Diverse 1920s World News Highlight Conference and Conflict Briefs
A digest of international and domestic events includes Liga nations covenant debates on American military obligations and moral duties, German Polish clashes on the Silesian frontier, Dutch Limburger concerns over Limburg, and Belgian propaganda rumors. Also noted are Mexican diplomacy shifts, new German and Hungarian government updates, U.S. military plans across the Pacific, rail and labor unrest, mine disasters, and food hoarding suppression efforts.
Government to prosecute hoarders as food prices ease
Attorney General Palmer announced evidence that the drive to curb the cost of living is already reducing prices as hoarders and profiteers face possible criminal prosecutions. He distinguished hoarded food from stored surplus and outlined plans to dispose of hoarded goods under court rulings, possibly via marshals or retailers at fair prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Palmer
Maryland
Department of Justice
Congress
Ames
Suffolk suit over breach of promise in Simmons student case
Miss Gertrude Barish of Simmons College sues Leonard A. Swarthe for 10000 dollars in Suffolk Superior Court claiming breach of promise. Swarthe says he saved her from a firing squad in Russia, financed her voyage and study, and that she later chose another man, asking for the return of 1700 dollars plus 10000 for a broken heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oston
Mass
Gertrude Barish
Simmons College
Suffolk Superior Court
Leonard A. Swarthe
Signal Corps
Northeastern
Swarthe
United States
Russia
America
Miss Barish
Atlantic
Authorities Seize 4% Million Pounds Boston Sugar
Federal agents seize four and a half million pounds of granulated sugar at the Terminal Wharf and Railroad Warehouse in Boston. In Trenton New Jersey officials summon Barnegat Power and Cold Storage and Bay State Fish of Boston to show cause why fifty seven thousand pounds of fish stored over a year should not be destroyed as unfit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Terminal Wharf and Railroad Warehouse Company
Charleston
Trenton
N. J
Barnegat Power and Cold Storage Company
Bay State Fish Company of
State Department of Health
Border towns tense as cross-border tensions rise along line
El Paso reports tense mood along New Mexico and Arizona border towns as Mexicans outnumber Americans in some areas. Mexican workers have quit jobs awaiting American developments. Army officials consider sending more troops but have not acted.
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el Paso
Tex
New Mexico
Arizona
Sea Hornets Return to Home Harbor After 1918 Raid
The Sea Hornets, famed American Navy submarine chasers, involved in the Italian British assault on the Austrian base at Durazzo on October 2, 1918, are now anchored in North River. The historic group gains a homecoming recognition and reaffirms their wartime role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durazzo
North River
ReElect F W Karling Commander in Chief at VFW Encampment
Providence Rhode Island Lt Governor Providence R L F Warner of Kansas City was reelected commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the twentieth annual national encampment here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Karling
Providence
R. L
F. Warner Ehling
Kansas City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Seattle Woman Hoboes to New York on a Wager
Mrs. J. M. Franklin of Seattle hoboed to New York in 28 days and 432 miles on a $23 cost and a $2,000 wager. She and Miss Eva Wilcott bet they could reach New York for one third of the railroad fare with no riding on trains and no free meals, reporting in each city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. M. Franklin
Seattle
Eva Wilcott
Goose That Laid the Golden Egg Outclasses Local Hen
A three year old White Rock hen owned by Gus Rhodes near West Salem Wisconsin laid a remarkable record of eggs in May and June. Neighbors and poultry experts doubted the claims until J H Benson of LaCrosse witnessed the hen lay thirteen eggs in four hours. Affidavits supported the extraordinary output and potential fertility of the eggs.
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Lacrosse
Wis
White Rock
Gus Rhodes
West Salem
Mr. Rhodes
J. H. Benson
Rhodes
Thomas
Not Assembled Accordingly A Chicago Medical Oddity
In Chicago Heights a patient named Matthias sought help for abdominal mystery symptoms. After multiple doctors and a dubious diagnosis of appendicitis a Chicago physician found the issue to be mislocated organs and a heart irregularity revealed by X ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Matthias
Matthias
M. D.s
Goodnow
Chicago Heights
Doctor Waterman
Sherman
Chicago
Alep
Nervous Breakdown Alleges Relief From Remedy
A letter from FLo KEuxy claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetal Compound cured her nervous breakdown after a long illness. The writer asserts the root cause was addressed and nervousness disappeared, noting publication of the letter.
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Flo Keuxy
Newa
Lydia E. Pinkham
M Kelly
Wife Inspires Novel Idea From Husband in The Rough Road
Author William Locke recounts how his wife sparked a new book concept after he despaired over a lack of ideas following The Red Plan. He imagined a story about a man raised like a Pekinese dog tossed into the water, then hurried to his study to draft the outline.
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William Locke
Wolf
Lift Off Corns With Freezone
Advertises a penny cost Freezone product to remove corns and calluses from feet. Claims painless use with drops applied to corn or callus, instantly stopping pain and lifting the entire root. Describes easy at home treatment and drugstore availability.
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Digists
Hiscox ‘Chemical ‘Works
Patchogue
N. Y
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Sven
Peace Notes
Wilson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Silesian
Dutch Limburg
Cassel
Carranza
Mexico
Rio Grande
National Assembly
London
Berlin
Herr Lovassy
Budapest
Vossiche Zeitung
Pacific Ocean
Navy Department
Read
San Francisco
Manila
Asia
Uncle Sam
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
von der Goltz
Baltic
McNary
Republican
Oregon
Pensions Committee
J. W.twist
Tulsa
Oklo
Twist
Ties
Arkansas
House
Senate
Big Lake
St. Francis River
Gom
War Department
Standard Steel Car Company
Butler
E. W. Langley
Cortland
Neb
Justice of the Peace
Chris Pfeiffer
Langley
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Norman Mayberry
Greenfield
Ill
Canada
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Cleveland
Burlington
Dan Esch
Beatrice
Hoag
Herman J. Blumson
Jewish Educational Alliance
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
H. G. Peterson
Paul H. Davis
United States Army
Matlack
8Th Cavalry
Oakview
Oakdale Coal Company
la Veta
St. Louis
Booth
Raisuli
Saguedra
Agula
Santiago
Chile
House of Commons
Britain
Simon Petlura
Vist
Zwerinka
Archduke Joseph
Prince Feisal
Hussein Ben Ai
Beiruth
Paris
Miss Kelly
Kelly Telia
Lad
Parker
Fitzgerald & Brokers
Boatmans Bank Bildg
St. Lo
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