World Happenings and Political Shifts Across Nations
President Harding signed the German treaty exchange. Wadsworth named to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after Knox's death. U.S. troops to move out of Germany post ratifications. White House conference eyed immediate freight-rate reductions. Census data show cotton spindles rising in September. Fuller named chief counsel to the FTC. U.S. to spend $1 million on Brazilian exposition. Senate ratified peace treaties with Germany Austria and Hungary. Klan witness hearing ends with no further investigation. Gasoline consumption hits record as a record August. House extends emergency tariff law to 1922. Arbitration compulsory in railroad labour disputes. Wheat decline boosts flour prices in Minneapolis. Klan claims largest urban branch in Chicago. Tragic automobile train and car accidentes kill several. Plaster falls injure senators in Washington. Coal miners return to work after jailings. Chicago unions put officials on unfair list. Weaver seeks back pay. Deaths include Buffalo Bill's widow and football tragedy in Flint. Grenade attack in Paris injures police. Mindanao killer spree. Immigrant flow from USSR and political upheavals in Portugal and Germany. Ulster status dispute stalls Irish conference.
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Geneva
Ann Forsyth
Aurrora
Eneva
Quincy
Quincy Fall Creek
Hannibal
Retail Merchants’ Association
Freeport
Knights of Pythias
Jo Daviess
Stephenson, Carroll
Winnebago
Boone and
Lee
W. T. Hodson
Galena
Macomb
James M. Pace
Illinois General Assembly
Pace
General Assembly
C. P. Cline
McDonough County Farm Bureau
Mabel
Mary
Scioto
Springfield
Governor Small
Iinois
Illinois Commerce Commission
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Peoria
J. B. Whitehead
Rockford
Illinois Real Estate Association
Mr. Whitehead
Joseph K. Brittain
Chicago
Arthur C. Kussman
Valentine H. Surghnor
W. L. Runyan
Danville
George H. Taylor
R. V. Field
Galesburg
Decatur
Washington
D. C
Haynes
Pawnee
Sangamon
Bernard A. Beinlich
P. J. Howard
Bein-leh
Aurora
Harding
Swift, Cudahy, Armour,Morris and Wilson
Ilinois Federation of Labor
Alexander Howat
Walter Nesbitt
Clinois
Thomas Huarvey
Kansas
Howat
Allen
Devatur
S. F. Turner
Shelby County
Trowbridge
Turner
Neoga
Little Wabash River
Illinois Brevities Highlights from a busy week
Morris reports wild strawberry patches in central Illinois yield fully developed berries. Springfield notices include license fees for garages and a $5 000 to $10 000 bond, plus various local developments from egg contests to hangar construction. Police and court actions touch Semesters of bank closings, student fatalities, and prohibition enforcement efforts across the state.
Senate approves 50 percent surtax ceiling in compromise
The Senate backed a 50 percent maximum surtax under a compromise led by progressive Republicans. The plan, effective for 1922 incomes, lowers rates across the board, with a 1 percent floor on $6,000 to $10,000 and 50 percent on income above $200,000, while several amendments failed amid party splits.
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Washington
Senate
McCormick
Illinois
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Capper
Kansas
Calder
New York
Dillingham
Vermont
Edge
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Hale
Fernald
Maine
Moses and Keyes
New Hampshire
McLean
Connecticut
Smoot
Utah
Spencer
Missour
Harrold
Oklahoma
Cameron
Arizona
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Borah
Idaho
Johnson
California
Kenyon
Iowa
la Follette
Norbeck
South Dakota
Gerry
Rhode Island
Four Killed in Virginia Sheriff and Sheriff Victims
In Orange Virginia two Black gunmen who had barricaded a hayrack killed the local sheriff and the police sergeant and wounded nine white men, spurring flames that consumed the assailants. Deputies patrolled the streets as the blaze marked the deaths.
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Orange
Orange County
Railway Funding Bill In Washington
The administration bill to fund 500 million dollars of railroad debts was favorably reported by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee with amendments by Senator Cummins Republican Iowa as of October 25.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Cummins
Republican
Iowa
Yukon Closes for Winter Mail Stage Opens
Yukon closes for winter. Dawson Yukon Territory October 25 navigation halted as first mail stage drawn by four horses departs toward Whitehorse. The staged mail link remains the sole connection between Dawson and the coast through the cold season.
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Yukon
Dawson
Y. T
Whitehorse
Interpretation Wife Responds to Dinner Guest
A wife tells Mr Jones that he will have to take pot luck as her husband remarked en route that he doubted whether she would permit a little game.
Diamond Dyes Advertisement Claims Easy Dyeing
An old newspaper ad touts Diamond Dyes promising complete dyeing for wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics with no streaking or spots and guaranteed results even for first timers. It instructs readers to tell their druggist the fabric type before buying. A brief fictional aside follows about a girl who slept for two months, sparking speculation.
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Paeae
Cuticura Ointment and Soap Romance Skin Care
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness roughness or itching followed by a Cuticura Soap bath and hot water. After rinsing and drying fans dusts on Cuticura Talcum for a pleasant fragrance, priced at 25 cents each.
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Hunt
A.B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman
Truly Transatlantic North How Do You Know Robb Just Arrived
A quick quip shows Robb arriving from Europe, with a playful line about him whistling the tune Dardanella. The exchange highlights a light, cultural nod to the transatlantic arrival without heavy detail.
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Transatlantic
North
Robb
Europe
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Pittsburg
Kaw
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Buck") Weaver
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Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad
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Department of Physical
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Elwood M. Skinner
Oak Park
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Kremola
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