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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1922
Page
7
Congress party factions clash over linking bonus provisions to changes in the Volstead Act. Turkish leader and Clemenceau speeches stir debate as discussions reach American cities.
Borges Clemenceau argues Europe’s turmoil stems from America leaving the Old World to cope with postwar issues alone. He urges an informal alliance with France and Great Britain and asks readers for their views on such a pact.
President Harding presses for a constructive course on a merchant marine subsidy plan, arguing it would substitute for current $50 million annual drain and impose safeguards against exploitation. The House set three days of debate and awaits amendments with a final vote planned. Senate features include the swearing in of the first woman to a US Senate seat Mrs Felton of Georgia and a KLan reform appeal from Governor Parker.
Harding says federal interference rests on federal interests and that Louisiana should handle the matter locally. Governors of Georgia and Kansas move to cooperate or pursue legal action while Oregon and others oppose the Klan. Newberry relinquishes Senate seat amid partisan tensions as Greece and the Bulgarians clash over territorial demands. The caliph election in Constantinople and the deposed sultan's Malta protection are noted amid national unrest.
Two bills introduce taxes on beer wine champagne and imported spirits to finance veterans' bonuses. One proposal taxes beer up to 20 percent and low alcohol beer. The other imposes barrel and gallon taxes on beer wine and champagne. The wet faction weighs in with a push to insert pro liquor planks in party platforms. Senator Spencer plans a scientific commission to decide when liquor is intoxicating.
The Lausanne conference opens with Britain and France backing their French program while Turks protest secrecy and third party presence. Ismet Pasha seeks 1913 frontier restoration and a plebiscite in western Thrace as Mussolini pushes for Russian participation. Soviet delegation arrives a week late.
Ill Cuno, the new German chancellor, spent the week choosing cabinet members from bourgeois parties. The united Socialists rejected President Ebert’s appeal to join forces with the People’s party, prompting Ebert to disavow his party and authorize Cuno to ignore the Socialists as Germany risks collapse.
King George opened the new British Parliament with a throne speech urging continuation of Lloyd George era measures on trade and employment. Labor leader James R. MacDonald led the opposition in a debate highlighting unemployment distress amid large protests in London. The early business focuses on the Irish bill as the Free State Constitution’s December 6 deadline looms to avoid the Anglo Irish treaty lapse.
Georges Clemenceau tours major American cities delivering addresses that explain France’s current stance and urge American action to revive Europe. His strictures divide opinions yet are generally received with admiration and interest, aiming to clarify France’s urgent needs even if alliance prospects may not sway U.S. entry.
A dust explosion 1,100 feet from the mine entrance trapped 475 workers near Birmingham, Alabama after a live electric line was severed by a passing car. Four men were killed and many injured in the incident last week.
Reports from French Lick Springs Indiana claim New York Mayor Hylan and Chicago Mayor Thompson have allied to back William Randolph Hearst for president in 1924. They allegedly threaten to launch a third party with insurgents and radical farmer and labor groups to pressure Democratic leaders.
Charles W. Boggs Jr of Oklahoma City was named the most nearly perfect in a 40 contestant national contest by the National Association for the Prevention of Spinal Curvature. Pinay promoted healthful outdoor play.
A. C. Frankenfeld and wife operate a five year rooftop farm on the Franklin building in Baltimore’s business district. They live in a small cottage atop the five story roof with a garden, dog, pigeons, and other country features completing the high rise farm setting.
Congressman Julius Kahn of California left his home for an extra session to introduce legislation to liberalize the Volstead act. He is pictured discussing prohibition policies.
Roberts and Walker argued for over two hours about life after death. Roberts claimed the grave is a gate to eternal life while Walker rejected any hereafter saying death ends all. The exchange spans philosophy and faith with a pointed quip about lawyers in Kansas City.
A Chicago Journal item notes a woman’s friend whose young son, a movie devotee, finds romance in films dull. After he reports a film titled romance, his mother asks if he knows the meaning. He replies yes but adds disgustedly that romance means mush.
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