Statue of Lewis Cass by D O C French in Statuary Hall
Statuary Hall in the Capitol receives the Lewis Cass statue by D O C French, notes on its carving in Paris, the Michigan coat of arms medallion, and Wisconsin’s earlier misstep with Pere Marquette. Mention of Muhlenberg, Thad Stevens, and planning for future works plus acoustics of the hall.
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Tal
Michigan
French
Statuary Hall
Ethan Allen
Cass
House of Representatives
Allen
Ohio
Garfield
Niehaus
Muhlenberg
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Keystone State
Thad Stevens
Wisconsin
Pere Marquette
Matt Carpenter
Carpenter
General Cass
Mr. French
General Case
Carrara
Old-Time Senate Employe Celebrates Fifty-Seven Years
Uncle Isaac Bassett, longtime Senate employe and virtual sergeant at arms, marks 57 years since his 1831 appointment by Daniel Webster. Born August 5, 1819 in Washington, he rarely misses a day and has witnessed much of 19th century leadership, with plans to publish reminiscences at seventy.
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Lewis Cass
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Washington
D. OC. French
Massachusetts
French
Treasury Department
Ralph Waldo Emerson
New York
Fairchild
Jove
The
New Yorker
Emerson
Paris
Cass
Morrill
Sherman
Senate
General Cass
Pedes
Isaac Bassett
Daniel Webster
Bassett
Isaac
Clay
Webster
Douglass
Calhoun
Sumner
Jeff Davis
Bob Toombs
Ben Hill
Joe Brown
Georgia
Joe
Onéle Unse
Painting by Rona Bonheur The Horse Fair
An art dealer praises a painting to Mr Hyde and his wife calling it The Horse Fair by Rona Bonheur. The couple considers buying it, hoping it would please their children, amid light town banter.
Misdated Check Confusion with Water Commissioners
A milkman tells Mr. Browne he received a check drawn to the Water Commissioners. Browne acknowledges the error and calls it a natural mistake in a brief exchange likely from a Harper's Bazaar anecdote.
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Mr. Browne
The
of Water Commissioners
Trien
Pump
Harper's Basar
Vigilantes in Southern Kansas Hunted Horse Thieves
The De troit Free Press recounts how vigilance committees formed in Southern Kansas to curb horse theft from across the state line. Squads rode into the Indian Territory, returned with stolen horses, and stories of hangings and grim punishments haunted the memories of participants, now faded as railroads and civilization moved on.
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Kansas
W. B. Holland
Detroit Free Press
Indian Territory
Texas
Missouri Pacific
Santa Fe
Horse Thief Gulch
Arkansas River
Wichita
Judge Boyle Lived Life Of Service In Washington Territory
The late Chief Justice Boyle of Washington Territory rose in the Democratic ranks in Pennsylvania. Born in Uniontown he studied at Waynesboro College and was admitted to the bar in 1861. He served as district attorney, state legislator, and congressman, notably chairing a Pan-Electric inquiry in the Forty-ninth Congress.
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Washington Territory
Boyle
Congress
Uniontown
Cleveland
Waynesboro College
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Garland
Atkins
Bell Telephone
John Hume Youngest Private Secretary in Washington
John Hume of Chilton Wisconsin is named the youngest private secretary in a Cabinet department, serving under Secretary Vilas. He and his brother own the Chilton Times and Hume began in Washington as a House clerk before his appointment, with a strong record likened to Hanna’s.
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Washington
John Hume
Wisconsin
Chilton
Winnebagoes
Chilton Times
Badger
Jlume
Johnny” Hume
House of Representatives
Vilas
Hume
Hanna
Zach Chandler
Carl Schurz
Kirkwood
Teller
Lamar
Princess Maria Theresa Travels With Plethora of Pets
Princess Maria Theresa of Bavaria combines travel with a passion for animals as she insists on taking a large menagerie along. She remains unmarried and is attended by a mad of honop and a chamberlain who oversees the pets. The chamberlain handles fourteen animals including a fierce rat and a small boar, making the arrangement a demanding responsibility.
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Maria Theresa
Bavaria
Honop
Health Journal Warns Soaps Spread Diseases In Hotels
A health journal notes that soaps and towels in hotels and public institutions often disseminate contagious skin diseases. It claims about one in fifty people have a contagious condition and cautions against dirty hands and faces to avoid distressing or offensive maladies.
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Dr. Gallaudet
Thomas Starr King
San Francisco
Gallaudet
Kendall Green
College For
Hiram Powers
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln
General Muhlenberg
Norp
Brooklyn
Boston
Lewis Gass
Prairie State
Judge Boyle
Tee Charles A. V. Co
Baltimore
St. Jacobs Oil
Chicago, Milwaukee
Boston Courier
Harper’s Bazar
Carter
Texas Siftings
Brown
Feliz
May
Cashier
St. Paul, Minn
Hale
Pike
Geppert
Milky Way
Seeneaes
Ernie Dal
Petern
Indianapolis
Louisville
Hood
Watch
HUNT
Springfield
C. J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Swift
Atlanta
Pradfield
Regulator
Bradfield Regulator
All Ducgaists
Catarah
Warren &I
Piso
Ation
Arkansas
Essex
Little Hock
Ark
Janesvile
Wis
Bt Dans
Mark
Av DavoonTs
Charles A. Vogeler
Charles A, Vogeler CO
Ana
Tutt
New York Ledger
Robert Bonnier’s Sons
William Street
Ahewsters
Sittoas
Molly
BMCM
Brewster & CO
Bono
Graham Per & Cora
P. Linon
Wilson Bros
Easton
Cu. Tae
Alen Thale-Makns
Lorg
T. Pitzorkald
Washingtom
A & GA
Tilly
Icent Etamp
Proveals
Centennial Manufacturing Co
Kilber Eax
Taur& Ny
Ieee
Moody
Moody & UO
Cinetaamat
Bryant
Wallade
Whiting
Balzer
Larry Vegeles
John A. Salzer
la Grosse
Nyryant & Stratton Chisago
Hort Hand Institute
Enqlis Training
Tithe Ata
Anathe Zston
Ont le Seerms
ANT
Sali
Freasteless
Goleogny
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