Plan Poison Gas Attack On Starlings In National Capital
Washington on January 20 The federal government planned a poison gas attack on the capitol to kill starlings invading the dome and ledges. The War Department may supervise with hydrocyanic acid gas as a last resort. Humane Society police and mothers indoors to protect people while David Lynn sought humane solutions.
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Washington
Janu
Capitol
War Department
Humane Society
England
David Lynn
CWA
Lynn
Agriculture Department
W. L. McAntee
Bureau of Biological Survey
McAtee
Chemical Warfare Service
Congress
Human Society
Notable Births and Deaths on January 27 in History
Historical notes mark Abbas the Great’s death in 1628 and Verdi’s passing in 1901. Edison’s lamp patent in 1880, Drake’s death in 1596, and Lord North’s 1770 prime ministership are listed with brief context. The item also lists notable births including Mozart, Carroll, Allende, Gompers, Kern, Hand, and Hohenzollern, with zodiac and personal prophecies.
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Abbas, I
the Great
Persia
Guiseppe Verdi
William Hohenzollern
Prussia
Germany
Doorn
Prince Ferdinand
California
Wolfgang Mozart
Charles L. Dodgson
Lewis Carroll
Ignacio Allende
Samuel Gompers
Jerome Kern
Old Man River
Learned Hand
New York
First gaslit Pall Mall and Panama Railroad marks westward travel
The text notes Pall Mall becoming the first gaslit street in any city, Panama Railroad commencing Pacific to Atlantic travel westward, and mentions notable figures such as Henry M. Stanley Daniel Willard Augustus Lukeman and Charles Gordon. It also covers zodiacal prophecy for Aquarius and a Siberian weather note detailing permafrost and a Connecticut physician Elijah North’s vaccination work and eye infirmary.
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Pall Mall
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama
Balboa
Panamanian
Henry M. Stanley
David Livingstone
Daniel Willard
Augustus Lukeman
Charles George
Gordon
Khartoum
Elijah North
Connecticut
New London
Conn
Coffer and Coal Costly Whisky Cheap in 1834
A 1929 ledger tear sheet from Adamsburg Westmoreland County Pennsylvania records eight cent whisky a quart or six and a quarter cent pint in 1834. Coffee sold for 18 3 4 cents a pound and coal about 4 3 4 cents a bushel, with coal later rising to six cents a bushel.
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Uniontown
Adamsburg
Westmoreland County
Edward Smith
Cole
Mallet Creek Gathers For Grange and Social Events
Residents of Mallet Creek and nearby areas attended church services and social visits. The community hosts a mandala night at the Mallet Creek Grange, with Miss Ethel Bowman and Mrs. Noah Bittinger visiting Akron, and plan a talent show coached by Mrs. S. B. Christian.
Lincoln Ancestor of Abraham Lincoln Traced to Hingham
Robert Lincoln of Hingham England died about 1540 and is widely regarded as the earliest known ancestor of Abraham Lincoln.
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Hingham
England
Robert Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Chief Two Moon Dies In Poverty
Chivo Colon who used the name Chief Two Moon Meridas built an Indian medical herb business with thousands of clients and lavish assets, yet died a relatively poor man. Estate valued at 1519 dollars, jewelry 1255 dollars, a nickel plated car 100 dollars, a second car similar, and a third 50 dollars.
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Conn
Chivo Colon
Chief Two Moon
Meridas
Waterbury
New England
Seaboard
Dakotas
U. S
Social calls across Wooster and nearby towns
Wooster, Mrs. Mona Winkler and Mrs. George Christian of Medina, were Sunday afternoon callers at S. BR. Christains' Mr. and Mrs. Harry Partridge of Akron called on their uncle, Charles Pierce, Thursday. Miss LaVerne Thomas of Medina, Herbert, and Harrison Stone, and John Nettieton, spent Sunday afternoon in Wellington.
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Corwin Paker
Wayne Hammond
Mediha
Ethel Bowman
Noah Bittinger and
Akron
Roy Hinman
Bittinger
Elmore Hinman
Fred Zima
Valley City
Russell Dickerman
G. A. Hinman
Howard
Howard Hedinger
Medina
Hinman
Mae Robinson
Maury Hinman
Cleveland
B. Sensabaugh
Lorain
John Neufeld
Mallet Creek
Wallpaper Soaks Fire Water In Arcadia Ballroom
Worcester this week firemen fought a blaze at the Arcadia Ballroom. After pouring thousands of gallons of water into the building no water leaked through. It was later discovered the wallpaper had absorbed all the moisture, valued at about $10,000.
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Worcester
Mass
Arcadia Ballroom
Birds threaten Santa Fe crops prompt Denver team plan
In Santa Fe gossip notes report crop damage from cranes affecting fields. A Denver team led by BUENEY devises a method to deter birds and protect agricultural yields.
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Santa FS
Santa’ Fe
Bueney
Denver
Government Regulation and Public Acceptance
The text argues that government’s main role is to regulate and that people accept this when they are clear about what is required of them. It emphasizes the link between clear rules and public willingness to comply.
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Clark Kinnaird
Central Press Association, Inc
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Moon
Thomas A. Edison
Humphrey Davy
Sir Francis Drake
Drake
Britain
Lord North
American
Siberia
Europe
Arctic
Antarctic
Lumbin Fixtures
J. C. Welsh
Plumbi
Second St
Robert Clay
Masters’ and Wardens’ Association
Shreve
Albert Bishop
Elyria
H. A. Bishop
Leland
Louise Swartz
Arthur
St. Panutts Church
Homer Newcomer
Abbeyville Road
Seeley Farm
Branch Road
Silas Salmon
William Salmon
Mackey
Julia Ecalaman
Nell Geisinger
South
Baldwin-Wallace Glee Clubs
Philip Swartz
Roy Chariton
Wilber Charl
A. EE. Knseth
Howard Mueller
Pp. C. Hamel
J. W. Mansfield
Charles Harmon
A. E. Miller
Clyde Wertz
Miller
Nova
Delwin Seeley
Bert Gay
Wellington
Charles Garrett
Pearl
Mark Garrett
Madison
Mallet Creek Grange
Chris Bohley
Fred Bohley
Huron
Russell Dicker
The
West Side Lumber and Coal Co
West Street
Two Moon
City Cab
Brown Hotel
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