Seals of Office ceremony amid a ministerial transfer
An 19th century style account describes the surrender and transfer of seals of office during a change of government. It details the great seal, privy seal, and smaller state seals, their custody, and the solemn two stage surrender to the King before the new cabinet assumes power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ndon Dee
Lord Salisbury
H Campbell Hannerman
War Office
Soveten
Privy Council
Balfour
Evrleet
Indian Office
Lard Salisbury
Edwan
Swisbury
Akers Douglas
Joe Shifiaip
New Indies
Bia Pan
England
Henry VIII
Witnesses recount strange Washington visit and river boot tale
A chaotic memoir-like piece recalls a Maryland milling businessman visiting Washington last week. It mixes a wild boot fish story with tavern bets and a carnival of anecdotes involving locals, a pension claim and a public display of mischief in bustling streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hardests
New Jersey
Maryland
Washington
Euble S
Gland West
Terry Duvill
Wewkink
Wolk
David
Sim
Wwe
Card Game Rules and Play Scenarios From the 19th Century
A long, fragmented OCR of card game rulings covers pot openings, pegging totals, trump decisions, following suit, and bidding in games like chemin de fer auction pinochle four handed and euchre. It includes scenarios on openers, drawing, passes, corrections, and hand exposure with references to players A B C D and specific card counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jun Suddsby
Suddsley
Tye
Bill Lughlets
Lushlet
Paccaray
Saya
Denis
Chemin de Tor
Puntere
bin Tiguey
Puntera
Chemin de Fer
Db Ir
Mary Cart
Andy
Bia
Mt BL
Unusual Congressional Seating and Historic Queries
A long narrative covers searing questions about seating a member without a proper certificate and the seven day term of Booher in 1901. It moves through issues of unanimous consent, old parliamentary rules, and a survey of biblical and linguistic queries. The piece includes electoral totals from 1896 to 1904 and ends with notes on irrigation, coin selling, and Tammany Hall charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Wilkin
Wilro
Wong
Man Land
Jerome
Imi Whitney
Grever
Emi
Twenty Sixth Street
Wo W
Congress
Martin
Rep
Bla Colleagus
Thomas Farthall
Willams
House
Unanimoua Ronsent
Timinu Sal
James NI Barnes
Vassourt
Capiw
Charles F Booher
Booher
Vassaury
Dockery
William Warner
Missouri
Hooker
PALL
Tamman Soviet
Hammans Hall
Tammany Hall
Gustavus Myers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Soma
Rotary
Ant
Eine Wong
Tim
Abe
Indy
Billy
Tom
Irene Chit
Whitney
Ivone
Baltimore
Lusherinos
Charles
William I
Greville
Brougham
Lyndhurst
Willia
Michael MacDonagh
Parliament
Brough
Scotland
Rothiemarchus
Duchess of Bedford
Taymont
Thurlow
Greatmond Street
Pitt
Eildon
House of Lords
Poways
Isassin
Ruth
Thowes Mclean
Anon
Aubrey
William
Shylock
Antonio
Bouvie
Austin G Aroran
McKinley
Bryan
Roosevelt
Parker
H Collins
Seveneenth Street
Tammany's Charities
Tammany
Churkry
Niew Npa
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