Cheney's Record as Legionnaire and Big League Builder
Joseph Young Cheney of Orlando Florida public utility owner and businessman has spent seven years advancing the American Legion. Elected national si ce commander in 1925 he is praised as a devoted Legionnaire who attends every state and national gathering. His WWI service began in 1917 with a commission as first lieutenant and he has held multiple Legion posts and national roles. His wife leads the Florida American Legion Auxiliary.
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Joseph Young Cheney
Orlando
Florida
American Legion
Cheney
Legion
Omoahy
Joe Cheney
Ile
The
Second
Sevententh Infantry
One Hundred and Fifty-fourth
Washington, D.C
Forty
Feight
Joe
G Hehdy
Amertccino Legion Auxiliary
Department of Florida of the Auxiliary
Sanitation Aims to Save Chilean Children Lives
Washington reports a U S health service adviser will stay in Santiago as Chile expands its national health service. Infants saved and mortality reduced by 45.4 percent in six months of 1925, with targeted water, sewage and vaccination measures across ten sanitary zones.
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Washington
San Hago
Chile
United States
United States Public Health Service
F. D. Long
Santiago
Ministry of Hygiene
Tle United States
New York
Singapore
Bulletin
National Geographic Society
Tropics
Tarapaca
Tierra del Fuero
South America
National Health Service
National Geographc Society
Republic
Lfe
Los Leones
San Antonio
Talca
Valparaiso
Miller Heads Committee on Fidal Scholarships
Thomas W. Miller, Delaware leader and 1925 Fidal president, named International chair by President George Crosfield. The committee plans student exchanges among nine Allied nations, with national and country committees, awarding scholarships via essay contests starting next fall.
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John TR. McQuigg
Gift From Upper Egypt Supports American Legion Endowment
A donation of 50 dollars from Louise A. Barnes a missionary formerly of Pasadena California reached the national headquarters in Indianapolis for the American Legion endowment fund aiding disabled veterans and orphans of World War I. Barnes expressed best wishes and blessing for the Legion and its work.
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Egypt
American Legion Endowment Fund
Indianapolis
Louisa A. Barnes
Pasadena
Cal
Legion
Clock Stops After 406 Years in East Kendren Village
The village church clock in East Kendren, Norkshire Eng, ran for over four centuries before ceasing for repairs. An earlier Windsor Castle clock is linked to Henry VII and Anne Botern on their 1633 wedding day, while Rye parish church kept its original mechanism since 1545.
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East Kendren
Norkshire
Eng
Windsor Castle
Henry VII
Anne Botern
Morologtes
Rye
Old New Orleans Quaint Spot for Perfume and Antique Shops
The Vieux Carre in New Orleans is famed for its quaint ambiance and perfume and antique shops. Tiny stores line Toya Street with treasures from early settlers, many run by descendants, offering Magnolia Jasmine and orange blossom scents that linger long after a visit to the old town.
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New Orleans
Vieux Carre
America
France
Toya! Street
New
Ingland
Nouvelle Orleana
Woman Seeks Kin in 1828 Philadelphia Arrival
Mrs. Lewis Thorp asks the bureau of missing persons to locate surviving relatives near Philadelphia related to Samuel Chawshaw who sailed from Fagland and landed in Philadelphia in 1828. She hopes to locate heirs to a long‑standing estate and notes no clear link to her own branch.
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Philadelphia
iIn
Lewis Thorp
Bureau of Missing Persons
America
Illinois
Lord Beatty and Wales Stand in Hat Tilt Scene
London reports that only Lord Beatty and the Prince of Wales may tilt their hats in England. Lieut. Gen. Sir William Furse urges Church Lads Brigade boys to keep hats straight for a June inspection by the prince. He notes two empire officers may tilt hats.
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London
Lord Beatty
England
Prince of Wales
Willam Furse
Church Lad
Empire
William Said
Lord Gentty
Ro Mybody
Needed Reform New York Adverts Target Movie Exhibitors
Inlays to curb misleading advertising by movie exhibitors show progress. The speaker cites cases including a special children's matinee for the film Black Oxen and titles A Doll s Mouse and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, noting efforts to protect young audiences.
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New York
Sioux Seek Multimillion Dollar Ruling Over Treaty Claims
The Sioux sue the U S in the Court of Claims seeking hundreds of millions for Black Hills loss and 11 other treaty claims dating back to 1551 with interest. They allege territory taken in violation of treaty rights and seek offsets for hay, wood, education, farming implements, and other war era expenditures.
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Indiana
Bronx
Alssour River
Irishman 125 Years Old Walks Mile for Pension
An Irishman named William Smith of Dromara County Down celebrated his 125th birthday. He fought in the Crimean War and now walks a mile every Friday to receive his pension. The piece notes Ireland’s many long-lived people and compares male and female longevity across the British Isles.
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London
Ireland
William Smith
Dromara
County Down
British Isles
Thomas Carn
St. Leonard’s
Shorediten
Fear, Love, and a Cow Shape Escape Tale at Sing Sing
Lawrence Hawthorne escaped Sing Sing fearing an inmate. A cow fed him while he hid ten days in the woods. He later went to Hollywood for film work, fell for a girl who spurned him, and returned to finish a 39 year sentence.
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Lawrence Hawthorne
Sing Sing
Hawthorne
Hollywood
Cal
Burgoy Cathedral Faces Decay as Government Allocates Funds
Spain's Burgoy cathedral, begun 1271 and famed as the nation's most beautiful church, is crumbling but receives government funding to prevent further deterioration.
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Lurgos
Spain
Burgoy
Tuberculosis Eradication Efforts Expand Across Counties
A USDA survey shows the area wide push under the area plan to reduce cattle tuberculosis. In 34 of 08 counties with over 15 percent infection and in 14 of 163 counties with 7 to 15 percent infection eradication work is active. Two counties previously hard hit are now below 0.5 percent and in modified accredited status.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Claxa
Danger of Bloating to Horses Put on Alfalfa
Farmers avoid alfalfa pasture for horses due to bloating risk. Cattle may graze with precautions, starting after they are full, and monitoring dew or rain periods. If bloating occurs, administer water with formalin and a bridle, then a second treatment with epsom salts and ginger in tepid water once recovered.
Bicarbonate of Soda Suggested for Lamb Troubles
An Ohio Farmer writer notes bicarbonate of soda as an inexpensive corrective for various lamb ailments. Suggested uses include easing indigestion and constipation in ewes and lambs, with recommendations for mixing with salt in feed and salt licks to aid lambing and early growth.
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Ohio
Live Stock Notes on Hog Breeding and Diet
Farmers advised to feed brood sows protein rich rations during pregnancy using tankage to balance hog diets and supply minerals. Proper management of sows and litters boosts profits. experimental data support corn and tankage feeding to prevent pig hunger in well fed setups.
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Joseph Young
Upper
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George Washington Rightmire
Oho State University
Wales
U. S
Rome
Janiculum
Ciemenpes
Ruby Brandon
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
Toledo, Ohio
Vance
Burlington
E. Way
Rayne aCe
Path Ray
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