Independence Day Reflections on US History and Monroes Day
A lengthy 1920s reflection recalls Independence Day across the United States and world, celebrating patriotism, Monroe Doctrine centennial plans, and wartime progress. It notes Mondell’s farewell, shifts in federal spending, and Philadelphia’s sesquicentennial preparations with exhibits, monuments, and a multi nation exposition featuring a vast Automobile Hall and an Airplane Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dickinson Sherman
United States of America
America
Lberty
Earth
Frank W. Mondell
Wyoming
House
Congress
Cleveland
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Harding
Reed
Henderson
Cannon
Clark
Gillett
Orient
Panama
James Monroe
United States
Senate
Congressional Commission
National Committee of Celebration
New York
Washington
James Monroe Memorial Association and Foundation
Clemenceau
Lincoln
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Delaware River
Trenton
Bethlehem
Frederick Leaser
John Jacob Mickley
Christchurch
Allentown
German Zions Reformed Church
Lehigh River
John Griesemer
Nicholas Fox
Michael Kolb
John Miller
Peter Rhoads
Old City Hall
Supreme Court
Independence Squire
Fifth Street
City of
Supreme Court of the United States
Montpelier to Reproduce Knox Shrine in Maine
The General Knox chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution plans a precise reconstruction of Montpelier as a national shrine. They possess full interior and exterior plans and drawings and aim to fund the project, honoring General Henry Knox, born in Boston and noted for pivotal siege and supply feats.
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General Knox Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Montpelier
Gen
Henry Knox
General Knox
Louis Philip
France
General Lafayette
Boston
Wharton & Barnes
Cornhill
Continental Congress
Lake Champlain
General Washington
Congress
Maine
Emancipation From British Dependence Poem by Freneau
A readable excerpt discusses Philip Freneau the early American poet and cites his satirical poem Emancipation From British Dependence. It lists his birth in 1752, Princeton graduation in 1771, and death near Freehold New Jersey in 1882, framing his work amid colonial tensions and calls for unity of the United States.
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United States
Great Britain
Philip Freneau
New York
Princeton
Continental Congress
Freneau
Freehold
N. J
Tribute to the Flag Cited in Lafayette Square
Two men in Lafayette Square read aloud a card carrying a tribute to the flag printed by FE Kahn. The message lauds the emblem as the greatest symbol of liberty and calls for its blessing by God and its representation of American ideals and human rights.
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Lafayette Square
Marx FE. Kahn
Washington Star
Substitute for a Bad Habit Health Bulletin
A health bulletin from the Washington Herald advises against touching lips with fingers. It suggests a firm kick on the chin as a more effective way to curb talking. The note uses a sharp, satirical tone about self-control and social behavior.
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Washington Herald
Merchants on Roll of Fame in Declaration Signers
Among the signers of the Declaration of Independence were merchants including Samuel Adams of Massachusetts Bay George Clymer of Pennsylvania Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts Button Gwinnett of Georgia John Hancock of Massachusetts Francis Lewis of New York Philip Livingston of New York and Robert Morris of Pennsylvania Caesar Rodney from Delaware listed as general in occupation.
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Samuel Adams
Massachusetts Bay
George Clymer
Pennsylvania
Elbridge Gerry
Massachusetts
Button Gwinnett
Georgia
John Hancock
Francis Lewis
New York
Philip Livingston
Robert Morris
Delaware
Caesar Rodney
Chronological Periods Highlight Anniversary Dates
The text notes the 147th independence anniversary on July 4 and compares dates across eras. It lists last year’s correspondences in Byzante, Jewish, Japanese, and Mohammedan calendars, and marks 2,675 years since Rome’s founding.
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United States
Rome
Three-Coat Cold in China Reflects Social Struggles
A regional saying about a three coat cold reveals hardships faced by tramps and ragpickers in China who carry all belongings on their backs. Despite severe cold, vast unworked coal deposits drive locals to hoard coal rather than heat, while vulnerable people sometimes lose others' possessions.
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China
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Guy D. Golf
Daughters OF American Revolution Save
South
Knox
Lord Cornwallis
Virginia
Yorktown
General Henry Knox
St. James
Wallace
Graves
Dunmore
Britain
Tryon
North
Log
Asia
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