Longfellow Born in Portland at the Fore Hancock House
The article recounts Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Portland origins at the Fore and Hancock corner house where he was born on February 27 1807. It follows his early schooling Bowdoin College and Harvard professorships, notes on his family his youth poems his famous works and his reputation as Children’s Poet with ties to Cambridge and Massachusetts education.
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Portland
Maine
Fore
Hancock
Longfellow
Longfellow House
Peleg Wadsworth
Henry
Lovell
Bowdoin College
United States Literary Gazette
Hawthorne
George B. Cheevy
Johnathan Gilley
John
Bowdoin
Marrie Mary Storer Potter
New England Magazine
Outre-Mer
Harvard
Professor Longfellow
Edward Everett Hale
Cambridge
Schuol
Massachusetts
Lawrence Redfern
Liverpool
American Unitarian Association
John C. Ballantyne
Red Cross Life Saving Institutes Train Coast Swimmers
Commodore W. E. Longfellow of the American Red Cross Life Saving Service explains basic swimming and rescue techniques. He notes that good side or breast strokes help rescue, that overboard holds can sustain rescuers, and that life saving is emphasized in courses to make water safe for all.
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Commodore W. E. Longfellow
American Red Cross Life Saving Service
Longfellow
Portland
United States
Commodore Longfellow
American Red Cross
Pacific Coast
Red Cross
Which Star Is Yours Flag Day Observance Note
The article urges universal Flag Day observance on June 14 to honor the flag and reminds readers that each state has its own star in the blue field. It cites the 1912 executive order establishing the flag’s 6 by 8 arrangement and lists the order of states, starting with Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.
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Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Ruling Fun Fiesta Worries Suzanne of Portland
Suzanne Crist of Portland is chosen queen for the Reese Festival events including Rosaria and the Floral Parade. She faces a demanding schedule with changes in timing and attendants as Portland hosts a harbor of activities and the battleship Oregon visits.
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Fun Fiesta
Suzanne
Portland
Suzanne Ia
B. Criswell
Oregon
Tanne I
Reese
Donis Smith
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Rie and Weoley
Warkashing- Werkera
Rose Festival
Nation’s flag completion spans 124 years 2 months and 7 days
The text lists state adoptions across multiple sections and notes Delaware joined December 7, 1787 and Arizona on February 14, 1924. It states the nation’s flag completion took 124 years, 2 months and 7 days.
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California
Minnesota
Montana
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Delaware
Old Glory Flag Named by Captain Driver in Salem Voyage
The brig Charles Doggett sailed from Salem on August 10 1831 under Captain William Driver rescuing mutineers from the Bounty. He christened the flag Old Glory and later lent it to the Ohio 6th at the Nashville Capitol victory. The flag later resided at the Essex Institute in Salem.
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William Driver
Salem
Massachusetts
Charlies Doggett
Bounty
Pitcairn Island
Charles Doggett
Peleg D. Harrison
Stars and Stripes
Philadelphia Press
Nashville
Driver
Capitol
Texas Rangers
Captain Driver
Mass
State House
Essex Institute
Cooke
Institute
Union
Employment on West Coast Holds Up Wesl Portland
Weekly Labor Service reports steady employment across West Coast centers with a balanced supply of help. Loggers find work in other industries, while inland camps show surplus labor and several closures.
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West Coast
WESL
Portland
Inland Empire
Columbia River
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
Clemens Logging
Saginaw
Hoquiam
Seattle
Puget Sound
British Columbia
Spokane
Montana
Bend
Ore
In a Boston Graveyard a Brown Plank Marks Age and Neglect
A mother instructs Walter to share an apple with his sister Bessie to show Christian charity. The scene shifts to a secluded Boston graveyard where a weathered brown board bears the inscription, hinting at forgotten lives.
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Walter
Bessie
Bess
Boston
The Graduate Crop
The article notes more boy graduates this year but girls still lead in numbers. It describes graduates seated on stage facing a long speech as they become future leaders and parents while hoping they push beyond modest ideals to advance society.
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Ship of State
Empire
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Evangeline
John Alden
Plymouth
Nihe
Goodyear
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Benhe Ig Susana Carrell Heeey
Ray Ecagele
Bee
Chew
Panne
Heneyman
Meapesen
Bryane
Phete
Maryland
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Virginia
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Vermont
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Louisiana
Indiana
Alabama
Missouri
Arkansas
Michigan
West Virginia
Nevada
Nebraska
Colorado
South Dakota
North Dakota
Kanaas
Wiobide
Temi
Jows
Wilcsniln
Tacoma
Eben Harvey
Sandard Oil Company
Yosemite
Standard Oil
E. Rutty
Auto Park
Myrtle Point
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