Trade Should Go On An Even Basis In World Commerce
James Alexander of the National Bank of Commerce in New York told the International Trade Conference in Atlantic City that government financing of foreign trade should end and private finance resume to restore balance. He urged for more people employed daily and a reciprocal exchange between United States and Europe, warning the balance of trade favors the U S too much and Europe too little. He cited Europe’s demand for long credit and a need for a durable credit understanding to support trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N.J
America
James
Alexander
National Bank of Commerce
New York
United States
Europe
Federal Reserve Board
Financial body signals global reach in US policy
The text hints that the country’s leading financial authority contemplates broadcasting its decisions to a worldwide audience, implying a broad impact of national economic policy beyond domestic concerns.
Nottingham Ban on German Workers
Nottingham lace industry blames German agents for stealing trade secrets and undermining local firms. The Nottingham board of trade passes a resolution to trade with no firm employing an enemy alien for ten years, aiming to curb German influence in the lace trade.
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Nottingham
Eng
Germany
Nottingham Board of Trade
Soldier and Lady Exchange War Time Rescue Belief
The quotation from Sydney Bulletin recalls a soldier crediting his survival to thoughts of his beloved while the lady reflects on saving three poor fellows in the aftermath of a wound. The exchange highlights personal sacrifice and emotional support amid battle.
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Sydney Bulletin
Congregationalists Name King Moderator at Grand Rapids
The biennial convention opened with formalities and the election of Dr Henry King, Oberlin College president, as moderator of the national council of the Congregational church in the United States. Reverends Huma and De Berry chosen as first and second assistant moderators, representing Hartford missions and the Negro church respectively.
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Grand Rapids
Mid
Henry €. King
Oberlin College
National Council of the Congregational Church
United States
Robert A. Huma
Hartford School of Missions
William N. de Berry
Springfield
Mass
Child Welfare Commission Names Local Officers
HARTEROAD Oct 21 The Child Welfare Commission created in the last assembly appointed Rev W Ladd of Berkeley Divinity School as chairman Angus Thorne of Bridgeport as secretary and Henry Fairchild of New Haven as executive secretary in local leadership roles.
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Harteroad
W. Ladd
Berkeley Divinity
Angus Thorne
Bridgeport
Henry Fairchild
New Haven
Maynard's Round Trip Under Seventy Hours
Lieutenant Calvin W. Maynard completed a New York to San Francisco round trip and back in under seventy hours. Official time cited 54 hours 38 minutes 38.12 seconds airborne with 18 additional hours returning west due to a near crash. The feat is deemed invaluable for air service data aiding future flights and supports a practical US to Alaska aerial route.
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Washington
Calvin W. Maynard
New York
San Francisco
Menoher
Air Service
West Coast
Maynard
Air ‘Service
United States
Alaska
Profiteering by Inferiority Critique in Trade
A critique condemns profiteering as charging excessive margins or selling substandard goods. It argues this abuse of price tied to quality is the meanest form of profiteering and harms consumers by exploiting cost and quality misalignment.
Women Voter Organizer for Democrats in 1920
Mrs George Bassa of Chicago appointed chairman of the National Democratic Committee's Women's Associate Committee. She will organize women voters and play a prominent role in political circles, having supported Woodrow Wilson in 1916 when many states allowed women to vote.
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George Bass
George Bassa
Chicago
National Democratic Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Why animals have odd traits across species
A collage of curious explanations for common animal quirks. It cites origins of black sheep, roach prevalence in seaports, test flags and red perception, camel humps as emergency rations, white rabbit tails for danger signaling, and cats relying on whiskers for hunting, with notes on observed effects when whiskers are removed.
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India
Levant
London
Canning Demonstrations Stir Ozarks Communities
In Searcy County Arkansas demonstrations by the home demonstration agent draw crowds of men and women to canning events. A Horton Bend Club member details a community kitchen built with donated logs and equipment while families pack jars of beans and tomatoes, showing the broad enthusiasm and travel by horseback across the county to reach isolated areas.
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Ozarks
Searcy County
Arkansas
Horton Bend
Game
New York
Usl
Spanks Spouse Before Crowd in Kansas City
In Kansas City on October 2, Mrs. ls R. Baker chased her husband through a crowded street and spanked him vigorously before a large audience until a policeman intervened. She declared the act justified, saying he deserved it. A neighbor’s interruption about buried seeds leads to a comical exchange about hens and seeds.
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Kansas City
Ls R. Baker
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Siesi Wilks
New England
National Biscute Company
Uneeda Biscuit
SUR Tna Grek Leine Company
P.berry & Sons, Incorporated
Parksdale Farm
P. Berry & Sons, Inc
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Ashcroet Manufacturing Co
Harvey Hubbelt, Enc
Bilton Machine Tool CO
Locomobile CO
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Toul de
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Endiater Reprein
Bridgepot Mund
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Iron Works
Piestbid
Ahha Farismen
MEG. Co
TRI Cablas CO. LLC
NTL + INC
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American
Tubl & Stamping CO
Hancock Age
MG. CO. Ee
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Court Exchange Building
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