Pillar From Belleau Altar Arrives at American Legion HQ
A pillar from the altar of a Belleau church near Chateau-Thierry arrives at the American Legion national headquarters in Indianapolis. The pillar withstood shell blasts during the fighting and was sent to the United States as a gift from the commune of Belleau to U S regiments in France.
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Belleau
American Legion
Natonal
Indianapolis
Ind
France
Chateau-Thierry
America
Legion
Will Pay the Buckeye Boys
Robert R. Roberts of Youngstown Ohio will oversee a $25 million payment to nearly 250000 ex-service men as director of adjusted compensation in Ohio. A former sergeant major in the Thirty seventh division, he ran Carnegie Steel mills and was chosen by the state sinking fund commission, a win for the American Legion in keeping payments apolitical. Ohio pays $10 per month of service to a maximum of $250 for World War fighters.
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Robert R. Roberts
Youngstown
Ohio Department of the American Legion
Roberts
Ohio
Carnegie Steel Mills
State Sinking Fund Commission
American Legion
Address by Hanford MacNider heard in Pittsburgh audience
In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania a large audience heard Hanford MacNider speak on adjusted compensation via remote listening with American Legion members in Chatfield Minnesota also tuned in. The broadcast was noted as wider than anticipated, with an implied need for stronger delivery.
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MacNider
American Legion
Chatfield
Minn
Hanford MacNider
Pittsburgh
Bridegroom Rejects Wedding Vows in Humorous Parish Scene
A humorous exchange as a colored parson asks the groom to take the bride, who replies in dialect that he is being taken instead. The scene features a petite bride and a stout groom, with a playful tone from American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
City Life Breeding Snobs
Fred C. Kelly argues in Leslie's Weekly that urban society shames self sufficiency. The piece contrasts woods living where individuals handle tasks themselves with city life where hiring help boosts status.
Not Matter of Gallantry: Fat City Employee Snubs Girls
An overweight Los Angeles city worker named Bill is described as a woman hater who refuses to yield his seat to two giggling girls in a street car. When challenged he snarls that the seat is hot and that he covers too much territory, ending the exchange with a curt remark.
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Fred C. Kelly
Leslie's Weekly
Bill
Los Angeles
Pity the City Child by Washington Star
A city child, Helen, grows restless in suburban rooms and asks where the yard is. The piece contrasts urban upbringing with nature, noting her bond with sidewalks, trees, and brick heartbeat.
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Helen
Earth
Washington Star
Concrete Houses Becoming Common Across the Nation
The bureau of standards conducts housing condition investigations with staff inspections. A recent trip covered projects near Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago, and Minneapolis, noting improvements in concrete use and architectural effects. The report predicts concrete houses will become widespread soon.
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Bureau of Standards
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Chicago
Minneapolis
Scientific American
Improved Range Finder for Coastal Defense in England
The largest range finder in the world, built in England for coastal defense, is more than twice the size of wartime models. Designed by the two original inventors, it uses a horizontal tube on a central frame that rotates on a pedestal, as described by Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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England
Popular Mechanics Magazine
New power driven machine gun under development
Popular Mechanics notes a power driven machine gun believed to have originated in Germany and now developed in this country. The weapon would be entirely powered externally by an electric motor or gasoline engine and promises several advantages over existing guns.
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Germany
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Rail freight cuts move toward postwar recovery plan
President Harding presses rail chiefs to cut rates to spur business as the Interstate Commerce Commission orders a 10 percent reduction on most freight classes from July 1. Agriculture and Western hay face exemptions. total savings are projected near 400 million dollars yearly, with farmers gaining about 127 million.
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Hardings
United States
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harding
New England
Federal Corporation
Railway Labor Board
Bureau of Railway Economics
Daugherty and Morse Case Dominate Washington News
Washington dispatches detail Senator Caraway’s charge against Attorney General Daugherty over war contract frauds and Morse’s Atlanta release. Caraway defies Daugherty to seek a congressional inquiry, while Norris warns of Senate action. International notes cover Bulgaria's shift with Russia and upheavals in Ireland, Damascus court verdict on Crane, and De Valera bloc gains in the Irish Dail.
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Daugherty
Charles W. Morse
Atlanta
Washington
Senator Caraway
Arkansas
Caraway
The
Arkansan
Senate
House
Woodruff
Michigan
Norris
Nebraska
Georgia Senator in Swell of Spells Tries Fight Outside Senate
OM Watson of Georgia launched a furious verbal attack on Senator Phipps of Colorado over post office nominations. The pair went outside the doorway where Watson cursed Phipps and challenged him to come down from the step for a fist fight. Phipps refused and summoned a sergeant at arms. Watson was led away by Senator McNary.
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OM Watson
Georgia
Senator Phipps
Colorado
Watson
Phipps
Georgia Post Office
Senate
McNary
Senate bill clash over soldiers bonus plans emerges
Republican finance panel members split over Smoot paid up insurance versus McCumber borrowable certificates. Presidents Harding urged independence, then invited Democratic help, with Democrats favoring the McCumber plan.
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Senate
Finance Committee
Smoot
MccCumber
Harding
McCumber
Fighting It Out Over Group Medicine At AMA Convention
At the American Medical association session in St. Louis a debate arose over group medicine or clinics as a new constitutional reform. The committee proposed sections against the practice but action is postponed for one year. An independent group clinics association was announced in response.
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American Medical Association
St. Louis
Association of Group Clinics of North America
United States Proposes Talks to Deepen Great Lakes Waterway
The State department announced the U S would discuss with Canada a treaty to deepen the waterways so ocean going ships can reach the Great Lakes. This step follows ongoing plans for the Great Lakes- St Lawrence waterway project.
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Nother
St. Lawrence
State Department
Canada
United States
Great Lakes
The Burning of a Good Book in Jeremiah Test
A Bible lesson outlines Jeremiah’s writing of a prophetic roll, its destruction by King Jehoiakim, and its rewritten preservation. It highlights God's Word as indestructible, the motive for attacking scripture, and methods used to erase biblical truth.
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Jeremiah
Jehoiakim
Israel
Judah
Baruch
Jeremah
God
Michauiah
Jehudi
Street Improvement Quiets Piute Pete Outside Cigar Store
Cactus Joe reports Crimson Gulch has issued an order to Piute Pete to quit loafin' in front of the cigar store as the first street improvement activity.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
Pete
Bad Management and Alimony Reflections in Divorce Grievances
A judge awarded Mrs. A five thousand dollars yearly alimony. Mrs. B notes if her husband had provided half that amount during cohabitation she would not have filed for divorce.
Bayer Aspirin Ad Claims Genuine Tablets
An old advertisement promotes Bayer as the true world famous aspirin. It urges asking for Bayer Tablets of Aspirin and notes the Bayer Cross is stamped on each tablet and package for protection against imitation.
Bulgarian or Epileptic Man Found on West Washington Street
A policeman, a new patrolman, spots a man writhing on the sidewalk near West Washington street. Spectators wonder if he is an epileptic. the officer suggests the man may be a Bulgarian as bystanders debate first aid, per the Indianapolis News.
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West Washington Street
Indianspolis News
Paragrapher Breaks Down From Overwork
A Birmingham Age-Terald item recalls a newspaper paragarher who was carried to a sanitarium after overwork. He vowed to go a week without writing about Lloyd George Lenin or Trotzky or movie stars but broke down on the fourth day and wept.
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Lloyd George
Lenin
Trotzky
Birmingham
Terald
Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Promises Clear Complexion
Cuticura Soap daily keeps the complexion clear and scalp clean. Use Cuticura Ointment as needed for soft white hands. Add Cuticura Talcum for fragrance to complete the trio.
Navy depth-measuring device praised by Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics notes a new depth measurement device using reflected sound waves. The Navy has not released details yet as it nears a perfected system though another recent device claims accurate depth readings up to several fathoms even while the ship moves at full speed.
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Navy Department
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises White Linens
A compact ad urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue to keep linens gleaming white and assures it never disappoints. The note seems to hail grocers as suppliers of the product.
Truthful Johnny
A humorous court scene shows a teacher asking if anyone lost something in the yard yesterday and Johnny replying I lost a fight. The judge records the quip as a light moment in a classroom dispute.
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Johnny
Stearns Electric Paste Exterminator Ad Claims Night Killing
An old advertisement touts Stearns Electric Paste as a long standing exterminator for rats mice cockroaches and more. It promises a single night kill and a money back guarantee with 2 oz and 15 oz sizes and directions in 15 languages.
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Buckeye Boys
Robert Roberts
Ohio Department
Partner
Woode
Hille
Wiliam Pakenham
North America
Fresno
Cal
General Pershing
Salvation Army
Paris
Bulgaria
Edward W. Pickard
Remier Stamboulisky
M. Tchitcherin
Russia
Genoa
Soviet Republic
Turkey
Boris
Wrangel
Sofia
Harles R. Crane
China
Syria
Damascus
Crane
French Mandate
Ichael Collins
Irish Free State Provisional Government
de Valera
Dail Eireann
Ireland
Islind
Ulster
Sinn
Republican Army
Allied
International Bankers’ Committee
J. P. Morgan
Robert Kindersley
Bank of England
Charles Sargent
Banque de l'Union Parisienne
G. Vissering
Netherlands Bank
Belgium
Great Britain
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
BAYER
Fletcher
W. F. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
Qban
Hessig-Ell
Druggzists
I, Chemists
Memphis
Texe
Dee Alee
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