Noted Centralia Lawyer Gunns for American Legion in Washington
G D Cunningham Centralia Washington a famed figure in radical circles became commander of the American Legion of Washington. He led prosecutions after Armistice Day Centralia killings where four legionnaires were shot by IWW militants. Cunningham helped convict Westey Everest and others, with Supreme Court upholding verdicts. He served as an infantry private at Camp Pike Arkansas during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L W. W
American Legion of
Washington
G. D. Cunningham
Centralia
Nation
American Legion
IW. W
Cunningham
Camp Pike
Ark
Mississippi River fish rescued set new bureau record
Superintendent C. F Culler reports about 176 million fish saved from landlocked waters along the Mississippi during the Reason Which closed November 1. The effort marks a bureau record and shows the high mortality river fishes face from freshets and adverse conditions.
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C. F Culler
Mississippi River
Bureau
Fisheries Service Bulletin
Gude's Pepto-Mangan Promotes Blood Health
Advertisement notes that proper blood condition boosts disease resistance and prevents illness. It promotes Gude's Pepto-Mangan as a tonic available in liquid and tablet forms at drugstores. The rest references a discussion about ducks and a light note from the Manchester Guardian.
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Wehocle
Gude
How the service men stand in American politics
President Harding faced questions on ex service men’s standing as many held key posts. The Legion noted appointments including secretary of the navy and assistant secretary roles filled by veterans and ex service men dominate national leadership. The public elected veterans to Congress and several governors in multiple states.
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Harding
Lamar Jeffers
Alabama
Legislative Committee of the
American Legion
Rnch
American Commission
Washington
Legion
Navy
Veterans’ Bureau
House of Representatives
Senate
Hoover
National Committee On
Exx-service-men find jobs through Hoover committee lead
Ex servicemen nationwide benefit from Secretary Hoover's employment drive led by Arthur Woods of New York. Woods heads a national bureau coordinating job creation and organizing wartime relief. He previously served as New York police commissioner and chaired the American Legion National Americanism commission.
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Arthur Woods
Hoover Special Committee
Provena
Hoover
New York
Woods
Police Co Sioner
American Legion
National—Americanism Commission
Diary Notes From Independence Day Observances
A diary fragment recalls July Fourth activities with baths, dinner stories about Abraham Lincoln, Bible lessons, and singing The Star Spangled Banner. The piece notes editor warnings about forthcoming recharge and a lightning strike damaging a barb wire fence near Hosea two cows.
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Eacay
Abraham ‘Lincoln
American Legion
Dairy Cow Testing Associations Improve Dairy Herds
United States Department of Agriculture notes widespread use of cow testing associations to measure milk and butterfat, feed use, and to cull low producers. California shows large, mid sized and small groups with 800 to 4,400 cows, average cows per association about 420, and herd average 24.8 herds. The program has improved dairy quality by identifying good cows and removing weak producers, with USDA collecting statistics and directing new groups via county agents.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
California
Massachusetts
Kansas
Michigan
Cow Testing Shows Clear Farm Benefits in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin farmer summarizes a United States Department of Agriculture dairy division report. He notes that cow testing in Outagamie county's west section improved herd knowledge, care, and selection of heifer calves for future herds, viewing the dairy cow as a value-creating machine when well fed and bred.
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Wisconsin
Dairy Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Outagamie County
Blower System Purifies Local Sand for Public Works
Engineers in California devised a compact blower setup to remove fine particles from local sand to meet U S Department of Agriculture specs for project 41. A dry desert site with sand at 120 degrees f requires careful air flow control to avoid extra costs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Public Works
California
Tourist Traffic Boosts Ontario Highway Funding
American tourist traffic is expected to pay for Ontario's highway installation and upkeep. Since the Toronto Hamilton route opened the revenue from this source has grown to millions annually. In 1920 about 87,500 American cars crossed the border into Ontario for stays ranging from one to six months.
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Ontario
Toronto-Hamilton
Sterilization and Dairy Utensils Advice
The United States Department of Agriculture urges sterilizing all dairy pails strainer parts and separators with live steam for five minutes or boil utensils for five minutes. A simple steam sterilizer can be made by a local tinsmith and Farmers Bulletin 748 details it. A good dairy thermometer is essential and will pay for itself many times over. Also advise culling unprofitable cows to improve dairy efficiency.
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United States
Department of ‘Agriculture
Farmers
Ftor
Department
United States Department of Agriculture
Better Highways in the South Demand Big Public Works
Southern residents push for major road improvements after bond issues totaling about 4.278 billion, with Texas at 397.772 million and Virginia at 50 million. A U S bureau study notes lowest traffic midweek, while South Carolina forms a new good roads association seeking a 50 million bond for highway upgrades.
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Dixie
South
Texas
Virginia
South Carolina
Good Roads’ Association
Caroling
Roads and surfaces mix across the United States
A fragmented report notes gravel making up over 42 percent of surfaced roads in the United States with 25.22 percent sand and clay, 10.96 percent asphalt, 91 percent concrete, and 62 percent brick. It mentions a novel welcome sign reading Drive slow and see our city and references an exhibit along Atlantic.
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United States
Antos
Atlantic
The Stranger Fox Chase And The Old Beater
Judge Marcellus L. Davis tells how the fox known as The Stranger leads a late November fox chase in Arkansas countryside. The old beater fox outwits the pack, but The Stranger finally answers with a spectacular voice and long pursuit ending when the forest echoes with the hounds.
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Generisalonnt
Trecord
Benjamin G. Lindheys
Mississippi
Marcellus L. Davis
Dardanelle
Ark
West Indies
Cleveland
Atth Judicial Eireult
Arkansas
Lie
Judge Davis
the Stranger
Rom
Congressiornal
Thas
Ingenious Mechanism Drives Selenium Light Following Dog
A novel electric dog by John Hays Hammond Jr uses selenium eye cells and light to steer toward illumination. It relies on a small current, a battery or clockwork for motion, and resembles a lantern-following mechanism amid other toy innovations.
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John Hays-Hammond, Jr
Christian Science Monitor
Naming of Natal and a Christmas Discovery Tale
A historic note states Natal was named on Christmas Day marking the birthday of Jesus in 1497. Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese navigator, reportedly led the voyage ordered by King Manuel of Portugal to reach India via the Cape of Good Hope, as Spain sought similar discoveries.
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Natal
Eerie
Vasco de’ Gama
Manuel
Portugal
India
Cape
Good, Hope
Spain
Gil
Cemgeriy
Gold and silver found in small amounts in Cambria coal field
An expert notes that trace gold and silver occur in the Cambria coal field of southwest Wyoming. Pyrite is distributed throughout the coal, with occasional nodules. Reported weights are too small to offset the coal’s value, and several locations show rare occurrences.
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Cambria
Wyoming
Sean Atts
Fane
South
Acton
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