German Rearmament Sparks British Alarm Over Ruhr Crisis
Edward W. Pickard reports Britain and France clash over German armament as Paris defends Ruhr occupation. Berlin denies mobilization, while Seeckt orders communists disband. Poland protests crown prince return and Ruhr control. Johnson campaigns in Chicago urging soldiers bonus and tax cuts, while Illinois Democrats scout Justice Wood B. Thompson as presidential timber.
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Britain
France
Germany
Ruhr
Berlin
Allied Military Commission
A Reuter
Leipzig
Coolidge Mapes Foreign Policy and Prohibition Stakes
President Coolidge outlines foreign policy opposition to League of Nations, supports World Court, and pledges tax and budget reforms. He urges strengthening coast guard, rail and shipping policies, and continued prohibition enforcement while addressing coal, veterans and immigration issues.
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Europe
League of Nations
Hague Tribunal
World Court of Justice
Russia
Tomako Rum Smuggling Vessel Captured Off New Jersey
Coast Guard cutters shelled and captured the schooner Tomako off the New Jersey coast. Inside her hold lay William McCoy, dubbed the rum smuggling king by government agents. He claimed the seizure and ship were within rights beyond the three mile limit, and the vessel flown under the British flag drew sharp criticism from the London press as illegal and unjustified.
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Tomako
New Jersey
William McCoy
Tomuko
London
United States
Canada United States discuss stopping liquor smuggling
Ottawa hosted a confidential conference between the United States and Canada last week on halting liquor smuggling from the Dominion. The US asked Canada to refuse clearance papers to liquor ships, permit search on the lakes, and extradite bootleggers, with Canada’s cabinet reportedly in sympathy, though Parliament will face the broad proposals.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Eowever
Governors Meet on Coal Regulation Plan in Harrisburg
Representatives from coal consuming states met in Harrisburg on Pinchot’s proposal for a joint commission under a compact to regulate the industry. They adjourned without action, urging Pennsylvania to repeal its coal tax and pass remedial legislation. New Jersey Governor Silzer criticized the plan most strongly.
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United States
The
Coal Commission
Congress
War and Navy
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Silzer
New Jersey
Morrow to Join Railroad Labor Board After Kentucky Term
Dwin P. Morrow will retire as Kentucky governor in December and then join the railroad labor board as a public member, succeeding R. M. Barton. He had been offered the post last spring but chose to finish his term, prompting Barton’s recess appointment by President Harding.
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Ebert
Heinrich Albert
Washington
Stresemann
Reichstag
Adam Stegerwald
Prussia
Wilhelm Marx
Catholic School Association
German People's Party
Bavarian People's Party
von Seeckt
Germany
Perrin
Moscow
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al- Amur
Ther
Otfetad
Shipping Board
Mississippi
Colorado
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
St Lawrence River
Canada
Congress
Supreme Court
Labor Board
Minnesota
North Dakota
Olm West
Dwin P. Morrow
Kentucky
R. M. Barton
Raiilroad Labor Board
Pubiic Group
Mr. Morrow
Mr. Barton
Harding
Italo Spanish Understanding Alarms Officials
The article notes concern over an Italo Spanish understanding seen as a bid for Mediterranean supremacy. It cites a potential France Greece counter agreement and warns Spain may push influence in Latin America challenging the Monroe Doctrine, drawing U S attention to the issue.
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Italy
Mediterranean
France
Greece
United States
Spain
Latin America
Better Measure of His Own
Cartoon caption humor shows Tommy asking his mother to let the cook make lunch because the cook has a bigger appetite. The exchange highlights domestic roles and family dynamics with a light, humorous tone.
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Tommy
Boston Transcript
Point of Cure Quotation Cited by Chapin
An epigraph attributed to E W W Chapin notes that throughout history when evils grow intolerable they reach a point of cure, reflecting a belief in imminent remedy amid worsening conditions. The remark frames a historical pattern of societal response to hardship.
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E. WW. Chapin
SQUIBS Camels and city folk age and industry notes
The item notes camels may live to 100 years, contrasts short sighted people in cities versus country, and mentions wooden heel manufacture in Chile as an growing industry. Madagascar graphite producers improve quality by favoring this source.
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Chile
Madagascar
When He Hit His Thumb
Neighbor exchange as Jones, after striking his thumb, corrects a misunderstanding about carpet placement saying the carpet was already present and he is simply laying the floor under it.
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Stlifkins
Jones
Sound Reasonable Critic Calls Churches Dominated by Hens
A critic says churches are dominated by a lot of old hens and asks if he means the lay members. Nashville Southern Lumber, man.
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Nashville Southern Lumber
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al Smith
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