Hoboed to Get Pointers David McCalib Aids Ex Service Men
David McCalib, a Dallas veteran, rode rail lines on a six day trip to study ex service men’s unemployment. He rode the blinds for 500 miles on the M E T Santa Fe and Texas and Pacific railroads and reported three findings: fewer old time hobos, many younger men too young for the army, and few ex service men riding to find work.
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David McCalib
Texas
David McCalb
Dallas
Fox
Santa Fe
Texas and Pacific
McCalib
American Legion
Comic Opera War Draws 88 to New York From Foreign Legion
Eighty eight Americans returning from Ceuta reveal a mock war in which recruits pay for their uniforms, food, and arms from 4% pesetas daily wages. Many enlisted believing they would be officers but were treated as privates and faced high costs and danger, with debt mounting for heavy fighters.
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New York
Spanish Foreign Legion
Foreign
Free legal aid for needy ex service men in Great Falls
Loy J. Molliumby, a young Great Falls Montana attorney, begins a second suit to obtain war risk insurance for the dependents of a Texas service man who died of tuberculosis. Molliumby argues the man contracted tuberculosis in service and seeks government compensation. He heads a free legal aid bureau for sick and wounded ex servicemen.
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United States
Loy J. Mothiumby
Great Falls
Mont
Molliunby
Chis Puss
AM Mollumby
Mollumby
American Legion
Woman in Legion Politics Guides Chaplain Election
Miss Ivy Ann Fuller of Kansas led a bloc at the American Legion national convention to elect a national chaplain. The Kansas activist and former actress aided Pic Blasio’s candidacy through speeches caucuses and delegate alignment. Fuller’s background includes wartime nursing training and service at Bard Reed and a Fifth Avenue hospital.
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Ivy Ann Fuller
Kansas
American Legion
Pic Blasio
Marth
South
Miss Fuller
New York
Vassar College
Fifth Avenue Hospital
Alter Reed Institution
Washington
Insane Veterans Seek Full War Insurance in Providence Suit
Former soldiers alleging shell shock and gas injuries seek permanent disability status to obtain full war risk insurance payments. James B. Littlefield files on behalf of Adam Mikillwicz Giuseppe Vitullo and James McGee in federal court, arguing the men are totally disabled and entitled to full benefits rather than temporary compensation. The case could influence similar actions nationwide.
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Providence
BR. L
James B. Littlefield
American Legion
Adam Mikillwicz
Guisseppe Vitullo
James McGee
Legion
Government Insurance Bureau
Littlefield
Shell Shock
Medal of Honor recipient says he was duped on petition for Debs release
Michael J. Wesley of Chicago writes to the American Legion in Indianapolis claiming John J. Kelly, a Congressional Medal of Honor holder, signed a petition to President Harding seeking release of Eugene V. Debs and 145 political prisoners. The veteran admits he was misled and now defends trusting the administration he served.
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John J. Kelly
Chicago
Harding
Eugene V. Debs
The
American Legion
Indianapolis
Michael J. Wesley
Congressional
Poll Tax Amendment Sparks Constitutional Challenge
The amended bill shielding poll tax passage was struck down as unconstitutional. It barred most servicemen from voting unless disabled from war injuries and limited property value. George Lewis Bailes of the Birmingham American Legion plans a substitute amendment for an extra session urged by Governor Kilby.
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George Lewis Bailes
Birmingham
American Legion
Kilby
Prince Sleet Visits Earth With King Snow In Storm Frolic
Prince Sleet journeys to earth at King Snow’s invitation and stirs a wild storm with his pranks. Madame Fresh Snow and Snow Flake messengers arrive as Blizzard joins for a frolic, delighting onlookers with a dramatic winter display.
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King Snow
Prince Sleet
Mme
Fresh Snow
Sir Bliazard
Trince Steel
Sir Blizzard
Tanlac Demonstrated To Benefit Delicate Children In Cases Shown
Tanlac is praised as a safe vegetable medicine proven by three cases. Blanche Blair of Providence gained 10 pounds, Regina McCabe of Scranton gained 15, and Richard Leary Jr. of Philadelphia recovered from stomach trouble and weakness. Parents testify to improved health, appetite, and strength after using Tanlac.
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Blanche Blair
Providence
R. L
Regina McCabe
Scranton
Richard Leary, Jr
Philadelphia
A. M. Blair
Atwood Street
Tanlac
Catherine McCabe
Dickens Ave
Regina
Taniac
Richard Leary
Palethorpe St
Pepper propagator Peter Perkins profits in pep per picking
The Boston Transcript notes Peter Perkins of Penton earned 120 dollars by picking pecks of peppers, highlighting his efficiency as a pepper propagator. It adds a proverb about teaching children by example, urging parents to lead by doing.
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Pittsburgh
Peter Perkins
Penton
Peter
Boston Transcript
To Avoid the Rush
A pithy quip notes social vanity as a man claims a daughter sat in his lap while a guest deflects with a dubious excuse. Another line mocks aspirational plans as the buyer pays for a house on installments yet builds a castle in the air.
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Carolina Tar Baby
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Loy J. Motlumby
Montana
Woman IN Legion Politics
R. 1
Fair Tale
Graham Bonner
Prince Sleet’s
Journey
Blanche
Regina M
Cabe
Mastin
Vitamon
Pat Ins
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