Hawked Heroes Hopkinson and Hopkinson in Nation’s Early Song
A Philadelphia bronze tablet honors Joseph Hopkinson and Francis Hopkinson, key figures in American independence and culture. The elder Hopkinson helped pen the flag design and the Battle of the Keys verse, while his son served as congressman and judge, shaping legal and artistic life in early America.
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Philadelphia
Haltl Columble
Joseph Hopkinson
Martha Hopkinson
Francis Hopkinson
Admiralty
Hopkinson
University of Pennsylvania
College of Philadelphia
England
Lord North
Benjamin West
John Penn
American Philosophical Society
New Castle
Bordentown
N. J
Continental Congress
New Jersey
America
Betsy Ross
Mary Board
Marine Committee
Congress
Board of Admiralty
United States of America
Benjamin Franklin
Battle of the Keys
David Bushnell
Delaware River
Bushnell
Washington
Indiana News Roundup Highlights Local Deaths and Events
Michigan City man John Wiley Tusker dies at home aged sixty nine. Winona Lake hosts Child Health Institute July 7 to 14. New Carlisle man Wy Russell Baxter dies in car crash west of South Bend. Rochester hero Bobbie Babcock saves eight year old Joan Grass. Michigan City sees long illness death of Herman Tiebert at fifty two. Five year old Lorraine Lopadieza dies from kitchen dress fire in Gary. Mishawaka patrolman Clarence Casper dies from motorcycle crash injuries. Studebaker South Bend worker Walter Nicenski fatally injured by flying steel. South Bend three year old Pauline Jackson dies en route to Epworth Hospital after auto strike. University of Indiana grants LL D to Drs W. M. Stipher and Carl O. Lampland. Winona Lake chautauqua to open June 29 for six weeks. Fremont banker Leslie Weigle arrested for embezzlement. Hillsboro auto salesman Grover Smith dies from gunshot wounds at Newton. shooter Jasper Bales from Lafayette. New Albany raid results in five arraignments. prohibition agents wounded. Indiana Democrats hold lively state convention selecting a platform and state ticket. State officers include Treanor, Roll, Kime, Bridwell, Wood, Curtis, Cole, Mayor, Williamson, Storen, Pickett. Civil, Spanish, and World War veterans honor Mrs. Sarah Myers with American flag. Michigan City police captain Frank Piotrowski ousted. Service Star Legion holds thirteenth annual Indiana division convention in Michigan City.
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Winona Lake
Lorraine Fopadieza
Gary
Clarence Casper
Mishawaka
St. Joseph Hospital
Walter Nicenski
Pauline Jackson
James Jackson
South Bend
Epworth Hospital
W. M. Stipher
Carl 0. Lampland
University of Indiana
Bloomington
Middle West
Leslie C. Weigle
First National Bank of
Fremont
United States
Herman V. Atkins
Fort Wayne
Department of Justice
Grover C. Smith
Hillsboro
Danville
Jasper Bales
Lafayette
Ind
Newton
Bales
Newtown
New Albany
Stobert W. Morris
Prohibition
Warren P. Allender
Charles L. Rukes
Indianapolis
Jacob Huth
Allender
Rakes
Huth
Marshall Atkins
Indiana
Judge Supreme Court
Walter B. Treanor
George C. Cole
Lawrenceburg
Frank Mayor, Jr
Floyd E. Williamson
William Storen
Scottsburg
Fred Pickett
Richmond
Sarah Myers
South Pleasant
Frank J. Piotrowski
Michigan City
Board of Safety
Service Star Legion
War Mothers
Charles Ritter
Hartford City
Morrow wins New Jersey GOP primary in sweep
Dwight W. Morrow dominates New Jersey Republican primary for senator, with a large plurality over Franklin Fort and Joseph Freylinghuysen. The result sparks talk of a possible 1932 presidential bid and draws White House support, while Prohibition and tariff politics shape the broader party discourse.
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Edward W. Pickard
E. Jersey
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico
Franklin Fort
Joseph
Freylinghuysen
Mr. Morrow
John A. Kelley
Morrow
Mr. Hoover
Stokes
New Jersey
Hibben
Princeton
Hoover
Sloover
White House
Senate
Dwight Morrow
Blaine
Wisconsin
Byrd Receives National Honors in Washington Ceremonies
Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads a White House welcome and National Geographic tribute in Washington. He places wreaths at Arlington and is awarded the society’s gold medal as his Antarctic expedition is celebrated with officials and dignitaries.
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Admiral Byrd
Washington
Hoover
White House
National Geographic Society
Secretary of the Navy
Arlington National Cemetery
Byrd
Admiral Peary
Admiral Wilkes
Floyd Bennett
Washington N Auditorium
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Elmo Scott Watson
Sir William
Sir Erskine
George Washington
Pennsylvania
Easton
John Quincy Adams
United States Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Thomas Hopkinson
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts
Hall Columbia
John Adams
Adams
France
Great Britain
Fox
Mopkinson
Clayichord
New York
Francis Scott Key
New Republic
Uniox
Clive
Indiana News
John Wiley Tusker
West Point
Hurley
Army of Occupation
Trier
Sir Henry Cole
Chicago
Ambassador Morrow
Orlow
S*ort
Anti-Saloon League
Maine
The
League
Democrats
Alexander C. Simpson
Minnesota
Thomas D. Schall
Theodore Christianson
John F. Selb
Einar Holdale
Wallace H. White, Jr
Ralph M. Brewster
Borah
Tariff Commission
Hiram Bingham
Conn
Edge
Tarif
Congressman Wood
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Moses
Shipstead
Robinson
Reed and Robinson
Arkansas
Richard E. Byrd
Eleanor Bolling
Grover Whalen
Broadway
Walker
Brown
New York University
Explorer
Rederic M. Sackett
Berlin
Samuel Insull
Norris
Nebraska
Insull
Hairman Alexander Leggd
Charles €. Teague
Federal Farm Board
Samuel R. McKelgie
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
Miung
Hina
Orient
Tientsin
Lennox Simpson
Putnam Weale
Nanking
Wri Juliu Maniu
Romania
Carol
Maniu
Illiam
Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Jacksonville
Fla
San Diego
Calif
Tallulah
Western Newspaper Union
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