Exports Surpass Imports by 237 Million in First Half 1924
Summary of diverse 1924 week items: trade figures show exports exceeding imports by 237 million dollars in the first six months. Forest fires in California prompt Col. W. B. Greely to direct firefighting efforts in San Francisco. Coolidges plan a Vermont farm vacation. War Chief Weeks announces Maj Gen John L. Hines will succeed Gen Fler shing as Army chief of staff come September. Various political races and violent incidents across states noted.
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Washington
California
Col. W. B. Greely
Forestry Service
San Francisco
Secretary of War
Weeks
John L. Hines
General Flershing
Army
Edith Cummings Captures Western Golf Title
Miss Edith Cummings of the Onwentsia Club Chicago national women's golf champion defeats Miss Miriam Warns of Kansas City 12 and 10 to add the western title. Tommy Gibbons knocks out Jack Bloomfield in six minutes and fifty five seconds in London, Bloomfield unable to land blows.
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Edith Cummings
Onwentsia Club
Chicago
Miriam Warns
Kansas City
Tommy Gibbons
Jack Bloomfield
London
Bloomfield
Gibbons
Notable Obituaries of Three Distinguished Americans
Mary Stewart Cutting 73 author of The Wayfarer Lovers of Sanna and Heart of Lynn died at her Orange New Jersey home leaving three children Henry M Pindell 62 Illinois journalist twice offered ambassadorship to Russia died at his Northport Michigan summer home of heart disease Col Henry C S Hlestand 64 US Army retired former adjutant general Central department died at his Washington home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stewart Cutting
Orange, N. J
Henry M. Pindell
Illinois
United States
Russia
Northport, Mich
Henry C. S. Hlestand
Chicago
Central Department
Washington
Global unrest and tech milestones mix in early 20th century balkan notes
Reports from Tegucigalpa describe 2000 troops marching against General Gerrero who leads 500 state troops inland. Frontiers in Mosul and oil rights surface in a League of Nations discussion. Scouts win international jamboree first aid, while ZR-3 dirigible flight trials set for August 25. Portuguese unrest, Irish representation, Moroccan battles, and U S bases near Cape Farewell also appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Gerrero
Interior
Iowa News Roundup Signals Budgets and Local Projects
The Burlington hospital addition contract totals 115200 dollars and a 35000 dollar nurses home is planned for Hershey hospital in Muscatine. O'Brien county board funds 50000 dollars for road work. Des Moines hosts National Conference of Catholic Charities September 7 to 12. A Newton man pays a stranger a cigarette after a sting by a policeman. the stranger is a minor and a stool pigeon, and the man is fined 29 dollars. Threshing runs in Cherokee county. oats yield higher than earlier estimates. Des Moines civic leader Mrs Isaac Lea Hillis dies in an automobile accident near St. Cloud Minnesota on August 12. Over a hundred carloads of mine timber shipped from Bentonsport and Bonaparté area. Spirit Lake Lake region may see Air Line from Spencer to Dickinson county line paved this summer. Keosauqua grain yields 20 to 26 bushels per acre with high quality. Winneshiek county reports 2853 farms last year, down 22 from prior year due to consolidation. Council Bluffs sees railroad traffic rise as Union Pacific recalls nearly 100 yard men. Belgian draft horse show set for Waterloo September 22 to 28. Buchanan county seeks 31 percent signatures to join area testing plan for bovine TB. Iowa spends over two million annually on care for dependent children, up from 1915. California gasoline tax of 2 cents funds roads. many states use similar taxes. State budget law requires department reports to the budget director by Sept. 1 and public hearings before the director finalizes the biennial budget due December 1. The governor will present his budget bill with the January address.
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Cherokee County
Isaac Lea Hillis
Des Moines
Iowas
St. Cloud
Minn
Bentonsport
Bonaparte
van Buren County
Spirit Lake
Spencer
Dickinson County
Keosauqua
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Iowa Child Welfare Commission
California
Nex
Kendall
James E Fisk Appointed California Legion Department Adjutant
James E Fisk, formerly University of California records keeper and assistant registrar, was named department adjutant of the California American Legion on July 1 succeeding Morton Keaton. Fisk, a Berkeley post leader and former commander, served in the signal corps and aviation personnel during World War I and was ready to deploy overseas before the armistice.
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University of California
James E. Fisk
California Department of the American Legion
Fisk
James E. Collins
Morton Keaton
Berkeley Post of the Legion
Department Americanization Committee
Signal Corps
Aviation Service
Washington
Bolling Field
March Field
National Disabled Soldiers League Appeals for Aid Denounced
Gen Clarence R Edwards, state commander of the American Legion, denounces the National Disabled Soldiers League for mailing circulars with lead pencils to Boston firms soliciting donations. He warns the public not to give and notes the group has run afoul of the law.
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National
Disabled Soldiers’ League
Boston
Clarence R. Edwards
American Legion
League
Edwards
Luxurious Fatigue Clothes for Soldiers Highlighted
In a humorous exchange from The American Legion Weekly, Mrs. Click notes soldiers grow tired in service while Mrs. Clack mentions fatigue clothes. The dialog underscores comforts provided to troops and civilian views on wartime provisions.
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Click
Mrs. Clack
The
American Legion Weekly
Not Now Rastus Was Dat Yo Girl
A brief comic exchange from the American Legion Weekly features Rufus and another speaker debating last night’s sighting, reflecting humor and social rhythms of the era.
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Rufus
American Legion Weekly
Impossible Bill For Blind Tiger Run Reflected In Legion Weekly
A brief humor item notes the futile effort of keeping a clandestine tavern operating without tripping legal constraints. The joke pairs a sparring banker and a fictional figure as a wry caption in the American Legion Weekly.
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Bill
Jaoe
American Legion Weekly
Buffalo Legion actions curb radical public speeches
National scale steps by American Legion members in Buffalo to halt radical public speeches in Lafayette Square follow clashes with a Proletarian speaker. Officials consider revoking permits for radical groups, while police cite limits on free speech and the need to muzzle overstepping speakers.
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American Legion
Buffalo
N. Y
Legion
Lafayette Square
Chicago
Mayer Schwab
Meahl
Legionnaires of
Garland W Powell
Americanism Commission of the American Lesion
Americanism Commission of the Legion
United States
Zimmerman
Legion Aids War Hero Ed Rowland from Okanogan
Ed Rowland a World War I veteran from Okanogan Washington suffered severe injuries in the Argonne forest while eliminating a German gun nest. The American Legion appealed to the county relief fund and secured a temporary grant to bridge until Reed Johnson rehabilitation aid becomes available.
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United States
American Legion
Okanogan County
Legion
Board of Commissioners
County Soldiers’ Relief Fund
Reed-Johnson
Highland Park Legion Wins Attendance Prize in Woodbridge Parade
The American Legion post of Highland Park took the $100 first prize for best attendance at Woodbridge township’s 255th anniversary parade. Representing every town, borough and municipality within a twenty mile radius attended the event.
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Woodbridge Township
New Jersey
American Legion
Highland Park
Post of the Legion
London Zoo Uses Twilight to Incite Game Birds to Feed
In London, game birds kept at the zoological gardens are fattened by artificial twilight to stimulate frequent eating. The unusual method aims to accelerate weight gain and prepare birds for market or display.
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London Zoological Gardens
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Coolidges
Vermont
Haynes
E. B. Howard
Tulsa
Okla
Ku Klux Klan
Walton
Lee Cazort
Arkansas
Wamp Williams
Little Rock Dispatch
LaFollette
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
New York
John W. Davis
League of Nations
Republican Party
President Couolige
Wall Street
Henry Ford
Lansing
Mich
Massashusetts
L. D. Tyson
Knoxville
John K. Shields
Austin Peay
Nashville, Tenn
F. H. la Guardia
Progressive Party
LaFollette and
Wheeler
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Indiana
Ohio
Buckeye Lake
University of Iowa Golf Inks
Iowa City
Santa Fe
Glorieta, N. M
Oriental Limited
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Raehelle
Ini Zupke
Benton Harbor
Mid
Cora May Lauber
Grand Army of the Republic
Knights Landing
Cal
Dwight Lumber Company
River Rouge
Detroit, Mich
Richland County Iefirmary
Mansfield
San Simeon Point
Roy Stiles
Murry Lannini
Andrew S. Anderson
South Dakota
Beresford
Hamilton
Cincinnati, Indiana & Western
Marvin Morey
Kewanee
Ill
Mosul
Irnk
Genera
England
Friedrichshafen
Zeppelin Company
Dublin
Timothy A. Smiddy
Lisbon
Ceuta
Cape Farewell
State Department
Hawkeye
State News
Burlington Hospital
Additi 1
Hershey Hospital
Muscatine
Board of Supervisors
O’brien County
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Charles Howard
Newton
Howard
James K. Fisk
American Legion News Service
Wion
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