International and Domestic News Highlights From Washington
President Harding signed a bill to create a new justice department bureau to prosecute war contract grafters and profiteers. The ICC ordered a about 10 percent freight-rate cut. Hoover announces April corn exports at a record 153,665,000 bushels. The U S says no talks on a Russia trade treaty. Britain urged to press Japan to withdraw from Siberia. A seven member railroad committee chaired by Daniel Willard to aid rate reductions. Norris pushes new tariff on bipartisan basis amid Republican insurgency. Rivers and harbors bill approves 235 projects. A sermon in Arkansas ends with a teen preacher Wilkes aged thirteen. A united Presbyterian Reformed assembly proposal is defeated. Monsignor Phelan of New York shot himself. condition critical. William A Bither of Chicago faces five indictments for embezzlement and related charges.
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Harding
Washington
Socialists nominate Victor Berger for Congress in district
Victor Berger longtime Wisconsin congressman and Socialist stalwart will be the party’s candidate for Congress in the district this fall, announced in Milwaukee.
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Victor L. Berger
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Milwaukee
Harry Greb Beats Tunney to Win Light Heavyweight Title
Harry Greb defeats Gene Tunney in New York after 15 rounds to claim the world light heavyweight championship.
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Harry Greb
Gene Tunney
New York
No Let-Up in Attack on Attorney General Daugherty
Paris hosts bankers to tackle the international loan problem while communist outbreaks in Bulgaria intensify, as critics press Attorney General Daugherty amid mounting investigations.
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Daugherty
Paris
Bulgaria
Railways Face 10 Percent Freight Rate Cut to Boost Business
President Harding urged voluntary rate reductions, leading to a 10 percent cut on most freight classes effective July 1 with exemptions for agricultural products in most regions. The Interstate Commerce Commission affirmed the move, noting expected annual savings of about 3400 million and potential higher traffic.
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Harding
United States
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
Railway Labor Board
Daugherty faces push for congressional probe over war fraud ties
Washington clashes fuel pressure on Attorney General Daugherty as Senator Caraway calls for inquiry into war contract fraud links and Morse release. Caraway dares Daugherty to seek Senate investigation, while Norris warns of a Senate counterpart if House delays. Unclear resolution unsettles the administration.
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Daugherty
Charles W. Morse
Atlanta
Washington
Caraway
Arkansas
The
Arkansan
Senate
House
Woodruff
Michigan
Norris
Nebraska
Georgia Senator’s Threat Sparks Senate Outburst
OM Watson of Georgia fought a heated clash with Senator Phipps of Colorado after a dispute over Georgia post office nominations. Watson cursed and challenged a fight, was led away by Senator McNary, while the session shifted to soldiers bonus bills amid Republican split and Democratic aid considerations.
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OM Watson
Georgia
Senator Phipps
Colorado
Watson
Phipps
Georgia Post Office
Senate
McNary
Reparations Talk Shrinks French Cash Expectations
A diplomatic note urges reducing France's share of reparations and lowering expectations for cash payments. The suggestion aims to ease postwar economic strain while preserving treaty aims.
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France
Bulgaria Shifts Policy Aligns With Russia At Genoa Conference
Premier Stamboulisky of Bulgaria meets with M. Tchitcherin in Genoa and signals Bulgaria will align its international policy with Soviet Russia Germany and Turkey. The move strengthens a bloc against the Allies and the Little Entente and could affect the Thracian question. Separately a French court in Damascus finds Harles R Crane guilty of inciting an uprising and sentences him to twenty years in prison. Irish politics see Collins and De Valera signing a compact to preserve the current Dail Eireann majority despite Sinn Fein opposition and unrest in Northern Ireland. A medical association debate looms over group medical clinics at the upcoming convention.
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Chicago
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French Mandate
United States
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Irish Free State Provisional
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Dail Eirenn
de Velera
Ireland
Ulster
Sinn
Republican ‘Army
American Medical Association
St. Lovig
Medic OF Clinics
See‘tong
Anjent En
Meade
Bayer Aspirin Advertisement Cites Authentic Bayer Cross
An advertisement promotes true Bayer Tablets of Aspirin saying the Bayer Cross is stamped on each tablet and package for protection against imitation. It claims over twenty one years of use and directs readers to seek the authentic Bayer product.
Bulgarian on West Washington Street Distress
A policeman on West Washington Street encounters a man writhing on the sidewalk. While debating whether to summon help a bystander asks if he is epileptic. The officer responds that he believes the man is Bulgarian.
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the Force
West Washington Street
Indianapolis News
Castoria Warning for Mothers to Inspect Bottles
Advertises Castoria as a long used infant remedy urging mothers to check bottles for the signature of its maker. Notes it has been in use for over 30 years and promises children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Strain Drives Newspaper Paragrapher to Sanatorium
A Birmingham Age-Herald anecdote notes a newspaper writer was carried to a sanitarium after overwork. He vowed to avoid political and film topics for a week, but by day four he collapsed in tears, illustrating the strain of relentless deadline work.
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Belfast
Lloyd George
Lenin
Trotzky
Birmingham Age-Herald
Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertised for Complexion
Cuticura Soap daily and Ointment used as needed to keep complexion clear, scalp clean, and hands soft. Also available Cuticura Talcum for fragrance.
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Cuticura
Ocean Depth Measuring Device Improved for Moving Ships
Popular Mechanics notes a new depth finder that uses reflected sound to measure ocean depths. The Navy is still refining its own device, but a contemporary instrument can achieve one foot accuracy even when a vessel travels at full speed.
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Navy Department
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises Sparkling Linens
Advertises Red Cross Ball Blue as a laundry aid for gleaming white table linens sold at all good grocers.
People who live in the air get into trouble when they touch the earth
A quip notes that some individuals avoid gravity and drift through life, but their efforts fall apart once they come down to solid ground. The line suggests a humorous contrast between lofty aspirations and earthly consequences.
Master and servant? A cheeky desk dominance note.
A brief remark suggests asserting authority by placing feet on the desk to demonstrate who is in charge. The line hints at workplace power dynamics and casual dominance.
Truthful Johnny Joke Turns On Loss Of Fight
A teacher asks if anything was lost in the yard yesterday. Johnny replies that he lost a fight, prompting the judge to weigh the clever retort in this brief humor piece.
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Johnny
Rats in the cellar mice pantry and roaches kitchen
An item listing shows pests rat in the cellar mouse in the pantry and cockroaches in the kitchen with pricing for two ounce and seven ounce sizes at 35c and 1.50 respectively.
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