France rejects debt settlement as Smoot vows firm terms
The declaration by M Tardieu that France will not accept the proposed debt settlement drew a sharp reply from Senator Smoot. Smoot says France will not get better terms and Congress will not ratify until action is taken, leaving the issue in a possible deadlock with France potentially prevailing in the long run.
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M- Tardieu
France
United States
Smoot
Funding Commission
Congress
Profit After Deficits for U S Shipping Lines
United States shipping lines report a net profit of $371 985 for the fiscal year, reversing a $645 000 loss from the prior year. The note speculates private objection to government ownership. The piece also discusses the word avigation and mentions 50 cent rural delivery maps from the Post Office.
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United States Shipping Lines
Post Office Department
Washington
Lost Eden Reflections During French Observer’s U S Visit
French novelist J H Rosny calls America a lost Eden condemning its slavery and puritanism as he returns to France after a visit. He cites Liberty Statue irony in New York harbor and laments freedom’s gates closed. An English merchant’s store offers free dances during shopping hours.
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America
New York Harbor
Bolshevick
J. H. Rosny
Academy
Gancourt
France
United States
Hughes Boom Slows Hoover Bid In 1920 Race
Washington reports the Hughes boom has split administration support and paused Hoover’s bid for the Republican nomination. Lowden and Dawes gain as Hughes threatens New York and East states, with Mellon and others backing Hughes while Coolidge stays on the sidelines awaiting convention time.
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Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Coolidge
Hughes
Lowden
Dawes
Work
Jardine
Wilbur
New
Mellon
James J. Davis
Washington
East
New York
Wall Street
Senate
New York State
al Smith
Big Bertha
John Dwight
Chicago
Harding
Waich Ca
Hoghes Card
Dacy
Alleghenies
Pennsylvania
Europe
Diamonds mined in South Africa yield 3,217,946 carats last year
In a year of strong demand for rabbit skins, Otago New York trappers report profits of about 250 dollars weekly.
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South Africa
Otago
N. Y
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St. Augusta, Ga
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Massachusetts
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Chrysler Cars
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C. B. Woolsey
Aiken, S. C
Loomis & Co
Fish and Oys Sterl
Aiken
Jay-Mac Chevrolet Co
Empire Plow CO
Realtors
Laird’s, Incorporated
Geo. A. Durban, Pres’t
Aiken, South Carolina
Insurance
Yhany
South Carolina
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