Morgan recounts route of Martha Washington will to Morgan
The first authoritative account details how J Pierpont Morgan obtained the Martha Washington will. A Union colonel recovered the document from Fairfax courthouse in 1802 and kept it for thirty years before passing it to his daughter.
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Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
Inter
Pierpont Morgan
Fairfax Court House
Martha Washington
Mr. Morgan
Mount Vernon
Congressional
Morgan
Virginia
MARRY AT LONG RANGE IN WISCONSIN HOSPITAL CEREMONY
Johannes Jacobus Woyk married Miss Meria Levine Grotendoret of Holland in Superior Wisconsin by wall ceremony. Papers from Holland arrived, officials attended. Mrs Kuyt will join bride Nellie Rees of Holland to wed Hugh of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, a brother of the Superior groom.
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Holland
Wisconsin
Superior
Wic
Johannes Jacobus Woyk
Meria Levine Grotendoret
Boli
Kuyt
Mins Nellie Rees
Hugh
Grand Rapid
Minn
Prisoner Says He Is Fourth President Madison Kin in Georgia
Savannah man Madison, claiming direct descent from James Madison, was jailed after a street fight and producing a razor he said belonged to Madison. He asked to keep the razor as a family heirloom, but officers confiscated it before releasing him. He left with the razor.
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Savanah
F. A. Madison
Prew Mont Madison
James Madison
Madison
Baraoneh
Jamey Madison
Ravor
French Proposal for Decimal Time
A Revue Bleue article suggests dividing the day into twenty periods called tates and each hour into fifty chrones, with sent chrones as seconds, aligning time decimalization with money and metric measures. The plan aims to ease marine observation and calculations, but the French government has not adopted the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
Revue Bleue
Priest and Warden to Be Summoned
New York reports a trial proceeding where priests and the Sing Sing warden may testify. Attorney Martin Manton plans to introduce their statements to challenge the defendant’s claim of innocence. Prosecutors urge rejection of questions on confession and prior remarks as admissible evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Privet and Werden
Sing Sing
Martin T. Manton
Beckers Counsel
Father Onebin
Clancy
Manton
Chohel
Whitman
Justien
Saint Gaudens
S Twotmaker
Sane
Boston Globe
Beauty and grooming tips from a bygone era
The text discusses beauty crafts and craftspeople from history, noting the value of art, labor, and craftsmanship. It gives old style guidance on skin cleansing with boracic acid and alcohol, plus a recipe with rosewater, and offers advice on shaping and maintaining eyebrows with vaseline and brushing routines.
Marines Guard Vera Cruz Waterworks and Rail Access
War photographer captures marines on the outskirts of Vera Cruz guarding the waterworks and a key railroad entry. The water pumping station defends the city’s water supply for residents and U S forces, while another group keeps watch near the principal railroad entrance.
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Imarines
Vera Cruz
Feder
United States Forces
Vera Cruz Waterworks
American Press Association
Proper Celebration for Tin Wedding
A suggested tin wedding celebration may be a luncheon or dinner with tin themed decorations and service. Centerpieces use tin molds and plants. table accents include tin slove molds, ferns, violets, and potted ferns as souvenirs. Menu ideas cover bouillon, oysters, croquettes, mackerel, salads, and fruit desserts.
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Helen van Derveer
Princilla
Choice of Curtain Materials From Farm and Fireside
Farm and Fireside highlights scrim cheese cloth dimity and unbleached muslin in white or printed patterns for curtains. It notes durability, ease of ironing, and border options with lace imitations, plus the benefit of colorable cost and hemming simplicity for indoor use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ueferia
Bevelin
Curtain trims and costs for plain muslin window decor
Neat bedroom curtains use 40 inch wide unbleached muslin priced at 10 cents a yard with 5 cent lace trim. A single width hemmed and one yard valance cover a window costing about 70 cents. Other curtain styles with scrim borders and silk overdraperies rise to about 1.25 per window. Simplicity and harmony guide decoration.
Administrator Named for Lewis M. Cutnaw Estate
The Probate Court of Knox County Ohio appointed and qualified Erza Torney of Fredericktown as administrator of the estate of Lewis M. Cutnaw deceased, with the appointment recorded on April 23, 1914. An unrelated paragraph discusses trout fishing in the North Fort William Ontario region and opinions on trout populations.
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Lewis M. Cutnaw Inte
Knox County
Ohio
Said County
Erza Torney
Fredericktown
Fort William
New Ontario
Walton
North Woods
Thunder Bay
Mrs Willard Baker Visited Mt Vernon Over Weekend
Mrs Willard Baker of Denville was a visitor in Mt Vernon over Saturday. The report notes her stay and local sightings during the weekend visit.
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Willard Baker
Denville
Mt. Vernon
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Newton D, Baker
Cleveland
Frank Moore
Soulleage Revord-Herald
Aluny
Vilencieries
Iachenstein
Castoria
Fletcher
Castoria aAlways
Hart Schaffner & Marx
J. Rosenthall Clothing Company
Hart Schatffuer & Marx Coed Eloties
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