Betsy Ross myth debate echoed by Alrich family
Emma B Alrich widow of Levi L Alrich defends her late husband in refuting claims that Betsy Ross and the flag story is a myth. The Alrichs and Canby family papers recount Betsy Ross as maker of the first Stars and Stripes with Washington and Morris involved in the 1777 design.
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Etsy Ross
Levi L.rich
Emma B. Alrich
Afciches
Public Record
Cawker City
Kan
Alvich
Mrs. Allich
National Tribune
Washington, D. C
Betsy Ross
Alsich
United States
Kansas D. A. R
G. Baker
California
Seventy-first
Pennsylvania Infantry
State Historical Society
Friends Meetings
Tolland Society of
New York
Jacob
Peter Ulrich
Citch
Delaware
Peter Sturvesant
William J. Canby
Canby
Ameri
Thomas Canty
Thorn
England
Susan Canby
Peter Alrich
Levi TL. Ulrich
Susan
William T. Canby
Pennsylvania Historical Society
Ross
Ulrich
George Washington
Robert Morris
Col
George Toss
Betsy
American Congress
Griscom
Elisabeth Griscom
Samuel
Rebecca Griscom
Sanmel
Andrew Griscom
Elisabeth
John Ross
Friends’ Society
Qld
Motait Moriah
Chiypoole
Washington
Te Nha
Fetsy Ross
EY Ross
Joseph Asheburn
Young Republic
Sind
Mill
Portsmouth
John Clayponte
Chinese Compliment In China
In Changsha the custom of praising or insulting mirrors social status and health. The piece notes blunt gestures and class cues, mentioning Gen. Tseng Kuo Fan and China’s links to America through education and industry. It recounts Martha’s improving complexion and family gratitude after a visit from an East Coast relation.
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America
Anon
Changsha
Tseng Kuo Fan
Gordon
Boulder May Rival Gatun and Assouan
Washington proposes a $70,000,000 bill to build a Boulder Canyon dam on the Colorado River near the state line. The project would store flood waters to protect Imperial Valley and other communities, create 150,000 horsepower of hydroelectric power, reclaim 300,000 acres, and use power revenues to repay costs.
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Washington
Congress
Fall
Colorado River
Representative Swing
California
Boulder Canon
Colorado-Nevada
Swing
Imperial Valley
Yuma
Aziz
Colorado
Secretary of the Interior
Utah
Arizona
Nevada
Old Naval Officers Face Hard Times in Reserve
Veteran officers from the 1898 auxiliary service face reduced pay under 1917 naval reserve reforms. Commander William Prideaux appeals to President Wilson to spare 39 sailors from starvation by either transferring them to regular service or granting retirement pay equal to shore officers, which would cost about $60,000 annually.
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Can Navy
Naval Auxiliary Service
IIT Congress
Naval Reserve
Organized Reserve
William Prideaux
Zafiro
Admiral Dewey
Wanila Bay
Oficer
Rappahannocl
San Diego
Cal
Barding
No Accommodations for the Tenderfoot in Mount McKinley Park
A Department of the Interior bulletin notes the Alaska railroad from Seward to Fairbanks will see heavy summer tourist traffic but park access remains limited. No park accommodations exist this year, with only a roadhouse at Riley Creek and a second at McKinley Park station by local homesteaders Morino and Lynch. Miners and prospectors may use shelters, but travelers must supply food and arrange guides for limited park access.
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Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Seward
Fair Banks
Mount McKinley National Park
Meliiley Park
Riley Creek
Broad Pass
Alaska Range
Maurice Morino
McKinley Park Station
Kantishna
United States
League of Nations draft program on armament study
A Geneva based draft program prepared by Professor Benini outlines a comprehensive data driven study to estimate national military power and responsibilities. It covers economic social political geographic racial and financial factors and even emigration to gauge army size ratios. Officials in Washington received the document through unofficial channels, with execution seen as a years long effort.
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Imiages
League of Nations
Geneva
Lewme
Washington
Benini
Tent
What She Lacked Billy and the neighbor girl tale
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century publication recounts Billy’s blunt remark about a girl named Mary and a social setting where outsiders are warned they will be shot if they advance. It hints at social etiquette and rough frontier manners without graphic detail.
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Billy
Mary
Caffeine Found in Holly Leaves Study Discovers High Levels
A study reports that one species of American holly contains caffeine in leaves reaching up to one and a half percent by weight when dried. The finding highlights holly as a potential caffeine source and raises questions about practical extraction methods and ecological effects.
Steams' Electric Paste Exterminator Ad Copy
An old style advertisement touts Steams' Electric Paste as a long serving exterminator for rats mice and cockroaches. It claims quick action overnight, multi language directions, money back guarantee, and a 2 on size 35e ox box priced at $1.50.
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Tross
Htouse
Jie
Tess
General Washington
Tess Find
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Oren
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Chuangsha
Martha
Jack
Mar
Marta
Cain
George
Helen
League of Nations and
Beleans
Bellans
Western
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
A. BE. Filhey Filth SL
Les Moines, Ta
Irisa
Bock 5 & Free, Inc
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
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Des Moines
Tombstone
Arinal
Aniergai Legion Weekly
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