Signers and Masons Linked to the Declaration of Independence
A historical account traces the 1776 adoption of the Declaration to the July 9 authority for New York and the August 2 signing by 53 delegates. It notes Freemasonry’s influence with Franklin Sherman Livingston and Washington among leading Masons and cites the document’s lasting impact on liberty and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Congress
New York State
Matthew Thornton
New Hampshire
Elbridge Gerry
Massachusetts
One McKean
Delaware
Popular Assembly
Jefferson
Iran
Franklin
Washington
England
Aess
Virginia
Freemasonry
Benjamin Franklin
Penween
Rae Roger Sherman
Connecticut
Robert Livingston
New York
Thomas Jefferson
Masonic Lodge of the Nine Muses
France
Ranklin Rman
Vingston
George Washington
Reton Randolph
Masons
John Ker
Richard Henry Lee
Robert Treat Paine
John Witherspoon
Lewis Morris
Edward Rutledge
Rain Drops Hint at Secret Meeting
A fragment shows dialogue between She and Dick as rain begins to fall, hinting at an impending departure. The line implies a mood of urgency and secrecy in a natural science context.
Short Skirts Return Allegedly Widespread in Europe
Ed Purdy reports from Europe that short skirts are resurfacing, noting an apparent trend among soldiers observed in Scotland. The comment frames fashionable shifts and sensory changes in postwar attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Purdy
Europe
Scot
Standards for Grace Cotton Grades Set by Texas Official
Texas Commissioner Charles E Brughman declares official cotton grade standards aligned with U S Agriculture for grades No 1 through No 9 effective August 1 1923 This notice also includes multiple sheriff sale listings in Reeves County Pecos with foreclosures and property levies under various judgments and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charles E. Baughman
Markets and Warehouse Department
State of
Texas
A. D
Secretary of Agriculture
Summer normals to end in 1925 under new law
Norman R. Crozier of the University of Texas announces that state summer normal programs will cease after 1925 and certificates will be earned through state exams and college credit work. UT started the program in 1898, became a distinct division in 1912, and enrollment has grown to 624 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman R. Crozier
University of Texas Summer Normal
W. S. Sutton
Stag party quip sparks suspicion in a domestic scene
A playful exchange between a wife and husband turns into a hint of trouble as the wife accuses her spouse of attending a stag party after catching him staggering at the door. The light tone masks underlying doubt about fidelity.
Levy Notice in Reeves County Texas 1923
I E B Kiser, as of Reeves County Texas, levied on a Murray automatic Trampler on the gin lot leased from P V S Ry Co in Reeves County Texas. The action is part of The Murray Company versus T L Patrick Company for 1856 60 in the district court case 46152 C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Reeves
District Court
August L. Fahlgren
S. H. Jackson
E.B. Kiser
Reeves County
H. Jackson
Matilda Fahlgren
William Moeller
L. M. White
C. F. Morris
B. Kiser
Tor
W. H. Browning, Jr
Court House
Pecos
Dallas County
L. Patrick
Murray Company
S. W
Saragosa
T. L. Patrick
T. le Patrick Et al
Levy
T. L. Patrick Company
I. E. B. Kiser
Murray
Saragosa Ewitch
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Osh
Charles E. Brughman
Texas and Pacific Survey
State of Texas
County of
19Th Judicial District Court
McLennan County
W. ?. Bryan
National Bank of Waco
W. P. Bryan
E. B. Kiser
Deaf Smith County
Meus
Pecos City
Pecos River
Besnes
J. G. Love
Pecos County
Eugene Cartledge
Fact
Austin
THE
Dallas
Tom McClure
Screw Bean Springs
Carlsbad Road
R. M. Alexander
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