American Legion 1927 Paris Convention Plans
John J. Wicker Jr of Richmond heads a French convention travel committee planning a 1927 national Legion convention in Paris. The event aims as a pilgrimage to foreign cemeteries and battlefields for about 50 000 veterans, marking ten years since U S entry into World War I. The French government offers Trocadero, seating 12 000, for the convention with ships from multiple ports and reduced rail fares.
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Coolidge backs universal service plan at Legion convention
President Calvin Coolidge endorsed universal service as the standout 1926 Legion agenda item. He urged a broad mobilization role for a national selective service act to marshal personnel and materials while preventing profiteering and stabilizing prices during wartime.
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Woodrow Wilson Bridge Memorial Named Over Peart River
The memory bridge over the Peart river in Mobile Alabama was named the Woodrow Wilson Bridge at wartime President Wilson. Henry Graves Post of the American Legion Mobile suggested the title and ordered a bronze tablet on the bridge. A portion of the inscription cites Wilsons address to congress requesting a declaration of war against Germany.
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Philadelphia to host 1926 national American Legion convention
Philadelphia has been chosen as the site for the 1926 national convention of the American Legion. The gathering is planned for October as a highlight of Philadelphia’s observance of the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Farmland prices improve as farm prosperity grows
The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation reports American agriculture is balancing better and moving toward proper proportions. Only three staple crops showed price declines in 1925 versus 1924, while cattle hogs sheep fruits vegetables milk butter cheese tobacco poultry and eggs rose, signaling renewed national farm prosperity reflected in broader business gains.
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Berlin Couple Leaves Mark on Nordkap Rock
After urging, Herr Schulze of Berlin toured northern Europe with his wife and reached Nordkap in Norway. They carved a note on a rock reading Sat here with wife. Fine Schulze, Berlin. Three weeks later a neighboring rock appeared reading Sat here without. Finer Meier, Hamburg.
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Temptation Refused Requires Roots Not Just Flight
In this excerpt Thomas a Kempis warns that fleeing temptations outwardly without uprooting them leads to minimal progress. He argues patience and true humility strengthen the soul against enemies, while mere outward avoidance can worsen one's state as temptations return.
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By Way of Argument in a Fishing Village
A tourist asks a parson about the villagers diet. The vicar says they eat fish mostly. The tourist notes fish is brain food, yet the people seem unintelligent. The parson replies that without fish they would be worse.
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