Head of General Lee Ready for Unveiling
Stone Mountain Georgia readies the unveiling of the head of General Lee carved by Gutzon Borglum. The 300 foot granite monument shows Lee with Traveler and figures of Davis Jackson and other generals. Workers guard scaffolding as a beacon lights the scene tonight.
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Gutzon Borglum
Southland
Re Erence
Traveler
Davis
Jackson
Atlanta
Confederacy
Duty as the guiding force in Robert E. Lee’s life
Reverend H. H. Smith recalls Lee’s unwavering sense of duty shaping pivotal choices from Arlington to Appomattox. The piece cites Randolph McKim, Thomas Nelson Page, and Gamaliel Bradford praising Lee’s selfless motives, steadfast integrity, and commitment to national unity and education at Washington College.
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Robert E. Lee
Randolph McKim
Lee
Chancellorsville
Sharpsburg
Gettysburg
Wilderness
Petersburg
Arlington
Long
Scotland
Col. Lee
West Virginia
Appomatox
Francis Adams
Sittington
Alexander
McKim
United States
Gamaliel Bradford
New England
Bradford
Massachusetts
Page
Virginia
Adoration of
Grant
Col. Venable
South
Washington College
Washington and Lee
Thomas Nelson Page
Rockbridge County
Lexington
H. H. Smith
Forsyth Sheriff McHaffie Remembered For Bald Knobber Conflicts
James Polk McHaffie, 77, former Taney County sheriff, dies in Springfield hospital. His career intertwined with Ozark frontier events including the Bald Knobbers and the Taylor brothers hangings. He recounted the Forsyth jail raid and the Bright lynching, noting risks and the keys incident.
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Forsyth
James Polk McHlaftie
Taney County
Springfield
Ozarks
Missouri
McHuffie
White River
McHaftie
Christian County
Sparta
Missouri-Arkansas
Taneyounty
McHaffie
Bald Knobbers
Frank
Tabler Taylor
Taylor
MacHaffie
Taylor Boys
John Bright
Bright
George Williams
Deputy Williams
Mukuntuweap River Now in Zion Utah Gets Name Change
The United States Geographic Board announced naming changes for Zion National Park Utah. The Virgin River tributary will be called Mukuntuwexp and the canyon through which it flows Zion canyon.
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Washington
United States Geographic Board
Zion Park
Utah
Virgin River
Park
Zion Canyon
Japan Orders 150 American Motor Trucks for Rail Repair
The Japanese government railway has placed orders with American manufacturers for 150 motor trucks at about $530,000. The trucks will aid in rebuilding government railroad lines damaged by the recent earthquake and flood.
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Japan
U. S
Tokyo
Bride deceived and quits husband after runaway wedding
Mrs William McKinley Weller formerly Stephene Tichy eleven? 18? but description shows a run away wedding to a man she had not considered a husband. She returned with her mother and sister to Woodhaven Queens from Cleveland after learning he was an ironworker and unemployed. She plans to sue for dissolution.
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New York
William McKinley Weller
Stephene Tichy
Woodhaven Avenue
Woodhaven
Queens
Bertha Tichy
Cleveland
T Goon
Weller
Grand Central Station
Buffalo
Will
Hand of an Actor Guide to Stage Success
An astrology style note explains how to judge acting potential from the hand. It cites finger length, hand width, and mounts such as Venus and Luna to indicate attention to detail, independence, inspiration, imagination, eloquence, and courage in dramatic roles.
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Venus
Luna
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