Early independence declarations traced from Mendon Mecklenburg Meck Declaration
Article surveys proto declarations of independence in colonial America from Mendon Mass 1773 Hannahs Town 1775 and Mecklenburg North Carolina 1775, noting their aims rights and calls to form militias and sever ties with Britain. It discusses controversy over Mecklenburg’s genuineauthenticity and its later commemorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dickinson Sherman
Richard Henry Lee
Che Doethers
Gattess
Mains
Mendon
Mass
Mareh of
Parliament
Great Britain
Hanna's Town
Colony
Pennsylvania
Laurel Mountain
County of
Westmoreland
Virginia
Augusta County
Old Dominion
Vauna’s
The
Westingreta
Couvey
Britain
Massachusetts
America
Westmoreland County
Mecklenburg
Mecklenbure
Lexington
Congress
Otebediion
Otha
Great
Osrituin
Armetien
Othe
Raleigh Register
Tay Tse Petfersond
John Adams
Adams
Jefferson
South Corolita
Tn Ysos
Charlotte
Massachusetts Bay
Bats Fly In Long Column From Philippine Mountain Cave
An American officer observed December last a solid bat column rising from a mountain cave near Montalban, Luzon, then flying straight for 145 minutes across a range toward Manila. Engineers noted the daily occurrence over two years, with sightings dating back at least 30 years according to other sources.
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Montalban
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Mana
Christian Science Monitor
Indian Anesthetic Use Revealed in Traditional Healing
The text explains Indians lack formal anesthetics but use cocoa to dull pain for wounds and contusions. It notes cocoa’s healing role and its pain-numbing effect though not a true anesthetic. Trephining information is hard to obtain due to distrust of whites and the belief that magic requires secrecy.
Himalayan Rabbit Fur Coat Deceives Expert
Velmuy Filden of San Francisco bought a buck and two does of Himalayan fur bearing rabbits for 835. She then raised enough rabbits to craft a mock ermine coat with fur that resembles real ermine, though experts can detect the deception in the brick tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velmuy-Filden
San Francisco
Little French Heroes Save Drowning Friends in Brittany
Nathalie Cole aged ten and Louis Cariou aged eleven were photographed after receiving gold medals and 100 francs for lifesaving off Brittany. Nathalie rescued a drowning girl and Louis saved a playmate last September near Lesconil.
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Nathalie Cole
Christos
Brittany
Louis Cariou
Lfe
Tolh
Lesconil
Japanese chemist finds crude oil like petroleum from fish oil
A Japanese chemist, K. Ko bayashi, distills herring oil with acid clay to produce an oil resembling crude petroleum. By products include various fatty acids. The report suggests natural formation of petroleum from decomposition of fish oils, aided by vast fish schools.
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K. Kobayashi
Hand Spinning Wheels and Royal Tables Across Lands
Outlooks from London export crafts to the Far East contrast with royal dining customs as the king’s personal attendant serves only the sovereign. A note on insanity risk linked to hair color and a 1920 U S crisis tally of 6 171 cases including 707 children. Luxembourg imposes penalties for unrecorded votes at elections.
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London
Far East
King of England
United States
Luxembourg
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Tst
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Ireland
Hoboken
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Gita
Washington
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Harding
Silva
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