President Harding Honors Francis Scott Key at Fort McHenry
At Fort McHenry on June 15 President Harding and Mrs. Harding honored Francis Scott Key on the site of the Star Spangled Banner’s writing. The event featured a twenty gun salute, a program of speeches and songs, and Mrs. Harding’s words of comfort to blind veterans. The president spoke of Key’s patriotism, the hymn’s role as national anthem, and the enduring call to liberty and national unity.
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Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Fallimore Bay
Harding
Flanders
Argonne
Messines
Chateau Thierry
Francis Scott Key
Republic
Frankla Scott Key
Union
Key
Sir Charles Higham Seeks 1924 London Ad Convention
Sir Charles Figham Knighted by King George and now an emissary for Lord Northcliffe invites the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World to hold their 1924 convention in London. He runs a London advertising agency modeled on American lines after 15 years of U S training.
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Sir Charles Figham
M. BP
House of Commons
King George
United States
Lord Northcliffe
Associated Advertising Clubs of
London
Sir Charles
Widow's Missing Estate Ties to $100,000 Claim
Bank officials uncover a $20,000 account tied to Mrs. Ora Bell Downs Ridgeley and notify relatives as probate seeks administrator of her estate. A $10,000 withdrawal was made in Chicago from a rooming house where she stayed with traveling companion Alice Horn, while funds stem from a junk value on a stub railroad mine. Investigations extend to pawnshops for missing jewels and probable probate actions in Assumption, Illinois.
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Chicago
Ora Bell Downs Ridgeley
North Avenue State Bank
Miners Ready to Meet Operators on Central Field Strike Basis
Union leader William Green says miners prepared to meet operators of the central competitive field to discuss a substantial tonnage wage basis to end the nationwide strike. Conference possible next week if operators control enough production to justify a pay framework. Maher Collieries cited as part of a nationwide push to end the strike. Three striking miners were beaten at Brownsville after work resumed, with police restoring order.
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Cincinnati
William Green
United Mine Workers of America
Green
Cleveland
T. K. Maher
Maher Collieries Company
Frank Farrington
Illinois
Mr. Green
Uniontown
La Follette Attacks High Court at Labor Congress
Senator La Follette of Wisconsin assailed the United States Supreme Court and Chief Justice Taft during a speech at an American Federation of Labor convention in Cincinnati. He charged the court with overruling the will of Congress and the people, saying nine justices hold power for life and are appointed, not elected, under cut news.
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Cincinnati
Jane l
la Follette
Wigtenein
American Federation of Labor
Gorpers
Gompers
Ancerten
LaFollecte
Supreme Court of the United States
Taft
United States
Supreme Court
LaFollette
Congress
Supreme
Harding
Prestdane
Massacre Claims Reach Greek Defense Board
A telegram from Archbishop Meletios Metaxakis to the Greek defense committee alleges that 1,200 Christian women and children were seized at Samsun on the Black Sea and massacred near Kavak two weeks earlier, according to the report.
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London
Samsun
Black Sea
Kavak
Greek Defense Committee
Meletios Metaxakis
Constantinople
Lasker accused as accomplice amid shipping liquor dispute
In St Louis report about Anheuser Busch protests over liquor on United States Shipping Board ships, counsel says a witness can prove that chairman A D Lasker told President Harding to permit liquor sales, then winked at a commissary chief. The claim is disputed by the brewing firm.
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St. Louis Brewing Company
House Drys
St. Louis
United States Shipping Board
A. D. Lasker
Chicago
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
Anheuser-Busch
United States
Lasker
Harding
Shipping Board
Wearl
Mr. Lasker
Mr. Remmers
Prohibition Fight Centers On Anheuser Busch Claims
Washington reports Prohibition Commissioner Haynes pledges vigorous action to enforce the Volstead Act once the Justice Department and courts decide how it applies to vessels under the American flag. The issue arose from Anheuser Busch accusations that wartime ties tied Adolphus Buseh to Kaiser circles and claims that ships selling alcohol should face subsidy restrictions.
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Washington
Haynes
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
Department of Justice
Adolphus Busch
Vera Cruz Strikes Continue with Armed Patrols
Vera Cruz Mexico June 15 with soldiers patrolling streets and machine guns on wagons positioned for use as strikes persist. Street cars and automobiles fill the roads while new groups of craftsmen join the large number already out, despite efforts to settle disputes.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Michigan Sheriff Saves Prisoner In Jackson Tear Gas Stand
Jackson Michigan June 15. Tear gas was used to repel a crowd of over a thousand as sheriff guards tried to protect George Straub confessed singer of Miss Alice Mallett from custody. He was smuggled out of the jail hours before authorities learned his location. National guards police reserves and state police assist in keeping order. An elderly white haired woman led several rushes demanding Straub's release.
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Jackson
Mich
George Straub
Alice Mallett
Straub
Michigan
Coors
Stranah
Bia
Proposed Amendment Withholds Aid to Merchant Marine Ships
A proposed amendment to the merchant marine bill would withhold state or federal assistance from certain ships. Details remain unclear as supporters cite strategic shifts while opponents warn of broader impacts on maritime operations.
No Government Aid Cuts Ship Liquor Trade in AM Navy Plan
Definite steps to halt liquor sales on American ships were begun in Congress as Rep Bankhead of Alabama proposed an amendment to the Merchant Marine bill. The amendment would cut off government aid for any ship carrying liquor, signaling a move to restrict alcohol on vessels supported by federal funds.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington
Amne
Rep. Bankhead
Alabama
Standings of the Clubs in the National and American Leagues
The standings list Chicago Boston Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati New York and others with partial scores. The American League shows Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland and Detroit with several results. An advertisement follows offering diamond fretting services by Stephen the jeweler.
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Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
Loum
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati-Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Benton
Detroit
St. Louis
Washington
National
Pitteburelt
Rooklyn
Hiladelphia
Amerikan League
Chicago eGees
Chicago composer Leo Sowerby wins prix de Rome scholarship
Leo Sowerby, a young Chicago composer, earned a special prize and a two year American scholarship with full expenses. He studied at the American Conservatory of Music for several years.
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O Sowerby
Chicago
Ceonsieta
Peld
Mir
Bowerky
American Conservatory of Music
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Lawker
August A. Buseh
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