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Independence Day 1925 and Defense Day plans unfold
The piece surveys Independence Day 1925 as sesquicentennial prep for 1926 with a national Defense Day proposal, the Sesquicentennial Commission, Philadelphia exposition plans, and Coolidge's stance on a separate Armistice Day. It notes celebrations, farm bureau leadership, and debates over funding and logistics for a large public demonstration.
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St. Mihiel
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Sesquicentennial Commission of Independence of the
United States
Philadelphia
League Island Park
Coolidge
Congress
Kendrick
Lexington
Concord
Dawes
Ticonderoga
Allen
Arnold
Mecklenburg
Charlotte
M. C
Kentucky
Danielle
Bunker Hill
George Washington
Cambridge
American Farm Bureau Federation
O. E. Bradfute
Farm Bureau
Bradfute
Concord Bridge
Massachusetts
Army General Staff
White House
Europe
America
War Department
National Guard
Regular Army
California
New York
United States of America
Thirteen Colonies