Iowa News Items Highlight Fires Drownings and Bank Closures
Late crackers received $300 from Stand ard off station of Estherville. Marshalltown to host Sixth Field Army medical regiment. Donald Middleton, 9, Iowa Falls, drowned after swimming. A cattle herd near Gladbrook killed seven by a train. Edward Jackson of Vinton drowned at Wapsipinicon. Davenport Legion notified of soldier bonus endorsement by President. Poland China boar Cincotte died. owners un insured. Betsy Westbrook and other incidents follow including Pasteur treatments, thefts, fires, and bank closings across Iowa towns.
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General Synod of the Reformed Church
Pella
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Sixth Field Army
Donald Middleton
Iowa Falls
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Gladbrook
Edward Jackson
Vinton
Wapste
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Vetter
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Sioux City
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Vail
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Qhls Poultry Hatcheries
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Missouri
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Dubuque
W. J. Keefe
Hampton
Pasteur
William Leidinger
Grand Jury
Charles Billings
Farmer Harke
Graettinger
J. J. Kelly
Germany
Hubert Helmes
Craig
United States
Fatherland
Hig Bank
Iowa Bankers’ Association
A. M. Henderson
Story City
W. A. Allen
Waterloo
Tor Watts
Grand Junction
Frank Warner
Lake Manawa
Abraham Lincoln High School
Iowa
State Fair Board
Aaron Anderson
Blanton
Hun Gand
James McMichael
Red Oak
J. R. Hodges
Hodges
Anderson
McMichael
John McMaster
Mount Ayr
Lon Lyle
Clarence
Harding Nominates Lane Faison Brigadier General
President Harding in Washington nominated Col. Samson Lane Faison infantry to brigadier general in the regular army to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Brig. Gen. William H. Sager. The report lists multiple international and domestic items from the week.
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President Harding
Washington
Col
Samson Lane Faison
Infantry
William H. Sager
Archangel Michael Statuette Gift to Legion Commander
The American Legion records a silver statuette of Archangel Michael presented by General Armando Ding to Commander Hanford MacNider. The miniature replica honors the St Michael statue atop Rome’s San Angelo fortress, linked to Hadrian’s Tomb and historic pestilence legends.
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Diaz
Armando Ding
Italy
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Legion
St Michael
San Angelo
Rome
Hadrian
Gregory
Plans relief pact eyed by labor and Legion leaders
John H. Walker, eight year president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, proposes an official arrangement between organized labor and the American Legion to aid World War I sick and wounded and dependents. Commander Mac Nider of the Legion welcomes the idea as under consideration. Walker’s long career in Illinois labor spans many miner's organizations and roles beginning before age ten.
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Illinois State Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
American Legion
MacNider
Legion
Walker
Ainois Imines
Knights of Labor
Illinois
Steel Helmet Inventor Dead in Paris
Doctor Monprofit, French chamber of deputies member and World War I veteran, died in Paris. He championed steel breastplates and the so called tin hat, conceiving the idea while in the Balkans in 1914, aiming to arm troops with steel body armor had the war continued.
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Paris
Doctor Monprofit
Chamber of Deputies of
France
Yench Ambulance Corps
Balkans
Go right back and tell your boys to Ax up that job
In a New England town a squire orders a carpenter to return and fix a dispute over insulting remarks. The boss carpenter confronts the squire, who confirms the exchange and asks the man to acknowledge the insult. The scene captures a tense, combative exchange in a small-town setting.
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New England
American Leglos Weekly
Correspondence Courses Spread Through Military Branches
War department introduces correspondence courses in cavalry infantry and artillery as part of a national plan backed by the American Legion. The program aims to broaden citizen training nationwide with extensive instruction across service branches.
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War Department
Eidzen
Ameriscan Legion
Home Town Papers Sent to World War I Veterans in Hospitals
The American Legion Auxiliary urges keeping veterans in hospitals connected by sending hometown newspapers. Editors in towns with ex service men are asked to mail copies daily or weekly, using state lists of hospitalized men from Indianapolis headquarters.
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United States
American Legion Arsillary
Legion
Indianapolis
Ind
Stranded ex soldiers aided by local Legion post in DC
An ex soldier drifts to Washington seeking compensation claim help. Bil Franko, commander of the Vincent B. Costello post, aids men with possible settlements and covers most costs. He and his unit bring in funds to assist and return hopeless cases home, amid District of Columbia involvement.
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Washington, D. C
Bil Franko
American Legion
Bill Franklin
Franklin
Hig
Vincent B. Costello
Washington
District of Columbia
Walking Encyclopedia Pollock Shapes Army Paper Work
Marion E Pollock known as The Walking Encyclopedia heads the personnel division of the United States Veterans Bureau in Washington DC. A former enlisted man Pollock was the A B B expert on army paper work and orders and earned respect from colonels and lieutenants alike. He served in France as chief of the orders division of the adjutant general's department and could quote almost every wartime order from general headquarters word for word.
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American Legion
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Washington, D. C
Pollock
Leutenants
Hill
France
Adjutant General's Department
Legacy of World War II Washington Legions and Veterans Policy
The article notes American Legion actions in France and home front efforts, including compensation claims and veteran outreach. It cites ex soldiers and government policy on risk and medals, with figures like a 2 500 dollar claim and a total of 8 600 000 dollars in government risk policy benefits. It mentions Forbes and a push for more gallantry medals for West War veterans.
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Charles BR. Forbes
United States Voter Bureau
Congress
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