Word: columbus
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...said to be unpublished. There is also a book published in Mexico in 1566 and the card states that the library contains no book printed in America before this. Perhaps the most interesting of Americana is the "earliest engraved map" which was supposed to follow the map made by Columbus, now lost. The date...
President Gilman of Johns Hopkins, ecturing before the Geographical Society, recently recommended three undertakings in which he suggested the Society should take an active part : A topographical survey of the United States; an institute of geography, with library, charter, etc.; and a monument to Columbus, to be erected at the Golden Gate, facing the Orient from the Western shore...
Great heavens! thought I; "at home in intellectual society;" for the G. W. is a music teacher now and boards on Columbus avenue...
...shame when confronted with such noble ambition as that? A writer on the "Celebration of American Independence" delivers some sharp criticisms on some recent Fourth of July orations. "Nor can I call my country's fortunes," he says, "as Mr. Townsend does, a 'comedy of errors.' Even though Columbus might 'blunder' toward this continent (to speak in the elegant language of Mr. Townsend), yet I cannot grant that we 'blundered' into independence, nor can I hope that our country will, at some future time 'blunder' into glory. On the whole, I cannot think this performance worthy to have been written...
...Needham's son is lying at the point of death in Columbus, Ohio...