The American Maiden Up to Date in 1907 Athletics
A patriotic poem extols a nineteen seven athletic girl excelling in strenuous outings. She rides swiftly wrestles for Jersey titles plays golf and paddles her own canoe. The verse promises she can raise the roof with fireworks and match any boy in feats.
The Martyrdom of Nathan Hale and Memorial Legacy
Nathan Hale, the Connecticut patriot hanged as a spy on September 22, 1776, became a defining symbol of American martyrdom. Memorials from New York to Coventry Connecticut trace his life, burial, and the five raised monuments, with Yale and Hartford statues honoring his sacrifice and last letters lost to a prison official.
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Nathan Hale
Connecticut
Manhattan Island
Coventry
Conn
Macmonnies
Hale
City Hall Park
New York
Yale Unity
College
Hartford
Huntington
N. Y
Th&x
Heroie
Nathanie
United Les Army
America
Sons of the Revolution
Broadway
New London
Knowlton
Long Island
Washington
East River
Lord How
New York City
Genera Washington
Nathan
Harlem Heights
Norwalk
N. X
Lord Trowe
Needham Mausion
Forty-first Street
First Avenue
City of
Lord Howe
Cunningham
Fourth of July mischief and a British ram mishap
Phrastus and Harvey plan a playful war game using firecrackers and a toy schooner on Mr Turner's pond to reenact a century old naval clash. Aunt Scilla and Uncle Ben intervene as the boy hides in a tree during a ram attack, ending with a switch chastisement and a memorable, chaotic Independence Day.
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Phrastus
Harvey Harris
Priscilla
Harvey
Scilla
Turner
Bob
King George
Mr. Turner
Ben
Uncle Ben
Perscilla
Plaguy
Benjamin Arbuckle
Chesapeake
Leopard
Armani
George XII
Stars and Stripes
Phradad
Aunt Priscilla
Aunt ‘Scilla
Theophrastus Wilson
Work of Jap spies alleged in Manila Philippines claims
J W Cline, a former educator from Aparri, warns New York Herald readers that Japanese spies are active in the Philippines. He cites witnessed signaling to Formosa, secret mountain signaling sites, and a suspected plan for Japanese control, urging cautious and firm US policy to avert war.
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Philippines
J. W. Cline
Harrisonburg
New York
Manila
Aparri
New York Herald
Cline
Jimenes
United States Service
Strait
Formosa
Santo Domingo da Bosca
Leonard Wear
Philippine
Japan
Dominador Gomez
United States
San Francisco
Occidentals
Novel Contest For a Wife in Trappe Maryland
William A. Kirby of Trappe plans a July Fourth housewarming where the town’s girls may compete for marriage. The event will feature hospitality, fireworks, refreshments, and entertainment as the winner becomes his bride in a novelty contest proposed by the young women.
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William A. Kirby
Trappe
Ind
An Easton
Philadelphia Inquirer
Camphor Grove Expansion Across South and Pacific Coast
A firm that consumes half a million dollars worth of camphor yearly is planting a 2000 acre grove to supply its camphor needs. Thousands of camphor trees are now growing across the south and Pacific coast states as part of this expansion.
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South
Pacific Coast States
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Gitus Love
Robertus Love
Lexington
Minutemen
Army of Independence