Tariff Fight Looms as Senate Plans Passage in 60 Days
Washington reports the administration tariff bill presented in the Senate with McCumber indicating a likely April 20 start for debate. Experts estimate annual revenue between 325 and 330 million dollars, higher than the Fordney bill and reflecting changes from the Underwood and Moroney measures.
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Washington
Senate
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate Finance Committee
Moroney
House
Senate Committee
Treasury
Joffre to Unveil Grant Bust in New York Hall of Fame
Marshal Joffre has agreed to unveil a bust of General U S Grant in the Hall of Fame at New York University on April 27, the centennial of Grant's birth. The bust by Henry Shrady will be placed above the Grant tablet, joining other notables like Farragut Lee and Sherman.
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New York
Marshal Joffre
Gen
U. S. Grant
New York University
Henry Shrady
General Chant
Washington
Hall of Fame
Grant
Admiral Farragut
Robert J. Lee
William Tecumseh Sherman
General Grant
Trail of Fame
Second Trial of Arthur Burch Opens in Los Angeles
The second trial of Arthur Burch for the murder of J Belton Kennedy begun Tuesday with a new jury panel. A prior start was halted after charges of jury tampering led to the arrest of a district attorney investigator.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Burch
J. Belton Kennedy
Senate confirms Smoot and Burton to Allied Debt Refunding commission
The senate on Wednesday confirmed Senator Smoot of Utah and Representative Burton of Ohio as members of the Allied Debt Refunding commission by Congress. The panel will convert the debts owed to the United States by the allied nations into long term securities.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot
Utah
Burton
Ohio
Allied Debt Refunding Commission
Congress
United States
Flood Deluges 25 Square Miles Around Memphis
Mississippi floodwaters from a White River levee breach inundate Desha county Arkansas communities near Snow Lake. About a portion of 25 square miles of cultivated land and multiple rice farming settlements are affected with extensive property damage expected and no deaths reported yet.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Arkansas
White River
Desha County
Snow Lake
Divergent Views Mark Russian Problem Talk at Conferen ce
At Genoa Friday morning the big four discussants Lloyd George Barthou Schanzer and Jaspar reportedly clashed over Russia. The allied experts London document on Russia was not endorsed by governments and Italy opposed clauses that humiliate Russia.
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Genoa
Russia
Lloyd George
England
Italy
Owners And Miners Reach No Agreement In Wage Talks
New York reports the anthracite miners and operators sub committee recessed after five days without an agreement on the wage contract to end the strike. Two miner demands were touched on, including equity for future grievances and payment terms. Operators opposed the per ton rate change. The strike spreads toward Connellsville and Fayette regions with reports of growing union activity. Phillip Murray cited the rapid spread of the strike in previously nonunion areas.
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New York
Connelsville
Fayette
Pennsylvania
Phillip Murray
United Mine Workers of America
Explosion Near Helper Injures Nine and Damages Town
A 1.5 ton TNT blast across the Price River from Helper, Utah, injured nine people and damaged buildings. Authorities fault improper weighting of charges. Two road workers were arrested on criminal negligence charges with bail set at $1,000.
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Salt Lake City
Helper
Utah
Price River
One Killed in Ol Weaker Oil Fire at Whiting Ind
One man was killed and three injured when a blast at a Standard Oil oil still sparked a blaze in Whiting Indiana. The fire burned ten stills and raged for hours. Early damage estimates ranged from 1 to 2 million dollars. rumors of higher casualties were unfounded after a continued search.
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Whiting
Ind
O11
Grounds for railroad charges arise in senate inquiry
Chairman Cummins of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee cites evidence that the railroad administration failed to restore railroads to self sustaining condition. Julius Kruttschnitt of Southern Pacific testifies that rates should have been set to keep lines self supporting. Critics say the policy imposed unpopular rate increases and left Congress to guarantee six months of federal control.
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Washington
Cumillins
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission Committee
Julius Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific Board
Cummins
Temerene
Democrit
Ohio
Congress
National Park Opening Dates Announced for 1922
Secretary Fall released the 1922 park season dates. Crater Lake Oregon July 10 to September 20. General Grant California May 24 to October 10. Glacier Montana June 15 to September 15. Grand Canyon Arizona year round. Hawaii year round. Mount McKinley Alaska no season. Mount Rainier Washington July 15 to September 14. Rocky Mountain Colorado June 15 to October 1. Sequoia California May 24 to October 10. Yellowstone Wyoming June 20 to September 15. Yosemite California year round. Zion Utah June 15 to October 15. Park hotels will open on opening date and daily motor trips begin thereafter.
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Washington
Crater Lake National Park
Oregon
General Grant National Park
California
Glacier
Montana
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Huawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Mot Springs
Arkansas
Lafayette
Maine
Lassen Volcano
Mesa Verde
Colorado
Mount McKinley
Alaska
Mount Rainier
Rocky Mountain
Sequoia
Windy Cave
South Dakota
Yellowstone
Wyoming
Yosemite
Zion
Utah
Park
Powerful Radio Station Planned in Chicago
Plans call for two 125 foot steel towers to rise on the Commonwealth Edison building, boosting its wireless sending station. With the Edison building about 200 feet high, the tower peaks reach 415 feet above the street, enabling radio coverage claimed to reach the entire country.
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Chicago
Commonwealth Edison Company
Edison
Famous Surgeon Returns to Austria on La France
New York surgeon Adolph Lorenz traveled aboard the La France to Europe accompanied by importer Anton Wech. He plans to return with his family, including an elder son 36 a physician and his chief survival assistant, and a younger son nearly 18 who will enter Columbia next fall for a medical career. Lorenz 68 said he faced hostility from some American colleagues but valued the kindness that sustained his work. He noted his son will become an American citizen.
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New York
Adolph Lorenz
la France
Europe
Anton Wech
Lorenz
Vienna
Columbia
America
Willl
Truce Declared Between Ulster Specials and Free State Troops
Belfast reports a truce between Ulster special constables and Free State troops near the Fermanagh border. Sir Basil Brooke and rival leaders met at Biack Lion near Belcoo to agree withdrawal from the frontier and mutual punishment for infringers. Eamonn de Valera supporters watch from Lough Levin as Dublin hosts peace talks.
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Belfast
Ulster Special Constables
Free State
Fermanagh
Ulster
South Ireland
Basil Brooke
Fermanagh Specials
Biack Lion
Belcoo
Eamonn de Valera
Lough Levin
Garrison
Southern Ireland
Dublin
Washington Opens Season In 6 to 5 Win Over Yankees
President Harding and Vice President Coolidge attended a record crowd of 25,000 as Washington defeated the New York Yankees 6 to 5 in the season opener. Babe Ruth watched from the grandstand while under suspension. Cleveland beat Detroit 7 to 4 behind Morton’s strong pitching and a Veach homer.
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Washington
Harding
Coolidge
New York Yankees
Babe” Ruth
Yankee
Cleveland
Detroit
Morton
Oldham
Olsen
Veach
Postal Arrangements Open With British for Russian Mail
The post office department signed an agreement with British postal authorities to deliver regular mail and parcel post in Russia. Each week tons of parcels, mainly clothing, are forwarded and about 75 percent are being delivered.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Russia
River Breaks Levee Flooding Beardstown Illinois
High winds on Tuesday drove the Illinois River to breach Beardstown levee flooding 25 city blocks under about four feet of water. The disaster prompted evacuations and widespread damage across the town riverside area.
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Beardstown
Ill
Ilinois
Fatty Arbuckle Acquitted In Third Manslaughter Trial
San Francisco jurors return a verdict of acquittal in six minutes on the manslaughter charge linked to Virginia Rappe's death. Roscoe C. Arbuckle reacts with a relieved sigh as the court orders no public reaction. The speedy jury decision shocks observers.
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San Francisco
Roscoe C
Fatty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Memorial hospital planned by Minnesota Legion in Roch ester
William J. Pierce, commander of Minnesota's American Legion district, leads a project to build a $500,000 memorial hospital in Rochester. The facility will house two 100 bed wards and a Mayo clinic, open to ex service members nationwide. Fundraising hinges on patriotic motion pictures shown across Minnesota by Legion posts.
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Rochester
Minn
William J. Pierce
American Legion
Minnesota
Red Cross
American Legion Memorial Hospital
Mayo Clinic
Minneston
Legion Posts
Eccentric Youngstown Mayor Enlists Legion Aid
George L. Oles, Youngstown Ohio mayor, pursues a sweeping city cleanup aided by American Legion veterans. He notes veterans now employed in city departments perform reliably and show strong civic duty, pledging to call on veterans to support police and reform efforts.
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George L. Oles
Youngstown
Oles
Pictures of the World War and the Dawn of Military Photography
The article notes World War I photography blossomed with 50 field photographers and three times as many lab staff. It contrasts Civil War Brady with modern efforts, explains dawn battles hid action, and cites limits on filming hand to hand combat as Italian troops posed in some shots.
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Brady
American Legion Weekly
General Pershing
Feed the Needy Day and Night Relief by Legion
On day and night shifts Legionnaires provide coffees and doughnuts to jobless ex soldiers from St Marks in the Bowery New York City. The cold hungry and forlorn line up for hot drinks and fried cake as Legion Auxiliary women lead the relief effort.
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St. Marks-in-the-Bowery
New York City
The
Legion Auxiliary
Practical Homemaking Hints and Cautions From Home Ledger
A collection of household tips on food prep and preservation, fabric repairs, and everyday fixes. Advice includes reviving rancid walnut meats with boiling water and soda, cracking brittle nuts, refreshing brittle broom fringing, scenting doughnuts with ginger, grinding bacon for even flavor, toasting stale bread into cereal, mending runs with crochet, and using old inner tubes for elastic.
Contentment and happiness not found far away
A quote from Robert Quillen states happiness cannot be bought nor found at the end of a rainbow. It comes from within one's own cosmos and cannot be pursued by leaving home.
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Robert Quillen
Seasonal Dishes Include Pea Soup and Peanut Fondue
Seasonal dishes offer tried recipes such as pea soup made from dried peas and a butter roux, peanut fondue with peanuts and milk, pineapple pie with custard and meringue, peanut dumplings with flour and milk, and graham muffins with sour cream.
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Burch
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London
TNT Blast
D. R. Crissinger
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National
Austria
Dr. Lorenz
Free
Fatty Arbuckle
American Legion News Service
William Pierce
Minnesota Legion
Legion
Resteca Newepauer
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