Marconi Father of Radio Prominent in Wireless Rise
A biographical sketch traces Guglielmo Marconi from his Bologna birth on April 25 1874 to his 1896 patent for wireless telegraphy and pivotal experiments in England Lavernock Bristol Channel and Spezia. It notes his knighthood, naval and military roles, 1917 US visit and 1919 Paris peace conference delegation. The piece surveys rising radio enthusiasm in 1920s America with state by state amateur growth and club activity.
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Senatore’ Guglielmo Marconi
Senatore Guglielmo Marconi
C. V
Ll. L. D
D-Se. M
Bologna
Italy
Trish
Leghorn
England
Westbourne Park
Marconi
W. HL. Preece
Post Office
Bristol Channel
Lavernock
Brean Down
Spezia
Victor
Leutenant
United States
Paris
Austria
Bulgaria
South Foreland
Institution of Electrical Engineers
London
Poldhu
Cornwall
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Philadelphia
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Cornwall Stathoivat
Lucania
Clifden
Ireland
Oxford
Glasgow
Aberdeen
Liverpool
Pennsylvania
Senatore Marconi
Farm account keeping urged for Montana farmers
Montana farmers are urged to keep agribusiness like merchants do. The Montana extension service has held many farm account schools and banks have distributed free account books to promote bookkeeping. The farm management department offers a simple yearly inventory plus receipts and expenses ledger to measure farm profitability and guide credit decisions.
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Montana
Montana Extension Service
E. 14 Varrier
Bozeman
Mhis
Army Cutworm Seen as Threat in Montana This Spring
Montana experts warn a serious army cutworm outbreak may occur this spring with first activity in April and May. The pest has caused crop damage in recent years and can be controlled by poisoned bran mash prepared like grasshopper mash but without banana oil.
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Montana
Baseman
Foul brood the worst bee disease in Montana
The Montana Experiment Station warns foul brood is the state's top bee malady in spring. Robbing spreads it as strong colonies attack weak ones. reduce weak hives and limit entrances to one or two bees at a time. Bee trees may also spread infection.
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Montana
Proper Marketing of Eggs Pays 17 Per Cent
Montana extension Service reports 17 percent of eggs shipped to market are a loss. Breakage dirty eggs and rotted or moldy eggs contribute, with percentages for development issues and shrinkage. Losses could be reduced by careful handling and prompt marketing.
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Montana Extension Service
Underweight Children Linked to Measles Outbreak
Montana extension service specialists report that underweight children are typically the first to contract epidemics. In Stillwater County’s recent measles outbreak, the first nine cases were all underweight, highlighting nutrition as a factor in disease susceptibility.
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Montana Extension Service
Stillwater
Grains Prove More Profitable Than Fallow At Huntley Station
Experiments at the Huntley branch of the Montana experiment station show that sowing small grains on corn land yields higher profits than fallow if a ready grain market exists. Fallow gives higher yields but only once every two years. Small grains tested include spring wheat winter wheat oats barley and flax.
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Huntley
Montana’ Experiment Station
Ohlinger a Valuable Man Former Intelligence Officer
Gustavus Ohlinger of Toledo a former U S Intelligence officer earned high regard in the American Legion for thwarting German propaganda networks during the war. A friend of Roosevelt and world traveler he is noted for strong Americanism and decisive action against anti American groups in wartime and beyond.
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Gustavus Ohlinger
Intelligence Department
United States
Toledo
American Legion
Legion
Ohlinger
China
Theodore Roosevelt
South Africa
Gus
Indiana Legionnaire: New Legion Paper Aims Nationwide Reach
Philip B. Stapp of Greensburg leads the Indiana Legionnaire weekly, a new Legion publication started to provide a medium for Legion ideas. The paper began with a circulation of $2,000 and targets all Indiana Legionnaires. Stapp, a Paris caucus delegate and former editor of Tour Glass, served 26 months in World War I rising from private to commissioned officer.
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Indiana
American Legion
Toosien Legionnaire
Philip B. Stapp
Greensburg
Tour Glass
Sauntering Seventh
Indiana Palliation
Paris
Legion
Stapp
First National
Field Artillery
Indiana Legionnaires
Destroyers Awarded and Out of Commission in Navy
Dozens of U S Navy destroyers earned gold stars for sinking German submarines in the North Sea and Atlantic mission zones. Several ships including the Shaw and Jacob Jones face scrapping after fatal actions, with the Jacob Jones remembered for its namesake torpedo boat loss.
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North Sea
Atlantic
Parker
O'Brien
Cummings
Porter
Davis
Navy Department
Davy Jones
Shaw
Aquitania
Jacob Jones
Noted Bandmaster Sousa and the Legion Reach Global Audiences
John Philip Sousa, bandmaster extraordinary, leads the Great Lakes naval band. The 32 master musicians are ex service men affiliated with the Legion. Sousa’s group spread Legion activities worldwide, training many veterans in music and service.
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Legion
John Philip Sousa
Mammoth
Great Lakes
Sousa
Name Destroyer for Pruitt Hero of Pershing Era
Corp John Pruitt of Phoenix Arizona earned Italian Croce di Guerre citation for single handedly killing two machine gun crews and taking 40 prisoners in France in 1918. He volunteered for service with Marines after the war began and died of wounds. buried with honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Uncle Sam
Navy
Marine Corps
Corp
John Ruttt
Pershing
Germany
Hendry
Corporal Pruuttt
George Pruitt
Phoenix
Ariz
Pruitt
France
National Cemetery
Arlington
Legion in Racine to create veteran cemetery plot
The American Legion of Racine Wisconsin plans a circular veterans plot in a city cemetery to honor ex service members. They will spend 5893.50 for land and erect a steel mast with the Stars and Stripes, aiming to move existing 55 veterans and bury over 300. The group asks the Wisconsin legislature to raise state aid for war veteran burials from 850 to 700 or 75.
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American Legion
Racine
Wis
Army
Navy
Potter's Field
Legion
Arlington
National Cemetery
Virginia
Stars and Stripes
Wisconsin
Carrying On With the American Legion Dedicates Memorial
The article notes a rain event during a Legion celebration in Centralia Washington. It mentions a $250,000 memorial hall for four American Legion members killed by a World War L W W group and bronze doors to the unnamed venue.
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Gentralia
Wash
American Legion
L W. W
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Ohio
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Malcomb P. Hanson
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Milwaukee
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H. G. Corcoran
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