Tariff bill rush planned as extra session opens
President Harding backs a Fordney emergency tariff measure to shield farmers from foreign competition. House Ways means committee and Senate finance leaders agree to revive the bill, aiming for quick passage under a special rule with a six month limit.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mar
Wilson
Congress
Harding
House and Ways Means Committee
Fordney
Penrose
Smoot
McCumber
Senate Finance Committee
House Committee
Longworth
Green
Senator Penrose
House
Senate
Clobt
Prohibition Sparks Pharma Trade Talk in Washington
In Washington on March 21 speakers at a conference of pharmaceutical manufacturers and manufacturing chemists discussed prohibition law regulations affecting medicines with alcohol. They charged beverage medicine suppliers push enforcement to brand all pharmaceutical makers as potential criminals.
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Washington
Steamer South Pole Reported in Distress Off New York
Wireless messages indicate the steamer South Pole broke down at sea and needed immediate assistance. The vessel was located about 200 miles east of New York when the alert was issued by the West Heliz.
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siBes
West Heliz
South Pole
New York
Weather West Texas Tuesday to Wednesday Warmth Increases
Weather notes forecast mostly cloudy to warm across west and north with rising temperatures. Tuesday expected dry with 58 readings, by Wednesday 48 low and 27 high temps in places, humidity varying. little rain noted and a stray line about a train window scene and dollhouse imagery included.
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Texas
Viviani to Visit U S on French Peace Mission
Former French premier Rene Viviani will visit Washington bearing an invitation for the United States to join or endorse a league of nations style peace pact. French leaders seek U S entry or alignment to maintain peace and secure France’s gains from World War I. Senators Borah, Johnson, Reed, and La Follette worry the trip signals a push to reopen entangling alliances, while the public is expected to warmly welcome Viviani.
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Washington, D. C
France
Rene Viviani
United States
Paris
Viviani
Harding
League of Nations
Association
United States Senate
League
Versailles
Germany
Austria
Millerand
England
Lloyd George
Borah
Johnson
Reed
LaFollette
Washington
Reeds
la Follettes
Vivians
Lafayette
Man Arrested After Breakout From Residence Window
A man in Mistletoe Heights, Worth, armed with a command to halt, climbed out a residence window and was subdued by officers. The incident occurred at night and is under investigation.
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PT. Worth
Texas
Mistletoe Heights
School Building Burned by Boys in Norfolk
The John Marshall Public School a 28 room building valued at 200000 was destroyed by fire after 1000 pupils were dismissed Police believe boys started the fire and an investigation was underway Charley Dreyfus who raised the alarm said he found two boys near burning rags and paper and they urged him to let it burn so they would not return to school
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Norfolk
John Marshall
Charley Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Breckenridge Suffers Fourth Big Fire in Two Months
In Breckenridge Texas on March 21 a fourth major blaze in two months destroyed the heart of town, ignited while the Jo Z Le oil casing was pulled. A slush pit fire doomed two two story hotels and several shops as volunteers battled water shortages to contain the flames.
Fire destroys Whitely Hotel in Emparia Kansas
A cigarette tossed at a cigarette butt started a blaze that destroyed the Whitely hotel Sunday morning in Emparia. James Daniels of Topeka was reported missing and an unknown female guest remains unfound. Fire marshal KE P. Jay notes ruined registers hinder identification as crews clear debris and expect completion of debris removal tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Emparia
Kans
Whitely
KE. P. Jay
James Daniels
Topeka
Kansas
Morgan Arrested in Mexico City Now in Austin Jail
Lon D. Morgan former chief clerk in the Texas treasury was arrested in Mexico City and escorted to Laredo before being brought to Austin. Indicted for embezzling about 433 dollars, the case involves about 15 000 dollars missing from the treasury with 9 100 recovered. An audit is underway as the Travis county grand jury plans further action on March 28. Governor Neff praised Mexican cooperation in the arrest and transfer.
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Travis County
Morgan
Austin
Laredo
R. V. Nichols
Mexico City
Texas
Grand Jury
Nichols
John W. Baker
Treasury
Travis County Grand Jury
Mexico
Obregon
Neff
United States
Washington
Muscan
Clara Hamon Signs Movie Contract In Ardmore Oklahoma
Clara Bimith Hamon signs with Oklahoma Motion Picture Company to make films for two years. The project includes a modified life story written by Hamon to warn young girls. A reception at First Christian Church followed the signing and church event.
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Clara Hamon
Associated Press
Ardmore
Okla
Clara Bimith Hamon
Oklahoma Motion Picture Company
Okliahoma City
Oklahoma
Sas Angeles
Smith Hannon Pictures
Inc
Peece
Brennan Declares Packers Employes Will Get Justice
Washington reports after a three and a half hour conference with Secretary Davis Hoover and Wallace the five ending packers and their union employes adjourned to meet again tomorrow. No statements were made on progress and discussions will resume. Brennan declared the union would stand firm if needed to enforce the 1917 1919 agreements as industry and labor watch the outcomes for similar deals.
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Associated Press
Washington
Davis
Hoover
Wallace
Harding
Secretay Davis
Hlugh L. Kerwin
E. P. Marsh
Towell Davis
Labor Departments
Packers
Carl Meyer
James I. Condon
Dennis Lane
Redmond
Brennan
Messrs Condon
Meyer
Labor Department
Butchers and Meat Cutters Order
J. J. Lrennan
International Brotherood of Firemen and Oilers
Major General Wood Sets Course for Philippines Mission
Major General Leonard Wood received final instructions from Secretary Weeks and will leave Washington for San Francisco to board ship for Manila on April 2. He travels with W Cameron Forbes governor General Weed and staff including Colonel F R Metoy, Lieut Colonel Chardon Johnson, Major Peter Breuditeh and Wood's son as aide de camp to study conditions in the Philippine Islands.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
San Francisco
Manila
Waa
Weeks
Philppine Islands
W. Cameon Forbes
Weed
Makd
War Department
6 Army Corp
Philippines
Coloniel F. R. Met‘oy
Chardon Johnson
Peter Breuditeh
O. ©. Wood
Woman Survives Four Gunshot Wounds by Husband
A Wichita Falls woman was shot four times by her husband early this morning. Doctors say she is resting well and expected to live. The assailant turned the pistol on himself after the shooting, but survived with wounds not deemed fatal.
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Wichita Falls
Neil Pusen
Pusen
Haseif
Obituary Notice for British Prime Minister William I Gilad Stone
A fragmentary obituary notes the death of former British prime minister William I Gilad Stone. It mentions his education and connection to the government, with unclear details due to damaged text.
Atterbury Warns Against National Railroad Rules
General W A Atterbury tells the railroad labor board that national agreements breed misunderstandings and should be negotiated directly between road officials and their own employees. He argues eight hour days and piece work rules cannot be applied universally and warns of the dangers to shop energy and initiative.
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Chicago
Stoke
W. A. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lo Committee
Railroad Labor Board
Frank DP. Walsh
General Atterbury
Atterbury
C.iar
Labor
Mr. Walsh
Atter Lury
Oetenet
Walsh
Bury
National
Pnsylvania
American Federation Labor
Nationalimstion
Sgn
Gasoline Floods Gainesville After Fire Plug Breaks
Gasoline and water flooded Gainesville streets after a car collided with a fire plug and thieves broke into a 106000 gallon gasoline tank. The resulting spills caused heavy waste before repairs ended the incident days later. Three newspaper men narrowly escaped drowning at Daytona Beach when caught by an undertow but gripped a pier until help arrived.
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Sy Associated Press
Gainesville
Texas
Daytona, Fla
Jack Senter
Columbus, Mississippi
George Dolliver
Battle Creek
Michigan
Moon Journal
George B. Dolliver, Jr
Daytona Beach
Printer Union Leader Calls for Wage Reduction Stance
President Roy F. Williams of Nashville addressed the opening session of the southwestern typothetac federation in Pensacola urging a firm stand against union labor efforts to shorten the work week or raise wages. He warned that living costs are falling and wages must also drop.
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Sy Associated Press
Pensacola
Southwestern Typothetac Federation
Roy F. Williams
Nashville
Oklahoma City Druggist Linked to Bank Robbers Mastermind
Police report John L Lenglade a Oklahoma City druggist arrested as the alleged mastermind of a gang that robbed banks across Oklahoma and beyond. Investigations place his network in Arkansas and Kansas while other suspects face charges on firearms and Liberty Head notes.
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Ay Associated Press
Oklahoma City
John L. Lene Tude
Lenglade
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
J. Bh. Roberts
W. Murten
Far Field
Enid
Okbshoesna
Charerd
Lengiade
Kari Marlin
Svitchman
Siva Anders
Oise Reena Tethers Acceistee
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Botest Hesties
Kaa
Eek
Weather and spring delays amid chaotic Washington notes
Fragmentary text references 40s weather, spring drafts, and March events in Washington. Mentions potential delays, public notices, and scattered dates with unclear details. The unreliable OCR blurs names, places, and actions, leaving only hints of scheduling and weather impact.
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Clara Hamen
California
Clara Hanmwn
Purity League
Jennie Sharples
Sharples
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Packer
Wood
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