Legion Colonel Miner Lost Leg Inspires Loyalty
Colonel Miner, commander of the Twenty-eighth division in France, spoke at a New York Shipbuilding banquet for the American Legion, praising membership as justified by the privilege of belonging. He lost a leg in service, inspiring fellow Legion members with his courage and continuing leadership, including his recent appointment as brigadier general of the Pennsylvania National Guard. His long military career began in 1884, with service in the Spanish American War and the Mexican border era, earning a Distinguished Service Cross and a Distinguished Service Medal.
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American Legion
Asher Miner
Wilkes'Barre
France
Miner
Twenty-eighth
Alnee
National Guard
Diner
American ‘Legion
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Mner
Renéyn
Pennsylvania Militia
Ninth Infantry
Ha ‘Wan
Third Pennsylvania Field Artillery
The Good Little Mother of Uncle Sam’s Boys
Grace Jackson, longtime welfare chair of the Woman’s Auxiliary to the American Legion, visits three Wichita area hospitals weekly to comfort wounded servicemen. She distributes gowns, clothes, and magazines while organizing gifts from her committee, guiding her eight children as her home supports the cause.
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Grace
Uncle Sam
Wichita
Kan
Woman's ‘Auxilary
American Legion
Jackson
Thayer Mayors Aide Named First Woman Legion Mayoress
Mrs Abby Howe Forest mayor of Thayer Kane is cited as the first woman to hold the position of Mayoress in the United States. She supports a Legion Post project to build a community house as a center for town and countryside activities. Forest is active in the Daughters of the American Revolution and serves as an officer of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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American Legion
Mra
Abby Howe Forest
Thayer, Kane
Puch An
Jocal Legion Post
Thayer Post
Américan ‘Legion
Kate Waller Barrett as Virginia Legion Auxiliary chief
Kate Waller Barrett of Alexandria Virginia a leading figure in women’s organizations has been chosen president of the Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion in Virginia She has served as special government representative on missions and held national posts including National Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers associations and leadership in delinquent child care efforts under Roosevelt.
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Kate Waller Barret
Alexandria
Vas
Ampelican
Legion
Department of Virginia
Hag
Fourtes
National Congress of
Florence Crickenton
United States Public Health Service
Barratt
Roosevelt
International Conference of Women
Europe
Zurich
Bureau of Immigration
One Legged Soldier's Brief WWI Service in Dodge
Logan I Dillman enrolled in the service without exemption and served eleven days before a wooden leg forced his discharge. He recalls drilling with the unit and being excused from play at times. The discharge note stated it not bar future service, and he later joined Harry E Everist post No 116 American Legion at Mankato Kansas, claiming a unique distinction as a member who entered service on one pin.
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Logan I. Dillman
Medical Corps
Dodge
Dillman
Harry E. Everist
American Legion
Mankato
Kan
Legion Executive Member Leads France War Zone Tour
John J. Wicker Jr of the Legion's national executive committee was summoned to New York to oversee a pilgrimage for former servicemen invited by the French government to tour the old war zone in France. Wicker, experienced in coordinating European travel, previously navigated World War I travel parties and served in France's aviation service, once overcoming eye test rejections by memorizing the chart.
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American Legion
France
John J. Wicker, Jr
Legion
New York
Wicker
Europe
Palestine
Egypt
The
Orient
United States
Canadas
Alaska
Air Service
Iowa News Highlights From State Fair To Farm Events
A roundup of Iowa items reports a Berea barn fire, the death of former Judge David Mould in Sioux City, and Tim Le Quette addressing 6 000 Story county farmers. It notes Iowa farmers lead in motor vehicles, tractors, and phone use, plus September 24 peatmastership exams for many towns. Additional notes cover missing farmer William Palanske, property repairs ordered by Judge Rockafellow, the 67th State Fair success, tuberculosis efforts in Tama County, Polk County school prizes, a Marengo posse capture of armed bandits, legal bonds set for Cramer theft case, funeral services by Bishop McDowell, and a coal vein discovery near Pella with a planned mine development.
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Leon G. Voorhees
Berea
David Mould
Sioux City
Tim le Quette
Des Moines
Story County
Iowa
Aine Cantly
Civil Service Commission
Ainsworth
Ren
Meredith
Tama County
J. M. ‘Wineinger
Bureau of Animal Industry
Polk County
Cerro Gordo
Craigbor
Nrwoodville
Urbandala
Ira Reed
Marogo
Marengo
Sherri Reed
Stewart
A. M. Lucag
William Cramer
Edward Cramer
Lucas Livin
Collage, Springs
Kim
Huff
Missouri
Hamilton
Missouri Bank
Cramers
Shambaugh
Ing
F. W. McDowell
Washington, D. C
William Z. Lewis
Bronx City
Capital City Coal Company
Pella
A & Foot
Fannema Farm
Rock Island
Busy world chapters and disasters across nations
Events from Rio de Janeiro to Norway, including Germany's war commission resignation, 6000 U.S. soldiers' remains in Hoboken, Ruth tying Babe Ruth's homer record, a Norway mine incident near Christiania, Westminster Abbey memorials, fires in Annapolla and Baltimore, punitive lashes in Baltimore, wages cuts in Chicago, and a Beech Grove bank robbery. Also notes on a Camp Grant sale, mandates delay, Bolshevik executions in Riga, and a joy ride theft of a hydroplane in Washington.
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Brazil
Rio
Janeirg
Kari
Bergmann
Berlin
Hhis
Wheaton
Hoboken
N. J
Antwerp
West Virginia
Communist Congress
Christiania
Westminster Abbey
London
Annapolla Royal
N. S
Baltimore
McNulty
Cornelius Smith
Landis
Chicago
Lewis H. Carris
Newark
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Washington
Walter Pyne
Afghanistan
Sylvester Brown
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Alexander R. Warren
Youngstown
Herbert A. Atherton
Harry L. Davis
Newark Law and Order League
Edward Checholka
Bertha Shank
Cedar Wants
Camp Grant
Rockford
United States
League of Stations
Robert Cech
Geneva
Beech Grove
Indianapolis
Riga
Latvia
Petrograd
Pravds
Markets News from Chicago Sees Varied Wheat and Livestock Quotes
Chicago markets report opens with wheat activity showing highs and lows and assorted futures in a slate of mill brands. Prices span flour, hard spring and winter wheats, with rye, hay, and cattle quotes. hogs and sheep values listed, including prime steer, yearling, and cow ranges plus lambs and ewes.
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Chicago
Colton
Choltee Ught
Owen
Trials of a Housewife and Lydia Pinkham Ad Claim
A narrative of a bleeding and bearing down pain followed by claims that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored health. The testimonial cites several Ohio and Illinois women including Mrs Hurneet L. Cassen Fayette Ohio and Mrs J A McQuirty Bloomington Illinois praising relief and urging use. The piece positions the remedy as a long standing restorative for female troubles and offers a private text-book upon women’s health.
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Campanainkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia &. Pinkham
Chester A, Batu
Fayette
Ohio
Illinois
Bloomington
J.a.mcquirty
Walnut St
Ill
Casaen
United States
Lydia B
Pinkham
Lydia BH
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Massachusett& Thia
Petrified Apple and Witty Social Gaps Highlighted Tidbits
An odd petrified apple found near a lake prompts Dr. Molt in Otis Me to relay whether it is natural or crafted. Jokes about paying cash dividends and manners at home exaggerate social niceties as a Boston Transcript snippet notes. Nebuchadnezzar’s wall writing distracts from daily routines in a humorous vein.
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H. Molt
Otis
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Vernon Ayres
Lydia £. Pinkham
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Sultwell
Morton
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Boston Transcript
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