World events brief from Washington and across nations
A roundup of 1924 news notes includes antitrust charges against Wisconsin and Michigan wholesale groups, Dubois joining the international commission, diesel ships proposed, political shifts in the Democratic and Republican camps, war and relief fundraising, Capri Sonny. The list covers court rulings, aviation accidents, labor actions, and Olympic results with multiple named persons and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Northern Jobbers' Club of
Michigan
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
Iowa State Fair exhibits inmate craft and dairy records
A broad Iowa State Fair feature highlights inmate crafts from the state’s 15 institutions. Melba, a Milking Shorthorn from Darbalara, produced 32,522 pounds of milk and 1,614 pounds of butter fat in one year, claiming world champion status. The fair list shows premiums totaling 137,962 dollars, up from last year, with wide department coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa State Feir
Melba
Darbalara
Fair Management
Page County Farm Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Washington
L. H. Pammel
C. J. Drake
Iowa State College
American School of Wild Life Protection
McGregor
Mississippi River
Congress
Kendall
State Budget Board
Spencer
Dickinson County
Milford
Legion Achievements Highlighted by 1924 Legislation
John Thomas Taylor cites eight major Legion sponsored bills enacted in the first session of the Sixty-eighth Congress. Notable measures include the adjusted compensation bill, Reed Johnson bill aiding 100000+ disabled veterans, Fernald Langley hospital projects, Evergreen and Santa Monica facilities, and a war trophies program. The 1924 immigration act and a child labor amendment are also noted among measures aligned with Legion policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Legislative Committee of the American Legion
John Thomas Taylor
Legion
Committee On
Fernald-Langley
Evergreen
Santa Monica
Calif
Germany
Reed- Johnson
Best Insurance 6HE American Legion Dedication Praise
Maj. Gen. Clarence Edwards dedicates Athol Massachusetts memorial building and lauds the American Legion as the country’s best insurance maintaining right leadership. He highlights wartime valor and peacetime citizenship of Legion members and compares them to Croix de Guerre and Distinguished Service Cross recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Clarence Edwards
Athol
Mass
Edwards
France
Legion
Memory Test Sparks Mississippi River Riff in Tennessee
In Tennessee a crowd recalls the old river widths with a humorous debate about how far the Mississippi once ran. A dark-hued citizen says memory tests monopolized the chat, while a comrade retorts that memory fails. The exchange captures a wartime era reminiscence in the American Legion Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Mississippi
Ohio
Dan St. Louie
American Legion Weekly
Fred Maxted Gathers New Members for Racine Legion
Fred Maxted, famed member-getter for Racine Post No. 76, American Legion, signed up 190 new members in a main drive last spring and 25 more in a supplementary push. He visited homes and factories, explaining the Legion’s aims and past achievements to prospective members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Maxted
Racine
American Legion
Wis
Fred
Jule
Post
Golden West
Legion
Impostors Circling for Magazine Bonus in Montana
Three men, two ex service members, work a Montana subscrip tion scam tied to the adjusted compensation bonus. They target veterans at homes then push the supposed bonus and a patriotic poster reads Lest We Forget to prompt subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of Montana
Department of Montana, American Legion
Perfect Employee Outwits Raise in Firm Debate
A humorous exchange reports a worker offered a raise and firm membership, then declines the raise citing opposition to higher costs as a member of the firm in a satirical note from American Legion Weekly.
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Nix
American Legion Weekly
Aztec Favorite Vanilla Chocolate Drink
The Aztecs favored a vanilla flavored chocolate drink noted for its popularity among their people. The statement emphasizes a historic preference linking vanilla and chocolate in ancient Mesoamerican culture.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred T. Dubois
Utah
International Joint Commission
White House
The
Shipping Board At
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
William Mitchell
Chevy Chase Country Club
Postal Service
New
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
William McMillan Adams
John W. Davis
United States
Copenhagen
America
Clement W. Shaver
West Virginia
Frank L. Polk
New York
Coolidge
George W. Olvany
Smith
Court of Appeals
Tammany Hall
Charlies F. Murphy
LaFollette
Robert Yellow Trail
Helana
Mont
C. W. Bryan
Democratic Party
William Gibbs McAdoo
Europe
Davis
Citizens of America
American Friends Service Commission
Ocean City
N. J
Duflio
Farmers’ Grain Marketing Company
Oakland
Cal
Jefferson City
Paul Roy
Cecilia
Clinton River
Mount Clemens
Mich
Hughes
American Bar Association
People’s Bank of
Springfield, Tenn
J. P. Laxton
Laxton
Hiser
Idaho
Battle of the
Maine
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Erie Railroad
Paterson
San Francisco
Ventura
Federal Telegraph Company
Lawrence Stedman Donaldson
Northwest
Minneapolis, Minn
Robert Applegarth
Thornton Heath
England
James B. Erwin
United States Army
Pasadena
Paris
Finland
Albin Oscar Stenroos
Black Gold
Hawthorne
Gibson
Ethel Clayton
Athens
Burgas
Bulgaria
Gumbad-I-Kabuz
Pioneer
Allahabad
British India
Houston
Texas
London
Advertising Clubs
St Lawrence River
Railway Committee
House
Ottawa
Ont
Owen D. Young
Hawkeye
State News
American Legion News Service
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