Defrees Re‑elected President Of U S Chamber Of Commerce
Joseph H. Defrees, Chicago lawyer and businessman, unanimously re-elected president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. He recently sailed for Europe as a delegate to the International Chamber of Commerce convention.
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Joseph H. Defrees
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Defrees
Europe
Mr. Defrees
Secretary of Labor
German Ambassador Picked for Washington Post
Dr. Frederick Sthamer, former German ambassador to London, is proposed as ambassador to Washington if needed. He has an American wife and ties to Hamburg politics, plus wartime service in Belgium and Antwerp administration. He is a Hamburg senate life member and commercial adviser to the senate council.
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Washington
Count von Bernstorff
London
Foreign Office
Washington Post
Belgium
Antwerp
Dr. Sthamer
Hamburg Senate
House of Burgesses
Republic
Senate Council
Hambure
New Alaska Governor Appointed Amid Political Split
The new governor is veteran newspaper man Bone, linked to Indianapolis papers 1881 to 1888 and to the Washington Post. He later led the Washington Herald and Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and served as publicity director for the Republican National Committee. His appointment ends a heated battle between Guggenheim interests and Judge Wickersham, with Alaska’s population declining and development a concern for Washington.
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Bone
Alaska
Indianapolis
Washington Post
Washington Herald
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Republican National Committee
Washington
Harding
Guggenheim Interests
Hazlitt
Judge Wickersham
Adams Heads G. O. P. Committee in Republican National Setup
John T. Adams of Dubuque Iowa becomes chairman of the Republican National Committee succeeding Hays who had defeated him for the post. Adams born 1862 in Dubuque has worked in sash and door business since 1881 and is succeeded by Ralph B. Williams of Portland Oregon. Mrs. L. G. Woods of Pittsburgh elected second vice chairman. The 1921 convention representation shifts to 1 087 delegates with a new rule linking district delegates to 2500 Republican votes and adding two at large delegates per state carried last election.
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Dubuque, Ir
General Hays
Republican National Committee
Adams
Hays
Mr. Adams
Dubuque
Ralph B. Williams
Portland
Ore
L. G. Woods
Pittsburgh
James L. Brock
Macon
Georgia
Southern
Ellenwood
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Dublin
General Assembly
Laurens
George D. Davis
Tom Stephens
Griffin
W. B. H. Searcy
Flint Circus
Prison Commission of
Jack L. Kellay
Leroy Trexler
Kelley
Moultrie
A. E. Bayol
Marion
Ala
Thomasville
Thomas County
South Georgia
Valdosta
J. O. Varnedore
Major Varnedoe
Roosevelt
Legislative letter outlines Georgia session items and reforms
The piece reviews Georgia's current financial muddle and upcoming legislative priorities. It notes plans to restructure county finances, consider abolishing the state highway department, and form a joint Senate-House committee to audit expenditures and revenue laws. It lists numerous bills intro duced in both houses touching theft penalties, wills, banking, tax, education, and roads.
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Floyd
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Horne
Dodge
Perkins
Muscogee
Moore
Appling
Atkinson
Chatham
Hunter
Cowart
Calhoun
Town of Arlington
Vech
Carroll
Highway Department
Brown
Emanuel
Education
Vecelle
Camden
Riley
Sumter
Hamilton
Fulton
Fleming
Bond
Ellis
Board of County Commissioners of Roads
State Board of Architects
General Judiciary
Womble
The Story of Our States West Virginia and Nevada
West Virginia separated from Virginia amid sectional tensions over slavery and was admitted to the Union in 1863 as the thirty fifth state. Nevada developed from exploration and mining booms, becoming the thirty sixth state in 1864 after prior territorial organization.
Japan Produces 15 Million Yen Worth of Buttons in 1919
Japan's button industry shows 1,429 factories employing 9,250 workers at end of 1919. Output value reached 15,267,699 yen, up 2,202,138 yen or 14 percent from 1918, while production volume declined by 4,984,300 gross. Exports totalled 10,288,000 yen, down 14 percent from the prior year.
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Japan
Clock Tower Rescue Tale Sparks Town Supper Delay
A man recalls dangling from a clock tower clock hand after slipping on the roof. He called to the gathered townspeople to go home for supper, predicting a drop nearly half an hour later. The anecdote, cited from the Houston Post, preserves a vivid local moment.
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Houston Post
Allen's Foot Base Promises Comfort In Tight Shoes
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot Base as an antiseptic powder for feet. It claims one size fits all, relieves coins bunions and callouses, prevents blisters and sore spots, and makes tight or new shoes feel comfortable when shaken into shoes or used in foot baths.
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Allen's
Allen
News in Waiting Room as Admiral Dewey Captures Manila Bay
In a crowded waiting room a patient interrupts the doctor by exclaiming he was reading that Admiral Dewey has captured Manila Bay. The exchange ends with the doctor asking who is next as the door opens.
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Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
The New Habit in Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe notes a surprising shift as many men in Crimson Gulch adopt a habit of not drinking. He quips that people are creatures of habit, whether one approves of prohibition or not, yet the trend stands out.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
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