The Flag, Banner and Battle Names of 1777 Legacy
A detailed chronicle of Flag Day history, the 1777 design and legend of the Star Spangled Banner, and key Revolutionary War events. It traces Betsy Ross, Francis Hopkinson, Fort McHenry, Bunker Hill, Lexington and Concord, and Boston’s Breed’s Hill through the lens of national symbolism and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Revere
Lexington and Concord
Ticonderoga
Allen
Arnold
Second Continental Congress
Mecklenburg
Daniel Boone
Boonesborough
Bonker Hill
George” Washington
Amy
Esek Hophider
Boston
Continental Congress
United States
Union
Lexington
Concord
Bunker Hill
New England
Red Cross of
St. George
New Jersey
Portsmouth Harbor
Maine
St. Leger
Fort Standis
Rome
Thomnas Thompson
Raleigh Moon
Vermont
Kentucky
Francis Scott
United States of America
Congress
Army
Navy
Key
Goehrane
Rob$ Ross
Washington
Baltimore
Harding
Bern
Ugd
America
Fort McHenry
National Park
United ‘Star Buber
Bunker Hil
Revere
William Dawes
Second
Philadelphia
Breed’s Hui
Charlestown
Gage
Geo William Howe
French aviators bar women from pilots corps claim
French aviation authorities bar women from the pilots corps despite prior gallantry. Mlle Adrienne Rolland, France’s only professional ace, must surrender her license or face legal action to recover 40,000 francs she paid. Mile. Bolland, licensed in 1920 with 1,300 flight hours, defies the move and vows to defend her rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Federation of Aeronautics
Adrienne Rolland
France
Mile. Bolland
Ita
Bbder
3Bme
Bolland
Lensen
The Appeal of the Trees
The Albany Herald lauds trees as universal beauty and inspiration from tiny flowers seen through a magnifying glass to vast forests. It notes trees serve both ancient savage needs and modern civilized uses, providing wood, materials, and blessings of civilization.
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Ture
Oldesrth
Favorite Stories of Conjurer and Turtle Tale
An old Mississippi road scene features a weary conjurer, an itinerant storyteller, and a twelve pound snapping turtle. A ventriloquist turtle mocks a wary traveler, trading taunts as the turtle speaks from its captive position. The ancient tale unfolds with humor and sharp dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Freenes
Imperial King of the Universe Receives Lodge Office
In a troubling fragment from a historic paper, Mr Campbell a lawyer, arrives at his office to a dusty grate and un swept floor. He recalls a lodge ritual where a new member is quickly assigned an office and later earns a more substantial role through longevity. The dialogue centers on the odd title Imperial Supreme King of the Universe and the practice of immediate appointment. The excerpt hints at a lodge culture, minor humor, and in house hierarchy.
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Campbell
Dar Lodge
The Confusing Geography of Jersey and Smitty’s World
The piece recounts Andy Horn’s Jersey saloon on Park Row with Smitty a local fixture who helps in the lunch counter and serving the trade. Smitty has lived mostly in New York City, knows little beyond the city bounds, and jokes about Jersey towns with comical names while longing for life back in Manhattan.
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Park Row
Andy Horn
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan
London
Cherry Hill
Bowery
Coney Island
Bar Rockaway
New York City
New Jersey
Smitty
Prominent Lady Aberdeene Portrait At International Women’s Meet
A portrait of Lady Aberdeen taken during the seventh quinquennial convention of the International Council of Women in Washington is noted. She was re elected president with a small honor. The convention drew over 200 delegates from 42 countries, with a total membership of 36 million women. Lady Aberdeen, wife of Ishbel Maria Marjorie Gordon, is linked to several titles. She is renowned for initiating health and revelation centers in Ireland. The disarmament resolution caused American women to resist arming without a sense of security.
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Lady Aberdeen
International Counci ‘of Women
Washington
Ino
Ishbel- Maria Marforlbanks
Baron Tweedmouth
Aberdeen
John Campbell Gordon, Arstmarquis
Temair
Lord Leutenant
Ireland
Aberdeenshire
Aineé
Canada
Portrait of Hindenburg and his stance on German unity
The article presents an up to date portrait of President Paul von Hindenburg of the German republic. It notes his oath to guard the constitution and laws and his push for peaceful work to gain international recognition and to lift Germany from unjust stigma. It comments on perceptions of his strength and leadership.
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Paul von Hindenburg
German Republic
Marshal
von Hindelburg
Bindenburg
Ha ‘Paso
T. Touch - Power
Rae Therait
Wild Bill and the Rainbow Division Medal Tale
The piece recalls a Buffalo cavalry commander nicknamed Wild Bill who earned the Congressional Medal with the Rainbow Division in World War I. It notes his tough reputation, later roles as a Buffalo district attorney and head of the attorney general's department in Washington, and his access to high honors and floor privileges in Congress.
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P Mander
Bufalo
United States
Bink Blank Hin
Atti Infantry
Rainbow
Taddentall
New- York
Rainbow Division
Wild Bill
Buffalo
United States District Attorney
Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
Butler to launch extensive national political tour next fall
Senator William M. Butler of Massachusetts, chairman of the Republican National Committee, plans the most extensive oneday political observation tour by a party leader. He will visit New York, Chicago, Denver, Portland, San Francisco and St Louis to study conditions across 33 states and speak publicly, aiming to bolster Republican victory and gain legislative control for Coolidge. He will spend only a few days in New York before heading to Chicago to meet leaders in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Wisconsin.
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William M. Butler
Massachusetts
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Heill
New York
Denver
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
St Louis
Coolidge
House
Senate
Butler
New York City
East
New Hampshire
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Brats Scotf
FES
Sy John Dickinson Sherman
Ables Rev
Albany (Ga
Jersey
Women of World
Uuntil
Hindenburg
New
Germany
Hilwais
Indiana
Kansas
Wisconsin
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