Rail merger plan rejected by ICC halts giant system
Edward W. Pickard notes the Interstate Commerce Commission rejected the Van Sweringen plan to unify Nickel Plate and sister lines amid concerns over financial structure. The ruling wiped out rich profits for backers, sent stock plunging on Wall Street, and left proponents to rework a new merger strategy while emphasizing public-interest rail efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Pickard Thagor
Nickel Plate
AM Wakesapeake
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Pere Marquette
Erie
van Sweringen
Brothers of
Cleveland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wizards of the Railway World
Commission
New Nickel Plate Company
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Wall Street
Tlig
Coolridge
Legion's National Aviation Program proposal outlines civilian and military aviation plan
The American Legion national executive committee presented a detailed national aviation program. Led by Reed G. Landis, the plan calls for a single civilian defense department, expanded military aviation funding, and civilian aviation growth. It urges a Bureau of Aeronautics in commerce, air mail extension, sighted airways, surplus equipment release, and protected aircraft design rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
National Executive Committee
The
Legion
Reed G. Landis
Chicago
National Aeronautics Committee
Omaha
Department of National Defense
Coolidge
Air Board
American Aviation Mission
Government Efficiency Board
Lampert Committee On Aeronautics
House of Representatives
Landis
War
Navy Departments
National Guard
Bureau of Aeronauticy
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Aeronautica
Winners Named in Legion Poster Contest by Auxiliary
Mrs Eliza London Shepard national auxiliary president announced winners of the American Legion poster contest commended by the War department. First Ben A Benson Lincoln Nebraska second William A Wilmarth Omaha Nebraska third Wiley Padan Salt Lake City Utah. Honorable mention Dwight L Burke Fort Wayne Indiana Forrest Wood El Paso Texas George L Shafer Wilmington Delaware and BE Warren Washington D C. Prizes 150 100 and 50 dollars. Maj Gen Robert C Davis adjutant general US Army and contest judge wrote praising cooperation from the auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Eliza London Shepard
Auxiliary
War Department
Ben A. Benson
Lincoln
Neb
William A. Wilmarth
Omaha
Wiley Padan
Salt Lake City
Utah
Dwight L. Burke
Fort Wayne
Ind
Forrest Wood
el Paso
Texas
George L. Shafer
Wilmington
Del
BE. C. Warren
Washington
D. C
Robert C. Davis
United States Army
Shepard
American Legion
System Does l Brown Dining Scheme Stuns Restaurant Crowd
Brown walks into a restaurant and sits at a chosen table. Before he opens his paper a waiter serves a meal. A friend asks if he owns the place. Brown says he is testing a system by giving his order in advance. The American Legion Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
The
American Legion Weekly
Novel Membership Campaign In Miami Builds Sandbag Dugout
In Miami Florida members of the American Legion built a sandbag dugout that replicates field shelters used by troops in France. The replica served as the headquarters for the membership drive and campaign activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
American Legion
France
Legion Posts Earn Distinguished Service Citations
About two hundred American Legion posts received Distinguished Service citations from national headquarters for surpassing their 1925 membership by December 1 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
American Legion
National Headquarters
Madagascar a Little Continent in the Indian Ocean
Prepared by the National Geographic Society Madagascar is a vast tropical island off Africa with a temperate interior. It hosts eight million cattle and rich forests with lemurs, crocodiles, and many birds. The island has a mix of Malay, Arab, and East Indian blood, a French protectorate since 1886 and colony since 1900, and a diverse economy including rice, rubber, vanilla, and cabinet woods. Locust plagues, edible crocodile eggs, and unusual dishes illustrate native life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington D. C
Africa
Algeria
Morocco
Indo-China
Madagascar
Indian Ocean
Europe
America
France
United States
Atlantic
Florida
Nova Scotia
Bermuda
Cape Hatteras
North Atlantic
West Indies
Caribbean Sea
South America
Tropics
Central Plateau
India
Tamataye
Antananarive
Amazon
China
Japan
Diego Suarez
Prescription Filled in a Changing Wind
A brief item notes a patient named McAndrew and Witte with dialogue about a needed change of air or convalescence. A doctor advised rest and a change, hinting at healing through rest and environment. The exchange emphasizes renewal and guidance from medical advice.
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Gen. Smedley Butler
Marine
San Diego
Cal
Middleboro
Mass
Montana
George B. Brennan
Illinois
United States Senate
Closh
House Military Affairs Committee
Army Air Service
Air Corps
Air Service
Morrow
Davis
Representative Morin
Devis
Nen Organization
Middle Western States
Department of Agriculture
Farm Organizations
Congress
Watson-Parker
Railroad Labor Board
House
Senate
Wade
Watson- Parker
Kellogg
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
King
New York
Vera Cruz
Tamavipas
Tamaulipas
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Germany
Poland
Stresemann
Council
London
Mussolini
Spain
Vatican
League
Brazil
Chamber of Deputies
Briand
State Department
Secretariat
League of Nations
World Court
Department
Feo
Peking
Feng Yuhelang
Chang Tso-lin
Manchuria
Wu Pei-fu
Abd-el-Krim
Ilinois
George EB. Brennan
McKinley
Champaign
Frank Smith
Brennan
Hill
Maryland
Heodore
Kermit Roosevelt
Central
Asia
Theodore
Kimpire
Legion’s National Aviation Program
Marakely
DR. Pierce
Golden Medical
Discovery
Pierce
Pierc
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
Birney
Milllons
Isis, Chemists
Dept. W
Memphis
Tenn
Edgar Allen Poa
Duebilla
Los Angeles Times
Cahn
Quinn
Bax
Johns
Jake Brooklyn
Carter
Green
McVicker Seed Farms
North Bend
Kodaks
W. A. Ingram. Morgenton
Arts
Bolles & Rogers
Sioux City
Iowa
Martin
4Ys Brothers
Blair
Nebraska
W.N. U
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