New York Driver Saves Ten Year Old From River
Charles J. Crozier of Syracuse spotted a boy's arm at the river surface while crossing a bridge. He plunged into the water and pulled the ten year old to safety as medical crews prepared to take him to a hospital, with fellow Legion members assisting in securing a medal for the rescue.
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Les. Crozier
New York
sAs
Charles J. Crozier
Tully Street
Syracuse
Crozier
Ler
Willam
John Hanley
Herolam
Legion
Youngest Auxiliary Worker Jean Kelly Noted
A fragmentary item reports Bonnie Jean Kelly as the youngest member present at a station in North Dakota for the American Auxiliary. Her early duties included a running post at Devil's Lake and immediate adoption by the department while acting in a director-like role in military affairs. her father M P Kelly is described as a first lieutenant in the Nine squadron of the First.
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North
Dakota
Aittle Lassie
Bonnie Jean Kelly
Devil's Lake
Enta. Department
Ary
Affairs Tomorrow
Jean
M. P. Kelly
Fragmented OCR gold star purchase note from overseas
disjointed OCR fragment mentions gold star purchase with funds from many states and a general, Buck, and overseas baskets passing through Buck. suggests to the Legion that a gold item or gesture is involved.
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Icrs
Buck
Aes
MM Buck
MADE WORLD WAR PICTURES CAPT. JACKSON’S PHOTO LEGACY
Captain B N Jackson of the Signal corps photographed America's World War story from battles in France to soldiers returning home. He documented Wilson's trip to France and daily wartime life. Now a staff photographer for the New York Daily News, he remains active with American Legion Signal Post No 848 in New York.
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America
France
Hoboken
B. N. Jackson
Signal Corps
Wilson
Jackson
The
American Legion
Signal Post No
New York City
First Man Across America and Atlantic Honored by British Legion
H Nelson Jackson of Burlington Vermont, national vice commander of the American Legion, delivered greetings to the British Legion representing World War I service men. Jackson, decorated for gallantry with the Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honor, spoke of closer ties between nations and the duty to build lasting peace.
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Atlantic Ocean
H. Nelson Jackson
Burington
American Legion
Legion
British Legion
British Isles
Jackson
France
Leutenant
Hanford MacNider
New Zealander Robert M Thorpeon in asylum ordeal
Christchurch World War veteran Robert M Thorpeon returned to New Zealand after months in the asylum for the insane at Digin Tl Thompson says he traveled to the United States with health shattered by the war. He contacted the veterans bureau in Chicago and later was confined in the Illinois asylum where he endured poor food and indifferent care. He smuggled letters out to a college friend who intervened, and his release hinged on leaving the United States promptly.
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New ‘Zealand
Robert M. Thorpeon
Christchurch
New Zealand
Digin
Thompson
United States
America
Veterans’ Bureau
Chbicago
Bureau
Lilgin
American Legion canvass in Coryee- Hlonyllie area report
The American Legion posts in Coryee- Hlonyllie Ta and nearby city leaders organize a welfare canvass for former service members. Of 550 men surveyed, 276 are found with some physical disability, and aid must be routed through a committee of leading citizens and business men.
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Coryee- Hlonyllie, Ta
Legion
Atl
Rise in Counterfeiting After Armistice Across United States
Washington reports a sharp rise in counterfeit money since the armistice, aided by more diverse money designs and new securities. Women have entered the field as confederates, while experts warn the surge demands heightened federal vigilance and investigation.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Secret Service of the Treasury
Novelty for Bathers at Tidal Basin Beach
A promotional blurb describes a new gurt chair and comforts offered at the Tidal Basin bathing beach in Washington. Miss Muriel Quacken is featured in the scene as bathers enjoy a cigarette and cooling waters on a hot day.
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Muriel -Quacken
Basla
Washington
Race to Lose Power of Walking Warns Doctor
Dr R Kendrick Smith warned at the national osteopathic convention in Los Angeles that humans are doomed to lose the power of walking if trends continue. He blamed trolley cars, cars, elevators, and other contrivances for keeping people off their feet and said the race is becoming weak from the hips down. He advocated going back to the woods in bare feet with regular running to revitalize the human gait.
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Los Angeles
R. Kendrick Smith
Counterfeiting Tactics and Gender Roles Revealed
The piece summarizes how counterfeiters move value by selling bogus $100 notes for $50 of real money and allow repeat sales, noting careful controls to limit spread. It cites women as useful accomplices who claim ignorance to dodge arrests and points to a paradox that skilled forgers could earn more honestly as engravers.
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Treasury
U. S
Secret Service
Washington
Prac
Frederic J. Haskin
Chicago Daily News
Belgrade's Rapid Modernization Amid Overcrowding and High Costs
Belgrade, capital of Serbia, is rapidly modernizing with new streets, asphalt paving, and numerous dwellings and public buildings. A $75,000 prize for a novelty plan signals ambitious projects as 1,400 new buildings rose in 1921 and 4,000 more are planned this year. A new hotel opposite the station has been completed, old barracks repurposed, and King Alexander’s wedding marked its opening. Overcrowding limits residence for 40,000, while rents and city prices rise, fueling speculation Belgrade could rival Constantinople for living costs. Farm land near the city sells high, and Hotel Moscow recently traded for about 200,000 dollars in dinars. The two royal palaces and a partially constructed Parliament building reflect ongoing public works and a push to expand civic facilities.
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Belgrade
Jugo-Stavin
Alexander
Constantinople
Balgrade
Moscow
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised in Testimonial
A letter from Mrs. A.M. Burk of Wauseon Ohio extols Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for restoring her daughter to health after backache and leg trouble. The testimonial claims she is now strong and able to work, though she avoids heavy labor. Mrs. Burholder’s daughter is also said to improve, with a note urging mothers to consider the remedy.
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Caelena
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra
Lydia EB. Pinkham
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State Department
Bonnie
Ben. Jackson
Tommies
MacNider
American
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Aaterloan
Federal
Reserva
Lydia E. Pinkam
Allen
Dso Allen
Holland
Revy
Avory
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