Famine During Russian Relief Crisis Reported In Paris
Paris reports from American relief organizations describe deadly attacks on relief drivers in Ufa and nearby districts as famine drives crowds to seize horses for food. Workers quit fearing for their lives while 150,000 sufferers in Ufa are fed amid dire medical shortages.
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Paris
Russia
Ufa
Bashker
Tohyliabui
American Relief Administration
The
Relief Administration
400 Square Miles Inundated At Elaine Arkansas
Backwater from the White river reached its highest level in years covering about 400 square miles and forcing 2,500 farmers and families from their homes. No lives lost. Cotton planting delayed by two to four weeks. Mellwood, 20 miles south, is marooned. Communication limited to motorboats. Refugees shelter in box cars along Missouri Pacific railroad sidings.
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Elaine
Ark
White River
Mellwood
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Italy Census Records World’s Largest Population Increase
Rome reports December 1 1921 population at 38 835 184 with 1 564 691 in redeemed provinces. Old boundary total 37 270 408 up 7.5 percent from 1921, claimed as the world’s greatest rise surpassing the U S Even if Italians abroad are counted total would reach 40 078 161.
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Rome
Italy
Government Statistics Bureau
United States
America feeds 8 million Russians amid famine crisis
London April 17 Walter Lyman Brown European director of the American relief administration in Russia said Easter message America has broken the back of the famine but cautioned troubles remain. He announced a program to feed four times the peak American army in France and that eight million Russians are now being fed.
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London
America
Walter Lyman Brown
American Relief Administration
Russia
France
Earl of Gosford Dies. Viscount Acheson Inherits
The earl of Gosford died in London. Viscount Acheson, his son, will succeed to the title. He married Alildred Ridgeway Carter, daughter of John Ridgeway Carter once United States minister to Turkey and a member of the American embassy staff in London.
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London
Earl of Gosford
Viscount Acheson
Alildred
John Ridgeway Carter
United States
Turkey
Suttee Abolished in India Despite Occasional Reports
The article notes the abolition of the suttee custom in India with British orders guiding enforcement. It mentions that wives once cast themselves on funeral pyres for deceased husbands, a practice that has largely ended though occasional reports persist.
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India
Arbuckle Acquitted in Frisco Manslaughter Case
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle found not guilty in the manslaughter case linked to Virginia Rappe's death after the third trial in San Francisco. The unanimous jury condemned the injustice and declared Arbuckle entirely innocent and free from blame.
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San Francisco
Roscoe
Fatty” Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Edward W. Brown
Roscoe Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Johnson accuses War Department of fraud and corruption
Rep Royal C. Johnson of South Dakota denounces the War department in the house. He cites alleged improper sales of surplus property causing enormous losses and introduces a resolution calling for a special committee appointed by the speaker to investigate the charges.
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Washington
War Department
Department of Justice
Royal c. Johnson
South Dakota
Johnson
Railroad cuts force on Cumberland division to 633
The fur loughs on the west end of the Baltimore and Ohio Cumberland division from Keyser West Virginia to Grafton have reached 633 with the laying off of the entire eight crew helper force at Hardman West Virginia. The company has kept its force for traffic from union coal fields.
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Cumberland
Cumberland Division
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Keyser
W. Va
Grafton
Hardman
Bonunion
Train Kills Three Asleep on Texas Track
Three men from Columbus Ohio Elmer Thrill John Shumate and Ed Riggs were killed while sleeping on the tracks of the Texas and Pacific railroad near Trimble Texas as a freight train passed over them Edward Miner of Port Henry New York escaped by choosing a spot beside the tracks to sleep.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Elmer Thrill
John Shumate
Ed Riggs
Columbus
Ohio
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Trimble
Edward Miner
Port Henry
N. Y
West and South Smiling Over Economic Outlook
Eugene Meyer Jr. returns from a five weeks survey of conditions in the West and South. He reports optimistic agricultural and financial conditions and prepares a report for President Harding as managing director of the War Finance Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
West
South
Harding
Eugene Meyer, Jr
War Finance Corporation
End of the Suttee Practice and Its Persisting Occurrence
The passage notes that in Bengal during the peak period about 700 people perished yearly to suttee. The British formally abolished the suttee in 1829, yet the practice continues occasionally.
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Bengal
Navy Fight Won in House to Save 86 000 Navy Enlisted Men
Washington April 17 The administration won its fight in the House to approve 86 000 enlisted men for the navy by a 177 to 130 vote. The debate sparked one of the liveliest sessions in years with administration supporters cheering as the Ware amendment passed replacing the 67 000 proposed by the little navy.
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Washington
Navy
Representative Ware
Little Navy” Appropriations Committee
Little Navy
Tellers
Congress
House
Harding
Hughes
Secretary of Navy
Denby
Appropriations Committee
MacArthur
Madden
Tll
Mondell
Wyo
Kelley
Mich
Tax Don Blumenfield Case Affects London Publisher
Ralph D Blumenfield London publisher admits he does not understand US income tax law. When seeking a sailing permit to return to England, internal revenue officials demanded 93.50 in income tax. He refused, citing earnings abroad. an English friend guaranteed payment if the attorney general ruled against him, and Blumenfield obtained clearance papers.
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New York
Ralph D. Blumenfield
London
United States
England
Internal Revenue
Blumenfield
Woman bank yegg found guilty in Grand Rapids
Mrs Alice Eyer of Traverse City was convicted in Superior court of complicity with EthanConkile and Leobeth Connile in robbing a Grand Rapids Savings Bank branch. She received a sentence of ten to twenty years. About $1200 in loot remains unrecovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Alice Eyer
Afty-Oine
Weasley Eyer
Traverse City
Mich
Ethan Alien Conkile
Leobeth
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Savings Bank
Royal English Poets and James I Verse
A note on royal poetry in English literature highlighting Henry VIII as a top royal poet and reporting Fell type manuscripts of five James I poems from the Bodleian library received as a supplement to the Quarterly Record.
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Henry VIII
Senate Finance Committee Reveals High Tariff Bill
The senate finance committee reported a tariff bill with the highest duties yet in permanent law. Wheat duties rise from 25 cents under Payne AIdrich and Fordney to 30 cents in the new bill, with 35 cents under the prior emergency act. The bill uses foreign valuation and generally increases rates across schedules.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
Senate
United States
House
Congress
U S Roads Are On Upgrade
U S railroads show a prosperous surge with February reports to the interstate commerce commission. Only 55 roads posted deficits while total net income reached 47,762,600 dollars, a 4.57 percent annual return, and 1.67 percent above January. The improvement reflects broader economic recovery after the war.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Condor Snatches Child In Swiss Mountain Lapse
Geneva report details a condor lifting a Swiss infant from a garden on the Hasliberg slopes. The father fired, hitting the bird. it fell and the child suffered only minor injuries. The article notes a 17 foot 5 inch wingspan and a 1644 inch beak length.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Qoberlander Volks Zeitung
Hasliberg
Want Japs Out of Siberia Amid Ongoing Occupation Debate
Tokyo reports a clash at Spagskoe between Japanese troops and the Far Eastern republic did little to shift press stance on Siberian occupation. Most papers push for withdrawal, though a few vernacular organs like Chu gai Shoyo Shimbu soften their evacuation position. The Asahi Shimbun declares the objective no longer exists.
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Tokyo
Far Eastern
Spagskoe
Siberia
Chugai Shoyo Shimbu
Tokyo Asahi Shimbun
Explosion Damage Estimated at Helper Utah
Salt Lake City April 16 Authorities estimate property damage from the explosion of one and one half tons of TNT at Helper Utah to be about twenty five thousand dollars.
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Salt Lake City
Helper
Utah
Harding Fights For Navy Enlistment Level
President Harding urges Congress to set naval enlisted strength at least 86 000, opposing cuts to 67 000. He cites navy advisers and the international conference standard, while Rep. Alice Robertson defends the 5 5 3 ratio and supports the 86 000 figure amid House debates.
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Washington
Harding
House
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Longworth
Rep
Navy Department
Alice H. Robertson
Okla
Notable World and National Events Gather in Brief
Paul Henderson of Chicago sworn in as second assistant postmaster general of Washington. Pershing to visit Montreal May 12 for McGill University degree. Soviet Russia adopts new criminal code with judge assistants. Cleveland sees thousands of building trades workers return from a March strike. Fort Smith Arkansas reports Jim Eslinger dead after three years asleep. North Carolina congressman S M Brison dies in New Bern hospital. Communists seize Rome power plants at Tivoli. Illinois River rises driving Beardstown residents from homes. British aviators Sir Ross Smith and J M Bennett killed near London during test flight. Adrian Anson, father of baseball, dies in Chicago. Tokyo hosts fatal hotel fire at Imperial. Henry Shrady dies. Grant Memorial to be unveiled April 27. Diamonds worth 50,000 stolen from Cleveland jeweler. Naval radio facilities bill signed by President Harding. Mexican rebels killed near El Suchil, Vera Cruz. Prince of Wales welcomed in Japan after imperial university visit. Aurora women killed in Lakehurst crash. Spanish defense repels attack at Miskrella Morocco. Harding attends Easter services with large Washington crowds.
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Paul Henderson
Chicago
Washington
General Pershing
Montreal
McGill University
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Cleveland
Jim Eslinger
Sebastian County
Fort Smith
Ark
S. M. Brison
Adrian Constantine Anson
Imperial
Japan
Tokyo
Henry Merwin Shrady
St. Luke’s Hospital
New York
Max Kurjan
Charles Sencenbaugh
Aurora
Ill
Lakehurst
N. J
Miskrella
Morocco
Madrid
Harding
Calvary Baptist Church
Harding Signs Radio Bill Extending Naval Facilities
President Harding signed a bill extending the use of the government's naval radio facilities for commercial and press services through June 30, 1923. The measure aims to widen access to naval radio resources for nonmilitary users.
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Washington
Harding
Seattle Landslide Buries Home Killing Couple
Charles Habenstreit and his wife died when a cliffside house slid into a trench on the city outskirts. Their sons Carl and George, aged sixteen and twelve, escaped by jumping through a window as the slide roared.
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Slide
Seattle
Wash
Charles Habenstreit
Carl
George
Body of Illustrator Found After Disappearance
The body of S. A. Lawrence, 75, a former Washington magazine illustrator, was recovered from San Francisco Bay. The corpse wore a black outfit including gloves, with only the linen remaining. A pawnbroker says Lawrence pawned his watch last Wednesday, suggesting funds used for the somber attire.
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San Francisco
Cal
S. A. Lawrence
Washington Magazine
San Francisco Bay
Lawrence
Chicago markets update shows mixed grain and livestock quotes
Open high low close figures hover on May wheat around 1.31, corn near 1.68, oats around 1.03, with flour and hay prices listed. Cattle and hogs move in ranges from prime steers to heifers, lambs, and live poultry priced for current deliveries.
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Chicago
Pupil Savings Hit 52000 In One Year
School board reports savings of fifty two thousand dollars in the year due to district action. Officials credit pupil efforts and a targeted program for cutting costs and improving efficiency. The record notes potential larger savings if practices continue.
Swamp Root Kidney Aid Promoted in Ad Copy
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a premier remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims rapid gentle relief and offers a sample bottle for ten cents from Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Millionaire Armour Trails Cattle Herd With Grim Quip
The Armour founder, riding with the late Jim Hill, gazed at a fine herd and quipped that one bite was for the reader and the next for himself.
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Packer
Armour and Company
Jim” Hill Armour
Better an Ass That Carries Than Horse Which Throws
A compact maxim is presented, favoring steady reliability over flashy performance, suggesting a willing burden carries more value than a flashy but unreliable mount. The proverb implies consistent effort outweighs riskier prowess.
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Poltava
Arkansas
American Relief Body
U. S
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Edward C. Finney
of the Interior
Albert B. Fall
R. C. Johnson
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Traverse City, Mich
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Austria
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Bat KS
Gartore
Adrian
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Griffith St
Jersey City
N.J
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King Pin Plug Tobacco
S. Tarney
Auburn
Ind
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Mass
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J. Eberle
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
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Boston Transcript
P. D. Armour
Indianapolis
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