History of the American flag from British origins to 1817
The article traces flag origins from medieval cross banners to the Union Jack and colonial banners. It notes Massachusetts pine tree imagery, the rattlesnake flag, and the Cambridge flag unfurled at Boston in 1776. It covers Betsy Ross, the 1777 adoption of thirteen stripes and thirteen stars in a blue field, and later 1794 and 1818 changes to 15 stars and 16 stripes, with ongoing questions about star arrangement.
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Glass case to cover cabin used by Grant in park
Philadelphia June 17 Grant's cabin in Fairmount Park will be encased in a glass cover. The log T shaped structure, used by General Grant during 1864 65 sieges, was moved to the park thirty years ago and has deteriorated from weather and vandalism by hunters.
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Petersburg
Richmond
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Police fail to locate kidnapped dry leader in Detroit
Detroit police report no trace of Rev. Louis R. Patment of Milwaukee the so called dry leader who vanished Monday night amid local option campaigns. Friends and relatives accuse foul play by opponents of his anti alcohol work. The Sherman Co.
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Louis R. Patment
Milwaukee
Real Germans Resent Insult In 1918 Records
Berlin reports a high toll of insult cases in 1918 totaling over 224000. Examples include a man fined for replying to a police officer in citizen form and a woman jailed for contempt as strikebreakers passed.
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Germany
Citisen
Landrat
Prussian
Denver man elected as supreme chancellor by Court of Honor
St Louis June 17 A L Hereford of Springfield Illinois was chosen supreme chancellor and Charles F Wadsworth of Denver supreme vice chancellor at the Court of Honor tenth biennial convention held here.
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Court OF Honor
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A. L. Hereford
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Charles F. Wadsworth
Denver Union Manager Wadsworth Noted Wyoming Figure
Mr. Wadsworth serves as manager of the Denver branch of the Western News Paper Union and is well known to every newspaper man in Wyoming.
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Wadsworth
Denver
Western Newspaper Union
Wyoming
Watch Repairing Dan 5 Park and Company Varnishes
Watch repairing ads list Dan 5 Park and Company along with varnishes from The Sherman Co. indicating a catalog or supplier note for clock and watch finishes.
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Dan
Detroit Story Highlights Political Nomination Discussion
Dr Lawrence Hull mentions friends' support for his possible filling of a position as he acknowledges a recommendation. He notes no definite action has been taken and that the office remained unsettled. The fragment references Detroit and Mish misrenderings but centers on nomination discussions and personal approval.
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Mish
Lawrence
Hull
Turkish Siege Proclaimed Amid Smyrna Emigration
Constantinople dispatch reports the Turkish government proclaims a state of siege at Smyrna and along the Dardanelles to halt the emigration of Greeks from Asia Minor and Turkey, as authorities move to control unrest and mobility.
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London
Constantinople
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Dardanelles
Turkey
Card Party and Dance at the Maccabees Lodge
A community event at the Ladies of the Maccabees hall features card games in a small room and live music by Miss Cahill's orchestra. Paint brushes noted as a playful motif. The Sherman Owl?
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Seda True
Miss Cahill
Alghest-61 Battevese Date and Value Report
An OCR fragment reports a date and value for Alghest-61 Battevese, noting a 42 pear parameter and a fluctuating figure around one thousand nine hundred thirty seven dollars. The text is fragmented with symbols and irregular punctuation. The full context remains unclear.
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Alghest
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