President Wilson Urges Thrift and War Bond Pledge
President Wilson asks Americans to cut nonessential spending, conserve materials, and participate in a national thrift drive. He urges all citizens to pledge by June 28 to save and to buy government securities, including War Savings stamps, to support war production and reduce labor and resource use for nonessential needs.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
U. S
Treasury Department
United States
Richest US Potash Vein Found Near Longmont
Geologists report a four foot thick vein near Longmont Colorado, exposed along a rocky fault in the foothills. The rich deposit can be traced for about half a mile and an assay indicates potash content between 95 and 100 percent. The vein depth remains undetermined.
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Longmont
Colo
United States
Sweetheart Monument Grows at Camp Devens
Elated girls at Camp Devens Mass add four stone hearts to a growing Rock of Love monument for soldiers. As troops parade past, each girl places a stone and the site fills with tokens of affection, promising a large display before the war ends.
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Devens
Mass
Debate on origins of the American flag and its adoption
A discussion cites Mr. Haver’s NJ Historical Society paper, noting dates around 1777 for Washington’s actions and the flag’s adoption. It compares fort Stanwix and Fayette battles, Lafayette’s role, and the slow march to a formal Stars and Stripes under Congress on June 14 1777.
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Haver
New Jersey State Historical Society
Congress
George Washington
Cornwallis
Princeton
Continental Congress
Yorktown
First Fight Under Stars and Stripes
A historical account traces the origin of the first Stars and Stripes flag tied to Fort Stanwix in 1777. It details the improvised construction using seized materials, the role of Col. Marinus Willett, and the flag’s display amid a major fort battle that boosted American morale.
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Fort Stanwix
Lafayette
Birmingham i Meetinghouse
Stara and Stripes
Stars and Stripes
Willetts
Stanwix
Peekskill
Abraham Swartssout
Dutchess County
Marinus Willett
Flags of the Revolution and War of 1812
Two American flags remain from the Revolutionary era. One kept by the Masonic grand lodge in Raleigh carried North Carolina troops at Guilford Courthouse in 1781. The other, in Annapolis statehouse, carried Maryland troops at the Cowpens battle on January 17, 1781. The Star-Spangled Banner flag inspired later a national museum display in Washington.
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Masonic Grand Lodge
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Guilford
Annapolis
Maryland
Flag Ranks Above All and the Guard at the Color Line
The piece explains that the president stands as Commander in Chief under the Constitution, with the sentinel on the color line acting as the officer in charge during duty. It notes the color-line guard must give orders to the president, who if forgetful risks crossing the line where the flag rests on stacked rifles.
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Flang
United States
United States Naval Flag Description in Old Text
A historical note explains the American flag featuring the Union Jack style upper corner with a blue field of white stars. It mentions the naval flag distinction and describes the flag’s placement on vessels and the term Stars and Stripes on the stern.
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Cha Irge
George Washington
Robert Morris
George Ross
Charlies Thom‘som
The
Continental Congress
Thomson
United States
Gary
US Warns Germany Over Rintelen Exchange Threat
State department note delivered via Swiss envoy rejects any prisoner swap. Washington warns Berlin reprisals would invite U.S. responses, with wartime data showing 133 American soldiers in German camps and 216 civilians interned abroad, while about 5,000 Germans are interned in the United States.
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Washvieter
Franz Rintelen
United States
State Department
Berlin
Rintelen
Siegfried Paul London
Germany
War Department
Fort McPherson
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Douglas
Utah
Hot Springs
Department of Labor
Camp Devens
Camp Grant
Camp Sevier
Wadsworth
Shermen
von Rintelen
Atlanta Penitentiary
Seven Are Wyideded as Spies
A federal grand jury named five American citizens and two German subjects as conspirators in two indictments. The charges include treason and espionage plans to disrupt American war effort, target docks and troop transports, destroy mines, aid Germany with an armed expedition to Ireland, incite revolts, and threaten factories and prisons. The document cites the sensational acts by German intelligence agents since the war began and lists the alleged conspirators and their aims.
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New York
America
Harmpur
Germany
Ireland
Belton
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Sweetheart
St. Leger
Jersey
Charles Thomson
Fort Schuyler
Henry B. Dawson
Dawson
Col
England
Stanwish
United States Naval Flag
Ungle
Sam
Foe
Wydigted
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