Benjamin Franklin Remembered as Washington’s Ally and Pioneer
A condensed tribute notes Benjamin Franklin 1706 1790 as a linchpin in America’s founding. It highlights his early life in Boston Philadelphia and London, printing career and Poor Richard's Almanac, scientific work with electricity and the kite experiment, and crucial diplomacy with France that aided independence. It cites his lifelong friendship with George Washington and the 1790 cane bequest.
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Benjamin Franklin
America
George Washington
Washington
Franklin
Boston
United States
Nia Gazette
Richard
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Assembly
France
General Washington
New Firestone Tires Offer Remarkable Value
Buy now and save on Firestone Tires as prices drop for a limited time. The ad touts Gum-Dipping as a patented process that strengthens the tire cord body for durability and safety.
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Firestone
Criminal Lawyer Charles P Johnson in Missouri History
Charles P Johnson the famed Missouri criminal lawyer delivered the defense at Frank James's murder trial in Gallatin on September 5 1883. The not guilty verdict followed, marking a landmark performance in a career that spanned politics and law across the West. Johnson born 1836 at Lebanon Illinois rose to lieutenant governor and long legal influence in Missouri, later teaching at Washington University and pursuing major cases. He died May 21 1920 in St Louis.
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Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Charles Philip Johnson
Gallatin
Frank James
Johnson
Goodman
John F. Philips
John M. Glover
William Fl. Wallace
James
Charles P. Johnson
West
Lebanon
Sparta
Ill
McKendree College
St. Louis
Missouri Volunteer Regiment
Missouri Infantry
Lincoln
Congress
State General Assembly
General Assembly
Silas Woodson
Senate
Frank J
Arthu Duestrow
Union
Duestrow
Washington University
St Louis
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N.B.C
Don
W. F. Priebe
Henderson Produce Company
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