Washington Digest on Inaugurations Past and Present
The piece traces presidential inauguration evolution from Washington to Truman era, noting tradition and circumstantial shifts. It cites revolutions in ceremony, place, and participation, with dates, figures, and anecdotes about past oath moments and notable precedents.
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Berlin
George Washington
William Henry Harrigan
Capitol
John Tyler
Williamsburg
Tyler
Brown's
Andrew Johnson
Kirkwood
Abraham Lincoln
Chester Arthur
New York City
James Garfield
Long Beach
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Buffalo
Ansley Wilcox
Northampton
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
San Francisco
James Madison
Monroe
Fir
Martin van Buren
Franklin DB Roosevelt
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Capitol Building
Harry Truman
Missouri
Herbert Toover
Dutch Push Into Indonesia Sparks War Talk
Indonesian republic faces a bloodless Dutch advance across Java and Sumatra. Dutch police action advances toward the republic’s oil center in Java, with Western powers weighing military alliance options against Russia. Truman named most admired man in a George Gallup poll as Americans react to the crisis.
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Sumatra
Javi
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United States
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East Indies
Republic
United Nations Good Offices Committee
Russia
Europe
Viscount Montgomery
Britain
Montgomery
Western Europe
Western European Union
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
U. S. State Department
Harry S. Truman
George Gallup
Indonesia
Indonesian Republic
Jogja Karta
Peace Feeler to China Reds and Food News
News notes Chiang Kai shek premier Sun Fo and a possible peace feeler toward the Communists as Tientsin tightens. Also reports lower 1939 food prices and a drop in narcotic addicts to about 48 000 with five addiction classes outlined.
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China
Chiang Kaishek
Sun Fo
Sun Yatsen
Antil
Chiang
Sun
Tientsin
Poland
Czechoslovakia
National Grocers’ Bulletin
National Association of Retail Grocers
Agriculture
Brannan
United States
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Pentagon Critics Warn of Rising Defense Costs and Waste
A Citizens committee led by Herbert Hoover questions US military unification as costly and inefficient. They warn Russia may pursue victory by bankruptcy and note army supply gaps including 9 000 lost tanks while urging careful mobilization and restraint.
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Russia
United States
Commission On Organization
Herbert Hoover
Ferdinand Eberstadt
New York
Truman
Air Force
Taft eyes Senate bid amid 1950 fight and 1952 presidency rumors
Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft acknowledged a tough 1950 reelecti on campaign and dismissed plans for a 1952 presidential run. He warned of strong labor spending and restated opposition to repealing the Taft-Hartley Act. Farmers dispute boom prices claim profits and question how to use gains.
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Ohio
U.S
Robert A. Taft
Capital
Taft
Senate
Taftdharlley
National Planning Association
Europe
Associated Press
Evicted Families From Detroit Polling Booth Housing
Four Detroit families totaling 15 children faced eviction from housing they improvised in vacant polling booths. Although able to pay rent, they used the wooden shacks when no other housing was found. Officials ordered the children sent to hospitals or children’s homes to expedite placement for the parents.
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Detroit
Geologist Finds Evidence of Old Indian Volcano
A geologist reports discovering a hollow lava bomb fragment in a slate formation in northwest India, indicating volcanic activity about 250 million years ago. The find suggests that ancient eruptions shaped the region during that era.
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