American Legion Delegation Seeks Cemetery Plan in New York
A Richmond County American Legion delegation met President Harding and urged action to rebury ex-servicemen at View Cemetery in Staten Island. The request targets about 100 ex-service members buried in destitute plots and seeks support from Congress for a final burial site within Richmond County.
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Deegen
C. W. Wickersham
E. Garnett Day
Ited
Forbes
Theuresu
Tringer
Aston
Richmond County Legion
Pi ¢ Harding
Mond
Bas Bern
Richmond County
American Legion
New York
Merchant Marine
York
House of Congress
Richmeld
Rmitter
Representatotve of
Congress
Richmond’ County
Airplanes to Bomb Lorust Invaders Reported by Morale Effort
Primitive report notes air forces may bomb Lorust invaders using aircraft to strike insect swarms from Persia. Details claim bombs will be dropped on nests and breeding sites as part of a Moscow backed experiment with ruble funding.
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Bant
Navier
Thin
Persia
Moscow
Staten Island Shore Storm Kills One and Injures Another
A storm on Staten Island caused a fatality and injuries as shore defense broke down. Property damage mounted with boats and cars destroyed. Rescue ferries were deployed to handle rush of homeward travelers and fallen trees blocked roads. Willlane Miller and John Stanley were among those affected.
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Staten Island
Patent of Sons
Willlane Miller
Creron Avenue
New
John Stanley
Bay Street
Stapleton
Sy Valentine
Wasden
Kentey
Mit
Stokey Cara
Municipal
Namerous Weahrute
Exta
Storm Devastates New York Island and Port Jervis
Severe storms caused extensive damage across New York City area and Port Jervis. Heavy rain flooded streets basements and rail lines. Port Jervis reported $500,000 in damage and widespread disruption to trains and utilities. Delaware River overflows forced evacuations and flooding impacted Kingston Avenue and nearby suburbs.
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Port Jervis
Jervis
Delaware
Neversing
Erie
Ontar & Western
Germantown
Middletown
Ontario & Westcoe
Millford
Kingston Avenue
Gex
Fvlcones
Ec Dervin
the Union
the Gazette
Scranton
Lackawanna River
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company
Hudson Coal Company
Conan Doyle backs introducing baseball to England
Eposial dispatch from Atlantic City reports Sir Arthur Conan Doyle plans to bring baseball to England. He views it as a young man’s game, could lecture at colleges, have English papers publish the rules, and stage matches to spark public interest while preserving cricket for older players.
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Atlantic City
Arthur Conan Doyle
England
G Artuar
Ambassador
Furompta
Switzerland
Sir Arthur
Shortston
Threa
Dennis
Malcolm
300-strong posse hunts Sing Sing fugitive Mrs Adame
A large pursuit centered on a Sing Sing escapee known as Greer also called James Kelly. Lodger and chauffeur links surfaced as authorities traced movements from the prison grounds to New York and Greenwich. Police questioned state officers and wardens while a nationwide alert spanned Tarrytown and Dobbs Ferry.
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Greer
New York
Polles Niso
James Kelly
Amsterdnis Avenue
Amsterdam Ave
Butler Brothers
Dobbs Ferry
Eral Alari
New York City
Greenwich
Conn
Ward Sr. in Cleveland Silent on Son's Case
Ward arrived in Cleveland from Pittsburgh amid murder charges against his son Walter Ward for first degree murder in the Peters case. He refused to comment, and authorities believe his presence relates to a proposed $12,000,000 baking plant project.
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Sune
Ward
Walter 5
Belgium to bury Sluicekeeper of Yser with honors
Belgium plans a funeral for Charles Cogghe the Sluicekeeper of the Yser who died last week. National Defense ministers will attend with King Albert present. Cogghe opened the Yser sluices at Nieuport during World War I delaying German forces and flooding the plain to block the advance toward Calais.
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Sluicekeeper
Yser
Brussels
Charles Cogghe
Minis
National Defense
Albert
Cogghe
Calais
Nieuport
Edwards Urges Cancel European War Debt at Rhode Island College
In his bachelor laureate address President Howard Edwards urged canceling the European debt owed to the United States for World War I. He spoke in the court of supreme justice where God and conscience hold that Europe owes about 11 billion dollars to this nation.
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Kingston, R. 1
Howard Edwards
Rhode Island
Court of Supreme Justice
Europe
McCormick’s Condition Grows Quietly While Case Remains Mysterious
Special Dispatch to The Fridgee from Chicago reports McCormick, International Harvester chairman, is resting at Wesley Memorial Hospital after a delicate operation. Family and a few intimate friends visit as Dr. Victor Lespinasse notes extreme privacy. Some physicians question transplantation success while others predict a Europe trip once recovered.
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Chicago
Marold F. MelCormick
International Harvester Company
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Ealy
Victor Lespinasse
McCormick
Oatelde
Jespinasse
Hila
Clae Hough
McCorraith
Europe
Ganna Walski
Maxter
Mathilde
14 Motorists Killed in Rail Crossing Crashes
Three accidents near Schenectady and Royal Center involve family casualties as trains strike vehicles at crossings. In Schenectady two motorists died at once and three more succumbed after the westbound train hit a car on the main line. In Royal Center five relatives perished when a Pennsylvania Railroad train struck their automobile at a road crossing. The incidents follow repeated attempts to beat moving trains.
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Schenectady
N.Y
Southwestern Limited
New Carmen
Mobile
York Central
Royal Center
Ind
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