Wright Brothers memorial air training plan outlined
Defense Council chairman Howard E Coffin announced rapid development of American aviation fields to train 600 cadets. Dayton Detroit and Champagne sites will host three fields near completion by July 20 with four squadrons at Dayton. France will receive pilots trained under French instructors using French machines.
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8 ON EVE OF REUNION Confederate Veteran’s death at courthouse
James P Hodnett aged 50, a known Confederate veteran figure in Alexandria, died of apoplexy at the city courthouse after requesting a reunion ticket. A fireman witnessed his fall as he descended the steps, with death diagnosed as apoplexy.
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Harlem Gunman Holds Detectives Amid Playgrounds
A 19 year old gunman named William Moynihan trapped two detectives for five minutes in a Harlem playground after escaping Randalls Island. He aimed a pistol but its use failed. detectives drew near and Moynihan fled over a 17 foot fence. A shot struck him in the side, likely fatal, and he was taken to Bellevue. The pursuit exposed Moynihan’s long criminal record starting in truancy school.
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Randalls Island
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Socialists in Uproar Over President’s Power at Washington Meeting
At the socialist headquarters in Washington a meeting labeled President Wilson a military autocrat and denounced conscription. John D. Bradley and Julian Pierce led the discussion, denying anti registration claims and urging socialists to register on June 6 while defending exemption as a choice not to oppose war. The event featured heated exchanges and accusations against government figures.
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Roosevelt on War Tour Stirring Western Patriotism
Theodore Roosevelt makes a tour across the West delivering speeches to spur patriotism. The president speaks in Nebraska and Lincoln, urging Americans to defend the nation and support war efforts while touring factories and rallying public support.
Veterans Welcome Today On Reunion Program
Veterans attending the memorial exercises in Arlington under Camp 171 of the United Confederate Veterans will be welcomed this afternoon at the Willard in a ceremony led by Mrs. Robert J. Hones. The event features a Capitol Concert, a dance at the Willard, and a public gathering at the Arcade with motion pictures of European battle fronts and a band concert. Distinguished speakers include Mrs J F E Mulcare Gen George P F Harrigan and Mrs Cordelia wail Odenheimer, with invocation by Rt Rev Thomas J Shahan and remarks by Rev Dr Ranalph H McKim.
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Fourteenth Street
Fark Road
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Unied Daughters of the Confederacy
Ernest J. Baldwin
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Mra. W. Bahun
Confederated Southern Memorial Association
Thomas J. Shahan
Catholic University
Ranalph H. McKim
The
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W. E. Brockman
District of Columbia
Henry W. Battle
W. R. Ewing
Washington Camp
Confederate Memorial events and music program today
A program outlines a Welcome meeting by the Confederate Southern Memorial Association at the Willard Hotel, a veterans reunion at the Arcade on Fourteenth Street, screenings of European battle fronts, a band concert on the east front of the Capitol, and a dance at the Willard Hotel starting at 9 30.
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Willard Hotel
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Arcade
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Park Road
Capitol
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Confederate Veterans Reunion Opens in Washington Word of 1500 Veterans Arrives
More than 1,800 Confederate veterans registered at Union Station as crowds swell toward 5,000 to 70,000 visitors for the reunion. Transportation officials expect 38 specials from the South, governors from 22 states may attend only for the parade, and arrangements ease crowds with scouts guiding visitors to hotels and the tented city near the station. Flowers, wreaths, and memorials mark the ceremonies, with President and Mrs. Wilson sending wreaths and Marine Band to close the program.
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Washington
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Notable speakers listed for Confederate Veterans session
J Gar nett King of Fredericksburg Claude N Bennett chairman of the entertainment committee Ernest G Baldwin of Roanoke commander-in-chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Senator Duncan U Fletcher of Florida Mrs PW J Rehan of New Orleans president general of the Southern Confederated Memorial Association John Purvey Mitchel mayor of New York Clarence Owens of this city Gov Henry G Stuart of Virginia Gov Richard Manning of South Carolina John Temple Graves The Rev Dr A R Bird to pronounce benediction Music by the Marine Band President Wilson expected to address tomorrow morning with Mrs Wilson No speaker aside from the President to exceed five minutes and musical numbers likewise time capped.
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Fredericksburg
Claude N. Bennett
Citizena’ Committee
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Roanoke
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Florida
Mra. PW
Henry G. Stuart
Virginia
Richard Manning
South Carolina
John Temple Graves
A. R. Bird
Marine Band
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Confederate Reunion Highlights Dinner in Tented City
About fifty veterans gathered for the first meal served under cane at the tented city with a Southern style menu including vegetable soup pork ribs beef potatoes and bread. Notable attendees included George K. Armes son of Col. George A. Armes and Miss Mary Custis Lee sponsor of United Confederate Veterans. The gathering featured wreaths at Arlington and a planned dinner at the University Club. A 60-strong Orphan Brigade from Louisville arrives for a Confederate reunion with events in Manassas and Washington, including a tea reception and moving pictures of the European front. The oldest participant is 82 and he recalls many reunions while a 72-year-old Kentucky veteran claims to be a kid at 72.
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George C. Hayden
Hickman County
Hayden
Co. m., Third Kentucky Infantry
Dixie War Spirit Aflame As Confederate Veterans Rally
Veterans and supporters gather as Confederate figures invoke Union and Confederate legacy. Gen. Fount and Gen. Young address the crowd urging readiness for a global conflict, urging draft and unity under the flag. President Wilson attends with Mrs. Wilson amid fervent public cheers.
Ruth Law to Drop Bombs on Western Cities for Liberty Loan
Ruth Law will start from Cleveland Tuesday for a ten day Liberty Loan flight tour to drop paper bombs over Midwestern and Southwestern cities urging subscriptions. She plans routes through northern Ohio, Lincoln, Missouri Valley cities, and possibly Kansas and Oklahoma, finishing in St. Louis to Chicago on June 15.
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Oklahoma
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Names New Generals M Adoo To Tour East And South
War news reports Secretary Baker selecting officers for five National Guard divisions to sail for France. Cols Michie Biddle and March named brigadier generals. expansion aims to elevate majors to generals to align American ranks with European allies. Also notes McAdoo liberty loan tour of the East and South with nine cities, Carnegie Hall and Cooper Union speeches, and Federal Reserve head Harding endorsing bonds for workers.
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Payton March
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Hugh L. Scntt
Russia
Biddle
West Point
Washington
Sixth Regiment of Engineers
Con March
Tresmaury McAdoo
Liberty Joan Bonds
New York
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Liberty Loan Committees
Federal Reserve District
Carnegie Hall
Cooper Union
Boston
Detroit
St. Louis
New Orleans
Birmingham
Louisville
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
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Federal Reserve Board
Marshall
Police Plan Large Police Detachment for Reunion
Final arrangements for the Confederate veterans reunion were completed by police captains and lieutenants in the District Building. East coast chiefs will send their usual quota of detectives to assist Washington authorities, with 40 to 60 officers from New York Baltimore Philadelphia and other cities arriving to cooperate during the event.
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U-Boat Big as Freighters Stuns Readers
Special to The Washington Post from Baltimore reports Germany’s submarine program expanding to craft comparable in size to freighters. The article notes a displacing armament load and the potential for long-range torpedo capability, with officials describing these craft as formidable in sea warfare.
CAPTIVES TO BE HELD AT REAR
London reports completed arrangements with Germany for withdrawal of all German war prisoners from the firing line. Prisoners will be kept at a minimum distance of nine kilometers from the front, in both eastern and western zones.
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Fragmentary OCR text mentions death rather than fight and references individuals with uncertain spellings. Mentions a state and various names including a person named Jean Fo Battarwhite and two daughters with unclear surnames. Context unclear due to garbled OCR.
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