Washington Busy Week Summary of investigations and trials
Washington roundup notes Edwin Denby summoned to testify before a federal grand jury probing naval lease deals. Supreme Court adjourns until October. House passes 160 million road fund. Senate committee hearings loom. Mellon to answer related testimony as over a dozen investigations continue through summer. и
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Washington
Edwin Denby
Secretary of the Navy
Federal
Senate Daugherty Committee
Mellon
Eminent Belgians and Diplomats Pass Away in 1920 Flurry
Obituaries note the deaths of Emile Claus Belgian painter and Count de Goncalves Pereira Brazilian minister plenipotentiary in Paris. Mortimer Durand former ambassador to Washington dies in Minehead England. Other items report political shifts, treaty votes, arrivals of diplomats, and regional conflicts across Europe and the Middle East.
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Count de Goncalves Pereira
Paris
France
Mortimer Durand
Washington
Minehead
Somerset
England
Governor Groesbeck backs American Legion endorsement
Governor Groesbeck expressed strong support for endorsing the American Legion, calling it one of the most constructive forces for good in the country. He urged broad membership to improve conditions and promote patriotic citizenship, believing the organization benefits from wider participation and can aid national aims.
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Michigan
Department of the American Legion
Groesbeck
Sard
Amercan Legion
Legion Boy Scout Troop Makes Good in Collinavilla
The American Legion sponsored troop in Collinavilla Oxla built and furnished a new building with church help. It conducted a city religious census for churches and runs a free scout camp at Lake Buchee. A father and son hike drew volunteers, and the group is interdenominational with Baptists Methodists Presbyterians Christians and others.
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American Legion
Legion
Collinavilla
Oxla
The
Lake Buchee
Assembly of God
Will Plant Wild Rice to Feed Game at Beaver Dam Lake
Wisconsin Legionnaires will plant a large amount of wild rice in Beaver Dam lake to feed migratory game birds and improve conditions. A legion group under state expert supervision will handle planting as Beaver Dam veterans push to maintain the lake as a habitat for fish and wildlife. Earlier efforts removed carp and rough fish, selling five carloads in eastern markets, followed by the game and fish conservation commission placing a carload of rescue game fish in the lake.
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Beaver Dam Lake
Wisconsin Legionnaires
Ita
Legion
Beaver Dam
Estate Game and Fish Conservation Commission
Veterans of Virginia Approve Registration Drive
Veterans of Virginia approve a state registration effort led by Commander John J. Wicker and Legionnaires to ensure veterans can vote in regular elections. Reports show at least eight posts including Strasburg Louisa Cape Charles Smithfield Berryville Abingdon and Marion qualified with every member registered. Allan Clarke of Danville heads the citizenship committee with members in every district.
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Virginia
Legion
Wicker
Strasburg
Louisa
Cape Charles
Smithfield
Berryville
Abingdon
Marion
Allan. Clarke
Danville
Georgia Legion Convention in Savannah Highlights Speakers
The annual American Legion convention in Georgia featured remarks by Wilder Metcalf, a national finance committee member, and Gen. Robert L. Bullard. Held in Savannah, the event offered dances, boat rides, and various entertainments for attendees.
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Pian
Georgia
Department
The
American Legion
Wilder
Metcalf
Legion
National Finance Committee
Robert L. Bullard
Savannah
Yiarting Legionnaires
Courage Medal Offered by Timeville American Legion
The Cleo J. Bone post of the American Legion announces a bronze courage medal for the year's most daring act in Timeville and invites candidates to enter.
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Cleo J. Bone
the American, Legion
Timeville
Blast Kills 46 On Battleship Mississippi At Sea
A massive explosion in the No 2 turret of the battleship Mississippi during target practice near San Clemente resulted in 46 deaths among officers and crew and left many more seriously injured. The ship moved to harbor for hospital relief, a second shell blast narrowly missed a liner, and a partial unofficial dead list names dozens of sailors by rank and hometown.
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San Pedro
Cat
Mississippi
Yale
San Francisco
Explosion on battleship during high elevation firing disaster
Reports say a sailor energised a charge as the gun breech remained open triggering a terride charge. The blast lit four powder bags in the turret, causing severe burns to crew in the handling room. Admiral Pratt called it the navy’s worst disaster.
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Pratt
8. A. Robinson
U. S. S. Missouri
Kearsgrge
Honda
Cal
Train Robbers Loot Million in Chicagos Northwest Run
Four armed highwaymen halted Chicago Milwaukee St Paul train No 57 about one mile south of Roundout IL at 4 creasing. They surrounded coaches as the engineer slowed and forced clerks to open mail pouches. Loot estimated between 1 and 1.5 million dollars in cash from 42 to 45 registered mail pouches.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Roundout
Federal Reserve Bank
Milwaukee
Minneapola
St. Paul
Seattle
Spokane
Northwest
Japs Beat Exclusion Act on Taiyo Maru Arrival
In San Francisco the Taiyo Maru docks with more than half of its 769 passengers identified as Japanese, signaling a push to enter before the exclusion act takes full effect. The arrival highlights ongoing immigration tensions as national policy restricts entry.
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San Francisco
Cal
Daddy’s Hair Loss Mystery in the Morning Banter
In London Answers a light dialogue shows a child asking why daddy lacks hair. The mother suggests he thinks a lot, while the child questions how time affects it, and the mother redirects to breakfast.
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Ellie
London
Kidney Health Advice Adversely Framed For Women
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often misattributed to other causes. Back pain headaches exhaustion and nervousness may signal kidney disease. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is promoted as a remedy via drugstores with a sample offer and a request to mention the paper.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binchamton
N. Y
Americans at Göttingen University Amid 1708 Franklin Visit
A historical note traces American students at the University of Göttingen from 1708, counting 1,104 scholars per the Gottinger Koloniebuch. It lists twenty who became college presidents and five who served as ambassadors in the long run.
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Benjamin Franklin
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