Two Tornadoes Kill Dozen in Arkansas Camps Hit Hard
In Arkansas two cyclones slammed widely separated areas killing twelve people and injuring around thirty. A family of eight was wiped out near Mena in the eastern part, and a lumber camp near Arkadelphia lost one person and injured twenty four before the storm moved toward Walvern, where three died and a camper was wounded. Mexican Rebels Routed in Baja California clash. four rebels killed and arms seized near Tia Juana.
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Mena
Arkadelphia
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Ybarra
Lower
California
Tia Juana
Beer Ban Up to Harding Washington Senate action on medicinal beer
The senate adopted the conference report on the ant beer bill banning beer for medicine. The bill goes to the president. vote 56 to 22. Twelve Republicans and ten Democrats opposed the report. If signed, Treasury regulations allowing medicinal beer will be withdrawn.
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Harding
Washington
Senate
Treasury Department
Austrian Peace Signed Proclamation With Austria
President Harding signed a peace proclamation declaring a formal state of peace with Austria effective July 2, following the line of the agreement with Germany. A separate proclamation with Hungary is awaiting official notice of ratification exchange.
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Washington
Harding
Austria
Germany
Hungary
Missouri businessmen form group to repeal Prohibition Act
In St Louis fifty local businessmen organized the Missouri branch of the National Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. They adopted a resolution to work with the national group for repeal or modification of the Volstead Act.
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St. Louis
Missouri
National Association Against
Fatal wreck on Great Northern rails in Minneapolis
A Great Northern railroad accident in Southeast Minneapolis left one person dead and three others believed dying. The Gopher State Limited, en route from Duluth to Minneapolis, collided with an open switch and telescoped two box cars.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Great Northern Railroad
Duluth
Minneanolis
Corn Marketing Committee Formed in Washington
The War Finance Corporation announced the organization of a corn belt advisory committee to secure banking cooperation for financing orderly corn marketing and livestock feeding. In Nebraska Earl Long died after his arm was caught in a bread mixer at Craft Bakery. In Kansas City a municipal meat market is to be opened to investigate high meat costs. In Greenshoro Pa robbers killed an elderly woman and beat her husband as they robbed their farm home two miles from town. Basket Stores Inc. in Omaha and surrounding cities was declared bankrupt by Judge Woodrough after a creditor petition.
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War Finance Corporation
Grand Teland
Earl Long
Craft Bakery
Kansas City
James Cowgill
Greenshoro
Allen Braithowitz
Basket Stores
Omaha, Neb
The
Basket Stores, Inc
Omaha
Lincoln
St. Joseph
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
J. W. Woodrough
Creditora
Daily News
Aimerica
Versailles
Daily Express
Vallant
United States
Daily Chronicle
Morning Post
France
America
Great Britain
Harding
Senate confirms Dresel for Berlin posting
The Senate confirmed Mills J. Dresel to be the American charged affair at Berlin. Confirmation comes as the Washington diplomatic assignment is affirmed, with Dresel slated to assume duties in the German capital.
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Senate
Hughes Reveals Naval Policy for Immediate Economy
United States proposes sweeping disarmament at Pacific conference. Britain and Japan to join in a ten year navy holiday with scrapping of 15 capital ships already under construction, aiming to save about 260 million dollars. The plan sets tonnage limits, age restrictions, and replacements rules for capital ships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and auxiliary craft, with no new ships for ten years and a ban on transfers to other nations.
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Delaware
Royal Sovereign
Royal Oak
Barham
Erin
Adib
Honuna
London Times Editorial Cheers Harding High Faith at Conference
The London Times editorial praises President Harding for welcoming Washington conference delegates for their high purpose and high faith. It stresses that the will of the masses must be strong, general, and continuous to drive the conference’s success.
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London
The
London Times
Harding
United States
Washington
How Big 3 Ranking If Hughes Plan Adopted
Washington dispatch details how the navies of the United States Great Britain and Japan would rank in capital ships under Secretary Hughes plan. The article compiles American and Paris press reactions praising the Washington conference opening and outlining editorial responses across major papers.
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Hughes
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Slight Increase in Trade Totals for October
Washington reports October trade edged up with imports totaling 183 million dollars and exports at 346 million. September figures were 179.2 million imports and 328.7 million exports. Despite gains, trade remains well below last year as prices faltered, though commodity volumes suggest stronger underlying gains.
Floating Company clerk examination joke
A city business man required clerks to pass a written exam in business knowledge. One question asked who formed the first company. A bright youth wrote Noah successfully floated a company while the rest of the were war iequidation. He passed.
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Nottle
Noah
Sioux City 800-Pound Safe Stolen From Theater
Shieves carried away an 800 pound safe from the second story of a Sioux City theater. Parker, part of a trio accused of plotting to rob a Sovilla farmer of 3,000, was convicted and given three years in prison. Henry Meld of Shenandoah sold 117 head of hogs for 4,500 at a sale drawing 1,000 buyers.
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Atole
Parker
Henry Meld
Shenandoah
B. M. Whalen
James
St. Paul
Allyn
Lewis
Atlantic
Webster City
War Finance Corporation
Iowa
Wv. C. Tracey
Anamosa
Marcus
Jack O'Connor
Oskaloosa
Maxwell O'Brien
Art Cooper
Des Moines
Bancroft
Philadelphia
Everette C. Meyers
Davenport
Meyers
Hattia Holmes
Silver City
Waterloo
E Lehanen
Savings Bank of North Liberty
Lehnen
Cedar Rapids
Will Toung
R. W. Fuller
Murray
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Fuller
Decorah O11 Company
Decorah
Walter C. Ramsey
Denver Byer
Glenwood
Omaha
Hastings
Milla County
Reilly & Restrum Ktore
Stanhope
State Historical Society of Iowa
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Siblay
Iowa City
George Bennett Cullison
Haplan
H.G. Meyar
Dritt
Mra
A. H. Mores
Eagle Grove
Spruce Up Campaign Aims to Create Jobs Across Nation
Arthur Woota, chair of the committee on community and emergency measures, tours major cities to promote the Spruce-Up plan. He urges immediate action with the slogan Do it now, arguing unemployment can be fought by private and public repairs and public works started promptly. He notes many towns have approved projects ready to begin, creating work now for the unemployed.
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Mrs Winter in Three Spotlight as Club Leader Moves
Mrs Winter, head of the General Federation of Women's Clubs with 2,500,000 members, is in three spotlight roles. President Harding names her to the advisory committee of the American delegation to the disarmament conference. She promotes a coalition between the General Federation and the National League of Women Voters led by Maud Wood Park. A petition seeks a cabinet level department of education to advance public education and citizen formation.
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lmelight
Harding
National League of Woman Voters
National American Woman’s Suffrage Association
Maud Wood Park
General Federation
League
Iiscord
Department of Education
Winter
Charl O. Willams
National Education Association
A. Lincoln Filene
National Committee For
United States
Vanderlip Proposes Gold Reserve Bank Across Europe
Vanderlip, former president of National City Bank, unveils a plan with Harry L. Stuart to form a Gold Reserve Bank of the United States and Europe. The scheme envisions a $5 billion note issue across 14 nations, unifying under a League of Nations framework to curb international rivalry.
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Harry L. Stuart
Chicago
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Stuart
London
Vanderlip-Stuart
Federal Reserve
League of Nations
Governor Frazier Recalled in North Dakota History
In a historic recall, North Dakota voters ousted Governor Lynn J. Frazier, a Nonpartisan League leader, after five years in office. The Independent Voters Association swept key state officials including William Lamke and J. N. Hagen, amid claims of $5,000,000 squandered by the league. A. C. Lownley, once organizer, faces nine ty days on conviction for discouraging wartime enlistments, upheld by the Supreme Court.
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Lynn J. Frazier
Nonpartisan League
North Dakota
Nonpartisan
Lynn J. Krauier
William Lamke
J. N. Hagen
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R. A. Nestos
Minot
Frazier
Velabiorn
Grand Forks
Lamke
Joseph A. Kitenen
Hagen
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