Panama American Legion Department Formed
The American Legion created the Department of Panama with headquarters at Cristobal after veterans of canal service organized posts. The first convention met on Tahoga Island near the Isthmus, electing Elbert B. Ward as department commander and Edward J. Daily as adjutant for the coming year.
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American Legion
France
No Man's Land
America
Department of Panama
Cristobal
Department
Tahoga
Maine
Panama
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Pacific Ocean
Elbert
Ward
Edward J. Daily
Conningham Patterson
Herbert Pearson
Panama Department
Cleveland
Shall Women Be Admitted To American Legion Membership
A letter from Sallie Massey of Moelchan Mississippi advocates admitting Y workers and Little Sisters of the Army to full Legion membership. Massey, who served nine months in France and earned a 1918 influenza citation, argues shared camaraderie and spirit justify inclusion.
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American Legion
Little Sisters of the Army
Mise Sallie Massey
Moelchan
Miss
France
Miss Massey
1918
His One Intensive Wish
A man escorts a girl to a restaurant promising to be a sport despite depleting his last cent. When the bill arrives his face lengthens as she dictates to the waiter. After finishing, he asks what he wishes and replies that he wished to stay home. American Legion notes.
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American Legion
Connecticut Legion adopts three year adjutant term
The Connecticut convention of the American Legion elected Thomas J. Bannigan of Hartford to serve as department adjutant for three years, a departure from the usual one year term. Supporters say the longer term will help Bannigan achieve far reaching results.
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Thomas J. Bannigan
Connecticut Department
Connecticut
American Legion
Hartford
Bannigan
Medal of Honor Saved Him From Court for Cats
Frank Sadowski of Newark New Jersey a American Legion member learned a Congressional Medal of Honor proved useful. He faced charges for disturbing the peace after firing at cats on his fence and claimed he once killed Germans single handed and captured a machine gun with the same revolver. The judge released him after seeing his wartime decorations.
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Frank Sadowski
American Legion
Newark
N. J
Sadowski
France
Ftr
America
What's the Use A dusty stranger seeks a ticket in Texas town
A dusty stranger limps into a Texas railroad station and asks for a round trip ticket. The station agent questions if he means round trip since he is already there, highlighting a terse exchange in a dusty western setting.
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Texas
Cactus
Alkell
American Legion Weekly
Mexico Improving Steadily Amid War Guides
Washington reports from U.S. agents that Mexico’s revolution has cooled, Villa’s surrender softening opposition and a new regime under de la Huerta and Obregon gaining credibility. Americans eyeing Mexican investment note potential gains in railways and resources as archives and public building plans unfold in Washington to modernize government records facilities.
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James P. Hornaday
Washington
Mexico
Uese
Villa
de la Huerta
General Obregon
Pss
Mexico City
Carransiats
Zapatistas
Feliciias
Obregonistas
Presid
America
New York
United States
Nacapital
Barre
Treasury
Ely
Chives
Public Buildings Commission
Congress
Fie Arts Commission
Tts
Corcoran Courts
Council of National Defense
Sanda Court
War and Navy Department
Ttme
National Gallery of Art
Army General Hospitals
Secretary of War
War Department
Prorliot
Rag of Cloth Murder Glew Shocks New Jersey Town
A young woman in her late teens was found murdered near Cliffside Park New Jersey. A torn blue coat fragment and a disrupted watch chain near the body suggest a desperate struggle. Investigators, including Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Charles J. McCarthy, describe a brutal attack with a fractured skull. A boy found the body. time of death estimated at about a week to nine days prior. A sunflower appears in a maple yard in nearby New York, while thirteen skulls of Indiana origin were found in Minnesota.
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New York
Cleside
Nod
William Ebemans
Newark City
Bie
Exei
Hier Vlaht
Moo
Charles 4. McCarthy
Bergen County
New Jersey
Euzor Menes Wong
Cate Edon
Louis di Selasele
Cliffside Park
Wiliam O'Brien
Willan BE
Ogden
Opiuons Muer
Wong
Deacon’s Thrifty Sense Shapes Local Terms
An old rural New England proverb notes thrifty deacon habits skew language. The passage explains how “deacon” becomes a verb meaning to kill a calf at birth and extends to “deacon” strawberries, reflecting folk usage and community norms.
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New England
Wedding Anniversary Narratives List
A dated list of anniversary names appears jumbled with misprints and stray words. It enumerates common traditional milestones from woolen to silk and from tin to ivory, then mentions fifteenth and twentieth as well as later terms like china and pearl. The fragment ends with garbled phrases and a stray name.
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India
China
End play fix in crankshaft bearing caps
A mechanic notes a method to reduce crankshaft end play without full bearing replacement. Measure clearance between rear bearing and flange, file the end to create about one quarter inch play, then insert a bronze washer to obtain proper spacing and fit.
End Play Prevention Washer For Crankshaft
A bronze washer split into two halves fits over the crankshaft between the bearing and flywheel to compensate end play. It is cut with a hacksaw and held by two machine screws. A flat lower half and a small iron shim under the screw head prevent rattling, as illustrated in Popular Science Monthly.
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Hilustration
Popular Science Monthly
Short Circuit Detection in Starting Systems
When two wires of the sighting starting system short, an inevitable accompaniment occurs. By feeling along the line the operator can usually detect the presence of a short by the beat generated.
Vacuum Tank Fueling Hack and Bolt Lubrication
Instructions describe methods to temporarily feed fuel when a vacuum tank fails by blowing into the main line every quarter mile. It also covers making shackle bolts self lubricating with drilled holes and graphite, requiring repacking about twice yearly.
Cleaning Tools Te Plan to Wipe Oil From Tools
A plan to wipe oily residue from tools using cloths before placing them back in the toolbox. The oil coating is said to protect metal from rust and prevent further corrosion.
Power transmission invention aids speed change without disconnect
Scientific American describes G. L. Jacques of Nolrisville Wis invention for motor vehicle power transmission. It focuses on a transmission that enables changing speed without breaking the drive connection. The device aims to improve smoothness and reliability in speed adjustments for vehicles.
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The
Scientific American
G. L. Jacques
Nolrisville, Wis
Top Plan View of Flexible Shaft Drive System Diagram
A description of a top plan view illustrating a flexible shaft connecting a motor to a drive disk and propeller shaft. The design aims to break the power connection between motor and drive wheels and to provide a friction power transmission with increased bearing support maintained between driving and driven friction members.
Worn Tires Warn of Hidden Vehicle Dangers
The notice warns that using badly worn tires increases risk to wheels, motor, transmission and may cause breakdowns or wrecks. It suggests manufacturers advise customers against chasing extra mileage after tires wear down.
Automobile Gossip and Expert Tips from Telgiuus Era
Automobile Gossip reviews expert insights by King Albert of Telgiuus and notes on global car production and pricing. It covers fuel efficiency with fixed versus variable throttle, historical mileage trends, tire care, wheel side play checks, roadside emergencies, rust prevention with a lard camphor mix, and mica cleaning with acetic acid washes, plus bearing load angles on shafts.
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Toboga
Department of
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Sallie Lou Massey
Medal OF Honor
New Jersey Legion
Hot Springs
Ark
Denver
Colo
Bureau of Warrisk Insurance
Treasury Department
Mary G. de Witt
Elbow
Minn
Indiana
Lars Pyefle
West Barret
Pyeile
Tere
Gabriel Pollock
Achile Philion
Chica
4 Park
Sres
King Albert of
Telgiuus
Eee
Canada
Eacn
Firet
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