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When War came in 1917 William Hushka, 22-year-old Lithuanian, sold his St. Louis butcher shop, gave the proceeds to his wife, joined the Army. He was sent to Camp Funston, Kan. where he was naturalized. Honorably discharged in 1919, he drifted to Chicago, worked as a butcher, seemed unable to hold a steady job. His wife divorced him, kept their small daughter. Long jobless, in June he joined a band of veterans marching to Washington to fuse with the Bonus Expeditionary Force. "I might as well starve there as here," he told his brother. At the capital...
...against Toronto, as he did against the westerners, with the possible exception of McGregor, who is suffering from a cold. HARVARD TORONTO Baldwin, l.w. r.w., Cunningham Wood, c. c., Brant Cunningham, r.w. l.w., Murray Palmer, l.d. r.d., Dewar McGregor or Martin, r.d. l.d., Smillie de Give, g. g., Funston...
Until General Frederick Funston captured the insurrectionary chief 30 years ago in the steamy jungles of the Philippines, Emilio Aguinaldo was a bloody name with which to frighten U. S. children after dark. Ever since his parole, Aguinaldo has been one of the sturdiest native supporters of U. S. rule. His son and General Funston's were friendly classmates at West Point four years ago. Aguinaldo would have nothing to do with the local movement for immediate Philippine independence...
Poems were read by Poets Cale Young Rice (Stygian Freight), Clinton Scollard (Epic of Golf, Songs of Summer), Willard Austin Wattles (The Funston Double Track), Jessie Belle Rittenhouse (wife of Clinton Scollard [The Lifted Cup]). None of the reading poets were Rollins alumni...
...While the Insurrection was going on the campaign in China was fought by regulars from the Philippines and marines and sailors from the fleet. The action was continuous from April 21, 1898, up to July 4, 1902, and in the Moro country for years afterwards. . . . Generals Bell, Pershing and Funston were all made Generals while fighting in the Philippine Insurrection, but as all of this came out of the Spanish War and the same men did it all, and all of it is called the "Spanish War" by most everyone, there was no other name to take. Our oath...