Rainstorm Forces Flag Day Ceremony Indoors as Veterans Recommit
Heavy rain drives Flag Day celebrations from the Sub Treasury steps to Fraunces’s house as 64 soldiers of 1917 renew loyalty. Veterans groups and the Grand Army of the Republic attend under the direction of Mrs. Laura Prisk with Fred R. Coudert and Bishop Greer among speakers in Brooklyn’s Mount Morris Park. Children march from local schools to parks for patriotic exercises while Colonial Dames present city gifts and local officials receive them.
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Pubington
Gmsavy and
National Guard
Veteran Corps of Artillery
Fredaig R. Coudert
David H. Greer
Chapwn
Sons of the Revolution
Mahi
Brooklyn
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Mount Morris Park
Laura
Prisk
Berhwick
Bushwick
Grove
van Courtland
Colonial Dames
New York
Thomas ‘Whittle
Park Com
Bronx
Italian War Mission To Visit Staten Island
Arrangements were made for the Italian War Commission to visit the Garibaldi Memorial on Staten Island as part of city entertainment. The visit is billed as an impressive and appropriate detail of the commission’s program in New York City this week.
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Staten Island
Italian War Commission
Garibaldi
Staten
New York City
Britain Considers Liquor Trade Purchase Plan
A June report notes a government discussion in the House of Commons on potential liquor trade reforms. Chancellor Bor and the House would be consulted before any final rack action, with commissions appointed to oversee the matter.
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Ammen
Beesimame
House Commons
Bora
Roosevelt Attacks Pacifists at Lincoln Address
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, speaking at Lincoln Nebraska on the semi centennial of statehood, denounced pacifists and urged undivided Americanism and expanded Red Cross support. He lamented lack of preparedness and appealed for a $10,000,000 Red Cross fund to aid troops. An 11:99 p.m. departure for New York closed the event.
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United States
Red Cross
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England
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Janes Roosevelt
New York
Germany's New Peace Intrigue An Effort to Deceive, Says Wilson
President Wilson denounces a German bid for peace as a ruse to weaken Allied resolve. He singles out Berlin’s military masters, their European designs, and their use of liberal spokesmen while urging Americans to stand for freedom, self government, and a collective struggle for peace.
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Defence Societies Warned Against Peace Visions
Washington June 14 delegates at the first general conference of the national committee of twenty seven patriotic and defence societies urged by Representative Kahn of California not to assume universal peace after this war. The meeting aimed to coordinate associations for national preparedness and service.
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B. M. Young
Geoffrey Butter
Sargridge
Buffalo
Technical Board
British Air Service
United States
Tali
Germany
State Police Exam Results Narrowly Cut 149 Pass
Albany June 14 Of 420 men who sat for the mounted state police examination last Monday 149 passed Major George Fletcher Chandler announced tonight that 212 more are needed another test will be held at the Capitol Monday July 2 at 9 am Trooper pay is 000 a year The list includes New York men George B Allen Antony Arganzis Art Boyes W A Brey F H Campbell C M Culter J P Coliizan WR Crager A C Pelmont John Duff William Fairn iow James Fignn J H Gillee H Ganner T F Hebron R J Keating G J Lusconbere H H S Sharrott C S Sal Whalen A E Ronkey James E Wilson Brooklyn men M A Dritel nd P S Werne sbsh saree geen A Me attor B itis We Je Tsador Wex
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Tos Tetasel
Albany
New Mounted Dtate Police
George Fletcher Chandler
Capitol
New York
Brooklyn
George B. Allen
Antony Arganzs
Art
Boyes
W. A. Brey
Hireh
F. H. Campbell
C. M. Culter
J. P. Coliizan
WR. Crager
A. C. Pelmont
John ©. Duff
William Fairniow
James Fignn
J. H. Gillee
H. Ganner
T. F. Hebron
R. J. Keating
G. J. Lusco
St George’s Church Forms Ambulance League For War Service
St George's Protestant Episcopal Church forms an Ambulance League with each church representing an ambulance unit for war service. Lee Quong, 38, a Chinese restaurateur, and Miss Genevieve Tappin of Rockaway, married at Long Island City, are mentioned in a brief notice. Lee was born in Nevada.
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St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church
Lee Quong
Genevieve Tappin
Rockaway
Long Island City
Lee
Nevada
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