Washington Letter on Ship Inquiry and White House Plan
Our Washington Letter from Oct 4 1801 notes naval court proceedings against Rear Admiral Schley and a Senate inquiry into Lieut Beistand tied to a Philippine hemp group. It mentions expected timelines, ongoing evidence, and a push by a citizens’ group for a Presidential residence at Sixteenth Street with executive avenue name change.
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Washington
Naval Court
Schley
Santiago
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Lieut
H. O. &. Beistand
Army
Navy
Congress
White House
Sixteenth Street
Executive Avenue
City Hall to Expand With Two New Wings
The plan to enlarge the City Hall by constructing two architecturally harmonious wings will meet all requirements and preserve the building’s historic associations and central city location. The Chief Magistrate may not find a private outskirts residence practical for urgent public business.
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Alte Ia
Ita
Roof Dwellings of New York’s High Buildings
On the roofs of tall New York structures small houses shelter care takers families and daily life carries on above the streets. The article notes how life continues in these rooftop dwellings despite the height.
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New York
Louisville Fire Cats Roam The Firehouse And Truck Top
Two six month old coal black kittens Robs and Kit were born at the No 4 hook and ladder house. Their mother spent her life in the fire department and rode on the truck. The kittens imitate their mother joining alarms and climbing to the truck top, curling up to sleep at fires. Firemen try to keep them away but they remain posted on the truck during every alarm.
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No. 4
the Courier-Journal
Ants make lemonade in a sugar and lemon scene
A Philadelphia Record tale describes ants transporting sugar between spilled sweetness and a lemon, dipping into juice for consumption. The piece extols insect industry and notes Maine forests span vast acreage with 1800 lakes and 6000 rivers, housing moose in a vast ecosystem.
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Philadelphia
Peat Fuels Norways Frigid North Vast Bogs
Nature is Kind in Norway. Peat provides abundant fuel as coal and wood vanish in the north. Peat bogs dot arctic Norway from table lands to fjords and islands, covering about 4,630 square miles or nearly four percent of the nation’s surface.
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Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Guam
United States
Knox
America
Maine Forest
Maine
Germany
Norway
W. E. Curtis
Chicago Record- Herald
Arctic
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Bollman
OUR
WashingrTon
D. C
Mexico
New World
Roosevelt
International Court of Claims
United States Congress
International Congress
Lawa
Western Hemisphere
Louisville Fire Cats
Troy
Tee
Phil, Eckert
Troy City
John Deimling
Gates’ Restaurant
F.C. Gaterie
PBS
Street .& Smith
Theo
Guenne Wig
Billiard Hall
Illinois
Citizens’ Shaving Parlor
Julius Peter
L. E. Rawson
Jefferson Ave
St. Louis
F. W. Zanders
Sentral Hotel
WM. Meiners
U.8
Falrask
Vette Ags
Laxakola CO
Nassau Street
A. Heddergott
West Clay Street
Kinloch 13
W.F. Peter
Naft
Henderson
Madison County
H.C. Gerfen
Pisue
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