Washington Crossed the Delaware on Christmas Night
The article recounts General George Washington and about 2 400 troops crossing the Delaware on Christmas Eve 1776 using hidden boats amid ice and sleet to surprise Hessian forces at Trenton. It notes Knox bringing cannon, Rail’s outpost disarray, and the capture of nearly a thousand prisoners, securing a pivotal American victory. The painting Washington Crossing the Delaware by Eranuel Leutze resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Robertus Love
Washington
Delaware
America
Long Island
New York
Jerseys
Cornwallis
Trenton
Pennsylvania
Lossing
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Newtown
Bristol
Kall
Putnam
Continental Congress
Baltimore
New
New Jersey Bank of the Delaware
McConkey
Colonel Glover
Marblehead
Massachusetts
Jersey
Henry Knox
Washington's Crossing
Rail
Light Horse
Knox
Rall
England
Yorktown
Princeton
Eranuel Leuutze
Werttemberg
Leutze
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
John 8. Kennedy
Christmas With Lo the Poor Indian and Christmas Island
An essay on tribal Christmas customs details Indian dances prayer for rain and gifts for papooses, then shifts to Christmas Island describing its perpetual summer climate, British settlement for phosphate beds, and a globetrotter’s festive observations about a tropical Christmas season.
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Christmas
Christmas Island
Pever
Slade
Java
Indian Ocean
Great Britain
United States
Hidden Gifts of the Christmastide
A mothers voice honors her child with reflections on Christmas gifts and the deep joy of motherhood. The poem contrasts material toys with the enduring gift of a mother's love and tenderness, celebrating the boy's early joys and the dreams carried in a mother's heart.
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Aloysius Coll
Her Best Friend Gift Stirs Wickers Conversation
A humorous exchange reveals a friend sending a moustache cup to a timid Miss Manley as a Christmas gift. The dialogue between Her Best Friend and Wickers suggests sympathy and light embarrassment over the gesture.
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Wickers
Miss Manley
Disappointing Feature Spooks Santa in Burlesque Tale
A humorous local clip recalls a Santa impersonator whose disguise failed on stage. The performer describes the moment when his mask slipped, highlighting a comic disaster that drew laughter from the audience and neighbors.
Peril 10 The Nation Dangerous Condition a Judge Says
Chicago Judge Grosscup urged state and federal control of corporate dividends at a Chicago Irish Fellowship club talk. He warned that unchecked corporate power threatens democracy, calling for earned dividends rules and trustee duties to safeguard investors and the public.
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Chicago
Irish Fellowship Club
Veter S. Grosscup
United States Circuit Court
Chicago Record-Herald
America
United States
Tmnels
United States of America
Ilinois
Snapping Turtles For Terrapin Trade In Connecticut Valley
Italians living along the Connecticut valley harvest young snapping turtles for sale to marketmen serving the New York hotel and restaurant trade for terrapin. The turtles fatten as they hide below the frost line and are caught in late fall, yielding a fine flavored meat for Terrapin dishes.
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Connecticut Valley
New York
Waterbury
New York Tribune
Odd Way to Pay Election Bet
John McIntosh a prominent politician of Rome New York wagered on the Rome mayoral election with the loser riding horseback to Chicago six hundred miles He lost the bet and bought a horse and saddle He plans to blow a bugle at each stop and says he will fulfill the contract
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John McIintosh
Rome
N. Y
Chicago
Utica
New York American
McIntosh
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Sarra
Santa Claus
Papoose
Merv
Metropolitan Museums
Grosscup
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