Fredericksburg Celebrates 250th Anniversary as Town
Fredericksburg Virginia marks its 250th anniversary of recognition as a town. The city ties to Captain John Smith 1608 and Jamestown, and is noted as George Washington’s early home. Washington learned here, became a Mason, and the Bible and punch bowl from that ceremony remain with the local Masons. Washington’s mother is buried here beneath a granite shaft once proclaimed a monument of a woman funded entirely by women.
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America
John Smith
Jamestown
George Washington
Lodge of Masons
Speed trials set for 500 mile Indianapolis race
Indianapolis May 25 Elimination trials for the 500 mile international auto race at the Indianapolis speedway are held today. To qualify drivers must maintain 80 miles an hour for at least 10 miles. Cars slated to start next Monday are at the track and ready for the trials. The field is described by racing men as the fastest ever entered.
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Indianapolis Speedway
President and Mrs Harding Return to Washington
President and Mrs Harding arrive in Washington aboard the Mayflower at 10:20 a.m. after a rough voyage from New York. The yacht docked at the navy yard as the party reached home in reportedly good health despite a restless night at sea.
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Washington
Harding
Navy Yard
New York
Port Workers Riots Turn Deadly in Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires on May 25 two people were killed and several wounded in clashes between union and non union port workers. Pistols and fists marked two riots as access to the port was barred to non union workers while unloading of ships continued with union labor.
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Mexican Consul Named for Western States in Boise
General Alfredo Serratos former Mexican minister of war has received his commission as Mexican consul for western states at Boise Idaho He will travel to Mexico City next week to confer with President Obregon before taking duties The general and his family had fled to Akron where he worked in a rubber factory
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Alfredo Serratos
Obregon
Boise
Idaho
Mexico City
Serratos
Quiet After Riot in Alexandria on May Night
Alexandria Egypt May 25 nearly fifty killed including twelve Europeans and about 200 wounded in riot disturbances with Tootera and skulkers blamed for the trouble. Wires Cairo to Alexandria cut by the unrest and rumors of further trouble spread.
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Egypt
Tootera and
Skulkers
London
Cairo
Aywe
Mare the Roma Arrives as New US Transport Ready for Sea
American naval officers complete placing aboard the United States transport Mare Roma airship newly purchased from Italy. The transport will sail soon for the United States.
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Athahip Ahoardh
Genoa
United States
Mare
Roma
Italy
Harding to Present Diplomas at Naval Academy
Washington May 25 The White House announced that President Harding accepted an invitation to present diplomas to the Naval Academy graduating class on Thursday June 3. He will travel to Annapolis by motor.
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White House
Harding
Naval Academy
Annapolia
Measure to bar polygamy proposed in House
Washington May 25 An amendment to the federal constitution would prohibit polygamy in the United States, proposed in the House by Speaker Gillett. The measure aims to fix states where plural marriages are not forbidden by law.
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Washington
United States
House
Gillett
Irish Election Crooked Affair
Belfast reports describe wholesale intimidation and personation in Ulster during the election for the new northern Irish parliament. Child voting cases draw attention as lists and revisions complicate counts while soldiers guard streets after a night of unrest.
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Nationaliets
Moses
J. M. Barbour
Intrim
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Northern Ireland
Welock
Soviet chiefs are cheating says Moscow famine report
Reports from Riga say Moscow faces near starvation as peasants withhold corn for seed and government corn purchases fail. Destruction of corn in the Caucasus, bread rations cut to one pound weekly, and bread prices rising skyward are noted as workers flee to villages for food. Diplomatic shipments to Moscow for officials continue despite public scorn.
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Moscow
Caucasus
Economic Soviet
Latvia
Esthenia
Baltic States
Michigan Central Chief Dies in Detroit
Henry B. Leidigard chairman of Michigan Central Railroad dies at his home in Detroit after heart trouble then pneumonia. He was born in the American embassy in Paris and survived by three children and two adults.
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Henry B. Leidlgard
Michigan Central Railroad
Ledward
Paris
Twenry
Mugh Tedynard
Baroness von Ketler
Suevive
Chester Case Before Court
Kansas City May 25 AP Op posing counsel selected a jury to try Denzel Chester for the murder of Florence Barton. The defense accused a frame up and alleged a private detective aided the plot. Witness Roy H Garvey testified Barton was wounded then driven to Kaytown and Independence for medical aid where she died.
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Denzel Chester
Florence Barton
I. B. Kimbrell
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Neb
Oseph Aylward
W. B. Moorehead
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Independence
Deportation Report Ties Radical to Mexico Route
Laredo Texas May 85 authorities said they received word that Frank Zaman alias Charles Philippa an alleged American radical had been deported from Mexico to Ban Loren via the Maxat an port.
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al Tamiaperes
Frank Zaman
Charles Philippa
Mexico
Loren
Maxatan
Married Men Demobilized From Rhineland Service
Paris May 26 The government on a favorable army staff report ordered the demobilization of married men and family supporters of the class of 1994 serving in the Rhineland.
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Rhineland
Union Pacific Gains Full Control Of Los Angeles And Salt Lake
The Union Pacific railroad acquired full ownership of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad by purchasing stock held by former U S Senator William A Park and associates. It exchanged 29 million dollars in bonds for securities from Southern Pacific San Francisco Terminal and Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation to finalize the deal. The move secures the system’s southern California position with Los Angeles and San Pedro harbor access and frames Los Angeles Salt Lake as part of the Union Pacific system.
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Union Pacific Railroad Today
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Salt Lake
United States
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Union Pacific
Transaation
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Los Angeles
Pacific Ocean
San Pedro Harbor
Clark
Clark heir says UP purchase of Salt Lake road not confirmed
J Rose Clark, second vice president of road and brother of ex Senator William A Clark, says he has not been officially advised of Union Pacific buying the Clark interests in the Salt Lake road. He does not anticipate management change and questions reports from New York about the transaction.
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J. Rose Clark
Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
United States
William A. Clark
Montana
Clark
Union Pacificra
New York
Salt Lake Road
Union Pacific Purchase Keeps LA and Salt Lake Staff Unchanged
Omaha May 25 AP A statement by G K Lovett New York chairman of Union Pacific board of directors made public by Carl Gray LA and Salt Lake railroad personnel and headquarters will not change as a result of full ownership acquisition. The Union Pacific system will extend its general officer jurisdiction over the new line and any separate traffic offices or duplicated offices will be abolished.
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Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company
Union Parific
G. KR
Chamber Deputies to Be Probed by Federal Attorney
Mexico City May 25 President Obregon agreed to investigate alleged irregularities in the chamber of deputies after Eduardo Neer federal prosecuting attorney sought authority. Neer said he would consult the lihern constitutionalist party in the chamber and requested affiliation for the probe.
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City
Obregon
Duardo Neer
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Chamber of Deputies
Neer
Te Lihern Constitutionalist
Proposals for Hawaii Home Rule Move Debated in Senate
A bill introduced by Senator New Republican outlines limited local self rule for Hawaii. The measure would adjust territorial lands and employment in naval and military construction, with areas set aside for settlement projects and a commission oversight.
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Frlanda
New
Awa Homed Commission
Honda
Kalonianaele
Colonel James Rimkell Dies. Sailor Hero Remembered
Colonel James Rimkell of the Hopinaslap region passed away at Fort eee. Born in Colahel, he served as a storienan in Peahebare and earned recognition for his dent revlon duties. The body will be transported to Whellige ton for burial rites.
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Colahel
Mrs Carolyn Wotan Named Defendant In $25,000 Libel Suit
Washington May 26 AP Mrs Carolyn Votan sister of President Harding was made defendant in a $25,000 libel suit filed today in the district of Columbia supreme court by Dr G R Lee Cole. The plaintiff claims the letter written by Mrs Wotan to Justice Stafford during the April 29 trial damaged his good name.
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Washington
Carolyn Votan
Harding
District of Columbia Supreme Court
G. R. Lee Cole
Wood-Forbes Mission in Philippines Reaches Laoag
Major General Leonard Wood and W Cameron Forbes met in Laoag as the two mission sections completed a week of inquiry into conditions in the Philippines. Locals pressed for roads, communications, independence, and suffrage while Wood urged civic effort and agricultural focus.
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Fuga Island
General Wood
Laoag
Mies Antona PL Galano
Federation of Women's Clubs of the Philippines
Philippines
Wood
Forbes Party
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Commiesiover Morbes
Senate approves amendment on naval construction funds
The Senate adopted an amendment by Senator McLean of Connecticut to reallocate spending for a portion of the 1916 naval program. Senator Pelodester of Washington advocates continuing the program, while Senator Renatoy Poindleester adds an amendment to authorize construction of an additional naval transport.
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Connertiut
Joe Progeram
Pelodester
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Wishiveton
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Elx Dubonte
Renatoy Poindéster
British naval forces intercept Tirha at Adetin
In May a British warship traveled to Adetin to compel Tirha to release eleven detainees who had been removed from the Frith bearer Palatina.
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Constantinople
Britien Navalol
Adetin
Palatina
California's New Livestock Law Signed by Governor
California governor signs a bill requiring all male alien residents over 21 to register within three days of entering the state and pay a ten dollar annual poll tax to the county school fund. The measure targets non citizens residing in California.
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California
Electric drive failure sparks Senate debate over Tennessee
In Washington May 25 AP Senator King says information claims the electric drive on the battleship Tennessee failed to sustain speed, while Senator Poindexter defends fixes and says the drive is a remarkable success. Other senators note repairs completed and emphasize not abandoning the system.
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Silesia Partition Question Faces League Plan
In a British role suggested settlement for Upper Silesia the plan would give Poland and Germany the municipalities they supported in the plebiscite while placing the rest of the region under a League of Nations commission for 30 years. Afterward a new plebiscite would decide wishes. Paris and London sit in discussion as French officials feel allies draw together. Premier Briand seeks confidence vote amid Bavarian unrest and Ument faces mixed party reactions.
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Chamber of Denuties
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Milham Former Besant Paper Chief Dies in Kalamazoo
Lee Angelis Catt reports the death of Milham former president of Besant Paper in Kalamazoo Michigan. The funeral and interment are planned with Elizabeth Milham the widow accompanying the procession. Milham reportedly won 77 wins in a racing context and arrived for the services. The date given is May 20 with AP transmission.
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Milham
Besant Paper Company
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Sim
Kalanisoo
Montag
Elizabeth Milham
Assay Officials Nominated for United States Mint Posts
Woellagton May 25 President Harding nominated Time Th. Smith to be superintendent at the United States mint in New York and Harry O. Stewart to be assayer in charge at the United States assay village at Needwood Wood.
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Woellagton
Smith
Harding
Sinn Feinieres Destroy Great Public House
Dublin reports say the custom house was set afire by Sinn Feiners at 1:40 pm with crown forces firing on attackers. Firefighters protected by troops battled flames as the building burned, with multiple casualties and dozens detained.
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Dublin Custom House
Dublin Castle
United Kingdom
Crown
London
Custom House
Sinn Feinera
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Irish Transport Workers
Presbyterian ministers training costs under scrutiny in Indiana
Winona Lake Indiana May 25 AP officials report a five member committee will study alleged high costs of Presbyterian seminary education. Sources say one seminary had three students per teacher last year with a per student cost of 2816 dollars. Bryan attended sessions and urged use of the seminary for preparatory training amid slow higher education demand.
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Ind
133Rd
General Assembly
Presbian Church
United States of America
George Vincent
New York
William Jennings Bryan
Prebyteria
Phoricia
M18 Assembly
Nbly
Erie
Mormonium
Org
Home Mission Council
Albers Case to Be Called Up in Supreme Court
A plea for rehearing of Henry Albers who violated the espionage act was presented to the Supreme Court by Marie Mary on behalf of the government after his conviction was affirmed and the case docketed in Washington May 26 AP The Albers case concerns a wealthy Oregon citizen and the government’s appeal proceeds.
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Applieo Vor
Dac
Henry Albers
Citigen Lortlind
Oregon
Supreme Court
Mena Mar Nary
Regen
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