Verdun Medal Reflects U S Honor To Defenders
A Verdun ceremony bestowed the first and only U S government medal to a city, here for valor of its defenders. Ambassador Myron T Herrick presented it in Washington's name, praising America's nationwide homage to Verdun.
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Verdun
United States
Myron T. Herrick
Congress
America
Pacific Coast
Sierras
Appalachiang
Imperial Germany
Germany
Somme
Meuse
Herriot
France
Petain
United State
Poincare
Earned Her Diploma In Remarkable 6480 Mile Walk
Catawissa Pa June 3 Miss Gran George valedictorian of the twenty member class walked about 6480 miles to win her diploma. Her home lies four and a half miles away and she walked back from school daily except for six days. She estimates the hike for her diploma at 6480 miles.
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Catawissa
Gran George
Caiawesa
May Sell Mausoleum Owing to Poverty
New York June 5 Supreme Court Justice Gravecan granted Mrs Elizabeth Wheen permission to remove her husband ashes from a $25 000 mausoleum to Woodlawn cemetery and to sell the memorial to alleviate her poverty. She was left $100 000 by the will with a provision to erect a mausoleum costing about $25 000.
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New York
Elizabeth Wheen
Woodlawn
Supreme Court
Bitter fight over Muscle Shoals power project looms
Washington June 5 Henry Ford's plan to develop the governments Muscle Shoals power and nitrate projects received conditional approval from the house military committee and was ordered reported to the house. The panel eliminated the Gorgas steam plant and added fertilizer manufacture language while keeping most of the Ford offer. Mayo called the decision a decisive victory for Ford and warned of a renewed push in the House after a year of negotiations.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Ala
House Military Committee
House
Ford
Gorgas
W. B. Mayo
J. W. Worthington
Detroit
Mayo
War Department
Sisters Reunite After 35 Years in Altoona
Three sisters separated for thirty five years meet in Altoona after Mrs Migrantz arrives from Russia. Mrs Kusner of Cumberland and Mrs Fineberg of Altoona join the reunion sharing experiences from the revolution and hardships in Russia. A weather note asks if heavy rain damaged crops nearby.
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Altoona
Bessie Migrantz
Russia
Lottie Kusner
Cumberland
Sarah Fineberg
Miggantz
Railroad Strike Menaces Nation
Chicago June 5 The railroad strike threat grows as unions await wage cuts for non train service workers by the U S railroad labor board Leaders of eleven unions say a strike vote is likely after Cincinnati talks B M Jewell AFL says carrier wage reductions target 500 000 shop and non train workers and may trigger action amid recent maintenance of way cuts
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Cincinnati
Jewell
Maintenance of Way
Maintenance of Way Union
Labor Board
Fleeing Thief Drowns After River Chase in Wilmington
In Wilmington Delaware on June 5 two African American burglars fled after stealing a saxophone and a cornet from a music store. One man reached the Pusey Jones shipyard, leaped into the Christina River, and drowned despite a rope effort by watchmen. The loot remained in his grasp when recovered. the body is unidentified.
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Wilmington
Del
Poli
Pusey-Jones Company
Christiana
Crown Troops on Ulster Border Rattle Along Highways
Military operations on the Fermanagh border intensify with several thousand troops, artillery, and armored cars moving toward Belleek and Roscor. Troops land on Boa Island amid cross border fire as Sinn Fein forces defend positions. a Newry death follows a six mile front exchange. A separate Newark theft tale notes burglaries by Joseph Thompson who reads newspapers to gauge losses. A German document cites 199 submarines the government had during the war.
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Belfast
Fermanagh
Enoiskillen
Lough Erne
Belleek
Roscoe
Magheranena
Sinn Fein
Boa Island
Ulster
Enniskill
Kesh
Connelly Post Office
Clonelly
Pettigo
Lettercran
Tyrone
Donegal
Free State
James Flannagan
Newry Cathedral
Cromas
Joy Streets
Tanlac hailed as miracle remedy by Baltimore woman
Mrs Florence Clickner of 2915 Frederick Ave Baltimore says Tanlac cured stubborn stomach trouble and general debility restoring appetite strength and energy. She notes weight gain and relief from gas dizziness and headaches and her husband now also uses Tanlac. The ad states Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
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Florence Clickner
Frederick Ave
Baltimore
Taniae
Tanlac
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Valor OF Verdun
Ambassador Herrick
Flouse
H. F. Shipley
Frederick, Md
Lion
Jay Bruce
California
CROWN
Northern Ireland
Britain
Newark
N. J
Joseph Thompson
Thompson
Tantac
Sennitt
Panama
Bangkok
Balibuntal
Leghorn
Lowenstein & Wertheimer
Lo' George M. C
W. Patrick ST
Goodyear Tire
Goodrich Tire
RICE
Debice
Helfenstein & Urner, Insurance
North Market Street
Fidelity Building & Loan Association
Frederick
Building Association
Fredericktown Savings Institution
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