The Mystery at Perand’s Cafe
Severn and Marie Gessler navigate Perand’s Cafe a premier New York restaurant to confront Waldron and Harris. They spot the Russian Jew with a knife and anticipate a tense meeting as the plot to divide money unfolds amid undercover police vigilance.
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Waldron
Krautz
Alva
Witsh
Harris
Krantz
New York
Secret Service
Mr. Severn
Marie Gessler
Philip Severn
Perond
Peronil
Peroud’s
Alter
Underworld
Daly
Severn
Pleasig
Francois
George
Never the Same Again War Wears Down Buffalo Regiment
In a downpour the Buffaloes march in a makeshift camp described as squadrons in a barracks doorway scene. A white non commissioned officer asks Sam what he thinks of the war and Sam answers that no war is good and this day has ruined it completely.
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Sam
American Legion Weekly
Dream Face Meanings in Old Folklore
Dream interpretations describe grim distorted faces as suffering and handsome faces as good news. A pale pinched visage signals sorrow or a friend’s loss, while a dirty face washed away may hint at remorse and actions. The text cites Augustine on patience and wickedness.
Religion's Part in Big War Senior Chaplain Finds 90 Percent Faithful
Senior chaplain Dr. Henry Russel Talbot of the First Division in the Argonne reports that ninety percent of fallen soldiers carried religious items such as Bibles prayer books or crosses. He argues religion remained a real, cultivated element in the lives of American fighters despite public doubt.
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Henry Russel Talbot
National Cathedral
Washington, D. C
A. W
Argonne
Talbot
American Legion
Cupid’s Romance Ends in Nebraska Wedding
Frank B. O’Connell, department adjutant of the American Legion of Nebraska, wed Miss Rachel N. Blodgett of Orleans after meeting in France where he edited a soldier paper at Le Mans and she served as a YMCA canteen worker. The couple’s marriage unites a Lincoln Legion leader with a local Orleans native.
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France
Frank B. O'Connell
American Legion of Nebraska
Rachel N. Blodgett
Orleans
Nebraska
Sable
Cupid
O'Connell
Legion
Lincoln Post
Cornhusker Legionnaires
War Brought Work for Her in World War I Era
Miss Abbey N Hurley of Fargo North Dakota served as a district court clerk and stenographer before and during World War I. She kept the office running when the district clerk left for service and was later named deputy clerk in October 1919. She helped organize a unit of the American Legion Auxiliary and was elected secretary treasurer of North Dakota’s department of the auxiliary last May. She is twenty one.
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America
Abbey N. Hurley
Fargo
N. D
American Legion
Greek-born veteran seeks red chevron to avoid wars
John P. Poulos, Athens, Greece native naturalized citizen living in Ishpeming Michigan, served in Greek and Balkan wars and in U S forces. He seeks relief from further drafts by congressional appeal, while state and treaty issues leave his status unclear.
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John P. Poulos
Albert Y. Braden
American Legion
Ishpeming
Mich
United States
John
Athens
Greece
John Peter Coursogiannopoulos
Amreica
Michigan
America
Sam
W.g Frank James
James
State Department
Poulos
Hoosier Pat Paterson Faces War Fronts in World War I
Ralph G. Patterson from Muncie Indiana left home for adventure in the northwest cattle ranches. He joined the U S Army in France, rode to the front in 1917 18 and survived Cantigny Soissons Leicheprey and the Argonne where he suffered wounds to his legs shoulder and nose. He endured months in Gondrecourt before rejoining combat duties.
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Ralph G. Patterson
Patterson
Muncie
Ind
Northwest
Chicago
America
Pat
France
Pershing
Gondrecourt
Bar-le-Duc
Luneville
Cantigny
Soissons
Leicheprey
Argonne
Indian Legionnaires Highlight Sioux War Dance Plan
Adjutants at western posts note many American Indians who served in World War I join the American Legion. A St. Charlies charter lists four Sioux members, including Benjamin Comes-Out-Bear and Nar cisse MacKenzie. Sixty Sioux braves are booked to stage a war dance at the Legion convention in Kansas City next fall.
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American Legion
St. Charlies
S. C
Benjamin Comes
Charles Owl
Narcisse MacKenzie
John Bluebird
Legion
Kansas City
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
An advertisement urges middle aged women to try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms. It claims many sufferings can be eased and invites letters to Lynn Massachusetts Health officials guaranteeing confidential personal responses.
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Kins
Minn
Ja EL Pinhem
Ee Cnet
Sonal Aes
Plan for Woolen Mills at Parramatta Jail
The New South Wales Textile Workers union plans to convert the old Parramatta jail into woolen mills and form the Co-operative Woolen Mills with 200000 pounds capital. The aim is to supply all woolen goods for the government and eventually clothe police and government staff.
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New South Wales Textile Workers’ Union
A. W. Ferrin
Parramatta
Co-operative Woolen Mills
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Perand’s
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Nebraska Legion
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South Dakota
Lucky Stake
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