Rise for Legion Man Marked by Wartime Service
Colonel Edward W. Shaughnessy, long a military and civil service figure, left a $25,000 post to take a $5,000 a year role after joining Fidelity Post of the American Legion in New York. His career spanned railroad roles, transportation corps service in France, and a Distinguished Service Medal for meritorious service.
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Edward W. Shaughnessy
Fidelity Post
American Legion
New York City
Sharghnessy
Will Hays
American Petroleum Institute
Shaughnessy
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Thirteenth Engineers
Fraise
George van Horn Moseley
Transportation Corps
Chatta d'Shierry
Es-sur-Tille
St. Micel and
Meuse-Argonne
Persting
Made Legion Drive Success In New Orleans
Anthony Kelley, discharged from the army in New Orleans, finds life dull without danger. He joins Rollin post of the American Legion which launches a membership campaign. Kelley volunteers as a professional daredevil to promote the drive and rekindle excitement.
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Kelley
Legion
Navy
Apert, Wih
Merchant Marine
Anthony Kelley
Rhenegy
New Orleans
Crow's Nest
Rollin Post
Ammerican Legion
Strange Insect Suspected in Death and Illness in Indiana and Sigel
Physicians in DuBois seek the insect believed to have killed Mrs. James Hileman in Indiana and seriously sickened Thomas Callen of Sigel Jefferson county. Victims describe a small flying bug. Hileman died two days after the bite on her lower lip and Callen was treated for blood poisoning after an arm bite about two weeks earlier.
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DuBois
Indiana
Sigel
Jefferson County
James 8
Hileman
Thomas Callen
Armenian Music Blends Styles From Hasdian to English
The article notes Armenian melodies and composition as unique while highlighting Hasdian Italian and English influences. It mentions Armenian operas performed abroad and cites the national marching song Dur key oppressor of Armenia written in a Turkic national style.
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Durkey
Armenia
Harvesting Tobacco in Lancaster County Practices
Lancaster county standards committee explains proper harvesting and curing of Pennsylvania tobacco. Leaves should mature on the stalk before cutting to avoid dull color poor quality and low yield. After topping leaves turn lighter and mottled, then are wilted strung on laths and hung on racks before curing in sheds.
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Lancaster County Tobacco Standardization Committee
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
Discoveries Beneath Jerusalem Quarries Unearthed by Dog Chase
Dr. Allen Moore recounts how a dog chasing a lizard into debris revealed vast subterranean quarries near Solomon's temple in Jerusalem. A voice from depth led to opening passages and inscriptions on stones showing Phoenician inscription by Hiram of Tyre workers. Youth's Companion.
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Solomon
Allen Moore
Palestine
Doctor Moore
Solomon’s Temple
Jerusalem
Famense
Doctor Moora
Hiram
Tyre
Buckwheat Boom In Lancaster County Fields
Buckwheat crops in Lancaster County show their best season yet as ample rains support steady growth. Once rare, buckwheat now covers sizable fields on many farms, shifting from York County supply to local milling. The Guest quality flour is produced in this expanded effort.
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Lancaster’ County
Lancaster County
York County
Delving Into Mother Earth Deep Mines Across the World
The article traces centuries of shaft depth progress with deeper mining. It notes coal pits over 3,000 feet in England and over 4,600 feet in Belgium. It cites Australian mines with 3,50 feet silver depths and a 4,300 feet gold shaft at Bendigo and mentions a major gold-mining company advancing a shaft beyond measure.
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Earth
England
Belgum
Australia
Bendigo
Ransvial
Tama Pane
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