25 Sep 1924
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1924
Page
1
Lord George signals a warning from the El Rio and watches a flash on the Hi Rio. The crew spots a destroyer behind but detects a mutiny aboard their ship, tying the attack to Price and canned goods.
Captain Bunker freighter master suspects a spy aboard the El Rio while a dangerous voyage unfolds. Secret bottles tossed overboard hint at signaling a pursuing vessel as Akin posits a boardroom of suspects, and Price seizes control when the captain is ambushed and bound.
Orphans of World War I soldiers in Otter Lake Michigan benefit from Dr O G Johnson longtime medical director of the American Legion Children’s Billet No 1. Johnson helped raise funds and secure state aid leading to a $50000 appropriation and the billet’s construction and dedication. He served in the war from 1917 to 1919 and organized the Legion post at Fostoria.
A Frenchwoman fluent in Russian visited the home office and repeatedly produced her passport during talks with porters. After a long exchange, a man linked to a 1919 transfer from the French front to the Fourth Russian front offered an explanation as colleagues noted the woman’s demand for lodging and malt.
A memorial unveiled by the Manchester American Legion features two medallions Night and Dawn. Night shows a skeleton on barbed wire with Lest We Forget. Dawn depicts brothers meeting with a new era dawn, symbolizing postwar ideals.
American Legion meeting in Lowell Massachusetts spurs efforts to amend city ordinances that dock pay for workers who observe Memorial Day. Veterans who did not work on Memorial Day were paid less, prompting Legion guidance to seek legal change and ensure city actions align with the law.
A government under a committee directs efforts to establish convalescent homes for veterans in New Jersey. The plan aims to provide dedicated facilities and support for veterans recovering from tuberculosis under county and state oversight.
Des Moines reports the Knights of Columbus will erect a modern neighborhood house costing 200000. Iowa counties expected to be represented at the Cedar Rapids WCTU conference on October 7. Governor Kendall to fill a vacancy on the state board of education after Charles Richmond Brenton’s death. Kendall plans a world tour starting mid January from New York with Mrs Kendall. The Ions rifle team to Camp Perry for national matches through October 2. Boone contracts for seven miles of city streets at 1.20 per cubic yard gravel. Cedar Rapids to hold a community congress late Sept or early Oct. Iowa bidders lead steam coal contracts. Des Moines tops 72 cities in typhoid freedom survey.
A sympathetic neighbor notes a boy’s complaint about his father’s thrift. The child jokes that saving money is foolish, while the father explains he is saving for a baby and a better future. The encounter appears in a New York Sun item from the Glokd column.
A man asks a reaper at the zoological gardens gate if there are flying birds, insisting on seeing them and requesting directions to the bird cages, prompting a terse exchange about what is available.
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