An Immigrant's Son Chronicle Through 1817 18
A compact biographical sketch traces the life of Andrew Jack from birth in Union County North Carolina in 1767 to notable events through 1817 such as capture by the British in 1781 marriage in 1791, a duel death of Charles Dickinson, victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, suppression of the Seminole Indian War in Florida 1817 18 and his governorship of the Florida territory.
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Andrew Jack
Union County
N. C
Rachel Donaldson Robarde
Charles Dickinson
New Orleans
Indiana
Florida
Territory of
Ndrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
North Carolina
Andrew
Timeline of Andrew Jackson presidency and death
Key milestones span 1828 election victory and 1829 inauguration as seventh president aged 61. Includes 1832 veto, 1834-35 terms with France, 1838 bank deposit removal, 1837 retirement, and Jackson's death on June 8, 1845 at age 78.
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Andrew Jackson
France
Jackson
Andrew Jackson A War Hero Of Immense Turbulent Life
The article portrays Andrew Jackson as a self made frontiersman born into poverty who rose to lead amid fierce personal and political battles. It highlights his early rough life, controversial marriage, and enduring battles including his fight against the Bank of the United States and his stance during nullification. It notes his decisive actions to preserve the Union against South Carolina’s nullification and his confrontation with sectional tensions.
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Ackson
Jefferson
Lincoln
United States Bank
Bank of England
Bank of France
America
Jackson
Senate
Thomas H Benton
Missouri
John C. Calhoun
Congress
New England
Washington
Calhoun
South Carolina
South
America Makes Big Disks Catching Up With Germany
Large telescope disks are now being produced in the United States as mechanical difficulties are overcome. Dr. George W. Morey of the American Chemical Society notes the breakthrough results from careful preparation of pure and flawless glass ingredients and wartime experiments at the Carnegie Geophysical Laboratory in Washington. Before 1914 most optical glass came from Germany, and the U.S. wartime shift aimed to supply field glasses rangefinders and other precision instruments domestically.
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New York
United States
George W. Morey
American Chemical Society
Geophysical Laboratory
Carnegie Institution
Washington
Germany
Geolphysical Laboratory
Submarine Use Spurs Private Optical Donations
One of the first submarines used by her army and navy carried lenses made beyond the Rhine. Private citizens donated opera glasses and binoculars to the fighting forces, while fine optical glass is now available on this side of the Rhine.
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John P. Holland
Holland
Revolutionary Party
Ireland
Long Island Sound
United States
New Era in U S Flying JL 6 All Metal Monoplane
John M Larsen's JL-6 all metal monoplane promises a revolution in aircraft design displacing wood and linen types. The craft uses an all metal fuselage and wings with a Mercedes 160 hp engine, requiring less fuel and enabling a quieter, faster flight.
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New York
America
John M. Larsen
Aeronautical
Liberty
Larsen
Junker Company
Germany
Bodie
Raoul Lufberry
Hugo Junker
Octopus Caught Near Newport Coast Report
Ivy Howard of Newport caught an octopus about six feet in diameter while fishing at 8 dock. Devils fish are rare in the area due to cold water. the largest previously known here was a fifteen foot diameter specimen tied to a local keeper’s wife in 1933, which offered little resistance.
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Newport
Ore
Ivy Howard
Oregon
Hanson
Manila establishes first East Asian journalism school
At the University of the Philippines Manila a new journalism school opens the first in the Far East. Walter Worms eotmane arrives as director from the United States after a stint with Illinois. Admission is limited to third and fourth year students with strong English, with about fifty enrolled.
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Manila
Iam
Far East
University of the Philippines da
Walter Worms Eotmane
Colter Bn Mate Ds
United States
Wilgus
New York
Boston
University of Tllinois
School of Journalism
Adaptability of Man in Survival and Evolution
The passage argues that adaptation drives survival across species from insects to humans. It cites green prey, camouflage, eye adaptations, and sensory changes, noting bears, dolphins, birds, and predators refine traits for cold, sea, land, and flight. It credits humans for devising tools and machines to navigate diverse environments.
Russia Land of Holidays and Easter Customs
Russia is described as a land of many religious holidays with weeks of fasting before Easter and days when work stops. Devout observers skip eggs milk and sugar during fasting, and Holy Week ends with a no food policy. Easter cakes and painted eggs are blessed after midnight Mass and visits spread across Easter days with compulsory hospitality.
Eskimo Ethics And Social Conduct Described
A fragment describes Eskimo honesty and restraint, noting avoidance of misrepresentation, sharing limits after securing own family needs, and severe punishment for theft. It mentions conflict resolution by dance duels judged by elders, and describes brutality as unknown while Ice Age survival favors calm planning against predators.
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North
Superstition in the African Interior and Colonial Attitudes
The text describes how superstition is taken seriously in the interior of Africa, noting that dank jungle mysticism fosters belief in occult forces. It claims white colonial officials have learned to respect local juju and that officials recount occult tales to travelers without skepticism.
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Afr
Dank
Jungle
Violet Chandler Aide Seeks Neutral Campaign Coverage
Miss Violet Chandler, candidate for county school superintendent, asks Torchlight to stop calling her campaign helpers supporters. Arkansas Thomas Cat notes the request aims to avoid labeling her allies.
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Violet Chandler
Arkansas
Thomas Cat
Value of Imagination in Human Success
A quotation emphasizes imagination as the supreme gift of the gods and the key to overcoming circumstances. It states that the degree of imagination measures a person's advantage and clutch of success according to Kehler.
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Kehler
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Flagstaff
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Optical Glass Corporation
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Land OF Holidays
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