Forgers Reap Huge Harvest from Check Forgery
A New York article cites Burgess Smith ex inspector of technical work in the United States Bureau of Engraving showing crooks extract between 80 million and 85 million dollars yearly from careless check handling. It details how modern protective measures and safety check paper curb forgers and outlines five steps to safer checks.
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New York
Burgess Smith
United States Bureau of Engraving
American Industries
National Association of Manufacturers
Profiteer in Leeches Up In Paris Demand
A historical note reports rising leech prices in Paris driven by profiteering. Demand has surged as dealers multiply, with the cost per thousand leeches climbing from 60 to 100 francs after historically low rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pepys
Famous Tree, 800 Years Old, Shows Signs of Wear
The great Tule Cypress in Santa Maria de Tule Oaxaca, about 800 years old, is showing wear. The trunk needs 30 people to span and Cortes camped beneath its limbs four centuries ago. A younger progeny nearby named Hijo grows large, with 12 people needed to span its trunk.
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Mexico City
Tule
Santa Maria de Tule
Oaxaca
Oohum
Cortes
Honduras
Mexico
Hijo
Captain and crew saved after Cumberland Queen wreck
Norfolk report tells how Captain L P Power and his wife were presumed dead after the schooner Cumberland Queen ran aground and sank twice. The salt cargo dissolved, lifting the vessel in deep water before coast guardsmen rescued them in Charleston.
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Norfolk
L. P. Power
Power
Charleston
Pearls of Fish Scales Attract Attention In Fleeton
A French woman in Fleeton, Virginia, works to manufacture imitation pearls from fish scale essence. She has produced fine specimens of pearls and the venture draws attention. Fishermen are paid 10 cents per pound for fish scales.
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Heathsvile
Fleeton
Belleau World War relic pillar from ruined church
A pillar from the altar of a Belleau village church, shattered by German shells, is now preserved at the American Legion national headquarters in Indianapolis. The gift from Belleau villagers honors Yankee regiments and the French commune’s gratitude, protected beneath trench and American flags.
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Belleau
American Legion
Indianapolis
Ind
France
Chateau-Thierry
Germany
America
Legion
Will Pay the Buckeye Boys
The state sinking fund commission selects RR Roberts of Youngstown Ohio to direct adjusted compensation payments totaling 25 million dollars for nearly a quarter of a million World War I veterans. Roberts, a sergeant major in the Thirty Seventh Division, has ties to Carnegie Steel and is seen as a Legion ally in keeping compensation operations nonpolitical. Ohio pays ten dollars per month for up to eighty five dollars in maximum benefits to service members.
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Roberts
Youngstown
Ohio Department of the American Legion
Robrs
Ohie
Carnegie Steel Mills
State Sinking Fund Commission
Hanford MacNider Addresses Adjusted Compensation
American Legion men at Chatfield Minnesota heard MacNider deliver an adjusted compensation address. His Pittsburgh audience numbered likely larger than he realized, illustrating broad interest in the topic during the speech.
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MacNider
American Legion
Chatfield
Minn
Hanford MacNider
Pittsburgh
Tonder
The Silent Partner Wedding Exchange
A brief comic wedding moment from the American Legion Weekly notes the pastor asking the groom to take the bride. The groom quips he takes nothing while the bride stands as a confident, substantial figure, described with humorous terms fitting the period tone.
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American’ Legion’ Weekly
Milwaukee Woman Leads Auxiliary Aid to WWI Veterans
Mrs. Maud R. Cudworth of Milwaukee Wisconsin national vice president of the American Legion Auxiliary directs welfare work for sick and wounded veterans in Indiana Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Kansas and Missouri. She supervises letters visits and comforts funded by local units and carries veterans complaints to officials. A Milwaukee region post of 1000 men nicknamed her Mother after she lost her only son in the war.
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Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Kansas
Missouri
Maud R. Cudworth
Milwaukee
Wis
American Legion Auxiliary
Two Kinds of Profiteers in Le Sueur War Effort
In Le Sueur Minnesota Mrs Henrietta A Starkey proprietor of a moving picture theater earned praise for aiding war drives. She provided free lights and films at community gatherings, showed photos of local service members, and donated profits to Liberty bonds and the Red Cross. Le Sueur Legionnaires cited her as a wartime profiteer of goodwill.
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Ladh
le Sueur
Minn
Chain
Hye
Henrietta A. Starkey
Liberty Bond
Red Cross
le Sueur Legionnaires
Germany's War Losses Outlined by German War Department
A World War study based on German archives reports 46 killed and 109 wounded per hour. It states Kaiser Wilhelm commanded about 18 million soldiers, with 1,808,548 killed or died of wounds or sickness. Wounded total is estimated at 4,246,779 and deaths directly traced to the war about 1.2 million.
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German War Department
von Altrock
Altrock
Legion Groups Endorse Community Home in Elizabethown
Carrying On With the American Legion and local farmers contributed trees and land to create a community home for the Elizabeth town post. A Gold Star Legion for families of World War dead is proposed. Washington ex veterans carry 83 million yearly renewable term insurance. New York passes draft dodger ban on public office. Legion posts exist in Calcuntal India, New Zealand and Denmark, totaling 11,050 worldwide.
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State of
Washington
Legion
Striking Development In Federal-State Livestock Campaign
The USDA reports marked progress in the federal state campaign for livestock improvement. Enrollments using purebred sires rose to 6070 in January to March, with purebred females increasingly used. Ohio leads in enrollment and Green county Ohio reports near purebred herds. Michigan entered the campaign. Virginia remains strong for participation.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department. of Agriculture
Department
Ohio
Nebraska
Washington
Kentucky
Michigan
Virginia
United States
Nardin County
Pulaski County
Hancocke
Green Counties
Wittitas County
Oldham County
Dodge County
Hardin County
Lvetock
Good treatment pays best in beef cattle profits
University farm professor W. H. Peters argues the most profitable beef animal is the one that efficiently converts feed into beef, not merely one that eats a lot. He warns many young cattle grow poorly due to inadequate calf feeding, urging careful, cost effective development during calves to maximize future gains.
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W. OH. Peters
University Farm
Mr. Peters
Sows Need Exercise for Healthy Farrowing
The article states sows require ample exercise to reach farrowing times in proper thrift, emphasizing physical activity as essential for sow health and productive outcomes.
Save the Little Pigs and Piglets Rescue
Local rescuers rally to save the Little Pigs and piglets during a critical incident described as a little April tober. Authorities coordinate efforts with animal welfare groups to secure all animals and prevent harm.
Feeds for Growing Pigs with Shelled Corn and Oats
A plan suggests a creep area where growing pigs access shelled corn ground oats and tahkage. The mix supports early rumen development and steady weight gain.
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Senate
Congress
Samuel H. Jacobson
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Crook
Mr. Smith
Penmant
Underworld
Mrrs. White
Noah
Margaret. White
St. Paul’s Tower
Levee District
Mississippi
American Legion News Service
Buckeye Boys
Robert Roberts
Ohio Department
Maud Cudworth
Legion Boys
Mid-West
Henrietta Starkey
Elizabethtown
New York State
General Assembly
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