Five Candidates Enter Race for National Commander
Five men from diverse regions declared their candidacies for the American Legion national commander as Cleveland prepares to host its eighteenth annual convention in September 1935. The list includes Harry W. Colmery, Daniel J. Doherty, Raymond J. Kelly, Quimby Melton, and John Lewis Smith, all former state commanders with national roles. The incoming leader faces a demanding, public-service program aiming to aid disabled veterans and orphans, support community and educational initiatives, and maintain nonpartisan politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
American Legion
Legion
Harry W. Colmery
Topeka
Kan
Daniel J. Doherty
Woburn
Mass
Raymond J. Kelly
Detroit
Mich
Quimby Melton
Griffin
John Lewis Smith
Washington, D. C
Ray Murphy
State Department
Kelly
Doherty
Smith
Melton
Griffin, Ga
Daily News
Paris
Fort Armstrong and Rock Island Forts in the Upper Mississippi
The article tracks the 1813–1816 buildup of American presence on Rock Island, including General Thomas A. Smith's fort construction, the fort’s layout, and early clashes with Black Hawk and allied tribes. It covers treaties, the 1832 Black Hawk War, and the 1862 Rock Island arsenal establishment.
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Thomas Hamilton
Fort Madison
Iowa
Mississippi River
St. Louis
William Clark
Prairie du Chien
Black Hawk
Rock Island
England
United States
Mississippi Valley
Thomas A. Smith
Sauk and Fox Country
Smith
Mississippi
Keokuk
Bugle
Fort Armstrong
Rock River
Illinois
Wisconsin
Winfield Scott
Davenport
Congress
Rock Island Arsenal
German Actress Eleonora von Mendelssohn to Debut in New York
Vienna reports Eleonora von Mendelssohn, heir to the Mendelssohn banking lineage, will debut in New York on the 44th Street stage as Clytemnestra in Robert Turney's Daughters of Atreus. Her career spans Berlin Reinardt school, Louise Dumont troupe, and Munich successes in Candida and Minna von Barnhelm. The rise ends as the Reich bars non Aryan actors after Hitler's rise.
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Vienna
New York
Germany
Eleonora von Mendelssohn
Elytaimnestra
Robert Turney
Daughters of Atreus
44Th Street Theater
Eleonora
Berlin
Mendelssohn
Moses Mendelssohn
Cousel Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Francesco
Max Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Duesseldorf
Louise Dumont
Munich
Shaw
Minna von Barnhelm
Lessing
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Manitoba Rabbit Plague Racks Rural Provinces
In Manitoba numbers of rabbits, once plentiful, soared to 5000 per square mile in 6. The year 1887 brought an unstable rabbit plague with dead bunnies found every few yards across the province.
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Manitoba
Radio Schedule Fragment Highlights NBC CBS and WJZ Nets
fragmented listing of radio programs across NBC CBS and WJZ with various orchestras singers and hosts. entries show times from 6:00 to 10:30 with names Horace Heidt Marie Brancato Howard Price World Power conference Al Donahue and others plus station codes WEAF WMAQ WABC WBBM and more.
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Fieber McGee and Mole
NBC
WMAQ
WIZ Chain
Horace Heidt Orch
CBS
WABC
WEBM
KMOX
WCCO
Marie Brancato
Soprano
WEAF
WLW
Ape Lyman Orch
Wines and
Pat
Howard Price
Tenor
White
WJZ
Pee
WBBM
Richard Himber
KYW
WJZ Chain
William Hard
Wayne King
Orch
Eeet Lakes Orch
William Green
March of Time
Riley and
Farley Orch
King’s Jesters
Princes Crale Orch
Weaf Semana
San Garber
Renry Busse Orch
Eelth Beecher Orch
Herman Iaeeman Orch
Chai
Mece Ptetton
Weaf Seine
Judy
Bailey Axton
BretaintcOree
WGST
Woman’s Radio Review
Bill Mille and Company
Gene ‘Arnold
Chain
Ima Kitchell
Chain Concert Hall
Nec
Ernie Stemm Orch
WIZ
Forest Hills
Armostron
Weaf Chain
Sin Lady Nee
Fivine “Hime
Patti Opain
Amos
Lum
The
Gao
Leo Onetman Orch
Wae
Hammerstein Music Hall
Dons
Wilta
Edgar Guest
Ken Murray
Emox W. Cco
Ben Bernie Orch
Benny
Whain
Robison
Nano Rodrico Orch
WEAP
Jar Yreeman’s Orch
Weaf Sure
PTR
Richard Maxwell
Betts and
Bob
Aed
Mane Chain
Pepe Young's
Ory Id Harum
Weap Kyw Hesman
Banta
WIZ Ed
Sodas
Danding
WABCO
Des Moines Conference Yields Civility Not Fireworks
ALICE LONGWORTH notes the Des Moines meeting between the President and his rival avoided confrontation. Kansas Governor Landon praised the President while withholding a sharp rebuttal, and the drought plan shifting to rainwater retention is hailed as sensible. The piece reflects cautious optimism and bipartisan cordiality.
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York
Des Moines
Kansas
Roosevelt
Landon
Alice Longworth
Fort Armstrong model and Rock Island hints
The note lists tasks and places for Rock Island exploration including locating Rock Island on a map, studying Black Hawk's defense of Sauk village, building a Fort Armstrong model, and visiting the arsenal with next week’s Fort Crawford prompt in Palimpsest February 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Black Hawk
Coney Island Plans for Hyde Park Coronation Vetoed
London officials rejected plans to turn Hyde Park into a Coney Island style spectacle for King Edward's coronation. Showmen sought rides booths and dances, offering large takings contributions, but Lord Stanhope said the board of works cannot sanction royal park use. Public access and unknown military encampment needs cited as reasons.
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London
INS
Hyde Park
Coney Island
Edward
Henry VIII
Charles I
King George V Memorial Fund
Lord Stanhope
Board of Works
Royal Parks
Moon Earth separation tied to Pacific seabed scar
The article posits that the Pacific Ocean floor is the remains of an ancient rift where the moon separated from Earth millions of years ago, now largely filled in.
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Pacific Ocean
How to Play and Win in Contract Bridge
A guide and example from a 1926 bridge column discusses critical errors and correct play. It examines a North-South 10872 hand, evaluating bidding mistakes and key moves by East and West that determine the contract.
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South
West
East
Declarer
British Mint Struck 17 Million Foreign Coins in 1933
The 1933 year saw the mint producing 17,000,000 coins from foreign mints while only four bronze British pennies were minted locally.
Help Kidneys Clean Out Poisonous Acids
An advertisement urges better kidney care using Cystex to treat symptoms like nervousness dizziness and nocturnal urination. It claims guaranteed results in 48 hours with a money back offer and cites a Bank of America guarantee in Los Angeles California. Telephones are provided to contact a druggist for purchase.
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Bank of America
Angeles
California
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NATS
Frank N. Belgrano, Jr
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Lake City
Cirque de Paris
UNIT
Ely
BRIGG
Will Soseer
Taylor
Zachary Taylor
Armstrong
Galena
Old Fort Armstrong
U. S
Fort Crawford
Labor Day
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
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