British to Pick 300 Athletes for Olympic Team
The British Olympic Association begins selecting a 300 strong squad for Antwerp with funding secured after months of strain. Trials across England under various sports bodies lead to finals early July and international matches to determine the final lineup.
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Olympic Association
England
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Chay Turd Shooting Association
Yrland
Scotland
Britain
Vicin
Weman
Amateur Swimming Association
Baog- Jang
Ireland
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Antwerp
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Amateur Wrestling Association
Jengland
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Midland
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Tommy Hall
National Cyclists’ Union
Wr Cyeling
George Whitaker
Graybird
Stockholm
Whitworth Jones
United Press
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Harding May By Ninth President With Middle Name
Washington June 28 Warren Gamaliel Harding Republican presidential nominee is courting his middle name as a magnet amid belief only a few presidents bore middle names. Supporters cite his Biblical namesake Gamaliel as a model of wisdom and fighting spirit. Berlin dispatch notes U.S. mission swamped with passport requests and cases requiring State Department action. Berlin horse racing clubs adopt photographic finishes as proof in close races and Germany advances film work, including police footage of Hoelz bandits.
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Eugt
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Paul
Berlin
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Amer
State Department
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Berlin Racing Union
Germany
Tim
Hoelz
Dhé Vogtland
Mrs Straus Donates Jewels to Zionist Health Service
Mrs Na than Straus donates jewels valued at 18500 to the Zionist organization of America for Palestine health service. Her husband also gives 200000 to fund a wealth and medical research department for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The couple travels to Palestine as reports say a Jew ish women’s movement starts in England Poland and Palestine.
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Jania
Nathan Straus
Zionist Organization of America
Palestine
Zionist Organization
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Strauss
Straus
Action Hite
England
Poland
France eyes indemnity plan to settle big debt
Paris according to Marcel Hutin in Le Parisien says Hythe conference aims to persuade Lloyd George to accept France paying its 12 billion francs gold debt to England with German reparations. He adds the United States might accept a parallel arrangement for France’s October maturing debt if US banks receive repayment terms.
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Milléeraud
Hythe
Marcel Hutin
Friehe de Paris
Lloyd George
France
England
Germany
Hutin
Uglind
United States
Strange Mississippi flood wave sighted near shore
A peculiar river event near Hecht Witkman Kentucky described as a three minute turbulence of the Mississippi. The water surged upstream ten feet high, overturned a barge and damaged docks and lines while the rest of the river remained calm. No wind or cause was observed.
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Witkman
Mississippi River
Fines Under Walstead Act Hit $20,000 in New York Courts
New York June 22 A record in collecting fines for Walstead Act violations shows $20,000 gathered from bartenders and saloonkeepers with penalties ranging from 15 to 250 dollars. Federal Judge Hand set early offenders to fines for pleading guilty before June, following the Supreme Court ruling upholding prohibition. Paris June 26 marks three years since American troops first landed in France with the St Nazaire detachments.
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Supreme Court
Paris
France
St. Nazaire
Chatsworth Conservatory Destroyed by Explosive Demolition
London reports the Chatsworth estate conservatory, Britain's largest flower palace designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, collapsed after explosives were set at its foundations to ease dismantling. 40 000 panes of glass and extensive ironwork were salvaged for sale. The ruin spanned 277 by 123 feet with 67 feet height and heated by six miles of hot water pipes, costing about $7500 annually before the war.
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London
Chatsworth
Britain
Duke of Devonshire
Get Unner Your Own Roof Revival Call Sparks Home Life
A revival of home owning and old fashioned home life is urged in a community message. The appeal highlights personal responsibility, stable housing, and wholesome living as cornerstones of neighborhood strength. Community leaders advocate strengthening ownership and self reliance.
National campaign urged for home ownership and building
Editorial urges renters to buy homes, arguing that a real estate mortgage signals thrift and progress while debt on a car is not. It promotes home ownership for young families and notes Lows E Faessler and wife spending a week in St. Louis with business for Faessler Manufacturing and a Maryland hotel stay.
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Lows E. Faessler
St. Louis
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