text_original: The question of a national flag, which had been under consideration for a long time, was now finally settled. There is a tradition that in June, 1776, General Washington and a committee of Congress had called upon Mrs. John Ross, of Philadelphia, and requested her to make a flag after a design which Washington furnished, which she did, producing the first "stars and stripes."
text_transcription: THE QUESTION OF A NATIONAL FLAG WHICH HAD BEEN UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR A LONG TIME WAS NOW FINALLY SETTLED THERE IS A TRADITION THAT IN JUNE SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SIX GENERAL WASHINGTON AND A COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS HAD CALLED UPON MISSUS JOHN ROSS OF PHILADELPHIA AND REQUESTED HER TO MAKE A FLAG AFTER A DESIGN WHICH WASHINGTON FURNISHED WHICH SHE DID PRODUCING THE FIRST STARS AND STRIPES
phonemes: ðə kwˈɛstʃən əvə nˈæʃənəl flˈæɡ, wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn ˌʌndɚ kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃən fɚɹə lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm, wʌz nˈaʊ fˈaɪnəli sˈɛɾəld. ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ tɹɐdˈɪʃən ðæt ɪn dʒˈuːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, dʒˈɛnɚɹəl wˈɑːʃɪŋtən ænd ɐ kəmˈɪɾi ʌv kˈɑːŋɡɹəs hæd kˈɔːld əpˌɑːn mˈɪsɪz. dʒˈɑːn ɹˈɔs, ʌv fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə, ænd ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd hɜː tə mˌeɪk ɐ flˈæɡ ˈæftɚɹ ɐ dɪzˈaɪn wˌɪtʃ wˈɑːʃɪŋtən fˈɜːnɪʃt, wˌɪtʃ ʃiː dˈɪd, pɹədˈuːsɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst "stˈɑːɹz ænd stɹˈaɪps."