Supreme Court Denies Citizenship Over Armed Oath
Justice Sutherland writes for a majority denying naturalization to Douglas Macintosh and Marie Bland who refused to take an armed service pledge. The ruling cites Rosika Schwimmer and broad war power while Hughes dissents.
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Douglas
Alacintosh
Yale Divinity School
Macintosh
Marie Averil Bland
France
Howard Sutherland
Sutherland
Congress
Hughes
Holmes
Brandeis
Stone
Old Glory Story From Salem to London and Back
The article recounts how the flag known as Old Glory originated with Captain William Driver of Salem, its 1831 gift and hoisting stories, its journey from Nashville to safety during the Civil War, and a later 1872 trek by Color Sergeant Bates across Britain to test Anglo American sentiment, ending with a triumphant reception in London.
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Continental Congress
United States
Francis Scott Key
Fort Meckenry
New England
Driver
Salem
Mass
William Driver
Europe
Charles Baggett
Seven Seas
Captain Driver
Father
God
Son
Iie
Orient
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
St. Patrick’s Day
Bailey
Capitol
M. J. Heland
Nevada
Roland
Old City
Bates
Twenty-fourth
Massachusetts
Great Britain
Mates
Atlantic
England
London
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Snakermoon
Edinburgh
Gretna Green
Lark Bridge
Scotland
Carlisle
Bush Hotel
Penrith
Shap
London Daily Press
Guildhall Yard
Guildhall
John Buck
Record Balloon Flight Reaches 52500 Feet By Piccard Team
ROF Auguste Piccard and assistant Charles Kipfer set a new high altitude record in a balloon rise from Rodysburg Bavaria. After 19 hours they landed on an Alpine glacier in Austrian Tyrol. They claim stratosphere impact and expect valuable observations though oxygen ran low and they suffered hunger and thirst.
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Rof
August Piccard
Charles Kipfer
Rodysburg
Bavaria
Alps
Austrian
Tyrol
President Hannver Hosts Cabinet at Rapidan Camp
President Hannver takes cabinet members to Rapidan for a weekend retreat. The plan includes a $35 million program this fiscal year aimed at economies next year, with no cuts to personnel and a pledge that efficiency will rise despite revenue shortfalls.
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Hanvver
Rapidan
Army
Navy
Walter Brown
the Woods
Hyde seeks budget cuts to curb camp operations
Secretary Hyde moves to forestall Rapidan camp operations by pruning department expenditures. He expects to trim costs during the year with the help of the planned termination of two programs while preserving essential services.
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Hyde
Memorial statue honors Titanic heroes on Potomac banks
A monument depicting the heroism of Titanic men who perished saving women and children was unveiled on the Potomac waterfront in Washington in the presence of President and Mrs Hoover. Secretary of State Stimson presided as the ceremony, funded by contributions from more than 20 000 American women.
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Kloever
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Ileever
Phoenixville
Laever
Union League Club of
Philadelphia
RS. Uarri Payne Whitney
The
Potomac
Washington
Hoover
State Stimson
Italian-born Schirra Executed in Rome for Anti-Fascist Plot
Torese Schirra, an Italian-born naturalized U.S. citizen, was executed by firing squad in Rome after conviction for plotting to kill Mussolini and other anti fascist activities. He admitted guilt and said plans were abandoned and he was about to return to America when arrested.
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Torese Schirra
United States
Rome
Mussolini
Schirra
America
Federal probe of building material contracts begins
The federal trade commission starts an inquiry into government building contracts focusing on price fixing and collusion among Indiana limestone and New England granite and marble suppliers. Senator Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota urged the investigation to address alleged industry price agreements affecting construction materials and bidding.
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Orather
Federal Trade Commission
Indiana Limestone
New England
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
The
Trade Commission
Shipstead
Nationalist Leader Sees Civil War Risk Over Communist Challenge
President Chiang Kai-shek denounces Kwantung and Kwangs rebels and vows to reject Communist party entry. Troops move toward Canton to crush insurgents as tensions rise across the region.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Kwantung
Kwangs
Bedilea
Canton
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