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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1922

Page

3

Harding backs limited army cuts under naval pact progress

President Harding favors gradual reductions of land forces if the five power treaty succeeds, arguing the United States sets a democratic example. He cautions against drastic cuts and notes Japan yields on Pacific fortifications while Siberia troops issue looms with withdrawal questions.

Japan United States Pacific Islands Bonin Islands Pacific U.S. States

Philadelphia Tax Return Records Largest Private Totals

One of the largest individual tax returns in Philadelphia history was filed by Mrs. Anne W. Courtland Penfield. She lists personal property worth 6 157 028 dollars with books opened for inspection. Other notable returns include Alexis Dupont with 812 700 and the Drexel estate at 5 084 284. The H. L Houston estate reports 7 160 206 and the Senawr Hotel property at 100 000. Benjamin Wy has a 103 333 return after a recent death.

Philadelphia Anne W. Courtland Penfield Alexisus Dupont Wade Ava Drexel Houston le Senawr Hotel Benjamin Wy Bhibe Wog

Plane injures prize horse in pasture incident

An unidentified airplane swept into the pasture of rancher heir at 11, Wg ley, injuring one prize horse so severely that it had to be shot. The plane did not land.

Horne Visilia Wgley

Pope Benedict XV Dies After Agony in Rome

Rome, Jan 22. Benedict XV, the 250th sovereign pontiff, died at the Vatican after days of extreme agony and delirium. Crowds knelt in St Peter’s Square as cardinals and nuns prayed. Cardinal Merry Del Val assumed papal authority until a new pope is elected.

Rome Benedict XV Church of Rome Pope Vatican St. Peter’s Merry de Vol

William Weygh to Be Freed From Leavenworth Prison

William Weygh will be released from the Leavenworth federal penitentiary immediately under commutation orders. He must maintain in daily contact with Immigration officials and report for deportation to Germany after release, with a bond pending deportation to follow. Weygh, who was imprisoned since 1918 for attempting to obstruct the military draft, was hospitalized for tuberculosis and plans to go to New Mexico.

Leavenworth Kan Germany Nam Weygh J. W Chicago Haywaad Federal I. Biddle I. Biddle. ‘Evgh'g Weyeh New Mextco

Nets to Fight for Relief Conference in Washington

Washington January 26 The Association of Disabled American Veterans of the World will hold an eight day conference in Washington from February 1 to 8 to press for adequate government relief at the doors of the United States Veterans Bureau. Vocational training is to be among the topics discussed as wounded and disabled veterans face abandonment of army camps and delays in compensation awards while awaiting relief.

United States Europe Fussis Americana Far East Committee Hughes Japan Siberia Iater Washington Association of Disabled American Veterans of the World Fieet United States Veterans’ Bureau Te Wag de Enie Vetérana’ Hrreau Sudtely Waiuathian Autiee

Woman Medical Professor Killed in Car Crash

A Philadelphia medical professor Nia B. Everett of the Woman's Medical College, expert in mineralogy, was killed when her automobile was struck by a motor truck. The incident occurred in January, authorities reported.

Philidelphsa Jan Nia B. Everttt

Miners Plea for Government Action Across Nation

Wilkes-Barre Pa Jan 26. District No 2 United Mine Workers appeal to President Hoover Vice President Coolidge House Speaker Congress and the Federal Trade Commission for an informal federal investigation into coal labor conditions. The signed message by John Brophy James Mark and Richard Allbert cites widespread unemployment and near poverty among 44000 miners in central Pennsylvania and 500000 more nationwide.

Wilkes-Barre Pau United Mine Workers of America Haring Coolidge House Congress Federal Trade Commission John Brophy James Mark Richard Allbert District No. 2 Pennsylvania Siveny Middle West South Calle

President Harding backs up waterway plans

President Harding told the national agricultural conference the St Lawrence Great Lakes waterways project is unquestioned and would connect the continent to ocean routes. He argued the scheme would reduce transport costs, stimulate industry, and link inland resources with world markets, contrasting it with European continental developments.

Washington St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Harding Europe St. Lawrence Great Lakes Hite Continents Ita’ Costa Emall Rhine Danube Black North Sea Mediterranean Baltic North America

Canned Greens Kill Three at Cambridge Birthday Dinner

Weiner Idaho residents report three dead and one dying from botulism after eating canned greens at a birthday dinner hosted by Charles W. Tuttle near Cambridge. The deceased are Hazel Tuttle twenty. Andrew Tuttle twenty. Bryan Tuttle twenty six. a World War veteran, Charles He Tuttle sixty, plus Bessie Clara and Ward Russell among guests.

Weiner Idaho Charles W. Tuttle Cambridge Here Tuttle Hazel Tuttle Andrew Tuttle Bryan Tuttle Charles ‘Tut- He Bessie Clara Baward Russell

Presbyterian church gains 85000 members in 1921

In Des Moines Doctor Lewis Regnour Mudge stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church in the United States announced an increase of more than 85000 communicants in 1921. The total communicants now exceed 1700000 as Des Moines prepares for the general assembly in May.

Nes Moines Presbyterian Church of the

Harding Restores Galion Post Office in Morrow County

President Harding issued a special order to restore the Galion post office in Morrow County after its discontinuation in 1919. The move recognizes the town as the site of Harding’s college attendance and reestablishes local postal services under official authorization.

Harding Galion Iwerli Morrow County Bulley

Lynchers given life terms in Oklahoma City case

Five men pled guilty in district court to conspiracy in the lynching of Jake Brooks, a packing house worker. White defendants include Les Whitley Elmer Yenrta and Charles Polk while defendants among the accused lynchers are Robert Allen and Nathan Butler, both Black.

Oklahoma City Okla State Penitentiary Jake Brooks Les Whitley Elmer Yenrta Butcher Workmen's Union Charles Polk Robert Allen Nathan Butler

What the Children Wanted at the Village School

An entertainment in the village school pauses as Miss Willet, who delighted the students with her singing, cancels due to a cold. The audience urges a poem recital or to hear her sing despite her sore throat, while a spokesman pushes for an attempt at singing with facial expressions as a fallback.

Facpa Paaid Willet Ming London

Unclear Hearing in Birmingham Age Herald Fragment

A fragment quotes a courtroom moment with a distraught speaker asking why a haber dasher was struck. The judge asks why the strike happened in a store and whether it could have waited until after closing to confront the man in an alley.

Innocent Man Denies Prohibition Allegation in Birmingham Case

A lawyer proclaims innocence after being charged with liquor possession. He claims he called police to report finding twenty four quarters of Scotch buried in his backyard and argues he did not conceal it. The defense vows to prove his innocence.

Perso Birmingham Age-Herald

Fragmentary dialogue hints at a character exchange

Mutilated OCR text presents a fragmentary dialogue with unreadable names and garbled words. It appears to reference a character named Tydge and phrases like mie and Kutting, but the exact meaning and context are unclear. No identifiable events or outcomes can be determined from the readable fragments.

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