Legion for Nation's Defense Forms Historic Reserve
Former soldiers and sailors plus civilians with vital skills form the American legion to bolster national defense. Led by Major General Leonard Wood and Colonel Roosevelt, its plan is to create prewar readiness without a peacetime standing army, with Governors Island as temporary HQ and a focus on in-depth screening of members’ physique education and training for rapid wartime deployment.
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Leonard Wood
Roosevelt
New York
American Legion
Theodore Roosevelt
Governors Island
Gordon Johnston
United States
Legion
Army
Navy
United States Army
Man saves woman from charging bull near Boulder trolley
Motorman Larry Fox of the Denver and Interurban line out of Boulder intervened when Edith Fair wearing a red sweater fled a maddened bull pursuing her toward the trolley. He turned off the current, braked, and pulled her aboard as the bull brushed the coach. August Harding, owner, notes the animal’s behavior and links it to the sweater.
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Boulder
Cole
Larry Fox
Denver
Edith Fair
Miss Fair
Frank Anderson
Fox
August Harding
Woodpecker Robs Ilwaco Water Pumping
An investigation blames a woodpecker for inflated Ilwaco water bills. A lone bird perched on a power line caused a short, altering the electric indicator that signals when the reservoir reaches required depth, making the engineer stop pumping by animal motion rather than water level.
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Ilwaco
Wash
Faithful Parents Stand By Leper Son To The End
In Benton Harbor a leper, Jacob Goldstein, died in a secluded lakeside shanty. His mother and father, shunned and financially ruined, stayed by him to the end despite the town and state officials refusing care and isolation. The family lived in exile under constant surveillance until his death.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Jacob Goldstein
Goldstein
Goldsteins
State of Michigan
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Wives Trigger Resignations Over Honor Prisoners Label
In Racine Wisconsin two courthouse workers quit after their wives read a report calling some prisoners honor prisoners. The men feared being labeled as under sheriff detention and resigned when their wives argued the point.
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Racine, Wis
Prince Max Saxony a Popular Front Chaplain in War
Prince Max Wilhelm of Saxony, brother of King Frederick III, serves as regimental chaplain at the front. He tends the wounded, administers mass under heavy shellfire, and helps French prisoners and wounded, earning wide admiration from Saxons and French alike.
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Berlin
Max Wilhelm August Albert
Saxony
Max
Frederick III
Prince Max of
Europe
Giornale d'Italia
Rome
Lorraine
Max of
Father Max
Dpinal
International Areau
Geneva
France
Germany
Wire Netting on Buckingham Palace Wing
London reports the north wing of Buckingham Palace being covered with wire netting about twenty feet above the roof to protect royal living quarters. Additional anti aircraft guns were placed near the palace with a zeppelin threat in mind. Guns would engage any airship over London as defenses expand. Some art treasures have been moved for safety, while critics argue galleries remain vulnerable to aerial attack.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Greenpark
Missouri Lawmakers Scramble For A Dictionary
In Jefferson City the Missouri House discovered it worked without a dictionary as a resolution to buy a new one was introduced. Representative J. M. Bowers pressed about the fate of earlier dictionaries, prompting silence until the House bought another dictionary to fill the gap.
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Jefferson City
J. M. Bowers
Missouri
Wayne
Woman Never Sleeps Awake Seven Years
Seattle woman Mrs Edward Hauck claims seven years of perpetual wakefulness with only brief dozes. Her husband and local doctors question the claim though, noting long sleepless periods would be fatal by natural law. She passes nights in a chair with a lamp, tending to her child and seeking relief from doctors in the east.
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Seattle
Wash
Edward Hauck
Irene Bell
Berlin
Ont
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Elliot Elk
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Leavenworth Hospital
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