Cunningham Named Washington American Legion Commander
C D Cunningham of Centralia Washington a noted I W W figure and former special prosecuting attorney in the Centralia Armistice Day murders case is elected commander of the American Legion of Washington. He led the pursuit of Wesley Everesey the I W W ring leader and later secured convictions later upheld by the state supreme court. Cunningham also served as an infantry private at Camp Pike Arkansas.
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American Legion of Washington
C. D, Cunningham
Centralia
American Legion
Cunningham
Wesley Everesey
America
National Organization of the
Supreme Court
Camp Pike
Ark
How the service men stand in Washington after disarmament talks
President Harding faced questions on ex service men in high posts as the Legion noted appointments. An ex service man heads the navy secretary post an assistant secretary is a veteran. The public elected 26 veterans to the House and two to the Senate. Governors in several states are veterans.
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Harding
Lamar Jeffers
Alabama
Legislative Committee of the
American Legion
Washington
Legion
Navy
Veterans’ Bureau
House of Representatives
Senate
Hoover
National Committee On
Helps to Find Employment for Ex-Service Men
Ex-service men across the country benefited from Secretary Hoover's committee on unemployment led by Arthur Woods New York head of the Hoover special committee. Woods served as special assistant secretary of war in 1919 organizing a national bureau to place veterans in civil life. He previously was New York police commissioner and first chairman of the American Legion Americanism commission.
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Hoover
Arthur Woods
New York
Woods
American Legion
National Americanism Commission
Legion National
In- Manapolis
South Dakota
Post Women's Auxiliary
Post
Kansas
Legionnaires
The
Legion
The Fourth of July Diary Entry
A boy describes a patriotic Fourth of July with a morning bath breakfast stories about Abraham Lincoln after supper Bible lessons and singing The Star Spangled Banner before going to bed. The tone mirrors a midcentury American Legion Weekly diary fragment highlighting national pride and family routines.
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Abraham Lincoln
American Legion Weekly
World War I Inter Allied Veterans Plan Unveiled
Charles Bertrand, French deputy and Inter Allied Veterans Federation leader, plans an alliance of all allied veterans to preserve world peace. He arrived in America with Marshal Foch as a guest of the American Legion. over 8 500 000 Allied veterans are gathered under the federation. Bertrand fought as an infantryman and was wounded and gassed. he has led tours through several allied nations and received the American Legion's gold medal for distinguished service.
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Germany
M. Charles Bertrand
French Chamber of Deputies
Inter-Allied Veterans’ Federation
Bertrand
America
Marshal Foch
American Legion
Inter-Allied Federation
Paris
Legion
Ikewise
French Veteran Society
Inter-allied Veterans’ Association
Italy
England
Roumania
United States
Beatty
Diaz
Baron Jacques
Vaudeville Star Offers Free Shows to Legion Posts
Miss Rita Gould, a vaudeville stage performer, offers her services to American Legion posts. She entertained troops in France and later in government hospitals and recreation camps. During her winter tour she will perform free for posts in towns she visits to aid needy and disabled service men.
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Rita Gould
American Legion
France
Miss Gould
America
The
Legion
Beak Question Sparks Breakfast Cue
A six year old protests an egg at breakfast. The mother commands compliance with threats of spanking. The girl asks if she must eat the beak too, revealing a child's stubborn wit and humor from a period American Legion Weekly cartoon or column.
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Mary
American Legion Weekly
Avian tuberculosis seen as widespread poultry threat
The report notes tuberculosis in fowls is widespread across the United States and highly destructive to flocks in the North and West. It emphasizes insidious onset with late visible symptoms, high mortality, limited human risk, and that stamping out relies on Farmers Bulletin 1200.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Division of Publications
Superior Lice Killer Recipe for Kerosene Emulsion
Directions for making a kerosene emulsion insecticide using two gallons kerosene one gallon water one pound soap and one pint crude carbolic acid. Boil soap in water dissolve then mix with hot kerosene and acid while churning ten minutes. add six gallons hot water then apply with a spray pump on walls floors roosts and fences.
Her Morning Canter in Washington Aides Say
Theodore Roosevelt's wife, the wife of the assistant secretary of the ways, rides in Washington on her favorite horse. She keeps riding side saddle as she enjoys an early morning canter in public.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Berlin first aid stations kept ready for riots
Public first aid stations in Berlin operate on a break glass principle. Cabinets hold no stretcher only dressings and medicines, placed at frequent street intervals for quick access during disturbances.
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Berlin
Cadet Rifle Drill Ends With Quick Witty Exchange
The cadets conducted rifle inspection when a high school private, eager to appear sharp, nearly dropped his rifle after a snap grab. A seasoned lieutenant shouted, reminding him to locate the balance, and the rookie answered that balance is all he was given.
Little Willie Asks Why Minister Never Ends
A church visit prompts Willie to ask why the minister is called Reverend He thinks the title means never end his mother explains the term and Willie quips that the minister would never end today
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Willie
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American Legion News Service
C, D, Cunningham
Wash
Hoover Special Committee
Pittsburg
Anette
Paul Revere
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
First Methodist
Lynn
Mass
Thomas Wilfred
Mr. Wilfred
Joan
Darby
Dublin
Sinn
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