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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1905
Page
12
A proposed company plans to supply heat and cooling through dry mains to public and private consumers with stringent regulations. The plan, tied to a refrigeration and heating concern, outlines authority, construction, and operation details, including street installations and consumer impact, as debated by municipal bodies and officials.
The Washington Monument will reopen for visitors via elevator on Mondays. New cables, two 107 foot lengths with six strands of nineteen wires each, were installed at a cost of 1731.25 dollars. The elevator will lift a 6 hundred pound load test as part of commission before resuming public tours.
Moy Wong a Chinese laborer was ordered deported to China by United States Commissioner Taylor after a hearing. Wong, who claimed U.S. citizenship, appealed to the district court. He will remain at the county jail until heard next, with Adkins for the government and William & Ambros for Wong.
The passage recounts Gen Thorwald Wallace presenting the Ben Hur manuscript to publishers in 1880. It notes his initial unknown status with Harper & Brothers, his claims of religious aims, and the manuscript’s journey from notes taken on hats and roads to final publication. It highlights how Wallace rejected sensationalism, insisted on truth, and how the work evolved into a religious novel linking scripture to experiences and travels. It mentions sales growth from debut in 1880 to a million copies, with enduring popularity and multiple editions.
Local reports claim a rumor of a general strike by New Haven railroad trainmen, sparked by misinterpretation of a call for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers annual meeting. The full committee will convene in March in New Haven to address relations and deny imminent labor disruptions.
Mars Landing February 24 jury verdicts in the case of James Vic Milin who disappeared last December and whose body was found on Tuesday. The jury determined Milin met death at the hands of a person or persons unknown to the jury.
The two volume work by Prof Osgood surveys early American institutional history focusing on the Massachusetts colony and the shift from proprietary to corporate control. It traces the general court executive and judiciary, ecclesiastical relations, and the evolution of colonial governance.
A dense catalog of forthcoming books and authors from various publishers. Highlights include Stephen Phillips, Margare t Sitney, Jack London with The War of the Worlds manuscript, Cyrus Townsend Brady, Thackeray Country in The Pilgrimage Series, and works by Channing, Hubbard, and Haggard. The list covers novels, histories, criticism, and illustrated volumes amid publishing announcements and author notes.
March issues feature rail interests in Lestles Monthly with portraits of eleven railroad presidents and a large Mormon or Patriot article. Garden and Country Life in America spotlight horticulture from frost to frost with lush photography, while Perceval Landon Into Tibet with Younghusband opens striking illustrations in The World’s Work. The Panama Canal piece by John F. Wallace appears in The World Today and Washington’s Birthday notices in Youth’s Companion offer reflections on Washington and contemporary leaders.
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