The Emblem of the Land We Love
It is said that on June 14, 1908, Theodore Roosevelt was dining in Philadelphia. He noticed a man wiping his nose with what looked like an American flag. Roosevelt took a wooden rod in hand and began to whip him for "defacing the symbol of America." After a half dozen thrashes, he noticed it was merely a blue handkerchief decorated with white stars. Full Story
Sifting Through the Sands of Time from the Courier Archives
140 Years Ago 2 June 12, 1869 Imperial Government It may mot be generally known to our readers that there is published in New York city a paper called the Imperialist, which advocates the transformation of our form of government into an empire. Full Story
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