Natal Day in Smithville A Rural Fourth of July
In Smithville Iowa youths vow for Claudia Vansister as two suitors, Paul Marrok and Jim Bowen, vie for her hand during a traditional Fourth of July celebration in Jackson's grove. Elders preside over a formal program with bands, improvised States tableaux, and ceremonial floats. Claudia appears as Columbia while Jim trails in his buggy as the crowd watches the age old patriotic display unfold.
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Canfield
Daily Story Pub. Co
Paul Marrok
Claudia Vanalster
Smithville
Smith County
Iowa
United States Congress
James Bowen
Claudia Vansleter
Jim
Claudia Vansister
Chant
Enosville
Jim” Bowen
Jackson's Grove
Marrock
Iten
Ishering Band
Claudia
Columbia
James
Revolution Talk On The Farm And A Heroic Jim Bowes
A rural gathering hears fiery denunciations of wealth inequality and political corruption. Jim Bowes, overwhelmed by emotion, steps to the platform to defend the nation and sings the national hymn with the crowd. Roosevelt outsmarts detectives by strolling openly, canceling planned cover and leaving observers unable to track his movements.
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Claudia
Jim” Bowes
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Columbia
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Jim" Bowen
Poetic Lines On Love In Winter Atmosphere
A fragmentary verse compares love to a sun flower following the sun and a blue brook flowing to the sea. The speaker expresses a rising heart and unhidden devotion in a winter atmosphere.
Guarded Senate Galleries Raise Security Fears In Washington
Senators tighten gallery access to avert threats as doorkeepers ban all packages and cameras amid fears bombs or missiles could be concealed. Visitors risk losing seats and even meals in corridors during busy session days. An incident saw a congressman compelled to reveal a bottle of ink in his pocket.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Stationery Room
Land loss to sea and coastal erosion in England noted
The article recounts heavy coastal erosion with England losing around 2000 acres yearly. It details submerged towns, breached dikes, vanished villages, and cliff collapses near Selsey and Goodwin sands, citing places like Wirral, Bexhill, and Reculver, plus historic towns fading over centuries. It also notes Virginia's rise in shipbuilding by 1900 with capital investment growing to about 15 million dollars.
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England
Selsey
Sussex
Henry VIII
Goodwin Sands
Earl Goodwin
Yorkshire
Suffolk
Bexhill
Wirral
Lands End
Scilly Islands
Leasowes Castle
Ravensburg
Shakspere
Henry IV
Edward IV
Reculver
Th Trinity Board
Virginia
New
Dramatic Oath-Taking Under Henry III Remains Remembered
A historic ceremony witnessed Henry III with prelates and barons as lit tapers surrounded the king. The archbishop of Canterbury invoked a curse on future violators of Magna Charta and the Charter of the Forest. The king swore to uphold the charters, sealing the moment with a solemn vow before God.
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Henry III
England
Canterbury
George Washingtons Religion Questioned in New York Tribune Analysis
A Tribune correspondent in Washington assembles evidence arguing Washington was not affiliated with any church. A cited Owen quote notes no clergy at deathbed and no Bible read, suggesting Washington died a patriot with liberal religious views and no explicit confession of faith.
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George Washington
New York Tribune
Washington
Robert Dale Owen
The Point st Issue Witness Perjury Court Exchange
A witness in court admitted to perjury after cautious questioning by a justice. He declared his intent and then asked how long there you does a widower, indicating confusion or distress amid the proceedings.
Chinese Cemetery Plan Plots on 48 Acre Farm in Bensalem
A Philadelphia attorney has purchased 48 acres in Bensalem township for a syndicate to establish a Chinese cemetery east of the Rocky Mountains. Plans include temples, a nine story pagoda, bells rung from balconies to ward off evil spirits and guide good spirits. Chinese seek land along the Pennsylvania railroad line between New York and Philadelphia for burial use.
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Bensalem
Rocky Mountains
Otser
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
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Edward Kemeys Settles in Washington for Bronzes
Edward Kemeys the noted sculptor and his wife, both active in animal sculpture, have settled in Washington after winter study of Indians and wild game in New Mexico. The Zoological Park provides subjects. He is currently creating bronzes for the Art Institute, nine feet high and among the largest in the world, surpassed only by a theme in London.
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Edward Kemeys
Washington
New Mexico
Zoological Park
Kemeys
Art Institute
Landscer
London
Irishman Enlists in Cavalry Regiment Tale
A humorous Irishman joins a smart cavalry unit. The fencing instructor notes the recruit’s stubbornness as he tests the George point while attempting to canter. The anecdote contrasts patriotism with cleverness in a lighthearted war era setting.
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