War relics yield rare Roman coin from Trier found in France
Corporal George D. Foster of Cottage Grove Oregon, a former Fourth Engineer in the Fourth Division, found a gilt case with a Roman coin dating to 306 A D during ruins near Sergy France. The coin bears Magnu s and Constantine inscriptions and is believed minted in Trier. A college professor valued it at more than its weight in gold.
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George D
Fourth Engineers
Fourth “Division
Sergy
Foster
American Legion
Cottage Grove
Magnus
Constantine
Trier
Germany
Legion Puts Respect First in Returning Fallen Soldiers
Thousands of bodies return home from France and the American Legion performs ceremonial burials to honor heroes. Carl Anderson Post of Cloquet Minnesota conducts military funeral for John Defoe the first American Indian from the state killed in action. The tribe supports burying him with honor.
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France
American Legion
Legion
Carl Anderson Post
Cloquet
Minnesota
John Defoe
Ex Service Veteran Heads Jobs Policy at Distillery
Paul J. Healy, president of Chicago Grain Products in Rockford Illinois, vows to hire only ex service men for a new distillery project. Healy, a World War I veteran who rose to sergeant on the British front, aims to favor veterans on payroll after construction.
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Paul J. Healy
A. BE. F
France
Chicago Grain Products Company
Rockford, IL
Healy
Albert
Brophy
Ame Legion
Chicago
Virginia Legion Man Enters Military Service as Major
Robert T. Barton, commander of the Virginia Department of the American Legion, enters World War I military service as a major after a career as a lawyer and officer. Born in Winchester, Va, he studied at Shenandoah Valley Academy and the University of Virginia. He served on the Mexican border, attended Fort Myer officers camp, led at Camp Lee in the 818th field artillery, and fought in the St Mihiel and Argonne Meuse offensives.
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Robert T. ‘Barton
Virginia
American Legion
Mr. Barton
Whitchester
Shenandoah ‘Valley Academy
University of Virginia
Virginia Infantry
Barton
Fort Myer
818Th Field Artillery
Camp Lee
France
St. Mihiel
Argonné-Meuse
Legion Man Is Lawmaker In Iowa Legislature
Glyde H. Doolittle, 26, a World War I veteran and American Legion member, is described as a "fightin' little devil" by his sergeant. He was the youngest Iowa state legislator, a former Iowa University law student, served in the 42nd Division, saw action in six offensives, and was wounded in the Champagne defensive. After the war he returned to college and was elected to the legislature, earning respect as a tireless Legion advocate and effective speaker.
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Glyde H. Doolittle
American Legion
Iowa
Doolittle
Mulberry Legion Post Converts to Union Labor in Coal Fields
In Mulberry, Kansas, the Sunflower state's coal regions shifted as the American Legion post went from hostile to supportive of industrial disputes. During coal strikes, many miners joined the post after officers explained its principles. Currently sixty six members include fifty union labor men and forty six United Mine Workers of America, with six merchants, three farmers, three clerks, two doctors and two teachers among them.
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American Legion
Kansas
Sunflower State
Legion
Mulberry Post
United Mine Workers of America
Memory Trees to Soldiers Plan Spurs National Support
A proposal to plant commemorative trees along the Lincoln and Visie highways honors each U S veteran from World War I. A permanent marker and separate inscriptions would identify living and deceased veterans, with broad backing from the American Legion and other groups. President Harding backs the plan and the forestry bureau pledges aid.
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United States
Amercan Legion
Gold Star Mothers
Rink
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Florida
Harding
United States Forestry Bureau
Nonsense fragment on happy living and a friendly fellow
A fragment discusses families that enjoy contentment and mentions a handsome saucy fellow appearing as a nuisance to be around. The text uses odd punctuation and dialect cues without clear events or names.
Government positions vacated by low pay burden workers
A speaker laments that many government posts are left vacant because the pay is too low to sustain a family. He notes men formerly earning $50 a month now struggle to feed a mosquito plagued home, highlighting economic hardship and vacancies.
American Legion Publishes Vet Aid Directory and Claims Info
The American Legion offers a directory of information centers and a guide to compensation claims and services for veterans. It lists divisions for war risk insurance allotments travel pay vocational training hospitalization civil service victory medals lost papers photo catalogues land laws and employment, with contact points in Washington and regional offices.
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The
American Legion
Directory of Information Centers
Bureau of War
Washington, D. C
American Legion Weekly
New York City
Government Insurance
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Washington, D.C
Ran of War Risk Insurance
Washington
Army Finance Office
Washington, . C
Federal Board For ‘Vocational Education
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Public Health Service
Surgeon General
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Adjutant General's Office
Adjutant General of the Army
Bureau of Navigation
U.S. Marine Corps
Signal Corps
U.s. Signal Corps
Washington, D
Public Land Office
Department of the Interior
Graves
Quartermaster General's Office
Legion Post
Department
A Musing Across Birds Poems and Farming Debates
A curio-filled column reflects on a vain parrot and a mother's enduring song while shifting to discussions of wheat and freight rates in 1919 and 1920. It honors Maurice Connolly, Iowa politics, and aviation fatality, then moves to weather, fishing, and river conservation, ending with C. C. Pugh's closing notes.
Edmond post 280 Leads Kansas Legion Membership Contest
First published list of leading posts in the Kansas membership contest shows Cal Mathewson post No 280 of Edmond first, followed by Sterling Ikhart Weir and Logan posts. Seventy eight Kansas posts have already passed their 1920 membership, while ten posts have no delinquent members.
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Kansas
American Legion
Cal Mathewson
Edmond
Kan
Legion
Sterling
Ikhart
Weir
Logan
I Kansas
NAME LEGION POST HONORS FALLEN IN FRANCE
In Connellsville Pennsylvania members of the Legion post named Mil ton Bishop post No. 801 to honor heroism of Mr Bishop killed in action.
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France
American Legion
Legion
Connellsville
Milton Bishop
Bishop
Mere Words Rub-Binks Married Homeless Life Recalled
The American Legion Weekly notes Rub-Binks marriage arose from homelessness, suggesting Cole Dub faces ongoing displacement. The piece reflects on personal struggles and social precarity amid postwar conditions.
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Rub—Binks
Cole Dub
American Legion Weekly
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