France Sends Home Needy Americans
The American Aid Society led by Major W W Crockett reports a long decline in U S veterans remaining in Paris as more establish roots abroad. In 1927 relief aided 895 of 1390 applicants with 140 repatriated, funds totaling 393892 francs sourced from subscribers, the American Legion, and beneficiaries.
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Paris
France
W. W. Crockett
American Aid Society
Myron T. Herrick
America
Pendleton Beckley
American Legion
Auxiliary
Pension Restores Name Of Civil War Veteran Newsart
Leopold Newsart, age 62, who wandered from the Civil War memory of Seven Pines into years of amnesia, is officially recognized as living. He now receives a $72 monthly pension and seeks back pension rights after recalling his Dayton, Ohio identity and family.
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Owanotta
Minn
Leopold Newsart
Battle of Seven Pines
Newsart
Enoch Arden
A. Louis
Federal Pension Department
Congress
American princess funds French culture prize
Paris reports that Winnaretta Singer, born American as Princess Edmonde de Polignac, funds an annual culture prize with an initial endowment of 120000 dollars. Premier Poincare will preside over the Singer Polignac Foundation, supervised by the ministry of fine arts, enabling financing for scientific or artistic endeavors, books, experiments, explorations, or museum purchases under its broad charter.
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Paris
Edmonde de Polignac
Winnaretta Singer
Premier Poincare
Shipping board moves to organize American shipping interests
Washington The Shipping Board adopted a resolution authorizing Chairman T W OConnor to explore forming a national association of American shipping interests including ship owners operators builders and allied activities to promote the merchant marine. It endorsed arbitration in commercial transactions and approved conference agreements covering routes from Atlantic ports to Hongkong Singapore Hawaiian ports and transshipment terms among Calmar Los Angeles Steamship and Inter-Island lines and Gulf Pacific Cayamel arrangements with specific rate allocations.
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Washington
Shipping Board Today
T. W. O’ Connor
Shipping Board
Shiping Board
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Atlantic Coast
Hongkong
Singapore
Far East
Dutch East Indies
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Calmar Steamship Corporation
Los Angeles Steamship Company
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company, Ltd
Baltimore
Sparrow's Point
Philadelphia
Hawaiian Island
Calmar
Honolulu
Gulf Pacific Inc
Cayamel Fruit Company
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Gulf Pacific
New Orleans
Cuyame Ig
Cuyamel
New Jewelry Ideas Win Feminine Fancy in London
Fashion shifts to black cord pendants as a main jewelry line this spring. Designers present a jeweled plaque or pendant on a cord, ranging from a single cabochon to elaborate mosaics of semi precious stones. Choices include black onyx with brilliants, crystal, jade, or red coral, chosen to match gowns and create a modern chic at the chest level.
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London
Midwest wives of new senators share alma mater social ties
Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg of Grand Rapids, wife of Michigan's senator designate, championed the University of Michigan and its women’s building. Mrs. Cyrus Locher of Cleveland, wife of Ohio’s junior senator, leads Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae and participates in Cleveland civic groups. The piece notes their journalism backgrounds and social influence in university and civic circles.
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Chicago
Midwest
United States
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Cyrus Locher
Cleveland
Ohio
Vic Donahey
Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Association
Cleveland Women’s Civic League
Pan-Hellenic Council
Colonial Study Circle
Cleveland Maternity Hospital
Vandenberg
Grand Rapids Herald
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Lorain Co. Bank
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