Washington and His Birthday Century tale and birth of command
The article recounts the first celebration of George Washington’s birthday by the Society of the Cincinnati in Philadelphia around 1700 and recalls how John Adams urged appointment of Washington as commander in chief in 1775. It details Adams persuasion, congressional maneuver, and Washington’s unexpected nomination, shaping the Revolutionary Army. It also includes a vivid external note on Budapest’s thousandth birthday and urban texture from Harper’s Magazine.
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George Washington
Society of the Cincinnati Atelphia
President Washington
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
Cambridge
General Ward
Continental Congrese
Virginia
John Adams
Samuel Adams
Massachusetts
New England
Congress Hall
Samuel
Congress
John
Mr. Adams
Budapest
Westminster
Pest
Buda
Ofen
Neus
Danube
Black Sea
Marie van Vorst
Harper's Magazine
Gathering Cloves and Harvesting Process Described
Clove trees thrive in tropical regions and begin bearing at ten years old. They yield two crops yearly, in June and December, with trees reaching 40 to 50 feet and bearing crimson flowers. The buds are white to red when harvested, dried in the sun after gentle branch beating, then tossed daily until dark for shipment.
Cards and Their History in Fry's Magazine
Cards are square pasteboard devices used by money changers and as a game medium. Packs contain fifty two cards for each week of the year. Marking cards has grown with new index systems, while fashions in games shift and visiting cards differ in size.
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Old Maid
Fry’s
Rhineland Legend of Three Robbers and a Fatal Pact
A Rhineland legend tells of three German robbers who share a loot then plan to retire. One goes to buy provisions while the other two plot to kill him for the entire spoil. The murder backfires as the victim had poisoned part of the provisions. all three are found dead together.
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Rhineland
Salt Codfish Omelet Recipe From Boston Post
Soak six inch square salt cod overnight then mix with soaked crackers, three eggs, butter, salt and pepper. Boil milk with flour for five minutes and pour over mixture. Bake twenty minutes in the dish.
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Boston Post
Regatta Traditions Introduced to England in 1775
London King notes England's first regatta in 1775 brought by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu after admiring Venice water shows. No race series, but a procession of city barges to a temporary octagon with revelry lasting into the next day. Seven drowned on return, reflecting crowd sobriety.
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England
Mary Wortley Montagu
Venice
London
Breakfast Hours in Greenland Hotel
A traveler asked the hotel clerk what time breakfast starts in Greenland where nights last six months. The clerk replies breakfast is from half past March to a quarter to May.
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Greenland
Harper's Weekly
Boring the Bores Cartoon Exchange Revealed
A Detroit Free Press cartoon caption turns on a joke about handling bore visitors. A desk scene shows a manager promising only a quick chat by reciting baby chatter. The gag hinges on social awkwardness and office humor.
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Detroit Free Press
He Dares a Liberty in a Bold Bet Gone Wrong
A jibe about a kiss sparks shock between a mother and daughter. They recall challenging the bold man and recount a wager of gloves over the daring act.
Fourth of July in Norway ends with patriotic stand
At the Hotel du Wood in Christiania the Claytons, lone American guests, endure a dinner of rising music as nations’ anthems echo between courses. After Poland Finland Russia France Britain and Germany, the Stars and Stripes finally rings out and the couple, with a silent nod to the waiter, claim their victory in subtle defiance.
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Mrs. Clayton
Hotel du Wood
Christiania
Mr. Clayton
Edith
Gardon
Legion of Honor
Poland
Monsieur Zink
Ze Air Nationale of
Finland
Russia
Norway
Clayton
America
Kimmel
Uncle Sam
The Flowers Fourth of July Parade in Verse
A 1909 poem personifies garden flowers in a Fourth of July celebration. Snapdragon fires volleys Honey-suckle leads the march while Dogwoods Morning Glory and Bluebells join singing. Lily Bells and Sweet Peas display banners as Primrose lights lanterns for a sunsetting garden tribute.
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Snapdragon
Sweet Peas
Rockefeller Hails Sunday School Ties and Sanity of Fourth
John D. Rockefeller, in a dark frock coat and striped trousers, returns to Euclid Avenue Baptist Sunday school in Cleveland after fifty six years. He praises the program and endorses the sane Fourth movement, calling joining the school the best choice he ever made and urging happiness and gratitude amid life’s trials and blessings.
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Oil King
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Euclid Avenue
Land Promoter Arrested Over El Maiz Scheme
William N. Smith, promoter of a land company with holdings near El Maiz, San Luis Potosi, Mex, was arrested in Chicago on a federal warrant for mail fraud. Professor George Ayres, formerly of the University of Nebraska, complained he invested in the scheme and the case was continued until tomorrow at Smiths request. He was released on a $5,000 bond.
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Ayrey
Chicago
William N. Smith
el Maiz
San Luis Potosi
Mex
United States
Smith
George Ayres
University of Nebraska
Three Victims in New York Fourth Celebration
New York reports three deaths from Fourth of July celebrations. A four year old girl died after a loaded toy cannon discharged and fractured her skull, and an Italian laborer was fatally struck by a stray bullet at his bedside.
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New York
Whakatane Towed In Sinking Condition After Collision
The British steamer Whakatane bound for New Zealand was towed to Dover in a sinking condition and beached after colliding with the French steamer Circe off Dungeness in fog. Circe was damaged but continued to Rotterdam. No lives were lost.
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Dover
England
New Zealand
Dungeness
Circe
Rotterdam
Cushman in Critical Condition After Operation
Representative Francis W. Cushman of Tacoma Washington remains in critical condition at Roosevelt Hospital New York after pneumonia developed following a minor operation. Hospital officials said there had been no improvement.
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New York
Francis W. Cushman
Tacoma
Wash
Roosevelt Hospital
Kenosha Police Chief Shot by Escaped Suspect
Kenosha Wisconsin July 5 Chief of Police O Hara was shot and wounded by a horse thief he was transporting to police headquarters. The suspect escaped.
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Kenosha
Wis
O'Hara
Night Riders Win Appeal in Walnut Log Murder Case
The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed the eight night riders verdicts, including six death sentences, and remanded the case for new trials. The defendants were charged with killing Captain Quentin Rankin at Walnut Log on Reelfoot Lake October 19.
Ten-Foot Embankment Tragedy Hits July Picnic Party
Nine injured in Lafayette Indiana the Fourth of July picnic disaster as a large moving van carrying attendees toppled over a ten foot embankment. John Detter and his wife were reported fatally injured with others also hurt.
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Lafayette
Ind
John Detter
Zeppelin Balloon Lands at Metz
The dirigible Zeppelin I landed safely at Metz after a voyage from Friedrichshafen that began last Monday. Delays were caused by an accident to machinery and by strong winds.
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Metz
Zeppelin I
Friedrichshafen
Denver racer killed in Overland park five mile event
George Michaels was killed during a five mile motorcycle race at Overland park when his machine skidded on a turn and crashed through a fence.
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Denver
George Michaels
Overland Park
Sioux City Earns St Viateur College Amid Land Grant
St Viateur college of Kankakee receives 20000 dollars and thirty acres in Sioux City Iowa to fund and locate a new college in the city. The action marks a significant educational expansion for Sioux City with a named religious college backing.
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Sioux City Gets College
Chicago
Fatal Mine Explosion Hits Toplitz Utah
Salt Lake July 5 reports three miners blown to atoms and six others seriously injured in a powder explosion at Toplitz Utah, authorities say.
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Salt Lake
Toplitz
Utah
Cause For Grief. A theatre quip on stage death and dinner
A Boston Post quip features a tall actor lamenting a sad expression and revealing he dies in the first act. The short actor quips it could be worse, noting there is a real chicken dinner in the second act.
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Rudolph
Boston Post
The Bigots Opinion Cited by Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt condemns narrow minded bigots who see virtue only on their side and blame luck when the opposing team wins. The piece argues these minds fail to recognize true worth.
Alleged Leper in New York Arrives for Study
John R. Early, the North Carolinian once detained as a leper in Washington, reached New York and is now a patient at the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital. He was given ward confinement but moved freely through the building and spoke with patients while the hospital superintendent stated there was nothing the matter with him.
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Early
New York
Washington
John R. Early
Engineer shoots wife and himself in Kokomo quarrel
Willard Gibson, an engineer, shot his wife then fired at his sister-in-law missing her, and turned the revolver on himself dying at the scene in Kokomo Indiana. The Gibsons had separated and met to divide their household goods when the tragedy occurred.
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Kokomo
Ind
Willard Gibson
Whole family drowns saving child near Wellington
Fort Collins Colorado July 5 George Fuller his wife and three children drowned in a lake near Wellington about twelve miles north of Fort Collins. The parents and two sons perished while attempting to rescue a little daughter who had fallen in while trying to get a bucket of water.
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Fort Collins
Colo
George Fuller
Wellington
Here
South Demands White Enumerators for Census
Washington July 5. Congress urges President Taft to restrict the Thirteenth Census to white enumerators in southern districts south of the Mason and Dixon line due to concerns about black workers entering white homes to collect data.
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South
Washington
Congress
Taft
Mason and Dixon Line
Sane Fourth Parade Draws Ten Thousand In Cleveland
In Cleveland on July 5 the "sane" Fourth celebration drew no casualties. Ten thousand children marched in the "sane" Fourth demonstration through city streets.
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Cleveland
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Ashington
His
Arthur J. Weeks
American Press Association
Him
Rockefeller
Cushman
Tennessee
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dankwardt
Kurtz
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