National Rifle Matches Draw Thousands To Navy Ranges
Lieut Col William C Harllee U S M C leads the 1919 national rifle matches to be held in August at the Navy range near Caldwell New Jersey. Invited are Army Navy Marine Corps teams and two delegations from each state and territory one from the National Guard and one civilian riflemen. Government support covers transport and subsistence for service teams and state representatives. The event aims to promote marksmanship and restore the United States as a premier rifle shooting nation. Caldwell is about 45 minutes from Broadway.
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United States Navy
Bluejackets
Germany
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Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
United States
Snarksrmen
Caldwell
N. J
Broadway
Senate views on League of Nations divide Republicans
Washington reports Senate opinions on the League of Nations show 33 Republicans oppose the covenant, ten doubtful, six support. A separate League to Enforce Peace tally lists 64 for, 20 doubtful, 12 against. Proposals include dissociating the covenant from the peace treaty or adding qualifying resolutions to clarify noninterference with Monroe Doctrine and immigration matters.
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League
Carranza Denounces Monroe Doctrine at Paris Conference
An official Mexican statement rejects any recognition of the Monroe doctrine and protests Mexico’s exclusion from the neutral conference at Paris. Chicago traders return from Mexico and say the peace conference’s labeling of Mexico as an outlaw nation seals Carranza’s fate, with some agents predicting his fall.
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Paris
Carranza
League of Nations
Chicago
Finis
Senator New pushes for a national aeronautics department
Indiana senator Harry S. New urges creating a cabinet level department of aeronautics. He plans to press Congress for action to keep the United States ahead in military and civil flight. He cites Britain's air plans and notes the administration’s delay in air navigation proposals.
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Harry S. New
Indiana
Department of Aeronautics
United States
Washington
Great Britain
Seely
Air
Daredevil Englishwoman Reaches Parachute Descent at Cricklewood
A daring Englishwoman Miss Sylva Borden ascended a small plane at Cricklewood and leaped with a parachute. The report notes her nerve and grit as she landed safely, while a separate feature discusses Turko Mohammedan villagers from the Thracian plains contemplating a return to Asia, observing little change in ancient customs.
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Cricklewood
England
Sylva Borden
Vna
Thracian
Europe
Asia
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Substantial Michigan Fence Grown From Split Rail Trees
A long ago labor saving fence formed when split boards were driven between saplings in Michigan. The trees grew around the rails, embedding their ends and creating a boundary that now stands as a massive, weathered fence decades later. The rails lie five feet apart, and the tree growth around the ends appears as if the fence were just hewn.
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Michigan
Norwegian experiment yields bread with fish content
Norwegian government experimenters report a bread mix containing 20 percent fish. Other notes: a Chinese railway system has only one line built by Chinese, ships once carried sails to ease engine strain, Gilroy California unveils a war memorial swimming pool for veterans, and Isaac Snedder of Butler Valley has 19 children, oldest 29.
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Cal
Isaac Snedder
Butler Vakley
Fly-High Leads Elves On Air Adventure
In a tale told by a father, Fly-High the magical make-believe bird invites elves to ride his broad back. They soar to the clouds meet the King of the Clouds, play with raindrops, and enjoy a picnic with gifts from the clouds ruler.
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Nick
Daddy
Elfland
Fly-High
Fly- High
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King of the Clouds
Monday as Day of Rest
A classroom exchange about which day is reserved for rest leads the boy to say Monday is the rest day at home as they take the Sunday papers.
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