President Harding Calls Nation to Self Hardening and Unity
President Harding spoke at Arlington amid flags and veterans paying tribute to the fallen. He urged the nation to preserve the Union and uphold ideals of liberty while recognizing world responsibilities and the need for disciplined peace. Britain's Ambassador Sir Auckland Geddes laid a wreath on the flag in solemn ceremony.
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Arlington
Harding
Republic
Thimannley
Uni! Khaé Ciad
Britain
Sir Auckland
Geddes
United States
George
United ‘Kingdom
India
America
Auckland
Salzberg annexation vote in Germany shows strong majority
Berlin May 31 Salzberg residents voted Sunday on annexation to Germany. Official tallies show over 84 thousand in favor, with votes in the 85 100 range and ugulost 745 noted in retelling. The result signals a decisive outcome for the Aus triad plebiscite.
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Salzberg
Germany
Berlin
Austriad
Ugulost
Bubonie Plague Report Spurs Texas Local Alert
A May 1981 notice from Limestone County Texas reports a bubonic plague scare following a bite incident. Officials advise precaution while authorities investigate the source and potential exposure in the town.
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New
Austin
Tex
Jamal
Secretary Weeks Links Army Plane Disaster to Providence
Secretary of War Weeks said the Curtiss Eagle ambulance plane crash near Indian Head Maryland that killed five soldiers and two civilians could not have been avoided. He ordered an immediate investigation and credited pilot Lieutenant Stanley E Ames as an expert aviator. Weeks doubted storm-spotting systems would have prevented the accident, saying the plane encountered a local electrical storm with no avertable cause.
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War Weeks
Army Curtis- Eagle
Army Service
Indian Head
Weeks
Air Servic
Secretary of War
Stanley E. Ames
Ames
Borah Scheme in Commons Discussed in Britain
In London the Borah resolut ion passed by the US senate proposing an international disarmament conference with Britain Japan and the United States is debated in the house of commons. Prime Minister Lloyd George says he saw the senate proceedings but has not yet received any invitation from President Harding to join a formal naval arms limitation discussion.
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Memorial Tribune
America
London
United States
Senate
Great Britain
Japan
House of Commons
Lioys George
Bording
French Plan Accepted for Silesian Question Meet
Paris notes Britain accepts France's idea of a special mission of experts to examine the Silesian question but insists the supreme council meet first and not adjourn before experts report.
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Paris
Great Britain
Germany pays first billion marks on reparations
Paris reported Germany completed the first billion polis marks payment on reparations under the peace treaty. A courier delivered 20 treasury notes totaling 850,000,000 gold marks to the reparations commission after arriving from Berlin. Earlier Germany had sent 150,000,000 marks as a prior payment.
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Paris
Germany
Bertn
President Harding Sees World War Sacrifice Reward Near
A message from President Harding, read at the unveiling of a Franklin County memorial honoring 82 soldiers and six nurses, expresses confidence that the nation will receive the full reward deserved for the World War sacrifices.
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Chambersburg
I.a
Harding
Franklin County
Seventeen Drown In Mine Flood In Germany
Seventeen persons were drowned in a mine disaster at Monselwitz in Saxe Altenburg after a sudden flood from the Ertepbach river breached the mine. Local authorities report the tragedy as they coordinate rescue and recovery efforts.
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Berlin
Monselwitz
Saxe-Altenburg
Milton Winner in Big Auto Derby at Indianapolis
Tommy Milton, American driver in an America Frontenac, won the 100 mile international motor sweepstakes at Indianapolis with a time of 1 10:14:44.05 and an average speed of 69.62 mph. Roscoe Sarles finished second in a Duesenberg eight, four minutes back, with James Ellingboe third in a Chicago Frontenac.
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Tommy Milton
America
Ralph Mulford
Chicago
de Farma
Roscoe Sarles
Joe Boyer
Pershing Visits Civilian Cemetery Memorial in Chicago
Gen John J Pershing secretly visited Yakwoods cemetery in Chicago in civilian clothes to decorate the graves of his parents Elizabeth Pershing and John Fletcher Pershing and his brother Ward I Pershing. He arrived unaccompanied with no military escort, joined by James F Pershing and G L Frame. They placed red roses on the three graves and observed a quiet moment of reflection.
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John J. Pershing
Chiicago
Yakwoods Cemetery
Ain
A. E. PF
Englewood
James F. Pershing
G. L. Frame
Pershing
John Fletcher Pershing
Elizabeth Pershing
Ward I. Pershing
United States Army
National League morning and afternoon baseball standings
Morning and afternoon results show Pittsburgh beating Chicago and New York and Philadelphia posting various scores. Cincinnati Cleveland St Louis Brooklyn Boston and others appear with mixed outcomes across the two sessions in both leagues.
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Louis
Fire on Baseball Fans At Nogales Game Clash
Mexican soldiers were called out to quell a clash of several thousand spectators at a Nogales baseball game. They fired into the crowd wounding three Mexicans, one seriously, during the Savora event on May 31.
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Nogales
Sonora
Nogales, Arte
Savora
Britain outlines plans for Ireland amid unrest
Dublin Castle announces investigation results as Lloyd George signals stronger crown forces in Ireland. He rejects using exchequer funds for Dublin losses, notes £2,000,000 damage, and hints at a southern parliament option. Reports swirl of a secret peace conference with Eamonn De Valera as violence continues in Cork and Belfast.
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Lloyd George
Columons
Ireland
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South
Irith
Dublin Custom House
Whelly
Downing Street
Belfast
Eamonn de Valera
Seamen Strike Near End Under Labor Pressure
Washington Day 81 report says the seamen strike that has dragged a month could end today as Secretary of Labor Davis predicts. Federal mediators led by Davis report a tentative agreement with private ship owners via President Raymond of the American Steamship Owners' association, awaiting signature by the labor office.
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Davis
United States Shipping Board
Raymond
American Steamship Owners’ Association
Secretary of Labor
German officer Mueller sentenced for crimes against prisoners
Leipsle May 31 Captain Mueller the second German officer to be placed on trial charged with criminal acts during the World War was sentenced to six months imprisonment. He was tried on the charge of having practiced cruelties on prisoners.
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Leipsle
Mueller
Harmonious Consistency in a Quirky Town Exchange
A brief quip from the Youngstown Telegram imagines a playful dialogue on meaning and fit, with a humorously bizarre example of a freckle fired git in a polka dot dress, bavting a coach dog illustrating consistency in language and understanding.
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Youngsetown Telegram
Aspirin warning about Bayer brand authenticity
Remember Bayer on genuine Aspirin packages or tablets to ensure safety and prescription quality. The ad urges buying only Bayer labeled products for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain. It notes twelve tablet tins cost only a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Milliona
Century's Coming-of-Age Note on Century Lengths
The text debates when a century completes and when the next begins. It argues the first century ends after 100 years, the second starts in year 101, and similar progression applies to subsequent centuries, with examples and misreadings about dates like 1982.
Women need Swamp-Root for kidney and bladder trouble
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues often mistaken for other problems. Back pain, headaches, fatigue and nervousness can signal kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is advertised as a treatment. readers are urged to get a sample by sending ten cents and to mention the paper.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
No Cause for Alarm in London Boarding House Scene
A fragment from a London piece shows a frightened stall girl speaking to a child about bogeys and safety. A mother reassures them that their father is nearby downstairs and hints at social discomfort if politeness lapses.
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Punch
London
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