Tariff bill passes house after long debate and amendments
The Fordney protective tariff bill clears the House 289 to 127 after two weeks of debate. Seven Republicans oppose and seven Democrats support. Hides, long staple cotton, asphalt and oil enter free lists while a three year embargo on foreign dyes is rejected.
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Washington
House
United States
Treasury Department
Senate
Gahn
Ohio
Knight
Sinclair
N. C
Beck Lampert
John M. Nelson
Voight
Wisconsin
Campbell
Lea
Baker
Cal
Dupre
Favrot
Lazaro
Martin
Louisiana
Hastara
Fordney
Britain Offers Home Rule to Ireland in Typed Proposals
Prime Minister David Lloyd George presented to Eamon de Valera a typewritten document outlining British proposals for self government in Ireland. The plan mirrors the Dominion model used by Canada and South Africa as an acceptable framework.
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London
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
Eamon de Valera
Irish Republic
Canada
South Africa
JAP FRUIT PICKERS WIN IN CALIFORNIA
Cai-James Shea, president of Local 10 Fruit and Vegetable Workers Union and ex San Francisco Club member, was arrested in Turlock on kidnapping and riot charges tied to deportation of Japanese field workers. Despite violence, the Japanese workers have returned to work amid white resistance.
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California
Modesto
Cai—James Shea
Local 10
Fruit and Vegetable Workers’ Union
San Francisco
Pacific Coast Baseball League
Turlock
Congress abandons sales tax program in tax revision talks
Washington report: treasury officials and Republican Ways and Means members say they will abandon further consideration of a sales tax. The group backs the treasury plan for overall tax revision, with adjustments to transportation, corporate, income, and customs revenue.
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Washington
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fordney
Major U S Ship Seizure Stalls Transatlantic Plan
New York reports the Shipping Board has seized five of its largest vessels to cover rent due, directly hindering the United States Mail Steamship Company’s big postwar transatlantic passenger venture. In Springfield Governor Len Smit signals readiness to declare martial law if he is arrested. In Norfolk an air attack sinks the Ostfriesland at sea, delivered by Martin bombers. In Mexico City Spain and Japan recognize the Obregon government. In Tulock Japanese workers flee deportation by a union spearheaded action. In Berlin the Red Fleet warns of famine if crop failure persists, endangering 25,000,000 Russians.
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Shipping Board
George Washington
America
Susquehanna
Grant
Agamemnon
United States Mail Steamship Company
Springfield
Ill
Len Smit
Norfolk
Virginia Capes
Ostfriesland
Mexico City
Spain
Japan
Foreign Office
Turlock
Cal
Keyes
Berlin
Illinois Governor Len Small Named in $2 Million Plot Indictments
Warrants issued for Governor Len Small Lieutenant Governor Fred E. Sterling and banker Vernon Curtis after four indictments alleging embezzlement conspiracy and misuse of State funds between 1917 and 1921. Charges involve loans through the Grant Park Bank to Armour & Co. and Swift & Co. with profits diverted to private gain.
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Springfield
Curtis
Small
Sterling
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Chicago Packers
Brundage
Mortimer
Ilinos
Edward E. Miller
Overnor Small
Illinois
War fears in Europe as Lefebvre predicts clash
Paris report quotes former French war minister Andre Lefebvre warning of a war between Germany and Poland within a fortnight. He says France should not send more troops into Upper Silesia as it cannot stop the coming conflict and would be caught between two fires.
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Europe
Paris
Germany
Poland
Andre Lefebvre
France
Upper Silesia
Probe of Farm Credits by Joint Commission
Washington report states the Joint Commission of Agricultural Inquiry will study agricultural credits. It will examine the Federal Reserve Board policy and its impact on farming and credit conditions nationwide. J. S. Williams and Reserve Board members are to testify.
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J. S. Williams
Reserve Board
Washington
Joint Commission of Agricultural Inquiry
Federal Reserve Board
Klan Terror Returns in Texas Across Cities
Austin reports a renewed Ku Klux Klan presence in Texas with masked parades in Dallas and other towns. Whippings tar and featherings target alleged moral offenders, not by race, drawing dozens of adherents in demonstrations and public warnings signed by the Klan.
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Austin
Tex
Ku Klux Klan
Texas
Dallas
Washington Dull Tariff Fight Moves to Senate Revisions
The Bordney tariff bill has cleared the House and goes to the Senate Finance Committee for revision amid uncertainty on passage. President Harding nominates Fred J. Cox to head the Interstate Commerce Commission after Clark's resignation. Messages on Japan talks and disarmament surface as ties with Tokyo show cautious progress. Mary O Toole nominated for Municipal Court judge in DC. Hays notes postal savings deposits reach 153 million dollars. Senate scrutiny of government costs and taxes persists as debt concerns loom.
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Senate
Fred J. Cox
New Jersey
Harding
Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
Japan
United States
Washington
Marding
District of Columbia
Mary O'Toole
Hays
Congress
Penrose
Senate Finance
Wadsworth
Treasury Department
Joana
State Police detailing enlistment tests and organization
State police superintendent Col Schwarzkopf issued instructions for trooper applicants including a self test on discipline and courage. The plan outlines two cavalry troops with specified ranks and salaries, training, and two year enlistment with merit-based noncommissioned appointments. Field reports describe the Raritan field day highlighting co operative buying and market reforms for farmers.
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Trenton
Norman Schwarzkopf
State Constabulary
Schwarzkopf
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Bureau of Navigation
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State Purchasing Department
War Department
Raritan
State Board of Agriculture
Joseph
Presidentrelinghuysen
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