Weeks addresses Army's peace time achievements at Boston
Secretary Weeks outlines the Army as a pioneer of civilization through civilian projects. He cites medical, engineering, and exploratory accomplishments from Panama to Porto Rico, railways, public works, and health reforms, stressing the Army’s broad noncombat roles and recent power development work.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
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Massachusetts
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War College
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Cuba
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Hoover
Paris
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Armenia
San Francisco
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Power Commission
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Finland
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Mutilated body found in Illinois grove near St. Charles road
The nude, severely mutilated remains of a man were discovered five miles west of Geneva. The abdomen was slashed, one shoulder cut, both hands severed, and oil soaked rags burned over the face. Authorities traced vehicle tracks and questioned local residents as they investigated the grisly scene.
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Geneva
St. Charles Road
Robert Johnson
W. E. Orr
Kane County
Eugene Norton
Dundee
Johnson
St. Charles Highway
Hughes Spurns Senate Call on Reparations Inquiry
Secretary of State Hughes told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that appearing in person to explain the reparations question and the instructions given Roland Boyden as unofficial representative would yield no result and add nothing to the written statements already submitted.
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Washington
State Hughes
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roland Boyden
Three Herrin Miners Freed in Murder Indictment Case
Marion Illinois February 13 The prosecution admitted no evidence to convict three more of the union coal miners indicted for murder in the Herrin riot. Peter Hitler Percy Hall and Dallas McCree were freed.
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Herrin
Peter Hitler
Percy Hall
Dallas McCree
German police kill officer in clash with occupation forces
German police at Gelsenkirchen opened fire on French gendarmes in the Ruhr. A German officer was killed and two French gendarmes wounded in the Monday confrontation marking the first such use of arms since the occupation began.
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Ruhr
Essen
Gelsenkirchen
Curzon urges US intervention in Ruhr crisis debate
Lord Curzon proposed international intervention with the United States as possible intervener in response to the Ruhr problem during a House of Lords debate on the king's speech. The remark tied U S involvement to stabilizing postwar tensions and European security.
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America
London
United States
Lord Curzon
King
House of Lords
Cost of Living Stirs France
Paris reports the League of Nations labor bureau finds the cost of living in France has increased while most other nations see decreases. Public interest grows as observers compare inflation trends across countries and domestic price pressures.
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Paris
Labor Bureau
The
League of Nations
Fifty Kenosha Teachers Stricken After Banquet
Fifty Kenosha teachers fell ill after attending a Lincoln day anniversary banquet at the Odd Fellows hall in Kenosha Wisconsin on Monday night. The illness followed the event and affected many staff members at local schools.
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Kenosha, Wis
Odd Fellows Hall
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