Week in Review Washington and world events
A six percent tax on net earnings of Minnesota mailing companies moves through the state legislature to Governor Preus for signature. New York police become prohibition enforcers as Bone Dry law takes effect. Memorial services honor 1,222 soldiers from France in Hoboken. Erwin Bergdoll’s habeas corpus bid fails. Royal Palm wreck in Tennessee leaves two dead and 380 injured. Farmers form a grain marketing cooperative with a $10 fee per member. Plymouth Rock moved again for security. Mail robbery at Chicago Dearborn Station followed by a thriller style escape. Railroad unions propose a joint conference under Harding plan to end disputes. DOJ warns firms against law violations as Attorney General Dougherty emphasizes a new day in law enforcement. New York Central wage cuts denied by the labor board. A boy, Kermit Brown, 11, shoots himself after quarrel with his mother.
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B. M. Jewell
New York Central Railroad
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Fred Brown
Pontiac
War memorial funding clash stalls in Washington
Reported discussions show Knights of Columbus proposing a great war memorial funded by the organization. The American Legion refused a $5,000,000 offer citing stipulations, and later the Knights reportedly decided against modifying the original proposal.
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Paris
Yap
Pacific Ocean
President Harding Opposes League of Nations in First Address
President Harding declares the United States will have no part in the existing league of nations in his first message to Congress. He outlines budget, taxation, tariff, and public welfare plans, urges reduced government spending, and favors immediate tariff revision and emergency measures to aid farmers and roads.
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Department of Public Welfare
Plan Orders Swift Armour Stockyards Split Under DOJ
A DOJ approved plan requires Swift & Co. and Armour & Co. to divest their stock in major stockyards and stockyard railroads within a year. Stocks are to be delivered to Minors Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago within 30 days for trustees Henry W. Anderson and George Sutherland to oversee sale. Trustees receive $10 000 incentives and may intervene if Sherman Act issues arise.
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France to exact pay avers French Premier Briand states
Premier Briand in the chamber of deputies discusses German reparations and says penalties have not produced desired results. He notes Germany still evades payment and warns on May 1 a series of Versailles violations will confront creditors with enforcement steps including a process server and possible police escort.
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Paris
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Germany asks Switzerland to arbitrate reparations
Geneva reports that after talks between German Foreign Minister Walter Simon and Switzerland’s President Edmund Schulthess, Swiss officials considered intervening in the reparations issue but no further steps were taken and action seemed unlikely.
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Tribune
Divorce Case Denies Husband’s 3400 Year Request
Chicago April 13 Norvell H Cobb declared by Helen J Cobb to be worth 3400 annually as a husband. He sought 200 a month plus a 1000 annual bonus for living with him. The judge ruled against him concluding Cobb was not worth the demanded support. Cobb lost his position as husband through the divorce.
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Norvell H. Cobb
Helen J. Cobb
Norvell
Miners Demand National Pool of Profits in Settlement Talks
London reports the King’s conference with mine owners and government failed to reach a settlement as miners refuse a wage plan without a national pool of profits, while transport workers suspend strike notices. The premier warned a national pool implies government control, and preparations continue for potential transport disruption. Marine units and tanks were deployed to Glasgow amid rising tensions.
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London
Lloyd George
Frank Hodges
Smith
Triple Alliance
Glasgow
France Seeks U S Japan Settlement On Mandates
France responds to Secretary Hughes notes stating the United States has not surrendered rights in former German overseas possessions. The French hope is for direct talks between the United States and Japan to settle the Yap mandate without France as a principal.
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Hughes
United States
England
France
Japan
Ratification of Colombian Treaty Pressed by Lodge
Senator Lodge urged prompt ratification of the Colombian treaty in amended form to align with Theodore Roosevelt's views and Republican stance. He argued ratification would improve U S relations with Latin American republics and benefit the United States in world competition.
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Senate
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Massachusetts
Foreign Relations Committee
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Latin America
Ex Empress Augusta Victoria Dies in Exile at Doorn
Doorn Holland April 12 Former Empress Augusta Victoria of Germany died here at 6 oclock yesterday morning The end came a year after a serious heart disease attack suffered while preparing to enter the Doorn house after residence at Amersfoort She accompanied her husband to Doorn May 15 last
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Augusta Victoria
Germany
Pussyfoot Johnson Run Out At Windsor Armory
William Pussyfoot Johnson, an American prohibition worker, was driven away by police after a hostile reception at Windsor Armory. He faced jeers, singing, and whistles while attempting to speak in support of prohibition before Ontario voters, then escorted to Detroit.
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William (Pussyfoot) Johnson
Ontario
Detroit
Johnson
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