Shantung, Census Reform, and Washington Talks
The article outlines constitutional limits on adjusting the House when population shifts after each census and notes recent moves to keep or reduce membership. It flags Shantung as a potential obstacle for Washington diplomacy, with Japan and China undecided in stance and the U S urged to mediate to avoid delaying the conference.
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House
Shantung
Washington
Japan
China
Pekin
Harding
United States
Ratify the peace treaties for practical US gains
Senator Hitchcock urges swift ratification of Germany and Austria peace treaties arguing they protect US interests, align with 1920 campaign mandates, and advance normalcy and global trade. He asserts a separate peace is settled and critics exaggerate delays.
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Democrats
Senate
Hitchcock
Germany
Austria
Hughes
United States
League of Nations
Nebraska
Quaker Sproul Aims for Senate Seat Seat Shakeup in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania the political maneuvering intensifies after Senator Knox's death. Governor Sproul, a millionaire Quaker, opposes Penrose and seeks to place ally William E. Crow in Knox's vacant seat, strengthening his clout with Harding. The Western Pennsylvanian stake and Sproul’s White House influence are central themes.
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Knox
Sproul
Penrose
Philadelphia
Western
Penn
Warren G. Harding
White House
Pennsylvania
William E. Crow
Pittsburg
Harding
Size of the House Debated as Membership Vote Fails
Lawmakers clashed over increasing the house from 435 to 460 with a 146 to 142 defeat mostly along party lines. Critics argued the current size hampers efficiency amid absenteeism and rising costs, while a lone Democrat supported growth citing potential improvement.
Klamping the Klans Nightly Prospectus Critique
Imperial Wizard Simmons defends the Ku Klux Klan while investigators doubt its strength and motives. The outfit reportedly shrank from 700 000 to about 90 000 members as inquiries by Congress and the Justice Department probe its leadership and aims. A superficial look suggests leaders and members may be simple-minded than fanatical, with a program built on religious and racial prejudice.
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Department of Justice
House
United States
Metered telephone plan stirs three New York cities protest
Buffalo Rochester and Syracuse oppose metered telephone service as Bell interests push nationwide adoption. If metered, calls become limited, with long talks counted as extra calls, pushing up costs. State public service commission decision pending amid charter challenges.
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Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
New York
Bell
State Public Service Commission
Penny Trainmen Will Not Go Out
The article notes labor leaders deny shifting strike group placement out of fear of disobedience. It describes a wider canvass order for railroad railway experience across the Eighth Army corps area centered at Fort Sam Houston to classify personnel under five categories for officials train employes yard and station employes shopmen and maintenance of way and structures. The move is framed as a preparedness measure amid looming railroad disruption with government officials surveying resources and awaiting developments.
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H. J. Core
Pennsylvania Railroad
Brotherhood
Associated Pi Snk
Antonio Texas
Eighth Army Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Eighth
John. L. Hines
Venmariqqon
Briige
Washington
Ismu
San Antonio
Weeks
Ludwig of Bavaria Reported Dead
An Exchange telegraph dispatch from Vienna says Ludwig II former king of Bavaria died at Sarvat castle in Hungary. Due to Burgenland troubles telegraph service from Hungary is nearly suspended and authoritative details are hard to confirm. A Reuters dispatch from Budapest also reports Ludwig's death.
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Vienna
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Bavaria
Sarvat Castle
Hungary
Burgenland
Reuter
Budapest
Ludwig
Final plea for Ireland’s defense and hope for peace
H J Boland, representing the republic of Ireland, urges American help to defend Ireland’s liberties. Irish Bulletin says the republican army observed the truce and kept camps away from public places amid disputed existence. Sinn Fein and British delegates meet on air bases in Ireland to facilitate air force bases if an agreement is reached. Reports note Sinn Fein boycott against Belfast goods as mass protests and prison camp arson at Spike Island with blocks A and B destroyed and prisoners injured.
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H. J. Boland
Washington
Republic of Ireland
Ireland
America
Wee Associated Prec
Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Irish Bulletin
Irish Army
Republican Army
Sinn Fein
London
Lloyd George
Churchill
Frederick B. Guest
Trenchard
Laming Worthington Evans
Belfast
Cork
Spike Island
Queenstown
State Will Finish Poison Case Today
Twin Falls Idaho Oct 18 The state expects to conclude its testimony tomorrow in the Lyda Meyer Southard poisoner of husbands case. Defense evidence is not thought to take more than a week as witnesses for the state testified today.
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Associated Press
Twin Falls
Idaho
Lyda Meyer Southard
Horoscope for Wednesday October 19 1921
The horoscope highlights Venus and Saturn in beneficial aspects promising blessings for humanity and public female influence with careful preparation. It notes possible disappointments in public work, foretells rising theater activity, national attention to race issues before year’s end, and a famed modest American statesman’s impending recognition. Children born today expected to be industrious and steady. Actresses may find opportunities, and rising honorees are forecast, with warnings to avoid vanity.
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Venus
Saturn
Playa
McClure
California Girl Heads Legion Post Adjutant Role
Miss Honora Gittings, 24, of San Francisco, elected adjutant of the California department of the American Legion, the highest office ever held by a woman in the Legion. She served two wars as a chief seamstress and was among the first American Girls to enlist.
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Honora
Gittings
San Francisco
California
Amercan Legion
Legion
Kilpatrick Describes Soviet Reign of Prisons and Executions
Captain Kilpatrick recounts brutal Soviet rule based on Parisian-style prisons and the extraordinary commission. He cites 20 000 deaths since 1914 from famine, execution, and war, and recalls harsh treatment by Budenny forces, including his own capture and weeks of hardship before release. He plans to report to Washington officials.
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Russia
Kilpatrick
Ife
Extraordinary Commission
Lenine
Trotsky
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Magara
Priso
Wrangel
Penkop
Budenny
Red Cross
State Department
Washington
House Debates Fiery Rail Split. Blanton and Burke Fight
In a heated exchange on the railroad issue, Rep Burke of Pennsylvania accused Rep Blanton of false statements after a bitter attack on railroad brotherhoods. Blanton denied the charge as Burke called him a dirty dog. Both asked for expungement. chaos ensued before order was restored.
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Washington
Representative Burke
Pennsylvani
Representative Blanton
Texas
Burke
Blanton
Mr. Burke
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