Shipping Board Scandal Report Sparks House Probe
A. M. Fisher and J. F. Richardson accuse Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp officials of graft in vessel repairs and supply purchases, kickbacks, and improper contracts. Chairman Benson refuses to discuss the report, saying any statement will come before the House Shipping Board Operations Committee. The panel, chaired by Rep. Walsh, outlines 14 test issues including payroll padding, stock ownership by ship operators, German-American deals, and improper loans to contractors.
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Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
House Committee On Shipping Board
A. M. Fisher
J. F. Richardson
Benson
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Shipping Board
House Committee
Representative Walsh
Massachusetts
Fisher
Shipbuilding Material Sales Scrutinized For Fleet Corporation
Report quotes insiders claiming that sales of millions of dollars worth of materials from shipbuilding plants and uncompleted hulls produced only about 13 percent of cost. The Shipping Board meanwhile bought similar materials on the open market at prices higher than the costs of those sold.
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Fleet Corporation
Shipping Board
Burning El Mundo Beached Off Ellis Island After Harbor Fire
A 10,000 ton Morgan Line freighter named El Mundo, engulfed in fire, was beached on Hudson River flats near Ellis Island to avoid harbor traffic. The vessel is badly damaged with blast marks and a destroyed forward superstructure after a fuel tank explosion hurled debris and injured crew.
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Hudson River
Morgan Line
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State News Summary of Diverse Local Happenings
Fargo flour prices ease as McKenzie farmers order a carload of D-1 wheat. New Salem organizes a community singing club. Park River reports 75 pheasants released nearby. New England notes a land and building boom. Mandan debuts a bi monthly high school paper The Unnamed. Edgeley hospital to reopen under Methodist Deaconess board. Beach accident burns Tony Mitzig when tractor backfires igniting oil clothing. Wolford forms new bank capitalized at 20000 by Leeds officials and local farmers. Bismarck convicts likely denied clemency over strike protest and cell visiting ban. one ring leader shot. Grand Forks Holstein herd from Lilac Hedge wins eight firsts eight seconds two thirds one fourth at Sioux City fair with two grand titles and a senior championship.
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Park River
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Methodist Deaconess Board
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Tony Mitzig
Wolford
Leeds
Bismarck
Grand Forks
Lilac Hedge Farm
Here
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Sioux City
Mrs William Haskell Recalls Black Sea Escape
Mrs William Haskell of Albany wife of Colonel Haskell and Armenia relief administrator recounts her voyage on the Sourfirah between Batum and Constantinople. Bandits seized the ship, she hid valuables and, claiming poverty, saved her property when they searched her stateroom.
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William Haskell
Albany
Haskell
Sixty-ninth Infantry
Armenia
Black Sea
Batum
Constantinople
Unknown British Warrior Buried With Pomp in Westminster Abbey
The Unknown British Warrior was buried in Westminster Abbey as King George and officials witnessed the interment. Paris mourned Verdun fallen, Gambetta’s heart placed in the Pantheon, and Whitehall raised a cenotaph in London. US ceremonies were local with parades and memorial services marking the war’s end anniversary.
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London
Paris
King George
Verdun
Millerand
Joffre
Foch
Petain
George
Whitehall
Gambetta
United States
Republicans Take Narrow Majority in House and Senate
Final election returns show Republicans with 307 seats in the House and 59 in the Senate for the 67th Congress. Democrats hold 127 House seats and 7 in the Senate, with 1 Socialist in the House.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
William Tyler Page
House
Clerk Page
Treaty Talks Under Way For Japanese Rights Accord
Washington sources report Shidehara and Morris resumed talks to draft a treaty basis on Japanese rights in the United States. Officials indicate a draft treaty may soon be submitted to both governments for approval. Paris honors for U S officials noted as Wallace receives service medal and Mace recognized. Vienna seeks admission to the League after consulting with Entente powers.
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Shidehara
Japan
Roland S. Morris
State Department
United States
U. S
Paris
Hugh C. Wallace
Meda
Thomas P. Mace
C. D., Stearns
Chicago Police Chief Resigns Amid Whisky Ring Probe
Chicago police chief John P. Garrity resigns and Mayor William Hale Thompson names Charles Fitzmorris, the mayor’s secretary, as new police head. Garrity faced pressure over whisky ring investigations and broader crime conditions in the city.
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Chicago
John P. Garrity
William Hale Thompson
Charles Fitzmorris
Garrity
Notice of Commutation Proof for North West Quarter land
Serial No. 020038 U S Land Office Bismarck N D October 14 1920 Joseph Bach of Linton ND filed intention to make Commutation Proof for the NW quarter Section 10 Township 131 Range 75 West 5th Meridian before the Register and Receiver on November 24 1920. Witnesses John Vetter John Jangula Carl Bosch Rochus Vetsch all of ND. CHAS GLITSCHKA
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Josephbach
Linton
John Vetter
John Jangula
Carl Bosch
Strasburg
Rochus Vetsch
Chas
Glitschka
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Austria
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League of Nations
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American Legion Convention
A. R. Erskine
Studebaker Corporation
Department of the Interior
First State Bank
J. J. Poort
Strasburg Auto CO
Fords
Oaklands
Strasburg Drug CO
Strasburg Bazaar
R. Volk
Strasburg Lumber CO
Conrad Kraft
Feryziak
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Studebaker Cars
Liberty Grain CO
Emmons County Record
J. F. Schiermeister
Schiermeister, Transfer & Dray Line
Milwaukee
N.P
A. S. Seeley
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