Memorial Day Observances Amid War Talk and Tulsa Race Violence
A sweeping memorial day piece notes Harding's Arlington address urging world stability and independence while warning against isolation. It cites James Hamilton Lewis predicting a future war with Japan and condemns the Tulsa race riot with dozens killed, hundreds wounded, and substantial property loss.
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United States
England
France
National Cemetery
Arlington
Flarding
America
Chicago
James Hamilton Lewis
Japan
Europe
Italy
Tulsa Race Riot and National Guard Quell Tie Up
A mob violence erupted after an alleged lynching rumor in Tulsa leaving several dead as whites and blacks fought, looted, and burned. National Guard units, police, and American Legion members restored order and protected business districts.
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Oklahoma National Guard
American Legion
Tulsa
United States
Greenland’s Bishop Johannes Egede Celebrated Bicentennial
Two hundred years after Danish missionary Johannes Egede rediscovered Greenland he converted the Eskimos and became bishop. This summer the island marks the bicentennial with a formal visit by King Christian X of Denmark. A portrait of Egede accompanies the article.
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Greenland
Johannes Egede
Christian X of Denmark
The Course of True Love in Worn Shakespearean Tone
A brief exchange hints at romantic mischief and continued attraction among youths, suggesting affection persists despite obstacles and public scrutiny. The dialogue’s light humor foregrounds evolving relationships.
Moonlit meat taints and other curious facts
Tales assert meat spoils in moonlight and linen tomb fabrics survive for thousands of years. Weasels cry and dogs bay as omens in Japan. Detroit’s mammoth office complex opens with miles of corridors. Santos-Dimont first flew in Europe on October 23, 1906 covering 200 feet. Mercury is a hot small planet about three times the moon’s size and denser than earth.
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Detroit
Europe
Santos-Dimont
Mercury
Earth
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