On May 30, 1922, Washington D. C.. officially gained a new monument when the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated. What additional history was being reported in newspapers the day the nation's 16th president was being remembered?
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“10 Things You May Not Know about the Lincoln Memorial.” History.com. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.history.com/news/lincoln-memorial-facts.
“Advertisement: Bestervelt’s Grocery and Market (Page 12).” The Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, Michigan), May 30, 1922. www.newspapers.com.
“Alleged Slayer of Girl Bride in Seattle Held in Peru!” The Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington), May 29, 1922. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Alleged Slayer Will Not Be Brought Back to State For Trial.” The Bellingham Herald, (Bellingham, Washington), June 5, 1922. www.newspapers.com.
“Body in Trunk Identified.” The Spokane Chronicle (Spokane, Washington), September 23, 1907. www.newspapers.com.
Charles, Fred. “Hummel’s Valley Ghost Refuses to Act for Watchers.” Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), May 31, 1922. www.newspapers.com.
“Have Clue in Hiding Place.” The Tacoma Daily Ledger (Tacoma, Washington), September 26, 1907. www.newspapers.com.
“History & Culture.” National Parks Service. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.nps.gov/linc/learn/historyculture/index.htm.
“Hot on Murderers’ Trail.” The Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington), September 24, 1907. www.newspapers.com.
“King County Histories.” King County WAGenWeb Agnes McCombs Covington. Accessed March 17, 2025. http://www.wagenweb.org/king/AgnesCovington.htm.
“Lincoln Memorial Dedication Today.” The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), May 30, 1922. www.newspapers.com.
“Murder of a Young Woman.” The Washington Standard (Olympia, Washington), September 27, 1907. www.newspapers.com.
“Murder Will Out: Took Fourteen Years.” The Daily Alaskan (Skagway, Alaska), May 30, 1922. www.newspapers.com.
“Neighbors’ Vote Favors Tenant of Ghost Farm.” Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), June 1, 1922. www.newspapers.com.
O’Moore, Peggy. “Child, 14, Police Mystery.” The Post Enquirer (Oakland, California), May 30, 1922. www.newspapers.com.
O’Moore, Peggy. “Mystery Girl Explodes Wild Story of Thrilling Ride from L. A. in Box Car.” The Post-Enquirer (Oakland, California), May 31, 1922. www.newspapers.com.
Poirier, Posted by Noel. “Ghost of Hummel Valley: A Tuscarawas Haunting.” Tuscarawas County Stories, December 30, 2022. https://tusccountystories.com/2021/08/31/the-ghost-of-hummel-valley-a-tuscarawas-haunting/.
“San Francisco Call, Volume 102, Number 163, 10 November 1907.” San Francisco Call 10 November 1907 - California Digital Newspaper Collection. Accessed March 20, 2025.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19071110.2.6&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------.
“Tenants of Ohio Farm Flee From Ghostly Visitor.” The Lima Republican-Gazette (Lima, Ohio), May 30, 1922. www.newspapers.com.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. "I'll Say she Does." www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
