Congress Adjourns In Honor Of Harding Mortality
Congress, recognizing President Harding's death, adjourned until Monday as a mark of respect. The Senate passed two bills granting Harding's widow a $5,000 annual pension and mail franking rights. the House approved a memorial committee to work with the Senate on expressing regret. Hoover urges air cleared for 15 minutes Monday for Coolidge radio address.
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Russian Churchmen Freed By Soviet In Petrograd
The first group of prisoners from last year’s church treasure seizure trials, including Bishop Benedict and metropolitan Benjamin, have been released. Eleven were sentenced to death in July 1922 by the Petrograd revolutionary tribunal for interference with seizures ordered by the Soviet state. Fifty three others received varied terms and 22 were acquitted. Among those once condemned were Archbishop Sergius and the Kazan, St. Isaac's and Troytsky Cathedral canons, and Professors Ogni e ff and Novitsky.
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Powers Take Over Canton's Customs
Hongkong dispatch reports marines from foreign gunboats occupying Canton customs with machine guns. Six foreign vessels, including American Asheville and Pampanga, British Cleala and Moorhen, and French Maliciense and Craonne, anchor off Shameen as Sun Yat Sen presses for control and foreign powers warn against interfering with Kwantung revenues.
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Countess Beroldingen Hosts Luncheon at Pierre’s
New York society notes a luncheon given by Countess Alexandr ine Beroldingen at Pierre's with guests Misses Lucille Stone Barbara Trowbridge Louise King and Alice Gallway. The marriage of Miss Mary Harkness Flagler to Melbert B Cary Jr is planned for tomorrow at Brick Presbyterian church. Harry Payne Whitney and friends staying in Thomasville Ga expect to return mid December. Elizabeth and Caroline White head to Washington for winter. Alice Astor plans to stay with Vincent Astor's family through Christmas.
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Chicago
Griffis Takes Full Blame In Bergdoll Plot Trial
Lieut. Corliss Hooven Griffis testifies he spearheaded the plan to kidnap draft evader Grover Cleveland Bergdoll and repatriate him to the United States. He says Americans, including Griffis, aimed to violate German and French laws, insisting Bergdoll betrayed his country and deserves trial.
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President Coolidge Addresses Joint Session in Calm Dignity
President Coolidge spoke to a full chamber delivering a firm foreign policy address. He defended American independence, urged careful handling of the world court and cautioned on entangling alliances while resisting debt cancellation beyond Britain’s terms. He highlighted moral duties of nations and America's role in postwar economic recovery.
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