Debate Over Russian Ambassador Recognition in U S Senate
The Senate debated loans to allies and the status of Russia’s ambassador to Washington. Senators Borah and McCumber questioned recognition of Bakhmeteff as ambassador amid the Kerensky government’s collapse, noting conflicting lists and Congressional Directory entries.
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Kerensky
Washington
England
France
Bakhmeteit
McCumber
Borak
Bakhmeteff
Ashurst
United States
Loris Bakhcel
Varius
Journey Through the Grand Prairie and a Wartime Marriage
A vivid southern Illinois memory sequence follows Harry and Bim as they traverse the Grand Prairie in 1841, mirroring political and social transformations. The pair marry at a river cabin with Stephen Nuckles officiating, aided by the Lukins family hospitality, then reflect on Lincoln era milestones in a companion chapter focusing on Josiah Traylor’s memoir of Andrew Jackson, Lincoln, and the era's democratic ideals.
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Chicago
Ohio
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Eli
Harry
Sarah Traylor
Springfield
Abe
Plain’s End
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Steve
Elm
Matthew
Mr. Nuckles
Milwaukee
Josiah Traylor
Andrew Jackson
Woodrow Wilson
Lincoln
Treatment to Eliminate Red Ants with Sugar Syrup Poison
The United States Department of Agriculture suggests a sugar and water syrup with up to three quarters of one percent sodium arsenate. Saturate sponges and place them near ant activity so foraging ants carry the poison to nests. This destroys the colony by feeding the poison to the young and queens.
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United States Department of Agriculture
McAdoo Defends War Time Rail Control
Former director general William G McAdoo testifies before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that federal control saved the rail system during war and improved its condition and capacity by 1920. He rejects claims of inefficiency by railroad presidents and asserts loyalty and efficiency of management under government oversight.
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William €. McAdoo
The
Railroad Administration
Senate Interstate Committee
Mr. McAdoo
Congressional
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
State Control of the Railroad Rates Debate
C H Markham president of the Illinois Central system opposes recent bills in Congress that would strip the Interstate Commerce Commission of authority over state rates. He calls the proposal unprogressive impractical and illogical noting a railroad operates as a single unit across many states with commingled revenues. He argues Illinois Central serving 14 states should not have 14 separate rate systems for intrastate rates.
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C. H. Markham
Haois Central System of Railroads
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ilnois
West banking profit over federal loan rules sparks probe
President Harding was informed by Secretary Fall of reports that Western and Southwestern banks charged above legal rates for War Finance Corporation loans to stock raisers. Eugene Meyer confirmed most loans ran at 5 1/4 percent, with some six month loans at 5 percent and renewals adding 2 percent commission. The lawful rate above the federal 5 percent mandate was explained as 2 percent.
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Southwest
War Finance Corporation
Fall
Eugene Meyer
Meyer
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