Centralia Leader Becomes Washington Legion Commander
C D Cunningham of Centralia Washington a key prosecutor in the IWW case rises as the new commander of the American Legion of Washington. The Armistice Day killings in Centralia shocked the nation as four Legion members were shot from vantage points in a parade. Cunningham helped chase Wesley Everency the radical ring leader and led prosecutions that followed. The trials drew national attention for eight weeks with Cunningham prevailing against top legal talent. The radicals were convicted and a year later the Supreme Court upheld the verdicts. Cunningham also served as an Infantry private at Camp Pike Arkansas during World War I.
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How the Service Men Stand in Public Roles After War
President Harding faced questions from Rep Lamar Jeffers and the American Legion about ex service members in key posts. The Legion released a statement noting ex servicemen hold positions as secretary of the navy and assistant secretary, alien property custodian, assistant postmaster general, head of the national budget, and head of the veterans bureau task force. Public officials include 26 veterans in the House and Senate seats, governors in about a dozen states, and eight ex servicemen on Hoover's unemployment committee.
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Lamar Jeffers
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American Legion
American Commission
Washington
Legion
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Segview
Hoover committee aids jobless veterans head Woods
Secretary Hoover's employment committee, led by Arthur Woods of New York, has coordinated nationwide efforts to secure jobs for former service members. Woods, former War Secretary in 1919, built a national bureau for aiding veterans' transition to civilian life and served as New York police commissioner and first chairman of the American Legion's Americanism commission.
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Arthur Woods
New York
Hoover Special
Cfurt
Woods
American Legion
Legion Guest Has Big Idea From Allied Veterans Unite
Bertrand, a French infantry veteran and head of a wounded veterans society, visits the United States with Marshal Foch as a special guest of the American Legion. The Inter-allied federation now claims over 8.5 million Allied veterans under its leadership. A Paris conference of allied soldiers is planned, with the Legion promising strong representation. Bertrand has traveled widely with the Inter-allied veterans and was among the first civilians in a notable group with Foch, Beatty, Diaz, and Baron Jacques to receive the Legion’s gold medal for distinguished service.
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von Bertrand
America
Marshal Foch
American Legion
Inter-allied Federation
Paris
Legion
Bertrand
Inter-allied Veterans’ Association
Italy
England
Roumania
United States
Beatty
Diaz
Baron Jacques
Will Help Cheer Up Boys By Rita Gould at Legion Venues
Miss Rita Gould, a vaudeville singer, offers free entertainment to American Legion posts during her winter tour. She previously entertained troops in France and in government hospitals and camps, and will perform for towns hosting veterans to aid needy and disabled service men.
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Two Kings and the division of a kingdom lesson
A historic Bible lesson outlines Rehoboam’s poor leadership and Jeroboam’s failed reforms. It traces Israel’s split after Solomon, noting heavy burdens, advisory mistakes, and the rise of calf worship as a political-religious strategy.
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Salomon
Rehoboam
Jeroboam
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Hero
Belog
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Dollar Duel Between Youth and Elderly Gent
A humorous exchange recounted by the Pittsburgh Dispatch shows a young man pressuring an old gentleman for a dollar. The elder asks the youth his age, learns he is twenty five, and responds that at seventy five he will hand the dollar himself when he sees the Lord.
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Lord Nooner
Pittsburgh Dispatch
California Fig Syrup Ad Claims Quick Bowels Relief
An old advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a cure for constipation in children. It promises rapid bowel cleansing, calmness, and regained vitality, urging mothers to buy the genuine product with dosing directions on the bottle and warning against imitation syrups.
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California
The Critic and A Widower At The Club
The Critic recounts Edgar Saltus in a club afternoon scene as a widower laments losing his wife and life insurance appears in the humorous dialogue. A Materialist's Duck remark follows with Lord Grey recalling Bird talk and a quip that ducks should be discussed only when cooked, cited from the Manchester Guardian.
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Edgar Saltus
Saltus
Mr. Saltus
Lord Grey
Selborne Society
Manchester Guardian
Idle Hours With Statisticiana Insight on Aging
An old piece notes that a man reaching eighty spends about two years dressing and remarks on a woman's time spent at home during a hard winter. The passage blends social commentary with fragmented thoughts on aging roles and conditions.
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Statisticiana
Speed of Glaciers Study Reveals Glacial Growth
Prof. W. 8. Cooper studies Alaskan glaciers and concludes Muir Glacier gained 60 miles over 127 years. The remark notes smart individuals seek information, while criticizing acting types and stereotypes about women.
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W. 8. Cooper Ginds
Muir Glacier
Fake Aspirin Ad and Language Reflections From London
An old advertisement touts Bayer aspirin with a bold claim that fake aspirin is on sale, then shifts to a literary reflection about farewell phrases from London. The piece evokes cross-cultural terms for "until we meet again" and the longing of parting, concluding with a note on language and poetry.
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Henry van Pressaree
London
To Teach Correct English in Everyday Speech
Meredith Nicholson argues that teaching English should start with children's talk observations and daily descriptions to form intelligent reporters who plan their stories. He criticizes the dull mystique around language and urges a natural, accurate, easy, and charming English education.
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Meredith Nicholson
Scribner's Maganine
Mountains in California Reach Vast Unnamed Heights
The United States Geological Survey notes at least sixty California peaks exceed 18,000 feet yet lack names amid rich scenery. If east of the country, these nameless summits would draw millions yearly, as California also hosts 70 more peaks over 13,900 feet, 190 unnamed in all, and a dozen above 14,000 feet.
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California
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
United States
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