Additional travel pay for veterans under 1919 act
Former servicemen discharged after November 1918 may claim extra mileage under a 1919 act. Those paid only 3 percent mileage from discharge to home can file with a recruit officer or Red Cross, using affidavit 2847, then mail to Zone Finance, Lemon Building, Washington. Include discharge certificate. claim for additional cents per mile from discharge to entry into service or home, with authority from War Department.
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Washington
War Department
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Stars and Stripes
Washington, D. C
Deportation hearings postponed in Chicago raids
Deportation against 250 alleged raids detainees here is postponed today. Hearings will not resume until the bureau can thoroughly ventilate the offices and install a new ventilation system.
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Leap Year Myths Prompt Bold Leap Year Plans
A humorous piece notes Miss Margaret Lawrence finds leap year a boom for romance and even jokes about a Society for the Prevention of Unmarried Men of Comfortable Income. It cites English common law and old Scottish law as quirky support for women’s proposals and men’s obligations.
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Bella
Ming Lawrence
England
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New Hampshire Veterans Receive $70 State Bonus
More than 14,000 New Hampshire World War veterans received $70 each as final payment of the $100 state bonus. State Treasurer W A Plummer issued the checks just before the holidays, following earlier delays and the legislature’s initial $30 bonus. The Massachusetts move to $100 for service members prompted New Hampshire to reopen the issue.
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Stars and Stripes
Concord
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New Hampshire
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Granite State
Massachusetta
Not a Red Heller Left Writes Crook
Berlin dispatch describes a letter from a self styled professional burglar in Frankfort to the Frankfurter Generalanzeiger. He says he broke into a dwelling and found no red heller coins in the chest and asks publication to prevent unjust insurance claims. The note is signed by Lak, a professional burglar.
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Love and Courtship Through Time Lore and Legend
The excerpt traces historical views on women’s passivity and men’s rights in relationships. It cites European legal history from Florence and Vienna and a 1604 London text noting maiden privileges during leap years and social conduct. The passage concludes with a quip on male effort versus female agency.
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