Major Rowan May Get Award For 22 Year Old Cuban Mission
Washington reports Major Andrew S. Rowan may receive a Distinguished Service Medal for his 22 year old Cuba mission delivering the President’s message to Garcia. He crossed Spanish lines with Cuban guides to aid Garcia’s forces aiding U.S. operations. The Pocahontas statue unveiling on Jamestown Island is set for June 3 with Washington’s patriotic societies attending.
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Edward B. Clapx
Washington
Andrew S. Rowan
Rowan
Navy
Berkeley
Cal
Cuba
Garcia
Interior
Archinley
Miles
United States
Spain
Elbert Hubbard
Major Rowan
Senator Shortridge
California
Board of Awards of
Army
Congress
Pocahontas
Patriotic and Historical Societies
Potomac
Jamestown Island
William Ordway Partridge
England
John Smith
James River
Sir Walter Raleigh
Jamestown
Massachusetts
Union
Powhatan
Memorial Society
Lizzie McLain
Mary Desha
Kentucky
Ella Lorraine Dorsey
William Otway Owen
A. Campbell Pryor
John L. McNeill
Charles C. Glover
John R. Garrison
Mary Lee Goddard
Lilian Reed
Charles Crittenden Calhoun
Cr. le Breton
Buenos Aires
Republic of Argentina
The Wind Blows His Hair Out Of Order
Terre Haute city clerk Tra Andrews jokes about his thin sandy hair. His stenographer plays a prank by leaving a red hair net on his desk after opening the office windows all day. The windows stay open and the gag lands in silence.
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Tra Andrews
Terre Haute
Ind
Andrews
Indianapolis News
Speed of Electricity and World Speed of Dispatch
Herz shows electric waves move at light speed 186000 miles per second. Wire current speed depends on material. Some claim a perfect wire system could send a dispatch around the world in two clock beats.
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Herz
The Road to Heaven In A Rural Diction
The Richmond Times Dispatch quotes Charcoal Eph arguing that there is no direct path to heaven. He says one must avoid numerous “crap games” the deacons have blocked, implying moral and social obstacles in his area.
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Heaven
Charcoal Eph
Richmond Times-Dispatch
One Piece Frock and Capes Highlight Knit Outerwear Trends
The article surveys knitted outerwear trends in the new season including silk and mohair blends, one piece frocks with silk and wool, Peter Pan collars, and braided waists. Capes are forecast to dominate outdoor sport wear with bold color contrasts like beige and jade and Navajo style patterns.
Frock and Tuxedo Styles Highlight Worumbo Cloth
Text describes Worumbo cloth used in a tuxedo model with slit armholes, warmer than silk and wool blends, and a chemise type frock in the same material for town or country wear, noting its stylish versatility.
Fashion Notes Describe Chiffon Impes and Black Furniture Trend
The piece notes chiffon imps with wide wrist sleeves in varying decoration from full sleeve embroidery to cuff only. Beige chiffon with red gold embroidery and navy chiffon with rose gold trim are cited. It also highlights a fashion shift to black furniture and black woodwork as a stylish alternative to velvet, with black hangings in new apartments.
Bloomers for the Children in Chinese Styled Frocks
The piece notes mandarin influence on spring children’s wear with a frock and bloomers in yellow silk and blue embroidery. It describes wide knee bloomers for warm weather and a dress letting bloomers button into the frock, plus several model frocks and Paris fashion notes on fabric contrasts and lace details.
Burglary Suspect Nabbed After Hidden Panels Exposed
Detroit police captured 42 year old Fred Lemhagen as he robbed Patrolman William Emling's home. A brick strike fractured his skull during the raid. Inspectors uncovered hidden panels with 87 dollars, jewels, rings, watches, cuff buttons and a revolver. Lemhagen linked to East Side burglaries over years.
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Detroit
Mich
Fred Lemhagen
William A. Emling
Lemhagen
East Side
Inspector Schuknecht
Mrs. Caranek Carrier of American Heart and Home
Mrs. Jacob Caranek runs a New Orleans grocery and is famed as champion Mother of the American Legion Auxiliary. She has 21 children, with Joseph and Louis serving in World War I and returning home to joyous scenes. She emigrated from Czechoslovakia at age 15, is 47, and works from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. with one illness and no gray hair.
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Jacob Caranek
New Orleans
American Legion Auxiliary
Joseph
Rainbow Division
Louis
Camp Beauregard
Caranek
America
Petravice
Czechoslovakia
Hon
Named for the Commander in Legion Name Trend
The article notes a rising practice of naming babies after national Legion commanders. Hanford Morris of Atlanta and Hanford MacNider of Mason City tie the trend, reflecting lasting influence of Gen John Pershing and other leaders. A Chicago ex-soldier even legally adopted the name Legion as his middle name.
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America
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
U. S. Grant
John
J. Pershing Smiths
Joneses
Deweys
Teddy Roosevelts
American Legion
Legion
Hanford Morris
Atlanta
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Albert R. Morris
Chicago
Acid Attack On Nurse In Brighton Heights
Nurse Rose Bessaye, 28, injured by acid hurled at her from a ring of the rear door in Brighton Heights New York. She identified James O'Brien as the assailant who fled after the attack and had previously courted her despite her requests to cease contact. Police are pursuing the suspect.
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Brighton Heights
N. Y
Rose Bessaye
Ernest Kutcher
James O'Brien
Miss Bessaye
O’brien
Pastor Indicted for Defamation in Fort Myers
Fort Myers court records show Dr. George W Benn pastor of a large church, formerly of Columbus, Ohio, indicted by the Lee County grand jury on three counts of defamation. He is held on $2,000 bail, accused of impugning a physician daughter’s character. Dr Benn asserts he will prove his innocence.
Legion Post Presents Weekly Model Movie Exhibitions
The Hollywood California Legion post stages a weekly model movie to show tourists how films are made. Real reel directors cameras and stars are used in the demonstrations while the Legion handles the production work.
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Legion Post
Hollywood
Cal
American Legion
The
Legion
Star Flag an Incuit Provokes San Francisco Legion Protest
The W. C. T. U. idea to place star flags in homes abstaining from liquor is challenged by a San Francisco American Legion post of newspaper men. They condemn the liquor star flag as an atrocious plagiarism of the World War service flag and an insult to former service members.
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American Legion
San Francisco
Legion
Legion Warns Posts On Selling Ex-Service Men Publications
The American Legion national offices urge its 11 000 posts not to sanction any sale of periodicals until the Census Bureau or a civic organization has approved.
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American Legion
Crasaber of Commerce
Hhe
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
Advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming wide customer testimony and urging readers to request a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with mention of the paper. Bottles are sold in drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Mystery flower hints at hat trim used in hats
Mr. Groucher says his wife favors a durable artificial flower ideal for trimming hats. He notes it is not known precisely, but it resembles synthetic decorations used in millinery.
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Mr. Groucher
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Clear Complexion
Cuticura Soap cleanses the complexion and scalp, Ointment softens hands, and Cuticura Talcum adds fragrance. The advertisement touts daily use for clearer skin, cleaner scalp, and softer hands as a complete toilet trio.
Caffeine Found in American Holly Leaves
A single American holly species yields high caffeine levels with as much as one and a half percent of the dried leaves containing the stimulant. The finding highlights unexpected plant sources of caffeine in botany studies.
Luck and alimony temperaments in family lore
The passage muses that luck is a temperamental matter and contrasts views on alimony. It suggests that men may feel lucky when paying support or unlucky when escaping it. It notes that early failures teach how to enjoy future successes, and ends with a whimsical remark about strange birds roosting in family trees.
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L. C. A. Curzon-Howe
Arthur Bromley
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Paris
Georgette Crepe
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Old Offender
Indian Village
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Green Mountain
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