Briefly told, here is a history of the whole country, with interesting notes on the origin of names, when each of the states was admitted to the Union, the original thirteen, area of states in square miles, etc.
Count Zepplein,
whose new airship now has the world in a flutter, has received from Uncle Sam a patent for a flying locomotive which will draw in free air a vestibule train of aerial trailers loaded with men and freight.
