The First Battle of the American Revolution Recalled
A Concord night in April 1776 recounts Dr. Prescott’s alarm cry as 800 British regulars under Col. Smith march on Lexington and Concord. Minute-men from nearby towns defend bridges, fire at will, and force a retreat, marking the battle’s opening phase and foreshadowing a long war.
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Concord
Boston
King George
Massachusets
Lexington
Dr. Prescott
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
Gen
Gage
Adams
Hancock
Hancock-Clark House
Revere
Dawes
James Barrett
Col. Barrett
Maj
Buttrick
Old Hill
William Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Salem
Lexington Road
Parker
Minutemen
Lexington Common
Col. Smith
Capt. Lawrence
North Bridge
Laurie
Parsons
Aymes Barrett
Maj. Pitcairn
Wright
Joseph Hosmer
Paul Revere
Acton
Isaac Davis
Maj. Buttrick
Luther Blanchard
Jonas Brown
Abner Hosmer
Charlestown
Pitcairn
Meriam’s Corner
Pitecairn
Lord Percy
Cherlestown
The Bell of Liberty and the Declaration’s Triumph
A narrative recounting the June to July 1776 moments when Congress declared independence and the Liberty Bell rang out across Philadelphia The crowd celebrated as the news spread to New York and Boston with symbolic destruction of a statue and cannon fire The tale shifts to a later tale of Henry VIII’s palace tapestries and a haunting queen Catherine Howard ghost tale at Hampton Court Palace with a wry modern twist.
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J. T. Hhadlbey
Congress
Richard Henry Lee
Sirent Hall
Great Britain
John Adams
State House
England
Philadelphia
New York
Bowling Green
George III
Boston
Gina
Catherine Howard
Henry VIII
Clock Court
Bee in Ear Restores Hearing in War Hospital Tale
A convalescent soldier in a Chicago hospital recovered full hearing after a doctor removed a preserved bee from his ear. The artifact, discovered during examination, had troubled him for weeks and caused muffled sounds until the bee was finally extracted and preserved.
Prince of Wales Wins Irish Horse Race on Rupee
The Prince of Wales rode his own horse Rupee in an Ireland race about forty years ago. He entered as Capt. Melville with all white colors and won a mile and a half contest against several experienced jockeys.
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Prince of Wales
Ireland
Rupee
Capt. Melville
Prince
England Aroused By A Ghost In Hampton Court Palace
The Surrey Comet reports a new ghost manifestation at Hampton Court Palace stirring visitors and locals. A dialogue about a veteran Civil War figure expands into a scene where a former carpenter and Methodist soldier recounts life before and after war.
Bee in His Ear for Twenty Eight Years Chicago Man Remains Unaware
John Geisler a Chicago hog broker carried a live bee in his left ear for over twenty eight years after a bee entered during his youth on a Kansas farm. A doctor treated the ear but the pain subsided and he believed the bee died until last week when surgeons removed the preserved insect from the ear cavity.
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John Geislar
Chicago
The
Chicago Chronicle
Mr. Geisler
Kansas
Baldwin City
Five Irish orphans reach New York aboard Anchoria
Five siblings from Ballymena County Antrim aged 3 to 11 arrived in New York from Glasgow on the steamship Anchoria. Their mother died, father died soon after, and wealthy relatives in Linwood New York arranged for their journey. The children, all in good health, await arrival of guardians while held by Immigration Inspectors.
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New York
Anchoria
Glasgow
Thomas Graham
Mary Ellen
Annie
Robbie
Jennie
Ballymena
County Antrim
Ireland
Annie Hume
Linwood
Livingston County
N. Y
Ifi
Thomas
Mary
National School
Grandpa
Grandma
United States
Removal of Thoroughbreds in Kentucky Commented By Whitney
William C. Whitney argues that middle Atlantic states can breed as good horses as Kentucky and that Kentucky’s superiority comes from greater prior focus on horse breeding.
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Kentucky
William C. Whitney
Dolliver’s Silvery Voice In Congress noted for natural talent
Representative J. P. Dolliver of Town is praised as one of the house’s best orators. He has never taken voice lessons or throat care yet speaks without any throat trouble. His natural talent and clarity mark his public speaking.
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Dolliver
J. P. Dolliver
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Percy
Monroe Tavern
Major Pitcairn
Cardinal Wolsey
Milton
Cromwell
Hampton Court
Wales
Hampton Court Palace
Abraham
New Hampshire
Edna
Edward
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