World News Highlights From Washington and Beyond
President Harding signed a 500000 dollar bill to create a DOJ bureau to prosecute war contract grafters. The ICC ordered a about 10 percent freight rate cut after reviewing national rate structures. Hoover announced April exports of 153,665,000 bushels of American corn.
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Harding
Washington
Department of Justice
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoover
John D. Beuret
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Navy Department
Interconnected World News Roundup From Across The Globe
A long dispatch lists incidents from several regions including a Virginia Power transmission tower bombing in Fayette County Ohio. a fatal accident near Galesburg Michigan. a Bridgeport Connecticut holdup. and educational moves in Lansing Michigan. Also noted are storms in Oklahoma and Puerto Rico, political shifts in Des Moines, and international events in Belfast Paris Belgrade Genoa and Mexico City with various fatalities, arrests, and policy changes.
Illinois Brevities Highlights Across State News
Illinois relief funds allocate eighteen thousand dollars for seed and foodstuffs for flooded farmers along the Mississippi Wabash and Illinois rivers. Reports show April employment mixed with coal mining distortions and rising farm yields with wheat and rye forecast higher than last year.
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Springfield
Illinois Red Cross Relief Committee
Illinois
Mississippi
Wabash
Jackson
Union
Alexander
Red Cross Committee
Tllnois
State Department of Labor
Chicago
Illinois Agricultural Association
Wisconsin
Indiana
Anna
Illinois Fruit Exchange
Lawrence
Randolph
Illinois River
Greene County
Taylorville
Marcus Jerome Lockard
Christian County
Jimmy” Lotsey
St. Louis
Kincaid
Fast
Rock Island
John Volk
Elgin
State Hospital
Rockford
Rockford High School
Shrine Temple
Harry Olson
Peoria
Catholic Men of Mindis
Catholic Societies of
Catholic Union of Illenois
Boniface
Lloyd George Urges Russia Deal to Save World Peace
London reports Premier Lloyd George told the house of commons that peace hinges on making arrangements with Russia at Genoa. He cited the Russo German Rapallo pact as proof of danger in isolating Russia and warned that failure at Genoa would bring a tragic European future.
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London
Russia
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Genoa
Washington
A. J. Balfour
Hughes
Europe
Business Improves Across Nation Says Secretary Davis
Secretary Davis reports a revival in U S business from Labor Department employment data. Unemployment is virtually eliminated in New York state and down over 50 percent in the three months. Gains are seen in Pennsylvania Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Michigan Kansas Missouri and on the Pacific coast with steady South improvements including Georgia Tennessee Alabama and near full employment in North Carolina.
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Washington
Davis
Department of Labor
New York State
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Kansas
Missouri
Pacific Coast
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
Actress Gladys Walton Granted Interlocutory Divorce
In Los Angeles on May 27 Gladys Walton motion picture actress known privately as Mrs Gladys Liddell was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from Frank R Liddell on grounds of nonsupport.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Gladys Walton
Gladys Liddell
Frank R. Liddell
Pope Pius Celebrates Mass Before Thousands in Rome
Pope Pius leads mass in St. Peter's Basilica before thousands of pilgrims at the international eucharistic congress. Delegates also visit the catacombs at St. Calixtus on the Rome trip.
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Pope Pius
Rome
Basilica of
St. Peter's
St. Calixtus
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Ad Claims Kidney Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a medicine with real curative value for kidney liver and bladder issues. It cites testimonials from a druggist and thousands of users claiming relief and offers a sample by mail from Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Husband and Wife Talk About Favorite Flower
Mr. Groucher answers a question about his wife’s favorite flower by describing it as artificial and durable, suitable for trimming hats. The remark blends domestic detail with a humorous twist on preferences.
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Mr. Groucher
Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertised for Clear Complexion
Cuticura Soap daily and Ointment as needed promise a clear complexion scalp cleanliness and soft white hands. The trio includes Cuticura Soap Ointment and the fragrant Cuticura Talcum for daily use.
Caffeine Found in Holly Leaves in High Concentration
A study reports that one American holly species contains large caffeine levels in dried leaves, reaching up to about one and a half percent of the substance.
Unclear Fragments Reflect On Family And Effort
A damaged clipping hints at a man who learns from failure and a quip about birds roosting in a family. The text is fragmented and yields no clear names places or events for a fuller card.
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Japan
Siberia
Daniel Willard
Interestate Commerce Commission
Norris
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Muscle Shoals
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Weeks
Alabama Power Company
Caraway
Ark
Senate
Daugherty
Thomas B. Felder
Charles W. Morse
Virginia Power Company
Fayette County
James C. Smith
Charleston
W. Va
Lina Burnett
Bessie
Galesburg
Mich le BS
Carmen
Connecticut Company
Bridgeport
Conn
Board of Education
Lansing, Mich
Women's Missionary Union
Southern Baptist Convention
Jacksonville
Fla
Carl EB. Akeley
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Vinita
Railway Division
Muskogee
Okla
Marvin Kilman
Oklahoma City
Becker Theater
Shawnee
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Little Rock
Rex B. Wilkes
United Assembly of the
Presbyterian and Reformed Churches
Presbyterian General Assembly
Des Moines
Mgr
Michael J. Phelan
St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church
New York
William A. Bither
Chicago Board of Education
National Retarder Company
Webster City
Walter
Harry Greb
Gene Tunney
Hanover
Sassnitz
Leonard Wood
Philippines
Apo
Manila
P. L
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Lac Lu
Kenora
Ont
Paris
W. T. Blake
Corydon
England
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Belgrade
Vienna
America
Andre Tardieu
Chamber of Deputies
Constantinople
Ukraine
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Jesus Z. Moreno
el Heraldo de Mexico
Mexico City
Tejera Llorca
Ottawa
Canada
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C. F. Angel
Battle Creek
Mich
J. K. Davs
Wilmette
H. Johnson
C. E. Kruse
Richmond
C. B. Walker
Urbana
University of Illinois
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College of Agriculture
Herbert L. Wilett
University of Chicago
I. D. Rawlings
Oak Park
Aurora
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Moline
Pekin
Marshall
Kewanee
F. H. Smith
Department of Zoology
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State Department of Public Health
Health Department
State Health Department
Mike Chiaventone
Spring Valley
Rush Medical College
West Frankfort
Eugene Miller
Alvis Gray
Frankfort Heights
Gray
Alberta
Belvidere
Epworth Grove
Centennial Camp Meeting Association
DeKalb
Forward Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Mount Carroll
Frances Shimer
William Parker McKee
Frank D. Whipp
St. Charles
C. V. Adams
Commons
Secretary of Labor
Fletcher
Rees
Salas
Goa
Western
Prairie Provinces
Ada
Manitoba
Fish Columbia
Broughton
Adams St
Ericson
Maclachlan
Eter Avenue
Detroit
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Rupert, VI
Largo
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