Harding Plans Cabinet Picks War Berth Shuffle Across Front
President-elect Harding narrows cabinet choices with Andrew W. Mellon as Treasury and John W. Weeks as War. Harry M. Daugherty remains Attorney General and Will H. Hays Postmaster General. Edwin Denby tipped for Navy, Albert Fall for Interior, Henry Wallace for Agriculture, Herbert Hoover possibly Commerce. Labor choice aims at James J. Davis, with seats to be finalized after further discussions with key figures.
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Pennsylvania
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Massachusetts
United States
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Ohio
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Will H. Hays
Indiana
Republica National Committee
Navy
Edwin Denby
Michigan
Congress
Marine Corps
Albert B. Fall
New Mexico
Henry Wallace
Iowa
Farm Publications
Herbert Hoover
California
James J. Davis
Illinois
Union Steel
Moose
Commerce
Labor
Hays the Youngest Also Is Smallest of Harding's Cabinet
President-elect Harding's Cabinet will be a diverse mix of facial hair and bald heads, weighing about 1750 pounds in total. Will Hays, 41, will be its youngest member and also the lightest, with other early selections, including Davis and Hoover, highlighted in brief sketches.
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Davis
Hoover
New York
United News
Will Hays
Denby named to Navy post after 1912 tariff vote
Washington reports former congressman Edwin Denby returns to public life as Secretary of the Navy. The piece recalls his Marine service in World War I, prior naval duty, consular work, and a career marked by cautious leadership and party loyalty. It also notes his origins in Evansville Indiana and later life in Michigan.
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Death on Cambridge Street Sled Ride Fatality
Arthur Sylvia twelve, son of Mrs. John Sylvia of Allston, was killed when his sled was crushed between a Boston Elevated one man car and a City of Boston auto truck opposite 237 Cambridge Street. Driver John R. Mahoney was arrested for manslaughter and bailed at two thousand dollars.
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Billerica
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Ferren
Hoover to Consider Cabinet Post After Harding Talk
New York report states Herbert Hoover said he spoke with President-elect Harding by telephone about accepting a Cabinet post. Hoover said deliberations are ongoing and not for discussion now. The article lists Hoover’s background and notes potential roles as Secretary of the Navy, Labor, and Commerce.
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Hoover
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Metropolitan Opera House
Hoover declines cabinet link while cabinet talks fade
Herbert Hoover has not been asked to join President elect Harding's Cabinet. Friends say the Commerce Department offers no suitable field for service, and Hoover prefers public institutions where he is currently connected. A statement by George Barr Baker says Hoover aims to serve outside the Cabinet and had hoped for a different path.
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Engineer weighs shift from public service to private work
As funds for child relief were secured he could focus more on his engineering career. Not rich, he does not plan to devote all his time to public service. I know he has held negotiations toward this end.
Tragic Bridgeport Trolley Fire Kills Eight, Hurts Twenty Five
A trolley fire near Bridgeport leaves eight dead and twenty five injured. Victims include Milton Cheritree of Shelton a torman on the Bridgeport bound car Edith Wilkinson four years old Nancy Wilkinson three years old Freda Goldberg fifteen Harry Goldberg thirteen Peter Kock twenty six from Shelton and two unidentified women.
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Derby
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Grace Mc Allister named candidate for water board
Feb 22 Methuen Grace Mc Allister a real estate and insurance dealer with an office in Lawrence has been selected as a candidate for the water commissioners by a local citizens committee.
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Grace McAllister
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Prohibition Fight Over Bureau Funding in Congress
In a House debate on enforcement funds for the Internal Revenue Bureau, Representative Volstead argues for immediate funding to avoid mass dismissals, while opponents claim too many agents are needed. Wayne Wheeler and others are cited amid accusations of lax enforcement as the Senate's $1.4 million allocation is adopted, adding $400,000 over the House initial figure.
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Kentucky
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Morality Not Found In Movies At Cape Cod Churches
At a Cape Cod churches convention in Falmouth on Feb 22 critics blasted cinema for eroding morality. Willard B. Wilson urged film makers to heed public taste, while Rev Dr Sarah A. Dixon linked female smoking and wrongdoing in films to youth delinquency. yet most attendees favored church use of movies on Sundays. The debate over state censorship continued as plans for church screenings emerged.
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Cape Cod
Willard B. Wilson
International Church Film Corporation
Kaiser
Sarah A. Dixon
Federated Church
Hyannis
New York
Dixon
Censorship debate over movies draws school concerns
Speakers at a state hearing discuss the impact of films on youth with Miss Susan Turner of Hyannis warning that cinema violence shapes crime, while Dr. Dixon and Miss Woods push for regulation and law to curb immoral content. Opponents like Miss Holmes resist censorship as un-American. The convention at First Congregational Church elected Rev. Howard Fifield Legg president and H. L. Chipman secretary treasurer.
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Hyannis
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
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Cabbage Patch
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Miss Holmes
State House
Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Howard Fifield Legg
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First Congregational Church
Boston Masonic Club Hosts Dance and Open House
Washington's birthday celebration included a dance and open house at 200 Commonwealth avenue. More than fifty couples attended with refreshments served. Officials announced a successful membership drive and plans to move to larger quarters within a few months, citing current HQ as inadequate for 1500 members.
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Washington
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Boston Braces for Cold Snap After Storms Veer Off
Boston and New England avoided a fresh blizzard as two coastal storms veered away. A thaw loosened snow, rail and street lines resumed normal service, and high tides moved the U. S. Mine Sweeper Swan off the Garnet Beach to Plymouth Harbor.
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