Betsy Ross and Birth of the American Flag Told
In Philadelphia on June 14 1777 Congress resolved the flag would have thirteen stripes and a blue field with thirteen stars. Betsy Ross of 239 Arch street created the first flag and her story appears in The Story of Philadelphia. Betsy Ross born 1752 in Philadelphia, later widow of John Ross and then Joseph Ashburn. She is said to have tailored flags, curtains, and shirt bosoms for notable figures and ships. Her grave lies beside John Claypoole in Mount Moriah Cemetery.
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Congress of the United States
Independence Hall
United States
Union
Philadelphia
Paul Revere
Boston
Arch Street
Betsy Ross
Lillian Ione Rhoades
Rhoades
Congress
General Washington
Robert Morris
George Ross
Ross
Army
Navy
Elizabeth Griscom
Society of Friends
John Ross
Old Christ Church
Washington
William Webb
Elizabeth Rosas
Joseph Ashburn
Luzerne
Briy Mill Vrison
England
Zillah
Eliza
Sullivan
Ashburn
John Claypoole
Clarissa
Wilson
United States Army
Medical View On Women's Dress Sparks Sanitary Probe
The Lancet condemns long gowns that drag and collect filth in public. It notes women clutch the upper skirt behind the waist and calls the practice unhygienic and unsightly. It urges short walking skirts for street use and praises the modern walking gown.
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Lancet
London
Women at the Republican Convention Fashion and Advocacy
Preparations across the country showcase dresses and millinery for the Republican national convention in Philadelphia. The National Legislative League and the New York County Woman's Suffrage League plan large representation to push for a women’s rights plank in the party platform.
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Philadelphia
National Legislative League
New York County Woman's Suffrage League
Fashion Notes on Shoes Belts and Neckwear of the Season
A Harper's Bazaar writer notes the season favors soft kid and suede slippers with jet embroidery for dressy wear. French black patent dress shoes feature scarlet back, while foulard belts pair silk with white leather and metal buckles. Neckwear centers on currant red panne velvet collars with white satin braiding and lace, tied with gilt clasps.
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Harper's Bazar
Bill of Fare of the Boers
The article lists Boer dishes and Dutch terms for foods. It describes biltong as dried meat and explains sweet cookies called zoete koekies and koesis ters. mentions nal éd apricots dried in the sun with sugar and salt, a chicken pie called ouderwetse pastel, and dishes like Swartzuir and tamelettjes. It notes gneities sabobe and Biatjang as condiments and accompaniments to cold meat.
Yellow Veils the Best for Sun Protection
The article discusses sun damage, noting actinic rays harm the complexion. It explains yellow veils block rays better, with yellow-brown Spanite as a protective option. It mentions freckles and skin tones in relation to veil effectiveness.
Tea Table Folk Lore and Old Tea Cup Superstitions
A collection of quaint beliefs about tea customs. It describes signals for visitors, wedding prospects, love fortunes, and how to handle a tea stalk or spoon in an un married lady s cup. The lore links cream before sugar to love, and cup sides or a clinging beau to future presence or absence that evening.
Stratford on Avon Fame Worth Five Million Says Finance News
The London Financial News estimates Stratford on Avon gains from Shakespeare’s birth and tourist sites amount to about 5 million dollars in value. Admissions to Shakespeare's birthplace Anne Hathaway's cottage church and memorial and related attractions bring in roughly 150 thousand dollars yearly, about 8 percent on the 5 million capital. The estimate omits railway revenue from pilgrims to Warwickshire attractions and other trade impacts.
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The
London Financial News
Stratford-on-Avon
Shakespeare
Anne Hathaway
Warwickay Mores
Stratford
Language notes on wedding floral phrasing in news copy
A city editor advises a new reporter on word choice for a wedding story. He suggests alternatives to stretched such as nodded or twined to improve the floral display description.
Methuen and Kitchener defeat De Wet on Rhenoster River
News reports say general Methuen with Kitchener routed General De Wet at the Rhenoster river on June 12. Boer camp captured. burghers scattered. Roberts dispatches promise swift railway repairs and army security as Buller advances toward Johannesburg and Potchefstroom.
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Methuen
Kitchener
de Wet
Abenoster
Lorg Roberts
Lord Roberts
Botha
Pretoria
Johannesburg
South Africa
Ian Hamilton
Free
Heilbron
Vredefort Road
Rhenoster River
Kroonstad
Hunter
Potchefstroom
Buller
Earl of Airlie
Seventeenth Lancers
Lionel Forteacue
Cavendish
Knox
Summer amusements gauge a busy convention week
Philadelphia readers enjoy renewed trips to Cape May on the Republic steamer with 200 mile Delaware river bay runs and Fort Delaware sights. Vaudeville season, cooling by liquid air, and big late June openings at Walnut Street Theatre, Hashim's Grand Opera House, and Girard Avenue Theatre draw crowds amid convention week tourism.
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Cape Mayon
Republic
Philadelphia
Pacific Slope
The
Cape May
Delaware
Miffin
Cape Mayia
Walnut Street
Tripler Liquid Air Company
Hashim
Grandpera House
New York
Yorke and Adams
Howard and
Bland
Fred Herbert
Dog Circus
Em— of Music
Biograph
Carrington
Hound and Halpin
Everhart
Agme Com Four
Tubb
Willow Grove Park
Harry Graboff
Saint-Saens
Damrosch
Progeny Listz
Louise May Hopkins
Grieg
Moret R. Damrosch
Girard Avenue Theatre
Pomseeay
Girard
White Crook
Lyceum Theatre
White Elephant
Washington Park
Liberati
Rome
William J. Thompson
Camden
Woodside Park
First Regiment
Chestnut Hill Park
Rvanti
Central Park
Lincoln Park
National Piano Orchestra
Columbia
John A. Warner
Twilight Returns Delights Pleasures on Local Steamer Route
The Thomas Clyde steamer will begin its season on June 25 departing from Philadelphia reach, with Pennsgrove as a stop, offering one of the pleasantest ways to pass a few hours for travelers.
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Philadel Chester
Pennsgrove
Roosevelt weighs paths after Van Wyck graft claim
Albany June 13 Governor Roosevelt laying out views on Mayor Van Wyck ties to an alleged trust says removal would be easiest but no decision will come for at least two weeks after consultations with Attorney General Davies and Judge Coyne. He cites legal complexity and plans to await the national Republican convention.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt To Lay
van Wyck
Ie Trust
Davies
Coyne
Gaynor
Thirtieth Annual Commencement at South Jersey Institute
The thirtieth annual commencement exercises at Moore's Opera House in Bridgeton featured nine graduates. Names include Mae Camp Mary Hart Florence Levy Grace Pierson Louise Wahl Albert Karge Lee Shaw Horace Herpert and Orestes Thomas.
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Bridgeton
South Jersey Institute
Moore's Opera House
Mae Camp
Mary Hart
Florence Levy
Grace Hb. Pierson
Louise A. Wahl
Atlantic City
Albert G. Karge
Camden
Lee H. Shaw
Palmyra
Horace J. Herpert
Fairton
Orestes Thomas
Brigeton
Devon Horse Show Excursion Tickets Sold From Major Stations
For the Devon Horse Show at Devon PA on June 19 and 20 the Pennsylvania Railroad offers special excursion tickets at reduced rates from Trenton Philadelphia Lancaster Chester West Chester and Chestnut Hill branch to Devon and return. Tickets are valid June 18 10 and 20 and may be used to return until June 21 1900 inclusive.
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Devon
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Trenton
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Chester
West Chester
Chestnut Hill
Sketch Actor Robert Scanlon Dies in City at 44
Robert K. Scanlon of Scanlon and Miley sketch artists died yesterday morning at 44 from consumption. A native of the city, he married Misa Kitty Miley of Lancaster four years ago. The couple performed in vaudeville as Scanlon and Miley. He had been ill since February and his wife appeared alone at the Star Theatre until its closing. His body will be taken to Lancaster for interment.
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Robert K. Scanlon
Scanlon and Miley
Spring Garden Street
Misa Kitty Miley
David G. Miley
Lancaster
Scanlon and
Miley
Star Theatre
Dewey Returns to Washington by Baltimore and Ohio Route
Admiral Dewey and his party arrived in Washington at 8:50 p.m. aboard the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, marking their return.
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Dewey
Washington
Weshl
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ada Miler Fire from Playing With Matches
Ada Miler of Lansford Carbon county suffered a frightful burn while playing with matches. The Selinegrove School Board elected A A Conrad as president D B Shelly as secretary and H L Phillips as treasurer. County funds face a reduction of 150 dollars in state appropriation for the borough. Snyder county will not issue the bicycle tax duplicate and no bicycle tax will be levied. Northampton County grand jury supported petition to improve the public way from Easton along the Delaware river to the Bucks county line and convert it to a county road.
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Ada
Jacob Miler
Lansford
Carbon County
Selinegrove
A. A. Conrad
D. 8. Shelly
H. L. Phillips
Snyder County
Northampton County
Easton
Delaware River
Bucks County
Riegelsville
Lydia E. Pinkham Ad Claims Wide Experience
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as backed by over a hundred thousand annual cases and twenty years of steady success. It argues that women should seek advice from a proven female expert and offers a free consult before sending for a bottle.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Mall
Lydia E. Pinkham
Seven Per sons Believed Lost in Lake Bennett Coast to Klondike
Seattle reports seven members of a Klondike party believed drowned when their scow capsized in Lake Bennett near the start of the month. Victims include W. G. Melgeau Mrs Playmat Mia Werner C. F. B. Peabody Joe Rose and two unnamed men. A strong wind struck the craft causing cattle aboard to become agitated and overturn.
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Seattle
Wash
Lake Bennett
W. G. Melgeau
Mre
Playmat Mia
Werner
C. FB. Peabody
Joe Rose
Library Consolidation Defeated by Mer cantile Group
The Mercantile and Free Libraries will not consolidate as stockholders and directors rejected the merger resolution offered by Professor J. B. Smith. The Mercantile Library will stay in its current building unless a buyer is found.
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Merccantile
Free
Mercantile Library
J. B. Smith
Ramsden Named Vice British Consul at Havana
The British Embassy notifies the State Department that H. A. Ramsden will be appointed Vice British Consul at Havana. He is believed to be the son of the late British Consul at Santiago who died protecting Americans during the island siege.
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Washington
State Department
H. A. Ramsden
Havana
Ramedden
Santiago
Washington Notes on Appointments and Treaties
The President appoints Ex-Representative W. D. Bynum of Indiana to codify U S criminal laws, replacing the deceased D B Cullerson. Argentina proclaims an extradition treaty with the United States. Various naval and military personnel changes are noted, including a Cuban service health impact and academy appointment decisions. The Census Bureau notes progress on schedules from New York City and early results anticipated, with a Berm of retirement actions to create lieutenant vacancies. John W Perry of Connecticut named agent before the Chilean claims commission, replacing Kennedy. Dean Juan Cuestas presented as Uruguay’s first minister to the United States.
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W. D. Bynum
Indiana
United States
D. B. Culberson
Lord
Buenos Ayres
State Department
W. T. Moore
Port Stegal
D. C
Otto Ernest Michaelis
Long
Howell
Barker
Casey
Killp
Higgiveon
John W. Perry
Connecticut
Chillan Claims Commission
R. D. Kennedy
Ohio
Senate
Juan Cuestas
LL. D
Uruguay
Mally
Lresident
White
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