Flag Day Elks Observance Highlights Patriotism and Oration
Bluefield Lodge No. 269 Elks held a birthday celebration for the Stars and Stripes with a program led by Fred Neikirk. The event included a flag history reading by W. Fred Sanders, a floral altar tribute, and a powerful address by James Kahle stressing American unity and past battles.
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Bluefield Lodge No. 269
B. P. O. Elks
Elks
Stars and Stripes
United States
Fred Neikirk
Messrs
Maury Barrett
John Mastin, Jr
Norman Crawford
Clark Foland
Neikirk
W. M. Burke
R. W. Cubbedge
Miss Ruthell
C. V. Foland
Columbia
W. Fred Sanders
J. Hl. Franklin
The
James
Kahle
Elkdom
Story of the flag an inspiring one
Tuesday night the Elks marked Old Glory’s 144th birthday with a music program ceremony and speeches at their hall. The piece recounts the Continental Congress adoption of the Stars and Stripes and traces the flag’s history from Betsy Ross to the present amid global emblems and battles.
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Elks
Continental Congress
United States of America
Spain
United States
George Washington
Betsy Ross
Philadelphia
Florida
Sebastian Cabot
Old England
England
France
Timeline of the Stars and Stripes in U S History
A compact chronology notes key dates for the flag from 1776 to 1866. Events include hoisting at Philadelphia headquarters, Congressional adoption, naval displays, first salutes by French and British ships, flag circumnavigation aboard the Columbia, and the first all American bunting flag in Washington.
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General Washington
Philadelphia
Petsy Ross
Continental Congress
John Paul Jones
Brandywine
le Motte Piquet
Quiberon
William Moores
Bradford
London
Columbia
Londonderry
Ireland
Lemuel Cox
River Foyle
Isaac Coffin
Columbia River
Far West
Washington
Special Bureau to Probe Wartime Government Contracts
Washington June 14 The department of justice has begun a broad inquiry into major wartime government contracts with approval from President Harding Attorney General Daugherty announced a special bureau will be formed led by a distinguished chief and experts. The aim is to expose dishonest dealings and clear fair ones from public suspicion.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Harding
Sims Coming Home From London Under Immediate Orders
Secretary Denby received a cablegram from Rear Admiral Sims in London stating his leave was revoked and he would sail home tomorrow on the first available steamer. Sims will report to the naval secretary on return to answer questions about his recent London address attacking Sinn Fein sympathizers in the United States.
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Washington
Denby
Sims
London
Admiral Sims
Naval
Sinn Fein
United
No Official Probe On Mexican Oil Decline Says Hughes
Secretary Hughes told House Foreign Affairs that no official investigation into Mexican oil fields has been undertaken and releasing such data could imply an official guarantee. A shipping-board report by J A Phelan notes 63 of 104 wells in a 40 square mile area have ceased production with salt water intruding remaining wells.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hughes
Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Fall
Interior Department
Congress
Mexico
State Department
House
Benson
Shipping Board
J. A. Phelan
Phelan
Fatal clash at Lick Creek colony leaves one dead two wounded
At Lick Creek near Williamson West Virginia one man was killed two others wounded and forty seven idle miners held in the county jail after a fight with state police and local volunteers. Major Tom Davis led a renewed arrest effort with reinforcements and gunfire followed. Governor Morgan declined to comment on the Supreme Court ruling altering martial law.
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Williamson
W. Va
Lick Creek
State P
Alex Breedlove
James A. Bowles
Martin Justice
Justice
Tom Davis
Mingo County
Pinson
J. Kt Brockus
Major Davis
Bowles
Citizen State
Edic
Breedrove
Davis
Charleston
B. F. Morgan
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Morgan
A. D. Lavinder
Mount Wolford
Frank Ingram
Poffenbarger
Emery elected national commander of American Legion
John G. Emery of Grand Rapids Michigan was unanimously chosen national commander by the American Legion national executive committee in Indianapolis Indiana. He succeeds Colonel Frederick W Galbraith Jr who was killed in a automobile accident here last Thursday and Emery will continue the speaking dates arranged by the late leader.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John G. Emery
Grand Rapids
Mich
American Legion
National
Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr
Emery
Galbraith
Legion
Coal is mother of a most dangerous drug warning speech
Philadelphia on June 14 Dr D Solis Cohen warned that coal tar products are a more dangerous drug than opium and caused greater harm during the influenza epidemic. He spoke at centenary exercises urging militant fight against worthless nostrums and higher ethical standards for pharmacists.
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Philadelphia
D. Solis Cohen
British French clash over Upper Silesia policy raises pressure
London sources report a renewed push by Britain for the immediate assembly of the supreme council as Great Britain and France fail to agree on expelling Polish and German insurgents from Upper Silesia. The situation is seen as more serious with allies acting at cross purposes while Poles are countered at several points.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
France
Upper Silesia
Supreme Council
Democrats of Senate Attack Administration
Senate Democrats led by Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi lashed President Harding’s first three months in office, blasting the tariff bill, tax aims, and appointments. Republican Sen Kenyon interrupted, citing laughter as he claimed the jokes drowned in the Democratic barrage.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Harding
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Harrison
Germany
Lodge
Knox
Republican
Bone
Alaska
Lasker
Shipping Board
Sawyer
Kenyon
Iowa
Pennsylvania
House
John Sharp Williams
Bluefield Primary Favors Charter Measure Amid Low Voter Turnout
Bluefield voters showed little interest in the municipal primary as about five thousand of nearly seven five hundred registered residents cast ballots. The top ten candidates, led by Bailey Troutman Cheyney Lilly Kirk and Heidler Porterfield Brown, will face election for the city board on July 5.
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Bailey
Troutman
Cheyney
Lilly
Kirk
Wright
Heidler
Porterfield
Brown
Bluefield
F. M. Porter Beld
Ee P. T. Lilly
Board of Directors
H. A
Congress Urged Pass Johnson Bill In Labor War Era
Denver June 14 President Samuel Gompers told the American Federation of Labor convention that German organized labor failed in crisis and bears responsibility for world war. A convention resolution urged Congress to pass the Subapam bill for federal investigation into the Mingo county West Virginia strike zone.
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Denver
Colo
Organized Labor
Germany
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Geraay
Congress
Mingo County
West Virginia
Great Britain
Canada
J. H. Thomas
Ireland
Mrs Kaber Murder Mystery Advances In Cleveland
Identification of Mrs Erminia Colavito as the woman who sold medicines like those alleged to have been used against Daniel J F Kaber emerged as a key development in the murder case. Mrs Kaber declared she is ready to tell all as two other women face similar charges.
Packer Regulation Vote Planned After Senate Consent
Unanimous consent agreement reached in the senate to bring the packer regulation bill to a vote Thursday. Chairman Norris of the agriculture committee said he hoped to vote today but the absence of senators prevented it.
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Washington
Senate
Norris
Agriculture Committee
Explosion kills man after freight train collision near New Albany
A dynamite car exploded after two freight trains on the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway collided head on a few miles south of New Albany Mississippi. The blast is reported to have killed one man and injured several others while destroying fourteen cars of perishable freight.
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New Albany
Miss
St. Louis and
San Francisco
Here
First Overseas Commerce Graduates at Georgetown Commencement
The first class in overseas commerce in American education history graduated at Georgetown University during its 122nd commencement. Secretary of the Navy Denby delivered one of the principal addresses.
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Verseas Commerce
Washington
Georgetown University
Denby
Attorney beaten and ordered to leave town in Houston
W. J. Boyd, a Houston attorney, was seized by eight men last night and taken to the woods where he was whipped and ordered to leave town. He had previously been arrested twice for annoying girls in motion picture shows.
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Houston
Tex
W. J. Boyd
Pope Benedict Criticizes Britain's Palestine Policy
A Rome dispatch to the Times says Pope Benedict XVI criticized Britain's Palestine policy in his allocution at a secret consistory, causing a sensation in diplomatic circles. The pontiff urged nations to press the League of Nations to examine the British mandate.
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London
London “Times
Rome
Benedict
Great Britain
Palestine
League of Nations
Oil Price Cut Again in Ohio Crude Prices
Findlay Ohio June 1 The Ohio Oil Company announced a further reduction of twenty five cents per barrel in the price of seven central west crudes it purchases.
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Findlay
Ohio
Ohio Oil Company Today
Central West
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