Stout Batwing Aims to Revolutionize Airplanes
Story outlines William B. Stout’s new Batwing design, created with Orville Wright, claimed to surpass German monoplanes in efficiency. The craft features veneer wings, internal trussing, and engines in the leading edge, with a light 1550 pound airframe and high speeds.
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America
Alway
William B. Stout
Washington
Stout
Orville Wright
Detroit
New York
Dayton
Hull
War Department
Nuggets and gold finds near Queens Tower mine Australia
A nearly pure gold nugget found near the Charter Tower mine in Queens, Australia, weighs about 12 pounds and is valued around 4000 dollars. The Towers of Queenslad, once a sheep tract, are noted for rich Australian gold yields. The world's record nugget came from Ballarat in 1858 at 2217 ounces worth about 5000 dollars.
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Jnear
Charters ‘Tower
Queens
Australia
Towers
Queenslaid
Ballarat
Toward Heaven Climbing Report by U S War Lab Experts
Fragmentary note reports experts from a United States war department medical research laboratory discussing ascent and altitude effects. Context unclear but mentions higher air exposure and medical observations.
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United” States War Department
Strange Memory Stirring Echoes of Wild Geese
Samuel Scoville Jr notes in Yale Review on bird notes that trigger dreamlike memories. A boy in a gray twilight recalls distant trumpeting geese and a guiding, otherworldly chorus as memories return through fog and time.
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Samuel Scoville,Jr
Yale Review
Uttle
Midsky
Clover Field
Fragmented 1925 notes on household chores and lessons
In 1925 a fragment describes Mrs Ledd instructing on Italian Renaissance topics after chores. The text mentions washing dishes, scouring the sink, wiping the pantry, and giving a lesson on the Renaissance.
Elevation Limits and Oxygen Aid in Mountain Climbing
The piece explains how many people cannot reach elevations above 10 000 feet due to mountain sickness while a few can go up to 19 000 feet with conditions. It notes that altitude effects depend on exertion and ascent speed and suggests using carried oxygen to reach greater heights.
Missing Men column reveals wartime deaths and missing inquiries
Excerpts from the American Legion Weekly Missing Men column show requests for information about soldiers reported wounded or killed in world war I. Letters list individuals such as Private Floyd Hiltz, Private Elmer Hughes, and others, seeking burial details, fate, or confirmation, with addresses and family notes.
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France
American Légion Weekly
Tato Hs
Euthra
Floyd Hiltz
Vaux
Florence Tiigs
Bridgeport Avenue
Devon
Conn
Elmer P. Hughes
Adjutant General
Michal Sabak
D. B. Guard
Samuel du Bois Owings
Rotten
Flanders
Philip S. Sichel
Mamaroneck Avenue
Mamaroneck
Inl
CO. A
Charles M. Smith
Villette
War Department
Omar HH. Smith
West Pifty-eighth Street
New York City
Legion Magazine
Camp Franklin Olier Draws Veterans to Atlantic City Coast
Visit Atlantic City reports Camp Franklin Olier, a Legion holiday camp near the Yacht Club, attracting former service men from Alabama to New Hampshire for a budget seaside stay. The camp offers twenty tents for 200 men at five dollars weekly, with cots bedding and a canteen providing meals. The Atlantic City Post plans a permanent year round facility open to Legion members, running through mid September with James Butler handling applications. George Little, a Houston Texan and key Legion pitcher, recently pitched a no hit no run game for the Houston club and earned a tryout with the Flouston Texas league.
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Franklin
Olier
Legion
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Alabama
New Hampshire
Atlantic City Yacht Club
Willam CC
Fisher
Frederick Hickman
James N. Butler
Walter, Fanstein
August Goetz
Sam Izenskie
James’ Fleenan
Samuel Stern
Samuel Salasin
Joseph Schwartz
Louis G. McCorkle
Iit
James Butler
George Lttle
Thomas Disninke
Post
Houston
Tex
The
Flouston Club
Galydérton
Armistice Day Medal Plan Led by American Legion
The American Legion urges nationwide ceremonies for Victory Medal presentations on Armistice Day 1920. D'Olier notes medals will honor 4,800 Marines and 9,500 veterans with post offices handling applications and local ceremonies planned in cities, insular possessions, and foreign posts.
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D'Oller
United States
American Legion
D’olier
Navy
Adjutant General of the Army
Secretary Ofihe Navy
New York City
Legion
Boston Banker Sees Rich Canada Wheat Fields on Holiday
A Boston banker describes his trip to the Canadian West and Rockies, praising vast golden wheat fields and an uplifting Canadian economic comeback. He notes strong yields, potential exports of up to 200 million bushels, and wide wealth from land bought cheaply, with cattle, dairying, and development also highlighted.
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Boston
Dia
Canada
Wall Street, Journal of
Rockies
Dominion
Western
What Do You Suppose They Wean by the Slyth Sense
An American Legion Weekly quip questions wartime tax policy in a sly mock dialogue. A tongue in cheek line suggests broad wartime sentiment and civic duty during the home front.
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Alericat Legion Weekly
Chemistry Professor Names Three Articles Containing Starch
A chemistry professor cites three separate articles that discuss starch. The references cover starch structure, properties, and its role in reactions.
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Army
Aircraft Board
Amim Ses
American: Legion News-Service
Atlantic “City
Carer
Northwestern
Doan
Nebraska
H. Coons
Formus
Humboldt
Neb
Gat Doan
Nat P
Sane Foster-Milburn' Co
Buffalo
Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph’ Company
Lincoln
C. P. Russell Sevy
Gincoin Telesphone&.Telegraph Company
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