Memorial Day Address by Gov. Kump at Grafton National Cemetery
Governor Kump speaks on Memorial Day at Grafton National Cemetery honoring Union soldiers and veterans from Civil War to World War I. He notes only five Union survivors remain in the county, recalls General Logan’s Decoration Day 1868 proclamation, and reflects on the Union against secession.
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John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
West Virginia
Ohio
Rutherford B. Hays
United States
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Daniel Wilson
Logan
Handley's Grove
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Baptist
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Opis
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Stewart
Sons of the Pioneers
Landwehr
Flanders Fields
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Runnymede
United States of America
Philadelphia
Virginia
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Orginia
Charles Prangis Adais
Schusetts
Abraham “Liheolm
Robert E. Lee
Dying Civil War Veterans Call For National Unity And Reconciliation
A wartime memorial message urges abandoning local animosities and granting full citizenship to all Americans. It recalls Union and Confederacy soldiers working in charity and quotes a poem about dying soldiers, emphasizing reconciliation, shared sacrifice, and principled national unity.
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Union
Drought and Insects Trim U.S. Wheat Surplus Sharply
Drought and pest outbreaks cut U.S. wheat output for a second year, easing surplus pressures. Officials note crop insurance features may influence farmer decisions as a large carryover and limited spring yields shape domestic and export prospects.
Presidential address during battle graves visit and calls for unity
President, speaking amid ceremonies at a battlefield site, urges consolidated nation and peace over warfare. He cites three hindrances to progress: political distortion, rule breaking for advantage, and narrow nationalism. Governors Pinchot and Roosevelt accompany Mrs. Pinchot as Garland rides in. train heads to New York for fleet review.
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Pinkét
Garland
Mob Threatens Pageant Scandal Trails Jail Trio
A jail mob incident links Russells 65, married father of a son, to four accused men Georges Hulbert L W Newsom and Al pert Eiileizer with two more arrested on suspicion and two sought sheriff Flannigan states the men allegedly lured three Blue Rapids girls aged 18 to 15 with gifts of candy in a case tied to a pageant.
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Russells
Georges Hulbert
Alpert Eiileizer
Flannigan
Blue Rapids
Wheat Price Pressures Rise Amid Drought Decline
In Minnesota and neighboring states feed shortages loom as George T Farrell of the Cultural Adjustment Administration cites daily losses from drought. He estimates abandonment of up to 1,000,000 bushels and notes acute conditions in northern states while Kansas faces severe aridity despite contributing a large share of national wheat.
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Dakotas
Texas
George T. Farrell
Cultural Adjustment Administration
Kansas
United States
Rane
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