Washington pays tribute as Coolidge leads memorial day
President Coolidge delivers the main Memorial Day address at Arlington amphitheatre. The wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier is placed by the president with Weeks and Wilbur. Government offices close. radio broadcast to millions. Morning exercises organized by veterans groups and auxiliaries.
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Washington
Coolidge
Arlington Amphitheatre
Weeks
Wilbur
Arlington Cemetery
Senate
New York
Providence
R. I
Arlington
Women’s Relief Corps
Daughters of Veterans
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Legion of Loyal Women
Sons of Veterans
White House
Agricultural Credit Corporation Raises Capital Call
Washington reports the Agricultural Credit Corporation has made a second capital call of 2 million dollars, bringing paid in to 4 million of 10 million authorized. Treasury officials expect loaning power to meet current calls. 1.135 million in loans already approved to reopen 11 closed banks with two reopening.
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Washington
Treasury
Agricultural Creit Corporation
Northwest
Hanihara to resign as Japanese ambassador in Washington
Yomiuri confirms Hanihara will resign over the new American immigration bill excluding Japanese. He plans private life and likely to join the Mitsui firm tied to his wife’s family.
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Hanihara
Tokio
Yomiuri
Washington
Mitsui
Senate Amendment on Camp Lewis Buildings Rejected
The House rejected a senate amendment to the army bill that would appropriate 500000 for Camp Lewis Washington buildings and substituted an amendment directing the secretary of war to report on a permanent building program.
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Cap Lewis
Washington
Senate
Army
Camp Lewis
House
Secretary of War
Rates Cut on Fertilizer Shipments Across Western Railways
The western traffic line committee representing twenty six railroads in the western territory announces rate reductions up to sixty one percent for fertilizer shipped in less than carload quantities. The cuts are effective immediately and run through May 1, 1926.
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Chicago
Western Traffic Line Committee
Western Territory
Mexican War Veteran George P. Abney Dies in Fulton
Fulton, Mississippi veteran George P. Abney, once a rare surviving participant of the Mexican War, died at his home in Fulton at age 95. He lived near Tupelo. He was among the last Mexican War veterans.
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Tupelo, Miss
George P. Abney
Fulton
Here
Plot Alarm in Seoul Over Alleged Korean Bomb Plot
Unease grows in Seoul as press dispatches report an alleged Korean plot to bomb the American and British consulates in Korea's capital. Authorities warn of possible threats and monitor the situation closely.
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Tokio
Seoul
Korea
Rockefeller Funds Roof for Rheims Cathedral
John D. Rockefeller Jr contributes 1 million dollars to reconstruct the Rheims Cathedral roof ruined by German bombardment, aiding postwar restoration efforts in Paris area.
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Rockefeller
Paris
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rheims
Uncertain Adjou rnment as Farm Relief Bill Moves Ahead
Washington reports growing doubt whether Congress will adjourn before the June political conventions as the McNary Haugen farm relief bill remains under debate. Supporters seek a workable substitute, with talks on reclamation relief Muscle Shoals and railroad labor board repeal ongoing. White House aims for action this week, while House members weigh paths if the measure fails.
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Washington
House
McNery- Flangen
Congress
Railroad Labor Board
White House
Secretary Work
Heavy Snow Fells in Twenty Four Hours at Lander Wyoming
Lander Wyoming reports more than twenty inches of snow in one day with eight inches on the ground. The week’s precipitation totals 5.77 inches. Residents call it one of the worst storms in memory as snow turns to rain later, with some cattle loss feared and streams high but not flooding expected.
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Lander
Wyo
Weather Bureau
Wyoming
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lincoln
Spencer
Boyd County
Standard Oil Company
Fremont
John Carmody
Wymore Railway
Red Cloud
Nebraska
Kansas
Geneva
Emil Krupicka
Carey Dyer
James Stuart Dales
Board of Regents
Mary Wilcox
Kiwanis Club
Beatrice High School
Miss Wilcox
Pierce
Hadar
Schwichtenberg
G. More
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Verdon
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York
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United States Department of Agriculture
Schurman Not Favored for Japan Ambassadorship
Kokumin, a Japanese paper, says Schurman opposed Japan in Peking and is unpopular there. It notes his alleged anti Japanese speeches and objections to the Mitsui wireless contract with the Chinese government as factors in his lack of support for a Tokyo post.
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Jaapan Tokio
Jacob Gould Schurman
China
Foreign Office
Cyrus E. Woods
Japan
Kokumin
Peking
Mitsui
U States
Cable to Philippines Severed at Manila Bay Post
The cable at Corregidor in Manila Bay was cut multiple times. Officials suspect the intent was to steal copper to use for anchoring boats or strengthening fish traps. Shipping men say the wire’s weight would have made such cuts unlikely for fishermen.
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Philippinea
Manila
Corregidore
United States Army
Manila Bay
Belgians Lose Suit Against Germany in Geneva Arbitration
In Geneva Switzerland an arbitration panel ruled against 80000 Belgians deported for forced labor in Germany during World War II. The long running collective damage case against the German government failed to produce a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs.
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Germany
Geneva
Switzerland
Senate Ratifies Fisheries Treaty in Surprise Reconsideration
The senate, which had approved the North Pacific halibut fisheries treaty with Great Britain on March 4, 1923 with reservations, recon sidered the pact and ratified it without any reservations.
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Senate
Washington
Great Britain
North - Pacific Ocean
Bering Sea
China Recognizes Soviet Russia Unconditionally
The Chinese foreign office announced unconditional recognition of Soviet Russia without detailing the manner of accord. The statement came from Beijing and offered no further information on terms or procedures involved.
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Moscow
China
Soviet
Russia
Soverenn Foreign Office
Forces concentrate at Coscomatepec and Nuatusco
Federal commander Higino Aguilar moves troops to Coscomatepec while rebel J Guadalupe Sanchez concentrates forces at Nuatusco in Vera Cruz region according to reports.
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Vera Cruz
Higino Aguilar
Coscomatepec
J. Gudalupe Sanchez
Nuatusco
Five day week returns for Burlington shops in Plattsmouth
A reader sees Burlington shops in Plattsmouth shift to a five day work week. The report lists other Nebraska notes including a 45th anniversary at Osceola Bank, a Scotts Bluff garage fire causing $10,000 loss, and storms affecting crops in several counties.
Japanese Note Challenges U S Immigrant Policy
A public communique from Japan challenges U S discrimination claims tied to new immigration measures. Hanihara argues treaty language from 1911 allows broader U S control over settlement and emigration, urging friendly, candid negotiations while denying unwelcome discrimination.
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Washington
Imm
Hughes
Amb
Tony
Clares
Aneay
Splri
Unclear Incident Report on School Girls in Los Angeles
Fragmentary police notes describe injuries among girls at a Los Angeles harbor area school building near Venice. Early text suggests a mystery event with unknown origin and potential missiles or traps, but details are impossible to confirm from the readable fragment.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lai
Venice
Break Into Tomb of Gyps in Sacramento Throng
In Sacramento California a crowded scene surrounds an attempted break into a tomb in the East Law district. A group sought the resting place of the so called king of the Romani in a 1917 era tomb. The incident involved forcible entry and a gage in the effort.
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Gyps
Sacramento
Cal
East Law City
Observatory Director Warns of Wider Hilo Rim
Fragmentary text suggests a professor and director warns of a wider rim at a volcanic or celestial observation site. The note mentions United States involvement and the observer turning hurriedly, with a possible prediction of a change in scope or measurements.
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T. H
Profésso
United States
Veteran Leads Manila Memorial Day Parade
A veteran leads the Manila Memorial Day parade as Americans and Filipinos honor fallen soldiers. Flags adorn graves and participants reflect on shared history in the Philippine islands.
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Parao
Manila
Ebenezer
Philippine Islands
Filip
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