Wicked women and a love triangle in a party clash
Clarice Mackay frets over Jack Withers falling for widow Mrs Holcombe who uses charm to win him away. Alice advises calm and social strategy. At a party Jack flirts with Clarice and the widow, sparking jealousy, but he returns to Clarice, who reflects that the wicked often punish themselves.
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Clarice Mackay
Alice Dalmain
Clarice
Alice
Jack Withers
Jack
Mrs. Holcombe
Evelyn
Miss Mackay
Misa Mackay
Cauliflower Query Leads Billy to Florist Down Street
In a small-town scene Billy, working at his father’s grocery, answers a customer’s cauliflower question with a courteous reply. He directs them to a florist shop down the street for the requested item, noting the absence in the store.
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Billy
Godfather of Our Navy Honored in Edenton Monument
A monument unveiling in Edenton North Carolina celebrated Joseph Hewes described as a godfather of the American navy. Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams spoke praising Hewes born in Princeton New Jersey who moved his shipping operations to Edenton in 1760. Hewes signed the Declaration of Independence and befriended John Paul Jones, who valued Hewes as a political protector.
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Edenton
Joseph Hewes
Charles Francis Adams
Navy
Hewes
Princeton
N. J
America
Robert Perry Rodgers
Alfred Easton Poor
John Paul Jones
Jones
Revolutionary Service
Washington
Carroll
Betsy Ross Birthplace Debate Sees Founding Claim Backed
William A. Carr of the Betsy Ross Association, citing 1785 city directories, argues the Arch Street house in Philadelphia is Betsy Ross's birthplace where the first flag was made. He says affidavits from Ross’s grandchildren support the claim against historians doubting the site.
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Arch Street
Philadelphia
William A. Carr
Betsy Ross
United Press Dispatch
Carr
MacPherson
White
John Claypoole
Second
Liberty’s Sacred Shrine at Independence Hall
Scattered along the Atlantic coast from Boston to St Augustine are historic brick buildings rich in romance and patriotic devotion. Independence Hall embodies the era, where patriots dared British wrath and declared for American freedom. The setting evokes the spirit of 1776 and the Liberty Bell, with the Declaration of Independence adopted on July 4 1776 in the cupola above.
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Atlantic Coast
Boston
St. Augustine
Independence Hall
Great Britain
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Treelas
Finney
Mrs Snoop
Michael
Snoop
Wes
Evertitiere
Eutt
Edgar T. Monfort
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
CWNU
Xefigton and
Conie
Flag
Liberty’s
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