National and State Affairs Highlight Turbulent Session News
A 31 to 23 vote advanced an anti beer bill to the Senate. Tariff plans and naval talks loom. Russia warned to guard interests at a arms conference. A $3,000,000 loan to New Haven and Hartford was issued. Germany Austria Hungary peace treaties sent to the Senate. Diphtheria prosecutions warned in Chicago. Georgia Casade wreck report cites explosive track charge. Bombers' bonds set at $1.45 million in Chicago. British forces repelled Indian rebels. Government urges twice weekly bathing for youth health.
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Hungary
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Denmark
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Harrison
Mississippi
Harding
Boston
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Hardwick
Georgia
Atlanta
Birmingham
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Manjiri
United States Bureau of Education
War Finance Corp to Aid Minnesota North Dakota Grain Co Op
The War Finance Corporation announced it would advance up to 15 million dollars to a cooperative in Minnesota and the Dakotas to aid orderly grain marketing. Other items include a Federal Reserve warning dismissed, lead price rise by American Smelting, and Ohio Bell and Ohio State Telephone consolidation authorized.
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Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Charlotte
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National Grocers’ Association
District Supreme Court
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Reorganization Commission
War and Navy Departments
Department of Labor and Welfare
American Smelting and Refining Company
Interstate Commerce Comission
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Ohio State Telephone Company
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Harding nominees and policy fights dominate early news
General Charles W. Pugsley of Nebraska is nominated by President Harding for assistant secretary of agriculture. Attorney General Daugherty reports completion of findings in the Debs case. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee stalls the Germany treaty amid league of nations echoes. Boston Fed cuts discount rate to 5 percent. Oil Workers Union chapters in California vote to strike. Jules V. Behar testifies to gifts to inspector Henry in New York. Chicago police chief Fitzmorris jailed for contempt. Youngstown Ohio trolley fare set at 1.25 for weekly unlimited rides. Senate Finance Committee finalizes tax bill action as 3 percent manufacturers tax shelved.
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Nebraska
Harding
Daugherty
Debs
Atlanta
Germany
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
League of Nations
Boston Federal Reserve Bank
Oil Workers’ International Union
California
Kern County
Jules V. Behar
New York
Dominick Henry
Charles Fitzmorris
Chicago
Joseph Daviu
Youngstown
Senate Finance Committee
World Series opener set for October fifth at 2 p m
Gulick and Thompson are the only experienced linemen left for Syracuse. The first World Series game will be played Wednesday October 5 at 2 p m at the park of the National League pennant winners after a coin flip at Chicago.
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Thompson
Syracuse
Chicago
Paul Armbruster
Switzerland
Brussels
Harry Spencer
Ralph Upson
New Jersey Boxing Commission
Johnny Wilson
Bryan Downey
Cleveland
Wilson
Nova Scotia
Matthew Karyachich
Benwood
Fairmount
W. Va
Pacer
Directum J
Springfield
Mass
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Brooklyn
Baltimore
J. K. L. Ross
Laurel, Md
Nations Add Estonia Latvia Lithuania to League of Nations
The League of Nations admitted Estonia Latvia and Lithuania in Geneva by assembly vote with no opposition though several delegates abstained. In other news British forces defeat Indian rebels at Sulllodmala near Karavarakundu while Oppau in Germany suffers thousands of casualties with extensive ruins and rescues ongoing. Colonel William N Haskell arrives at Riga with 20 assistants to oversee work in Russia as Premier Lloyd George cautions pace on Irish peace. Spanish troops in Nador Morocco seize grain and property amid dispersed tribesmen and ongoing clearance efforts.
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League of Nations
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Switzerland
Esthenia
Latvia
Lithuania
League Assembly
Sulliodmala
Karavarakundu
Oppau
Germany
Mannheim-Ludwigshafen
Verdun
Flanders
William N. Haskell
Russia
Riga
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Nador
Morocco
Bowser Office Boy Aims High In Unlikely Kindness
Mr Bowser discovers Theopalus the office boy snooping and instead of punishment rewards him with extra pay and politeness. The episode spawns cautious talk among staff about Bowser’s temper and a troubling smile that unsettles coworkers.
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Theopalus
Mr. Bowser
Abused Boy Recounts Dark Closet Cake Memory
A Boston Transcript column recalls a boy who describes abuse and a hidden cake in a dark closet. The exchange shows a troubled child speaking with a mother about blame and fear.
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Johnny
Boston Transcript
Honors and artesian wells cited in New York chatter
A St Nicholas Society dinner muses Choate and Depew as premier after dinner speakers with banter on the navy and army. The article explains artesian wells, noting pervious strata trap water and rising to the surface, with Grenoble well producing 32 feet height and 500 gallons a minute. A final quip comments on beginnings and finishes.
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Chauncey M. Depew
St. Nicholas Society
Choate
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Depew
Army
Liverpool
Cheate
Doctor Depew
Washington Star
Artois
France
Vienna
Grenoble
Paris
Boston Globe
Mrs Spreadit and Mrs Smart Echo Caution in Wise Proverb
A quip about couples and secrets contrasts Mrs Spreadit claiming her husband knows all and Mrs Smart replying she will warn her husband. The exchange suggests a proverb about taming wisdom and truth, presented in a playful, conversational tone.
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