National Defense Conference to Be Held in October
Washington plans a four day conference on national defense from October 4 to 7 under the National Defense League. Julius Kahn and Robert Broussard will preside with Navy League and NRA cooperation. Prominent figures including Wilson Taft and Roosevelt are invited to speak.
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Conference On National Defense
National Defense League
Grand Army of the Republic
Navy League
National Rifle Association
Julius Kahn
California
Robert F. Broussard
Louisiana
United States
National Defense
League
Congress
Congressional Press Gallery
Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt
A Daily History Recap Through The Centuries
One hundred years ago today the Battle of Brandywine anniversary noted the Continental army first carried the Stars and Stripes into battle on September 11, 1777. Fifty years ago the statue of Dr Edward Jenner the vaccinia discoverer was unveiled. twenty five years ago a Ticino revolution began. Florence, Paris and other cities faced cholera in 1865.
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Frederick G. Maeder
New York City
Edward Jenner
Boulogne
France
Canton of
Ticino
Switzerland
Baltimore
Birthday anniversaries of notable figures listed today
Gen Erich von Falkenhayn born in ielchau 64 years ago today. John Ireland born in Kilkenny 77 years ago. Thomas Shahan born Manchester NH 16 years ago. Benton McMillin born Monroe County KY 70 years ago. Melvin Brannon born Lowell IN 50 years ago. Laurens Birney born Dennison OH 44 years ago. Grace MacGowan Cooke born Grand Rapids 52 years ago. Asquith born Yorkshire 63 years ago. Francois Clark born Aylmer Quebec 64 years ago. Morice Peary born Arctic wharf 22 years ago. Tim Perley born Lebanon NH 68 years ago. Alfred Vanderbilt Jr born Lusitania victim 8 years ago. William Sprague former RI senator also noted.
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Ielchau
John Ireland
St. Paul
County Kilkenny
Ireland
Thomas J. Shahan
Catholic University of America
Manchester
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Benton McMillin
Goveror
Tennessee
U.S
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George H., Perley
Canada
London
Lebanon
N.hs
Notable Birth Anniversaries Of Public Figures
The country marks birthdays of key figures including the war governor born in Cranston Rhode Island 84 years ago today and Archbishop John J Keane born in Ballyshannon Ireland 76 years ago. Also noted are Chief Justice Henry D Ross born in Eureka Springs Arkansas 54 years ago and Florence Kelley born in Philadelphia 56 years ago. Frederick W Luderuas of the Philadelphia National League baseball team born in Milwaukee 29 years ago today.
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Cranston, R. I
John J. Keane
Dubuque
Ballyshannon
Ireland
Henry D. Ross
Supreme Court of Arizona
Eureka Springs
Ark
Florence Kelley
National Consumers’ League
Philadelphia
Frederick W. Luderuas
Milwaukee
Lines Worth Remembering
A compact medley of quotations from Benjamin Franklin on learning and action. The lines emphasize experience versus wisdom and the value of completing tasks promptly.
Local junior order units plan Frostburg picnic drill
Pride Semac Commandery No 1 and Queen City Commandery No 2 junior order uniforms depart at 7 80 this evening by Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway for Frostburg to attend a picnic at Junior Order park hosted by Frostburg Commandery No 8. On arrival they will hold battalion drill and dress parade led by Capt J Philip Roman followed by a military dance in the pavilion.
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Frostburg
Pride Semac
Queen City
Queen City Council
Cumberland
Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway
Junior Order Park
J. Philip Roman
One Year Ago Today in the Great War Sept 12 1914
A summary of 1914 frontline actions. Allies advanced on the Aisne while Berwick captured Spreewald and two colliers. Russians won in Galicia. French reoccupied Soissons and Lunéville. Germany occupied the Aisne frontline. British seized the capital of the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. Antwerp sortie kept Germans in Belgium. Belgian Peace Commission reached America. France answered Kaiser’s protest on dumdum bullets.
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Berwick
Spreewold
Galicia
Soissons
Luneville
Bismark
Solomon Islands
Antwerp
Belgium
America
France
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