County board pays miscellaneous road and jail expenses
A county board report lists payments to several laborers and vendors including Christ Filzen Jr, H J Dietz, John Landsteiner, Loretto Hospital, Concrete Culvert Co, and Miller Davis Ptg Co. for road work, gravel, culverts, and court house and jail supplies. The minutes note approval of the claims, posting, and adjournment with officials Herman Polkow and Louis Vogel present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Filzen
Christ Filzen, Jr
H. J. Dietz
Philip Filzen
John Landsteiner
John Nunn
John Katz
Ros Fischer
Peter Laway
Ignatz Kosek
Anton Zupfer
Peter Secharbach
Loretto Hospital
John Zischka
Twola
N. Henningsen
Julius
Ptg. Co
Blanks
Miller-Davis Ptg. Co
Henry J. Berg
Express
Bingham Bros
Aly. Simons Shr. Co
Carl Kaiser
G. Vogel
Board of Audit
If Flee, Co
C. J. Seifert
P.W. Kuske
Pauper
Eagle R. Mill Co
Fesenmaier
P. PF
Arl Kaiser
W. Dietz
P. Pr
Ben. I. Vetter
P.P
Herman Polkow
A Polyglot Fourth celebrates America in New York
New York City hosts Fourth of July events in six languages across parks. In City Hall Park a parade of nations features families from many countries, each head bearing their flag while stars and stripes dominate. Parks, speakers, and local associations highlight national histories and the meaning of Independence Day to immigrant communities.
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New York
New York City
Manhattan
City Hall Park
4 City History Club
Central Park
Continental
Washington Square
Lafayette
Mulberry Bend
United States
Tompkins Square
John Jay Park
Seventy-sixth Street
East River
Hamilton Fish and Seward
America
Eakne
A Fourth of July vow from Civil War era speech
A 1861 pledge urges perpetual liberty and union against slavery and foreign interference. Admiral Coghlan's praise of independence reinforces devotion to justice, freedom, and the republic. John Ing intones the cry Liberty and union now and forever, inseparable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan
American Republic
John Ing
July 4 Patriot Handy Betty Hager Remembered
Handy Betty Hager known as Betty the Blacksmith aided American independence by refitting guns and artillery for patriot armies. Working in Samuel Leverett’s shop near Boston she repaired weapons, spiked cannons, and provided crucial support without pay, contributing to the Revolution’s early actions.
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Handy Betty Hager
Gur
Betty
Samuel Leverett
Boston
Concord
Leverett
Patriotism and the spirit of ancestors echoes in duty
A fragmented reflection questions who truly embodies patriotism and virtue. It contrasts luxury, worldly pride, and draft resistance with a call to inherit the strength of forebears, citing Josiah Quincy to illustrate the measure of civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Quincy
The Old Flag and Royal Marshals In Medieval England
A fragmentary excerpt touches on medieval court life under Henry I, contrasting courtly loyalty with grifting marshals who demand payments. It also includes a satirical line about debt and credit, featuring a brief exchange about borrowing money and Patience as power, connected to Mrs Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry I
England
Peter of Biols
Ohio Road Policy Drives Statewide Improvement
The piece argues that good roads benefit farmers and city consumers, detailing Ohio’s approach: state aid plus local funding, annual levy income, and a network of intercounty and main market roads. It notes 89,000 miles total with 9,000 connecting towns, and outlines cost sharing, bond-avoidance, convict labor use, and projected ongoing expansion.
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William A. Hite
Ohio
Money Wall Spent on Road Building and Advice
Every dollar spent on road construction expands access and wellbeing. Investment funds produce reliable information and expert guidance delivered nationwide, aiding citizens and improving welfare through better infrastructure.
Good Roads and Economic Benefit Emphasized
A historical note extols good roads as money savers by cheapening transport to markets. It argues roads cut capital drain from horses, reduce time waste, and boost quality of life. The piece links infrastructure to prosperity and peonoco joy.
Highway Building Expands New England Road Network
New England states push heavy highway construction aims across Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont with bond funded poor road upgrades and state aid plans. Vermont highlights cross state transport dream realized by a fast commuter line between Rutland and Randolph Bethel with shortened travel times and lower fares.
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New England
Ithode Island
Massachusetts
Highway Commission
Varius
New Hampshire
Vermont
Gates
Euthind
Bethel
Green Mountains
Puto Tne
Rutland
Randolph
Good Roads Day Promotes Knowledge and Support for Roads
The Philadelphia Press argues good roads day cannot replace steady work by trained road builders yet can boost public understanding and demand for better highways. It calls Arbor Day like efforts useful for tree growth but insufficient alone to advance road construction nationwide. The road question is an economic issue tied to real benefit and progress.
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Philadelphia
United States
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Ord
C. N. Robertson
Louis G. Vogel
Ng, CO
Italy
Azores
Wllands
Switzerland
Thomas Wentworth Jigginson
Henry
Banner
Brooks
Ray F. McNamara
Maxwell Motor Co
Union
Far West
Bookiet
Minnesota
Mio Line
KODAK
Alfred Hellmann
Sae Iit
Lees
Wetman-Exuton Company
Unise
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