Roosevelt Gettysburg Memorial Day address and naval review
President Roosevelt delivered a Memorial Day speech at Gettysburg praising national unity and criticizing those who distort facts for political gain. He then reviewed the fleet from the cruiser Indianapolis near Ambrose Lightship, with Swanson and Dantels aboard, in a display not seen since Coolidge’s era.
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Pinchot
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Josephus Dantels
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Ambrose
Pennsylvania
David A. Sellers
Louisville
President Coolidge
Army Strength Upheld by Dern and Baker Faces Budget
Secretary of War Dern and ex Secretary Baker urged the Thompson bill to raise the army to 165000 enlisted men and 14063 officers. They argued the current force cannot defend outlying possessions train civilians and repel invasions while noting the annual cost would be 35000000 and the President wanted budget balance.
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Roosevelt
NRA survey shows mixed small business views nationwide
The National Industrial Conference Board reports 34.4 percent of small business favor the NRA as a whole, 12.8 percent with reservations, 38.6 percent opposed, and 64 percent see little difference. Cuba ends Platt amendment, U S keeps Guantanamo lease, nation halls three days.
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NRA
National Industrial Conference Board
Attempt on Ambassador Caffery Sets Cuban City on Edge
Police uncover a plot to assassinate Jeffer son Caffery American ambassador to Cuba and damage U S property. Despite armed guards a car raid unleashed gunfire wounding a soldier as Caffery proceeds to the yacht club. Cuban officials fear Communist involvement though party leaders deny it.
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Yacht Club
United States
Pledge Signed by Six States for Women and Minor Protections
Delegates from New England states New York and Pennsylvania sign a solemn pact for the protection of women and minors in industry. The compact, under negotiation for years, must be ratified by the legislatures.
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New York
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