Molony to mobilize Legionnaires for New Orleans convention
Police Superintendent Guy R Molony, a Legion member, plans to call 1000 uniformed Legionnaires to aid in managing 150000 visiting ex service men for the American Legion convention in New Orleans October 16 to 21. He says they will assist the police along the parade route and serve as provost guards in the business district.
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American Legion
New Orleans
Po-lce
Guy R. Molony
Molony
Legion
Busi-Nose
Kansas City
Bunks for the Legion Men in New Orleans Hotel Plans
W A W Steger chairs housing for the American Legion convention to be held in New Orleans in October. Officials arrange hotel rooms Pullman cars and ships for lodging with meals and rations. about 14 000 guests could be housed on Pullman cars and in army style barracks while others stay in hotels or homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. W. Steger
New Orleana
New ‘Orleans
Stoger Haz
Pullman
New Orleans
Army
Steger
Star’s. American Legion State
Endon
Army on Short Notice Shapes U S Defense Act Vision
Fragmentary text describes army readiness and guarding critical lines like bridges and railways. References Pershing, national defense act of 1020, and expansion of reserves, noting a plan for 175,000 men, with emphasis on mobilization and governmental defense strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United. States
J. Pershing
Homesick for the Army: Kook Returns to Service in Indianapolis
Ah Ilan Kook, born in Korea and raised in Hawaii, served from 1917 to 1922, and after visiting Officer H C Foyler in Portsmouth he chose to reenlist at Fort Benjamin Harrison. The dental officer praised his return while noting Kook’s American Legion ties and desire to be “home” with the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Hawaii
United States Army
Ah Ilan Kook
American Legion
Todiwanapolis
San Francisco
Kook
H. C. Foyler
Gay Street
Portsmouth
Army
Schofield Barracks
H. T
Post No. 6
Legion
Indianapolis
Legion Headquarters
National Guard
National Army
Fort Benjemin Harrison
Grigg
Phoenix Soldier Aims To Be Second To None At West Point
James Shelley of Phoenix Arizona, a World War I veteran, has been appointed to West Point as a plebe. He served nine months overseas with artillery and answered officials with a seven word ambition, "I want to be second to none."
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Harding
West Point
James Shelley
Phoenix
Ariz
Shelley
American Legion post charter sought for Korea site
National organization in Indianapolis re called a charter for an American Legion post in Korea. Fifteen local Korea residents are listed as eligible members with headquarters at Kwangju Chowsen. M L Swineheart of the South Presbyterian Mission leads the organizing effort and urges swift action to form a dynamic post reflecting wartime camaraderie.
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American Legion
Korea
Legion's National Organisation
Yndignapolis
Pergong
Kwangju
Chowsen
M. L. Swineheart
Treas‘arer
South Presbyterian Mission
Swinehart
Plesse
United States
Carrying On and the Shell Shock Case in Lincoln
Lincoln veteran Thurman K Williamson seeks to resume life after a district court annulled Mamson's marriage, freeing him to carry out his pledges. A social group named 40 Temmes and Chapeaux ties to the American Legion Auxiliary and mirrors Legion initiatives nationwide.
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Thurman K. Williamson
Lincoln
Neb
District Court
Wil. Mamson
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo Dies Poor
Paria obituary notes the death of Charles de Wells known as the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo. He died in poverty at eighty-one after fame and a lifelong run of bad bets and legal troubles in England and France for obtaining money under false pretenses. He popularized a supposed roulette-beating system that preyed on hopeful bettors, many of whom lost their fortunes before the wheel.
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Paria
Charles Deville Wella
Monte Carlo
Wells
Monte Corin
England
France
Prince Pretender Charged with Frenzy of French Claim
A Connecticut washerwoman posing as a prince or heir to the French throne sparked attention claiming royal status. Reported as having three spouses within the country, authorities investigate the legitimacy of her claims while observers note the unusual winding of royal pretensions.
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Bon
Connecticut
France
Bared Impostor Prince Lured New York Society
Police records reveal Harold Schwert, twenty one, of New Britain Connecticut, posed as Prince Louis Henri de Chateroux de Bussigny de Bourbon for two years. He faked royal status while living with a wife, a wolf hound, and lavish stories, leaving behind costumes and a sword as investigators trace his supposed lineage and social conquests.
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New York
France
Prince Louis Henri de Chateroux de Bussigny de Bourbon
Firth Avenue
Harold Schwert
New Britain
Conn
Prince
His
Il Almed
Pope Benedict
Tate Czar
Joseph Terry
Terry
Navy
Illinois
Yerry
Wall Street
Erry
le Wolf Hound
Riverside Drive
Conc
Metropolitan Hospital
Blackwells Island
Reginal van der Vere
Aonemad
Broadway
Harold
Gallant engineer battles tarpon on Ocean Springs bridge
Report from Ocean Springs tells of a Louisville and Nashville passenger engine worker who gallantly aided a tarpon caught on a fishing line wielding a heavy iron tool to free the fish. Mrs. W. M. Lampton struggled with the tarpon for about 45 minutes as bystanders gathered for a closer view and souvenirs.
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Elloxl
Louisville & Nashville
Ellen
Ocean Springs
W. M. Lampton
Lightning strike kills man near Haddonfield home
Edward Armatad was struck by a bolt and hurled into a tree behind his house in Haddonfield New Jersey. He performed a somersault and was knocked unconscious, then taken to Cooper Hospital after witnesses called for help.
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Haddonfield
N. J
Edward Armatad
Cooper Hospital
Aohim Ti
Woman Refuses to Become Old Woman at Columbia
A 71 year old Greensboro native Mrs. A P Crawford enters Columbia University as a student. She studied at Vassar decades ago, now pursues philosophy and literature to stay mentally alert. She praises lifelong learning, keeps active, and declines aging as a fixed end while praising modern youth’s broader outlook.
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New York
P. Crawford
Greensboro
N. G
Columbia University
Vassar
Wother
Sis
Crawford
Columbia
Winston-Salem
N. C
Reynolds
Sobucco
Solivany
St. B. Crawford
University of North Carolina
Hergon
Montague
Goog Records
Echoot
Woman and Two Men Die as Horse Touches Wires
In North Anson Maine a woman Mrs Thomas Morin and Warren Nutting were electrocuted after a horse touched a charged wire in rainwater. Ora Pullen was killed while aiding the animal. A man named Pyllen also died trying to help.
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North Anson
Maine
Ora Pullen
Atrude
Pyllen
Thomas Moryn
Warren Nutting
Daath
Agalgt Pullen
Freedom From Laxatives Promotes Gentle Relief
An old advertisement touts Najol as a non stimulant bowel aid that mimics Nature’s lubrication. It claims Najol is harmless and pleasant, provides gentle relief from constipation, and is advertised through physicians and pharmacies.
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Plyntelanas Naed
Standard Too Low in A Nation-Wictore Athete
A satirical brief recalls a chorus girl who marries a man, discovers him engrossed in vast newspapers, and laments marrying a highbrow as she encounters the morning breakfast. The vignette mocks highbrow culture and public tastes through a comic domestic moment.
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Ula
The Boss Never Thinks So It Is Too Hot to Work
A clipped report notes workers complain of heat with one saying it is too hot to work while another insists the boss will not admit the condition. The fragment hints at employer resistance to acknowledging workplace heat.
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New York Society
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