War Mystery Notices Gather Details On Missing World War I Men
A national effort to locate missing World War I service members invites information. Notes list Eddie Flynn, Norman Larson, Clarence Kepple, Frederick Baynes, Base W. Boydon, Andrew J. Ottinger, Ralph Fegren, and others. Families seek details of deaths or disappearances with contacts in Anaconda Montana, Artesia New Mexico, Gloucester New Jersey, Monongahela West Virginia, Oskaloosa Kansas, and Geityebure Pennsylvania.
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Gold Star
Eddie Flynn
Inf
France
War Department
Mra. B
Mra. B. L. Flyon
Cherry St
Anaconda
Mont
Norman
Larson
Pvt Co
Slut
H. I. Petergop
Twin Lakes
Mint
Clarence K
Kepple
Mechanic
Co. A
St. Michael Drive
Mia
Alice Kepple
Artesia
N. M
Frederick H. Baynes
Auth
Baynes
Mra
F. A. Baynes
Monmouth Terrace
Gloucester
N. J
W. Boydon
Co. G
Base
James Boydon
Mononghah
W. Vu
Andrew J, Ottinger
Pvt
Ith Inf
Peter Pittinger
Oskaloosa
Kan
Ralph FE
Grenm
Harm
Naval Railway Battery No
Eis
Gunlo Brehm
N. Washington St
Geityebure
Priest Sprints and Captures Robber After Luncheon Chase
New York priest and police chaplain Father John J. Coogan raced from St. Jerome's in East 87th Street after a cafe robber. He tackled the fugitive in a West 186th Street apartment, pursuing into a coal bin, then saw the man fall into a coal hole as detectives closed in. The captured suspect was later charged with robbing a saloon and held on $2,500 bail at Morrisania court.
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New York
John J. Coogan
Police Department
St. Jerome's Church
East 87Th Street
Father Coogan
Coogan
West 186Th Street
Father Coo- Fo
Joan
Coal Hole
Conl
Morrisania Court
John Ventor
Baseball wrecks a home in Stamford divorce suit
Mrs Mildred Cohn of Noroton Connecticut sues Edwin Cohn for divorce alleging he abandoned the home to chase baseball, traveling with teams and visiting managers. She says Edwin disappeared in 1915 and Connie Mack confirmed he’d been with the Athletics, prompting the suit.
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Stamford
Conn
Mildred Cohn
Noraton
Edwin Cohn
Edwin
White
New York swindler nabbed after long chase in California
William H. Mofritt, sought worldwide for alleged giant real estate swindles, was arrested in San Jose, California. Police say he faces more than 300 complaints alleging he defrauded clients out of about 1.5 million through fake property sales.
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New York
William H. Mofritt
New York City
San Jose
Cal
Mofitt
Polleeany
City of Tragedy and Warsaw's Enduring Polish Spirit
A long feature praises Warsaw as Poland’s center of culture and resilience. It contrasts Polish courage under oppression with historic achievements in science, medicine, industry, and literature, citing Sobieski’s 1683 victory and Warsaw’s vital role in rail, waterway, and trade networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
National Geographic Society
Bulletin
Poland
Paris
France
Russia
Lazlenki Gardens
John Sopieski
Europe
Paderewski
Vienna
Sobiesk
Leopond
Austria
Sobieski
Louis XIV
Asia
Moscow
Vistule
Joland
St. Louis
Mississippi
New England
New Assistant Adjutant Russell G Creviston Appointed
Russell G Creviston named assistant national adjutant of the American Legion by national commander F W Galbraith Jr He previously directed organization at national headquarters from 1919 to 1920 and served in multiple roles during World War I including TA training and camp activities in the Midwest.
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Russell G. Creviston
The
American Legion
F. W. Galbraith, Jr
National Headquarters
Mr. Cregiston
Fourth Indiana Infantry
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Eighty-Fourth
Creviston
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
General Staff
Ninth District Commission
Middle West
Community Service, Inc
New York
Top of the World Post Formed at 14500 Feet in Peru
Sixteen ex service men founded the Top of the World post in Cerro de Pasco Peru claiming it is the highest American Legion post at an altitude just over 14500 feet. The unit aims to recruit in central Peru's Junin Pampa and surrounding camps including Morococha and La Fundicion.
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American Legion
Peru
Cerro, de Pasco
Clyde A. Warne
Junin Pampa
Cerro de Pasco
Montana
Aroya
Morococha
la Fundicion
Cacapalca
Imp
Legion
Stand of Colors Presented to Aaron Witthamp-Cowell Post
A stand of colors was presented to Aaron Witthamp-Cowell post of the American Legion in Treko Be New Jersey by the township. The post, with 28 members, is active and plans a drive for a 52 000 goal.
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Aaron Witthamp-Cowell
American Legion
Trekobe
N. J
Howe
We Know Too Much From Ancient Models to Modern Learning
A quotation attributed to Charles Grant Miller argues that today’s youth know more facts than ancient thinkers yet the greatest human works came from confined study. The ancients achieved high literature, painting, architecture, and roads by focusing deeply on a single area.
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Granfather
Socrates
Pinto
Homer
Charles Grant Miller
Suspicion Focuses On Soir In Prohibition Probe
Prohibition agents appear to be targeting Soir amid rising suspicion. Confusing lines suggest a timer and a corked story as authorities scrutinize activities.
Oldest Brooklyn woman 104 recalls long life and many husbands
Aunt Sallie Williams known as Mrs. Sarah Gouley, in Sheepshead Bay, claims 17 children from multiple marriages and a 114th birthday. Her 72 year old husband and 80 year old son serve as part of a blended family, while her Civil War veteran grandson helps with the chores. She stays active, visits the movies yearly, and cherishes her local community.
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Brooklyn
Sallie Williams
Eine
Sallie
the Cedars
Sheepshead Bay
Mos' Ob Dem
Sonry
Bini
Sarah Gouley
Sonny
Planer Knife Shaves Man After Civil War Vow
Henry C. Boylston of this city broke a vow dating to 1885 when his whiskers were shorn by an automatic planer blade. While planing lumber, his long beard caught in the rotating knives, forcing a painful retreat from facial hair he had kept since the Civil War. A barber finished the job.
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Marverd
Cola
Henry C. Boylston
Boylston
Baby coughs up safety pin after eight months
Boston report details a one year old boy named David Bailey who swallowed an open safety pin at four months and after eight months of futile digestion coughed it up without lasting harm. He is the son of Mr and Mrs David Bailey.
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Boston
David Bailey
David
David Hd
Police Raid Sees Bribe to Lookout and Nine Gamblers Caught
Police bribed a lookout named Inckowt to allow entry during a raid. A dog helped officers pass by as the suspect was restrained in a hallway. Nine gamblers were detained in the operation.
Ideas on Better Speech Week by Paula M. Kittel
Paula M. Kittel argues college students show limited vocabularies and misused language. She urges normal school student bodies to improve speech through removing slang and expanding vocabulary while practicing clear connected sentences. Emphasizes daily language use over classroom drills and cites Franklin and Demosthenes as models. The piece concludes speech requires one percent inspiration and nine by nine percent perspiration.
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Paula M. Kittel
Department of English
Emerson
America
England
Franklin
Demosthenes
Social notes from a Jamestown outing and dinners
Old clipping recounts Matilda Anderson Annabelle Yaeger and Pearl Johnson on a Jamestown trip with Edna Johnson returning to her school. Also mentions Helen Satterlee Florence Aitken hosting Archer and Peits sisters dinner and Clara Schweitzer Helen Kieffer hosting a spread for Helland and the Poe Lizards in the evening.
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Matilda Anderson
Annabelle Yaeger
Pearl Johnson
Jamestown
Edna Johnson
Yaeger
Ome
Helen Satterlee
Florence Aitken
Archer and Peits
Clara Schweitzer
Helen Kieffer
di Helland
Poe Lizards
Attorney General Rules Legal Publications For Newspapers
Attorney General Langer issues guidance on which papers may publish legal notices and related items. It covers summonses notices foreclosure statements bank notices township publications and school district notices in areas lacking a local official newspaper. The AG will answer further questions on legal publications.
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Langer
Ial
Methodists to Meet at Jamestown District Rally
A convention rally of Methodist churches in this district will be held in Jamestown on December 10. Dr George Mecklenburg, executive secretary, will direct a program featuring round table discussions films lectures and expert addresses on church programs. Delegations from Cleveland Woodworth Robinson Carrington Edmunds Wimbled on Spiritwood Kensal Juanita Valley City Lisbon Enderlin Cooperstown Darey Tower City are expected with pastors Sunday school superintendents Epworth League presidents unit leaders Indies aid representatives and women’s societies.
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Yan
Jamestown
Helena
George Mecklenburg
Cleveland
Woodworth
Robinson
Carrington
Edmunds
Wimbledon
Spiritwood
Kensal
Juanita
Valley City
Lisbaon
Enderlii
Cooperstown
Darey
Tower City
Epworth League
Auditors decide on Bank of North Dakota examination
The North Dakota board of auditors plans an early month examination of the Bank of North Dakota under the initiated law. The move follows November election actions and the advent of the new board in January. Governor Fraizer questions funding, favoring legislative appropriation and a later session to decide on initiated laws. Apple gifts end note as Hattie Wolff receives apples from Minnesota kin.
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Bismarck
Board of Auditors
Bank of North Dakota
Bank of North Dake
Lynn J. Z. Frasier
Bers
Hall
William Lemke
David Poindexter
Frazier
Ates
A. Johannsen
Bank of North Dale Doenald Ae
Funis
Hattie Wolff
Minnesota
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New York Department
Chase
Priest Mears
Connecticut
World” Organization of Ery
Planer
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