Cathedral of St. John the Divine Gains a Soul Theory
The Belmont chapel nears completion at Morningside Heights as sculptor J Gutzen Borglum unveils his idea that the cathedral now possesses a spirit guiding its design. He explains the aim to fuse architecture and sculpture with a living, self shaping character through original Gothic treatment and a planned school of sculpture within the project.
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Washington Post
New York
Belmont
St. John the Divine
Morningside Heights
J. Gutzen Borglum
Borglum
Berglum
Rodin
Ness
Movingside Park
Frontenac
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St. Paul
St. Athanasius
St. Basil
St. Polycarp
St. Gregory
St. Clement
St. Chrysostom
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St. Ephrem Syrus
Washington's Night Watchman and Other Oddities
A humorous parade of early 20th century city scenes details a cowardly armed hotel night guard boasting a giant knife, Mayor Lampton’s organ grinder encounter, a patent office photographer story, a barber query call, schoolgirls startled by a horse, a cigarette episode with a boy, and a sailorlike token of Annapolis academy observation, all told in a breezy public notice tone.
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Commissioner of Patents
F. I Allen
Aml
Jim Dandy
Nonagenarian Harlan seeks postmaster for Savannah granddaughter
Andrew J. Harlan, 91, a survivor of the Thirty-fifth Congress and contemporary of Clay and Calhoun, has returned to Savannah Mo from Washington. He asks President Roosevelt to appoint his granddaughter Ida Blackburn postmaster of Savannah, facing opposition from John D. Kerr of the Savannah Republican. Harlan recalls political era tales and notes his grandchild’s support network among post office patrons.
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Andrew J. Harlan
Clay
Webster
Calhoun
Benton
Savannah
Washington
Rooeevelt
Graud
Ida Blackburn
Wakte House
Judge Harlan
John D. Kerr
Rosencrans
Support of the Soldiers' Home and historical notes
A compilation of questions about the United States Soldiers' Home in Washington DC including its funding sources under Revised Statues Section 4818, a Latin quotation from Ovid, and readers’ inquiries on geography, coin values, electricity, calendar quirks, and naval ship history with concise answers and clarifications.
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District of Columbia
United States Army Plesse
EBOT
United States Soldiers’ Home
Washington, D. C
United States
Regular
United Stacca
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
A dated advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only proven remedy for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any uncured case, inviting readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
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H. H.C
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Taleds
Ohio
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