Glass Steps Out Houston In Soldiers Aid Plan
The document urges continued support for soldiers and sailors of allied nations beyond 7920 and recommends a reserve fund for YMCA services in emergencies. It also calls for sustaining the education program for ex servicemen and assessing needs of wounded veterans in vocational training. It proposes using about 500000 from cafeteria surpluses toward ex servicemen via the American Legion or other approved avenues.
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American Legion
National War Work Council
Profit in Y M C A canteens tops two million
A financial statement by the national war work council shows canteens for soldiers and sailors produced a net profit of 508,899.79. The report tracks public contributions totaling 161,122,649.42 and a possible 17,000,000 balance after large expenditures for American and Allied welfare efforts.
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New York
National War Work Council
United States
United War Work
Europe
Asia
Rare Variety of Sugar Found on Firs in British Columbia
Washington report notes discovery of sugar growth on fir trees in British Columbia. Prof. John Davidson of the University of British Columbia led investigations for the American Forestry Magazine. Specimens show a large percentage of a rare sugar type. Indians reportedly used it for years.
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British Columbia
American Forestry Magazine
John Davidson
University of British Columbia At
Vancouver
Father May Swear When Hanging Paper
Moorhead Minnesota judge holds that drafting wallpaper does not amount to cruel and inhumane treatment in a divorce case. Mrs. Henry Buchholz of Sauk Center lost her bid for divorce as Judge Nye found Henry's behavior during wallpapering to be non abusive.
Indian Chief Sum Kim Dies in Chicago Hotel Gas asphyxiation
Kayuse Indians chief U M Sum Kim died in a Chicago hotel on South Wells Street from gas asphyxiation. He was en route to Washington to plead against a land dispute with a firm, carrying tribal affidavits, maps, and travel papers.
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Chicago
Umatilla County
Pendleton
Ore
U. M. Sum Kim
South Wells Street
Sum Kim
Indian Board of Commissioners
Adam Bird
South Clark Street
Central Undertaking Rooms
Federal Street
White Cannibals Tall Tale Doubted by Los Angeles
Los Angeles residents who visited Tiburon Island report the myth of a white cannibal tribe is exaggerated. Explorers like Captain Harry de Windt plan to visit the gulf island amid reports of reptiles and distrustful Indians. Some locals claim to have seen natives with modern firearms despite the prevailing skepticism.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Harry de Windt
Tiburon Island
Gulf of California
Tiburon
Silk shirt maker notes workingmen buy more shirts
New York businessman Louis B. Tim, silk shirt manufacturer, says silk shirts sell for 25 dollars and that sales to workingmen exceed those to millionaires. He emphasizes the unusual strength of demand from working-class customers.
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New York
Louis B. Tim
German Republic dissolved as Kapp and Luettwitz lead counter revolution
Edward W. Pickard notes Berlin's counter revolutionary mood with the government dissolved and Kapp and Luettwitz reportedly in control. Socialists call a general strike while a new government forms amid fears of a monarchist restoration and military support from troops returning from the Baltic.
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William Hohenzollern
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Luettwitz
Fatherland Party
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Belgium
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