Pioneer hero Boone lauded by Henderson in Pilgrim era study
Professor Archibald Henderson argues in the September Century that Daniel Boone embodies American pioneering spirit more than Pilgrims or Cavaliers. He credits Boone with three key achievements advancing westward settlement, frontier defense, and the push of civilization, while noting myths obscure his real life.
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America
Archibald Henderson
Plymouth
Jamestown
Kipling
Labrador
Guadaloupe
Professor Henderson
New England
South
Wilson
Middle States
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
United States
Henderson
Danial Boone
Swami
Tdeas
Daniel Boone
Boone
Sussex
Kentucky
Columbus
Ind
Richard Henderson & Company
trans-Allegheny
Great North Carolina Land Company
Transylvania
Cumberlands
West
Transylvania Fort
Callaway
Continental Congress
Hamilton
North Carolina
Virginia
Boonesborough
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Hlenflerson
Hatchet
Brand
Murder of Fatali Khan Khoisky by Bolshevist Agent
Fatali Khan Khoisky, chief Azerbaijani leader and former minister, was assassinated by a Bolshevist agent in a Tiflis theater after a film show attended by American officers. The killer fired six shots and fled. Khan Khoisky was killed instantly as Khalil Bey Kamamedoff was wounded.
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Fatali
Khan Khoisky
Azerbaidjan
Tiflis
RePublic of Georgia
Orcers
Haskell
Armenia
James Ulio
Transcaucasia
Near East
Releh
Baku
Oil
Maj
Ulso
Ulio
Fatalin Khan
Georgia
Axerbaidjan
Nikolai Nikolaievitch
Transcaucasian
Republic of
Gandia
Elizabethpol
Fatali Khan
Transcausia
Khan Kholsky
Azer- Yaldjan
Tustavill Prospect
Tif_is
Khanlate
Rhalil Bey
Haku
Walnut Frisco Wins Purse at Hudson River Driving Park
Walnut Frisco with Valentine in the sulky won the 2:11 trot at Grand Circuit Getaway Day in Poughkeepsie New York. Four heats were needed after early breaks. Forest B. placed second and Dudette third after winning the first heat. The meeting marked Valentine’s fourth victory.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Ave
Walnut Frisco
Valentine
Hudson River
Forest B
Dudette
Flashes Joseph Lassen Suit Fled Over Auto Collision
In Noroton on August 14 1920 Joseph Lassen of Stamford has fled suit in the common pleas court against Saul Pearlin and others for 1000 dollars damages claiming fault by the Pearlin car driver. Other items note arrests accidents and suits including Einstein leaving Germany Bolshevik internment East Prussia and Ponzi bankruptcy receiverships with various local individuals and firms named.
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Joseph Lassen
Stamford
Common Pleas Court
Saul Pearlin
Noroton
Lassen
Pearlin
William Roberts Laboratories
Greenwich
Arthur Fredericks
New York
Superior Court
Bugs in the Garden and Censorship in Mexico
A poem about colorful bugs in a garden and a note that motion picture censorship in Mexico has been abandoned by President Huerta who says it hindered industry growth. The quirky imagery contrasts with a political decision affecting film.
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Mexico
Huerta
White Lie Told In White Sea Saves Hundreds
The chief steward of a White Star liner in port at Montreal recounts a perilous Mermansk evacuation incident. The ship struck a reef with 1000 troops and 1500 refugees aboard but did not sink, due to a double bottom. The steward, under captain and crew pressure, told a morale boosting lie and calmed passengers. The ship later docked safely at Cromarty.
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White Sea
Montreal
Murmansk
North Russia
Robinson
Cromarty
Scotland
Montreal Star
Labor Day Dignity and the Rise of Honest Labor
The essay traces Labor Day from a stigma of manual work to a respected vocation. It credits organized workers with leverage in industry management while noting misuses. It honors hands on labor and brain work alike, framing Labor Day as a festival of honest effort and public observances.
Coleman Back On Job After Short Resignation
Bob Coleman resigned as manager of the Southern Association team but returned within 24 hours. President Logan suspended pitcher Hal Held for a lame arm. Coleman argued Held was fine and urged reinstatement. They quarreled. Coleman prevailed and Held pitched one high quality game.
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Bob Coleman
Southern Association
Logan
Hal
Coteman
Haid
Coleman
Williams Athletes Win at Antwerp Olympics
Williams College extended its Olympic presence with Hal Brown, captain of the Purple track team, winning the 3 000 metre race for the American team at Antwerp. Fellow Williams athlete Perry Leivitt also scored, taking the high hurdles title in Athens in 1908.
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Williamstown
Williams College
Antwerp
Hal" Brown
Williams
Pery Leivett
Athens
Stratford News Roundup Covers Crashes Fires and Local Notices
Stratford reports a car crash near Peck's Mill bridge injuring Mrs Murrhead who was hospitalized with a wrist sprain after her Ford coupe collided with a stone fence. A barn fire on Honeyspot Road caused about $400 in losses. Local events include church services, mayoral action stopping building foundations, and appointments to the First Voters convention in New Haven. Also noted are retirements, fishing trips, staffing changes at the post office, and ongoing meadow work with land improvements and potential deep water access.
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Times
Stratford
Cen
William Murthead
Cut Spring Road
Murrhead
Peck’s Mill Bridge
Herbert M. Booth
Frank Kopp
Herbert M. Smith
Garden Hotel
New Haven
James Cox
The Beautiful Side of Greenwich Village
A portrait of Greenwich Village despite tourist crowding and tawdry spots. It highlights working artists like John Barrymore Willat Sebert Cather and Philip Moeller living on Fourth Street Bank Street Washington Place and Washington Square, noting The Washington Square Players and the Village’s artistic pulse.
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Washington Square
Sheridan Square
Greenwich Village
Boston
Ourth Street
John Barrymore
Fourth Street
Willat Sebert Cather
Bank Street
Philip Moeller
Madame Sand
Washington Place
Paul Manship
Harry Payne Whitney
Leighth Street
Whitney Studio Club
Peter Mijer
Java
Fordham Football Drill Starts Sept 13
Fordham University prepares its first varsity team since 1917 to begin practice at Fordham Field on September 13. Edward de Pasquale announced the start and former Fordham star Joe Dumoe, last year’s Lafayette standout, will coach the Maroon offense.
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Fordham University
Fordham Field
Edward de Pasquale
Bronx
Joe Dumoe
Fordham
Lafayette
Hints for the Home Ford body umbrella stand
A bent outward Ford body covered with cre tonne is fashioned into a charming umbrella stand for the hall, as noted by the Detroit Motor News. The playful reuse suggests practical car parts as decorative home items in period design.
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Ford
Detroit Motor News
Selling Voice in the Market Hums Like a Cautionary Verse
A fragmentary verse compares a whispering seller to a climber who shouts from a tree, implying louder, bolder outreach yields greater returns. The lines are poetic, allegorical, and emphasize persuasion over silence in trade.
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Fairfield County Kennel Club
Weebourn Golf Club
Newtown
Conn
Labor Day
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Cassie
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New Rochelle
P. T. Brennon
John Harvard
Quincy
St Louis
Harry Blues
Central
Eynne
Salt’s Textile
Galen Hospital
Steve Kovosters
Beechwood Avenue
American Tube & Stamping Co
Groark
Bridgeport
Selwyn Paper Company of
Commonwealth Box Company
Benevelli Brothers
Stamford Gas and Electric Co
Stella L Whalley
Albert Einstein
Germany
East Prussia
Berlin
A. A. Sachmatov
University of Petrograd
Stockholm
William K. Vanderbilt
American Railway Express Company
Fred Gutman
Barnum Avenue
Connecticut Company
Liver Sante
Solomon Plater
Stratford Avenue
Lloyd George
King George
MacSweeney
Cork
William F. Sessions
Bristol
Paul Rennicks
Gregory Street
Barnum Recreation Center
Barnum School
Rennell Street
Warner Brother Company
Raghestos Company
Canada
Terrence MacSweeny
Double Beach
Clarence Edwards
Orange
Canaan
Madam MacSweeny
State Department
Charles Ponzi
Almanac
M. Fountine
Honeyspool Road
Nichols Avenue Company
Allen D. Judson
Abram Wellington
Wellington
Bethany Church
Cor Nichols Avenue
Wheeler Terrace
E. P. H. King
Montgomery Center
Younes
Averil Colby
Main Street
Detroit
Mich
Colby
Louis Losch
Bengall
Losch
Edith Harrison
Charles Harrison
King Street
M Losch
Nyack
Liewis Somers
White Street
Albert Stacey
Long Brook Avenue
Robert Erving
Miami
Fla
Erving
Florida
Wrk
East Broad Street
Peter Gleason
Main St
Cortez
Corner
Hillside Avenue
Diotee
Jacobsen
Browns
Flynn
Springfield
Nutter
Shay
Harker
Kelly
Harford
Davis
Meusel
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Giants
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Lenox A.C
FL Trumbull Beach
Startex
the Smith
Murray
Dillon
Main St Fartforda
Frest
Cecile
Pars
Busin
Northeastern College
New England Young Men's Christian Associations
Barnum
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