July Fourth 1776 and the nation’s founding ideals
The piece salutes the Declaration of Independence as a turning point in world history and praises American progress in wealth and power. It notes the fight for liberty, aid to allied nations, and the League of Nations, while warning that the U S may have drifted toward centralized government and paternalism. It urges reflection on reverting to original liberty notions.
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Philadelphia
Doling
United States of America
Cuba
France
Ism
League of Nations
Washington
Hall
Russia
Nime Mars
Lenin and
Trelsky
Urapin
Pranca
Rumors About Abd el Krim and Fez Defense
The French deny rumors Abd el Krim has been filed and note the Rif forces reached within 27 miles of Fez before being repulsed. French units were deployed to secure the area as the latest clash unfolds with uncertainty over leadership and casualties.
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Abd-el-Krim
Rej
Markin
Fez
Old Ironsides restoration pushes public support drive
Citizens are urged to fund a restoration of the Constitution known as Old Ironsides. A federal bill failed to fund the project, but Navy officials plan to run a private subscription and recruit stations will aid. The ship, famed for battles with Barbary pirates and the Java, could become a national museum for future generations.
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Bos
Congress
Preble
Tripoli
Isaac Hull
Java
of. Paul
Old ironsides and political snows in Boston
The aging ship USS Constitution is recalled as a training hull, its wooden frame decaying and its sails threadbare. Holmes’s Old Ironsides poem is cited amid public clamor to preserve the vessel. Separately, Democrats debate a New York convention, aiming to defeat a man who held a seventy-ballot majority there, risking a second or third place outcome.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Boston
Ito
Holmes
Tronsides
Democratic Party
New York
Doheny Defense Provokes Public Debate Over Elk Hills Lease
The editorial critiques Edward Doheny’s defense of his 1920s Elk Hills naval oil lease, labeling it a doctored defense. It questions his secrecy during war threats in 1921, the timing of lease signings in 1922, and omissions about profits. It cites Senator Walsh defending the leases and notes cabinet involvement. contrasts with air mail advances and Fourth of July themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Doheny
Elk Hills
California
Doheny
Robison
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Waheny
Admiral Robison
Harding
Secretary Hughes
Mr. Doheny
Hewat
Japan
Three Rivera
New Mexico
Senator Walsh
Walsh
Chicago
Post Office Department
Inevitably Gradualness and Global Strife Reflected
A fragmentary critique mixes earthquake fears with socialist critique, citing insurance sums for New York buildings and Californian resorts. It weaves Nietzschean ideas with labor unrest, praising measured progress yet warning of brutal strikes as miners face deadly dangers. References include Belshhevist leaders, Sidne Weedle, Trotsky, and Lenglen cultural notes.
Bridge project proceedings draw town district scrutiny
Communications editor Gisetta notes residents across the town and district have followed closely the actions surrounding the proposed bridge project and its potential public impact. The report implies ongoing civic interest and scrutiny of official proceedings related to the bridge proposal.
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Gisetta
Sagt
Intercepted Messages From Major to Adjutant in Charleston
A relic note shows Major H. Crnwell writing to a major in Charleston, W. Va, expressing pride in Independence Day yet hinting at tensions in the National Guard. The letter frames patriotism and duty amid wartime era concerns.
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H. Chrnwell
National Guard
Charleston, W. Var
Bond issue debate over Chelynn district bridges and roads
A resident letter to the editor argues against further bond issues for bridges over the Kanawha river and road expansion. He cites county spending, high taxes, and past bond failures, urging voters to defeat the July 7 proposals and to insist on hard surfaced highways instead of new bridges. He cites Charleston and Montgom ery areas and criticizes current infrastructure plans.
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Kalter Gazette
Papar
Kanawha
St AL Charleston
Marner
Peante
Montiwomers
Clarleston
Nouth
Montgomery
Ghebvan
Mayernet
Marne
Charlenton
Cabin Creel Jupenon
Mairraret
Hurlerton
Chen
Gublt Crees
van Montronery
Loudon Inn
Winifreds Tanetion
Cenent
Dyttewide
Allwald
XS Smith
New York Day by Day highlights lively hotel romance and theater lore
A column ponders romance in New York hotels as a maid’s tale unfolds into marriage with a wealthy windower. It notes hotel life as a magnet for romance, shifts to gossip about Vaudeville and a murder scare, and ends with reflections on installment collectors and daily vice cast. The piece blends society anecdotes, stage gossip, and social commentary from mid 1920s New York.
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New York
Thia
Sawan
Pyenin
Aneather
Jve- Ting
Tha Sang Man
Sha
Wes
Exchings
Suquel
West End Avenue
Middle West
Hauskerbocker
Golsta Ia
Drafts of Confederate Letter Stir Public Debate
The fragmentary text describes a Civil War era dispute over a letter by Major W. W. Lerlag from the Department of Western Virginia at Charleston. It notes Governor Vor vinta’s charges and Loring’s defense of his actions, plus Secretary Randolph and Jefferson Davis involvement. A Huntington weather report closes the item with a 100 percent note and a temperature.
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W. W. Lerlag
Départment of Western
Virzinky
Charleston
Vor
Vinta
State
Virginia
Loring
Lins
Kent
George W Randolph
Jeffernen Tavis
Contadoracy
Yatterson Davis
War Department
Oh Beautiful Country Poem by Edgar A Guest
A short 1956 verse from Edgar A Guest invokes national birthday pride. It pleads for a long life for the country and its people, blessing future generations with laughter, song, and steadfast example for a growing world.
Digger the Badger Meets Old Man Coyote in Pasture Chase
Peter Radyit pursues Digger the Badger across the Old Pasture while Old Man Coyote trails nearby. The risk grows as Digger nears, with Peter weighing a choice between signaling danger or allowing a tense face to face to unfold.
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Peter
Etralghe
Riak
Coyote
Binaya
Jed Thumpnor
Mrs. Peters
Ann Coyote
Bo Peter
Digger
Ted Thumper
Old Man Coyote
Old Man Goyatet
Behid
Old Man Goyete
Badger
Mina Coyote
Digger the
T. W. Burgess
Glen Elk bus line service begins today in upper district
The Glen Elk area receives new bus service with arrival of coaches. Service runs daily from 5 a.m. to midnight, Sundays 7 a.m. to midnight, linking Crescent road to Glenn Street and surrounding streets. Transfers to city streetcars are three cents, with transfers allowed to all lines within the city. The Charleston Interurban Railway Co ordered the route and expects to connect Crescent road, Bigley avenue, Arlington street, and Mary Street back to State Street.
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Gur
Upper Glen Elk
Creete
Charleston Interurban Railway Company
Pererminaton
Tranefers
Crescent Road
Bigs Lay Avenue
Creavent Road
Dina Ban
Tollaws
Arthur Mt HI
theCharleston Interurban Hallway Company
Tresta
Weashington
Waublog~ Ton
Lovell and
Charletton
Pannsylvenia Avenue
Fennays
Vania
Glenn Atreet
Glenn
Bighey Avenue
Bigley
Ash Treet
Ash
Magayzina Atrest and
Magazine
Gardner and Gardner
Lily Street
Lilly
Arlington Atreat
Arlington
Cora Street
Cora
Upper Blyley Avenue
Mary Street
Mary
Linence
Truslow Street
Trustow
State
Emst
State Street
Somers Street
Buxeea
Bugeas
Buseen
Buveam Qin Arnplant
Sitnoy
Vbo
Trupapertation Teill
Thie
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Che Blar Company
NH. Sloane
California Development Association Witea
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New York City
Woolworth
Sidney Weedle
Napoleon
St. Helena
Caesar
Trutaky
Alexander
Jude Greenwald
Elerts
Vieenwald
Nietuseha
Lewis
Col Cminera
Pew
Barney Gibney
alMts
Busan
Alan
Almotish
Pasland
Karhinga
Nardis
Suzanne Lenglen
Nis
Gre Tses Oy
Dickinnon
Cheiyon
Villaga
Bagi
Chelan
Quincy
Lyte
Hawker Wild Cowl
Kanawhrl
Wits
Helvah
McNaustt Syndicate
Welter Winchell
Stanfied White
Madson Square
Edgar Allan Woulf
Vaudevils
Woolf
White
Mrs. Woolf
Bogart
J. Kaufman
Europe
Princeton
Oni
Bill Edwards
Cole Sector
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Huntington Hein Huntington
Lon W H. Hutchizan
United Brat Weather Obseiver
Edgar A. Guest
Trier
Digger the Balleer
Mra Coyote
Glen Elk
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