More Than Mere Courage from Rainbow Division Veterans
Major P. Newman recalls wartime exploits by Rainbow Division units. Tales include Sergeant Donohue’s duel with two planes at Chateau Thierry ending with both aircraft crashing, and an Alabama volunteer who infiltrates a German nest, wounds suffered yet captures a prisoner.
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Donohue
169Th
New York
Chateau Thierry
Bowie
Aii
Alabama
167Th Infantry
Disillusionment at the failure of the League of Nations
An analysis recalls Gen Douglas MacArthur and the broader crisis of the League of Nations. The piece argues Europe rejects idealistic guarantees, with France demanding military security, Italy expanding east, and Poland pressing into Lithuania, signaling broad disillusionment with the Covenant.
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League OF Nations
United States
Great Britain
the Hague
Adriatic
Fiume
Dalmatia
Lithuania
Germany
Conference of Peace
Europe
Lonce
France
Waterloo
WA Hotels License Fees Set by State Law
Des Moines May 5. The hotel inspection department is issuing license applications to all hotels in the state under a law passed by the recent general assembly. Hotels with 15 rooms or fewer pay $4 annually, those with 16 to 31 rooms pay $6, 32 to 76 rooms $8, 77 to 160 rooms $10, and over 160 rooms $16. Applicants answer 41 questions on safety, drainage, plumbing, linens, sanitation, and ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
General Assembly
Advertising pitch on tungsten spark plugs for cars
An ad prompts Chicago readers to consider tungsten spark plugs for cars, citing heavy duty bus engines on Michigan Boulevard and encouraging replacements for spark plug problems.
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Chicago
Michigan Boulevard
Gideons to Hold Annual Meeting in Waterloo
Gideons gather in Waterloo August 16 and 17 for their estate convention. They plan services in five Waterloo Cedar Falls churches and a union meeting at First Presbyterian at 50 p m. A picnic supper for Gideon members and families is set for this evening at Virgil Blackledge’s home 203 Elmwood Avenue.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Gideons
Vinton
First Presbyterian Church
Bible Cause
Virgil Blackledge
Elmwood Avenue
Shenandoah Red Cross Advances 7000 in Soldiers Bonuses
Shenandoah Iowa Red Cross chapter has advanced 7000 dollars in county soldiers bonuses, covering 69 bonuses that were delayed in payment. After Congress approved the bonus, the chapter continued the aid and many soldiers later repaid the Red Cross as they received government bonuses. A welfare committee also aided by similar payments through the citizens’ organization.
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Shenandoah
Red Cross Chapter
Congress
Red Cross
Citizens’ Organization
Delayed allotments aid soldiers and relatives
The article notes that thousands of dollars paid to dependent relatives through delayed allotments have aided the soldiers and their families, highlighting how the two organizations have effectively supported these beneficiaries through this process.
State Board Appoints Agents for Institutions
Des Moines May 5 The state board of control has appointed three new agents under the law to assist in running state institutions. The appointees are Mrs. Deming of Des Moines Mrs. Webber of Monticello and Mrs. Henderson of Des Moines. They succeed to join the work at the women s reformatory and orphanage duties.
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Bert Mally
Keech
Yoni
Jay Asteller
Stephen
Waterloo
Phoebe
Coon
Alanchesten
Howard Street
Belliyear
Davenport
Hen
Dewith
Srees
Rockwell City
Cora
Edmunds
Hazel
Warrel Wheeler
Charles F Edmunds 55 Dies in Manchester
Charles F Edmunds aged 55 died on a Manchester street early Saturday morning from Brights disease with apoplexy. He was stricken last December while en route to a Masonic funeral with a companion in the car.
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Manchester
Charles F. Edmunds
Howard Street
Bright
Marsville
Black Hawk
S. Corrigan
A. Mullarky
S. Add
Lemon Wice for Freckles
An advertisement claims a home remedy to vanish freckles and blemishes. It instructs mixing the juice of two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to make a freckle and tan lotion. The lotion is applied daily to the face neck arms and hands for clearer rosier skin.
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Rainbow Fighters Horder
Wer
District of Columbia
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Rainbow Division
Major Newman
Washington
McArthur
Douglas McArthur
Italy
Danzig
Jugo-Slavia
League of Nationg
Paris
WA Hotels
THE
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta, GA
Ats
Vat
Eee
ORBET
Brassieres
Nemo
Nemo Kop
Ideal
Journal
Neecast
Iisottance
State Board
Courier
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