National archives building urged in Washington debate
Washington lawmakers and civic groups push for a fireproof national archives building in Washington on East 88 with a $2.5 million ceiling. The push follows fires and deteriorating records, including the first federal congress and Monroe Doctrine documents, and a plan to store Treasury records across multiple sites.
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Ashington
National Archives
Uncle Sam
Square East 88
Congress
Army
Washington Herald
Washington Board of Trade
Public Buildings Committee
Board of Trade
First Federal Congress
Capitol
Senate
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Andrew Jackson
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum
S. D. Fess
Ohio
United States
Cuba
Mexico
Colombia
Rumania
Russia
Norway
Sweden
Hungary
Portugal
Fess
Executive Office
White House
Wood
Indiana
Mr. Fess
Treasury Department
Pension Office
State, War and Navy Department
Warren
Smoot
Poindexter
City of Washington
District of Columbia
Square East
The
Treasury
Norris
House of Representatives
City of
Washington
Evening Walk in The House of Mystery
A girl and a dignified gentleman stroll along a country road at dusk toward a house of mystery. She notices life inside lit windows and gasps at a glimpse of a woman and a man kissing, prompting the man to hurry her away and admonish her not to look back.
Noted Bird Census Figures Cited in Historical Estimates
The text references Audubon noting a continuous stream of carrier pigeons exceeding 1,100,900,000 birds and Wilson estimating a flock 240 miles long comprising 2,230,272,000 pigeons. It highlights the absence of a current census and reliance on historic calculations.
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Audubon
Wilson
Harding Blocks Pork Barrel by Cutting Rivers and Harbors
President Harding instructs Secretary Weeks to cap rivers and harbors spending at 27 million for the next fiscal year, despite Congress approving a 56 million pork barrel. Weeks will steer Army engineers to fit the budget figure, with unspent funds to return to the treasury. The move targets a constitutional clash as Congress may denounce the president for saving money. About 22 million of the 56 million would flow to the South along the Mason and Dixon line, prompting solid Dixie support for the appropriation.
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Ashington
Harding
Congressional “Pork Brigade
Weeks
Budget Bureau
Amy
Congress
Treasury
Capitol
Mason and Dixon
Ohio River
Dixie Senators
Harding Hints at Building a Nicaraguan Canal
President Harding signals a plan to pursue a second interoceanic canal in Central America to supplement Panama. Cabinet discussions noted Panama traffic growth and canal earnings, while officials suggested possible amicable political settlements with Nicaragua and neighboring states if the project advances.
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Harding
Central America
Panama Canal
War Weeks
United States
Nicaragua
San Juan
Costa Rica
Bay of
Fonseca
Salvador
Honduras
Panama
White House
House Defies Expunging Word Guts in Debate
In a House session Representatives clash over the term guts used during remarks on punishments for speech law violators. Rep Stafford and Rep Wheeler cited intestinal stamina while Rep Smith and Rep Blanton argued over expunging the word, the chamber voting to keep it.
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Roper
House of Representatives
Wheeler
Rep
Mont
la Follette Progressive Conference
Stafford
Wis
District of Columbia
Fuller
Rep. IL
Detroit
Bartlett
Smith
Idaho
Speaker
Wisconsin
Blanton
Dem
Tex
River Line Raises Wheat Prices Through Waterway Freight
Federal waterways service says Mississippi River transport has increased wheat prices in several primary markets, though Chicago remains unaffected due to an unbuilt link. The St Louis to Gulf barge operation cuts rail rates by 8 cents per bushel, lifting farm prices by at least 1,000,000 bushels monthly and influencing daily export and domestic bids.
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Mississippi River
Breau
Chicago
Lockport
Mississippi
St. Louis
New Orleans
McCormick
Congress
Cuba
Central
South America
Yucatan
India
Col
T. G. Ashburn
Secretary of War
Gulf
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Frelinghuysen
Chicago Journal
Federal Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service
Scholl
Scholl Mr. Co
Dr. Scholl
Lathrop
Holland
London
Bellars
Bellans
Cutter
Berkeley
U.S
California
Ratory
Ue Ay
Ontrott
Hh. Berry CO
2975
Avenue
Hessio -Ellis
Emisis
Memphis
W. P. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
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