Indianapolis Wins Legion National Headquarters Over Others
Indianapolis boosters argued city suited as national headquarters due to central location near population centers, extensive rail and electric lines, and complete facilities. They highlighted labor ties, monuments, notable residents, hotels, theaters, and large stockyards to persuade delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Fred Bates Johnson
Johnson
Monre
Indiapolis
United States
Chicago
Milwaukee
Detroit
Toledo
Cleveland
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Memphis
St. Louis
Peoria
Springfield
United Mine Workers of America
Internation
Brotherhood
Boal
Inter- National Typographical Union
Inter- National Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs
Bricklayers, Masons and Rers’ International’ Union
Bar- International Union
International Brotherhood of Carpenters 2d
Legion
Indiana
Union
Inte
Charles W. Fairbanks
Marshall
James Whitcomb Riley
Benjamin Harrison
Tarkington
Meredith Nicholson
Pioneer scouts and their varied pursuits across Oklahoma
The text profiles several Oklahoma pioneer scouts from towns like Gane Delaware Depew Hollis Spiro and Manchester. It highlights goals such as becoming engineers, farm duties, sheep farming, fishing trips, and athletic skills like swimming and diving while noting scouts’ daily activities and reflections on scouting shaping character.
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Gane
Ore
Poth
Delaware
Hartshorne
Hollis
Manchester
Oile Im Okirahe
Oklahoma
Sawyer
Scouts Sleep Outdoors Advocated By Health Experts
The article notes scouts finding camping outdoors highly beneficial and urges year round outdoor sleeping under proper conditions. Col Ernest K Cowiter of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children endorses open air sleep as healthful, advocating encouragement in suitable conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest K. Cowiter
New York Society For the Prevention of
Scouts Aiding Conservation In Tree Study Effort
Scouts nationwide engage in forestry education and preservation as scout masters lead tree study programs. The article notes growing public welfare interest and rising participation, with boys contributing to conservation efforts and local improvements through organized activities.
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Rnse
Lasso Expert Buck Taylor Aids State College Scouts
Boy Scouts at State College in Pennsylvania receive instruction in throwing lasso riding and saddle seat from Buck Taylor a longtime performer associated with Bill’s show. Taylor rents land near State College and offers lessons and time to help the scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College, Penn
Buck
Bill
Buck” Taylor
State College
Electric bath experiment aims to tone nerves and shed dust
The Electrical Experimenter reports H Gernsback testing a 20 kilowatt 500000 volt Tesla coil and a rabbit on a high terminal plate. The test claims a dry bath effect that cleans skin and removes dirt while toning the nervous system and invigorating both old and young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
H. Gernsback
The
Electrical Experimenter
Mr. Gernsback
Spitzbergen Explorer Elected Honorary Member of Society
Charles Rabot the French arctic researcher has been named honorary member of the Christiania Geographical Society. He joined the 1809 French La Manche expedition to van Mayen and Spitzbergen and led early surveys of west Spitzbergen showing inland ice contrasts with Norway and Greenland. His key work is Des Variations de des Glaciers, and he first mapped the ice between Saltenfjord and Ranefjord.
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Spitzbergen
Charles Rabot
Christiania Geographical Society
Paris
Saltenfjord
Ranefjord
Ginamdalen
Black Tees
Vestbraen
Osthbraaen
Aleppo Eyed Tragedy Cited By Oculists
Eye doctors describe Aleppo Syria as facing extreme blindness with one in six people affected. Trachoma noted in infants and young children while adults show advanced cases, a level not seen elsewhere except in Egypt and India. The situation is attributed to recent terror and Turkish rule.
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Aleppo
Syria
Orient
Egypt
India
Spain Moves to Nationalize Moroccan Jews
Spain launches a formal program to rehabilitate Moroccan Jews with the king as honorary president and leading statesmen backing the effort. After centuries of ostracism, Jews are invited to return and resume their role in the nation’s evolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Morocco
One Tongue Enough
Brayde asks how many languages the wife speaks and Baker replies that one tongue is enough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Brayde
Veteran Coast Guard hero retires after 44 years of service
Captain Herbert M. Knowles, superintendent of the Third Coast Guard district, retires on pension after joining in 1876. He logged 1 300 wrecks and led a life saving crew at Point Judith and Omaha exhibits, earning praise for alertness and daring during a Christmas Eve rescue.
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Life Saving Service
United States Coast Guard
Herbert M. Knowles
Third District
Wakefield
St. L
Coast Guard
Knowles
Point Judith
Long Island
Treasury
Gage
Tfe
Omaha
Block Island
Wake Field
Hig
Will Leaves Fortunes for Grace Fisher in Probate Hearing
Francis Paul Galle died alone after years as a city clerk. His will filed for probate leaves several thousand dollars to educate Grace Fisher, the daughter of Gus Fisher, with the remainder to be paid when she turns eighteen. The will faces contest and a final hearing. Attorney Francis H. Hayes represents Grace, while Rose La Riviere of 4554 South Western Avenue is named trustee if no contest arises.
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Galle
Grace Fisher
Francis H. Hayes
Toll repeal advocated to favor coastwise ships at Panama Canal
Senator Jones of Washington calls for a Panama Canal toll repeal to allow free passage for vessels in the coastwise trade. The proposed amendment targets American ships only and does not cover trans oceanic traffic. The prior exemption for American ships was removed after Britain objected.
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Senator Jones
Panama Canal
Washington
Jones
Great Britain
Firemen Wear Overalls as Uniforms in Champaign
Fire department members in Champaign adopt overalls as a cost saving uniform until uniforms become affordable again. The move reflects budget strain and aims to maintain safety and visibility while awaiting price relief.
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Champaign Fire Department
Doctor Bulkley’s Cure for Colds Shown
Dr L Duncan Bulkley of New York describes his own cold cure using phenacetin with soda powders in warm water. He recalls a severe cold that vanished after taking multiple doses, sleeping well, and reports consistent success preventing grippe in patients with daily use during October to spring.
California capitalists to mine Cyprus copper with modern plants
A syndicate of California investors has secured a long term lease on twenty two Cyprus copper claims and will install modern mining machinery. D C Jacklin of San Francisco is listed as the syndicate head. War disruptions paused plans until after the armistice.
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United States
California
Isle of Cyprus
D. C. Jacklin
San Francisco
Subaltern Challenges Armless Bust In Relief Room
A Belgian woman recalls a German subaltern ordered to find billets presenting himself at her home. He examined a room long used by American relief delegates and, noticing a bust missing arms, asked loudly why the arms were cut off. The question offended her. he left in an affronted mood, and there was no further incident.
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Relief Commission
Nagalge Ty Og
Nuns Return to Streets After Forty Years in Seclusion
The Visitation sisters long housed at a Washington DC school have emerged after four decades behind a high wall. Once confined to exercise in the grounds, they left their cells as wreckers razed the building and the site sold for a large sum, marking their first street appearance in forty years.
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District of Columbia
Visitation Caves
Eoanpane
Tameans
Sm Authority
National Capital
Washington Star
Prizes for English Weavers in Cotton Fabric Design
A gift of 10000 dollars from John Crompton of Manchester will fund rewards for designers and weavers of original cotton fabrics designed and woven in technical colleges or weaving schools in the British empire. Half the entries must be pure cotton, the rest may contain up to 70 percent cotton threads. The Textile Institute of Manchester will supervise sample collection.
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John Crompton
Manchester
England
The
Textile Institute of Manchester
Venice Canal Access and Transport Links
The main entry to Venice from the railway station is by the Grand canal with gondolas or omnibus steamers. Regular steamship service runs along the Grand canal and across the lagoon to the island of the Lido, with tram steamer connections between Venice and lagoon islands.
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Venice
Grand Canal
How Scout Troops Organize and Open Ranks
The article describes a scout troop structure with a scoutmaster as the adult leader, likely assisted by assistant scoutmasters and a senior leader. Any boy twelve or older may join after taking the scout oath and law, learning flag history and knot tying, becoming a tenderfoot and progressing to second and first class through scoutcraft training. It emphasizes character, life skills, and the belief that creation is better than destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Movement
United States
Rioting Inquiry Highlights Youth Citizenship Concerns
Gov. Alden Helvie of Nebraska condemns the riot as chaotic and warns that such acts reflect a troubling condition in any community. He notes that today’s youths will become tomorrow’s citizens and calls for directing their thoughts toward constructive ends.
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Govaldhelvie
Nebraska
Scouts Bureau of Service Offers City Guidance
Jersey City Boy Scouts establish a bureau of information and service to direct seekers along the quickest routes. Scouts will be on duty for pilots for strangers and provide small task work for a nominal sum to help fund next year’s camp.
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Bureau of Information, Service
Jersey City
Scouts Use Spare Time To Aid Boston Troop
Boy Scouts of Boston Troop No 18 Alliston Maca maintain public drinking fountains keep order in local branch library and cave party for sixty years and over.
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Boy Scouts of
Boston
Alliston
Maca
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