Abe Lincoln and Ann Rutledge in New Salem Years
In a June 1834 chapter Abe Lincoln advises Abe and Harry Needles on politics and education while courting Ann Rutledge. Ann fears a letter delay reveals John McNeil McNamar’s deception as she awaits news and contemplates her future with Abe by the meadows and road to adulthood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Traylors
Sarah
Samson
Jing
Eliphalet Biggs
John Barleycorn
Inglander
South
Isaiah
Harry
Pappsville
Piace
Sangamon
New Salem
Ann Rutledge
Ann
John McNeil
Frank
Jack Kelso
Harry Needles
Mall
Hill
McNeil
McNamar
John
Abe and Eli Fredenberg shop for clothes in New Salem
Abe Lincoln and Abe Needles travel to Springfield and New Salem to secure a modest wardrobe under a tight fifteen dollar appropriation. They meet Eli Fredenberg the Wandering Jew, who touts his Empire Emporium and helps pick a blue jeans suit while discussing public life and future plans. Eli mentions Bim Kelso’s troubling visit and hints at family concerns about her marriage and wellbeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
New Salem
Marseilles
Eli
Peter's Bluff
Clary’s Grove
New ‘Salem
Beardstown
Eli Fredenberg
Imperium
Emporium
Bradder
Fredenberg
Abraham Lincoln
Tle
Bim Kelso
St. Louis
Paris
MacNider Elected National Commander of American Legion
Han ford MacNider was chosen as national commander at age thirty four, becoming the youngest in Legion history. An investment banker from Mason City Iowa, he served as a lieutenant colonel in World War I with the Ninth infantry and earned multiple decorations after beginning his career on the Mexican border and at Fort Snelling. He has led the Iowa state Legion and is noted for his strong vision to build a large, clean, patriotic Legion to support veterans and the disabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Orsanization
MacNider
Harvard University
United States
Fort Snelling
France
Ninth Infantry
St. Mildel
Mason City
Iowa
Marshal Foch
Washington, Mo
Kansas City
American Legion News Highlights and Local Effects
Lemuel Bolles of Seattle elected national adjutant for third term. Minnesota counties adopt American Legion Day at fairs. Pajama Gazette edited by disabled soldiers at Asbury hospital Minneapolis. Chicago campaign to aid jobless ex soldiers. Bodies of Gunmar Dahl and David Thor buried in Illinois. New Orleans to host 1922 national convention with $100000 pledged. Milwaukee vetoes council support for Legion job efforts. Washington memorial building for National Guardsmen proposed. Legion posts multiply, daisy adopted as official flower, poppy dropped. Lincoln uses ex service men to aid police. Marshal Foch visits KC post. Foch joins George Washington Post 1. 80k US WWI dead rest in France. 43670 returned home. Employed veterans survey shows 600k–700k jobless. NY has 150k jobless. Threatening letters target Legion members in Town. I W W suspected.
University Professor Advances Phonetic Spelling Practice
A volume from the university museum’s anthropological department showcases a professor author translating a Kerchi Indian legend from Guatemala. The text mirrors his phonetic spelling examples like Hiz hair waz stil black and Some paragrafs of hiz own wer dropt, reflecting his self devised orthography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthropological Department of
The
University Museum
Guatemala
Robert Burkitt
To Make a Cashmere Shawl Three Men Six Months
Three men take six months to craft a cashmere shawl using ten goats fleeces. The note highlights the labor and materials required for such a finely woven item.
Head of Legion Auxiliary Mrs. Hobart Prominent Leader
Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart of Cincinnati, first national president of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary, led the parent organization as it grew from 3,000 to about 125 000 members. She served as Red Cross supervisor in Camp Zachary Taylor and taught Red Cross classes while her son served in the colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell F. Hobart of
Cincinnati
Women’s Organization
Lowell F. Hobart
American Legion Women’s Auxiliary
Zachary Taylor
Kentucky
Jim
Red Cross
Hobart
Legion Auxiary
The
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Irving Bachelier l
Springfield
Soch
Samson Traylor
Kelso
Dante
Blackstone
Starkie
Jack Armstrong
Bill Berry
Black Hawk
East
Plenty
Macnnder
NEW Legion
Leelon
Hanford Macnnder
Lemuel Bolles
Seattle
Wash
Yellow Medicine
Minnesota
Pajama Gazette
Asbury Hospital
Minneapolis, Minn
Chicago
Gunmar Dahl
David Thor
Pats
Ilinois
New Orleans
Hoan
Milwaukee
Wis
Washington
George ©. Richards
Militia Bureau
War Department
Legionnaires
Flanders
Lincoln
Neb
America
New York
George Washington Post No
Washington, D.C
Weeks
Main Street
WS. A
George F. Kearny
John B. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Young Wallace
Argonne
Des Moines
Harry W. Polk
Des Moines Legion
Legion Auxiliary
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