Washington Heroes Homes and Memorials Document Passages
A long survey of presidents Grant Logan Hancock Miles and Sherman houses in Washington, their past owners, gifts, and memorials recounts historic residences tied to military leaders and statesmen. It notes purchases, bequests, renovations, and public interest in preserving these sites as part of national memory.
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Whitney
Nongguit
Warhivaton
Carpenter
St. Matethew's Church
Washington
John A. Logan
United States
Sherman
Stane
Clifton and
Thirteenth Street
Logan
George J. Lemon
Gen. Logan
Stimeon Hutchins
Han
Howe
First
R Streets
Hancock
Grn. Miles
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
San France
Hust and Weat
Miles
Late Mr Appleton built a publishing empire and copyright pioneer
William Henry Appleton head of D Appleton & Co died at Riverdale NY in his eighty sixth year. Born January 27, 1814 in Haverhill Massachusetts he helped create the American Cyclopedia and Picturesque America and guided firm through three financial crises. He championed international copyright and forged ties with foreign authors and English publishers. Married Mary Worthen in 1844. surviving children include Mary, William Worthen, and Henry C Appleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Appleton
D. Appleton & Co
Riverdale
New York
The
Appleton Company
Haverhill
Mass
Daniel Appleton
Exchange Place
Boston
William H. Appleton
Thomas Moore
Uniu
American Cyclopedia
America
Ufe
Webster
Mary Worthen
Lowell, Maes
Mary Appleton
William Worthen Appleton
Henry C. Appleton
Burmese governor orders Mandalay mausoleum renovation
The governor of Burma directs Min Doun Min’s mausoleum at Mandalay be renovated by the public works department as a historical maintenance project. The tomb was previously desecrated by Burma budmashes who sought the king’s supposed gold coffin, blocked by large bowlders movable only by machinery.
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Houtenant
Burma
Mindoun Min
Mandalay
Public Works Department
Yey
Upper Burma Gazette
PROM HUMBLE LIFE The Life Story of David Brenner Henderson
A Dubuque biography traces Col. David Brenner Henderson now speaker elect of the house, his rise from modest beginnings and the Ebullient Earl of Buchan’s land gift. It recalls Henderson’s open frankness, trusted work ethic, and the family’s flight from Scotland to Chicago after losing their home and possessions.
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Col. Henderson
Georgia
Battle of
Corinth
Chance
Thomas Henderson
David Brenner Henderson
Henderson
Hendersone
Old Deer
Earl of Buchan
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
George Kerr
Chicago
Fayette County
Towa
IL Tenderson
Dubuque
Congressional Sexeiona
House of Representatives
Yves al Dutuque
Mia
Caucun
Thomas Brackett Rees
Henry
Hota
Thera
Tess Jim Linn
Col
Tay Vorle
Earl
Wathen
Eara
Shily Brooksby
United States
Horses for the English Army supply in South Africa
The English army buys large numbers of horses in the United States and abroad to meet wartime needs. Britain maintains a militia register with 14,000 horses, paying owners 2.50 per horse annually to keep them ready, while heavier draft and artillery horses must be sourced internationally.
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United States
South Africa
Great Britain
England
Canada
Australia
Austria
War Department
Dot's Prayer for Pemes
A short domestic scene centers on Dot who forgets to pray for her father after a scolding. Her mother urges her to include papa in the prayer, and Dot prays for peace in the family adding a comical request for pity for papa.
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Dot
Pemes
Dorothy
Papa
Thirty Feet of Sand Desert Depth Claim
A fragment notes that the average depth of sand in Africa’s deserts is said to be thirty to forty feet, reflecting a claim about vast dune depths. The remark does not supply sourcing or broader context.
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Africa
Coincidence Tales From The Coincidence Club
A Chicago Inter Ocean reminiscence recounts two coincidences told to a law club. A Dodge letter mix up caused a mistaken identity at 3 pm, then two separate claimants named Rose met at 12 o'clock by chance, both from different states. The teller claims the stories are true and provable.
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Gord
Rad
Dodge
Hat West
Crimeinal Court
Ma UI
Mr. Dodge
Thue
Chicago
Ftose
Rhoie Island
Connecticut
French Army Avenged as Editor Wounded in Duel
Urban Gabier editor of Aus tore wounded Lieut Mercier and a general in a duel sparked by attacks on the army. Gabier, famed for challenging military honor during the Dreyfus era, had published The Army Against the No on, critiquing the army’s social faults and its clash with republican ideals leading to arrest.
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Urban Gabier
the Austore
Lieut. Mercier
Oteer
Gabier
Dreyfus
Geller
Anglophilia in Paris Perplexes French Fashioners
A Westminster Gazette correspondent notes a peak of Anglophilia among French journalists and reactionaries who prefer English the lore of dress and even washables. The piece ponders why French high society shuns local suppliers and trusts English makers as Paris adopts Anglo Saxon standards in clothes and hygiene.
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Thames
Selnet
le Tb
Traveller Faces ultimatum at border over exit from country
In a terse exchange aboard a Musele Prom with Tit-Bits style, officials press a traveler to decide within twenty-four hours whether to stay or leave the country. The dialogue captures a tense moment as the traveler resists and the official demands a decision.
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Musele
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