Jeanne of A E F horse with six battle stars in New York parade
Jeanne D Arc an Anglo Arab mare and one of the last A E F war horses alive sits at New York's Armory A after a subdued Armistice Day parade. She earned Verdun Belleau Wood Soissons St Mihiel battle stars and a wound on her right leg in 1918. Her daughter The Maide is her army neighbor.
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New York
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A.E.F
Central Park
Jeanne d’Arc
France
Jeanne
Fifth Avenue
Paris
Squadron A
Kidron
Fort Royal
Fightin’est
Morocco
Verdun
Belleau Wood
Soissons
St. Mihiel
Armory A
Maide
Roosevelt Warns Against Benevolent Meddling in Europe
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, son of the late President, warned of benevolent meddling in European wars. In an Armistice Day address from Cincinnati he said representative democracy in the United States is badly shaken by the World War and may not survive another such conflict.
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Cincinnati
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
United States
Statement Against War and Foreign Entanglements
The speaker argues for honesty and liberty, distrusts foreign nations' control over U S fate, opposes benevolent meddling wars, and questions defending distant European cities while American cities stand at risk. He contends the American people want peace and asks who would defend Cincinnati or Chicago.
Unfilled Plane Orders In Los Angeles County
A Saturday survey shows Los Angeles county factories hold unfilled orders totaling 142.1 million dollars with 126.5 million for war planes or military use. Over 24,000 workers in four plants yield a potential output of more than 750 planes monthly. Europe relies on these plants for a large share of its military purchases as space expands from 3,000,000 to 3,375,000 square feet by December.
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Los Angeles
Europe
Eight Pacifist Pamphlet Distributors Detained in Canada
In Montreal eight people accused of distributing pamphlets urging peace were detained pending instructions from the Quebec attorney general. Seven faced no charges yet and face arraignment Monday, while Mrs. Evariste Dube, 38, was charged with distributing circulars without a civic permit. About 3,000 pamphlets were seized in coordinated raids by municipal, provincial, and RCMP officers, with similar actions in Ontario including Toronto and Windsor.
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Montreal
Quebec
P. A Pine
Evariste Dube
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ontario
Toronto
Windsor
Theft Victim Hides 4300 In Trouser Leg After Robbery
Andrew E. Hucek Jr. 19 told Joliet police he surrendered 272 to two bandits but hid 4300 in a trouser leg. The money, taken near a tavern run by his father, was to pay railroad workers. A bank job funded checks for Eiggin Joliet and Eastern employees.
British Army Chiefs Mark Armistice Day On Battlefield
British Army officials headed by Chief of Staff Viscount Gort and the Duke of Gloucester observed Armistice Day on a damp battlefield in France. They attended a brief ceremony at the memorial base, among a graveyard where over 200000 soldiers fell in the war.
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France
British General Staff
Viscount Gort
Duke of Gloucester
Soldier Kemme Wins D S C and Croix de Guerre in World War I
Citizen Charles Kemme of Cedar Rapids earned the Distinguished Service Cross and the Croix de Guerre for single handedly silencing German machine gun nests near Soissons in 1918. He later gained the Silver Star on the DS C ribbon and the Palm on the Croix De Guerre. Born 1887 in Cedar Rapids, he served from Cantigny to the Coblenz march, rejoined civilian life in Iowa, and later moved to Cedar Rapids with his family.
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Soldier Kemme
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
France
John J. Pershing
Kemme
D. S.C
E Avenue West
Cedar Rapids
Germany
Wisconsin National Guard
Milwaukee
Cantigny
Coblenz
Soissons
America
Camp Grant
Benton
Linn
Armistice Day Ceremonies Held Under Heavy Guard
More than 30 000 bodies lie under rows of stone crosses as Armistice day ceremonies proceed with extreme security. The event lasts three minutes and is shielded by anti aircraft guns and machine guns. Cars are hidden in haystacks to avoid air attack. Services take place at 1045 a m to disperse by 11 o clock.
Norris proposes Armistice Day as national Thanksgiving
Senator Norris of Nebraska suggested on Saturday that the Thanksgiving controversy be settled by making Armistice Day the official day of thanks. He argued Armistice Day marked the end of World War I and was a greater cause for gratitude than any other day.
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Washington
Norris
Omaha Bans Football Gambling Enforcement Ordered
All football gambling in Omaha was ordered banned by Assistant Police Chief Robert Munch. The action targets illegal betting activities and aims to curb gambling operations in the city.
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Omaha
Neb
Robert Munch
Public Library Plans World Book Week Exhibits
Public Library showcases World Book Week with exhibits in adult and juvenile departments. Displays include foreign dolls crafts travel lists from staff, maps from local schools, and student murals. Activities feature talks by Miss Marcella Klein and others, with library hours 9 am to 8 pm during the week.
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Tyler School
Congo
Arthur
van Buren
France
China
Japan
Tyler
Harrison
Egypt
Mexico
Marcella Klein
Lincoln P.T.A
Harrison School
Lois Fetterman
Margaret
Alice B. Story
Wilson High School
No Hunting Sign After Window Shot At Store
A department store window in Blanchester Ohio was shattered by a shotgun blast fired from a parked car. The shopkeeper quickly posted a sign in the broken pane reading No Hunting. Local police investigated the accidental incident.
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Blanchester, O
Did Kuhn Use Bund Funds To Help Girl Friend Move
The prosecution questioned Fritz Kuhn over using Bund funds to move Florence Camp’s furniture from Los Angeles to New York and then Cleveland. Prosecutors say Camp was more than a casual friend, while Kuhn kept Bund finances via his own checkbook stubs. The case centers on larceny and forgery charges against Kuhn.
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NEW York
Fritz Kuhn
Kuhn
Bundfuehrer
Florence Camp
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Herman J. McCarthy
The
Bund
James Wheeler-Hill
Band
Hitler Acknowledges Mussolini on Munich Escape
Adolf Hitler thanked Premier Mussolini for congratulatory remarks on his escape from the Munich assassination attempt. He called the exchange proof of the cordial sentiments binding their two nations.
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Rome
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Munich
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