Mary O'Toole a Trailblazer for Washington Women
Mary O'Toole of Washington Auxiliary becomes the District of Columbia's first female judge in municipal court. Her career spans roles from court reporter to Wall Street clerk and forestry service student, with leadership in the American Legion Auxiliary and Washington Chamber of Commerce.
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Mary O'Toole
Washington
District of Columbia
Washington, D. C
America
Bilas Otoole i
Herding
Jonge Lie Wike
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Women's
Cy Club
Weshington
Miss O'Toole
Ireland
United States
Wheeler
Stexbes
New York
Legion Man as Life Saver at Rockaway Beach
N F Willem Heineman a World War veteran from Greenville NL 7 belongs to the local American Legion post and will receive the Croix de Guerre and Cer negle medal for heroism at Rockaway Beach where he and a corps of rescuers saved a trapped group including a woman. Heineman swam out to aid the swimmers and tied a rope to bring them ashore before aiding the others. He refused medical attention at first and later served in the One Hundred and Sixty-fifth seventy Fourth Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockaway Beach
N. F
Willem Heineman
Benes
Beinemen
Severan
Greenville
American Legion
Engagement of Duell and Tucker Made Known in Paris
The engagement between Charles H. Duell of New York and Thlen Tucker, actress from the Twentieth Century, is announced in Paris where Tucker is staying. Duell, son of the late Judge Charles B. Duell, served on the destroyer Wilkes during the war and was a delegate to the American Legion convention in St Louis, later helping found Yonkers post of the Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Duell
New York
Thlen Tucker
Aca
Paris
Mise Tucker
Duell
Charles B. Duell
United Sates Customs Court of Appeals
Elihu Root
Wilkes
Queenstown
Governor Edwards Urges Legion to Stay Out of Politics
Governor Edward I. Edwards of New Jersey told the state American Legion convention that the legion will never be used for selfish motives and should keep out of politics. He warned against political intrusion by any organization and urged Legion members to avoid political entanglements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Edward I. Edwards
New Jersey
State Order
Legion
Menne
Legion Man Up For Mayor Curran Wins Nomination
Henry H Curran wins his party nomination for mayor of New York City with F LaGuardia finishing a close second. Curran, a WWII veteran and former president of the borough, served overseas as a major with the 302nd Engineers, while LaGuardia, another veteran, supported Curran.
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Henry H. Curran
New York City
New York
Henry E. Curran
EL LaGuardia 2
Curren
Moxbellen
Pittisburg
Wee
American Legion
F.B. LaGrandia
New York Board of Alvermen
Efr
Curran
John Purroy Mitchel
New Yerk
Hhe Air Service
Athletics His Strong Work during World War I
Henry W Maloney former World War I assistant director of athletics at Stanford California served with the British engineers in the Boer War. He directed varsity athletics at Camp Fremont and later oversaw athletic entertainment in France for the Eighth Infantry and the Pershing stadium inter allied games in Paris. He commanded the Fremont post of the American Legion in 1919.
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Henry W. Maloney
Leland Btanford University
Peto Alta
Maloney
Stanford
Camp Fremont
Cal
France
Eighth Infantry
Paris
Fremont Post
American Legion
William Wiley dies after 16 years in Navy and record gunpointing
William Wiley of Westfield Macomb retires after a career spanning sixteen years in the U S Navy. He claimed a world record in gun pointing with ten hits in seventeen shots at battle range in 1908. He served as adjutant at Columbia University and as chief torpedo man to the fleet naval reserve. He planned to reside on a front porch and reconnect with his family after final honorable discharge.
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United States Navy
Willam
Wileon
Westfield
Maca
Han
wWlson
American Legion
Azores
Columbia University
New York
Fleet Naval Reserve
Equally True on Divorce and Marriage Rates
A witty note from the American Legion Weekly remarks on the rapidly increasing divorce rate as indicating America is becoming the land of the free, countered by a presale friend suggesting the marriage rate shows the home of the brave remains.
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America
American Legion Weekly
Legion water aid draws crowd at county fair in El Reno
Water distributed free to all visitors at the county fair in El Reno Kansas helps veterans and their families pursue Victory Medal and government compensation claims. The American Legion post attracts a large crowd and aids service men in filing.
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Lea
Tmk
EL Reno
Kan
American Legion
Income Distribution Reveals Wealth Gaps in 1918
National Bureau finds that despite a $61 billion 1918 national income, production lagged behind prices. Per capita income rose to $556 from $340 in 1910, but 1918 purchasing power equaled only $372 1913 dollars. Tax discrepancies and labor capital shares varied. farmers and housewives contributions noted. The study, led by Mitchell and King, compares income sources and international standing.
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New York
United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
Wesley Clair Mitchell
Wilford L King
Frederick AR. Macaulay
Oswald WW. Enauth
Bureau
Iisousl
Mena
Sas
Peppet
Eloga
Topics for Buenos Aires 1922 International Law Conference
The Argentine branch of the International Law Association prepared a discussion program for the 1922 Buenos Aires conference. Topics include wartime freedom of the seas and rivers, international labor organization, freight contracts, submarine regulations, recognition of de facto governments, and state responsibility for damages to foreigners during civil wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
International Law Association
London
Association
Buenos Airee
International Organization of Labor
Bea
Williams Press Leader Re elected World Congress President
William Press leader Williams, chosen as president of the World Congress by acclamation. The congress passed a resolution urging President Harding to admit press representatives to disarmament conference deliberations.
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Williama Press
Congress
Honolulu
Nations' army sizes reveal World War I mobilization status
A Washington report lists active forces of 14 major nations totaling about 6 million. It ranks China, France, Britain, Germany, the United States, Italy, Japan, Russia, Poland, Greece, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and Czechoslovakia by troop numbers, noting U.S. demobilization and weaker National Guard postwar.
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Ashington
China
France
British Empire
Germany
United States
Italy
Japan
Nclude
Russia
Poland
Greece
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Czechoslovakia
Washington
South Africa
New Zealand
Australia
National Guard
War department issues detailed ROTC reserve officer regulations
The War department released detailed regulations governing reserve officers in the Officers' Reserve Corps as part of the planned broader reserve system. The framework decentralizes authority to corps area commanders, enabling rapid mobilization of more than four million troops if needed, with tens of thousands of reservists and a mix of combatant and specialist appointments.
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War Department
Staf Plas
O'Ryan
New York
Price
Pennsylvania
Consolidation plans group major railroads into 19 systems
The Interstate Commerce Commission announces tentative plans to consolidate all major U.S. railroads into 19 systems. Proposed groups include New York Central with several lines, Pennsylvania with regional affiliates, New Haven, Baltimore & Ohio, Reading, Lehigh Valley, Chicago & St. Louis, and many others across the nation.
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United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Transportation
Commission
New York Central
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Monongahela
Boston & Maine
Bangor & Aroostook
Pennsylvania
Toledo
Peoria
Lehigh Valley
New York
Chicago & St. Louis
Pittsburg
West Virgina
New Haven
Bible in Public Schools Supreme Court Case Debated
Presbyterian leaders announce a test case to the Supreme Court challenging Washington state policies that exclude the Bible from public schools. They argue the Declaration of Independence ties religion to governance and that excluding the Bible violates fundamental principles.
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Bible
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Presbyterian Church
New York
Allic of
Washington
Echoola
Supreme’ Court
A General
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Legion Man
William Heineman
Neve Sercey Post
New York Legion
Lillian Tucker
Harry Maloney
Pointing
Navy
Bureau of Economic Research
Lst
Baoking
National Bureau of Economiy
T. 5. Adams
Treasury Department
John R. Commons
University of Wisconsin
John P. Frey
International Molders’ Journal
Edwin F. Gay
The
New York Evening Post
Harry W. Laidler
Intercollegiate Socialist Society
Elwood Mead
University of California
New School For Social Research
J. BE. Sterrett
Price, Waterhouse and Company
N. I. Stone
Hickey-Freeman Company
Allyn A. Young
Harvard University
F. P. Fish
National Industries Conference Board
Hugh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
David Friday
American Economic Association
WW. R. Ingalls
Engineering Council
J. A. Larkin
Industrial Relations Association of America
George #. Roberts
American Bankers' Association
Malcolm C
American Statistical Association
A. W. Shaw
Periodical Publishers Association
Gray Sivee
Americas Federation of Farm Bu
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Nat'l
Renee
Kingdo
Argentina
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