PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE SOUTH Capt. George Shuler Passes
Captain George K. Shuler of Lyons New York commander of Marines in a parade at the Grant memorial unveiling selected Captain Thomas P. Cheatham of South Carolina to take command. Shuler had a notable WWI record earning the Croix de Guerre Navy Medal Distinguished Service Medal and citations from Marshals Foch Petain and Pershing.
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George Shuler
South Carolina
George K. Shuler
Lyons
N. Y
Grant
Thomas P. Cheatham
Shuler
Marshals Foch and
Petain
General Pershing
General Lejeune
San Jacinto Day Float Wins Parade Prize
In Texas schools and communities celebrate San Jacinto Day on April 21. The American Legion units participated statewide and the Anson parade float won first prize for best decoration among numerous entries in the San Jacinto celebration.
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Lone Star State
San Jacinto
Texas
Battle of
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
American Legion
Houston
Legionnaires
Anson
Foch Praises American People and Legion Host
Marshal Foch praised the American people and the American Legion for their cordiality during a 45 day tour covering over 26 000 kilometers. He noted consistent warmth from crowds across the West North South and East and thanked the Legion for making his journey possible.
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Marshal Foch
France
Commandant de Mierry
America
American Legion
American
Observance of Lee Grant Birthdays Across Regions
American Legion posts on both sides of the Mason Dixon line plan joint observances of Generals Robert E. Lee and U. S. Grant birthdays. Northern posts cooperate with the G A R for Grant on April 27 while Lee's birthday is marked January 29, 1923. The aim is to bury sectionalism and honor the nation, says Lemuel Bolles adjutant.
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American Legion
Mason- Dixon Line
Robert E. Lee
U. S. Grant
Legion
States
Grant
Lee
Lemuel Bolles
Col Robert A Patterson Leads Veterans Medical Division
After service in the Philippines 1898 the Cuban expedition England 1917 and with the Second Division near Chateau Thierry Col Robert A Patterson returns to Washington to head the medical end of the Veterans Bureau. He reorganizes the medical division to ease the suffering of disabled World War veterans and is an active member of American Legion George Washington Post No 1.
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Philippines
England
Chateau Thierry
Robert A. Patterson
Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
Patterson
Bureau
American Legion
George Washington Post No. 1
German Radio Speed and Allied Decryption Tactics
An American doughboy notes German radio messages were faster than Allied ones until a clever operator used a wax cylinder to slow a captured message from Germany to German East Africa. The technique allowed decoding and inspired methods now used to transcribe press messages from Europe to America.
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Bois de Bologne
Mademoiselle
Germany
German East Africa
Africa
Europe
America
Plans for the Next War Training by Henry J Reilly
Henry J Reilly promotes the Military Training Camps association to train officers for future conflict. A former brigadier general who helped form the American Legion in Paris leads plans and magazines to provide civilian training with regular hours and exercise. He aims to consolidate National Service with the Army and Navy Journal, which he edits.
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Henry J. Reilly
Paris
Mr. Reilly
American Legion
Reilly
National Service
Association
Army and Navy Journal
Carrying On With the American Legion
Various Legion units and Auxiliary groups have assumed ward duties at the Oteen war hospital in North Carolina with Sitka Alaska taking the final orphan ward. The Seattle teachers salary protest draws Legion opposition. Spencer Indiana post notes screening alien naturalization applicants to prevent undesired citizens. Minnesota’s Lake Minnetonka camp for disabled veterans operates under the Legion and the Minneapolis Council of Social Agencies.
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Oteen
N. C
Sitka
Alaska
Legion Post
Spencer, In
Minnesota
Lake Minnetonka
The
American Legion
Minneapolis Council of Social Agencies
Veterans’ Bureau
Hague
Genoa
Alphand
Commission
Russia
Litvinoff
Moscow
Harding’s July 4 Speech Highlights Industrial Struggles
President Harding affirms free labor rights and swift action against disruption as shopmen strike across railroads, with labor board tensions easing yet impeding negotiations. Pershing backs law and order while Irish clashes in Dublin escalate with De Valera loyalists under siege and political reform uncertain.
Daniel Tells the King of His Wrong Doing
A lesson from Belshazzar’s feast and the writing on the wall. Daniel rebukes the king for revelry with idols and sacrilege. The night Belshazzar is slain marks the end of the Chaldean dynasty and a warning about judgment for drinking and blasphemy.
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Daniel
Belshazzar
Temple
Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
Ili
Darius
Medean
Babylon
Christ
Aspiration and Self Realization in Thought
Quote by Mrs Jameson on how aspiration frames the mind and momentarily realizes itself, exploring how our true aims shape identity and spirit.
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Mrs. Jameson
Binds Volume of the Week
Sunday is described as the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week in a reflective Longfellow line.
Injuries noted as minor with no lasting harm
A brief report quotes Fuller saying injuries were slight and soon became none at all. The note emphasizes minimal trauma and rapid recovery with no lasting effects.
Ragtime Jester Probes Infant Ribs in Curious Scene
A genial bachelor teases a baby by tickling its ribs while joking about the infant's response. The child finally cries out asking whether the adult’s condition is due to permanent dementia or intermittent insanity.
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Bescon
Stax Contends on Financing Foreign Enterprises
In a dialogue about finance, Dustin Stax distinguishes between funding foreign ventures and allowing foreign entities to dictate U.S. spending decisions. He argues for caution against external influence while discussing domestic economic policy.
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Mr. Dustin Stax
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American Legion News Service
San Jacinto Day
Anson (Tex
Gionnaires
Foch
Pride of
Medical Division of
Military Training Camps Association
Seattle
Wash
U. S. S. North Carolina
Norfolk Navy Yard
Chicago
Kathryn Agar
Harding
Dublin
Edward Www
Railway Labor Board
Labor Board
Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Hooper
Railroad Labor Board
W. L. McMeniman
United States
Post Office
White House
Kansas
Alexander Howatt
United Mine Workers of America
Union
Marion
Four Courts
de Valera
Terence McSwiney
Cork
Rory O'Conner
Skibbereen
Kerry
West Limerick
Waterford
East Limerick
Tipperary
Kilkenny
Berlin
Maximilian Harden
Wirth
League of Nations Assembly
League
Lord Robert Cecil
Chile
Hughes
Peru
Senate
Shortridge
California
Ohio
King
Utah
Pomerene
Benny Leonard
Rocky Kansas
Michigan City
Ind
Leonard
Songday School
P. B. Fitzwater
D. B
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Giteins
Ilus
Lloyd Manufacturing Company
Heywood-Wakefield Co
Dept. E
Menominee
Michigan
King Pin Plug Tobacco
Western Canada
Ada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Johnstone
Monument Place
Indianapolis
Sante ‘Dewinen
Merryvale
Pac Ib
Merv Co
Green Mountain
J. HH. Guild
J. H. Guildco
Rupert, VT
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