Shenandoah case dominates naval inquiry reports
Edward we Pickard reviews naval intrigue as Mrs Lansdowne testifies about Captain Foley’s alleged attempts to influence her under oath. The Mitchell court-martial proceeds while Ad Irm Sims condemns upper echelon ignorance. Mussolini pushes fascist reforms as Locarno treaty sails through Commons.
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Zachary Lansdowne
Navy Department
Paul Foley
Judge Advocate
Shenandoah
George W. Steele
Foley
Wilbur
Mitchell
Nlgat
William S. Sims
Tuys
Naval War College
Newport
Ad Mirral Sims
Navy
Legion pushes child welfare unit in New Hampshire and states
American Legion National Headquarters' child welfare division moves to organize state coverage from local committees. First meetings held in New Hampshire, with 80 percent of counties represented. State chairmen named for New Hampshire, Washington, Oregon, Utah, and other states. Aim is to cooperate with existing agencies and avoid duplicating services.
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American Legion Child Welfare Service
Children’s Welfare Division
Natonal
New Hampshire
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Colorado
Tennessee
Kansas
Kentucky
Ilinois
Indiang
Townextra
John W.gorby
Osnadian
Gorby
Emma
Puschner
National
Legion
Arthur Croteau
Marlboro
H. K. Benson
University of Washington At
Seattle
Jacob Kanzler
Portland
Richard W. Burton
Columbia Trust Company
Salt Lake City
National Legion Membership Contests Split Honors
The American Legion announced results of the 1924-25 national membership contests for South Dakota and France. France won the Hanford MacNider cup as the first foreign department to lead a national contest, while South Dakota claimed the Franklin D'Olier cup for the second straight year. Nebraska placed second in both races, with Florida and Iowa also high in the rankings. First ten D Olier and MacNider finishers listed with percentages.
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South Dakota
France
American Legion
James B. Barton
Department of France
Hanford MacNider
the Legion
Department of
Department of Nebraska
Nebraska
Florida
Iowa
North Dakota
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Oregon
Vermont
Wyoming
Utah
Kansas
Alabama
Colorado
Montana
Will Get Our Rights Says Past Commander Quinn
John R. Quinn, past national commander of the American Legion, urges persistence in earning veteran rights. He notes human nature will require effort to secure merits and rights for World War I veterans, amid public attitudes toward their service.
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John R. Quinn
American Legion
Chateau-Thierry
Oly
Wayne County Builds Bridges For Future Traffic Growth
Wayne County Michigan completed an ambitious plan to improve its highway system. From 1924 onward, bridges are designed wider with 28 to 40 foot roadway clearances and 24 ton load capacity, using concrete T beam decks for easy future widening, along with heavy hand rails and sidewalks on new structures.
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Wayne County
Mich
Automobile Development Changes Road Building
Dr. Arthur Selwyn Broad argues rapid automobile traffic is driving radical road building. He notes unprecedented highway demand and compares current US and Canadian programs to the world’s finest, reflecting a shift from military era roads to civilian mobility.
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Arthur Selwyn Broad
New York Herald-Tribuna
United States
Canada
Wisconsin highway work hires over eight thousand men
A weekly statement from Commissioner A. W. Brandt of the Wisconsin bureau of highways notes 171 roads undergoing construction or reconstruction and 83 pavements laid. The program employs 8,182 workers under contract on state highway projects during the period.
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A. W. Brandt
Bureau of Highways
Wisconsin Department of Public Works
Public roads list 1924 road mileage record announced
The Bureau of Public Roads announced that 1924 saw at least as much road work as 1924 with 23 000 miles built to grade or surfaced on the state system last year Over 17 000 miles were surfaced and total state system surface mileage on January 1 1924 was 113 400 miles
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Mussolini
Italy
Iowa
United States
Washington
J. PB. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Bureau of Public Roads
Mexico Road Building Program to Spur Auto Trade Growth
A new Mexican road program plans $1,000,000 monthly in currency to pave a nationwide network. Construction to start at multiple points simultaneously. Revenues from gasoline and tobacco taxes are set aside for the project, anticipating a surge in automobile, tire, gasoline, and oil sales.
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Mexico
Dialect Ramblings on Dentistry and Change
Gap Johnson of Rompus Ridge laments modern times in a humorous monologue about dentistry. He recalls the old blacksmith who pulled teeth while carting patients through scenery, noting today’s quicker, less painful methods. The piece blends frontier humor with reflections on progress and courtesy.
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Gap Johnson
Rompus Ridge
Taneh
Kansas
City Star
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Nye
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Wilson
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Delaware
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Mississippi River
New Orleans
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New York State Chamber of Commerce
America
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Ingline
Madge Oberholtzer
George H. Jones
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
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Moscow
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Michigan
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Tanlac
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