Indian Enfranchisement and Self Rule Finds Broad Support
A wealth of figures and names outlines plans for ending guardianship of competent Indians and granting full rights. Henry Roe Klaud chairs a conference with Rev. Henry Roe Klaud and other figures urging citizenship, education, and economic independence for Five Civilized Tribes and Osages. Senator Robert Owen and leaders like Mrs Bonnin push for self determination while noting high educational gains and rising self-support among Indian communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of Indian Blood
Robert Latham Owen
Oklahoma
Narcissa Chisholm
Board of Education
Cherokee Nation
United States Indian
Five Civilized Tribes
United States Senate
William Wirt Hastings
Old
Indian Territory
Cherokee Male Seminary
Vanderbilt University
Washington
Baltimore
Tastings
Charles Daugherty Carter
Boggy
Chickasaw Labor Academy
Tishimingo
I. Tate
Carter
Caunells
Chickasaws
Ardmore Bank
Ardmore
Okla
Congress
Navy
Sells
Cale Sells
Pencil Manufacturing Advances From Waste Graphite
For many years pencil graphite came mainly from Cumberland mines. When best quarries wore exhausted in the early nineteenth century, producers used finely ground waste iron and other cuttings mixed with graphite to create pencils of 14 degrees hardness and softness, improving uniformity in hardness and color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberlaand
Waiting for Him at the Interrupted Meeting
Fragmentary diary style note describes a planned one night event titled Iterary and an afternoon incident where a pin was placed in a seat, altering plans and resulting in an unspecified victim.
Bent Pin Pranks End in Schoolyard Surprise
A student recounts bending a pin and sitting on it by accident. The pinned moment caused a loud startled reaction in class, prompting the teacher to intervene and assess the mishap. The incident highlights a moment of humor and caution in a school setting.
Cigar Puff Analogy Reflected in Boston Transcript
The Boston Transcript quotes a saying about cigars shrinking as they are puffed, using it to comment on the behavior of some men. The remark frames a moral judgment in a concise, aphoristic style typical of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Legion officers visit wounded at Chicago Public Health hospital
National Commander Franklin O Olier and Legion leaders toured United States Public Health Service hospital No. 30 in Chicago to meet 600 wounded and disabled soldiers and sailors. They praised service to the disabled and outlined Legion efforts on pay, compensation, and training. Father Kelly denied militaristic aims and defended American Legion as a force for Americanism and national life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin O'Olier
Francis A. Kelly
Milton J. Foreman
Uniols Department of the American Legion
United States Public Health Service
American Legion
Congress
Father Kelly
D.S C
New York
United States
Legion Aids Disabled Veterans With Cooperative Training Plan
The American Legion launches a nationwide cooperative system with the federal board of vocational training to place some 26,000 of about 120,000 eligible crippled veterans into government funded programs. Local post officers and state officers will screen cases and coordinate admissions under Legion direction led by Gerald J. Murphy of Rutland Vermont. The move aims to restore confidence in vocational rehabilitation and accelerate training for deserving disabled servicemen and dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Board of Vocational Training
American Legion
Federal Board
Legion
Indianapolis
Gerald J. Murphy
Rutland
Vts
Franklin D'Olter
Lemuel Boiles
Special Legion Committee
American’ Legion
Legion Posts Report West Virginia Activities
A West Virginia American Legion bulletin details Post 44 Phillippi minstrel show income. Post 56 Kingwood forms a women's auxiliary and plans a permanent post club rooms. Potomac Shepherdstown nears full local recruitment, missing only five. Clarksburg Elkins Parkersburg posts arrange games with Boston and Detroit teams. Wheeling Post 1 hosts Pershing celebration doubling membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lous A. Carr
American Legion of
West Virginia
Phillippi
W. Va
George D. Jackson
Kingwood
Potomac Post
Shepherdstown
Clarksburg
Elkins
Parkersburg
Wheeling Post No. 1
Rotary Club Minstrel Show Aids Newcastle Legion Post
The Rotary Club of Newcastle Pennsylvania staged its minstrel show for the benefit of the local Legion post. The event, held at the end of April, drew attendees and supported post activities and welfare funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Rotary Club
Newcastle
Post
The
American Legion
National Forest road plans demand thirty thousand miles
Comprehensive road plans for national forests call for about 30 000 miles of roads over the next decade at an estimated cost not less than 150 million dollars. The secretary of agriculture has approved 5152 miles costing about 26.4 million dollars, contingent on federal and cooperative funds. Government expenditures totaling 15.74 million dollars have been authorized, with feeder roads largely postponed until the main system is finished. The cost is expected to rise as surveys update estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sells
United States
New York
Tve
Secretary of Agriculture
National Forests
Farmer And Good Highways
The farmer becomes a strong advocate for good roads as better highways boost local value. Improved delivery times and closer markets turn farms into suburbs of cities, converting reluctance into hard voting support for highway construction.
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J. W. Stanson
Leslie
Gravel Roads Could Be Used More Widely
Gravel can make passable roads year round if properly laid and maintained. Poor spreading and unfilled holes ruin gravel surfaces, but with even leveling and regular filling a gravel road offers better usability than dirt roads.
Farm Roads Made of Earth
The article asserts most farm roads are earth based but can be graded up like public highways and kept in that improved condition. It discusses feasibility and maintenance rationale for elevating rural road quality.
Farm Roads Essential for Private and Public Use
The article argues that well maintained farm roads are as vital as public roads, stressing their essential role on private farmland just as much as for public infrastructure. It underscores the experience that good on farm routes support farming operations, transport, and safety.
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Five Civilized Nations
Osages
Lke
Wesley O Howard
Supreme Court of New York
Henry Roeklaud
Yale University
Protestant Episcopal Board of Missions
Ronnin
Society of the American Indians
United Sites
Bonnin
Ait-kala-Sa
Raymond T Bonnin
T S A
Sitting Pull
Sepaior DL
Owen
Oklahotia
White Calf of Fire
Blake
Bala
National Headquarters of the
Chicago Hospital
Clarence McGee
Francis H. Kelly
William Hughes
Meta C. Cook
Franklin D’olier
Denver, Colo
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