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Foremost in the school's commitment to prohibition was a requirement that each student upon enrolling take the following pledge: "I hereby promise upon my honor to conform to all the laws and regulations of the American Temperance University, now enforced, or which may be enacted by the proper authorities, while I rema... |
After the American Temperance University closed in 1908, all of its properties were leased to The Mooney School, a preparatory institution. The Mooney School closed in 1912, after which the American Temperance University properties were obtained by the city of Harriman and used primarily as administrative offices. For ... |
Although the American Temperance University was open for only 15 years, it provided quality education to its students. Among its graduates were two members of the U.S. House of Representatives, James Willis Taylor and John Jennings (both representing the Second District.). |
The university's surviving buildings have been taken over by Harriman and private interests to preserve the historical significance of this important component of the temperance movement. |
Jerry Summers is an attorney with Summers, Rodgers and Rufolo. Mike Demyanovich, who is a resident of Harriman, contributed to this article. For more visit Chattahistoricalassoc.org. |
After a hard-fought presidential election that bitterly divided the nation, local and federal officials are preparing for upwards of a million people to pour into the nation’s capital and replay some of that drama on Jan. 20, when Donald Trump takes the oath of office as the 45th president. |
Officials say they are anticipating a larger-than-usual number of protesters this inauguration but are unsure of exactly what to expect as they converge with Trump supporters at the inaugural ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, the parade that will follow and several planned demonstrations. |
But they say they’ll be ready with thousands of police officers and National Guard members from across the country assigned to Washington for the weekend. D.C. hotels and rentals are filling up. And city officials are expecting more than 1,500 charter buses. |
In January, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies — which is responsible for planning the event — plans to give members of Congress about 240,000 tickets to the inauguration, on par with the number in years past. Individual members of Congress will then give the tickets to constituents. |
So far, Geldart said, the planned security presence is similar to those of prior inaugurations. He said authorities expect that up to a million people will attend the inauguration and parade, in addition to a still-undetermined number of demonstrators. Along with D.C. police, the city will bring in 3,200 law enforceme... |
The District government typically foots the bill for inauguration-related expenses, with the federal government later reimbursing it. The city spent $18.2 million on the 2013 presidential inauguration and has recouped 100 percent of that, according to the city’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Congress has alrea... |
It is still unclear how many demonstrators will be coming to the District and what security resources they will require. About a dozen groups have applied for permits to protest and rally on federal property the day of the inauguration and the day after, according to Mike Litterst, a spokesman for the National Park Ser... |
None of the permits has been issued yet. Litterst said they are given out on a first-come, first-served basis. The Presidential Inaugural Committee applied for sweeping permits on much of the prime federal land a year ago, which is standard, according to Litterst. As inauguration plans get underway and the committee de... |
Ultimately, demonstrators applying for permits on the Mall or near it will not receive a permit until the inaugural committee decides which land it needs. |
Perhaps the biggest protest is expected to be at the Women’s March on Washington, a planned rally on the Mall the day after the inauguration, and it has attracted significant attention on social media. Its organizers applied for a permit for 200,000 people at various locations, including the Washington Monument, the Li... |
Others say they will show up without permits. Legba Carrefour, a D.C.-based participant with the D.C. Counter Inaugural Committee, said the group is preparing to disrupt the parade and inauguration ceremony and expects a few thousand people to join the cause. |
Security costs aside, the inauguration is always a boon to the city coffers, particularly for the hospitality industry. |
Trump’s unexpected victory caused some brief concern for local hotels. Hillary Clinton’s backers canceled their reservations, but Trump’s supporters eventually trickled into the market. As of now, hotel bookings are expected to be about on pace with those for the 2013 inauguration, according to Robin McClain, vice pres... |
There are 31,000 hotel rooms in the District and 110,000 in the region, and data from Destination D.C. shows that about 65 percent were booked between Jan. 18 and Jan. 20 in 2013. |
Some hotels said they are seeing an uptick in reservations over 2013, when President Obama was sworn in for his second term. |
“For us, this year was busier than the last inauguration, but that is not unusual when comparing new presidents versus second terms,” Philip Wood, managing director of the upscale Jefferson Hotel in downtown Washington, wrote in an email. |
Bookings at the Four Seasons in Georgetown picked up “significantly” starting the week of Nov. 14, said public relations director Liliana Baldassari. The hotel, which requires a minimum four-night stay at a starting rate of $1,695, is no longer accepting reservations. But it filled up much slower than in 2008, when it ... |
Hotels are seeing increased competition this inauguration from Airbnb, the popular online home-rental site. The company says it expects the inauguration to be its biggest weekend of business in Washington, with 10,000 guests using the lodging service — more than seven times greater than the 1,300 Airbnb guests here for... |
It is hard to determine who is traveling to Washington to welcome the new president and who is coming to protest. Hotel and transportation companies said they do not ask customers why they are visiting the nation’s capital when booking. |
Amtrak is seeing high demand for trains to the District the day before and the day of the inauguration. The same goes for trains to the District on the Saturday after the ceremonies, which suggests that people may be traveling to attend the Women’s March on Washington and other rallies. |
To accommodate the demand, the railroad is adding two additional round-trip trains, one for its Northeast Regional service and the other for its Acela Express. |
“Seats are still available, and we strongly encourage customers to book tickets now for best availability and pricing,” said spokeswoman Chelsea Kopta. |
Charter buses traveling to the District will have the option to park at RFK Stadium in Northeast Washington, which has a capacity for 1,300 buses. |
Peter Hermann and Peter Jamison contributed to this report. |
Could iconic police motorcycle sidecars be taking their final rides? |
Animal Collective has cancelled yet another run of dates—its second—this year, putting the band ever closer to becoming the Morrissey of experimental electronic music. The group just nixed all its July shows, including stops at Camp Bisco and the Forecastle festival, citing an unspecified illness. AnCo previously backe... |
The group says it’s trying to reschedule the non-festival dates, and still has a number of fall stops on the docket, including several dates with the aforementioned Deacon. A full list of which shows are happening and which aren’t is below. |
Some paleontologists aren't happy about it. |
$2.95 million could get you a baby T. rex. |
If you've got an extra $2.95 million lying around (and who doesn't?), the remains of a baby Tyrannosaurus rex could be yours. |
An eBay listing for a young T. rex's 15-foot body and 21-inch skull is drawing attention because, well, when was the last time you saw a dinosaur for sale online? |
According to the Lawrence Journal-World, the T. rex belongs to Alan Detrich and had been on exhibit at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum. The university pulled the bones from display after the listing went up. |
Detrich didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, but in a tweet from April 10 said, "Today I will remove my 68 million year old 4 year old T-Rex Fossil that has been on display at the Museum for the past two years. .......Your Welcome." |
In a statement posted on Twitter, the museum sought to clarify that it was not involved in the sale, saying "the specimen on exhibit-loan to us has been removed from exhibit and is being returned to the owner. We have asked that the owner remove any association with us from his sale." |
So far, no one has made an offer on the bones, although about 774 folks are watching the auction as of this writing. eBay didn't immediately respond for a request for comment. |
Detrich told the newspaper he and his brother discovered the bones in Montana in 2013. According to his Twitter account, this isn't his first T. rex sale. Detrich tweeted that he sold another one he dubbed Samson for "millions of dollars." |
In a letter dated April 12, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology expressed ethical concerns about the sale. |
"Because vertebrate fossils are rare, most of them contribute uniquely to our knowledge of the history of life. Each one that is lost from the public trust, is part of that already fragmentary history that we will never collectively recover," the letter said. |
We are pleased to announce that the UK Human Rights Blog has joined the new Guardian Legal Network. |
The Guardian’s website launches its Legal Network today. This “brings together the best blogs and sites that cover legal affairs and developments from around the world” and we are delighted to have been asked to be a partner in this project. |
The Guardian will be featuring content from our blog, and we welcome new followers who have arrived here by this route. You can subscribe to free email alerts by entering your address in the ‘Email Subscription’ box (below and to the right), or follow us on Facebook or Twitter. |
A 29‐year‐old woman apparently jumped from the 86th‐floor observation deck of the Empire State Building last night, but survived when she landed on a three‐foot ledge about 20 feet below, the police said. She was admitted to Bellevue Hospital with a fractured pelvis. |
Authorities at the 102‐story building on West 34th Street theorized that strong wind gusts — and no small amount of luck — saved the life of Elvita Adams, of 975 Walton Avenue in the Bronx. |
George Reice, night supervisor at the observatory, said that a guard heard calls for help at about 8:15 last night and found Miss Adams lying on the 85th‐floor ledge of the building. |
A spokesman for the building said that ordinarily four guards patrol the 86th‐floor observation deck, which is surrounded by an eight‐foot, ironspiked fence. But, the police said, no one saw Miss Adams jump. The police said they were considering the incident an attempted suicide. |
Students in the US are graduating with a debt mountain to climb - and now they will have to pay more in loan interest. |
Education in the United States has never come cheap. The average student graduates with almost $35,000 of debt - and now a law change has doubled the interest payable on federal loans offered by the government. |
The collective student debt in the US is now well over a trillion dollars Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports on the hurdles young Americans face to get an education. |
Steelers Nation can�t wait for Saturday morning when the horn blows and the Super Bowl champions work out for the first time in Latrobe. |
It�s only practice, but for the first time since February, they�ll put the pads on and begin a grueling three-week stay at St. Vincent College. |
It will also be our first chance to see the rookies in full gear. |
This is no longer �football in shorts� as coach Mike Tomlin calls off-season workouts. These are the dog days of summer when it doesn�t take much to separate the men from the boys. |
It�s also a time when a few veterans will be pushed. |
So without further adieu, here�s five guys we should be anxious to see at training camp. |
As a product of Moon Area High School and a former Penn State All-American, plenty of fans will be pulling for Shipley to make the team. |
A seventh-round draft pick faces long odds but Shipley has always prided himself as being a smart, tough, physical guy who always overachieves. |
And in the first few days of camp, Shipley may get more chances to display his talents than most late-round picks. Incumbent center Justin Hartwig recently broke a toe, and although the injury isn�t serious, he may be pampered a bit in practice. So Shipley should get plenty of extra reps. |
Even though cornerback Ike Taylor reportedly ran the 40-yard dash in 4.26 seconds at a Florida speed camp, Wallace claims to be the fastest guy on the roster. At the NFL Combine in February, he ran a legitimate 4.33. |
He can fly but can he handle the physical toll of the NFL? Even he�s not sure. |
After an off-season workout in June, Wallace was asked if he had what it takes to make the tough catch over the middle. |
At Ole Miss, he was a home run threat; His forte was just streaking down the field as fast as he could in hopes of catching a bomb. |
A third-round draft pick, Wallace will also get a chance to return kickoffs. |
This is a big year for Keisel. He not only turns 31 on Sept. 19, he is in the final year of his contract. Though he�s been a very solid starter the last three years, one gets the feeling that the coaching staff is a little disappointed that he hasn�t been more dominating. |
Keisel has yet to be offered a contract extension and probably won�t get one before the season starts. Also, right behind him on the depth chart is Ziggy Hood, the first-round pick in this year�s draft. |
If Keisel doesn�t elevate his game, he may find Hood cutting into his playing time. |
Everyone in the organization is anxious to see what Summers can do when the hitting begins. He�s a 5-foot-9, 240-pound bruiser who could land a roster spot as a fifth-round pick out of UNLV. |
One of the raps against Summers before the draft was that he doesn�t have a fondness for blocking. Frankly, he has no chance with the Steelers if he can�t block. |
The Steelers are also looking for a tough, short-yardage back with Gary Russell no longer around. Summers could be that guy. |
If �Tank� is as tough as his nickname suggests, Carey Davis� roster spot could be in jeopardy. |
After a 13-9 win in Baltimore in late December, a delirious Tomlin was chanting �Big Play Willie Gay!� as he walked off the field at M&T Bank Stadium and for good reason. |
With 17 seconds left to play in that thriller, Gay intercepted the first pass of his two-year NFL career. |
Last year, Gay started four games in mid-season after Bryant McFadden broke his arm. When McFadden returned, Gay still played a lot. |
But now that McFadden has left via free agency for the Arizona Cardinals, Gay will now be an every-down player, provided, of course, he can handle the job. |
If Gay struggles, wily veteran Deshea Townsend may get back the starting job that he lost last year to McFadden. |
Legendary performance artist and electronic music pioneer Laurie Anderson combines elements of both in her experimental documentary Heart of a Dog. |
Legendary performance artist and electronic music pioneer Laurie Anderson combines elements of both in her latest work, an experimental documentary called Heart of a Dog, currently playing theatres in cities across Canada. Part elegy to her late, beloved rat terrier Lolabelle, and part meditation on life, love, death a... |
Alternately sad, absurdly funny and hypnotically beautiful, the film taps deeply into the subconscious of the viewer — what she calls the "silent witness" of the mind. Watch Laurie explain this notion, and her film, in the above segment from this week's episode of Exhibitionists. |
April 12, 2019 Released just before the band's Coachella appearance this weekend, "Borderline" sounds engineered for the festivalgoer masses hell-bent on vibing in the sand and heat. |
March 22, 2019 After nearly four years, during which Kevin Parker's central musical project went from respected to ubiquitously adored, the Australian shows he's been iterating on his beautiful sound, too. |
July 20, 2018 Summer's never as long as it used to be and that means, sometimes, the beginning is the end. |
July 5, 2018 The interns of NPR Music present their own version of roséwave: the boxed-wine, plastic cup, twist-cap version. Think Kesha and old Miley, but also Vampire Weekend's preppy, self-satisfied smirk. |
April 7, 2017 In this session, hear a different sound than you're used to from Tame Impala's touring bassist, whose debut solo record was championed by Jackson Browne. |
March 6, 2017 The Australian singer and Tame Implala bassist goes out on his own for Ripe Dreams, Pipe Dreams. Hear two songs. |
December 14, 2015 This year, the World Cafe host fell for an eclectic mix of albums, including gems by Courtney Barnett, Kamasi Washington and Tame Impala. |
July 12, 2015 Kevin Parker's new music veers farther away from psych-rock bombast and toward falsetto-dripped soul, fragments of dance music, and long interludes set aside for woozy, disorienting deliberation. |
January 8, 2013 The children's choir takes "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" and brings out its fragility and power. |
August 7, 2012 Hear our latest mix including the R&B singer Miguel, two Washington, D.C. bands and the bright sounds of Conveyor. |
December 30, 2010 For the last two years, we've mapped out the locations of the bands that make up All Songs Considered listeners' Top 100 albums of the year. We did the same for 2010, and are now trying to analyze the skewed distribution of fan favorites. |
November 30, 2010 Hear music from the post-dub-step duo Mount Kimbie, Malian desert rock from Khaira Arby, psych-rock from Tame Impala and more. |
August 27, 2010 Tame Impala's "Lucidity" is more about impact than innovation, but the music still stuns on contact. The track puts the band's best foot forward, with lead-guitar distortion so abrasive, it's like a burnt piece of meat loaf in a rusty frying pan. |
July 19, 2010 The Australian psychedelic rock band generates a free-flowing, fuzzed-out groove on its debut full-length, Innerspeaker. Listen to two of the album's tracks on World Cafe: Next. |
New Delhi: Displaying its prowess in the field of information technology, India will be setting up an e-networking infrastructure in 53 African nations to share its expertise in the field of medicine and education. |
The government of India initiative will connect 12 hospitals in the country with five African hospitals to assist in remote diagnosis and staff training. Seven Indian universities will also be networked with five African universities for providing tele-education as part of a $53 billion project. |
HCL Infosystems Ltd will be the technical partner in the multi-billion project setting up infrastructure in India and the 53 African nations. |
Ajai Chowdhry, chairman and chief executive officer of HCL, said India being a developing country has a similar set of challenges as many African nations. |
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