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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
6
Nathan Hale Yale Hero Statue Planned on Campus
Yale alumni discussed commissioning a statue of Nathan Hale by William Ordway Partridge in New York. The sculpture aims to honor an alumnus famed for sacrifice and patriotism, reflecting Hale’s athletic height and youthful vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
William Ordway Partridge
New York
Nathan Hale
Institution of Learning
New Haven
Partridge
Hale
MacMonnies
Yale Wen
Jefferson and grandson debate civility to a slave
A Washington DC tale recalls Thomas Jefferson riding with his grandson who ignores a slave bowing in respect. Jefferson stops and rebukes the grandson saying, Thomas permit a slave to be more of a gentleman than yourself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Thomas
Fire Balloon Etiquette and Dramatic Flight
A satirical note explains a fire balloon should be flown like a kite with tether, enabling the owner and friends to enjoy it locally. It praises skill in managing tension and slack to create a dramatic finish that keeps the spectacle within reach of nearby observers.
Our Flag Its Origin and History by Rev Thomas B Gregory
Rev Thomas B Gregory recounts the origin of the U S flag on June 14 1777 detailing the initial thirteen stripes and stars and the later changes in 1795 1818 and associated debates. He notes Windover's remark limiting stripes and recalls Fort Stanwix and Paul Jones saluting European powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Gregory
United States
Congress
Union
Windover
New York
Speaker
Quiberon Bay
Brittany
Paul Jones
Ranger
Europe
Jones
North
South
East
West
Vic
Made Bullets of George III in New York Riot
After the Declaration was read to Washingtons army in New York on July 9 1776 joyous citizens toppled a statue of George II and ordered the statue lead melted into bullets to fight the British.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George III
Washington
New York
George II
Fourth on a Warship on Olympia in Manila Bay era
The article recalls a vivid Fourth of July aboard the cruiser Olympia, later famed as Admiral Dewey’s flagship at Manila Bay. It describes a decorated deck with a lake-like water display, a six foot Defender model yacht, and a bamboo forest creating a spectacular scene for visiting ships including the HMS Undaunted, which received folders on arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ssanlor
St. Nicholas
Olympia
Manila Bay
Admiral Dewey
America
Man Who Tore Down Flag Is Forced to Rehang It
Thomas Taylor, an alleged American citizen living at 110 Monroe Street Hoboken New Jersey, was compelled by Recorder Stanton and an Irish policeman to climb a forty foot flagpole outside Emile Le Fevre's home at 219 Bloomfield Street and restore the American flag he had torn down. A crowd of several dozen men and boys looked on as Taylor, who claimed no wrongdoing, rehung the flag amid cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
N. J
Thomas ‘Taylor
Taylor
Emile le Vevre
Bloomfield Street
O'Donohue
Stanton
Monroe Street
le Fevre
New York Herald
Fourth of July Echoes from the Olympia in Japanese Waters
The excerpt recalls a Fourth of July celebration aboard the Olympia during naval exploits near Japan. Commodore Dewey later commended Captain Gridley with the cry fire when ready as the fleet dominated Spanish conflicts a decade earlier. The crew's recollections mix pride and loss for a storied era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Read
Gridley
Dewey
Ead
Olympia
Summy
Japan
Wyoming Valley Massacre of 1778 Fourth of July Raid
The 1778 Fourth of July marked a brutal raid led by Tory John Butler against the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. Loyalists and Indians attacked while men were away, forcing fort defenders and many residents to surrender under promise of protection before being killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Valley
John Butler
Pennsylvania
Feir
Vision of Newspapers and Liberty Across Time
A 1787 Jefferson quote champions a people’s right to read papers over government control. Carlyle and Prentice frame newspapers, democracy, and liberty as future forces rising from Boston tea and the star banner, with prophetic lines on liberty’s enduring music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Carrington
Paris
Thomas Jefferson
Carlyle
Atlantic
Louis
Boston
Bunker Hill
Thomas Carlyle
Independence Day Romance Reaches Church Union
Dolly Templeton and Aldrich face a last chance at love as a sudden separation looms after a roadside picnic plan. Amid fireworks and a looming wedding, Aldrich pledges to marry Dolly, who reveals she loves another man. The moment ends with Dolly choosing the church over independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly
Aldrich
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U. D
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French
John White
Georgia Line
Ethholm
White
Battlements
Paradise
Georgit D. Prentice
Jimmy
Miss Templeton
Delaware
Princeton
New Jersey
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