Benedict Arnold Shown a Quitter
Worcester Massachusetts reports reveal two unpublished documents about Benedict Arnold from 1775. A May 3 commission from the Massachusetts Committee of Safety names Arnold colonel and commander to seize Fort Ticonderoga. A late June letter to the Massachusetts Provincial Congress resigns after a probe threat, citing loss of confidence and debt worries.
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Worcester
Mass
Benedict Arnold
American Antiquarian Society
Arnold
Massachusetts Committee of Safety
Cambridge
Ticonderoga
Congress
Massachusetts Bay
Lexington
Concord
New England
Connecticut
Crown Point
Guy Carleton
New York
Committee of Safety
Massachusetts
The
Benjamin Church
Vermont
Ethan al
Len
Green Mountain Boys
Allen
St. John
Canada
Massachusetts Provincial Congress
Brown
Our Own Embassy Opens in Paris Host to Guests
The American embassy in Paris was formally opened and highlighted by Ambassador Herrické hosting a diverse group of guests. A general exterior view shows visitors entering the embassy for the notable event.
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Paris
Nitexad States
Herrické
Devil's Grip Disease Linked to Parasite Discovery
Dr James C Small a bacteriologist at Philadelphia General Hospital announced a parasite found in the blood of Devil's Grip patients may be the disease cause. Director Wilmer Krusen notes the illness is epidemic in late summer with sudden onset chest pain fever and shallow respiration. Paroxysms last four to twenty four hours and may recur, convalescence is typically rapid. The grip may end after a single painful episode described as the Devil's Grip due to chest expansion resistance.
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Philadelphia
James C. Small
Philadelphia General Hospital
Wilmer Krusen
Department of Public Health
Krusen
Contained Quip Sparks Debate Over Blame
Col Lorillard Spencer of New York used a World War I era anecdote about two tramps and a Chinaman to argue that blame for the aircraft fleet mishaps should not rest on any one group. The Chinaman’s verdict was that both are worse, deflecting responsibility from individuals.
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Col. Lorillard Spencer
New York
Forst
Henry Herman
Mason St
San Francisco
Calif
Frogs Move Homeward After Rain Sends Texas Farm Frogs Back
A Texas man near Raymondville started a frog farm to supply hotels with legs. He crossed giant leopard bullfrogs from Louisiana with native stock and had about 10,000 marketable frogs. One rainy night all frogs jumped toward Louisiana, crossing an 80 inch fence, and the whole group returned home. He plans a taller fence to restart the endeavor.
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Texas
Raymondsville
Louisiana
Nurse Seen As Competent In Child Care Scene
Mrs Thompson praises the nurse as capable of handling the Wilkins children. Mrs Wilkins watches the trio romp in the yard, noting the nurse’s first job with children and her own faint smile at the scene.
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Mrs. Thompson
Toads in Plenty Advertiser Pays 10 Cents Per Toad
A Franklin Pennsylvania resident advertised paying 10 cents for each toad brought to his home to curb a black ant invasion. Dozens of boys delivered toads in a variety of sizes, totaling 308 paid, with many more left on the grounds after the payment.
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Franklin
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West Point
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Myrtle Henderson
Fla
Atlantic City
Lansing
Michigan
Durant Motors, Inc
West 57Th ST
General Sales Department
Broadway
Elizabeth, N. J
Lansing, Mich
Oakland, Calif
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James Madison
Market St
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Dickey Drug CO
Bristol
Tenn
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Pate Ogue
N_Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N. Y
Morton Hospital
Pine ST
L. W. Clark
Petaluma Hatchery
Sonoma County
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