Rules for Flag Observance Codified by National Conference
The American Legion led a nationwide conference in Continental Hall Washington to codify flag observance rules with participation from 70 organizations and 5 million Americans. It includes a June 14 ceremony, display guidelines, proper hoisting, positioning in groups, and prohibitions on using the flag as drapery or on insignia and paper items.
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United States
American Legion
Continental Hall
Washington
Army
Navy
Harding
Garland W. Powell
Americanism Commission of the Legion
Sioux City World War tribute earns Legion praise
Fred W. Pierce, historian for the Ed ward H. Monahan post of the American Legion in Sioux City Illinois, received praise from the national executive committee for directing the Gold Star ceremonial and authoring a post history. The three day event honored 114 fallen World War I soldiers with pageantry and a large escort of gold star mothers, and proceeds supported upkeep of overseas grave decorations.
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Fred W. Pierce
Edward H. Monahan
American Legion
Sioux City
Legion
National Executive Committee
Gold Star
Monahan Post
Pierce
Naval academy honors Harry Bolles for athletic leadership
Harry Bolles of Yakima Washington is praised for captaincy of the varsity crew and long service in football boxing and wrestling at the United States Naval Academy. He earned the Naval Academy Cup for athletic contributions and has just received his commission as a naval officer after serving in World War I on the transport Great Northern. He enlisted at seventeen and, as a World War veteran and American Legion member, passes a strenuous exam to enter the academy.
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United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Harry Bolles
Yakima
Wash
Lemuel Bolles
American Legion
Sam
Ensign Bolles
Great Northern
Naval Academy
Liberty Memorial rises in Kansas City for World War heroes
Construction on the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City Missouri has begun and is expected to take at least 18 months. The monument features a 216 foot shaft rising 350 feet above Union Station plaza with four sculpted figures Courage Honor Patriotism Sacrifice guarding the Flame of Inspiration. The Memorial and American Legion building will cost over 1 million dollars, with murals sculpture lighting and landscaping adding another estimated 750000.
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Kansas City
Union Station Plaza
Robert I. Aitken
Memorial and
American Legion
Lausanne Treaty Peace Facts Echo Senate Debate
Edward W Pickard outlines Lausanne Treaty details including Turkey gaining control of eastern Thrace and Constantinople while losing Mesopotamia and Syria. The article notes forced population transfers and Armenian concerns, cites Curzon criticism, and discusses US aid to stabilize Europe and the German mark collapse amid massive money printing.
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Turkey
Thrace
Constantinople
Grand National Assembly
Angora
Europe
Mesopotamia
Syria
Kastelorizo
Kingdom of
Iraq
Marquis Curzon
Anatolia
Ottoman Empire
Ismet Pasha
Paris says German capitulation delay tests allies resolve
France and Belgium press Britain to accept their draft reply to Berlin as tense talks continue in Paris. Belgium and France insist on no Ruhr evacuees until passive resistance ends and reparations are paid, while Britain weighs concessions as parliament may rise soon. M Poincare reports Ruhr gains and rail traffic rising with passive resistance weakening. Lausanne treaty signed ending hostilities with Turkey.
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France
Quai d’Orsay
Berlin
Paris
Foreign Office
Belgium
Great Britain
Ruhr
England
House of Commons
Brussels
Lord Curzon
Reparations Commission
M. Poincare
M. Letrocquer
Essen
Bochum
Dortmund
Turkeys treaty talks face two key American demands
Ministers Grew and Ismet debate Turkish American treaty terms. Washington seeks private settlements with American losses and tax free imports for charities and education. Turks push citizenship rules for Turkish born in America amid calls to stay out of European entanglements.
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Ismet
Turkey
America
First U S President Lands on Canadian Soil at Vancouver
President Harding arrives in Vancouver British Columbia after Alaska trip becoming the first American president to tread Canadian soil. Officials from Dominion province city greet him as marines and the U S Navy band from the Henderson participate in the address receptions and formal dinner.
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Harding
Alaska
Vancouver
B. C
Dominion
U. S. Navy
Henderson
Daugherty Plans Coast Visit Amid Labor Case and Shipping Board Debates
Attorney General Daugherty travelled to the coast to meet President Harding and press the government's case against San Francisco building material dealers and trade associations accused of conspiring to boycott union labor. The shipping board rejected private operating proposals and will continue government fleet operations. Meanwhile Philippine legislators urged recall of Governor General Wood, with Quezon proposing a Filipino successor.
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Daugherty
Harding
San Francisco
America
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
American Steamship Owners’ Association
Farley
United States Shipping Board Delver
United States Shipping Board
OTH
Philippines
Wood
Manuel Quezon
Senate
Washington
Earthquake Shocks Hit Southern California no Losses Reported
A series of earthquake shocks struck southern California early in the week with minor damage limited to San Bernardino and no loss of life.
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California
San Bernardino
Red Top Delivers Short Barnyard Lecture
Red Top the rooster mounts a stump and delivers a brief lecture urging barnyard “good citizenship.” He counsels boosting the barnyard rather than knocking it, then thanks the audience for their attention as the hens praise the speech’s brevity.
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Red Top
Miss Hen
Mrs. Hen
RIDDLES What letter is a insect
A light hearted riddle exchange presents two quick jokes. The first asks what letter represents an insect and answers Bee. The second prompts why the apple peeled and jokes it saw the Brussels sprout.
Old Codger of Kenbuckle Talks of Stroke Club
The Old Codger of Kenbuckle jokes about an unorganized club of paralytics where members have had strokes. He notes members meet anywhere to compare afflictions and feel others show more signs of illness, while he claims to look healthy and sturdy. Dad Donner is singled out asiterating sympathy about appearance.
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Kenbuckle
Dad Donner
Old Dad
Kansas City Star
A Lady of Distinction Praises Cuticura Skin Care
An advertisement notes a lady’s clear healthy skin comes from using Cuticura Soap with hot water to cleanse pores followed by Cuticura Talcum powder. The copy emphasizes a delicate affecting influence and refined appearance.
Greatest Tunnel Opens With Alpine Track Record
The Simplon tunnel, twelve and a quarter miles long with five and a half on Swiss soil, nears operation. Entrance is mined to halt invasion from Italy. Builders faced hot springs and extreme rock pressure, spending eighteen months to bore fifty yards at a cost of $800,000.
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Simplon
Alps
Italy
Winter dries heavier with soft coal use
An ad notes soft coal increases launder dryness work for winter. It suggests Red Cross Ball Blue to remove grime and promotes grocers carrying the product. The piece comments on how ads and lawyers interact, hinting at courtroom tensions and personal consequences.
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Red Cross Ball
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Organization
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Yakima, Wash
National Adjutant
FINE
Dayton
C. D. Sigsbee
Arlington National Cemetery
Olufsen
Szhara
Tuat
Lausanne
Roberts
Johnson
Edward W. Pickard
Eneral Patrick
Army Service
Congress
International Court
Oscar Underwood
Underwood
NCE
Far East
George M. Roberts
Chicago
Hiram Johnson
New York
World Court
Nee En
Saxon
Mrs. White Hen
Mrs. Brown Hen
Iame
Doan
Indiana
Paul Kennedy
H Street
LaPorte
Ind
Sus Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Aries
Jean
Harold Somres
de Kale Ave
Grockisy
N.Y
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