Senate panel urges DOJ antitrust actions on print paper
A Senate committee found print paper scarcity results from official obstruction and urged the Justice Department to sue paper manufacturers under the Sherman and Clayton acts. It called prices excessive, proposed a federal print board, a 10 cent Sunday edition tax, limits on large editions, and funding for substitutes and new mills. The report cites profiteering among publishers and manufacturers and notes hearings with industry participants. In Atlanta four men were killed and another wounded in a police raid on a Negro district gambling house, with Claude Jameson shot and three suspects killed.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Department of Justice Institute
Federal
News Print Board
Atlanta
Claude Jameson
Strike Threat Looms as Omaha Street Railway Workers Seek Scale
Lincoln Neb March 1921 The state railway commission was asked to exert jurisdiction over a threatened strike of Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company employees. Union leaders through President Short agreed to abide by the commission’s wage scale decision.
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Lincoln
Troops Sought for Lower California Port
A dispatch from Galextco recommends sending 5,000 Mexican troops to the Ensenada port in Lower California. It names Baldomero A. Almada as the de facto governor of the northern district and notes the message to Gen. Alvaro Obregon in Mexico City. Also reported, Honolulu says Nikola Hyak has fallen to Japanese forces in a brief battle, with Bolsheviks driven out or captured per Tokio cables.
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Galextco
Cal
Enzenada
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico City
Baldomero A. Almada
Telle
Honolulu
Nikola Hyak
Nevel
Tokio
Nippu Titi
Quuting
War Department
Train wreck at Toltec claims life and injures many
Denver & Rio Grande passenger train No. 116 derailed in Durango Toltec area. A parlor car plunged 150 feet down the mountainside. One man, Albert Schutles of Du Trango, is reported dead with twenty others injured and at risk of further death.
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Durango
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande
Toltec
Albert Schutles
du Trango
Eleven Bills Smothered In Pocket Veto War Climax
Washington DC eleven bills and resolutions passed by Congress in the closing days of the session were killed by President Wilson via pocket veto. A dozen measures remained alive and fifty eight were approved, including the merchant marine bill and a wartime law repeal resolution.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Wilson
United States
World News Digest: U S Delegates, Speedway Win, Coal Strike
Gen Leonard Wood secured two Republican convention delegates as the DC slate aligned with Lowden supporters and Arkansas was seated as the lone contested delegation. Hiram Johnson refused to bolt if not nominated. Gaston Chevrolet won the Indianapolis speedway sweepstakes in a Monroe car, averaging 88.1 mph over 500 miles. Engagement of Helen Taft to Manning announced in New Haven. Gompers and Gov. Allen debated modern industrial questions in New York. Collar prices slashed to 25 cents wholesale, retailing up to 85 cents. Coal workers will honor the presidential coal commission ruling. Wheat market up with a rise in barrel pricing. National Labor Party and Forty-Hight leaders met in Cleveland. Miss Grace Hampton and Roger B. Thompson killed in Santa Barbara. Cuba holds a sugar stockpile awaiting peak prices. Two deadly train crashes reported in Oklahoma and Iowa with several injuries.
Iowa reform era notes and enterprise across the state
Iowa reports show Davenport men mobilizing a guard battalion with more volunteers than needed while Le Mars and other towns form infantry and company units. Realty deals in Plymouth County top $310 million, with several sales over 100 thousand and some farms flipping quickly for gains. A Fayette county arson case ends in not guilty after multiple prior trials. Kellay in Story County is described as a lawless, priestless, doctorless town with no residents. County records show a massive grand jury file in a murder and slander case. A June 7 state college pageant marks the semi centennial, with a Buffalo Bill monument planned by the government, and a ship-ping board note. Eggs in Winneshiek County total 15 million, worth about $500,000, exporting to Europe. A former jail bum house near Vinton is to be repurposed as a tool house. Iowa hosts 139 farm management short courses across 71 counties, teaching farm accounts and income tax basics. Reduced railroad fares to the state fair are approved, with a rate of fare and a half, minimum $1, within the Western Passenger association territory.
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Stuart
Sheldon
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Uncle Sam
George Briggs
Briggs
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Clayton County
Kellay
Washington
Palestine
Story County
Faun
Kelley
Paul W. Richards
Montgomery County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Joness Wilkarson
Iowa State College
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Winneshiel
United States
Europe
Vinton
Iowa
Problems Facing Stricken World Analysis of Soviet Rule
Frank Comerford argues that representative government fails under political machines and imbalanced power. He contends Lenin's Soviet constitution enshrines minority rule, disadvantaging peasants and favoring city voters, creating a national machine controlled by central committees and commissars.
Filipinos Seek Independence From United States Mission Arrives
A Philippine mission to the United States seeks independence for the islands. Delegation includes members of both houses of the Philippine legislature, labor and financial representatives, and will appeal to Congress and present independence claims to Democratic and Republican party national conventions.
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United States
Congress
Hugo and Les Misérables A Portrait From History
The article traces Victor Hugo's life from Besancon born 1802 to his rise as a literary giant, noted for Notre Dame, Les Misérables, and strong international fame. It recounts his marriage to Adele Foucher, a later romance with an actress, and his prolific output including poems plays and novels. It also retells key Les Misérables plot points including Jean Valjean, the bishop, Fantine Cosette and Javert with defining moments shaping Hugo’s legacy.
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Victor Marie Hugo
Besancon
France
Napoleon
Spain
Adele Foucher
Bercame
Hugo
Swinburne
Shakespeare
Les Miserables dramatic epic and social justice influence
The article recounts key plot points from Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, including Valjean's escape, Cosette's rescue, Javert's pursuit, and Marius and Cosette's romance. It notes Thenadiers’ cruelty, the Paris revolution of 1830, and Valjean’s lifelong acts of charity. The work is praised as epoch making, blending history and philosophy and shaping public opinion internationally.
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Arras
Javert
Fantine
Montfermei
Toulon
Waterloo
Thenadiers
Ak Montfermell
Cozatte
Pin Spring
Thenadier
Cozette
Paris
Cosette
Petit Picpos
Pere Fauchetevent
M. Madeleine
Beauty
Jean. Valjean
Baron Marius
Jean Valjean
Marius
Jean Vatjean
Victor Hugo
France
The
Post Publishing Co
Boston Post
Soon a Lost Art among California and desert Indians
The piece laments the decline of traditional Indian basket making as younger California and desert Indians grow less inclined to hard work. It notes baskets are costly to create, reflecting the patience and sacrifices behind the craft, and worries the art may soon be lost.
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California
As a Favor Boreleigh I Expect to Start for Europe Tomorrow
Miss Blunt warns to avoid missing the steamer while Boreleigh plans to start for Europe tomorrow. The Boston Transcript captures a brisk exchange about travel and punctuality.
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Boreleigh
Europe
Miss Blunt
Boston Transcript
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