Allies Ease Europe Tensions In Widespread Council Deliberations
Allied supreme council members display conciliatory mood as the group avoids sending reinforced troops to Upper Silesia and British delegation votes against additional French forces. President Harding plans a special appropriation for the disarmament conference, with initial estimates from 200000 to 1000000 dollars. Russia tightens fiscal controls charging for utilities while Budapest reports activity in the Habsburg restoration quest. Lloyd George faces cool reception in Paris and Britain debates armament limits. Reparations commission demands 29400 horses 130000 sheep and 175000 cattle from Germany within six months.
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Allied Supreme Council
Upper
Silesia
Unanimous Armis tice Day plan near opening of conference
Informal talks among powers set for November 11 to begin the disarmament conference. A separate vote in the senate approved the Campbell Willis bill prohibiting physicians from prescribing beer as medicine and tightening enforcement of the Volstead act.
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Senate
Receivers named in Uncle Sam Oil petition hearing set
A petition for receivers for Uncle Sam Oil Co headquarted in Kansas City Kansas was filed in the Guthrie Oklahoma court and Judge Cotteral set August 27 for hearing and to name two receivers. Embezzlement arrests at Armour and Co in Kansas City Kansas involve suspected losses running to thousands of dollars.
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Uncle Sam Oil Company
Kansas City
Kas
United States
Guthrie
John H. Cotteral
Armour & Co
Packing Company
Chicago
Committee Votes Big Tax Changes In 1921 Proposals
The Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved broad tax revisions including raising corporate income tax to 15 percent with the $2,000 exemption, repealing taxes on transportation and certain passenger services, expanding dependent exemptions to 400, and exempting the first 500 of income from building societies. They proposed fountain drink taxes replaced by a 10 cent per gallon flat tax on fountain syrups and various manufacturer taxes on cosmetics, cereals, beverages, and soft drinks.
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Washington
White House
Harding
House of Representatives
Ways and Means
Six Americans Freed From Soviet Russia Arrive in Narva
Six American prisoners were released by Soviet authorities and arrived at Narva Estonia in fair condition. The move raises concern that only a partial release could delay or halt negotiations on famine relief for Russia. Director Brown met with M Litvinoff as preliminary talks opened to discuss freeing the remaining Americans. The Letvian premier introduced the conferees. The released prisoners are Emmett Kilpatrick Weston B Estes William Flick X B Kalmatiano H J La Mare and Russell Pattinger.
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Riga
Latvia
Russia
Narva
Esthenia
Brown
M. Litvinoff
Emmett Kilpatrick
Weston B. Estes
William Flick
X. B. Kalmatiano
H. J. la Mare
Russell Pattinger
Allied council shelves Silesian issue as experts map Poland Germany border
The allied supreme council set aside the Silesian question pending boundary work between Poland and Germany, while pledging strict neutrality in the Greco Turkish War. Ambassador Harvey confirmed the move aligns with pre war US policy and supports free private trade with both belligerents.
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Supreme Council
Paris
Poland
Germany
France
England
Harvey
United States
Council
Trying to Save One Four Drown Ottawa Tragedy
In Ottawa Ontario an unsuccessful rescue left Thomas Toohey 53 and three family members Kathleen 25 Bernard 27 and Dorothy 11 drowned while attempting to save his 9 year old daughter Laura.
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Ottawa
Army and Navy Journal Sold to Col Henry J Reilly
The Army and Navy Journal in New York has been sold to Col Henry J Reilly who led the 149th field artillery and later the 83d infantry brigade in the Rainbow division.
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Army and Navy Journal
New York
W. C
Henry J. Reilly
149Th Field Artillery
83D Infantry
Banking has Its Romance in London Clearing House
A London Tit-Bits feature paints the London clearing house as the heart of banking romance hidden near Mansion House. It describes daily flows of hundreds of millions in bills and cheques, with yearly totals rising from 3,000 million in 1868 to over 16,000 million by 1913, and notes expansion into adjacent Standard Life offices at King William Street.
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London
Mansion House
Tit-Bits
Thee
Bank of England
London Clearing House
Post Office Court
Standard Life Assurance Company
King William Street
Clearing House
Alaskan Volcano Floods Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
Dr. Robert F. Griggs described a fiery flood in Alaska’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. A fissure issued molten sand and steam, devastating the valley for over fifteen miles while live steam and heated gas escaped from thousands of fissures.
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American Society For the Advancement of Science
Robert F. Griggs
Alaska
Asphalt usage in roofing and waterproofing through history
The article notes asphalt's long role in waterproofing and roofing from ancient Egypt to modern times. It asserts asphalt enables preservation of structures and mummy wraps, and credits petroleum refining for large scale production. It highlights asphalt as roofing, sheathing, insulation, and underground waterproofing material.
Inventor Plans Sixteen Wheeled Vehicle For Comfort And Economy
Russian inventor Hippolyte W. Romanoff in New York has a patent for a sixteen wheel vehicle aimed at improved riding comfort and tire economy. Motor World notes four four-wheeled trucks at each car corner with independent spindles linked by a parallelogram so all wheels stay vertical when encountering obstructions.
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Hippolyte W. Romanoff
New York
Motor World
Punny quip about U and I near on keyboard
A facetious cub reporter jokes about a typewriter keyboard when admiring a woman, calling U and I close together to provoke a laugh. The exchange plays on wordplay and flirtation in a light, newspaper‑card style.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Extravagant Hope in Crime Rhetoric
A speech juxtaposes views on robbery with a cynical hope that crime will become fashionable and law enforcement ineffective as time passes. The dialogue highlights tension between crime and policing through fictional character Bill the Burg.
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Bill
Reed Addresses Sedalia Home Coming on Centennial Day
United States Senator Reed spoke at Sedalia Missouri during Home Coming Day of the centennial celebration. He traced Missouri’s founding by free-thinking settlers, recalled early leaders like Thomas H Benton, and hailed Missouri as the “Mother of the West” with hopes for a future river trade boosting St Louis and the city’s prosperity.
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Sedalia
United States
Reed
Missouri
Europe
Freedom Thorugh
Thomas H. Benton
Thenath
Virginia
St. Louis
Governors Delay Writs for Constitutional Delegates
Jefferson City Mo three months will pass before the Governor can issue writs of election to sheriffs for electing delegates to the constitutional convention from each state senator district and fifteen delegates at large The Governor may wait six months after the official vote announcement before acting
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Jefferson City
Change of Venue Awarded in Smith Estate Suits
Fulton Missouri reports that the Central Missouri Trust Company of Jefferson City has suits against the estate of the late E C Smith on promissory notes totaling about 35000. The cases moved on a change of venue by Judge Slate of Cole County Circuit Court and will be heard by Judge David H Harris of Callaway County Circuit Court.
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Fulton, Mo
Central Missouri Trust Company
Jefferson City
E. C. Smith
Slate
Cole County
David H. Harris
Callaway County
Gilvin Elected Deputy Warden At Missouri Penitentiary
Jefferson City Mo Capt Porter Gilvin longtime Warden of the Penitentiary was chosen deputy warden at a 2500 annual salary by the new Prison Board. The board’s first meeting established the appointment as part of the its five member panel appointed by Gov Hyde. Judge Samuel Hill of Trenton and A G Blakey of Boonville filed their bonds today.
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Gilvin
Jefferson City
Porter Gilvin
Hyde
Samuel Hill
Trenton
A. G. Blakey
Boonville
Missouri approves $60 million road bond act
Governor Hyde signed the general highway law from the special session authorizing a $60,000,000 state bond issue to improve Missouri highways. Four highway commissioners will be named once the Governor is ready, with a few days expected before appointments announce.
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Jefferson City
Hyde
Missouri
Man and Girl Shot Near Warrensburg in Tragic Incident
Frank Hunt of Higginsville and Helen Renick of Oak Grove were shot in a lonely lane southeast of Warrensburg by Lacy Horton who came to aid the girl after hearing screams. Hunt is in critical condition at a Warrensburg hospital. Renick is slightly wounded and hospitalized.
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Warrensburg
Here
Frank Hunt
Higginsville
Helen Renick
Oak Grove
Lacy Horton
Hunt
Renick
Waternsburg
Acquittal in Berry Theft Case Near Richhill Missouri
A jury found John Eastland not guilty in a case heard in Rich Hill Missouri over alleged theft of berries valued at 25 cents from neighbor W H Johnston who farms five miles southwest of Rich Hill.
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Richhill
John Eastland
W. H. Johnston
Rich Hill
Growers Halt Shipments in Missouri Cold Weather
Sikeston Missouri melon growers suspend shipments due to high freight costs and seven days of cold market conditions. They expect some field losses but prefer absorbing them now rather than after freight charges are paid.
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Sikeston
Missouri
Banker Found Dead on Farm Near Marshall Missouri
J. H. James aged 75 longtime cashier of the Bank of Slater was found dead on his farm ten miles from Marshall. Heart disease is believed to be the cause.
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Marshall
J. H. James
Bank of Slater
Attempt to Wreck Train Foiled Near Brookfield
An attempt to wreck Burlington passenger train No 3 from Incy to Kansas City was foiled when ties were observed on the track one mile east of Brookfield by engineer E T Hail who stopped the train.
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Brookfield
Burlington
Incy
Kansas City
Here
E. T. Hail
Hyde orders health survey in southeast Missouri
Missouri Governor Hyde directs the State Board of Health to conduct a health survey of southeast Missouri at the request of the Southeast Missouri Farm Bureau. The move aims to assess public health conditions and needs in the identified region.
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Hyde
Jefferson City
Southeast Missouri Farm Bureau
State Board of Health
Harding regrets he cannot attend Missouri centennial opening
President Warren G. Harding sends a radiogram to Gov. Hyde expressing regret at missing Missouri centennial ceremonies in Sedalia. He congratulates Missouri on its hundred years of statehood and hopes the state will record a history as great in the next century as in its first.
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Sedalia
Harding
Hyde
Missouri
Gov. Hyde
Commonwealth
State of
Warren G. Harding
Southeast Missouri Exhibit Opens at Union Station
Southeast Missouri Agricultural Bureau launches a five year exhibit in the old Terminal Hotel bar room at Union Station in St Louis to promote eight lowland counties. President Snow notes the plan aims to attract settlers and capital by showcasing local farming products. Open daily from 7 am to 10 pm, admission free.
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Southeast Missouri
St. Louis
Union Station
Missouri Agricultural Products
Missouri
Southeast Missouri Agricultural Bureau
Snow
Bureau
Terminal Hotel
Midway
Market Street
Hurt in Fall from Train in Ordeola Missouri
E. E. Crandall of Piedmont suffered severe facial injuries after falling from a freight train at Ordeola on the Cotton Belt. He stumbled while stepping between cars, struck the roadbed, lay unconscious for two hours, but revived enough to flag a passing train and was taken to the nearest station.
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Poplar Bluff
E. E. Crandall
Piedmont
Ordeola
Cotton Belt
Gift for Saline County Bridge Memorial
Fred Henderson of Marshal Missouri secured funds for a Missouri River bridge at Arrow Rock honoring Saline County soldiers killed in the war. Two gifts announced total eight thousand dollars and five thousand dollars.
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Marshal
Fred Henderson
Missouri River
Arrow Rock
Saline County
Van Buren Accepted to Wisconsin Library School Class
Miss Harriet Van Buren assistant librarian at Maryville State Teachers College has been accepted for the 1922 class in Library School at the University of Wisconsin and will enroll September 19.
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Wisconsin University
Maryville
Harriet van Buren
Maryville State Teachers
Frisco Shops Open in Chaffee Missouri
Frisco Railway opens its Frisco shops in Chaffee Missouri with machinists boilermakers and other workers already employed and more men to be added over time according to road officials.
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Frisco
Chaffee
Frisco Ry
Pioneer of Linn County Motion Pictures Dies at 7
Eliza Webb McCoy died at age 7 in Brookfield Missouri. The obituary notes he was a pioneer of the motion picture business in Linn County, having staged magic lantern shows in the county 35 years ago.
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Brookfield
Eliza Webb McCoy
Linn City
Store Proprietor Drowns Near Carrollton
Marshall Missouri proprietor Fred Henderson of the Marshal Book Store drowned while bathing in a lair near Carrollton during a visit to relatives. Henderson was years old.
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Marshall
Fred Henderson
Marshal Book
Carrollton
Hendersons
Mansion to Become Church in Boonville Missouri
The Lutheran congregation has purchased the Ridge Mansion, a city landmark, and will convert it into a church, preserving an historic home while repurposing it for worship.
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Boonville
Wridge
Pastor to Be Principal of Kansas academy
Kirksville Missouri Rev Lyman How formerly rector of Trinity Church has been in Kirksville doing special work at Northeast State Teachers College. He has gone to Salina Kansas to be principal of St John s Military Academy.
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Kirksville
Lyman How
The
Trinity Ch
Kiville
Neast State Teachers’ College
Salina
Kan
St. John’s Military Academy
Moberly Woman Weds in Mexico and Meinhardt Sann Tie Knot
A Moberly woman and J Meinhardt Sann of Mexico, Missouri, quietly wed on July 31, with the ceremony announced locally. The groom was identified as Sann and the bride as Mrs. Mary Turne of Moberly.
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Moberly
Mexico
Meinhardt J. Sannback
Mary Turne
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