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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...active service in the St. Mihael and Argonne offensives during the war, and before our participation was on the Mexican border with General Pershing. When Pershing, at the bead of an expeditionary force, made an incursion into Mexican territory in 1916, General Allen was commander of the cavalry section of this force...
...planned to invest several million dollars, raised chiefly by the disposition of thousands of five-dollar nonresident memberships among Republicans all over the country. It would provide accommodations for sleeping, eating, banqueting, exercising, convening. It would have apartments for Republican officeholders in the Capital, and a special section of the building would be set aside for female Republicans. The undertaking of the project is said to be imminent. Harry M. Daugherty, Edward F. Colladay (Republican National Committeeman for D. C.) and Charles Dick (former Senator from Ohio) are mentioned as "prime movers...
...wonder if life is like that and whether a nifty here and there would not have helped. As a matter of fact the author, with a relentless logic, has shown that life under the circumstances could not possibly have been otherwise. Though he has created an artistic cross-section of stark bitterness, he is too pessimistic, too penetrating, to be widely popular. Possibly thereby he proves his tragedy is true...
Hanover, N. H., October 23,--Tickets in the Dartmouth cheering section for the Dartmouth-Harvard game were well sold out this evening and indications are that nearly 2500, students, graduates, and townspeople will pack the special trains which will leave Hanover on Friday morning...
...experiment with motor vehicles up to the present time indicate that much reliance must still be placed on the horse. In fact, it is certain that for many years to come the division artillery will be horse drawn. It is interesting to note that a horse drawn light artillery section can cover 60-75 miles on a forced march of a day's duration, while a motor drawn contingent can at the most add but 25 miles to this figure, a 100 mile total. Of course in the case of a division moving day after day, the average is rarely...