Pledge of Allegiance Origin Recalls Bellamy’s Work
A Youth’s Companion staff writer Francis M Bellamy authored the 27 word pledge that U S leaders helped promote as a national holiday. Mrs Bellamy recounts efforts by President Harrison Clara Upham and others to revive patriotism and honor Columbus day with Flag Day observances.
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United States
Young America
Companion
Francis M. Bellamy
Benjamin Harrison
America
Bellamy
Mrs. Bellamy
Harrison
James B. Tohan
William T Harris
Youth's Companion
Upham
Uveg
Senate
Bouse
Secretary of State
Mr. Bellamy
Columbus
Our Flag A Long-Lived Emblem Of Unity And Pride
This piece traces the American flag to 1777 and 1814, noting its ancient continuity compared with other nations. It recounts the three symbolic names Stars and Stripes Star Spangled Banner and Old Glory, the 1814 Fort McHenry moment, and the 1831 Salem origin tale. It cites Wilson and Lane remarks linking Flag Day to national unity, with a famed "Makers of the Flag" dialogue emphasizing service and citizenship.
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Terhood of Nations
Savoy
Denmark
Switzerland
Continental Congress
United States
Germany
Francis Scott Key
Maryland
Fort McHenry
Salem
Mass
Charles Daggett
Willam Driver
Flag Day origins and the making of the nation
The piece reflects on the flag as a symbol shaped by workers and citizens, quotes the flag as a living ideal, and credits President Wilson with establishing Flag Day on June 14 1916. It highlights Laura B. Prisk as “Mother of Flag Day” and Benjamin Altheimer’s pivotal role in promoting the holiday from 1910 onward.
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Woodrow Wilson
Laura B. Prisk
Wilson
Patriotic Instructor
New York
Daughters of the American Revolution
Illinois Headlines Outline State Deaths and Accidents
Illinois state news reports the deaths of James Towal former Benton mine rescue superintendent, Col John J Bernholt former Alton mayor, and Francis Henry Doremus last Grand Army of the Republic commander. It notes a bank robbery shootout that killed suspect Logan and wounded Sheriff Reeder and deputy Dodge. Also covered are a Century of Progress commission appointment, store inventory reforms, rising traffic deaths, a dunes park forest fire, and a Ben Leonard elected BPOE exalted ruler with 1935 convention plans.
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James Towal
Benton Mine
John H. Lindblade
Winnebago Manufacturing Company
Rockford
Joseph Check
Thayer
John J. Bernholt
Alton
Illinois
Springfield
Francis Henry Doremus
Libertyville
Grand Army of the Republic
Thomas Ferrier
Chicago
Illinois State Association of Journeymen
Ilnois
Waukegan
Harvey A. Sanders
Mount Vernon
George Thomas Terry
John C. Weigel
State Department of Public Welfare
Frank J Jirka
James Reeder
McLean County
William A. Logan
Reeder
Roy Dodge
William A .Logan
John Milan
Logan
Milan
James Weber Linn
Thomas F. Donovan
Joliet
Arthur Roe
Vandalia
R. V Graham
Cicero
Richard J. Barr
Joseph Mendel
Adelbert A. Roberts
Louis O Wiliams
Clinton
F. W. Lewis
Robinson
John C. Kluczynski
John P. Devine
Dixon
David E. Shanahan
Charles A. Coin
A. D. Lasker
J. F Cornelius
Robert E. Straus
Sarah Bond Hanley
Monmouth
A. J. Herrmann
Florence Fifer Bohrer
Bloomington
Karel V. Janofsky
A. E. Staley
Decatur
Sarah John English
Jacksonville
Paul Drzymalski
T. A. Siqueland
Paul Mueller
Boetius H. Sullivan
H. B. Hill
Mia
Reed Green
Cairo
John P. McGoorty
Mary Jane Kelly
Charleston
Central States
National
Uve Stock and Meat Board
Miss Kelly
Champaign
Ellis
Frank Bonner Leonard
Leonard
Roy Cummins
Oak Park
Lodge
Quincy
Artistic Points in Summer Home
A guide on rustic summer cottage decoration using natural materials. It describes door handles from bent branches, a bedside stand made from a small tree trunk with four forked branches, and birch sapling curtain rods with hollowed rings. The piece highlights turning natural elements into ornaments while keeping simplicity and a touch of ingenuity.
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Plymouth
Bel! Syndicate
WNU Service
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President Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Franklin K. Lane
Land Office
Flag Maker
Old Glory
Congress
Idaho
Oklahoma
Colorado
Dlinois
Wyoming
Wing Maker
Mexico
Georgia
Ohio
Tor
Benjamin Altheimer
New Yorker
Altheimer
Old New York
Fifth Avenue
Lord & Taylor
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Patrico
Betsy Ross Traction
United States of America
St. Louis
Betsy Stoss
Ita
Second Presbyterian Church of
Louis
United States Flag Association
Alzheimer
Lindbergh
Washington
Coolidge
Unies
Illinois State News
Iowa
Treasure Island
MNAS
Tx Felitna
Los Angeles
Tsibhe
WNU
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