Historic skirmish and young leaders highlighted in colonial pages
The fragment recounts a clash where Howe’s forces divide a bridge trap on an island and retreat to Pell’s, amid a distant reference to young patriots like Lynch Rutledge and Rush. It hints at colonial era tensions with vivid action and a list of notable youths born in the 1740s.
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Howe
Causeway
Pell
Alga Ae Coe
Thomas Lynch
South Carol
Edward Rutledge
South Carolina
Lynch
Rutledge
Tomas Heywood
Benjamin Rush
Aldridge Gerry
Thomas Jefferson
Arthur Middleton
South Caroling
Banal Chase
Mary
Washington
Zeitschrift
France
Petri
Woman Helped Shape Declaration by Keeping Husband Close
The article recounts how Mrs. Richard Henry Lee’s illness on June 10, 1776 drew her husband from the drafting scene in Philadelphia. Lee chose family over public honor, altering who would draft the Declaration of Independence despite initial plans for him to lead the effort. Thomas Jefferson remained central as the eventual drafter.
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Thomas Jefferson
England
Jefferson
Richard Henry Lee
Continental Congress
Virginia
Virginie
Richard Henry Loe
Lee
Iay Nerigunky Mt
Philadelphia
Tad Rman
Old Glory Venerated: Captain Driver's Flag Story Surfaces
The article recounts Captain Stephen Driver of Salem born March 17 160% who christened a flag Old Glory and kept it as a bed covering during the Civil War era before it was deposited with the Rawex Institute in Salem. Congress later decreed the 13 red and white stripes and 13 stars on a blue field.
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S Tephen
Salem
Mass
Giory
Cemiec
Nashville
Capitol
Rawex Institute
Captain Driver
Congress
May Be Attorney General Pick Amid Court Seat Swap
Washington rumors place John W. Davis, solicitor general, as a likely attorney general choice if President Wilson nominates Attorney General Gregory for the Supreme Court. Davis, 43, West Virginia born, heads government cases before the Supreme Court and is regarded as a skilled lawyer. The piece references political committee dynamics and a tumultuous meeting led by John M. Parker. Also noted is a separate fiscal item: five million dollars added to fortifications and related budgets passed by a House Senate committee for mountain defense and torpedo control inventions.
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John W. Davis
Department of Justice
Washington
Wilsow
Gregory
United States Supreme Court
Davis
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Washington, D
House
Senate Committee
Mikes
John Haye Hammond, Jr
Unscrutable Note Signals July Event Hopeful Tone
Fragmentary line hints at a July occurrence and a hopeful, political tone. Mentions a sector and a leader named Dolivetor-fiay with distrustful, uncertain language. No clear facts to confirm names, dates, places, or organizations.
Woman renounces fortune to wed another man
Report says a woman gives up a fortune valued at 280000 a year and a home worth over 1600000 to marry a different man. Her former husband leaves a 5000000 trust fund and his Avenue house, forfeited by the marriage agreement.
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Avenue
Bhe Wes
Essives Endorse Hughes Bully Moose Support Rally
Essives endorse Hughes with Roosevelt backing in a cross party display. The vote of 82 to 6 signals strong support for the President and the Bull Moose affiliation in the tumult of the campaign.
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Essives
Hughes
Roosevelt
Alecesion
Bull Moose Party
President Declines 1 Presidential Nomination
A political figure finally declines a presidential nomination after months of speculation. The decision ends a high profile campaign and shifts upcoming party strategy as supporters reassess goals.
Allied Offensive Opens Across Front in World War I
Allied forces have begun a major coordinated drive against the Central Powers on multiple sectors. Paris and London have offered little official comment, but reports indicate the wide scale offensive is underway with operations already active on several fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Congress to Allow 28 Million for National Guard Funding
The army appropriation bill reported to calendar includes nearly 28 million dollars exclusively for the national guard in Washington D C. Aberdeen Company in Aberdeen Washington reports over 2000 citizens gathered at Union Street to discuss changes. Forty three will transfer to other state companies as Company G code but_tm
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Congress
Washington, D. C
National Guard
Army
Aberdeen Company First
Aberdeen
Wash
Mill Fire Destroys Reclee Lumber Plant
A blaze Saturday consumed fully a million feet of timber and damaged the Reclee Lumber Company mill in Oregon. Owner M H Ee cles of Maker inspected the scene as efforts to control the fire and assess damages continued with no decision on reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reclee Lumber Company
M. H. Eecles
Lumbermen May Meet Amid Badge Ceremony
Disjointed notes report lumbermen receiving badges and posting to duties amid a mix of topics. Mentions Oregon steer price records, a Scranton recipient, mixed political and military dispatches, and various war era events with unclear connections.
Oregon University Student Earns Notable Recognition
A fragment describes a University of Oregon student named Roger, son of Professor B. W. De, receiving public attention for his achievements. The text hints at involvement with a group or class and refers to a person named Glasse and a coat, but details are unclear.
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Glasse
Roger
Profesor
B. W. de
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