Gettysburg veterans gather for peace memorial dedication
Some 2,000 old soldiers from North and South meet at Gettysburg to celebrate the battle’s memory. President Roosevelt dedicates the Gettysburg National Military Park as a peace memorial with the Flame of Eternal Peace lit atop its shaft. The event emphasizes harmony and reconciliation over reenactments.
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Gettysburg National Military Park
Roosevelt
Gettysburg
Yanks
Johnny Rebs
Stars and Stripes
Stars
War Department
Pennsylvania National Guard
Overton H. Mennet
Grand Army of the Republic
John M. Claypool
Unites Confederate Veterans
Strike Halts New York World Fair Construction Work
A general strike by 6,003 construction workers halted most work at the New York World Fair, except structural steel, following a jurisdictional dispute. William McChesney Martin was elected president of the New York Stock Exchange, earning 48 000 dollars annually, as part of an exchange reorganization driven by the SEC and a liberal faction.
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Building Trades and Construction Council
American Federation of Labor
N. Y
Illiam McChesney Martin
St. Louis
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
Roosevelt
Sweden
Europe
Bis
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Wage Parley Set as Railroads Reject Cut
Representatives of the Railroad Trainmen and the Carriers' Joint Conference group plan talks at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago on July 18 to negotiate a 15 percent wage reduction. About 150,000 trainmen led by A. F. Whitney oppose any wage cut, with 18 other railroad brotherhoods slated to begin negotiations on July 20 under George M. Harrison. AYMONDE WILLIS nominated for the Senate by the Indiana Republican convention in Indianapolis after the third ballot, defeating James E. Watson. Willis, 62, has edited and published the Angola Republican since 1898 and heads Steuben Publishing with the Angola Herald.
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Stevens Hotel
Chicago
A. F. Whitney
George M. Harrison
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Aymonde
Willis
Angola
Ind
Indianapolis
James E. Watson
Steuben Publishing Company
Golfing City tallies Atlanta golf legend reach across majors
The article traces Atlanta figures who dominated golf including Charley Yates, George Sargent, Alexa Sterling, Bobby Jones, Perry Adair, Watts Gunn, Dorothy Kirby, David Mitchell, and Rogers Hornsby in baseball crossovers. It highlights Jones's record haul, local icons, and Chattanooga Lookouts ownership by fan stock, noting Hornsby's multi sport prominence and the club's fan ownership model.
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Charley Yates
Atlanta
George Sargent
Alexa Sterling
United States
Bobby Jones
Jones
Prices and trades rumble through baseball circles
References span club buyouts and player moves involving Dizzy Dean and others. Discussions touch on Claude Passeau Rocky Wa ters and Van Lingle Mungo, plus alleged bargains vs the Cardinals deal. Offbeat notes include Michigan State footballs, Al Allen fines, Vitt at the Indians, Kampouris luggage, and horse racing salvation stories.
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Claude Passeau
Rocky Waiters
Phillies
van Lingle Mungo
Dodgers
Cardinals
Dizzy Dean
Michigan State College
Charles Bachman
Johnny Allen
Boston
Oscar Vitt
Indians
Alex Kampouris
Insco
Lawrin
Wen Marshall
Dis
New Orleans
Joe E. Brown
Brown
New York
Tony Lazzeri
Yanks
Julian Black
Joe Louis
Louis
Schmeling
Western Newspaper Union
Combine Crochet and Cross Stitch Beauty border pattern 6106
A quick linen beautifier with an easy crochet border and embroidery motif. Pattern 6106 includes two transfer motifs and charts for crochet plus color schemes and stitch illustrations. order by sending 15 cents in stamps or coins to The Sewing Circle at 259 Fourteenth St New York City.
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Cleveland
Oscar Vitt
Cincinnati
Billie McKechnie
Johnny Vander Meer
Johnny
Boston Bees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Vander Meer
Johnny Alen
Sewing Circle
Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York City
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Senate Campaign Funds Committee
WPA
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Thomas
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Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Alben W. Barkley
Senate
A. B
Happy
Army and Navy
Public Works
Treasury
National Education Association
America
Nazi Germany
Italy
Barry Hopkins
Indiana
G.O.P
France
Strasbourg
Japan
Franco Vvirginio Gayda
Franco
Spain
Gayda
Earl of Perth
Rome
Mussolini
Chamberlain
Speaking of
Ohio
Johns
George A. Barclay
Ernie Lombard
van der Meer
Derringer
McCormick
Ouffielder Goodman
Allen and
Feller
Averill
Detroit
Bobby Feller
Mel Harder
Allen
Hornsby
New York Giants
Rogers Hornsby
Southern Association
Chattanooga Lookouts
Baltimore Orioles
Rajah
St. Louis Cards
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Browns
Chattanooga
Sans of Chattanooga
Washington Senators
Joe Engel
Gong
Marevel Specialties
Ballimore, Md
C. Houston Goudiss
Fay
Collier's
Ydia E. Pinkham
Pinkhim
Pirkbem
Grass Valley
Calif
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Harald Soimera
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