Dawes Defends War Expenditures And Conduct
General Charles G. Dawes told a House War investigating committee that army purchases in France were handled with strict safeguards to prevent extortionate prices. He defended officers, condemned adulterated reporting, and praised the army’s integrity while contrasting his wartime oversight with current cabinet needs.
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Washington
G. Dawes
Chicago
Bureau of Supply Procureion
House
France
Daves
House War Investigating Committee
Dawes
Pershing
Germany
Gift of University to City of Valparaiso in Landmark Transfer
Valparaiso Indiana February 2 Henry Kinzie Brown former president of Valparaiso University transferred complete ownership of the university grounds buildings and equipment to the city in a gift by the Brown family. The university appraised at one million dollars and credited with educating 150000 students and supplying 25000 teachers to Indiana.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Cittyeox
Henry Kinzie Brown
Valparaiso University
Brown
Indiana
Plea of Railroads Held Up by Labor Board
Chicago February 1 The United States labor board refused to receive a request from Railroad Executives association led by W W Atterbury to abolish national agreements and cut wages. Chairman H M Barton urged negotiation between railroads and employees as a basis for action, but Atterbury said a conference would not help. The board planned a decision after an executive session.
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Chicago
United States Labor Board
H. M. Barton
W. W. Atterbury
Railroad Executives’ Association
Barton
Mr. Atterbury
Atterbury
JAP KILLS MARINE S WIFE IN SIBERIA
In Vindivostok a Japanese sentry shot and killed Mrs Louis Gaddal wife of a marine aboard the cruiser Albany She was visiting the ship with another Russian girl when accosted and insulted by the sentry They fled as the rifle opened fire killing Mrs Gaddal instantly the companion escaped
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San Francisco
Vindivostok
Siberia
Louis Suddal
Albany
Gaddaf
Alameda
Gaddal
Germany Declares Mourning and Bans Public Dancing
Berlin reports a sweeping move by allied powers and Bavarian authorities to restrict public dances and carnival events. Munich cancels carnival week with a national day of mourning declared, and officials urge licensing limits on dancing in Berlin.
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Berlin
Germany
Ite
Elasedy
Bayarhus Council of Ministers
Munich
Baden
Negro Population In New Orleans Rises Sharply
Census figures show New Orleans racial shifts with the Negro population at 100,918 in 1920, up 11,650 from 1910. White residents reach 285,013, an increase of 30,520, while all others total 388.
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Washington
Newa
Talay
New Orleans
Rail labor crisis looms as 470000 seek wage action
Detroit and Washington reports detail calls for an investigation of railroad wage reductions led by 8 I Pegg and President Wilson directing Payne to probe. Battle lines form as 200000 workers laid off since September 1920 and maintenance of way men face pay cuts to 18 to 48 1/2 cents an hour amid a looming transportation crisis.
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Detroit
Mich
I. Pegg
Degg
Payne
Washington
Wilson
John Barton Payne
Railroad Administration
Rastromd Uvich
Chicago
W. W. Atterbury
Anion
EB. F. Grable
Maintenance of Way
Groble
Mr. Atterbury
iN JAIL 42 YEARS INNOCENT WOMAN DIES IN PRISON
Raleigh, N C Feb 2 Saran Wyckoff seventy six dies in state prison after forty two years imprisonment She was convicted as an accomplice in her husband Wesley Wyckoff murder in Alexander County North Carolina The principal was hanged A death bed confession reportedly cleared her but she refused a pardon seeking to die among familiar surroundings and people.
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Raleigh
N. C
Saran Wyckoff
Sarah Wyckoff
Wesley Wrekoit
Alexander County
North Carolina
Gardon
Vienna profiteers seized in raid on fashionable palace
Vienna police raided the Vaburin, the city's premier dancing palace, labeling it a resort of profiteers. Dozens of tax delinquents were rounded up with hundreds more arrested or detained. over 50 have identified themselves, and officials seek details of fortunes and unpaid taxes.
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London
Dally Express
Vienna
Bnt
Kenwood Trust Bank Robbed By Seven Two-Gun Bandits
In Chicago on February 2 seven armed bandits robbed the Kenwood Trust and Savings Bank, forcing entry with a front door blow. They held eight clerks as currency was moved from the vault to tellers cages, taking over 30 thousand dollars in currency and liberties bonds of unknown value. The bandits fled by car as a large crowd watched, with tellers’ sheets reported missing and no shots fired.
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Chicago
Kenwood Trust and Sayings Bank
Charles E. Ford
John L. Hogan
Fiftieth Street
Kenwood
FORMER COLONY FORMOSAN PLOT FEARS OF WAR
Rin Kendo and Sai Kiejo told a public meeting at Hibiya park that Formosans may rise to dislodge Japanese rule. They urged self government reforms after presenting a petition to the Japanese diet. Kendo warned of mounting sentiment and possible disturbances like those in Korea.
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Tokyo
Formosa
China
Japan
Korea
Rin Kendo
Hibiya Park
Kendo
Sai Kiejo
House Votes 159000 Army Maintenance for 150000 Men
Washington February 5 The House voted to provide 40 appropriation self for the maintenance after July 1 of a regular army of 150000 men. By 45 to 18 the chamber defeated Representative Greene of Vermonts amendment to fund 175000 troops in the next fiscal year.
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Washington
House
Greene
Vermont
French warn Turkish chief over captured soldiers
Paris reports Admiral du Mesnil commanding French naval forces in the Near East has sent an ultimatum to the Turkish Nationalist government at Angora demanding the immediate release of French soldiers captured in recent engagements. He threatens bombardment of localities occupied by Nationalist forces if the demand is not met.
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Calia
England
United States
Dawes
France
Congress
Paris
Admiral du Mesnil
Near East
Angora
Constantinople
Prohibition Rule Allows Physicians to Prescribe Wine
Washington reports a Prohibition Commissioner ruling permitting physicians to prescribe vinous liquors in any necessary quantities for medical treatment. The order clarifies physicians’ discretion, urges caution to prevent abuse, and signals possible limited malt liquor production for prescription use.
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Washington
Prohibition
Kramer
Question to Harding on California alien land law
Washington officials indicated the California anti alien land law issue would be left to the Harding administration. They said current negotiations between American and Japanese governments aim for a permanent settlement of a question open for nearly eighty years, requiring more time than remained with the Wilson administration.
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Washington
State Department
California
Harding
Wilson
Toledo Riders Save With 6 Cent Street Car Fare
Toledo street car riders began paying 6 cents after more than a year at 7 cents. The reduced fare follows a service at cost ordinance agreed between the city and Toledo Railways and Light company, approved by voters last November, while a municipal ownership proposal failed by three to one.
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Toledo, O
Toledo
Toledo Railways and Light Company
Saint Bernard rescues family amid fire earning praise
A St Bernard in Everett Massachusetts earned acclaim for a triple rescue during a house fire. He woke families in two apartments with loud barking, led humans to safety, fetched a forgotten cat, and returned with the family dog. The tale mirrors heroic canine tributes and recalls a historic capital compromise in South Africa with Pretoria administrative and Cape Town legislative capitals about a thousand miles apart.
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St Bernard
Everett
Mass
Philadelphia Ledger
South Africa
Pretoria
Cape Town
Bax
Diamond Dyes Dye Kit Ad Facts and Warning
An advertisement for Diamond Dyes promotes a dye kit with simple wool silk cotton and mixed fabric instructions. It cautions against poor dye streaks spots fading and uneven results and urges buying Diamond Dyes only with a color card from the druggist.
Auto Toll from Automobiles Tops Industrial Deaths
National Safety Council data show cars kill three times more people than factories mines railroads and other industries in America. Auto accidents at grade crossings average 1 000 deaths and 8 000 injuries annually Garfield Tea claim links liver and kidney issues.
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Auto
National Safety Council
America
Six Sinn Feinfighters Die in County Cork Clash
In Suibbereen Sinn Fein fighters attack a 20 member police detachment between Burgda and Hosscarberg. The fighting leaves six killed and several wounded in a party said to number 600. Police report no casualties and say ammunition was abandoned after the attack.
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Suibbereen
County Cork
Burgda
Hosscarberg
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