Hobo Veteran Tours West To Aid Ex Service Men
Texas veteran David McCallin traveled 800 miles by rail with the American Legion to study ex service men in unemployment. He reported three findings: the back door hobo is disappearing, many riders are too young for military service, and few ex service men ride the rods today.
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David McCalin
Texas
West
David McCalli
Dallas
Tex
M. E
Sante’ Fe
Texas and Pacific
McCabb
American Legion
Comic Opera War In Spanish Legion Sees U S Recruits Short on Pay
Eighty eight young Americans returned to New York after joining the Spanish Foreign Legion to fight Moors. They learned in Ceuta that pay of 4144 pesetas daily required buying their own uniforms and arms, leaving many in debt. Recruits expected officers’ rank but were treated as privates amid mockery and high costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Spanish Foreign Legion
Foreign
Ceuta
Africa
George Dimond
Brooklyn
Free Legal Aid for Needful Soldiers Started in Great Falls
Loy J. Mollumby, a young Great Falls Montana attorney and American Legion commander, launched a free legal aid bureau for sick and wounded ex service men. He first won a suit against the government to obtain hospital treatment and compensation for a soldier who became insane from war. A second suit filed on behalf of Chris Tuss seeks war risk insurance for dependents, with the government arguing the disease began after discharge and insurance lapsed. Mollumby argues tuberculosis contracted while in the army.
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United States
Loy J. Mollumby
Great Falls
Mont
Mollumby
Chris Tuss
American Legion
Legion seeks more land opened to back to the farm
Secretary of the Interior Fall told the American Legion that for every government farm available today there are 100 service men waiting. He said the government cannot meet the back-to-the-farm demand without more legislation, and urged the Legion to press for expanded land openings for service men.
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Secretary of the Interior
Fall
The
American Legion
Legion
Emancipated Voters Split at National Legion Convention
Ivy Ann Fuller of Kansas stood out as a key figure in the fierce race for national chaplain in 1922. The convention saw regional candidates backed strongly with East West North and South factions each promoting a fighting parson. Fuller, once a New York actress and Vassar nurse, helped push his candidacy by organizing delegates and delivering speeches.
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American Legion
Ivy Ann Fuller
Kansas
Miss Fuller
New York
Vassar College
Fifth Avenue Hospital
Walter Reed Institution
Washington
Insane Veteran Insurance Suit Seeks Full Benefits
In Providence Rhode Island James B Litthefield attorney for the American Legion files suit on behalf of three soldiers Adam Mikitwicz Misseppe Vitulla and James McGee seeking permanent total disability status for shell shock war risk insurance The Legion argues the men are fully disabled and deserve full government benefits rather than limited temporary compensation The case could set a nationwide precedent for similar claims by ex service members.
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Providence
James B. Litthefield
American Legion
Adam Mikitwicz
Misseppe Vitulla
James McGee
Legion
Government Insurance Bureau
Littlefield
Medal of Honor brother charged over petition
Michael J. Kelley of Chicago, a Congressional Medalist, claims his Medal of Honor recipient brother John J. Kelly was duped into signing a petition to President Harding seeking Debs release and freeing 145 political prisoners. Kelley says he now regrets the interference and urges confidence in the President and his administration.
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John J. Kelly
Chicago
Eugene V. Debs
Vna
National
The
American Legion
Indianapolis
Michae J. Kelley
F of
Congressional
Harding
Speed Record for Pigeons at Beltsville Maryland
The Beltsville United States Department of Agriculture loft bred homing pigeons set a three year record of firsts seconds and best speeds across 100 to 800 mile races. From 1919 through 1921 they dominated 100 200 400 and 500 mile events and earned top speed honors under the Washington Racing Pledcon club and National City Concourse association. Authored by Mr. A Jacobson who directs breeding and training efforts.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Government Farm
Beltsville
Washington Racing Plecon Club
National City Concourse Association
Washington
District of Columbia
Vermin Destroyers for Whitewash and Kerosene Mix
A dated set of home remedies prescribes one ounce carbolic acid per gallon whitewash, then kerosene with one pound naphthaline per gallon, allowed to stand. It also lists a blend of air-stacked lime, carbolic acid, and tobacco to combat vermin, stirred thoroughly before use.
Ex-Service Men Vote Exemption Bill Sparks Backlash
Alabama voters faced a flawed poll tax amendment that exempted ex service men but disenfranchised many veterans. The unconstitutional clause allowed only disabled war veterans who owned less than $500 property to vote. George Bailes proposes a substitute amendment for an extra legislative session called by Governor Kilby.
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Alabama
George Lewis Bailes
Birmingham
American Legion
Kilby
Keep Only Purebred Stock in Poultry Farming
The article stresses that starting with purebred poultry yields better returns on farms and urban yards alike. It argues high quality stock improves the farm’s stock and environment, inspires pride in feeding methods, and attracts other purebred animals, sustaining improvement beyond a single generation.
Smallest Pekingese Dog Believed to Be World’s Tiny Pet
Sig Hart of Chicago owns Toy-Sen claimed as the smallest Pekingese. The three month old dog weighs about one pound and is the son of Ah-Li and Shin-lua, having nearly reached full growth.
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Sig Hart
Chicago
Toy-Sen
Ah-Li
Shin-lua
William Phillips Skates at The Hague Ice Club
When winter hits Holland, diplomats take to the ice. William Phillips the American minister to the Netherlands appears skating with Mrs Phillips at the Ice Club in The Hague.
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Holland
William Phillips
The
Netherlands
Mrs. Phillips
the Hague
A Worth-While Game for Your Calendar
A short inspirational piece urges marking calendar dates for acts of kindness. It invites setting future rendezvous with nature and beauty, promising soul uplifting moments like autumn trees, a summer sunrise, and apple blossoms in May. The note ends with a call to keep these dates.
Crowd Jostles In Rush Hour At Car Lot
A crowded rush hour scene shows a middle aged red faced woman elbowing others to choose a car for a trip to Greenwood cemetery. A stout man replies it makes no difference which car she takes as he slips away through the crowd.
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Greenwood Cemetery
American Legion Weekly
Grain for Geese in Winter
Geese should receive equal parts oats and corn as a daily ration a handful per bird. Provide abundant green feed daily year round with green hay from clover or alfalfa. Offer mangels cabbage or potatoes as green feed and give all they will eat when possible. Geese also like sprouts.
Air expedition to Popocatepetl shows aviation’s reach
President Obregon dispatched an airmen expedition to study the Popocatepetl eruption, illustrating aviation’s practical role beyond mountain climbs and adventure. The Springfield Republican notes this broader usefulness of flight alongside explorers.
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Obregon
Popocatepetl
Springfield Republican
World’s largest hot springs found in Thermopolis Wyoming
Excerpts note Thermopolis hosts the largest hot springs. Other facts list 1922 income tax payers estimated at 6,000,000, infant mortality in England at ten percent, Spain as origin for spaniel, Australia butter production around 200 million pounds with 75 million exported, and over 9 million workers on US railroads, mines, shops and factories payrolls.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
England
Australia
United States
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American Legion News Service
Montana
R. I
Vermin Destroyers
White House
the New Mountaineer
Carl Bronner
Colonel Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Maj
Arthur Dean
Bronner
Eddie Stinson
Lloyd Berteau
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
Covington
Covington, Ky
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Spain
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