New York Klansman Under Fire in City Sermons
Dr. Haywood leading a Ku Klux Klan recruitment drive in New York City faces opposition as Rev. Dr. John Roach Straton at Calvary Baptist Church condemns Klan tactics and criticizes Mayor Hylan and Police Commissioner Enright. Straton defends faith and notes church tensions while exposing alleged police failures. The piece also covers Christmas for German youngsters as American doughboys raise a large fund in Coblenz.
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Kuklux Kdan
New York City
Oscar Haywood
Imperial Kickard
John Roach Straton
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Enright
Calvary Church
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Brother Enright
Police Department
Seventh Avenue
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Klan
America
Haywood
Collegiate
Hayward
Dr. Haywood
Calvary
Largest illicit still destroyed in Alabama raid
Revenue agents and state officers destroyed what is believed to be Alabama’s largest illicit still, located in Rack Creek valley near Huntsville. The wooden tank held 600 gallons and was heated by steam pipes from a large boiler, with an estimated output of about 150 gallons of liquor daily.
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Huntsville
Ala
Alabama
Rack Creek
Noted Opera Singer Schumann-Heink Ill in Garden City
Noted soprano Mme Schumann-Heink is reported seriously ill with pneumonia at her Garden City home. The illness forces cancellation of her western concert tour portions.
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Garden City
N. Y
Schumann-Heink
Chicago Murder Mystery in Calumet Swamp
Police probe a baffling case after finding a murdered unidentified woman about 45 in a windswept swamp along the Calumet river district. Detectives say the body was dragged 300 feet into the swamp and believe multiple persons were involved.
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Chicago
Calumet River District
Paving, crops, and politics fill Iowa notes
Six miles of paving completed in Sioux City at a cost of 185000 dollars. Farmers report fruit and corn activity across Clayton and Delaware counties while a local man enters state politics. A large sale in Buckingham yields 63 cents per bushel for corn. A district judge in Cedar Rapids hands four hours for speeding as hospital drives seek blood donations.
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John Downey
Garnayillo Township
Clayton County
Whitney
L. W. Sheets
Buckingham
Dougherty
Nellie Dougherty
Minot
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Iowa Mesco Wool Growers Association
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Des Moines
Earl Bekener
Sebert Jugick
West Union
Walter Burgenny
Patrick IF. Dolan
Preston
Peter Geerlings
Pella
Middle West
American Red Cross
Davenport
Union Savings
Davenport Savings
Donald Park
T. B. Powell
Cedar Rapids
W. B. McGall
Ogden
Board of Education
Board of Education of
University of Iowa Hospital
I. ¢. DeBruin
Ozkalooga
Chicago
Wiliam Weaver
Lewis
Greece Executes Ex-Premiers as Britain Breaks Ties
Greece executes former premiers and officials for treason linked to Asia Minor defeat. Britain protests, severs relations, and the US faces possible delay in recognizing the Greek government as Athens faces regional tension and debt fears.
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Greece
Asia Minor
Great Britain
Britain
Erskine Ghildera
Irish Free State
Tribute From New Orleans Praises Legion Convention
The Times-Picayune editorial lauds the American Legion national convention in New Orleans for good order and high humor. It commends San Francisco for winning the 1923 honor and notes small incidents were confined to local troublemakers. The paper recalls festive spirit, patriotic pride, and hopes visitors carry pleasant memories home.
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American Legion
San Francisco
Times-Picayune
Legion
Times- Plenyune
Legion Assembly
Dr Kate Barrett leads drive for international auxiliary
Dr Kate Barrett newly elected president of the American Legion auxiliary helped spark a plan to create an international organization of relatives of ex service members for world peace. The idea met strong support at a New Orleans meeting, with the international auxiliary to be formed alongside the Legion. Barrett, of Alexandria Virginia, has held multiple Virginia DAR and local auxiliary roles. Her son Maj Charles Barrett mapped Chateau Thierry and Belleau Woods, now exhibited in the National Museum rotunda in Washington.
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Kate Waller Barrett
American Legion Auxiliary
United States
Paris
Barrett
Kate Barrett
Intersilied Veterans’ Association
Alexandria Leelon
Charles Barrett
Neville
Coblentz
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Woods
National Museum
Washington
Helium in Air Cited in 188,000 Proportion
A historical note explains helium as a non explosive gas used in airships, existing in the air you breathe at roughly one part in 188,000 by volume. The statement highlights helium's ubiquitous but tiny presence in Earth's atmosphere and its role in buoyant airship technology.
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United States
Mrs Fischer Honored for Legion Auxiliary Service in New Orleans
Mrs. Joseph L. Fischer, honored for her service to the American Legion Auxiliary, declined a national office after the successful convention in New Orleans. A Minneapolis native, she led Louisiana women’s clubs, helped raise Red Cross funds in World War I, and is a descendant of Civil War general Fighting Joe Hooker.
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American Legion “Auxiliary
New Orleans
Joseph L. Fischer
Frederick Hooker
Minneapolis
Fighher
Washington
University of Minnesota
Louisiana League of Women Waters
Fischer
Louisiana
American Red Cross
Italy
Medl
Joe Hooker
Made Big Meet a Success at National Convention
Semmes Walmeley of New Orleans earned credit as general chairman of the American Legion’s fourth annual national convention. A Tulane law graduate and former varsity athlete, he held multiple commands in World War I and served as state hospitalization officer. He was nominated for national commander but withdrew on the floor, noting New Orleans had already been honored.
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Maquoketa
David Stadley
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Vinton
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Lama
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New York
Lewis 3. Fischer
James Ireland
Monticello
Delaware County
Earl Weaver
J. M. Shaw
Amen
Semmes Walmeley
New Orleans
American Legion
Walmsley
Mobile
Ala
Tulane University
Southern Athletic Association
Leon Springs
Leon
Tex
Kelley Field
San Antonio
Ellington Field
Houston
Mineola
L. 1
President Roosevelt Field
Walmeley
Hout City
Planned the Olympic Meet by American Legion Leader Murphy
James R Murphy of Iowa chaired the American Legion national athletic commission and organized the recent Olympic meet in New Orleans. Ex service athletes competed in track and field boxing wrestling aquatic sports golf and tennis events. Murphy, a former Town University athlete and World War I captain, was named chairman last June after the executive committee authorized forming the athletic body. The Legion's interest follows Provost Marshall Granders report showing less than one third of drafted men were fit for service.
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American Legion
National Athletic Commission
James R. Murphy
Iowa
New Orleana
Hanford MaacNider
the Legion
Murphy
My. Murphy
University of Town
Legion
Marshaal Grander
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