July Fourth, a Nation Celebrates Significance and Births
A July Fourth reflection highlights the Declaration of Independence as a core American ideal. It notes birthdays of notable figures born on July 4 including Calvin Coolidge and Stephen Foster, and marks historic events associated with the date such as the laying of the Washington Monument cornerstone and the surrender at Vicksburg.
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Patrick Henry
Calvin Coolidge
United States
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
Washington Monument
Vicksburg
Providence
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Erie Canal
Nathaniel Hawthorne
America
Salem
Massachusetts
Stephen Collins Foster
Walter L. Fisher
Taft
Wheeling
West Virginia
Clifford Walker
Georgia
Stephen T. Mather
National Park Service Bureau
San Francisco
Henry M. Winston
Lawrence College
Appleton
Wisc
Laramie
Wyo
Philip Cook
Delaware
Kansas City
Clarence J. Owens
Southern Commercial Congress
Augusta
Homer Hoch
Congress
Kansas
Marion
Kans
Ulysses S. Grant
President Grant
Illinois
Future Highways and the Coming Traffic Boom
Dr. Miller McClintock of Harvard argues highway construction lags behind auto progress. He says roads must evolve from wagon trails with wider pavements, scientifically banked turns, avoided grade crossings, and four lanes where possible. He cites progressive communities already preparing for future traffic.
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Miller McClintock
Harvard University
The World a Small Place in Modern Communications
The passage explains how telephone, newspapers, and radio shrink the world by enabling instant contact and news spread. It argues these technologies foster personal communication, trade, and goodwill, acting as a powerful force for peace and civilization.
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United States
Theory of Tariff Production Discussed by Shortridge
The essay outlines two tariff theories free trade and American protective tariff with Shortridge arguing the former would damage both manufacturing and agriculture. He cites Washington era duties as sound policy and urges protecting American labor to safeguard the nation. The piece also lists notable births and deaths: Corliss Knowles Tupper Stoddard Smith and others.
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Samuel Morgan Shortridge
Mt. Pleasant
California
San Francisco
United States Senate
Asia
Europe
America
Washington
Sugar tariff fight tests farm unity in tariff bill
Washington reports that the sugar tariff amid Senate Finance Committee deliberations risks derailing the broader tariff bill. Farm groups defend gains from domestic sugar, while critics warn elevated costs fall mainly on consumers and farmers. Debates linger over alternatives like a bounty plan, with party lines and farm unity in question.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Anniversary Dates Of Notable Figures Across History
Historical anniversaries note Thomas Cranmer born 1189, first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury who was burned at the stake. Christopher Gluck born 1714, noted German composer. Nathan Read born 1753, early steamboat inventor from Warren Massachusetts, died near Belfast Maine January 2.
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Thomas Cranmer
Canterbury
Christopher Gluck
Nathan Read
Warren
Mass
Belfast
Maine
Timeline highlights from early American history
Key events include New Jersey declaring independence in 1776 and the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia in 1778 with Henry Laurens presiding. In 1833 Hamilton County Ohio hosts the first public trial of a mowing and reaping machine. In 1881 President Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau at a Washington railroad station.
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New Jersey
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Henry Laurens
South Carolina
Hamilton County
Ohio
Notable Birth Details of Historic Figures
A list notes births of religious, academic, and political figures. Cardinal Munde lein of Chicago born in New York City fifty seven years ago. Crown Prince Olaf of Norway born twenty six years ago. Dr John F Dobbs president of Pacific University born at Liberty Corner New Jersey fifty nine years ago. Hubert D Stephens US senator from Mississippi born Union County Mississippi fifty four years ago. Dr Frederick P Keppel president of the Carnegie Corporation born in New York fifty four years ago.
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Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
New York City
Crown Prince Olaf of
Norway
John F. Dobbs
Pacific University
Liberty Corner
N. J
Hubert D. Stephens
U. S
Mississippi
Union County
Miss
Frederick P. Keppel
The
Carnegie Corporation
New York
Obituary Echoes Trust and Steady Industry in Life Decline
This remaining life tribute praises a strong steady person whose years of square dealing bring comfort to friends and kin. It foresees honor and esteem following his path, and notes the world is better for his having lived.
Cloud couple redefine roles at home in Knoxville
In Knoxville Tennessee G C Cloud is described as a slightly crippled but capable househusband while his wife works in a factory to support the family. Cloud calls his wife an able provider and she lauds his housekeeping, illustrating a mutual partnership in domestic duties.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Sugar bounty plan sparks tariff debate and protests
Sugar interests oppose relief by bounty payments to growers, urging higher tariffs despite rising protests. The plan would impose a tariff about a quarter of current rates on imported sugar, with revenue paid as a bounty to producers. The aim is to outcompete Cuban sugar costs, eventually boosting domestic production and cutting imports.
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United States
Crome
Sugar Tariff Debate Tests Producer Position
The text questions whether the producers can sustain their current stance on the sugar tariff as price readjustments come into play. It frames the issue as serious and unsettled, implying potential shifts if policy remains static.
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Detroit
General Motors
Samuel M. Shortridge
Sen. Shortridge
George Henry Corliss
Easton
N. Y
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Lucius J. Knowles
Hardwich
Sir Charles Tupper
Amherst
N. S
England
Richard Henry Stoddard
Hingham
Green Clay Smith
Montana Territory
Richmond
Barrel & Welsh
Middle Avenue
Martin Jensen
Eddie Stinson
Tide Water Oil Sales Corporation
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WBAL
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KDKA
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