Harriet 247 Percent Piper and the Crownlands Intrigue
Kathleen Norris sketches Harriet a social secretary at Crowndlands who fears Royal Blondin an adventurer from the Idle rich. Blondin presses Nina Carter toward marriage while Harriet contemplates a strategic marriage to Ward Carter for rank and safety. Mrs Carter elopes with Pope, Blondin pressures Harriet, and Harriet and Blondin vow silence as Richard Carter offers a businesslike betrothal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Wield
Isabel Carter
Richard Carter
Nina Carter
Ward
Twen
Kimesh
Harriet
Royal Blondin
Bionith
Himeslfes Teenhie
Nina
Blondin
Crownlands
Hae
Ward Carter
Madame Carter
Richard
Slater
Harri
Hansen
Tam
Andrew
Huntington
Ning
Isabelle
Bartlet
Mrs. Tabor
Ladybird
Ninette
Jack
Nima
Coffort
Hig
Corey Haton
Return to Crownlands and a Christmas Proposal
Harriet Field returns to Crownlands after Pip’s near death and a perilous separation. Richard Carter proposes marriage as a business arrangement after Isabelle’s death, while Harriet confronts loyalties to Linda and David, and Nina Carter stirs tensions under new, glittering temptations.
Funding the World Debt At Washington War Debt Talks
The United States moves to fund foreign nations war debts totaling about 11.5 billion dollars. A presidential commission led by Senator Reed Smoot and Theodore Burton, with secretaries Mellon Hughes and Hoover, will negotiate with debtor governments and later host commissions of officials in Washington. Debts stem from Liberty bonds, surplus war materials, relief administration, and grain corporation holdings, totaling over 10.15 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
United States
Congress
Senate
Tread Smoot
Utah
Theodore Burton
Ohio
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Hughes
Commerce
Hoover
Washington
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
American Relief Administration
United States Grain Corporation
Railroads Must Stand by Themselves in Public Interest
The joint congressional commission of agricultural inquiry concludes railroads must rest on their own foundations. Revenues should cover wages, materials, taxes, fixed charges, fair dividends, and investor margins. Recommendations urge tax-free securities limits, reduced nonproductive public spending, regional traffic executives, practical public relations, and stock-based funding over bonds to sustain transport and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint
Congressional Commission of Agricultural Inquiry
Constant Government Ltd
Conlin Man
Uncle Sam Employs 588,618 Civilians In U S Government
The Director of the Budget Dawes reports 588,618 civilians receive pay twice monthly, making the government the heaviest civilian employer in America. Most work in the Post Office (301,779), with large numbers in the Treasury (67,492) and Navy (61,488). There are 68,822 in Washington, the rest abroad, led by veterans bureau with 19,277 and Interior projects at 17,400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NCLH
Sam
Isbor
América
Dawes
Uncle Sam
Post Office Department
War and Navy Departments
Navy
War Department
Department of Agriculture
Veterans’ Bureau
Interior Department
Commerce Department
Department of Justice
Shipping Board
Department of Labor
Hughes
Washington
Globe
United States
Radio Conference Proposes Government Control Of Transmission
A Hoover chaired conference urges federal authority over most radio stations and sets bands for amateur and training uses. It recommends public utility status for radio commonities and favors free public access to effective equipment. It backs limits on point to point links and assigns power ranges for government, public, and private stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhdla
Secreta Hoover
Congress
Waoya
Hoover
Representative White
Maine
Secretary of Commerce
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Kathleen Norris
Commie
Kathleen Norrig
Jouw
X. Salle
Linda
Pip
Fred
Mother Tame
Sayen
Pid
Nammy
Darling
Cinda
Criel ‘Attain
Linde
Barriet
Haveriet
Carters
Dad
Mary Putnam
David
Brooklyn
Asbury Park
Davy
Mr. Carter
Miss Field
Misa Field
Ufe
Pope i
France
Paria
Brazil
Corrad
Carter
Hawkes
Mrs. Carter
Haagen
Ian
Fue Affairs
Fui
Railroads
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