Betsy Ross Fake Declared By Philadelphia Committee
Philadelphia officials condemn Betsy Ross as a myth along with the Arch Street house linked to the flag. William J Campbell leads the charge denying any evidence for Ross designing the flag. The Betsy Ross association reacts as the government refuses the house as a national gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Betsy Ross
Barbara Frietchie
Frederick
George Washington
Valley Forge
Arch Street
Historical Sites Committee
Betsy
Pennsylvania Historical Society
Marshall
Betsy Ross Association
William J. Campbell
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Ketsy Ross
Betsy Ross Title Battle Sparks Heated Debate
President Adam H. Fetteroff of Girard college clashes with opponents over Betsy Ross as the maker of Old Glory. He demands proof for the flag’s origins, defending the Betsy Ross house as a shrine and rejecting calls to question the historical narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam H. Fetteroff
Girard College
Flaghouse Association
Betsy Ross
Hetsy Ross
Shakespeare
Bacon
Washington
Key
Valley Forge
William Tell
Damon
Pythias
Moses
Ambergris Used For Grease On Antilope Sailors Lose Fortune
The British bark Antilope collected ambergris valued at about 400 a pound, wasting roughly 20000 on grease for masts oilskins and boots. Master John Mathieson learns a fortune slipped away as a Oakland chemist identifies a small sample. The ship came from Newcastle Australia after sighting floating material at 20 degrees south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John Mathieson
Oakland
Newcastle
Australia
Seven year old Warren girl coughs up old tack
Freda Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs M T Brown of Forest street Warren Pa coughed up a tack in a fit three years after swallowing it The tack was black from oxidation Doctors had given her up as a hopeless tuberculosis case but she has not had a coughing spell since
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren, Pa
Freda
M. T. Brown
Forest Street
Evolution of the steam tug Jonathan Hulls' early steamship
The Jonathan Hulls steam tug, often called the father of the stern-wheeler, was patented in 1736. A single-acting cylinder 30 inches in diameter powered a weight on inward stroke and descended for double action, driving a paddle wheel at the stern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Hulls
Gloucestershire
England
Case of Shocking Neglect Involves a Discharged Maid
A humorous exchange reveals Mrs Snobletts fired her maid Celestine for neglecting the pet dog Fido. The twist: Celestine admitted using her own comb on the terrier without sterilizing it, prompting the dismissal.
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Celestine
Mrs Frank Stroebe Praises Peruna Tonic
Mrs. Frank Stroebe of Appleton Wisconsin writes that after months of illness and exhaustion Peruna restored her strength and gave her hope. She says Peruna is without a rival as a tonic and strength builder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stroebe
Appleton, Wis
Peruna
Perana
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William H. Taft
Onyrichit
Ndeewood
3. Y
Philadelphian
Mr. Campbell
America
Betsy Rosy
Ambergris
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
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