Southern bankers urged to outline suitable program
Problems of producer prices discussed with President Harding and cabinet members as Southern bankers are asked to propose a suitable program.
30 Mar 1921
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1921
Page
1
Problems of producer prices discussed with President Harding and cabinet members as Southern bankers are asked to propose a suitable program.
The war finance corporation calls southern bankers to a Washington conference on April 4 to discuss financing exports of southern agricultural goods. Hoover and Mellon officials eye aiding shipping to Germany and Eastern Europe, with possible talks extending to Czecho Slovakia and Poland as exporters report cotton opportunities.
Weather summary notes a mix of partly cloudy skies and warmer southern areas with a colder north, plus hourly temperature data and a dry versus wet reading. An apparent local anecdote ends with a cautionary, rhymed verse about driving incidents and a train accident touchstone.
An explosion at Coyote Pass near Los Angeles seriously burns Lieut J R Sullivan and three enlisted men from Ross Field as they retrieve a balloon after Lieut George Watts ascended to 15000 feet and parachuted free. A cigarette may have caused the blast.
Fire destroyed the Interstate Cotta Compress and nine box cars plus a two story office building in Oklahoma City. Loss estimated at 578000 after a three hour fire department effort. Sparks from a passenger train engine started the blaze. no insurance on the post ton building. Two workers were lightly burned while rescuing records. facility covers about two acres.
Austin March 25 Dr Man ton M Carrick state health officer has waged a war on canned goods in Texas retail and wholesale trade He said since January 18 his department and inspectors condemned and destroyed 22 500 pounds of canned goods unfit for human consumption
By Asportatat Pre Mar 9 grave riots have escalated on the island of St Thomas in the Gulf of Guinea.
President Harding urges Congress to repass the Fordney Tariff Bill as originally drafted to shield farmers from foreign competition. The measure would impose duties on wheat 40 cents per bushel and wheat flour 20 percent, with protections also on peanuts onions cottonseed oil and more.
A badly decomposed body found in the Trinity River near the three mile bridge west of Ft Worth is believed to be Scott Nichols Western Union Telegraph chief operator missing since February. The clothing bore the initials S.N. and a laundry mark matching Nichols. Coroner’s investigation suggests he was shot through the heart, murdered, robbed, and dumped from the bridge.
Washington March 29. The Harding administration began a comprehensive review of American railway conditions to draft a program for rehabilitation. President Harding, with his cabinet, agreed to consult the Interstate Commerce Commission chair and railway labor leaders in the coming days. Vendors, workers, and shippers report grievances over income, wages, and service as the inquiry proceeds.
Sheriff John Cone reported two masked men robbed the Panhandle night operator at the Santa Fe station early Tuesday morning, taking 40.48 from the cash drawer and forcing the operator to open the safe. Deputies pursued after a possible car matching the suspects passed through Channing but the robbers escaped.
An explosion in a West Side Chicago warehouse, blamed on prohibited manufacture and storage of fireworks, killed at least eight people and injured over 100. Police say Weil and Company and nearby Singer and Schaffer houses were involved, with arrests and ongoing inquiries into the blast.
Announcement that President Obregon has selected a plan to reorganize Mexico’s consular service in Cuba was reported from San Francisco. Mexican official Mascarenad said the reforms will be carried out after he leaves Havana at the week’s end, as conveyed by Los Angeles consul Kitluer de Huis.
The Amarillo Sunday School Baseball League was formed at a Piet Baptist Church meeting. Guy W. Patter was chosen president and the league aims to promote interest in Sunday Schools through baseball with teams from several churches. A second meeting is planned to finalize clubs, captains, and schedules by May.
Two riders were injured when an interurban hit a passing automobile near Waxahachie Texas. A Tastee suffered multiple injuries and a possible skull fracture while W KB Bidwell endured serious injuries. The two men were painters from Saaon Missouri and were being treated at a hospital.
A fragment notes a rise in Louisiana acreage in the Tuagiades section by 2,200 acres from last year. The text mentions weekly reviews of fruits and vegetables markets and late March shipping activity, but the fragmented report is unclear on specifics.
Reports from Berlin say central Germany police make progress against revolt while Red forces advance in the Rhineland and Westphalia. In Dusseldorf and Elberfeld insurgents seize rail lines and banks, clash with police, and killings occur. a state of siege is declared in Münster and Arnsberg. The entente order arms returned to Dusseldorf police to defend against insurgents.
Associated Press reports in Fort Worth that Mexican nationals were detained on vagrancy charges amid economic hardship. Dallas and San Antonio consuls sought details as local police say authorities in Tarrant County arrested ninety individuals in a single group last night.
President Harding told reporters at the White House he has given thought to lowering freight rates and would address the issue in his coming message. He says he will present recommendations on lower rates for freight and passenger traffic, and would not press Congress until facing the Interstate Commerce Commission and Labor Board.
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