Opening Sessions of Congress Brief
Congress reconvened for the third and final session of the 66th Congress with standard opening rites. Senator Harding took his seat and delivered a brief address as President-elect. annual appropriations totalling 4.653 billion dollars were noted and a flood of new bills and resolutions were introduced. The house will consider immigration restrictions and meat industry regulation while both chambers prepare for President Wilsons message.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Harding
Wilson
White House
Capitol
House
Immigration Committee
Rules Committee
Nobel Peace Prize To Be Awarded To Wilson On December 10
Copenhagen reports the Nobel Peace Prize will be conferred on President Wilson of the United States on December 10. The prize carries about $40,000, one fifth of the interest on roughly $9 million left by Alfred Nobel. The only other Americans to receive the prize were Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 and Elihu Root in 1912.
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Copenhagen
Wilson
United States
Alfred B. Nobel
Theodore Roosevelt
Blihu, Root
Baker Asked to Explain Army of 280000 Men
Secretary Baker was urged by the House military committee to testify by Friday on why the War Department recruited more than 180000 soldiers. Chairman Kahn noted committee concerns over alleged faith breach with the 180000 cap and discussed a 280000 maximum under the act, with a potential deficit of about 160.9 million if reached. The War Department put the November 3 strong figure at 221285 officers and men.
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Senate
House
Washington
Baker
House Military Committee
War Department
Kahn
Wall Department
Duty proposed on wheat and flour imports
Representative Steenerson of Minnesota frames bills to levy a thirty cent per bushel duty on wheat a 1.35 per barrel duty on flour and a thirty percent ad valorem on semolina and related products to regulate grain exchanges and curb Canadian imports. The measure aims to require grain exchanges to admit farmer cooperatives on equal terms with other members.
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Washington
Steenerson
Minnesota
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Canada
New Officers Elected by Woman's Aid Society at Baptist Church
At the annual meeting on Monday afternoon the Woman's Aid Society of the Baptist church elected officers for 1921. President is Mrs. Louis J. Bristow, vice president Mrs. Pan Link, secretary Mrs. C. C. Wallace, and treasurer Mrs. C. D. Brown Jr.
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Woman’s Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Louis J. Bristow
Pan Link
C. C. Wallace
C. D. Brown, Jr
Mayor Moore Mars in Atlanta for bond sale details
Mayor J. Moore Mars visits Atlanta to oversee bond sale details after bonds were sold to a local Atlanta firm of bond buyers. City official actions focus on the transaction and related financing arrangements.
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J. Moore Mars
Atlanta
Aid for Farmers Appears Unlikely
Washington reports the opposition-led delay in reviving the war finance corporation and widening Federal Reserve support for farmers. Senator Penrose and allies block action, while Lodge Frelinghuysen Glass and Smoot resist changes. Representatives Byrnes Siegell and Harris push alternative measures, but prospects dim.
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War Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve
Lodge
New England
Frelinghuysen
Watson
Smoot
Senator Glass
Virginia
Friends
Federal Reserve System
Glass
Arreda
Staregy
Friends of the Farmers
Representative Byrnes
South Carolina
Rec Ucrie
Horse
Siegell
Alabama
Harris
Georgia
Federal Reserve Board
Penrose
Washington
Lodge and
Renomination of John Skelton Williams as Comptroller of the Currency
President Wilson renominated John Skelton Williams of Richmond, Virginia to be comptroller of the currency. His name appeared in a long list of roughly 1,700 nominations, mostly recess appointments, with about 15,000 army promotions noted.
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Washington
John Skelton Williams
Richmond
Wilson
Cotton growers push plan to revive war finance plan
Memphis delegates from cotton states urge revival of the war finance corporation to stabilize markets and curb production. They form committees to cut acreage by at least 60 percent and shift to food and feed crops. Governor Parker calls bankers to deny credit to noncompliers and urges immediate action in Washington.
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Memphis
War Finance Corporation
W. B. Thompson
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Washington
Congress
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Parker
Plan Acreage Out Of About 50 Percent In Cotton
Memphis Tenn December 7 measures to reduce cotton acreage by half and shift land to food crops and livestock were discussed by bankers, merchants and farmers from southern states. Committees were named to craft a campaign plan and report at the final session tomorrow. the meeting was called by the Memphis Cotton Exchange and allied organizations.
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Memphis
Tenn
Atoday
Memphis Cotton Exchange
Chamber of Commerce
Clearing House Association
Cotton Down Again as Prices Slip on Gov Ginners' Figures
The cotton market fell further today with January futures closing at 15.72 down from 15.93 yesterday as gains from relief hopes faded. Local offerings were absent with bids around 16 12 cents and 17 for fancy, while government ginners data show 10,144,821 bales ginned to December 1 versus 8,844,368 last year. The French three day week program and lack of legislative relief added to the pressure.
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New York
New Orleans
Prof Thomson Honored by State Education Board
Abbeville residents celebrate Dr J W Thomson native and former resident of the city being named to the State Board of Education by Governor Cooper. The governor also appointed two women to the board for the first time, Mrs W C McGowan of Charleston and Miss Jennie Lou Brown of Aiken, as textbooks for public schools are to be adopted in 1921.
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Abbeville
J. W. Thomson
State Board of Education
Cooper
W. C. McGowan
Charleson
Jennie Lou Brown
Aiken
Son Bill Greene Sells Press and Banners in Cold Ride
A student saw Son Bill Greene pass by on a bicycle during a frigid evening. He called out asking if Bill would freeze, but Greene replied that selling Press and Banners keeps up the circulation.
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Bill Greene
Bill
Crop Yield Prediction by Colonel Thompson
A predicted crop for next year by Colonel Thompson estimates a maximum of 8,000,000 bales, about half a normal harvest, reflecting bankers’ concerns over money loaned for the present crop.
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Thompson
Wilson Outlines Domestic and Foreign Policy Aims
President Wilson's annual message calls for tax reform and simplified income taxes, Philippine independence, Armenian relief loan, government savings, a workable budget system, price controls on cold storage, and federal corporate licensing. It also urges disability veteran rehabilitation, rejects a bonus, and emphasizes democracy as a guiding principle while outlining two ways the US can lead internationally. The message was delivered by a messenger rather than read aloud.
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League of Nations
Abraham Lincoln
America
United States
Mistake Corrected in Parker and Reese Advertisement
The Press and Banner notes an error in the Parker and Reese ad misclassifying hats and socks by make and silk content. Hats under six dollars were mislisted. all buyers who acted still found great bargains and the store continues offering deep discounts.
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Parker & Reese
Ino
B. Stetson
Parker and
Reese's
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