Dreiser Seen By Bennet as Leading American Novelist
Theodore Dreiser is hailed by Arnold Bennet as a top American author whose works have crossed borders to French and German translations. The piece notes his candid depictions of life, his non hermit stance, and his belief that writing is not a mere social picnic.
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Arnold Bennet
Theodore Dreiser
Dreiser
United States
Carrie
Lfe
Star Author
Mary Stewart Cutting
A Clerkly Man’s Quest for Love and a Wife
In New York a reserved clerk pursues marriage with a cautious woman, guides her toward liberal ideas, and bears the strain as she grows distant. After years of quarrels and separation she leaves with another, while he remains haunted by an all-consuming, unreciprocated love.
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Wray
Tle
New York
Drake
Munshaw
Bessie
Prince Charming
Nfe
Marie
Manu
Freud
Kraft
Pierre Inti
West
California
Sud
Andy
The Open Mind Cartoon Line Cited
A brief observance from the Charlotte Observer notes that an open mind is acceptable only if one speaks in a certain way, reflecting a newspaper cartoon or editorial tone about perspective and speech.
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Charlotte
Veterans Bureau expands family allowance rights retroactively
The Veterans' bureau will now consider family allowance claims by personnel whose beneficiaries later met the criteria. An aunt who stood in loco parentis to a soldier and was previously excluded may qualify thanks to retroactive changes, retroactive to October 6, 1917, and the comptroller general supports this by overruling prior service-time application requirements.
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United States Veterans’ Bureau
American Legion
Veterans’ Bureau
Comptroller General
Veterans' Mountain Camp Aids Ex Service Men In Adirondacks
The American Legion plans a 1275 acre Adirondack camp for tubercular and convalescent veterans with future housing for aged ex service men. Admission requires honorable discharge and all necessities are provided. The group seeks 2.5 million dollars to fund the project and enlist broad support across New York and beyond.
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The
American Legion
Adirondack Mountains
New York
New York Forest Preserve
United States
Legionnaires
Committee In Charge
Legion
James W. Gerard
Otto H. Kahn
David Pelnsco
Augustus Thomas
George W. Wickersham
Sir Henry Thornton Praised by American Legion in Canada
Sir Henry Thornton head of the Canadian National Railway, born in Logansport 1871, spoke at a tribute to American World War dead. He aided organizing U S veterans in Canada and has held key railway posts in the United States and Britain, including lieutenant general and knight.
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United States
Sir Henry Thornton
American Legion
Canada
Sir Henry
Dominion of Canada
Legion
Dominion
Logansport
Ind
St. Paul’s
Concord
N. H
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Long Island Railway
Hne
The
Pennsylvania
Long Island Terminal
Long Island
Ingland
Great Eastern Railway
Thornton
Royal Engineers
France
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Canadian National Railway System
Memorial Erected by University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas dedicated a memorial honoring students who lost their lives in World War I. A large native limestone boulder with a bronze plate listing the dead stands as the memorial, with American Legion members leading the dedicatory ceremonies.
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University of Arkansas
American Legion
Ancient Cars Parade Revives Vintage Auto Relics
In Santa Ana California a legionnaires group staged an Automobile Resurrection Day parade. They gathered derelict cars of various types for a street procession. Some vehicles were so antique that manufacturers reportedly sought to buy them as relics.
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Santa Ana
Cal
West VirginiaLegion pushes oath flag and civics bills
The West Virginia legislature passed three American Legion backed measures. One requires teachers to take an oath of allegiance to the U S and state constitutions. Another mandates flying the U S flag over schools in session funded from building funds. A third bill calls for thorough instruction in U S history civics and state constitution.
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West Virginia
United States
American Legion
Bil
Building Fund
Legion
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Matrimonial Adventures
Jennie Gerhardt
United Feature Syndicate
U. S. Veterans’ Bureau
Heart of
Thornton Friend OF
Sir Henry Thornton, K. C. B
Amerecan Legion
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