Cities that served as Indiana’s capital before Indianapolis
The piece notes Vin cennes hosted the territorial seat from 1809 to 1813 and Corydon from 1813 to 1816 before Indiana achieved statehood in 1816. It contrasts these historic capitals with Indianapolis established 1825. It also mentions an absurd claim about slaves building a Rome aqueduct tunnel in 11 years versus ten months by modern engineers.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Vincennes
Corydon
Rome
Roddy
Elinor
Redd
Burlington Trailways Westbound Bus Schedule Fragments
Local schedule fragment lists bus Nos 7 8 9 with departure times. Bus No 7 leaves Washington at 3 40 p m. Bus No 8 leaves each year and Bus No 9 leaves with unclear times.
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Burlington
Omaha
Chicago
Washington
Monument honors Haym Solomon and early American allies
A Chicago dedication marks the Morris Washington Solomon monument noting Haym Salomon, a Polish Jew who aided the American Revolution. The piece recounts Salomon’s loans to Robert Morris and other leaders, his 1749 birth in Poland, arrival in 1772, imprisonment by the British, and later financial support totaling hundreds of thousands, with his heirs long seeking recompense.
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Robert Morris
Herr Schickelgruber
George Washington
Haym Salomon
Adolf
Morris-Washington-Salomon
Chicago
Poland
Salomon
America
New York City
Sons of Liberty
Philadelphia
Washington
Morris
Congress
James Madison
General St. Clair
Baron Steuben
Genera Mifflin
Edmund Randolph
General Mercer
Rogs
Swastika Symbol Across Ages and Uses
The swastika is an ancient emblem used globally from the Bronze Age to modern times. It has served as a national symbol, religious token, and decorative motif on jewelry, coins, pottery, textiles, buildings, seals, and trade marks.
Dangerous Territory: Santa Maria Volcano Ruins Towns in 1902
In 1902 the Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupted after being considered extinct. Ash and pumice covered about 2000 square miles wrecking homes and plantations and killing hundreds. A near minute long earthquake struck that year, devastating eight major cities.
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Santa Maria
Guatemala
Difference in Measuring and Filling Heap Measures
A measure that is filled and leveled at the top is called stricken. A heap measure requires filling to the top and then heaping for a full measure.
Argentina Maintains Efficient Army System With Tiered Service
Argentina runs a structured military system with compulsory service from age 20 to 45. Soldiers serve 10 years in the first line army, 10 years in the national guard, and five years in the territorial guard. The territorial guard is mobilized only in wartime.
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Argentina
National Guard
Territorial Guard
Chile's fashionable resort near Valparaiso
Chile's seaside resort Vina del Mar is described as fashionable with hillside gardens, curving shorelines, pavilions, and grand homes. A bathing beach exists, but Pacific waters are cold due to the Antarctic current sweeping along the coast.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Vina del Mar
Pacific
Cassava Flour Traditions and Poison in Bread
The Venezuela Indians dry and grate cassava root to make flour for bread. The bread is poisonous until baked because the juice of the cassava root contains a deadly acid that lingers in the dough until heated.
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Venezuela
United States influence on proposed Philadelphia Exposition tower
The article notes that Inspired France's Eiffel Tower design influenced a planned Philadelphia Exposition tower in 1876, a similar structure that was never built.
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U. 8
France
United States
Massachusetts Leads in Shoe Manufacturing Output
Features Feet notes Massachusetts as the leading shoe producing state with New York ranking second.
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Massachusetts
New York
Poisoned accusation unfolds in Elinor Carlisle trial scene
In a courtroom drama adapted from Agatha Christie, Elinor Carlisle faces a murder indictment over Mary Gerrard’s death on July 7. The narrative follows the Crown’s case, Elinor’s calm denial, flashbacks to Roddy and familiar faces, and a taunting anonymous letter that hints at deeper motives and secrets.
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Elinor Katharine Carlisle
Mary Gerrard
Elinor Carlisle
Sir Edwin Bulmer
Samuel Attenbury
Hunterbury
Maidensford
Elinor
Mary
Hercule Poirot
Roddy
Warren
O’brien
Nurse Hopkins
Peter Lord
Elinor A Carlisle
Elin
Ag Laura
Laura
Flinor
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Washington Directory
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Theodore B. Bailey
Law Loan & Trust
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Attorney Abstract Department
West Main St
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George F. Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
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Lloyd Lytle
W. H. Fulton
B. F. Mach
Henry Bailes
Hae
P. L. Jordan
George Baker Cart Hancher H. HB. Reister
A. L. Griffith Leer
City Health
Ruth Church Park
Marianu. Bailey
Frank J. Miller
Lemmon
W. Pn. Dupuis
O. F. Boller
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Clarence Jacobs
Harry Montgomery
City Library
Grace H. Stephen
Ruth Lytle
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Washington St
Jones Funeral Home
East Main St
Sherman’'S Funeral Home
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Stan Kiesey
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rowe
Douglas T. Smith
Harold Putnam
Ned Morrow
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Marion
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Washington Independent School District
E. A. Ralston
Harland W. Mead
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Ethel McCreedy
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Richard A. Stewart
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Western Newspaper Union
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Adolf Schickelgruber
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Germany
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Wicer
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John Cooke
Imine
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Conklin Mann
New York Genealogical and Biographical Record
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Winston Churchill
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United Nations
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Whoops
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Gold Coast
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