For Sale My Body and Soul Flagged in Legion Note
Veterans in need advertised in a Louisville post newspaper. Disabled former soldier Fred Reiner of Birmingham, injured with the Meinbow division, is taken in by the American Legion post in Louisville. He previously served as a deputy sheriff in Birmingham.
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Louis Ve
Kyi
Coldier
Fred
Reiner
Birmngrhast
Alo
Thies
Meinbow
Louisville
American Legion
Birminghayn
Legioner resolution backs recruits for wartime training camps
The American Legion plans to aid in obtaining volunteers for citizens military training camps to be run this summer by the War Department, per a resolution from the military policy committee of the ex service men's organization.
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The
American Legion Willye
War Department
Ex-Service Men's Organisation
Flag to drape casket for veterans in hospitals
Congress and officials reach a Treasury ruling allowing the U S flag to be purchased as part of funeral expenses funded by the government for ex servicemen dying in hospitals. The move follows talks between American Legion leaders, the surgeon general, and the director of the bureau of war risk insurance.
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American Legion
Nations Legislative Committee
U.S Public Health Service
Bureau of War Rick Insurance
Spirit of the American Doughboy statue chosen for Legion memorial
The Spirit of the American Doughboy was selected from 147 statues by the national memorial committee of the American Legion for its memorial to Armistice Day victims. The statue shows a doughboy breaking through barbed wire, holding a grenade in one hand and a rifle with bayonet in the other. Fifty-two ex servicemen aided sculptor B. E. Viquesney of Americus Georgia in refining the piece.
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National Memorial Committee of the American Legion
Legion
I. W. Wis
Centralia
Wash
BE. M. Viquesney
Americus
Legion Ads Crosses for Chinese Relief Spark Remonstrance
Rows of white wooden crosses used in Madison Wisconsin to advertise a Chinese relief drive were removed after representations by the local American Legion post. Legion members showed sympathy by subscribing to a fund but argued against cheapening the sentiment attached to soldiers graves.
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Madison
Wis
American Legion
Legion
Legal challenge to Reed-Norval language law filed in Platte
A case testing the constitutionality of the Reed-Norval or American language law, passed by the last state legislature, was filed in Platte county district court. Plaintiffs include the Nebraska district of the Evangelical Lutheran synod of Missouri Ohio and other states, against Gover-.
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District Court
Platte County
Nebraska
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri
Ohio
Gover
Nebraska Language Law Fight Draws Public Protest
Plaintiffs claim Nebraska law barring foreign language teaching before eighth grade infringes religious liberty and harms parochial schools. Attorneys Sindall Wray Mullen and Albert Wag ner file for York Omaha Columbus. American Legion warns that ex servicemen will defend the measure and oppose foreign language champions despite past defeats.
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Nor McKelvie
Davis
Nebraska
United States
Sindall & Wray
York
A. F. Mullen
Omaha
Albert & Wagner
Columbus
American Legion
Nebraska Legion
Gompers Voices Labor Back Veterans War Relief Push
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor backs American Legion efforts for veteran relief from the pee program for the disabled now before Congress. He urges united Labor support and practical aid for those disabled by the great war, promising full backing to obtain relief.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
American Legion
Legion
Congress
Gompers
Ublmost
Major John Emery Chosen National Commander of American Legion
Major John Garfield Emery of Grand Rapids Michigan was unanimously elected national commander of the American Legion by the executive committee. He succeeds Col. Frederick W. Galbraith Jr., who was killed in an automobile crash in Indianapolis last Thursday. Emery was unopposed and plans to honor as many of Galbraith’s engagements as possible by filling them. He telegraphed his resignation.
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John Garfield Emery
Grand Rapids
Mich
American Legion
Executive Committee
Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr
Indianapolis
Emery
Col. Galbraith
Grand Rapids Legion Officer Emery Remembered in City Roster
The Grand Rapids community notes the service and death of Major Emery a longtime city commission member and president of the board of city commissioners. Born July 4 in Grand Rapids he served as captain at Fort Sheridan later promoted major and commanded Company F 1th Infantry 76th Division in France during World War I. He fought at Cantigny St Mihiel and Meuse Argonne and was wounded in action before returning home. The Legion honored his service and discussed memorial plans including a crypt for unidentified soldiers in Washington.
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Seitler
Washington
How Any Girl Can Have Pretty Eyes
An advertisement claims Lavoptik eye wash brightens eyes in a week. It cites glamor benefits and lists sellers Fred Be Holeten Brennan and Harry Thiele, druggists, urging regular use for healthy sparkling eyes.
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Fred BE. Holeten
F. J. Brennan
Harry Thiele
Over Indulgence and a Birthday Gift Query
A slovenly but kind-hearted family debates a birthday present for the baby. The father, still seated at the table, suggests washing the window so the child can watch the street car go by.
France Tightens Guard Against Imitators of N Bonaparte
France acts to prevent any person from successfully mimicking Napoleon Bonaparte, enforcing strict measures and heightened scrutiny to deter counterfeit likenesses and echo its historic image.
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France
N. Bonaparte
Doc Condra Named Guardian Against Fraud Schemes
A World-Herald report outlines Dr. G E Condra as guardian against get rich quick land schemes. The Nebraska law allows a citizen to request a state survey to verify property value before advertising a sale, protecting investors and honest promoters alike. Condra explains the process, noting Nebraska data can come from his office, with broader checks for remote areas and large land offerings such as Florida’s 7000 acres.
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Nebraska
Reo Ugical Survey
G. E. Sondra
Dir. Condra
California
Alaska
Contra
Conidira
Condra
Florida
Land Survey Report Warns of Fraud in Florida Property Sale
Two men were sent to Florida to assess arability and reported land as 40 percent arable with sandy terrain. Dr. Condra notes the report could have exposed a fraud if the inspectors had relied only on their own judgment.
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Ton
D. C
Florida
Spoote
Dr. Condra
Examination notice for teachers held at court house
County Superintendent Opal Russell announces teacher examinations scheduled for June 24 and 25 at the court house. The notice specifies dates and official oversight of the process.
Lifes Ups and Downs on a Suburban Train
Two men seated outside His side in a suburban train exchange boasts about jobs. One claims to start city skyscraper elevators and to control them by signaling up. The other, an undertaker, says when he signals down the elevators go down.
Force of Habit Digest: Kitchen Missteps Prompt Wry Talk
Mrs West laments her new cook as she bungles breakfast with sugar on the CEPR and pea on the oranges. Mrs North suggests the staffer might have training as a telephone operator, adding to the comic scene.
Surplus Circus Elephants Shipped From U S to Europe
Surplus elephants from a circus have been shipped to Europe. The piece notes civilians who never expected surplus elephants and jokes about every circus having one too many calliope names.
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United States
Europe
Wage Cutter or Idealist: Who Saves More This Year
The remark contrasts workers who accept a wage cut and keep working with those who hold to their ideals and take a long vacation. It suggests the former may end up with more money at year end.
Tanlac sourced from remote regions to large Dayton plant
The Tanlac line uses ingredients gathered from distant regions including the Alps, Pyrenees, Andes, India, Mexico and Peru. A vast Tanlac laboratory complex in Dayton Ohio boasts a 50 000 bottle daily capacity and over 20 million bottles sold.
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United States
Dayton
Ohio
Ix Veuta
Canada
No More Mammoth Parades At Big Circuses
The text laments that major circuses will end mammoth parades featuring gaudy wagons painted clowns and behemoths. It claims such spectacles strip posterity of past joys and attract thousands.
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