Was John Hanson First President of the United States
The article examines claims that John Hanson was the first president of the United States and argues against the idea, stating that no president of the Continental Congress was the nation’s president and that Washington was the first to hold the office under the 1787 Constitution. It traces signatures of the Articles of Confederation and the debates over when the nation began.
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Continental Congress
Thomas McKean
William Thornton
George Washington
United States
Washington
Edmund C. Burnett
Division of Historical Research
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Doctor Burnett
Carnegie Institution
The
United
Hanson
John Hanson
Peyton Randolph
Cyrus Griffin
Congress
John Slanson
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
Daniel Carroll
Samuel Huntington
Connecticut
Huntington
Samuel Johnston
North Carolina
Johnston
McKean
Burnett
Iie
Thomias McKean
John Manson
Hilanson
Burnett Bays
Julia Stanson
Congress of the
Cornplanter the Seneca Chief and Treaty Leader
The life of Cornplanter, half Seneca by blood, is traced from his lighter skin through his rise as a major Seneca leader and ally to the British in the Revolutionary era. He faced internal war over land treaties, received a wide land grant, and ultimately rejected white gifts before his death on February 18, 1836 after a lifetime of Native and settler interaction.
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Genesse River
New York
Albany
Cornplanter
Sullivan
Diddy
Hewitt
Canandaigua Lake
United States
Asther
Philadelphia
Washington
Pennsylvania
Allegheny River
Western Newspaper Union
Eclipse to be observed in parade morning order
A military note directs formation of the men for parade at 5 30 a m to observe a rare eclipse. The captain or sergeant promises explanations after the event and confirms morning observance and orderly conduct.
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Orter
Money musk the old Scottish dance Strathspey origins
The term money musk derives from mony musk and names the Strathspey dance from the eighteenth century Spey valley. It may originate from the town Mony Musk in Scotland where early Scotch tunes are named for places. Musk means a confused heap or fog, suggesting town naming due to fogs. The term money music now refers to the old dance similar to the Virginia reel.
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Strith
Spey
Scotland
Washington Star
Whale Surprises Bathers Near Tort Jackson
Fishermen near Sydney Nova Scotia reported a 10 foot whale visiting Bathers. Chiles Messenspier harpooned the visitor twice. each time the animal dived and freed itself. On a third attempt Messenspier was struck as the whale swung the boat, tearing the upper works and lifting the stern before fleeing.
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Jackson
Sydney
N.S. W
Chiles
Messenger
Two Men Passing Hancock County Quip
A brief Indianapolis News item records two men traveling toward Indianapolis remarking as they entered Hancock county Fortville. One says this is Hancock county the other jokes about interest since the wife of the first man was born there.
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Indianapolis
Hancock County
Fortville
Uianapolis
Petroleum Storage Capacity and Curious Personal Note
The article notes the petroleum industry’s storage capacity about 1,000,000 barrels with roughly seven tenths used for crude. It also includes an odd aside about boyhood friends and a cryptic remark on a feast and hurry to tell.
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Bureau of Mines
Kruschen Salts Ad Claims 65-Pound Loss for $4.25
Beech Iowa resident Miss Bates endorses Kruschen Salts saying she lost 65 pounds in five months at a cost of 4.25. The testimonial urges taking a half teaspoonful in hot water each morning and reducing fatty foods while promising safe weight loss.
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Samuel Funtington
Carnegie Institution of Washington
McKeon
Watson
Joshua
Merax
Renti
Witel
Awag Sea
East
Patra Tad
Los Angeles
National
Laroest Trade School
West
NATIONAL _ AUTOMOTIVE SCHOOL
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