Iowa News Items Highlight Early 1920s Local Turmoil
A sprawling Iowa roundup notes jail for incendiarism, high profile murders, arson confessions, and court battles. It covers county engineer firings, bounty payouts, road contracts, bee drives, burnings in Clarion and Des Moines, and multiple divorces, embezzlements, and indictments across numerous towns.
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First National Bank
Marshalltown
Thomas Moran
Emmetsburg
Fred Frey
Sac City
M. E. Hickenthier
Franklin County
Clayton County
Woodbury County
C. ¥. Lytle
Sioux City
George L. Martin
John Haller
Clinton
F. W. Hicks
John Wood
Washington
Alfa Opera House
Storm Lake
Margaret Shrope
Tipton
Rameea Neidhart
Council Buffs
E. R. Hashlinger
Adel
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Margaret Wilson
Rockford
Frederick Becker
Wade
Ed Miller
Waterloo
Fort Leavenworth
Frank Stilen
Council Bluffs
Harvey Bennett
Green Mountain
Jessie L. Britt
Thomas Anderson
State Hospital
Clarinda
John Beatty
Cuff
Clarion
John Naevye
Ogden
Mark Barton
Roscoe
Smythe
Florence Christian
William of
Oelwein
World News Briefs Reflect Postwar Tensions and Political Moves
Washington reports the senate debated guidelines for the fed reserve board with a farmer appointee. Hughes and Balfour urged open door and anti spheres in China, China relations endorsed unevenly by major powers. Ford clashed with War Secretary Weeks over Muscle Shoals delays while tariff and fiscal actions moved through committees and courts.
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China
Hughes
Balfour
Washington
America
Britain
Italy
France
Japan
Henry Ford
War Weeks
Muscle Shoals
War Department
Janitor's Midnight Interview With Marshal Foch in St Paul
Charles Schweitzer a former sergeant and janitor supplied a postal card legend that led to an unscheduled late night talk with Marshal Foch during his visit to St Paul Minnesota as a guest of the American Legion. The words reportedly named two Algerian regiment actions in 1877 and Foch recalled the comrade.
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Marshal Foch
France
Bis
St. Paul
Minn
American Legion
Foch
Charles Schweitzer
Algiers
Hames
High Honors to Carlstrom in Veterans Conferring
Carlstrom Oscar is named national commander in chief of the United Spanish War Veterans. He helped organize Paris’s early Legion precursor in 1919 and later led Spanish War Veterans in Minneapolis. A lawyer and former Philippines private, he served in the National Guard and commanded field artillery in France.
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Oscar
Carlstrom
Minois
United Spanish War Veterans
American Legion
Paris
Carletrom
Spain
Philippines
Mlinola
France
Minneapolis
Legion
One Hundred and Second Infantry
Ilnots
Legion Chief Seeks Stronger Spirit To Earn Nation's Trust
Hanford MacNider, commander of the American Legion, told Philadelphia audiences that the nation likes the Legion but needs a stronger spirit and steadfast action to gain public confidence. He urged comrades in arms to unite with counterparts in England France and Italy to advance peace and protect national interests.
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MacNider
American Legion
Hanford MacNidey
Legion
Philadelphia
Mr. MacNider
England
France
Italy
Aid to French Friends Urges Old Command Help
William B. Follette, formerly of Oregon now in Porte, appealed to his old battery mates to send aid to a French village beset by bombardment. The Volletre battery's men were known to the family and promptly contributed to keep their French friends from want.
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William B. Follette
Oregon
Porte
Uncertain Canal Zone Jobs Hit by Huge Postwar Cut
About 700 World War service members in the Panama area face unemployment after the Sovereign’s broad personnel cuts. The American Legion study in Washington notes canal election staff numbers have dropped by a percent since March 4, 1921.
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Soverawent
American Legion
Washington
Canal
Pie bakers of the Front Ma Burdick and Pa Burdick honored
Mrs Burdick and her husband Ensign Burdick of the Salvation Army served near the Western Front from December 1917 to the armistice, aiding soldiers with meals and clothing repairs. They later worked in Brest and returned home in April 1919. Mrs Burdick, of Wichita Falls Texas, led hospital relief for disabled ex servicemen and held national roles.
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Saya
F.C Burtick
Salvation Anny
Shapluty
American Legion
Bydick
Boya
Ma" Burdick
Doug
Pershing
Burdick
Brest
Thais Magrane Elected President of New York Legion Auxilio
Miss Thais Magrane, a Broadway actress with wartime service in the navy, was chosen president of the New York American Legion state women’s auxiliary. Her brother served in the navy while she aided sick and wounded in Polyclinic hospital and helped organize the auxiliary of Rankin Drew post.
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Thala Magrane
New York
American Legion of New York
Thais Magrane
Miss Magrane
Manhattan
France
Polyclinic Hospital
Auxiliary of 8
Rankin
Legion
Broadway
St. Louis
White Playlog
Los Angeles
American Legion aids veterans and youth in varied programs
The American Legion organizes aid for needy ex service men in New York City through a municipal fund. Eleventh Minnesota post organizes a boy scout troop for members' relatives. Fairmont Minnesota Home Guard turns $400 war fund to build Legion Boat and aid discharged service men. A Champaign Illinois City Club post merges with the Legion and plans a community memorial building in Sturgis North Dakota. Vanderbilt freshmen law students train with Nashville Legion post. A humorous chicken act headlines Hendrick post festivities. National Commander Hanford MacNider visits Ninth Infantry regiment in Houston.
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New York City
The
Legion
Home Guard Company of
Fairmont
Minn
Seattia
Wash
Vanderbilt University
Tuen
Ing Od Botong
Nashville
the Legion
Getore
Ruffles
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Ninth Infantry
Houston
Tex
Loving Cvp
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Hoover
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Sald
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2 Nautical School
Harding
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Arthur Church
Reeve
Wil H A. Hays
Ims
National Moving Picture Combination
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Harvey W. Church
Bernard J. Daugherty
Fort, Worth
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Leo Vick
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EU Baker
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Vincent Rye
Charleston
B. I. Monroney
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League of Nations
Thomas J. Keeley
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Lawrence Henley
Commissioner Glass
Edward Persons
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Raymond ¥. Mulford
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Sir James Craig
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Thia
American Legion News Service
Paul Janitor
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Champaign
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