World events condensed brief from Washington and beyond
The senate approved the Fordney tariff conference report by 52 to 25. President Harding presented a gram of radium to Mme Curie at the White House. George W. Perkins Jr. named executive secretary to the postmaster general. House calls for Knox peace resolution in amended form. Immigration restrictions bill signed for 14 months at 1 percent. Congress approves emergency tariff conference outcome. Poland seeks U.S. backing on Upper Silesia. State Dept. denies. Iran, Russia, and other domestic issues noted along with several obituaries and industry losses.
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Senate
Washington
Harding
White House
Mwe. Curie
Paris
George W. Perkins, Jr
New York
United States
House
Porter
House Committee
Boxing clash protest sparks governor’s call to leave state
A Camden ministerial union protested the Dempsey Carpentier bout prompting Gov Edward I Edward to urge ministers who oppose boxing in the state to leave. The report spans international and U S officials remarks on postwar policy, with diplomats and leaders weighing league of nations and Silesia tensions. Activities include American occupation incidents in Coblenz, Cuba’s presidential inauguration, and British plans for German demobilization.
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Edward I. Edward
Camden
N. J
The Individual's Rights and Self Protection Principle
A Mill quote outlines that individuals are only to be restrained to prevent harm to others. Personal good or happiness does not justify coercion. Remonstration is acceptable, but compulsion or punitive action is only warranted to stop harm to others.
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John Stuart Mill
Safety First Borrowing Loonies and a Rabbit's Foot
Mose asks Pete for two bits and a rabbit's foot. Pete refuses, saying no, that would avoid lending Mose two bits. The exchange captures a casual rural banter with dialect flavor and humor.
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Mose
Pete
Crashed car tragedy hits Iowa towns and officials
Injuries report after a crash near a church in Iowa City involves Norma Sherburne Bailey and two Dagey riders Luke and Will Alber Hasky. Thomas Palmer King 26, Eighty eighth division veteran, was killed by a horse kick near Waterloo. Iowa moratorium tax exemption for soldiers upheld. Several other accidents and legal actions across Creston Audubon Montrose and Sioux City noted with deaths and injuries.
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Wubper. Com
Creston
Rolate
Norma Sherburne
Bailey
Luke
Will Alberhasky
Iowa
Christian ‘Church
Iowa City
Prie
Iowa District Association
Thomas Palmer ‘King
Waterloo
Lexsie
Loveland
Audubon
George Gleason
Rockafellow
James ‘Finnegan
Waukon
United States
Germany
James Hume
John H. Thon
Montrose
Edward
Thon
Keokuk
P. C. Winter
Grant Collins
District Court of
Wright County
Minn
Burlington Railroad
Elm Street
Burlington’s
John H. Irvin
Laura Springer Irvin
Sioux City
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Michaelson
Dinois
Fort Myer
Potomac River
Third Cavalry
William L Biddle
Leavenworth, Kan
Federal Penitentiary
Daugherty
Washington. S S
Poland
Upper Silesia
Hughes
State Department
Russia
Charleston
West Virginia
Anna Irene Hopkins
Prescott, Ariz
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United States Railroad Labor Board
Springfield
Aist
Chicago Board of Trade
Ellis Island
Andreas Steinbuck
William Coates
John Brady
Paterson
Chicago
Grand Haven
Mich
Griswold & Walker Warehouse Company
Frank Horshdy
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Ashley Musgrave Gould
District Court of Columbia Supreme Court
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
Wilson
Graceland Cemetery
Edward Panglass White
United States Supreme Court
National
Supreme Bench
Rochester
London
Harvey
Isabella Province
Philippines
Pascual Paguirigan
Senbella
Leonard Wood
Alfredo Zayas
Havana
Cuba
Francisco Carillo
Zayas
Mme. Zayas
Spain
Walter Simons
Berlin
Great Britain
Coblenz
Madero
Obregon
Mexico City
Mexico
League of Nations
Col George Harvey
England
Pilgrims’ Club
Lloyd George
Allied Supreme Council
Frank Seaman
Claude Hamilton Hill
Viceroy’s Executive Council of India
League of Red Cross Societies
Geneva
Switzerland
Ambassador Harvey
State Hughes
Banco Internacional de Cuba
Alavana
Federal Reserve Bank Liquidation Commission
Liverpool
Solomion
Cincinnati, Zoological ‘Gardens
Tony
de Mayo
Evat Kherafi
Bal
Ag A
F. M. Epperson
Eddyville
Kentucky
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