Notable Washingtonian reformer grounds abstinence legacy
The article describes Col. John Hay as a strict total abstainer with lifelong habits of simple meals and no wine or tobacco, recalling his Washingtonian reform days in Chicago and his late day routines amid a bustling White House setting. It also notes social scenes around billiards, furniture and opera management insights, and a famous duck hunter from Havre de Grace with a record of 520 ducks in one day.
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John Hay
Gontraltos
Rudolph Aronson
Kate Field
Washington
Havre de Grace
William H. Dobson
Dobson
Ancient British bullseye silver watch linked to Mohawk chief Brant
An 11 inch thick British bullseye silver watch weighs 5 ounces and is 250 years old. Owned by Daniel Finthorn of Watertown the timepiece winds and keeps time though unused since 1847. It bears mark Thomas Linhard London 10 and ties to Fleet Street jewelers 1638 1658. The watch is said to have passed from Brant the Mohawk war chief Thayendanega.
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Daniel Finthorn
Watertown
Thomas Linhard
London
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