Chester A Arthur: From Vermont Birth to New York President
The twenty first president Chester Alan Arthur was born in Fairfield Vermont in 1830s? 1880. He studied law in New York beginning 1853 and rose to prominence. Appointed collector of the port of New York by Grant in 1871 he remained four years longer. After Garfield's assassination on September 19 1881 Arthur became president. He died in New York City November 188.
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Notable Briefs From North Borough and Beyond
Short items recount rescues and shocks including Amadee Martel pulled from six minutes underwater and revived, William Breene dying from shock after learning of a $100000 inheritance, Roosevelt joining a monument committee, long-serving Maine postmaster George W. McKenney, London editor Joseph Knight’s death, and various civic and scholarly notes from across the U.S. and Europe.
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Joseph Knight
Globe, Athenaeum
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Alonzo Smith
Skowhegan
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Longest Sentence Question in Cincinnati Tribune
A reader asks a lawyer about the longest sentence read and the reply cites life imprisonment. The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune records the exchange between a lawyer and Bobby highlighting a question about severe penalties.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
PITH AND POINT A remark on manners and timing
A compact vintage observation notes a pretty girl yawning as a terrible sight and warns that table jarring unsettles a nervous writer. It suggests taking a pill hourly to make time pass faster and ends with a hint about recognizing when a man begins to
Editorial Flings and Peace Talk
A collection of editorials noting Russia’s openness to peace talks and human nature's habit of discussing the unknown. It references a physician praising walking to work and the public's preference for walking home, plus a quip about British baseball progress and English humor.
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Washington Star
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Providence Tribune
Animal curiosities from an old study notes
A list of curious animal traits notes storks eat kittens and fish don t chew. It says horses lack eyebrows turtles and tortoises lack teeth and sheep have a toothless upper jaw. It mentions kangaroos leap six ty feet and hares and snakes sleep with eyes open. It notes frogs breathe only with a closed mouth and a mother condor keeps young in nest a year.
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Los Angeles Times
Dialogue Exchange Shows Sharp Temper in Confrontation
A terse exchange captures Willie boasting of extreme misbehavior and a reply challenging the claim. The back and forth hints at a tense moment reflecting personal conflict.
United Workmen Aim to Revive Failing Lodges
The Nebraska grand lodge adopted a resolution to urge the supreme lodge to nationalize the drill exemplified by No. 17’s drill team. Messages from the California and Washington jurisdictions note healthier or sizable memberships, with Washington reporting 7,376 members in good standing.
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Spencer
New Masonic Temple to Rise in Washington D C
The Washington temple will house an 1800 seat auditorium on the first floor and dedicated lodge spaces across floors two to six with a 700 seat attic auditorium. It will include kitchens in the basement and an attic for regalia storage under a 110 foot roof. The project reflects modern Masonic architecture and aims to serve visiting brethren worldwide.
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Knights and Ladies of Honor Membership Surges
Illinois reports 9,000 members in good standing with several large classes upcoming. Texas reaches 7,000 plus members, while one month shows a net gain of 1,781 and 1,584,000 in insurance written. Lone Star lodge of Texas is the largest with over 700 members.
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Fraternal Orders Claim Large Membership and Notable Tribes
Claims of eight million members across secret orders are paired with a Webster Massachusetts tribe known for the longest fraternal name Chargoggagoggmauchauggagoggagun gamaugus. The Knights of Honor have paid death benefits totaling $90,803,801.13 since 1878 to 1907.
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