American Expeditionary Force Plays War for Griffith Film
In Westchester County a detachment of the 18th Infantry with 26th support joined Mr. D W Griffiths production of the movie America. Troops reenacted battles from Lexington to Yorktown, staged at Brewster New York with Redcoats and Grenadiers in accurate 1775 drill. The event drew veterans, DAR support and local crowds for a patriotic behind the scenes look at early American warfare.
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New York
York
Somers
Westchester County
Grénadier Guards
Royal Welsh Fusileers
Light Infantry
His Majesty's Army
America
D. W. Griffith
Johnson Hall
Tryon County
Sir John Johnston
Troquoise
Lexington and
Concord
Bunker Mill
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Breeds Hill
Prescott
18Th Infantry
Mr. Griffith
Argonne
Griffith
Exposition of Progress in Sterling Week of October
An exposition in Sterling the week of October will attract Northwestern Illinois residents with over thirty factories wholesale jobbers and retailers showing wares. The event promises clean entertaining programs with music and daily special events. White Side County Farm Bureau exhibits will highlight agricultural progress while Sterling Rock Falls Association of Commerce promotes manufacturing and farming development in the region.
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Sterling
Tiasia
Whiteside County Farm Bureau
Six Weeks Of School Ends With Student Knowledge Show
The first six weeks are finished and students now showcase learning in a six weeks period exam style. Teachers note progress across subjects while students demonstrate grasp of topics in a final short assessment this week.
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Paul Revere
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A. Leath & CO
X. Orris
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Keittey
Knit-tex
Clinton
Main Street
York Theatre
Thomson
Sterling-Rock Falls
French
Virginia Jeff
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Plano
Peck
Davenport
Sheridan
Federal Radio
Ewell & Lewis
Ave
Lowa
Walter Scott
Harriette Underhill
the Tribune
George II
Old House of Burgesses
Virginia
Washington
Patrick Henry
Jefferson
Our Republic
New York Herald
Lexington and Concord
Lexington
Valley Forge
Cornwallis
United States
Fort Sacrifice
Rock Falls
Ass’n of Commerce
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