church Tragedy Report Reveals Debts
A report notes St Marys church member suffered apoplexy and is in dangerous condition. Attorney Charles Downing fled town leaving debts estimated over 100 with most funds owed to clients.
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St. Mary's Church
Charles Downing
Fishing rod scale helps weigh big catches
A compact scale fits on a fishing rod handle. The fisherman hooks the line to a spring balance and lifts a fish off the ground to obtain a weight reading.
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Rio Vista
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
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Kentucky
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National Association of Deans of Women
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Southern California Association of Ice Industries
New Orleans
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Aittle
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