Origin of drinking toasts traced by Stuyvesant Fish
New York June 1. Stuyvesant Fish, banker and survivor of Columba University class of 1871, defined the origin of toasts at the Alumni luncheon. He cited old books and a Bath public episode where a admirer drank health to a lady, creating the custom. He joked that toasts stemmed from feminine and aqueous origins and urged not to taint tradition with cold water.
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New York
Columbia University
Stuyvesant Fish
Columba University
Charles II
Bath
Mr. Fish
Football League Announces 16 City Memberships
The American Professional Football Association votes sixteen cities to join including Cleveland Buffalo Detroit Akron Dayton Canton Rock Island Hammond Philadelphia Louisville Muncie Fort Wayne Rochester and more. Schedules set to crown a champion at season end with travel rules restricting cross league play without approval.
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American Professional Football Association
Buffalo
Detroit
Akron
Ohio
Dayton
Oho
Decatur
Chicago
Toledo
Canton
Rock Island
Ills
Hamond
Ind
Philadelphia
Louisville
Muncie
Fort Wayne
Rochester
N.Y
Ex“Ag
Search May Extend Across Continent in Kaber Murder Case
Cleveland reports a nationwide search for Vittorio Pisselli as Vittorio Cala and Salvatore Cala face first degree murder charges in the Daniel Kaber case. Cala was arraigned in Buffalo amid extradition efforts, with authorities probing Cala’s confession and seeking Pisselli’s whereabouts.
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Cleveland
Vittorio Pisselli
Leveland
Salvatore Cala
Daniel FP. Raber
Lakewood
Cala
McArdie
Colavite
Kaber
Buffalo
N. J
Daniel Kaher
Ohio
Vittoro Pisselli
Pisselli
DOJ Probes Eastside Gun Seizure at Hoboken
Washington officials say the Department of Justice is developing facts about machine guns seized last Wednesday from the steamer Eastside at Hoboken New Jersey. No arrests have been ordered yet by Attorney General Daugherty, but action will come if a conspiracy against federal law is proven.
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Department of Justice
Hoboken
N. J
Daugherty
Department of
Suspect Held on John Doe Warrant Tunkhannock
A man arrested in Laceyville Wyoming County on a John Doe warrant for suspected involvement in the Moorestown N J killing of seven year old Matilda Russo was committed to jail, giving the alias Newton Young and claiming Richmond Va as home.
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Tunkhannock
Laceyville
Wyoming County
John Doe
Lewis Lively
Matilda Russo
Moorestown
N. J
Newton Young
Richmond
Tax Problems at Bretton Woods Convention
Bretton Woods New Hampshire June 18 Tax issues affecting individuals and communities will be examined at the National Tax Association annual convention starting September 12. Topics include inheritance taxes federal subsidies forestry taxes railroad and public utility taxation as well as the federal revenue act. The group includes tax officials from states possessions Canadian provinces and key experts. Venus W Bliss Rhode Island tax commission chair is president of the association.
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N. H
National Tax Association
New England
States
United States
Canadian Provinces
Venus W. Bliss
Rhode Island Tax Commission
Roanoke College Plans Journalism Elective
Roanoke College will add an elective course in journalism at the start of the next session. H Powell Chapman editor of the Roanoke Times will teach the course covering theory and practice of newspaper work. Labs include the college publications and the Roanoke Times office. Chapman will visit major journalism schools in July to study curricula.
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Salem
Roanoke College
H. Powell Chapman
Roanoke Times
Roanoke
Chapman
Pulitzer
Columbia
RAIL MEN EXPECTED TO SUPPORT LEWIS
Reports from a Denver gathering indicate the majority of railroad organization representatives plan to back John L. Lewis for president of the American Federation of Labor. Delegates traveling to Colorado Springs say Lewis will announce his candidacy before next Monday while Lewis himself remains silent.
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Colo
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Denver
Pike's Peak
Lewis
Substitute for Bergdoll Dies, Hero in War
Philadelphia reports Russell C. Gross of Overbrook, a private in Company E, 328th Infantry, died heroically in the Arizonne forest after being cited for bravery. The Overbrook Post American Legion announced plans to rename the post in Gross’s memory and to stage a memorial.
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Philadelphia
Grover C. Bergdoll
Germany
Arizonne Forest
Russell C. Gross
328Th Infantry
Overbrook
American Legion
Gross
Ingenious Method to Avoid Paying Luxury Tax
AP Correspondence from Rome notes clever schemes to dodge the luxury tax. A tailor offers to accept $200 upfront to forgo a bill and ship the suit, avoiding a $30 tax. In Rome a lace buyer is asked to accept a $3.80 bill and a $20 gift to the tailor’s daughter to dodge tax.
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Associated Press
Rome
Teacher shortage a most serious problem
Dr. James T. Angell, Yale president-elect, told Columbia University alumni that a shortage of teachers is a grave issue. He cited a telegram from a major institution requesting three English instructors with no questions asked to illustrate the difficulty of securing adequate staff.
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New York
James T. Angell
Yale
Columbia University
Truck Tire Price Reductions By Goodyear In Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co announces cuts on pneumatic and solid truck tires in Akron Ohio. Pneumatic tires six seven and eight inches fall about 23.5 percent while solid tires drop around 10 percent. Pneumatic tires over eight inches see reductions under ten percent. Officials say prices return to pre war levels. Telegraph Want Ads note results.
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Akron
Ohio
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Today
Ruling Keeps Big Four Brotherhoods' Rules In Effect
The railroad labor board ruled that current rules and working conditions for the Big Four Brotherhoods remain in force until changed by negotiation or board decision. The decision follows the April 14 ruling and cites no active dispute. changes require notice and agreement or a board decision after conference.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Big Four Brotherhoods
Brotherhoods
Railroad Labor Board
Four Brotherhoods
United States Railroad Administration
Abrogation Order Limited to Roads in Dispute
The dispute argued that the abrogation order of April 14 would apply only to roads and employees where there was prior disagreement before the board, limiting its reach to those specific cases.
Bond Purchase Quota Completed for West Virginia Debt
Charleston West Virginia June 18 W S Johnson state treasurer announced the completion of the state's 1921 quota of 675000 dollars in Virginia debt bonds. The state has until end of 1922 to redeem its next quota. Total redeemed to date 2025600 dollars. The total issue covering the debt to Virginia originated when the states were divided was 13500600 dollars.
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Charleston
W. Va
W. S. Johnson
Virginia
West Virginia
He Minds a Girls School in a Whirl of Laughter
A man inherits a girls school from an aunt and finds fifty lively students who charm him. A New York stage success unfolds with love and comedy in this lighthearted farce style vignette.
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New York
Wallace Reid
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