National shipping bill urged to aid American vessels
American shipowners backed by the association urged national aid to offset foreign competition and to bolster the merchant marine. They opposed liquor retention actions on passenger ships and favored leaving such questions to individual companies. Washington observers expected Cunard to seek an injunction against the liquor ban entering U S ports as a test case in the government clash with foreign lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Prohibition
Washington
Cunard Line
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Wtien
United States
Great Britain
Lasker
High Seas
Orient
South America
Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
Portland
Montreal
New
Missoula Rally and Montana Campaign Staging
In Missoula, a political rally drew attention as candidates including Judge John M. Evans spoke for the First district while Congressman Ridgich and others addressed the audience at the Tatwaty theater. The event featured critiques of the Harding administration and tariff policy amid campaign efforts in western Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Veto
Whitelats
Montana
Tatwaty
Wooddick
Harding
Wall Street
Chingo
O. T. Armstrong Dies After Long Illness
Park county pioneer and farmer O. T. Armstrong died at his Livingston area home at 71 after jaundice and complications. Born in Lafayette Indiana, he came to Montana in 1878 and built substantial agricultural holdings. Survived by wife, a daughter Mrs. D. L. David, and four sons Bert Roy Paul and Claude. he was active in Democratic politics and tax reform groups. Funeral plans not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Park County
O. T. Armstrong
Armstrong
Rochester
Minn
Mr. Armstrong
Montana
Pioneer
Lafayette
Ind
D. L. David
Shields Valley
Bert
Roy
Paul
Claude
Harding Names Men to Investigate Coal Problem
A federal commission led by Dent Harding will form ten days after convening in Washington to study the coal industry. It will report to the president and Congress by January 15 on the bituminous sector and by July 15 on anthracite, examining standardization, living conditions, and potential public or private ownership. The panel will split into subcommittees to cover central, southern, western, and anthracite coal fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent Harding
Congress
de Samad Wiechuler
Ath Howell
Ate 4
Constitution
George Otis S St
United States
Trey
Edward T. de- Nee Yuckats
Charles Stagee
Bureau of In
Southeastern Railways
Sissiop
Wash
Bith
VESSELS CARRYING LIQUORS GET HARD JOST
Washington reports a Justice Department ruling prohibiting all vessels, American and foreign, from carrying or transporting liquor in American territorial waters. The interpretation covers three mile zones including the Philippines, Hawaii, Porto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Alaska, but excludes the Panama Canal Zone. Foreign ships await Treasury regulations. enforcement could affect shipping and future subsidy legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Continental
United States
Phillipines
Hawaiian Islands
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Alaska
Panama Canal Zone
Treasury Department
Daugherty
Lasker
The
Shipping Board
Supreme Court
Tragic Father Drowns Three Children Then Deaths Self
In Rochester New York a father William Wheeler drowned his three children Ethelys 3 Grace 2 and Rasell months in a bathtub at their home Sunday night. He then killed himself with a gun. The mother found the bodies on her return from church. A note claimed financial pressures and a desire to spare the family further burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Ethelys
Grace
Raseell
William EB
Armour declines to reveal wheat and corn speculation figures
Chicago October 11. J Ogden Armour, meat packer and capitalist, refuses to disclose to the federal trade commission the extent of his wheat and corn speculation from July 15, 1920, to May 15, 1922. He will return Friday with attorneys to decide whether to provide the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Federal Trade Commission
Armour
Victor Murdock
Murdock
Cabinet to Hit the Campaign Trail Ahead of Election
President Harding plans to stay off the stump while his cabinet members prepare extensive speaking tours to urge a Republican victory. The cabinet, led by Mellon, will travel nationwide with emphasis on the East and Midwest to rally support before November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Senate
House
East
New England
Middlewest
White House
Mellon
First Bond Issue Is More Than Expected
Washington announces the first postwar bond issue is over-subscribed with subscriptions near one billion dollars for a 500 million offering. The Treasury will allot primarily up to 500 million, with close dates for primary and exchange offerings set for October 14 and October 21, 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mellon
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Standard Oil plans stock increase and reserve funds
New York reports Chairman A C Bedford of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey announces a special stockholders meeting for November to consider raising capital from 110 million dollars and placing about 126 million in the treasury to meet future needs. Bedford says reinvestment of earnings beyond dividends has been a policy since 1900s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Standard Oil
A. C. Bedford
Standard ‘On
New Jersey
Inreriere
Treasury
Bedford
Carnne
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S
Em . Reid
Syhlas
Pratels
Bert ' Vent
Missoula
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Capitol
Franklin Booth
Pgoem
Ty Inten
Packer
P. D. Armour
Armour Fore
Joe Leiter
Leiter
Eitder Armour
Straits
Macinac
Soo
Duluth
Middlewestern
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!