President Harding Blends Blue and Gray With Veterans at Wilderness
In Camp Harding Virginia May 1914 1921 style rally the President and Mrs Harding greet Civil War veterans from both sides on a battlefield reenactment. He recalls Gettysburg stories as Smedley Butler Dejeune and local officials welcome the party amid modern war toys and a dramatic flag ceremony.
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Hagerstown
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Eadwin Denby
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Holmes
Rappahannock
J. G. King
William J. Ford
Payne House
Church Services Suggested for Armistice Day Nationwide
President Harding faces a flood of suggestions for brief church services across the United States on Armistice Day. Edward K. Summerwell argues these services would be more impressive than a two minute prayer amid business turmoil. Armistice Day is a national holiday, enabling services in every community.
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Harding
United States
Edward K. Summerwell
Japan Accepts U.S. Plan for Washington Armament Talks
Tokyo reports the cabinet accepts American agenda for the Washington conference. Prince Tokugawa will head the Japanese delegation with Vice Admiral Kato and advisers. Mme Yajima, president of the Japanese Women’s Betterment Association, sails to America to promote peace and a new era of understanding between nations.
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Women’s Association
Tokyo
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Asahi Shimbun
Washington
Iyesato Tokugawa
Admiral Kato
United States
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Baron Kanda
Tsunetada Kato
Belgium
Prince Tokugawa
America
Japan
Kokomin Shimbun
Mme
Kajiko Yajma
Japanese Women's Betterment Association
Korea Maru
Navy
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Sunk schooner Florence and Lillian may hold alcohol
Norfolk Va Oct 1 Considerable mystery surrounds the sinking of the three mast sloop Florence and Lillian off the Virginia coast September 19 The vessel had sailed from New York for Nassau with cement and wood alcohol The alcohol aboard is questioned by customs and divers may salvage samples for tests before the coast guard cutter Manning destroys the wreck upon concluding the inquiry
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Associated Press
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Lillian
Virginia
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Garmathy Inlet
Florence
New York
Nassau
Hampton Roads
Coast Guard
Farmers' bloc may aid administration program
Republican leaders maneuver toward November adjournment to clear field for arms limitation conference. An agricultural bloc in both houses, operating confidentially, may back the administration plan to hasten passage and boost its influence, despite fears of factional backlash and delay in the Senate.
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George Rothwell Brown
Washington Post Co
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Senate
Congress
Washington
House of Representatives
Capitol
Capital and Labor Unite to Speed Emergency Aid
Capital and labor join to push immediate relief for idle workers through community organizations and a national unemployment plan. Joseph H. De Frees of the Chamber of Commerce urges business leaders to back mayors with rapid local employment committees. Samuel Gompers calls for union and business cooperation to provide work for thousands.
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National Conference On
Chambers of Commerce
Joseph H. de Frees
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
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Gompers
Auto and street car crash kills 16 year old in Washington
Miss Adele Ross aged 16 of Baltimore dies from a fractured skull after a collision between a car and a Washington Railway and Electric street car at Fourth and M Streets NW. Three others are injured. coroner orders Monday inquest at the District morgue.
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Adele Ross
J Poplar Street
Baltimore
Mabel Rawlings
Waldorf, Md
Beasle Moore
Tenth Street Northwest
Albert Moore
Clinton, Mada
Washington
Thomas Moore
Tenth Street
M Streets
B. P. Miles
Miss Ross
Miss Rawlings
Sibley Hospital
Magee
Stibbs
Miss Moore
Casualty
L. B
Tibbets
Moore
Nevitt
Il Oelock
Receivers Appointed for Melchoir Armstrong & Dessau Inc
Federal Judge Hough appointed receivers today for the New York importers and exporters Melchoir Armstrong & Dessau Inc. Liabilities total about 1,000,000 dollars with assets estimated at roughly twice that amount.
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New York
Hough
Melchoir, Armstrong & Dessau, Inc
Strained Rockville Divorce Suit Details Dutcher Case
Col. Basil Hicks Dutcher retired U. S. Army faces an absolute divorce suit from Nina Dutcher filed in Rockville circuit court. The bill outlines their marriage in 1918, alleged infidelity in France, custody requests for two young daughters, and disputes over alimony, counsel fees, and asset protection under his father's Chevy Chase estate.
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Basil Hicks Dutcher
Chevy Chase
William Butcher
Rockville
Nina Dutcher
Bent
France
Tarrytown, N. Y
John Knox Allen
First Reformed Church
Place
Col. Dutcher
Dutcher
Campbell Sets October 11 Hearing on Klan Inquiry
Representative Campbell of Kansas, chairman of the House rules committee, announced hearings begin October 11 on resolutions to probe the Ku Klux Klan. The sessions follow a talk with Attorney General Daugherty and W. J. Burns, with notices sent to proponents and to Imperial Wizard William J. Simmons in Atlanta.
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Campbell
Kansas
Rules Committee
House
Daugherty
W. J. Burns
Bureau of Investigation
William Joseph Simmons
Atlanta
Two nurses held in Virginia murder case
Miss Sarah B. Knox and Roger D. Eastlake, both jailed in Montross, stand charged with the murder of Mrs Eastlake. Police report a bracelet found in the victim’s hair and a cache of morphine tied to Knox, who allegedly instigated the crime after years of alleged intimacy with Eastlake. The case draws scrutiny from colonial beach officials and relatives prepare for a Philadelphia burial.
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Colonial Beach
Montross
Westmoreland County
Sarah B. Knox
Roger D. Hastlake
Dahlgren Proving Grounds
Eastlake
Potomac Peninsula
Virginia
William Delano Eastlake
Japan
Miss Knox
Watt T. Mayo
Commonwealth
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John T. Jones
Frank W. Walcott
Wiliam T. Hall
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Mayo
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Jones
Knox
Philadelphia
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DeAtley
Sergi
Rast- Iatke
Eastlakes
Colonial, Beach
Germans Show No Gratitude for Aid Of French at Oppau
Paris reports after the Oppau chemical works disaster that French aid to survivors was praised by locals while German newspapers remained silent. French officials say German press even implied French troops caused the explosion, yet residents queued for soup bread and potatoes at French kitchens three times daily.
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Oppau
France
Mayence
Newav
Eastern High Faces Severe Overcrowding As Enrollment Climbs
Eastern High, with capacity for 450, now enrolls about 680 students, nearly double the space. A planned new building will ease conditions in about 18 months, but for two school years students endure two shifts and crowded classrooms as plans proceed.
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Astern
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Hestern
Prophecy on Gallows Fulfilled at Grave in England
London October 1. A hundred years after farm hand John Newton Davies was hanged for robbery, grass is said to never grow on his grave as promised. A barren cross-shaped patch remains in Montgomery churchyard drawing visitors and fueling tales of curses and uncanny fate.
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London
John Newton Davies
Davies
Montgomery
J. E. Tomiley
Sexton
Federation seeks District Day for capital legislation
The Federation of Citizens associations voted blanket authority for an intensive membership drive and asked Congress to reserve at least one District Day to consider local legislation before adjournment. They urge action to support arms clean up and district needs, with registration week set for October 23 and a goal to add 5,000 members.
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Federation of Citizens’ Associations
House of Representatives
Wiliam Meek
Clayton
William B. Westlake
Representation Mondell
Focht
House District Committee
U Clayton
District of Columbia
House
Federation
Don York
Citizens’ Associations
Yanks Cinch Flag Two New York Clubs In World Series
The Yankees clinched the American League pennant and will face the Giants in the World Series. The Giants had already clinched the National League pennant earlier in the week. A twin bill with the Athletics determined the Yankees path to the series, while Chicago’s White Sox eliminated Cleveland to end their season. The first game between the Yankees and Giants is set for next Wednesday.
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