Walter H A Coleman A Legion Founder in London Post No 1
Walter H A Coleman adjutant of London Post No 1 of the American Legion helped found the organization in Paris and organized Philadelphia post in London. He served in the American Destroyer Flotilla at Queenstown during the war and later worked with the U S Embassy in London. London Post helped decorate American soldiers graves in England on Memorial Day 1920.
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Walter H. A. Coleman
London Post
London Post No. 1
American Legion
Legion
Mr. Coleman
Paris
Philadelphia
Coleman
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
Albany
N. Y
Indianapolis
Ind
Bethlehem
Queenstown
Ireland
United States
London
the Legion
England
Nashville Legion posts tackle unemployment with job bureau
In Nashville Tennessee the American Legion Post established an employment bureau to assist ex service men. A Legion member runs it full time with a card index listing job applicants and employers by abilities and needs.
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American Legion
Nashville
Legion Employment Procedures At Headquarters
A job application process at the Legion headquarters requires a form with name address birth place marital status service history dependents and education. Applicants face trade tests and may be listed with the Legion bureau to meet employer calls and receive introduction cards.
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Legion
Electric June Dingeist
Davcitsmian
Isurance Salesiean
Diatellinist
Muattress
Jinker
Eward
Legion Bureau
Negro Post
Employment Bureau
Legion Treasury
State Jobs for Veterans Advocated by New York Legion
Miss Ray C Sawyer chairwoman of the Women’s Auxiliary Committee of the New York American Legion urged the New York Assembly judiciary committee to back a bill giving civil service preference to World War veterans. The proposal, supported by the New York Legion, aims to ensure veterans receive hiring priority in state employment.
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Ray C. Sawyer
Women’s Auxiliary Committee
New York Department of the American Legion
New York Assembly Judiciary Committee
Miss Sawyer
New York
New York Legion Organization
Legion seeks removal of postmaster over language dispute
Lincoln Legion Post No. 3 passes resolution asking the government to relieve Henry C. Jarms of Shmerald Nebraska from office. The dispute arose after Jarms objected to two Legion speakers in a church and sought a congregation vote to oust them. The pastor later left, and editorial praise notes the Legion's policy of promoting Americanism by example, urging patience with immigrants.
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Henry C. Jarms
Shmerald, Neb
Lincoln
Neb
Pest No. 3
American Legion
Semerald
Legion
Jarms
Legionnaires
Memorial at Clinton Michigan honors four wars sons
Frederick E E Peiper Post of the American Legion in Clinton Michigan unveiled a monument to local sons who served in four wars. Citizens donated land around the monument which will be turned into a park. The stone monument bears a bronze tablet inscribed Ta Memoriam Dedicated to her sons who gave their lives for Freedom's cause in four wars.
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Peiper
Frederick EE. Peiper
American Legion
Clinton
Mich
AID FOR G A R VETERAN PROMPTED BY SCHUYLER LEGION
Schuyler Nebraska American Legion post seeks guidance on helping a Civil War veteran in town who is battling cancer. The veteran relies on relatives and a nurse but lacks funds for adequate care. The post commander appeals for action to assist the aging veteran who wore the blue in prior wars.
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American Legion
Grand Army of the Republic
Legion
Schuyler
Neb
Harmony With Legion Endorses Legion Policies in Nevada
Robert A. LaRoux national field organizer of the American Legion told a joint session of the Nevada legislature that C.W. Farrington state organizer for the AFL in Nevada and several union members were in harmony with the Legion and supported its fight against radicalism.
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Legion
Robert A. LaRoux
American Legion
Nevada
C.W. Farrington
American Federation of Labor
Washington township tax law upheld against farmers challenge
Judge Linn D. Hay in Indianapolis Superior Court sustained a demurrer for county officials in the Washington township case. Farmers argued the Tuthill-Niper tax law was unconstitutional and sought to restrain county treasurer Ralph A. Lemeke from collecting. the court ruled for wide latitude to taxing units and the demurrer was upheld. Plaintiffs plan to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Indianapolis
Linn D. Hay
Washington Township
Ralph A. Lemeke
Hay
Supreme Court
King's Daughters End Meet in Indiana
The seventeenth annual state convention of the King's Daughters closed in Muncie with about 100 delegates. Mrs. John Coon of Evansville urged extending membership privileges to young girls as 1,250 members across 40 circles in Indiana. Connersville won next year’s meeting without opposition, and officers were re-elected.
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King’s Daughters
Muncie
John Coon
Evansville
Indiana
Connersville
0. T. Wingfield
Indianapolis
Blanche L. Maine
Carl W. Steeg
Rudin Ons
Secretari Us
Two Auto Thieves Identified After Cincinnati Arrest
Authorities identify two men after arrest in Cincinnati for auto theft linked cases in northern Kentucky. Edward Negle, 27, and John Boots Paul, alias obey, of Newport Kentucky, face charges of shooting with intent to kill and attempted robbery in Newport. Paul to stand for auto theft at Covington Wy. Warrant for horse breaking held against Taulbee in Cincinnati case.
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Connersville
Cincinnati
Edward Negle
John
Boots
Paul
Hee
Obey
Newport
Northern
Kentucky
Cincinnerl
Thamer
Newnport
Panthes
Covington
Cincinatti
Taulbee
Milk Price Fight Shuts In On Grocers Milk Cut
Farmers and dairy producers meet to Cgate a boycott against Grocers Dairy Products company over a proposed price of two cents per pint, down from 14 cents. They plan to spread the action nationwide once a permanent organization forms. The Dairy Products company says the price cut will lower consumer prices to about two cents per quart, effective today.
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Okemo
Anvil
Auik
Dairy Products Company
Encampment Plans Set for Woodmen of the World in Lafayette
Arrangements for the biennial state encampment of the Woodmen of the World and Woodmen's circle to be held in Lafayette on April 12 and 15 are nearing completion. About 400 to 600 members from across the state will attend the two day session. State Commander Thompson of Frankfort and state manager W F E Cady of South Bend attended a planning meeting. The event will feature the initiation of a large class of candidates by the Frankfort degree team.
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Lafayette
Woodmen of the World
Woodmen'’s Circle
Thompson
Frankfort
W. FE. Cady
South Bend
Evansville Milk Prices Drop by 10 Percent
Evansville dairy prices fall again as the city milk commission orders a ten percent cut. Milk per quart drops to 14 cents from 14.14, pint to nine cents from nine and a half, and cream half-pint to 14 cents from 14.4. Second reduction since February authorities cite market steps.
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Evansville
Efty Milk Commission
House of Secrets Adventure with Mother Gossip
The girl and boy travel with the Wood Elf toward a hilltop supper while avoiding a dangerous place. Mother Gossip taunts the Tattle-Tale Twins as the group meets various travelers and shares rumors from the road.
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Mother
House of Secrets
Mr. Wood Elf
Mother Gossip
Creares
Health lesson on the body and self control in faith
The article outlines a Bible study on caring for the Christian body as sacred, God’s temple, and owning its purity. It compares spiritual races to athletic contests, urging self discipline to win incorruptible rewards, and warns that sowing to the flesh reaps corruption while sowing to the Spirit yields spiritual harvest.
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Paul
Earth
Temple
Jerusalem
Jesus Christ
Gilling
Pushed for Time Reflects Scramble in Mud Hole Incident
A fragmented item from the Flouston Post recounts a hurried return home, describing a muddy fall and damaged clothing while discussing a pair of pants. The snippet captures a hurried, embarrassed exchange between two individuals.
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Sammy
Scott
Flouston Post
God Provides Signs To Steady Faith Across Life
The author asserts that God gives people pictures and signs to keep faith steady, offering themes that guide belief and perception through visible reminders. The text emphasizes beauty and reverence as divine communication, fostering trust in spiritual truth.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Proves Joyful
Altoona Pennsylvania woman shares a letter praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for saving a crying newborn after six infant deaths. She reports a healthy four month old baby and urges others with female ailments to try the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Benz
Altoona
Senator's private secretary jokes about lobbyists on steps
A Birmingham Age-Herald item quotes a senator who pretends to refuse access to women lobbyists. He then relents with a cheerful line about being seen by photographers if they line up on the capitol steps. The short anecdote plays on political theater and press attention.
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Statesman
Capitol
Birmingham Age-Herald
Denied the Charge in Bridge Club Exchange
A tense exchange unfolds as a woman urges a poor man to brace up and remember his duty to society while the hobo retorts that he owes nothing and questions what he has been doing, in a Boston Tran script snippet.
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Boston Transcript
Worry Is Interest Paid On Trouble In Advance
A short proverb notes that worry accrues as a cost before trouble occurs, equating mental strain to interest on future hardships. It reflects on the burden of anticipatory anxiety.
20th Century Kidney Treatment Promised as Cure
An advertisement touts a 30 day kidney treatment claiming thorough cure for Brights Disease diabetes and urinary troubles. It emphasizes early symptoms and urges readers to order from The Mitchell Chemical Company Altoona PA, price two dollars with mail order.
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Mitchell Chemical Company
Altoona
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