Death of A B Knox in Sidney Nebraska
A B Knox was born in Madison County Iowa on August 1 1868. He moved to Chase County Nebraska then Sidney in 1898 where he worked in farming and outdoor labor. He died at his Sidney apartment on April 5 1921 leaving a widow a son Victor a sister and brothers. Funeral services were held at the residence of Reverend A Corbett and included poetic readings and a requiem piano piece. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Alvin Byrd Knox
Muadison County
Iowa
Chase County
Nebraska
Sidney
Mr. Knox
Sle
Victor
Fred Augustine
Coon Rapids
Sherman’ Knox
Potter, Nebr
Grant Knox
A. §. Corbett
I F. N. Slawson
Sir Edwin
Arnold
Asia
F. B. Tobin
F. M. Philson
Fred Lehmkuhl
Greenwood
Sister of fallen soldier travels to St Louis for funeral
Mrs. Charles Couch and her young daughter Esther left Monday evening for St Louis to join her mother at the funeral of her soldier brother whose body would arrive from overseas. The family endures extra strain as the mother’s health is poor.
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Charles Couch
Esther
St. Louis
Missouri
Stillman divorce case sparks debate over illegitimate child
A Pa records letter from Coraopolis condemns bringing a Stillman divorce case to public view for a child’s stigma. The writer argues airing parental sexual misconduct harms the innocent, noting a child’s life will be affected at school and in adulthood by his parents actions and legal fight.
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Stillman
New York
Coraopolis
East Boston cadets stumble over eyes right drill
An East Boston High School cadet command botches a drill order as a line of blooming American girls stands on the left. The cadets fail to eyes right, each glancing left instead, raising questions about discipline and arrangement.
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East Boston High School
Cadet mutiny over girl on field highlights poor leadership
In a Boston High School drill, a cadet commandant tried to exclude the girls from formations, triggering open mutiny as about a hundred cadets absented themselves. The columnist mocks the tactic and urges proper drill discipline and maneuvers as taught by Pershing, Foch, and other officers.
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Boston
General Pershing
Marshal Foch
Jim Ham Lewis
General Staff
Harvey
Great Disgrace and Hope for Veterans Aid
Harvey's Weekly laments the Wilson Administration's neglect of disabled soldiers from the Great War and praises President Harding for ordering a full investigation. The piece calls for swift action, accountability, and rehabilitation for survivors, while urging repentance and practical reform.
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Congress
Wilson
Harding
American Legion
F. W. Galbraith
Washington
Valley Forge
Pancho Villa
Harvey’s Weekly
Legion push for adjusted compensation while backing justice for disabled ex soldiers
Nebraska State Headquarters of the American Legion says its drive for national legislation aiding disabled veterans will not hinder its support for the Fordney Bill. National commander Colonel Galbraith asserts the Legion’s duty to disabled veterans and expects rapid enactment by the Sixty Seventh Congress, with further comments to follow.
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American Legion
Fordney
Nebraska
Exservice Mens Organization
Galbraith
Legion
Legions
American Legion Pushes Five Fold Compensation Plan
The American Legion renews its push for adjusted compensation for all who served to balance those who served with those who did not. It cites broad public backing and notes Fordney Bill progress, with state referenda showing strong support for its position.
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Legion
American Legion
Fordney
House of Representatives
Senate Finance Committee
War Risk Insurance policy conversions debated by Legion posts
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance faces opposition from American Legion posts over converting term policies to permanent forms by March 3 1926 or losing coverage. Officials differ on whether the end of the war date is March 3 1921 and the National Legion seeks a Comptroller review while Albert Haan leads the Legion service division. Department Legion officers in Nebraska plan a state tour starting April 25.
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Bureau of War Risk Insurance
American Legion
Bureau
Germany
National Legislative Committee of the American Legion
Comptroller of the Currency
Army Hospital
Albert BE. Haan
National Service Division
Mr. Waan
32Nd Division
Walter Reed Hospital
Army and Navy
Michigan
Michigan State Prison and Insane Asylum
Haan
U. S. S. Idaho
Michigan Infantry
Grand Rapids
Mich
St. Nazaire
France
Department
Nebraska American Legion
Legion travel plan outlines 30 post tour across Nebraska
Commander Robert G. Simmons and Adjutant Frank B. O’Connell lead a party with a district representative and national headquarters member to visit 30 Legion posts. Visits span April 25 to May 7, hitting Seward Tekumah Fullerton Blair Norfolk Neligh Plainview Wayne Chadron Crawford Rushville Alliance Broken Bow Gothenburg Sidney St Paul Ogallala Lexington Kearney David City McCook Superior Falls City Arapahoe and Arapahoe, with final address in Kearney and stops in several towns along the way.
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Robert G. Simmons
Scottsbluff
Frank B. O'Connell
Lincoln
Wayne
Ainsworth
Valentine
O'Neill
Chadron
Crawford
Rushville
Alliance
Broken Bow
Gothenburg
Sidney
St. Paul
Ogalalla
Lexington
Kearney
David City
McCook
Superior
Falls City
Arapahoe
Reed-Norval American Language Act Passed by House
The Reed-Norval American Language Act passed the House 65 to 31 on Monday April 4 after Senate approval and an emergency clause. It designates English as the official state language, bans teaching foreign languages in common school branches, and bars discrimination against English in meetings, while allowing foreign tongues in religious services. American Legion sponsorship and related Americanism meetings follow in several states during April.
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House of Representatives
American Legion
Senate
House
Rooster Feeds On Corn While Legions Aid Fund Grow
A hungry rooster in Cimarron Kansas earned over a dollar per grain of corn in a three hour show for the American Legion Auxiliary. The bird ate 283 grains before retirement. Also, the first Gold Star Mothers overseas pilgrimage to France is set for June 1 with 100 Women of the American War Mothers taking the steamer America. Colonel Hubert Work of Pueblo Colorado is named First Assistant Postmaster General, a WWI veteran and physician who served in the Army Medical Corps.
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The
American Legion’s Auxiliary
Cimarron
Kans
Auxiliary
Kansas
American War Mothers Organization
France
America
Women’s Auxiliary
Paris
American Legion
Hubert Work
Pueblo
Colorado
Harding
Work
United States
Army Medical Corps
Medical Reserve Corps
Sioux war dance to open Legion convention in Kansas City
Sixty Sioux Indians who served as intelligence scouts in World War will perform a tribal war dance for delegates and visitors at the American Legion’s third annual convention in Kansas City next fall.
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The
American Legion
Kansas City
Creed of the disabled man adopted by World War veterans
Disabled veterans of World War War I, largely overseas soldiers and Walter Reed Post members in Washington, D C, adopt a creed praised by President Harding. It vows to be useful, shed pity, work hard, contribute, and seek no favors, proving a place among men despite physical handicap.
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Walter Reed Post
American Legion
Washington, D. C
Harding
Welcomed Guest Arrives From Indianapolis to Visit Metz Family
Mrs Cinderella Selch arrived from Indianapolis to visit her daughter Mrs Earl Metz for the summer. Mr and Mrs Porter Selch traveled from Petz to greet their mother and share dinner at the Metz home.
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Cinderella Selch
Indianapolis
Indiana
Earl Metz
Porter Selch
Petz
Metz
Mrs Harding Maintains Democracy In White House Portrayal
Health official Dr. Copeland recounts a visit to President Harding's residence noting Mrs Harding's unchanged role as a diligent housewife. He describes entering via the back door and seeing her supervising rug laying, reflecting the open doors for immigrants and the humble in America.
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Mariow
Ohio
White House
Harding
Health Commission Royal
Copeland
New York
Executive Mansion
Washington
Charles’ &E. Sawyer
League For Foreign-Born Citizens
Mrs. Harding
Sundown Poem in Tribune Honors Bert Leston Taylor
In a Chicago Tribune notice the column 4 Line o Type or Two puns on Taylor’s death and illness. The front page features the poem Sundown from The Line dated October 27, 1917, and a black-bordered memorial blank marks the column’s suspension.
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Bert Leston Taylor
Chicago Tribune
Now I lay me down to sleep prayer echoes in death
Prefatory notes recount wounded in hospital requesting the children's prayer Now I lay me down to sleep as they near death The verses blend faith and finality with lines about sowing reaping and wisdom gained along the journey The piece contrasts the simple prayer with reflections on life and mortality
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Whip
Hear Mr Pindell Sing That Beautiful Bulletent
Sidney is Awake While New York features an odd musical fragment where Mr Pindell performs a title phrase about driving a horse to water and a pencil must be read, with a playful newspaper tone and local flavor.
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Mr. Pindell
Sidney
New York
Nobody Reads Them News Stokes Town Ad Thefts
Merchant in a nearby town ran an ad in his home paper and two days later his store was broken into and robbed. The note suggests people had just learned he was in town. Get your tickets for Ome Big Night at the American Legion.
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West Virginia
Texas
Sally
Nebraska American Legion
Legion
Lato
American Legion Weekly
The
American Legion
Atta Boy Minstrels Lost Boy Draws Attention
A small boy is reported lost after attending the Atta Boy Minstrels show. Authorities urge swift action and ask the public to check venues and notify officials if the child is found.
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Virginian
Philadelphia
Yellow Newton
Skookum
Cheyenne County Trading Co
Sidney, Nebr
Hughes Electric
the Electric Shop
Lincoln Highway
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