Farmers Help Win War and Improve Rural Health
The speaker stresses farmers’ role in victory and urges resumed cooperative road work under federal aid. He warns about immense economic waste from unsanitary health conditions and calls for expanded agriculture, drainage, swamp clearing, and road construction. The public health service and agriculture aid are increasing, with emphasis on rural sanitary surveys and access to modern medical and dental facilities.
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Department of Agriculture
Public Health Service
Labor Secretary Urges Workers Not to Strike Over Mooney Case
Secretary of Labor Wilson issued a nationwide appeal to workers not to strike in protest of the Thomas J. Mooney murder conviction connected to the preparedness day bombing in San Francisco. He warned that a strike would undermine the jury system, urged that Mooney’s guilt or innocence be decided by a court, and noted that strikes cannot hasten or aid justice.
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Washington
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Wilson
Otto A. Harewig
Oregon State Federation of Labor
Mooney
Stephens
American Federation of Labor
Britain to Seek Forty Billion Dollar War Reparations
London reports the British press says Prime Minister David Lloyd George will announce Britain and its dominions will demand about 40 billion dollars in reparation from Germany for the war. The plan, prepared by a committee including Mr Hughes and Baron Cunliffe, aims to be published Saturday. Also, Belgian cavalry entered Dusseldorf with 300 men and 11 sailors are missing after the Cassandra hit a mine in the Baltic.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Daily Mail
David Lloyd-George
Leeds
Hughes
Baron Cunliffe
Bank of England
Baltic Sea
Admiralty
War Revenue Bill Debated with Peace Time Revisions
Washington reports the Senate Finance Committee drafted a peace time version of the war revenue bill. Debate to begin next Tuesday with exclusive right of way for the measure, committee reports deferred, Simmons to present the main report and Penrose to file a minority critique. Senate figures show revenue implications by section, contrasting with the House draft and detailing income, excess profits, estates, excise taxes, and other taxes.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
Finance Committee
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Smoot
Utah
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Senate Committee
House
Transportation and Insurance
Debating the League of Nations heats up in Senate
Senators spar over the league’s provisions on an international court and enforcement via economic pressure. Borah rejects compulsory arbitration and military force under the league, while Walsh and Perah argue for cautious U.S. involvement and separate disarmament steps. Williams of Mississippi wraps up the debate with a proleague stance as wreckage reports from Orleans add grim context.
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Walfour
Borah
Bryce
Earl of Carson
Walsh
United States
Turkey
Asia
Europe
Perah
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Bulgaria
Bismarck
Williams
Mississippi
Wreck Near Meung Sur Loire Leaves Toll of Dead and Injured
Twelve bodies recovered and identified after a rail wreck near Meung-Sur-Loire eleven miles southwest of the city. Four cars were smashed. Twenty-five persons injured. Remaining victims still buried in debris.
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Terial
Meung-Sur-Loire
Ukraine Hetman Skoropadsky Killed in Kiev Battle
General Skoropadsky, hetman of Ukraine, is dead and Unionist forces now control Kiev after a fierce battle that left about ten thousand men killed or wounded. The Ukrainian bureau at Lausanne cites the telegram. The report calls for shifting from war to peace efforts and emphasizes cooperation.
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Geneva
Skoropedeki
Ukraine
Kiev
Lausanne
Have Color In Cheeks Olive Tablets Ad Claim
Ad promotes Fawards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy for yellow skin pale tongue poor appetite and dull mood claiming it cleanses the liver and bowels like calomel with no cancer risks. It asserts improved skin tone bright eyes and buoyancy after taking one or two nightly and notes widespread sales at 10c and 25c per box.
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Calome Ee Edwards
Fawards
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