Breck Breaks Up Whitman Tribute in Turmoil
A Whitman Fellowship tribute at the Hotel Brevoort sparked a near riot as George Sylvester Viereck's pro German remarks and a tense debate led to walkouts and accusations. Speakers critiqued Wilsonism and democracy while Viereck faced hostile reactions from several audience members amid a charged prewar atmosphere.
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George Sylvester Viereck
The
Fatherland
United Sates
Poetry Society
Peece
Bath
Walt Whitman
Whatman
Brevoort
Fifth
Elehth Street
Ger
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George Danaford
Egde
O'Gorman
Viereck
Smith
Emma Boald
Kate Richards O'Hare
Jeffus
Son City
David Karsner
New York Call
Woodrow Wilson
Whitman Centenary Pilgrimage Moves Writers to Birthplace
About 200 American writers joined a Brooklyn Institute pilgrimage to Walt Whitman birthplaces at West Hills Long Island and Woodbury Jamaica Turnpike. Readings praised Whitman by Dr Richard Burton and others with letters from Masefield Bennett Masters and Arnold Bennett.
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Walt Whitman
America
West Hills
L. I
Woodbury
Jamaica Turnpike
Whitman
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
John D. Watson
Percy Mackaye
Mabel Irwin
Brooklyn
Richard Burton
Poe
Hawthorne
Emerson
Mark Twain
Burton
John Masefield
R&ughly
Republic
Elcome
Walt
Arnold Bennett
Notable Names Gathered in Historic Writers Group
Helen Keller joins Percival Wiksell and Thomas Harned while Jessie B. Rittenhouse Art Young John Sloan and David Cummings attend. F E Seeley Charles Wharton Stork Clement Wood Maurice Beer Rogalie Goodyear and George Nicholas Bethel are listed among participants in the literary circle.
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Helen Keller
Percival Wiksell
Thomas Harned
Jessie B. Rittenhouse
Art Young
John Sloan
David Cummings
F. E. Seeley
Charles Wharton Stork
Clement Wood
Maurice Beer
Rogalie Goodyear
George Nicholas Bethel
Untitled Fragment on American Epic and Civility
The passage contemplates crafting a sweeping epic from the civil war as a guide for life and America. It praises the new world’s energy humor audacity invention and faith, imagining a work that captures the nation’s spirit and vitality.
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America
Whitman Bust Vanishes in Hall of Fame Mystery
Reports claim a Walt Whitman bust vanished from the Hall of Fame on the poet’s hundredth anniversary. Witnesses recall seeing the bust earlier, while officials caution about pranks and open access inviting mischief.
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Hall of Fame
Prerhaps
Aca
New York University
toHl
Walt Whitman
Hall of Fare
Houndred
Elmer E. Brown
Lina Ventert
Mary
Whitmhan
Britons to Honor King at Victory Dinner in City
The Hotel Commander hosts a fifty year anniversary dinner Tuesday evening to celebrate King George V's birth. Prominent Americans and Anglo-Saxon alliance speakers will attend with Bishop Jam H Darlington among toasts to Wilson and the King. The program includes national anthems, a fifty-four candle cake, and remarks on Imperial unity by the Sulgrave Institution.
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Commeodore
George V
Jam S H. Darlington
Harrisry
Peete
Wilson
Kin
Cike J
Kennard Thompson
Sulgrave
Britain
Guadbesta
Henry
Loomis
Omly
Dimes
America
Captain Thay
Amy
Braddon
Ruttom Rustomjec
Sitholar
Industrial peace drive backed by Bryan and Gillett
Ex President Jennings Bryan and Speaker Gillett led a May conference endorsement in Washington to seek a national accord between capital and labor. The aim is to set clear rights and obligations to reduce friction and allow expansion that benefits American workers and overall prosperity.
Walsh and Sinn Fein face new Dublin rebellion warning
The piece argues Sinn Fein faces renewed distress after failures at the Paris peace talks and U S visits. It says De Valera cannot deliver a republic but may die and predicts a possible renewed rebellion with clerical leaders, police attacks, and large Sinn Fein Volunteer strength in Ireland.
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Sint] Fein
Ulster
America
Sinn Fein
E’reedom
Germany
Commission of Freedom
de Valera
Mr. de Valera
Republic
Messrs
Walsh
Dunne
Ryan
Paris
Sinin Fein
Labour Movement
Brothenkilt
Irish Volunteers
Ny Betail
Ireland
Harel
Dublin
Phoenix Park
Armis
Phytate al
Cork
Sinn Fenners
Lfe
Daily Rove
Vst
Sinn
Senators Read Wilson Memorial as League Covenants Fight Intensifies
Opponents of the League in the Senate plan to challenge Wilson’s Memorial Day remarks linking the war to a collective security covenant. Sen Borah, Johnson, and Reed pledge to press amendments, with aims to separate the covenant from the peace treaty and secure an independent vote.
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New York Times
Washington
League of Nating
Senate
Wilson
Suresnea
France
Organization of Nations
Germany
League of Nations
Teastah
Johnson
Mon- Gay
Johnso
League
Borah
Reed
Poindexter
Sherman
Cornell Trustees Raise Faculty Salaries and Tuition
Cornell University trustees voted to raise salaries for all faculty by 20 to 33 percent and increased the annual tuition by 50 dollars to 200 dollars next fall. Gifts totaling 255,000 were announced from John Stambaugh, John Knickerbocker, the John Lyon will, and Payne Whitney.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
John Stambaugh
Youngstown
Ohio
John Knickerbo
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