Blind British Captain Reunites With Old Regimental Pal in New Orleans
Captain William Appleby of Great Britain, blind since Ypres, attends the inter allied veterans convention with the American Legion in New Orleans. He unexpectedly meets Alfred Ernest Evans of Lancashire Fusiliers, an Indianapolis engineer, whom he first knew as a fellow soldier from their regiment. Olga Appleby accompanies her father as his eyes on the trip.
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Wiliam Appleby
Great Britain
Lancashire Fusiliers
England
Appleby
Alfred Ernest Evans
Indianapolis
Vans
Alfred Hivans
The
William Appleby
Evans
Ypres
Olga
Gude Wins Big Regatta in Six Weeks of Rowing
Granville Gude of Washington DC, a member of the American Legion, shocked experts by winning the Junior, Intermediate and Association events at the Middle States regatta after only six weeks of rowing. He is hailed as an exceptional oarsman and expected to capture a national championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville Gude
Washington, D. C
American Legion
Gude
Washington Legionnaire
Radio outfits aid veterans in midwest hospitals
Nebraska American Legion auxiliary members donate radio gear to patients in Colfax Indiana and Bellevue Nebraska vocational school near Omaha. Equipment includes phonographs bells trombones and a carillon so patients hear all programs via corridor receivers. Supplies also go to veterans hospitals in Denver Fort Bayard and across Nebraska Kansas Missouri and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Government
Colfax
Américan” Legion Auxiliary
Bellevue—Vocational
Omaha
Neb
Department of Nebraska
Nebraska
Hay -Heen
Sorridor Ag
Shorea
Kansas
Missouri
Denver
Fort Bayard
Contorted OCR Fragments Describe Ground Plot Bid
A mangled text fragment references a land plot purchase and guards, with unclear names and events. It mentions a final result and an eight year timeline, but specifics are unreadable. The item likely notes a dispute or agreement over property and a clubhouse.
Alvin Sparks Named National Legion Chairman on Hospitalization
Alvin Sparks of Columbia 8 0 becomes chairman of the Legion's national hospitalization and rehabilitation committee. As Watson representative at the Fifth United States Veterans bureau district headquarters his work boosted district efficiency to 92 percent. Thousands of ex service patients were evaluated while 499 claims awaited adjudication. Sparks, born in Laurence County and a former Columbia State city editor, served as a buck private in World War I and later worked in Atlanta and New York with an insurance firm.
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American Legion
Alvin Owsley
Legion
Joe Sparks
Columbia
Legion Watson
Fifth
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Legion Headquarters
Legion Convention
Sparks
Mr. Sparks
Laurence County
New York
the Legion
Atlanta
Welcome Cookie Jar Brings Smiles to Veterans Hospitals
Three ex-soldiers at the Government hospital in Kansas City and the National Military Home at Leavenworth admire an Ameri can Legion Auxiliary cookie jar program. At current consumption rates these patients will eat enough cookies this year to stretch twelve miles if laid end to end.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Government
Kansas City
National Military Home
Leavenworth
Need of Physical Exercise to Cut Draft Disqualifications
Gar land W. Powell of the American Legion argues major draft exclusions could be reduced by physical education. A medical authority cites preventable heart disease spine malformations vision defects and flat feet through exercise proper diet and footwear.
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Garland W. Powell
American Legion
Americanism Commission
Mr. Powell
Fragmentary note hints at costs and Legion mention
An incomplete item references a small hint about a price or deposit and mentions the American Legion in a brief weekly notice.
284 for Hest ee Payne Frances
A fragmentary line lists items with numbers and names including Frances and Nageia gemberv amid an unclear value sequence. The readable bits hint at a catalog or ledger entry with prices or quantities but lack context.
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Frances
Nageia Gemberv
Tidal Wave Carried Warship Inland in Chile
An American officer aboard the Wateree recounts a monumental tidal wave near Arica, Chile, that carried the ship about three miles along the coast and two miles inland before dropping it at the Andes foothills. The account notes sea recession, a 47 foot crest, and the crew’s survival with no fatalities.
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Wateree
Lfe Nnes
Door Key Found In Stomachs of Man After 50 Years
Doctors at Ashland Boulevard hospital removed a door key from the stomach of 59 year old Hillo J. Kelfer. He recalls the key vanished more than fifty years ago when it was in his father’s possession and says the incident may have explained his family’s past misfortunes.
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Chicago
Hillo J. Kelfer
Ashland Boulevard Hospital
Kelfer
Fragmented OCR Text Summary Card
The readable fragments describe political and organizational notes with scattered references to entities and events. Names, dates, and places are unclear, with partial lines suggesting campaigns and holdings. The text lacks coherent structure and verifiable details for a full summary.
Breath of Ancient Rome in the Dust and Dustbins
Vladimir Poliakoff recalls a London Daily Telegraph piece about Rome’s legacy as he observes S P Q R insignia on city life. He imagines Roman legions in dust clouds, then notes the modern city’s lack of ancient virility as he reflects on national character and identity.
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Vladimir Poliakoff
London Daily Telegraph
Rome
Senatus Populusque Romanus
Senate
Christendom
Book Wagon Delivers Library Goods in Hibbing District
In St Nicholas G F Thom son notes a Hibbing Minnesota book wagon as the world’s richest village per size. A daily mobile library distributes about 190 books, with a 1000 book capacity and a librarian’s desk. Six inside seats, coal stove, self lighting, and a multi nationality staff. When snows block roads, children use sleds to carry deliveries to schools and homes off the main routes.
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St. Nicholas
G F. Thomson
Hibbing
Mann
Government-Owned Railroad At Hoboken To Be Sold
The United States still owns a 12 mile waterfront railroad in Hoboken New Jersey with three steam locomotives and two electric engines. It hauls freight cars to and from steamship piers and recently declared a 62 percent cash dividend on its $400,000 capital stock. The government has kept it to deter speculators but may sell it to the port of New York authorities.
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United States
Hoboken
N. J
New_York
Halloween Party in the House by a Surprised Mother
A mother recounts an unplanned Halloween gathering when her son invited his gang without her knowledge. She improvised games, raided the ice box, and served fudge in the kitchen while the teens enjoyed nuts and chatter. The son thanked her and praised his mother as Sheba.
Forest inventories aid wood industries says Forestry Magazine
New York leads in a reinventory of wood using industries, with several states following. The educational value is highlighted as crucial to gauge depletion and track progress, aiding future planning and conservation efforts.
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New York
Americans Forestry Magazine
Aerntleay
Hypo Cod Tonic Promises Quick Strength Gain For Aged
Mrs Richard Otto of Cleveland touts Hypo Cod as a potent modern tonic that restored her husband’s strength and helped her fatigue. The ad claims the product is pure, modern, and fast-acting with home-use directions on the bottle. It urges readers to ask at the dry store and take two bottles for noticeable results.
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Earle
Otto
Cleveland
Richard Otto
Colgate Ave
Earle Chemical Con
Quaint Remarks And City News From Grudge
A Grudge resident comments on Josh Jacketts return from a Kansas City stay and a Harold Lloyd comedy viewed with the original cast. The note blends local chatter with hopeful ads for Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills claiming to boost tone and appetite.
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Josh Jackett
Grudge
Kansas City
Josh
Kay Lee
Papa's Golf Stockings at Van Courtland Links
A family outing at Van Courtland Park links is described with a father dressed in striped golf stockings and a nervous eight year old, Ethel, who asks for new stockins to look like her father. An advertisement for Hoxzie'n Croup Remedy targets children with claims of no opium and no nausea.
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Father
van Courtland Links
Ethel
A Compound Fracture in Two Places
A quoted exchange reveals a character's heartbreak described as "in two places" at Southampton and Newport. The brief dialogue frames a metaphorical fracture tied to two locations.
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Southampton
Newport
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Arauriens
Piton News Service
Old Buddy
Wm. Appleby
Washington
D. C
Legionnaire
Hospital
Americanization Commission
United States Shipping Board
Western Marine and Salvage Company
Virginia Shipyards
Alexandria
Chile
Andes
National Geographic Society
L. G. Billings
Bulletin
Compte de Bullore
Mediterranean
Mississippi Valley
Ohio
Udies
Mississippi River
Kingston
Jamaica
Peleg
Mexico
Guatemals
San Francisco
Faming
Alaska
Bogoslof No. 8
Mount Kagmal
Admiral Billings
Arica
Peru
France
Joffre
Chepy Par Varennés
Nancy Coosmans
Hahr
Edge
Repubs
Ompanics
Sind Iritk
Fiestafae
Automobile Library
Wright
Papa
John
Detroit
Rhvise
SS Ree Ag Bs S
PULA
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