Washington as Naval Strategist The Underappreciated Sea Power Thinker
The article argues George Washington, best known for land battles, was also a keen naval strategist. It highlights his use of combined land sea operations, the early Continental Navy, and key moments like the Yorktown victory with French aid. Morison credits Washington with foresight of sea power and outlines how naval actions and treaties shaped the Revolution.
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George Washington
Samuel Eliott Morison
Congress
Yorktown
Boston
Nicholas Cooke
Rhode Island
Nich
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A. T. Mahan
Rochambeau
Pennsylvania
Market
Philadelphia
U. S. Navy
Continental Army
Nathaniel Greene
Count de Lafayette
Lord Cornwallis
Hudson
Admiral de Grasse
West Indies
Chesapeake Bay
Vernon
Strep Throat Killed Gen Washington Debated by Doctors
Special to The Gazette explains that Washington's December 1799 illness may have been streptococcus related. It contrasts 18th century treatments with modern antibiotics and bed rest, noting the misdiagnoses of quinsy and cyanche trachealis and highlighting the shift to combined land sea warfare insight from Morison.
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The
Gazette
Chicago
George Washington
Washington
Noah D. Fabricant
Fabricant
American Medical Association
Washington’s 1781 March Ride and Continental Inns
The piece recounts Washington’s rapid 1781 march from New Windsor to Newport with aides, stopping for rations and meals. It notes lodging at inns, taverns, or ordinaries as local capitals where life centered on eating, drinking, and politicking along the journey from Hartford to New Windsor.
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West Point
Newport
R. I
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New England
South
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
How the First President Lost 11 Days of Life
AP Newsfeature recounts George Washington born Feb 11 on the Julian calendar and Feb 22 on the Gregorian, explaining calendar reform and its effect on his birthday. It notes inns named for Washington, his dining and lodging habits with aides, and Jefferson confirming the 22nd as his birthday.
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Augustine
Mary
Julius Caesar
Washington
England
Thomas Jefferson
Tobias Lear
Jefferson
Great Britain
Washington Monument
White House
Capitol
National Geographic Society
Belisarius and the 540 A.D. Roman Conquest Reference
A historical note recalls Belisarius and the Byzantine drive from Constantinople to retake Rome in 540 A.D. The remark frames the event as a distant milestone, counting 1240 years before Yorktown.
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Constantinople
Belisarius
Rome
Yorktown
Deputy narrowly escapes injury from falling plaster
Richmond Kentucky deputy sheriff Claude Williams thought he faced an attacker as he guided prisoners through the courthouse. He was struck on the head by falling plaster though he escaped serious injury while en route to the jail.
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Richmond, Ky
Claude Williams
Washington's Monument a U S Shrine Through History
The Washington Monument embodies the capital's symbolism while facing a troubled path. From early debates over Washington’s burial and memorial form to Know Nothing era sabotage, funding delays, and Civil War disruption, the monument finally completed in 1885 stands 555 feet tall with minimal settling.
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Monument Society
Congress
Pudgie the parakeet polices cigars at Omaha fire station
A parakeet named Pudgie at an Omaha fire station forces staff to avoid cigars in the recreation room. Pudgie lands on the cigars and pecks them apart, signaling that smoke is dangerous to her and the crew.
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Omaha
Pudgie
Pay Up 10 Year Debt to Theater Over Child Ticket
Ashland Kentucky AP reports John Godfrey Paramount theater manager received a letter from a man who lied about his age to use a children's ticket. After ten years the man sends 30 cents to make amends, saying he wants his heart clear between God and I.
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Ashland
John Godfrey
Paramount Theater
Coe Alumni Dinner Informal Entertainment Planned
Coe College holds its 70th annual alumni dinner at the Montrose hotel on Saturday starting 6 p.m. The event features student performances by the Paul Riley trio and solo numbers by Carol Koelle and Harry Moon with slides from prior dinners. Special guests include Wally Schwank and George Collins. Reservations are $2.25 and limited to 350 on a first come basis.
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Cedar Rapids Coe
Montrose Hotel
Don McKay
Lee A. Johnston
Springville
Harold Ward
Cee
Old Main
Coe College
Marion-Cedar Rapids Coe
Harris Lamb
Coe
Paul Riley
Carol Koelle
Davenport
Harry Moon
Monona
Wally Schwank
George Collins
C Club
West
Southwest
Cedar Rapids
Lamb
Police Log Frames Woman Report of Being Followed
Oklahoma City detectives record a caller claiming she is being followed by radar waves. The woman tells Lt. Walt Turner she feels radar beams everywhere, and she notes her doctor does not believe her account during a 10 minute phone call.
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Oklahoma City
Walt Turner
Ma’m
Turner
James Mason Stars in Odd Man Out at Famous Film Festival
James Mason headlines Odd Man Out presented on Sunday at 6 30 p m on Channel 9 as part of the Famous Film Festival showcasing classic cinema.
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James Mason
Famous Film Festival
Channel 9
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