Flag Day origin tied to New York Press rally in 1889
The article recalls how New York Press figures including James Phillips Sr and Louis Lang spurred public flag displays in the 1890s. It notes later federal endorsements by William Windom and John Wanamaker, and cites 1892 proclamations encouraging national observances and school ceremonies. Betsy Ross descendant presents silk flag to Mrs. Bros Seau as part of a flag day celebration. Washington.
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Washington
Alfred J. Bros. Seau
the Daughters
Betsy Ross
Elmo Scott Watson
Stars and Stripes
New York
George H. Brenniin
United States
New York Press
New York Preas
New York Public Library
Frees
James Phillips, Sr
Fitchburg
Maia
James R. Doudee
George West
Ballston
N. Y
Phillips
Clement M. Hammond
The
Boston Globe
Mr. Hammond
Thomas C. Quinn
Press
Fred F. Burgin
the Press
Louis J. Lang
Wiliam Windom
Aibretars
Treasury
John Yanamaker
Navy Department
Dr. McArthur
Weather McGlynn
Board of Education
Grand Street
New York City
Samuel Adams
Benjamin Harrison
Congress
Harrlson
Catherine H. Dodge
Francis Scott Key
Laura Brisk
Central Park
State Superintendents of
Brooklyn
Francela Bellamy
Star of the Youth's Companion
James P. Upham
Youth’s Companion
Bellamy
Youth's Companion
Rse
Upham
United States Bureau of Education
United States of America
Laura B. Prisk
Dany
New Cinema Screen Shows 3D Motion Pictures
An English inventor unveils a motion picture screen using 900,000 tiny glass spheres embedded in a white lead coating to create depth. The device splits light into countless beams, magnifying each segment to render a true stereoscopic effect without a standard projector. Popular Mechanics Magazine reports a novel approach to three dimensional cinema.
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Rereen
Mechanica Magazing
Female fish and birds show larger females in nature
The text notes females are larger than males in many species. The female muskellunge and the hen jack snipe are given as examples where the female exceeds the male in size.
Division of Labor Danelyg's dea is a chaotic sentence
A garbled OCR fragment describes a domestic scene with a father figure taking charge of a radio while the mother handles housework. The text appears as a stray, nonsensical line without a clear event or names to ground a proper news item.
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Division of Labor
Danelyg
Dea
Belog Nfetal
Mother
Clucinnati Engquiror
Land of gas and a state that never was
The article recounts the aborted Mantoumbt state in the Galena region of Illinois, tied to early mining fever along the Mississippi. It notes French ventures led by Philip Renault in 1728, the 1720 blue-sky schemes of Law era finance, and Galena’s rise as a rough mining camp. It describes General Grant, Lincoln, and Davis connections, Galena’s bustling riverfront, and the land’s eventual unglaciated, mineral-rich promise that inspired a dream of a separate Manitoumbt state that never formed.
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North America
Philip Repault
Santo Domingo
Mississippi
Liaw
Mississippi Valley
Trance
Compagnie W Occident
Banque Royale
Compagnie Des Indes
France
Law
Ramors
Philip Renault
Milnes
Galenz
Illinois
Galena
Chicna
Chicago
Raz Town
Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Zachary Taylor
Black Bank
Jeferson Davis
Confederacy
Albert Sidney Johnston
Shiloh
James J. A
Minneapolis
Gialena
Mlinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iato
Lestor
Colby
Coffee's Journey Into Europe and Early Publicities
A fragment from Detroit News recalls coffee's spread from Abyssinia to Europe in the fifteenth century. It notes 1092 as the first coffee house opening and touts claimed virtues like quickening the spirit, easing sore eyes, and preventing dropsy and scurvy through steam inhalation.
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Detroit
Origin of Anno Domini Dating System
The dating system based on Jesus birth began with Roman monk Dionysius Exiguus who created the paschal cycle. He lived in the fifth to sixth centuries, around 555. The text also notes a place known for crowds seeking pleasure can feel dull to a local resident.
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Jesus Christ
Rome
Dionysius Exiguus
Dionysius
School for Commuters Something of Novelty
Southern California education groups launch home based study for suburban workers. Over twenty courses listed with others planned. self taught pupil may consult instructor. Subjects include home building gardening real estate advertising art appreciation aviation English investments leadership psychology radio salesmanship stenography.
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California
Trap Balloon Defense Planned To Foil Night Bombers
Popular Mechanics describes trap balloons afloat at about 1 000 feet forming a barrier for night bombing planes. Nets of Dinono wire and gas-filled bags with large eye-like features create an obstacle to enemy aircraft, using fins to keep the balloons buoyant.
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Daxiness
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Supreme Court Justices Hold Varied College Degrees
Juniata All Collegians notes that all Supreme Court justices are college graduates with advanced or honorary degrees from multiple institutions. Initial graduations include Taft Yale Holmes Harvard Van Devanter DePauw Cincinnati McReynolds Vanderbilt Brandeis Harvard Sutherland Michigan Butler Carleton Minnesota Sanford Tennessee Harvard Stone Amherst Columbia.
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Juniata
United State Supreme Court
Taft
Yate
Holmes
Harvard
van Devanter
de Pauw
Cincinnati
McReynolds
Vanderbilt University
Brandeis
Sutherland
University of Michigan
Butler
Carleton College
Minnesota
Sanford
University of Tennessee
Stone
Amherst College
Columbia
Fossil Apple Inspires Eve Origin Hint in Alaska
Scientists in the Tanana valley Alaska study a fossil apple found beside a mastodon tusk. The discovery prompts humorous notions that North America could be origin site, joking that the apple was the original Eve used.
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Alaska
Tanana Valley
Eve
Refined victuals and ball blue brand ad banter
A caller asks if the Ideal serves course dinners and Mrs Neurleh replies that they are rich enough to eat only refined victuals. An advertising line promotes Hed Cross Ball Blue as a safe product for whitening clothes, suitable for all good grocers.
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Carlingly
Ute
Glory
Clary
Ed Foverign
Fredericks Theodore Bastel
Columbus
Americana
Post
America
Bree P, Go., Inc
Bayer @ross
Parker
Sesgox Chum
Wits
Patho
Mall
Hiscox Chemical
Patchayan
Bank
Druggiat
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