Commodore Whipple Shifts Quid to Hear Debate in Rhode Island
Doctor Hildreth notes Abraham Whipple of Cranston born 1733 as an early revolutionary figure. In 1786 he became a Rhode Island legislator amid paper money debates and an incident where Whipple urged Othniel Gorton to shift his tobacco quid so the speaker could hear him.
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Hildreth
Ohio
Abraham Whipple
Rhode Island
Cranston
Othniel Gorton
Gorton
Yale Professor Finishes Moon Position Project
After 18 years of labor Prof. Brown of Yale University completes a series of thousands of minute observations to determine the moon's exact position. He plans retirement to his Maine home to begin calculations expected to take at least ten years.
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Prof. Brown
Yale University
Maine
Jensen Jottings from a Jensen community column
The Dillings return from the ditch camp as weather halts work. John McDougal, recently injured in a wagon fall, recovers but cannot work. Ice on the river is thin from heavy snow, with no storage yet. Stores report strong holiday business, and O W Jarvis plans a ranch visit. Talks recur about a public library in Jensen, but efforts fade out.
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John McDougal
Hoe
O. W Jarvis
Cannibalism and Trade Among New Hebrides Natives
The article argues New Hebrides natives are not cannibals by nature but engage in violent clashes over resources. Pigs act as currency and are exchanged for tobacco beads and wives, with both cannibal myths and reality presented to illustrate cultural practices and gender roles.
Telegram traffic ranks by nation in 1806 figures
The German Imperial post office reports England sent nearly 94 million telegraphs in 1806, with the United States second at 65.5 million and France at 68.09 million. Germany issued 62.56 million, Japan 24.6 million, and Russia 28 million. Russia paid £20.676 million, Germany $8.75 million. United States leads in mileage, while Spain shows smallest traffic. English and German short-distance use exceeds that in the U S and phone development drives late 19th century differences.
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Imperial Post Office
England
United States
France
Germany
Russia
Spain
United &Ates
York Post
Europe
Alffalra
Lamartine Reclaims Payment for Poem in 1848
The West minster Gazette recounts Lamartine's tale of valuing his poetry at a price. In 1848 at the height of fame he gave La Marseillaise de la Paix to Revue des Deux Mondes editor Buloz. He returned eighty pounds to the editor, insisting on paying the debt himself.
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Gauldla
Dinner in Cleveland Reflects Educational Conference Etiquette
Report from a National Educational Association convention sketch notes Booker T. Washington praised by a clergyman amid a humorous exchange about eloquence. Washington retorts with a parable about a Southern minister, urging restraint.
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Booker T Weashington
Cleveland
National Educational Association
Washington
Water rights notice for McNeil at Mitchells Spring Utah
Notice from the State Engineer in Salt Lake City dated December 17 1903 announces Thomas C McNeil of Vernal Utah has applied to appropriate 1 10 cubic foot per second of water from Mitchells Spring Uintah County for stock watering. The spring location is described, diversion through a flume box for 60 feet, seasonal use April 1 to December 1, 1903. Protests must be sworn and filed within 30 days.
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Alt Lake City
Utah
Thomas C McNeil
Vernal
Mchells Spring
Uintah Coupt
Southwes
Salt Lake Base
Meridian
Salt Spring
State Engingers Office
Atlidavit Hk
Cale Tannele
Uni Lneer
Notice of Water Right Application in Uintah County Utah
State Engineer CAL EB TANNAD announces Naw tlope Irrigation Company seeks to appropriate 4.54 cfs from Lake Lark Creek in Uintah County for irrigation of 4070 acres with canal conveyance. Primary use April 15 to October 15. secondary domestic use October 15 to April 15. Application No 1576 must be supported by affidavit within 36 days.
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State Engineers Office
Sat Lake City
Utah
Nawtlope Irrigation Company
JL & Horn
C Horn
Independence
Lownship
Lange
Etankhe
Uintah Base
Ln Lineers
Caleb Tannad
Restoration Notice for Lands in Ashley National Forest Utah
Lands of about L17 acres in Ashley National Forest Utah will be opened for settlement under homestead laws on Feb 11, 1969 at the U S Land Office in Ven as Utah. Applicants with prior agricultural occupancy before Jan 1 1906 have preference rights and must exercise them before Feb 11 1909. The tract lies in Sec 4 T8N R26E and description details start at a sandstone rock marked H1 and follow a mapped boundary. Land entry is tied to Hyrum L Droubay and is approved with historical dates and officials noted.
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Ashley National Forest
Utah
United States
United States Land Office
Venas
Hyrum L Droubay
G. L Oleon
Acotluz
Salt Lake City
Uteh
Fred Dennett
General Land Office
Frank Vierce
Notice of Land Selection by State of Utah in Vernal
United States Land Office in Vernal Utah announces lands selected by Utah under the 1894 act for indemnity school lands. Lists include multiple townships and sections with various parcel descriptions and serial numbers. Protests alleging mineral value over agricultural use or other claims must be filed within five weeks. otherwise selections will be recommended for approval.
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Notich
United States Land Office Vernal
Utah
Salt Lake Meridian
General Land Office
Washington, D
Charles Demoisy
Water rights notice for Lake Fork Creek in Uintah County
State Engineers Office in Salt Lake City publishes a notice that Samuel McAfee Jr seeks to appropri ate 4.5 second feet of water from Lake Fork Creek for irrigation of 280 acres in Sections 16 and 36, Township 3 South Range 3 West, Uintah base and meridian. Primary use April 1 to November 1, secondary year round for domestic purposes. Publication dated December 15, 1908.
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NCS
State Engineers Office
Salt Lake City
Utah
Oticn
Samue McAfee, Jr
Myton
Lake Fork Creek
Wasaly County
Bue Tlon
Kanod & Weer
Uintah Base
Meridian
Cunvoo
Township
Range
Domeantle
Intin State Luogineer
Calle Tannle
State
Iingine
Publicatius
Public Notice of Homestead Final Proof in Vernal Utah
Department of the Interior notices Cyrus Thompson of Vernal Utah filing intention to make final commutation proof on land described in his 1906 homestead claim. Before the United States Land Office in Vernal Utah on January 6 1909 witnesses Norace Woolley William Sprouse Christian Johnson and William T Green of Whiterocks Utah.
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Department of the Interior Vete Ee
Vornal
Utah
Cyrus
Thompson
Homestead Latry
Kennel
Ni. Anh
Sey
Lot
Section
Township
Range 233
Uintah Special Meridian
United States
Vernal
Norace Wo Woolley
William Sprouse
Christian Johnson
William T. Greenall
Whiterocks
Charles Demoisy
Register
Utah lands for Normal School use listed in 1903 filing
United States Land Office Vernal Utah announces Utah filed Sept 3 1903 List No 60 lands under section 12 act of 1894 for Normal School purposes including lands in sections 14 22 and 26 township 3 north range 26 east. Protests or adverse claims on mineral value or other grounds invited for five weeks. absence of protest leads to proposal of approval. Charles DeMoisy Register.
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United States Land Office
Vernal
Utah
General Land Office
Washington, D. C
Charles Demoisy
Land Office Notice of Entry Proposal by Peter Tre vost
United States Land Office in Vernal Utah announces Peter Tre vost of Ashland County Wisconsin filed for entry under the 1983 act with Serial No 0605. Protests or adverse claims due by January 0 1909 must be filed in this office. Charles DeMossi Register Det 18-Jan 23.
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United States Land Office
Vernal
Utah
Peter Trevost
Srnce
Ashland
Wisconsin
Charles DeMossi
Register Det
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