King's Mountain Battle Site Becomes National Park and State Center
The 1780 victory of American frontiersmen at King's Mountain is commemorated by a national military park and a state recreation center. The site covers 10,310 acres surrounding the flat-topped hill in South Carolina and is being purchased by the United States government.
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King’s Mountain
Battle on King's Mountain seals 1780 American victory
The article recounts the King's Mountain fight where around 1,800 American frontiersmen from North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia defeated Maj. Ferguson's British force of about 1,100. Ferguson was killed, and the rout halted Cornwallis's advance, boosting morale and contributing to Yorktown's victory a year later.
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National Military Park
Kings Mountain
South
South Carolina
Georgia
Sir Henry Clinton
Charleston
Marion
Patrick Ferguson
Seventy-first
Carolinas
Charles McDowell
Burke County
N. C
Broad River
Ferguson
John Sevier
Isaac Shelby
Tennessee
Sevier
McDowell
Shelby
Sullivan County
Musgrove’s Mills
Gates
Camden
Lord Cornwallis
Baron de Kalb
Tarleton
Cornwallis
Fishing Creek
North Carolina
Charlotte
Blue Ridge
Wilkes
Surrey
Gilbert Town
Sycamore Shoals
Watauga River
Elizabethton
Tenn
Washington County
Burke and
Ruther
Ford Counties
William Campbell
Arthur Campbell
Samuel Doak
God
Gideon
Quaker Meadows
Cleveland
Wilkes County
Major Winston
King’s Mountain
Cowpens
Col
James Williams
Sumter
Colonels
Hill and Lacey
Graham, Hambright
Chronicle
King's Mountain
Yorktown
Landers
First Lady Sees U S Unable To Elect Woman President
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt says in Cosmopolitan that a woman can be president but unlikely in the near term. She argues women must mature politically, gain public question interest, learn public duties, and advance step by step, with women lifting others as they succeed.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Cosmopolitan
Timger
Mrs. Fleming
Hitch-Hiking Fly Spreads Disease In Communities
The common house fly is a hitchhiker and can travel in autos, planes, or rains spreading disease. Health authorities note outbreaks with no other infection source and urge thorough fly control using Pyrethrins spray for home protection.
Graft and Chisel in Klondike Before 1898 Rush
Edward Dean Sullivan recalls the Klondike days before the 1898 gold rush when towns operated with few rules and swift fair justice. He notes newcomers and “civilization” brought graft and crime, while saying Indians were unable to read and were considered inferior.
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Edward Dean Sullivan
Cosmopolitan
Bird speaks in English and phrases in French German Spanish
A Bradford man owns a budgerigar that speaks several English sentences and one phrase each in French German and Spanish along with scattered Latin words. The feature highlights the bird's multilingual mimicry and owner’s fascination with its verbal range.
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Bradford
England
Dog Morale Memoir On Deck Delays Land Landing
A sea dog has not set foot on land for 18 months while aboard the Norwegian tanker South African off Auckland New Zealand. Capt J Darn bought the short haired bow in China the pet enjoys deck exercise and crew taught tricks but risks quarantine if allowed ashore.
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Auckland
New Zealand
China
J. Darn
Arabs plan new university in Jerusalem to offset Hebrew
Arab leaders in Palestine announce plans for a university in Jerusalem intended to counterbalance the Hebrew University already there. The move signals broader educational and political aims amid regional tensions.
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The
Arabs of Palestine
Jerusalem
Hebrew University
Cyber Oats Offer Promises Health Boost Test
Nervousness and poor appetite are blamed on Vitamin B shortage. A two week test urges everyone to start Cyber Oats each morning for energy and muscle building. Quaker Oats is marketed as flavorful and appealing, with grocers stocking it.
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