Illinois News Nuggets Takeaways From State Happenings
Dr Ella Cox a pioneer physician in Illinois died at sixty two from nervous disease in Pana. Governor Small calls a special session from November 15 to December 15 to debate tax and transportation bills. Chicago reports show prisoner transfers to Joliet and the house of correction since January 1 with figures compared to last year. The census cites townwise employment figures in East St. Louis and Oak Park. Thirteen Illinois Legion members sail August 3 to France for Furey monument ceremonies. East St. Louis pays settlement costs from riot damages.
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Ella Cox
Ilinois
Pana
Small
Chicago
State Penitentiary
House of Correction
Fitzmorris
Joliet
Census Bureau
East St. Louis
Oak Park
American Legion
Linois
France
Furey
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
M. L. Mosher
Eureka
Winifred Mason Huck
William E. Mason
Washington
Huck
Springfield
Congress
Vermilion County
Sterling
Senate Committee
Chicago Sanitary Board
Illinois
Lake Michigan
Illinois Waterway
Senate
Committee of
Fifty-second
General Assembly
Emery the New Commander
Maj. John Garfield Emery of Grand Rapids Michigan was unanimously elected national commander of the American Legion at the Indianapolis meeting. He succeeds the late Frederick W Galbraith Jr who was fatally injured in an automobile accident. Emery served in World War I and held the rank of major after many battles including Cantigny St Mihiel and Meuse Argonne.
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John Garfield Emery
Grand Rapids
Mich
American Legion
National Executive Committee
Indianapolis
Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr
Emery
Legion
Cleveland
Thomas J. Bannigan
Hartford
Conn
Fort Sheridan
France
Blois
Gondrecourt
Eighteenth Infantry
Cantigny
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argon
The
Galbraith
Aces to Attend Legion Convention in Kansas City
World war aces are scheduled to appear at the American Legion annual convention in Kansas City. Army planes and aircraft builders will showcase flying, with a Flying Club of Kansas City circus. Notables include Eddie Rickenbacker Dare Devil Murphy Eddie Stinson and Maj. R W Schroeder holder of the world altitude record.
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The
American Legion
Kansas City
Army
Flying Club of
Eddie Rickenbacker
Dare Devil” Murphy
Eddie Stinson
Maj
R. W. Schroeder
Convention Fund Aids American Legion Meet in Kansas City
In Kansas City a Chamber of Commerce driven drive raised 109000 dollars to offset American Legion national convention costs next fall. Workers halted before completing outreach to about half the potential contributors.
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Kansas City
American Legion National
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion drives veteran aid and citizenship education
The American Legion works nationwide to aid disabled World War veterans in California fruit orchards, push education in citizenship, promote patriotism, and support relief legislation. Posts organize wage support, housing tracts, and house-to-house canvasses while urging German language repeal in church services and memorial highway efforts. A Chicago city drive targets veterans denied compensation. a 1921 membership surge rises by 10,000 in four months.
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Imperial Valley of California
Federal Board of Vocational Education
R. T. Fisher
California Department of the American Legion
Chicago
American Legion
Unioin
Bethany Reformed Church
Baxter
Legion
France
Congress
Newberry
S. C
Mike
Funny Cow Tale About City Milk and 70000 Cows
A humorous cow narrator explains how cows provide milk to city residents. The story jokes about milk ads claiming 70000 cows are monitored, while city readers enjoy learning about cows and farm life through newspapers and notices.
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Mrs. Cow
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Ind
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Katheryn Harmon
Carlinville
State Department of Public Health
Sangamon County Grand Jury
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Len Small
Fred &. Sterling
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Supreme Court of the
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Jerseyville
Samuel J. Tilden
New York
United States
Beatty
William M. Farmer
Ilinois Supreme Court
Edward J. Brundage
F. W. Galbraith, Jr
John G. Emery
American Legion News Service
Women's Clubs
West
Capitol Post
Topeka
Kan
Woman’s Club
State Federation of Women’s Organizations
Emmet Kilpatrick
Uniontown
Ala
Department of Poland
Moscow
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Red Cross
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National Americanism Commission of the
U. S. Post Office Department
Air Mail Service
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San Francisco
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Japan
Peking
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