Danish West Indian Islands Offered as U S Purchase Bargain
The Danish West Indies including St Thomas and St John are offered to the United States for about 3 million dollars after Denmark slashed the asking price from 7.5 million. The islands, a key coaling and distribution point, skirt hurricanes, have a population of around 15 000, and St Thomas serves as a major trade hub while St John is cosmopolitan and ports bay rum.
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West India Islands
St. John
St. Thomas
United States
Denmark
Atate Wana
Cuba
Porto Rico
Island of
Porta
Europe
Unite States
South America
East Indies
Pacific
Virgin Islands
Santa, Cruz
St. Croix
Charlotte Amalie
Bt. Thomas
Charlotte Amelia
Thomas
At Home With Aguinaldo's Wife in Manila
Manila January 4 Mrs Emelio Aguinaldo, long rumored, grants rare interview in which she discusses her husband’s ambitions for Philippine independence, her nomadic life, and family matters. She describes Aguinaldo as kind at home yet driven to secure liberty, noting threats from a poisoned cook and her own cosmopolitan background.
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Manila
Emelio Aguinaldo
Aguinaldo
Aguinaldo Mansion
Mra
Guinaldo
Arden
Sjous
James
Oral Aguipaldi
Pencora
Mrs. Aguinaldo
Senor
Senora
United States
Spain
America
Bayne
Philippines
Senora Agui Naldo
Shi
Yacht Race Met With Still Winds And Quiet Hope
A Washington Star poem recalls a boat race where sails were ready and spirits high, but the wind would not blow, mirroring a broader moment of patience and perseverance. A Detroit Free Press exchange follows, quoting a quip about credit and relief from demands.
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Washington Star
Betsy Ross House Rivalry Sparks Arch Street Claim
A Philadelphia dispute questions whether 239 Arch Street or 221 Arch Street is Betsy Ross's home. The Betsy Ross Memorial Association insists the 239 Arch Street house is the maker of the first American flag, while rival Frewen claims 221 Arch Street and has engaged counsel. The debate centers on historical records, local lore, and a decades long preservation effort with funds raised by dime subscriptions.
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P. H. Frewen
Philadelphia
Old Flaghouse
Betsy Ross
Arch Street
American Flaghouse
Association
Benny Rosa
Samuel
Ecca Griscom
Society of Friends
Independence Hall
Betsy
John Ross
Betsy G Omn
George Ross
John
Ross
Christ Church
George Washington
Frewen
Flagnouse
Peter MacMahon
219 Arch Street
Hetsy Ross
P. Mund
Mund
Tully
Betsy Ross Association
Mra. Ross
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Jayamith
Tenspot
Detroit
Betsy Oss
T Boring
Washington
Robert Morris
Congressional Committee
Congress
Mra. Clerisen Wilson
Seana
Indianaport
Rial Betsy Tey Hout
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