French Chamber backs July Fourth as national holiday
In Paris the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved observing July Fourth as a French holiday with a joint American celebration. A delegation planned a national demonstration, inviting France and its allied soldiers to join in the Fourth of July events. American ambulances will host wounded guests at Paris shows with special arrangements to move them swiftly.
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Paris
Franklin Bouillon
General Pershing
America
Chaimber
William Thaves Sharp
Aul Deschane
Shary
French Chamber of Deputies
Associated Press
Clemenceau
France
Doumer
Mascuraud
Treaure
Ougba
Lepiuties
Renault
Damour
Chambrun
Bokan
United States of America
Democacy
Berty
Hohenzollerns
Parry
United States
Amerated Cross
Henry B. Wison
United States Army Ambulance Service
Pitots
Merican
Paris @n
Associated Presa
France to honor American troops in joint Paris ceremonies
President Poincaré and Premier Clementiau will host a ceremony honoring units that aided in stemming the German advance toward Paris. General Foch and General Pershing will attend as French and American troops march side by side. Officials say France seeks to publicly recognize American help and expand the role of U S forces in France as their numbers grow.
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Paris
Poincaré
Clementiau
Foch
Pershing
France
America
Marne
Florence to celebrate Fourth of July for President Wilson
Florence prepares a national Fourth of July holiday with citizenship for President Wilson. Tuscany municipalities will send delegates with flags from medieval guilds. Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page plans to cover Rome events with Peter Jay substituted in Florence. Captain Florello La Guardia will speak as an American Aviation Corps member and New York congressman.
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Tuscany
Italy
Thomas Nelson Page
Rome
Florence
Peter Jay
Florello H. la Ruardia
American Aviation Corps
Congress
New York
Loyalties Tested as Hungarians Seek Civilian Dress Parade
At a New York City war parade planning meeting Brig. Gen. George Dyer and others debated removing Hungarian national costumes amid protests by Italian and other national groups. Some Hungarians favored civilian dress while others insisted on historical attire, culminating in a plan to drop national symbols but keep historical costumes.
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George KR. Dyer
Dyer
Bankers’ Club
Alexander Konta
Geza 1D
Berko
E. Paul Vaselli
Louis Iossuth
Hungary
Vaselli
Frank Bakor
Amerikal Magyarsag
Bokor
Geyesa V. d'Isle
Auchincloss
New York
F. H. Neuwald
Flére
Vaseli
America
Nepszava
George MacDonald
National Defense
New York State
Plans for Fourth Ready Show Mount Vernon Pilgrimage
Washington June 21. Arrangements completed for a July 4 pilgrimage to Mount Vernon under the Committee of Foreign Born with President Wilson set to participate. About 15,000,000 foreign born people are expected to join in nationwide demonstrations. The Mayflower will carry the party from the Washington Navy Yard to Mount Vernon for a tomb ceremony featuring a committee address, Wilson’s response, songs by John McCormack, and wreaths placed on the tomb by each committee member representing his foreign group.
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Washington
Mount Vernon
Wilson
Tomb of
Corm
Washington Navy Yard
John McCormack
Attack Zone Rates Stir Publishers At Hearing
Washington June 28 publishers from magazines and farm trade and class journals attacked the proposed higher second class zone rates at a hearing. E T Meredith of Des Moines urged repeal and favored a fair handling cost based flat postage if needed. Charles Johnson Post opposed the zone law as unfair and destructive.
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Washington
E. T. Meredith
Ties Moines
Charles Johnson Post
New York
Publishers Association Board
Representative Rainey
Iiliness
Post
Rainey
Pubishers’ Association Board
Postmaster Burleson Bans Franked Bank Notices On Liberty Loan
The Postmaster General rules that banks and trust companies may not use franked post cards or envelopes to circulate notices about Liberty Loan payments. Banks are instructed to discontinue this practice, which had used Government frank for subscription notices and arrears alerts.
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Burleson
Tegsers Department
Liberty Loan
Frank
Kinds of Tire Down to 32
Washington June 28 Immediate reduction in tire types from 287 to 32 has been decided by automob ile tire manufacturers under War Industries Board guidance. By November 1 1920 all but nine types will be discontinued with gradual eliminations through 1919 and 1924. Officials say the public will face no inconvenience as standardization proceeds.
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Washington
Conservation Division
The
War Industries Board
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph Sold to Curtis
The Evening Telegraph, oldest afternoon paper, is sold to Cyrus H. K. Curtis, owner of The Evening Public Ledger. The Telegraph will cease publication soon.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Evening Public Ledger
Air mail postage cut to 16 cents for first ounce
The Post Office Department announced on June 28 that after July 15 air mail postage will drop from 24 cents to 16 cents for the first ounce and 6 cents for each additional ounce or fraction. The plan lowers the usual delively charges by six cents.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Senate Defers Woman Suffrage Vote Until August
Indefinite postponement of a Senate vote on the federal woman suffrage resolution was agreed among suffrage leaders after polling showed likely defeat next week due to absentees. Officials expect further action after August, prompting sharp criticism from New York suffragists and Democratic leaders who fear political repercussions.
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Washington
Senate
New York
William L. Colt
Democratic Party
Will of Dr. W. M. Polk Filed for Probate
The will of Dr. W. M. Polk, prominent physician and gynecologist, died Atlantic City June 24 at age seventy four, was filed in the Surrogate's office. He leaves over 5000 in real property and over 10000 in personal property with 5000 to Cornell University for the John Metcalfe Polk Scholarship. His widow Marie Drehon Polk gets 3000 as a token of affection, and the residuary estate goes to his son Frank L. Polk, formerly Corporation Counsel and now Counselor for the Department of State in Washington.
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W. M. Polk
Atlantic City
Cornell University
John Metcalfe Polk
Marie Drehon Polk
Frank L. Polk
Department of State
Washington
Dr. Polk
United States
Cad Neta
Oqasectert
Bellevue
St. Luke's
St. Vincent's
Soldier Shoots Self At Murray Hill Baths
Alexander McClintock, First Lieutenant from Camp Dix Wrightstown New Jersey, killed himself at the Murray Hill Baths 113 West Forty second Street after a denied sick leave extension. Police found seven cents and a relative’s letter. sedative bottles were nearby. He served with Canadian Grenadier Guards before joining the American Army. He earned the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery on the Somme and taught grenade throwing at Plattsburgh.
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Alexander McClintock
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
N. J
Murray Hill
West Forty-second Street
Lintock
Canadian Grenadier Guards
Somme
No Man's Land
Lexington
Plattsburg Eng
State Wins Victory Over City in Bronx Suit
In Bronx Supreme Court Justice Ottinger granted the State an injunction requiring New York City's Department of Street Cleaning to vacate within thirty days the stables and storage yards at 8th Street and Tiebout Avenue Fordham. The Attorney General filed complaints from nearby property owners about nuisance and noise. Exhibits included letters from Mayor Hylans secretaries Sinnott and Whalen seeking time extensions due to intercity strain.
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State of New York
City of New York
Bronx
Hylan
Sinnott
Whalen
Attorney General
Detective Bureaus to Close July 1 in City Police
Police Commissioner Enright announced plans to abolish nine detective branch bureaus. After July 1 detectives will be assigned to precincts with supervising officers, saving city rents and tolls and speeding complaint handling. About 790 detectives will be distributed, improving local patrols.
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Enright
Waldo
Gaynor
Dougherty
New Jersey Boards of Charities and Corrections outline parole powers
The State Board of Charities and Corrections announces new boards in correctional institutions will hold parole power over prisoners. The board also notes Professor Frank A. Fetter of Princeton has been named to the Boys' Home Board to work with the university on improving educational methods in homes.
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Trenton
WN. J
State Board of Charities and Corrections
State Board
Frank A. Fetter
Department of Economics and Social Institutions
Princeton University
New Jersey Conference of Charities and Corrections
Boys’ Home Board
University
Rotary Club Election Names John Poole President
John Poole of Washington, L. C., was elected President of the International Association of Rotary Clubs on the second ballot in Kansas City Missouri. His election was later made unanimous on a motion by Robinson A. McDowell of Louisville, past First Vice President and a fellow candidate.
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Rotary Club
Kanbas City
John Poole
Washington, L. C
International Association of Rotary Clubs
Robinson A. McDowell
Louisville
Wilson Accepts Delano Resignation From Federal Reserve Board
President Wilson will accept Frederic A. Delano of Chicago resignation from the Federal Reserve Board so he can join the army engineers in railway work in France. Delano has served on the board since its creation and was formerly a railroad president.
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Delano
Washington
Wilson
Frederic A. Delano
Chicago
Federal Reserve Board
Army Engineers
France
Mr. Delano
Reserve Board
NY Central Wins Albany Hudson Bridge Case
Justice Chester upheld the New York Central right to build a Hudson River bridge at Albany under plans approved by the Secretary of War. A 1917 law sought a suspension bridge with a 1000 foot span, but federal authority over waterways and railroads prevails. The decision cites the supremacy of federal law over local wishes.
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Albany
WN. Y
Chester
State Supreme Court
New York Central
Hudson River
Secretary of War
War Department
Supreme Law of the Land
Italian Festa draws crowds on final day at Publile Library terrace
Visitors flocked to the Italian Festa on the north terrace of the Publile Library at Fifth Avenue and Fort Second Street. The Metropolitan Opera House chorus and the Vessella Italian Hand performed while Pinkey the dog earned five cents per pat for a cushion fund. Returns were expected to reach several thousand dollars for the American British French Belgian Permanent Blind Relief War Fund, inaugurating an Italian section.
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Fifth Avenue
Fort
Second Street
Metropolitan Opera House
Raymond Holtchcock
Pinkey
Jennie
Red Cross Carnival Opens at Midland Head Staten Island
A three days carnival for Richmond Red Cross opened last night at Midland Head Staten Island with shows donating one quarter of receipts. About 10,440 people attended as Borough President Van Name led a parade of Fort Wadsworth soldiers marines sailors Boy Scouts and Red Cross workers. Volunteers host special shows and a modified marathon from St George to the beach starts at 8 this afternoon.
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Richmond
Red Cross
Midland Head
Staten Island
van Name
Fort Wadsworth
St. George
Beach
Sensible Shoes for Kids Emphasized by RetailAdvice
The piece advocates sensible footwear for children and notes the store has installed measuring machines for piece goods across departments. These tools aim to reduce yardage and computation errors, save time, and improve service by letting customers see measurements firsthand.
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