Immortal Honor for 56 Signers of the Declaration
An obituary style overview recalls the 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It notes their varied professions, postwar public service, ages, and fates including deaths during the war, the era after, and the longevity of Charles Carroll and the deaths of Adams and Jefferson in 1826.
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Jefferson
Adams
Franklin
Hancock
Continental Congress
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Edward Rutledge
Thomas Lynch Jr
Benjamin Franklin
Metropolitan Life Statisticians
George Washington
John Morton
Button Gwinnett
Thomas Lynch
Charles Carroll
United States
Philadelphia
Centenary of Bissell Carpet Sweeper Marked by Milestones
Melville R. Bissell of Grand Rapids patented the revolving broom on wheels in 1876, launching one of America's first mass market home appliances. The 100 year old company celebrates its centenary and the 60 millionth sale as prices rose from 1.50 to 15. Anna Bissell, after her husband’s 1888 death, led the firm as chairman until 1934, helping liberate women from domestic drudgery.
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America
Melville R. Bissell
Grand Rapids, Mich
Bissell
Anna
On This Date In History June 2 1976
Highlights include the 1914 assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Sarajevo triggering World War I the 1788 Monmouth Battle Molly Pitcher heroine the 1838 coronation of Queen Victoria the 1919 Versailles Treaty and centennial notes plus a thought for today about war and arbitration. The entry mentions Johnson in Washington in 1960 discussing Jordan and U.S. troop withdrawals from the Dominican Republic ten years ago.
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Associated Press
Austria-Hungary
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Monmouth
Molly Pitcher
Britain
Victoria
France
Yugoslavia
U.S
Dominican Republic
John Lubbock
New York
George Washington
Thomas Hickey
Price Of A Single Family Home Drops In May
New York AP reports the May average price of a new single family home fell to 46 300, down 2 200 from the prior month’s peak. Analysts cite smaller editions fewer refinements higher construction costs and rising interest rates as factors. Despite May decline the long term trend for purchase prices and financing remains upward with land materials and labor costs climbing and limits on development imposed in some areas.
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New York
Suited Sanders Leads Culpepper's to 114 Victory
In a Baytown Sun recount, L. G. Prof Sanders motivates Culpepper's softball squad to victory over HL& P 114 after urging players to shed their uniforms and win. Other items note polio victim, police uniforms, and local civic events.
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Baytown Sun
C. E. Nash
Lions Club
San Jacinto Inn
Nash
Wharton
Houston Lighting and Power Co
J. Bryan Stratton
del Monte
Calif
L. G
Hl&p
Pelly Boy
Goose Creek
Houston
Sheriff's
Ben Dumas
University of Texas
Baytown Sun Editorial Staff and Officials
The Baytown Sun lists editorial leadership including Leon Brown editor and publisher John Wadley general manager Fred Hornberger assistant to publisher Fred Hartman editor and publisher 1950 1974 chair of Southern Newspapers Inc Pat Staples executive managing editors Wanda Orton Jerry Winton The paper notes Associated Press membership and publication policy with press service details and reader letters policy urging concise letters to the editor
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Leon Brown
John Wadley
Fred Hornberger
Fred Hartman
Southern Newspapers, Inc
Declaration Read In Congress Signals Independence
On June 28, 1776 the Continental Congress first publicly read the Declaration of Independence. Delegates from the thirteen colonies gathered as the document asserted their separation from British rule and outlined unalienable rights, prompting widespread discussion and future actions toward forming a new nation.
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Congress
Feds Move Against A Duda and Sons Farm Empire
Federal inquiry finds substantial violations of wage and labor laws at A Duda and Sons. Investigators report excessive charges for food and beverages and illegal practices by straw bosses, risking closure of labor camps and back wages for workers. Local Florida reform efforts stall amid testimony from migrant workers and growers.
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Washington
A. Duda and Sons
Hal Bernton
Florida
Immokelee
Fla
Duda
Ronald J. James
Jack Gordon
Bernton
Tallahassee
Stoop
House Agriculture
Wayne Mixon
North Carolina
Florida Rural Legal Services
Understanding Tetracycline Uses and Safety in Practice
The tetracyclines Aureomycin Tetramycin and Achromycin treat many bacterial infections but not viruses. Used to counter secondary bacterial infections, they can be bacteriostatic at standard doses and bactericidal at higher doses. Safety depends on following medical guidance to avoid resistance and adverse effects.
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DR. Lamb
Otter
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Vernon Olney
Bob Lloyd
Hep Malone
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