Massachusetts Tercentenary Celebrations Highlight 300 Years
The piece surveys Massachusetts history from Winthrop to modern tercentenary events. It notes Webster’s Reply to Hayne and the state’s lasting legacy in politics, culture, and key figures, with plans for Boston Week and a replica Arbella voyage. It underscores Massachusetts’ pivotal role in American development and national identity.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Senate
Capitol
Washington
Daniel Webster
Foote
Connecticut
Hayne
South Carolina
New England
Webster
Old Bay
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Massachusetts Bay
Salem Harbor
Southampton
England
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Charles I
John Winthrop
Thomas Dudley
Bay State
Dooma
General Court
Capitanl
Generals Court
Arbella
Salem
Charlestown
Boston
Winthrop
Boston Common
William Blaxton
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard University
Cambridge Tribune
Hart
King's Archives in Windsor Castle Guarded and Private
The king's archives in Windsor Castle are highly secret and guarded, accessible only to the royal family and the recorder. The private sovereign property contains royal family papers, Stuart era documents, and Victorian material from Lord Melbourne era, with many items in script and globally sourced. The collection may never become public while the royal line endures.
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London
England
Windsor Castle
Stuart
George II
George IV
Lord Melbourne
Boomerang Goats Return Home Says North Carolina Senator
Merry Hill North Carolina state Senator B S Askew owns a herd of 100 goats that always return home after wandering. The cross bred animals eat nearly all on the farm except water pumps and scatter pines. Neighbors who received kids report the goats’ appetite drives them back. Each tale ends with the herd coming back as surely as a boomerang.
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Merry Hill
N. C
B. S. Askew
Bertle County
Roanoke River
Askew
Senator Askew
Billy
Man Operates on Self and Dies in New York
Louis Capetta, a 42 year old baker, delayed surgery due to inability to pay. He operated on himself with a safety razor, twice, removing part of his appendix. Peritonitis developed and he died after failing to seek hospital care as a charity patient.
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New York
Louis Capetta
Louis
Capetta
Apples and Grapes Sold in Java Wenatchie News
Dr. L. B. Overbolzer reports fruit trading in Java Wenatchie Wash noting halves and quarters of apples and small grape bunches sold to customers. He says fresh fruits are a luxury in the Orient and forecasts refrigerator ships will aid supply to tropical lands.
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Twas
Java
L. B. Overbolzer
South Pacific Islands
Orient
America
Overholzer
Iron Stomach Tragedy Ends Egg Eating Feat in Sebastian
In the frontier village of Pasa jen a street sweeper known as Allogorro died after attempting to eat ten eggs with shells and drink wine. He had repeated similar stunts including rocks and wood but met a fatal end this time.
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Sebastian
Spain
Rhode Island Passes Poultry Moving Law
Rhode Island enacts a poultry moving law under a bill described as fenth reform, with provisions affecting transport and handling of live poultry within the state. The measure advances amid legislative debate and expects implementation guidance from state agencies.
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Rhode Island
Providence
Tragic Ghost Cult Sacrifices Daughter to free Brother
In Las Palmas Tenerife a six member Valido family tortured and killed Calendara Valido aged 16 to appease Fernando a deceased brother's ghost said to rule their world. Police arrested the family after a sister told the tale. all confessed.
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Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Telde
Teneriffe
Valido
Fernando
Spain
Calendaria
Amelia
Carmen
Calendarla
Germans Begin Work on Clearing Havre Bay Wreckage
German forces resume clearance of Havre harbor wreckage to make navigation safer. The Athlet tug will enter port as a workshop while the Vosferlde, loaded with dynamite, stays offshore. Berger 1 and Vosferlde barges arrive to start this repair phase interrupted by bad weather.
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Havre
Athlet
Berger 1
Vosferlde
Poisoned alfalfa leaves threaten sheep range in Washington
Farmers in Goldendale Washington areas search rolling hills for strychnine coated alfalfa leaves spread last winter to kill jack rabbits. Biological survey directs removal before sheep can access summer pasture. Each poisoned leaf carries a sharpened nail point to aid gathering.
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Goldendale
Wash
Biological Survey
Four-Year Quest Ends as Spoon Hook Hauls Salmon
In Hoquiam Washington Robert Falton recovered a 23 pound Columbia River salmon tied to a spoon hook he loaned to Frank Silva. Silva’s boat line broke on a large fish he hooked, leading Falton to pull in the 60 foot snagged catch after a strike. Both men confirm their accounts.
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Hoquiam
Robert Falton
Frank Silva
Columbia
Silva
Fulton
Algiers
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United States
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Myles Standish
John Emicott
Dudley
Parson Cotton
Increase Mather
Cotton Mather
Anne Hutchinson
Ann Bradstreet
Jonathan Edwards
William Phips
Agnes Surringe
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Virginia
Continental Congress
Jefferson
Franklin
Pinckney
Livingston
John Adams
Samuel Adams
Hancock
Warren
Putt
Manley
New Dictionary of American Biography
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Mercy Warren
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
John Quincy Adams
Calvin Coolidge
Mubile
LEE Old State Hoe
Boilon
Tenary
Body OF Liberties
King's
Castle
French Harbor
Bombay
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