Frescoes in Capitol Rotunda Near Completion
A Special Correspondence from WassHrxetor notes the unfinished fresco frieze in the Capitol Rotunda, its scaffolding, and the planned final cartoon. Architect Clark explains the last panel will depict Columbus’s discovery, linking Chicago World’s Fair to American history, with a shift toward an American painter completing the long work.
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Senate
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White City
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Mexico
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Peru
de Soto
Mississippi River
John Smith
Tecumseh
California
Excelsior Diamond Named After Great Find in Africa
The Excelsior diamond now in a cutter’s hands is shaping up to weigh about 500 carats after cutting though a small center speck may require splitting it. The Imperial, next largest white diamond, sold for $1,000,000. Owners may accept $1,250,000 for the Excelsior.
Mexican Silver Total From Mines Through 1824
The total product of the Mexican silver mines from their opening by the Spaniards to Mexico's independence in 1824 was 2 368 952 000 dollars.
The Midspot of Our Planet Contested by Ancient Cities
Several centuries have seen cities like Jerusz and Delphi contend for the world center. A London geographer cited Jerusalem as the midspot, near the crown of thorns relic in the Greek church. Ancient writers hint at Delphi or Jerusalem as the earth’s center, with varying legends and stone hums. In Philadelphia Press style, the text also recounts a legal anecdote about a promissory note case and a prank with court bookmarks.
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Jerusz
Delphi
Equator
William Simpson
London Society For the Exploration of Palestine
Herr Schick
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Jerusalem
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Neaby
Adam
Noah
Temple of
Oresix
Lumimides
Pindar
Pensazius
Herr Schies
Philadelphia Press
Fined a Dead Man On a Pecos River Bridge
A Texas crowner's inquest on a worker killed during the construction of the highest bridge over the Pecos river leads to a curious verdict. A loaded gun and $40 are found on the corpse. The county judge fines the deceased $10 for carrying a deadly weapon, a penalty paid promptly.
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Houston
el Paso
Rio Grande
Southern Pacific Railway
Pecos River
United States
Langtry
Harper’s Magazine
The Gallow’s Plant in Medieval Herbal Lore
The mid medieval herbalists named mandrake the gallows plant after tales of its growth only on sites of crime. Old herbals pictured roots resembling the human form, with female plants shown as hairier and male plants with a heavy beard.
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Lewis Republic
Older Than He Was
A tourist asks a local boy for the name of a nearby hill. The lad, surprised and defiant, admits he does not know the hill’s name yet asserts it was there before he joined the area. The brief exchange reflects a simple rural vignette.
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New York Herald
New Spring Stock of Furniture On View At Low Prices
Have you seen our New Spring Stock of Furniture This season we open with a fine assortment of new goods in parlor and chamber suits book cases desks hall racks tables side boards chiffoniers lounges couches chairs rockers folding beds mantels brass bed frames easels curtains window shades paintings and pastels Prices match style and finish and we guarantee good honest goods won't be undersold Also Magic Roach Powder and the best furniture polish available A full line of Undertaking Goods and Stone Vaults Carriages and Funeral Car.
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