Indignation over Ainsworth sparks Washington scandal
Special correspondence from Wassaxcron details the rising anger at Colonel Fred C. Ainsworth chief of the record and pension division in the War Department amid the pension chaos following a building collapse. The piece portraits Ainsworth as a forceful, ambitious, divisive figure valued by many for results yet criticized for methods and clashing with clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wassaxcron
Washington
Fred Crayton Ainsworth
United States Army
Record
War Department
Guitean
Ainsworth
Smith Thompson
Ains
Electric transportation threatens horse cars on streets
A veteran specialist in electric railways predicts trolley systems will replace horse-drawn street cars within two years. He cites Richmond’s electric road as proof and argues electric lines beat cable and storage batteries on cost and efficiency. First costs are high, but operating savings and faster service boost net income, driving horse cars out. I D Marspan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eixisterce
Patuapoliria
United States
Maurice Flynn
New York
Richmond
Broadway
Tidewater
I. D. Marspan
VNC
Senior Wrangler Adams remembered in Cambridge tale
An undergrad recalls Professor Adams as a small quick man at St Johns Cambridge. He rose to Senior Wrangler and later astonished peers by guiding science up to world acclaim. A porter Ballard recounts predicting Adams would win and losing bets when Adams proved uncertain to others yet proved all but certain to be top.
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Dea
Tate
Adams
St. John’s College
Cambridge
Ada
Hetrather
Pensioner
Sizars
Ballard
Mr. Ballard
London
Peppermint Oil Industry Centered in Michigan
More than half of the world supply of peppermint oil comes from Michigan with St. Joseph county as the hub. Each year about 15 000 tons of peppermint plants are cultivated in the state yielding oil at a ratio of 250 pounds dry plants to one pound of oil and prices range from 1.25 to 5 dollars per pound in the home market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
St. Joseph County
Mitcham
England
Wayne County
N. Y
St. Joseph
Mich
United States
New York
Pusat
Riding and Hitching Among West Virginia Poor Whites
A New York Sun excerpt describes riding and hitching as a shared travel method in southern West Virginia. Two travelers share one horse, one rides ahead a mile or more then leaves the horse tied and walks, while the other catches up, rides ahead, and the cycle repeats to conserve the horse’s energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Dontle
New York
Suz
Buffalo boy uses new word to tell a lie
A Buffalo child rushes to his mother to report that his older brother “told a lie” after explaining that Mary broke his top when he broke it himself. The scene showcases a toddler testing a newly learned word in a real moment.
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Rescme
Buffalo News
Harmonious Effect Dialogue Fragment in Antique Chair Scene
A short excerpt shows Mrs Witherby praising a chair as genuine antique and Miss Elderby joking about not sitting in it. Mrs Witherby reynolds the chair is becoming to Miss Elderby, who deflects and stays seated in the ornate piece.
New Goods as Any One Could Ask To
A short item notes the arrival of new goods, inviting buyers to inspect a fresh assortment. The piece emphasizes variety and availability, highlighting consumer interest in newly stocked merchandise and inviting reader engagement.
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Ayer
F. O. Loring
Brockton
Mass
J.C. Ayer &Co
Lowell, Maas
Oyu
Hes
Boston
A. P. Ordway
Pulis
Gilmore
DR Sanford
du Mont
Ronne
Fred C. Ainsworth
F. C. Ainsworthworth
Schaeffer
Columbia College
Far Northwest
Alaska
California
Arizona
Fort Mackintosh
San Antonio
Tex
Heywood
Marine Barracks
Colonel Ainsworth
Surgeon General
Endicott
Captain Ainsworth
Ainssworth
House Appropriation Committee
Commissioner of Pensions
Army
Etting
Wrandler
Amour
Vetc
Morocco
OPERA
P. J. Sorg Company
MippLetTown
Ohio
Pelanuy
Yen
showWen Go
Pee Lal
TA Dogen
Eegen Sith Gandeerntt
D. Shear
Water Street
Warren, Pa
Nerve Seed Co
Chicago
Ile
Asp Fine
Asto
Nelson Greenland
Warren, Penna
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