Harding Urges Bonus Delay Over Tax Legislation
President Harding met Senate leaders at the Capitol and urged delaying the soldiers bonus bill to allow tax revision first. He outlined a plan for a Senate recess to August 1 and for prioritizing taxation, deferring tariff and bonus measures until the tax program moves forward.
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Harding
Capitol
Senate
Capitol Hill
George B. Christian, Jr
Congress
House
Finance Committee
Frelinghuysen
Harrold
Spencer
Kellogg
Hale
Lodge
Watson
Indiana
Moses
Wadsworth
McCumber
Knox
Brandegee
Nicholson
Willis
Calder
New
Curtis
Kenyon
Indians Face Starvation Cannibalism Reported
Northwest Mounted Police to investigate tales of starvation and cannibalism among the Caribou Tribe at Fort Smith Alberta. A detachment was sent to check conditions after reports of severe scarcity and prior abundance of caribou tongues eaten as delicacies.
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Northwest Mounted Police
Fort MacMurray
Alberta
Fort Smith
Ex-Soldiers Crisis Testimony Cites 400 Deaths in NY
Dr Salmon testifies before Senate committee on wounded ex soldiers conditions. American Legion witnesses say 400 former soldiers in New York state died by suicide in 1920, signaling relief administration breakdown and prompting calls for care.
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Salmon
Washington
Thomas W. Salmon
New York
Army
Senate
New York State
American Legion
Senate Rejects Four-Week Adjournment Motion
In the Senate a 27 to 24 vote defeated Lodge’s adjournment resolution as the agricultural bloc clashed with tariff bill timing. Support came from most Republicans and five Democrats, while sixteen Republicans and eleven Democrats opposed. The debate, on the hottest summer day, featured farmer relief asks and rough opposition led by Norris, Kenyon, and Simmons. The body then moved to consider the soldiers bonus, with four Democrats and one Republican voting against privileged status.
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Senate
House
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Lodge
Norris
Kenyon
Iowa
Agricultural Committee
Simmons
North Carolina
Underwood
Alabama
Myers
Montana
Glass
Virginia
Warren
Wyoming
Washington Latest Events Highlight Postwar Debate and Appointments
The article outlines U S postwar policy debates with Germany including treaty strategy and potential new agreements. It notes President Harding plans a formal address to Congress on Soldiers Bonus, tariff and tax bills, and calls to delay bonus and tariff action until tax revisions pass. It reports appoints and official actions including W S Tower leading an iron and steel division, and Mellon urging defeat of the soldiers bonus. It mentions Harding joining the Improved Order of Red Men and a Dawes ordered surplus inventory survey. It also covers Senate passage of a Philippine debt limit increase to 30 million and related tax and policy tensions.
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Harding
Congress
Fordney
W. S. Tower
Division of Planning and Statistics
The
Shipping Board
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Iron and Steel Industrial
Department of Commerce
Treasury
Mellon
Dawes
Senate
Conference House
Philippine Islands
Mellon Attacks Bonus as Menace in Senate Debate
Secretary Mellon warns that passing a soldier bonus bill now would strain the Treasury, raise taxes, and disrupt fiscal plans. The debate features Senator Frelinghuysen and minority leader Underwood contrasting views on the economic impact and the country’s financial stability.
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Washington
Treasury
Mellon
Frelinghuysen
Senate
McCumber
Mr. Mellon
Underwood
Ala
United States
Hello Al Greeting Adopted by Massachusetts Legion
Massachusetts American Legion members may greet with Hello Al at their convention in North Adams if a state department resolution is approved. The form uses Al as initials of the organization and echoes the French Al-Lo greeting.
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Bay State
American Legion
Boston
Massachusetts
State Department
North Adams
Coleman du Pont Named U S Senator by Governor
Dover Delaware Gen T Coleman du Pont was appointed United States senator by Governor Denney to succeed Josiah O Walcott who resigned to become chancellor of Delaware. Du Pont, the Delaware member of the Republican National Committee, will serve the unexpired term to March 1923.
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Josiah O. Walcott
Dover
Del
T. Coleman du Pont
United States
Delaware
Denney
General du Pont
Republican National Committee
Smuts in Dublin Meets De Valera and Irish Leaders
London reports that General Jan Smuts met Lord Mayor O Neill and Eamonn de Valera in Dublin, with Arthur Griffith and other figures. Talks linked to Lloyd George and Sir James Craig aim at calming actions by crown forces and the IRA while peace talks continue.
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Dublin
Jan Christian Smuts
Evening News
Eamonn de Vatera
Sir James Craig
General Smuts
de Valera
Crown
Irish Republican Army
Lloyd George
James Craig
Dublin Castle
World News In Condensed Form
Reports from London and other cities cover Japan’s territorial actions, Kawasaki dockyard strikes with wage demands, Greek losses in Ismid, Berlin tax plans, Smuts visit to Ireland, US unemployment rise, and a German court acquitting Lt General Karl Stenger in a war prisoners case.
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Japan
South Sea
Kobe
Kawasaki
Constantinople
Berlin
Wirth
Reichstag
Lloyd George
House of Commons
J. C. Smuts
Ireland
Eamonn de Valera
Harrisburg
Jan Christian Smuts
Smuts
Leipsig
Supreme Court
Karl Stenger
Lydia E. Pinkham's Remedy Promises New Hope for Mothers
Personal testimonials from Altoona Millston and Marinette praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring fertility and health after childbirth. Letters claim improved nerve health irregularities and ease in bearing children, urging others to request the company’s booklet on women’s ailments.
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Altoona
Lydia E.pinkham
Bbirth
C. W. Benz
8Rd Avenue
Altoona, Pa
H. H. Janssen
Millston, Wis
Marinette, Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marinette
Wis
H. B. Held
Jefferson St
Lydis E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Massachusetts
Cats confined to range become tethered in yard
A Chicago Journal item describes a south-sider who trained his cats to stay home using tether ropes. Initial attempts failed as the cats slipped their neck nooses, but a modified method tied to a hind leg and a stake proved effective, allowing three cats daily exercise around their tether points.
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Colorado
Chicago Journal
Bridge Conversation Reveals Hidden Player Persona
A brief exchange centers on a question about bridge with a sharp reply suggesting practical experience. The speakerken offers no grand claim yet asserts competence through action. The vignette hints at strategic mood and subtle confidence.
Virgin Islands Grow Sea Island Cotton Rising Industry
Bulletin No. 1 from the Virgin Islands agricultural experiment station notes sea island cotton as a principal industry in St. Croix. It reports 1919 1920 yields around 1000 pounds seed cotton per acre with one government plat reaching 4450 pounds. The report ties crop to isolation from boll weevil.
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Uncle Sam
Sea Island
St. Croix
Government Experiment Station
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