Buy Me for a Year A Curious Proposition in Mystery
A distressed young man named Renshaw asks industrialist David Campbell to "buy" him for a year to secure his future and life, claiming a doctor’s approval and a need to be owned to overcome a fear of self support. Campbell weighs the risk, while Doctor Stanley’s endorsement fuels the unusual plan.
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Renshaw
Campbell
Stanley
David Campbell
Mr. Campbell
Doctor Stanley
A L Littlefield Honored For Legion Service And War Record
Raymond B Littlefield built Rhode Island American Legion structure during his 1920s leadership. A charter member of James Stanton post, he later became department adjutant in 1923 and department commander in 1924. He served in Rhode Island National Guard from 1916, went to World War I with Seventy third Artillery O A, and rose to sergeant major before commissioning. Born 1895 in Central Falls, he was educated locally.
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Raymond B. Littlefield
Department of Rhode Island of the
American Legion
Legion
Littlefield
The
Ber
James Stanton
Central Falls
R. L
Rhode Island National Guard
Seventy-third
Art. O. A
Mr. Littlefield
Central Falls, R. I
Young man visits rich invalid with strange proposal
Renshaw, a young man, approaches the home of David Campbell, a wealthy invalid, bearing a letter from Dr. Stanley. Campbell grants him an audience to hear a peculiar proposition from the stranger.
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Renshaw
David Campbell
Stanley
Campbell
Renshaw Plays The Fox In Property Proposition
A terse remark frames Renshaw as possibly sly and unpredictable in proposing a controversial property measure. The comment contrasts sanity with cunning by likening the figure to a fox.
Grease Used to Separate Diamonds in South African Mills
In South African mining, grease aids diamond extraction. A greased table collects diamonds as ore passes over it with water. Garnets and olivine do not stick, while diamonds cling to the grease. The diamonds are later heated, boiled in sulphuric acid, and sorted.
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Comal
New Braunfels
Seguin
Texas
South Africa
Legion proposes Junior World's Series for boys baseball
The American Legion national convention in Omaha will consider a plan to create a junior world series for boys ages fourteen to seventeen. The initiative, backed by Maj. John L. Griffith and Kenesaw M. Landis, envisions district and state champions feeding into a national contest each year.
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American Legion
the Legion
Omaha
National Americanism Commission
Legion
John L. Griffith
Kenesaw M. Landis
J. A. Butler
National Amateur Athletic Association
Allan Waters
Legion's
Community and Civic Betterment Bureau
Waters
Frank Clay Cross
Americanism Commission
Mississippi River
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Egon
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Champion Spark Plug Co
Toledo, Ohio
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Hardway & Cathey Bankers Mortgage Bldg
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