Morris and Bartlett Model Nine-Foot Six Statue in Bronze
The article recounts Morris's career and the Bartlett led portrait study that started nine months ago with sand beds for the project. The nine feet six inch bronze statue required special cranes. Morris, a Philadelphia banker, helped fund Washington’s Yorktown effort and was an incorporator of the Bank of North America. He served in the U.S. Senate in 1788 and held Pennsylvania offices. He declined Hamilton's Treasury post. A failed East India trade partnership led to debtor’s prison until 1802. Washington hosted Mrs. Morris at Mount Vernon during imprisonment. Morris died in Philadelphia in 1806.
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Bartlett
Philadelphia
Washington
Yorktown
Bank of North America
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
East India
China
Bronze Monument to Patriotic Banker Bob Morris Arrives in Foundry
After years of design and casting Morris the signer of the Declaration of Independence emerges from a Baltimore foundry. The statue now awaits Philadelphia approval for a base near the Washington monument as citizens debate its final location.
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Robert Morris
Lafayette
Marquis
New England
Morris
Philadelphia
United States
Baltimore
Washington Monument
Philadelphia Custom House
Richard Brooks
Brooks
American Art Commission
Paul Barkers
America
Mr. Bartlett
New York
Kosciuszko’s Services in American Revolution Highlighted
The article extols Thaddeus Kosciuszko for his contributions to the American war effort and calls for greater recognition. It notes his achievements as a record awaiting fuller public unveiling and suggests stronger ties between the United States and Poland in future scholarship and remembrance.
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Washington
United States
Poland
Thaddeus Kosci
Advertising on Stamps Gains Government Permit
Italian government allows advertising on postage stamps. Advertisers will give 60 percent of receipts to the government.
Fishermen Use Ancient Welsh Boats to Catch Salmon
Fishermen in Wales now use boats of an ancient type once described as skin covered or slickened hides, similar to vessels used by Briton dpe 2,000 years ago.
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Wales
Glorious Deed in War for Liberty on Goat Island
On Goat Island in Kennebunkport Maine a small militia held off an 18 gun British ship of war on August 8 1782. Lieut James Burnham was killed as the locals fought back with muskets at Cape Porpoise. The lone defense cost the ship its order and 17 crewmen fell.
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Kennebunkport
Maine
Maine State Council
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Cape
Stage Island
Nick Morey
Crippedi
Portsmouth
Burnham
Old Maine
Ae Burnham
York
Bostom
Sunday Herald
Ee Re Oh
Ionese
Blue Whale Throat Size Described in Historic Note
The excerpt notes the blue whale as the largest living animal, over 80 feet long, with a mouth large enough to admit ten to twelve men, and a throat about eight inches in diameter. It explains whalebone whales feed on minute crustaceans, including tiny red animals mentioned.
Patriotism by Action Not Pretense, Says Editorial
The piece argues that Americanism rests on concrete action rather than empty protests. It contends that when citizens follow patriotic duty, they can resolve pressing national problems and reduce public confusion.
Worthy of Honor With Paul Revere
In Boston on April 18 memory honors the first Revolutionary War ride led by Paul Revere and the others who aided the warning. The piece notes Longfellow's poem shaped history and highlights figures like Dawes Prescott and Newman amid the nocturnal alert to British troops at Concord.
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Concord
Longfellow
Revere
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John Pulling
Sexton
Robert Newman
William Dawes
Lexington
Samuel Prescott
Dawes
Prescott
Massachusetts Sons of the American Revolution
Patriotism Liked As Deep Civic Emotion Across History
The passage argues that love of country and love of one’s community are rooted in humanity and old as man. It distinguishes modern patriotism as a broad altruistic emotion that enriches civilization and would diminish the world if it faded.
Three Classes of Men There Are But Three Classes
The speaker asserts three classes of men exist: the retrograde, the stationary, and the progressive. The remark frames social progress as a spectrum, encouraging readers to identify themselves and others by attitude toward change.
Practical Washington and Old Abe in Anecdotes
The Chicago Tribune remarks on Washington as a practical nation builder and notes that the real Washington had a strong hand. It contrasts the pleasant Washington of Weems with the hard practical effort to preserve the United States and references the genial Old Abe.
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Weems
Abe
Chicago Tribune
Their Own Colors Love of Stars and Stripes in Youth
A feature highlights children and teens embracing American patriotism through flag symbolism. Youth groups and schools encourage national pride with community projects, parades, and ceremonial recitations honoring the flag and United States history.
Fortification and Ratification Joke Highlighted
A humorous exchange from the El Paso Herald shows Willie asking what a fortification is and Pdla replying a fortification is a large fort. Willie then jokes that a ratification would be a large rat, reflecting wordplay in a parent child lesson.
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