Granite Mark of Liberty Spot Near Williamsburg Capitol Square
A fragment describes a granite marker at Capitol Square Williamsburg with bronze tablets telling Old Capitol and Virginia revolutionary history. It recalls Patrick Henry Dabney Carr and the Virginia house of burgesses, plus Washington Lee Jefferson Madison Randolph among 149 patriots named on the marker.
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James City County
Virginia
Jamestown
Colonial Council
Capt
John Smith
Powhattan
Rolfe
Gates
West
Dale
Argall
Yeardley
Wyatt
Harvey
Berkeley
United States
Bacon
Willamsburg
House of Burgesses
Patrick Henry
Brillant Company
Yorktown
Williamsburg
Duke of Gloucester
Queen Ann
Capitol
Dabney Carr
House of Burgesses of
George Washington
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Jus
John Bowdoin
Joseph Nevil
Sam Thomas Mann Randolph
James Mercer
Peter Presley Thornton
Remember Woman's Work in Molly Pitcher Heroic Tale
The article recounts Molly Pitcher Mary Hays’s iconic role in the 1778 battle near Monmouth. It highlights her water-bearing aid, firing of the cannon after her husband fell, and the tradition that Congress granted her a sergeant's commission and half pay for life.
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Monmouth
Carlisle
Mary Hays
Washington
Lee
Clinton
Molly Pitcher
John Hays
Continental Congress
Portrait mixup unmasked at Independence Hall
A portrait believed for two decades to depict William Whipple signer of the Declaration is revealed as Joseph Whipple, his brother with no known historical ties. The misidentified painting, once in gallery No. 1, has been removed after a Portsmouth woman and Whipple descendant traced the family lineage to the original Joseph Whipple.
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Independence Hall
William Whipple
Joseph Whipple
Portsmouth
N. H
Whipple
Leeson in Visit to Valley Forge
Valley Forge stirs visitors with memories of courage forbearance and devotion to a high cause. The piece urges every reader to visit at least once to feel the soul fitting influence of the site.
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Leeson
Valley Forge
Colorado crops show bumper year with apples lead gain
Western Newspaper Union reports Colorado’s 1917 crop jump to 164.7 percent of 1916 levels, led by apples at an estimated 4,259,000 bushels. Peaches, pears and oats rise. spring wheat, barley, rye and hay also improve. Statewide production tops 1916 except winter wheat, blackberries, and raspberries. United States rate sits at 94.2 percent.
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Western
Union News Service
Denver
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
Intermountain
United States
Colorado War Registration Total in Colorado 83874
Final figures from Provost Marshal John Evans show Colorado’s selective service registration at 83,874, up 836 from prior estimates. The report notes 39,004 registered with dependent relatives, 29,244 claimed no exemptions, 9,795 aliens or enemy aliens, 1,392 totally disabled, and 958 colored persons subject to draft.
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Colorado
Denver
John Evans
Hollander Gives Sons to Service
H. Van Westenburg of this city bought a Liberty bond and donated a Gay's pay to the Red Cross. He has two sons serving as navy radio operators and four younger sons who may join if needed. Both parents were born in Holland and are naturalized.
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Denver
H. van Westenburg
Red Cross
Radio Service
Navy
Mr. van Westenburg
Mrs. van Westenburg
Holland
Mountain Slides Into River Near Tunnel Station
A large section of a mountain at Tunnel station on the Denver and Rio Grande rail line slipped into the Grand River thirteen feet above normal, undermining the slope seven miles east of Palisade. No injuries reported. Local crews assess the slide and monitor remaining rockfall risks.
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Grand Junction
Tunnel Station
Denver & Rio Grande
Palisade
Long's Peak Reservoir Planned by Mead Mead and Longmont Farmers
Mead Mead and Longmont farmers plan a $30,000 reservoir at the foot of Longs Peak to irrigate about 1000 acres, aiming to support local agriculture and water supply.
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Long’s Peak
Mead—Mead and
Longmont
Colorado state news highlights in July and August
Pueblo reports navy representation and Red Cross fund oversubscription as county quotas rise. Denver and Pueblo pursue drives for military, road, and infrastructure projects while mining activity grows. Boulder votes on a city charter delegates election. oil shale prospects attract investor interest amid state oil and mineral expansion.
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Pueblo
Navy
Colorado
Red Cross Fund
Campbell
Denver
National Red Cross Fund
Major Barney
United States Army
San Luis
Louis Schwarz
Glenwood Springs
Western Slope
St. Luke’s Hospital
Teller County
Red Cross
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Raleigh Tavern
Peyton Randolph
Robert Carter Nichols
Capitol Square
Old Capitol Building
Republics
Hollander
Colorado State News
Western Newspaper Union Nons Service
Good Roads
Pike’s Peak
National Convention of
Ordway
Carson City
Pueblo National Guard
Pine Cliff
Arvada
Nederland
Weld County
Pueblo Elks
Boston
Ed L. Doyle
United Mine Workers
District 15
Walsenburg
Colorado School of Mines
Board of Trustees
Howard C. Parmelee
Colorado Springs
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