Rock Island Bridge Memorial Event Recalls Old Mississippi Crossing
The Rock Island railroad marks its seventieth anniversary of the first passenger train with a memorial tablet on the remaining Mississippi River bridge pier. Historic figures Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis aided the project, which faced river-traffic opposition and an injunction from Jefferson Davis as secretary of war. A long legal battle culminated in a 1862 Supreme Court ruling. A commemorative train to Joliet on October 10 will honor engineer Samuel B. Reed and the bridge’s early builders.
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Rock Island Railroad
Mississippi River
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Jefferson Davi
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Davis
Atlantic Seaboard
Great West
Jefferson Davis
United States
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Packet
Bridge Company
Long John” Wentworth
Congress
Committee On Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
John M. Love
Iowa
Supreme Court
District Court
Catron
Charles
Rock Island
Unets
Arsenal
Jollet
Delats
Joliet
Samuel B. Reed
Dlingls
Will of Dad Moulton Found on Paper in Watch
Palo Alto Cal. The will of Dad Moulton, a veteran Stanford athlete, was found written on a circular paper fitted to the back of a watch. Dated September 14, 192%, it names his wife Ide L Moulton and directs that, at his death, all he owns go to her to aid Edwin, their adopted son, if Edwin deserts.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Moulton
Stanford
San Jove
Gilny
Ms Watch
Ide L
Edwin
Rooster's Crow Saves Man in Cranberry Swamp
In Stroudaburg Pennsylvania William Warner wandered a boggy cranberry swamp near Thorneraville. He became stuck waist deep and, after exhausting efforts to free himself, heard a rooster crow from a nearby farm. He followed the crow to safety at a farmhouse, narrowly escaping further danger.
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William Warner
Pennsylvania
Cranberry Swamp
Stroudaburg
Thoneraville
Warner
Fire prevention push urges fireproof building construction
A historical article argues that fires in the United States occur relentlessly despite campaigns and laws. It stresses that true safety comes from building fireproof structures, cites Chicago’s Union Station area fire as proof, and urges prohibiting fire traps beside fireproof buildings to protect investments and communities.
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Pew Union
Chicago
Burlington
Streat
Austin
Lawsuit Aimed at Turkish Government Over Death of American
Los Angeles officials prepare a 3100 claim for reparations in the death of George P. Knapp, killed seven years ago in Armenia. Knapp's brother J Herbert Knapp, a civil engineer, says Turkish troops took him, tied him to a tree and shot him three times after trampling him, while Armenian bankers' affidavits support the account.
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Los Angeles
Cal
George P. Knapp
Armenia
Durklah
Washington
Knapp
J. Herbert Knapp
Turkey
Biadger
Personalities Barrad and the Trinket Talk
In a quirky note from the Boston Crdpscript column, Barrad discusses friendship pretenses and social quirks, urging readers to value genuine connections over crafted reputations. The piece lightly surveys everyday interactions and how people present themselves in public life.
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Boston
Naval Show Set for Legion Convention in New Orleans
Chairman Lieut W Z Neville of the naval affairs committee announces a major naval show for the American Legion national convention in New Orleans. Plans include a battleship and destroyers, Eagle boats in multiple ports, 12 hydroplanes to appear before exhibition nights, and invitations to naval authorities from England, Canada, Australia, France, Italy, Brazil and Cuba. A submarine flotilla en route from Mare Island may join the display.
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W. Z. Neville
Washington
Neville
Noogevele
Jacksonville
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Galveston
St. Louis
Naval Reserve
Mufrooy Pevencoln
England
Canada
Australia
France
Ity
Brafil
Cuba
Maro Island
Cal
Legion's Sweet Singer Joins New Orleans Convention
The American Legion expects Charles Young to perform with the National American Legion band at the New Orleans convention after a Kansas City run. A noted young vocalist, he served aboard the U S Navy ship Louisville early in World War I and later sang with John Philip Sousa’s band on recruiting tours.
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American Legion
Charles Young
Kanges City
Olso
New Orleans
Young
Sotolat
National American Legion
Yzet
Lac Sociate Des 40 Et B
Cheyaoux
Fakirs and Paraong Combine Against Magazine Licenses
In Syracuse New York the Fakirs and Paraong have aligned with World War records and disable veterans groups to oppose fake magazines. They warn municipal authorities that licensing will be scrutinized and all applicants will be referred to the American Legion for investigation.
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American Legion
Syracuse
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That Local Color. Mrs Timothy Hay For Heren A Sake
A fragment from American Legion Weekly humorously questions household changes and arrivals. The dialogue mocks Mrs Hay’s plans, asks where the car is, and teases costumes and nerves amid expectations of summer boarders.
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Timothy Hay
Letting Him Down Easy
A dying rich man calls his longtime chauffeur and laments a long rugged journey. The chauffeur reassures him with a practical thought that life’s end can be downhill, reflecting a somber moral in a brief vignette from the American Legion Weekly.
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Bykes
American Legion Weekly
Salaries for Legion department commanders debated
Tomes J Wicker urges paying department commanders of the American Legion, arguing the role deserves full-time dedication and support. He cites the Europe tour and wartime leadership as reasons a commander should devote principal time to Legion work, a topic slated for national discussion at the New Orleans convention.
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American Legion
Europe
Tomes J. Wicker
Jey
Legion
New York
Roosevelt
Tottlefields
France
Wicker
Virginia
Hintetter
Itian Manaka
Offles
Legion of Otra
Legionnairres
New Orleana
Heroic Rescue at Ardmore Beach by J N Hoffman
Former soldier J N Hoffman leaped into Lake Michigan at Ardmore beach Chicago to save a woman in distress after she swam beyond her depth. Spectators watched as the pair battled the water until Hoffman, exhausted, brought the woman to shore. She declined to give her name.
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Mane
Lake Micnigan
Ardmore Beach
Chicago
Hoffman
New Orleans Street Names To Glow For Legion Convention
Downtown New Orleans will be illuminated with 28,000 electric lights and decorated for an American Legion convention in October. Streets will be renamed to honor allied powers, with a national court of honor formed across ten blocks and Legion avenue adorned with banners. Visiting relatives seek comrades as streets display division insignia and red white and blue bulbs light the main thoroughfare.
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Atresia
New Orleans
Galla
American Legion
Nationa
Lima
Bribnery
Night Workers In Big City Life In New York
Night workers in New York City live apart from daylight crowds. They work by night to avoid glare and crowds, returning home after two. Some enjoy the city’s night life while many dislike the social bustle of day, finding the night more suited to their routines and preferences.
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New York
How to Keep Cats and Birds Peacefully Together
An East Orange woman reportedly solved the pet clash by a training method. A visitor observed the household as a bird cage was moved to the door while a cat prowled. The woman described her approach of allowing the bird to deter the cat until it retreated, ending the nose-around behavior.
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Pittaburgh
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