Not a Representative Citizen Claims Draft Exemption
The Salt Lake Tribune notes Herman Johnson Jr son of a California senator faces draft exemption claims for his wife’s support and questions integrity of such pleas. The piece condemns fraudulent exemptions as harming true patriots and highlights widespread petitions for aid from Red Cross and Liberty bonds amid war efforts. The author laments declining readership and contemplates raising prices to sustain publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Johnson Jr
United States
California
Salt Lake Tribune
Young Johnson
Salt Lake
Inen
Flag histories mark English banner in early American colonies
The article recalls the English flag with blue field and red cross of St George and white saltire of St Andrew as the flag of the country for over 150 years. It notes the first striped flag raised at Washington's headquarters in Cambridge Massachusetts on January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George
St. Andrew
Washington
Ifambridge
Mass
Bert
Evolution of the U S flag from thirteen colonies to forty eight stars
The article traces the colonists designating a flag with thirteen stripes and stars as the United States grew. It recounts Congress in 1777 adopting the thirteen stripe flag with stars arranged in a circle and later changes through 1818 adding stars for new states. It notes the 48-star flag by 1912 and describes historical milestones.
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Congress
Washington
Robert Morris
Ross
Old Independence Hall
Philadelphia
United States
Vermont
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Louisiana
Indiana
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