Hold Up Tariff For Bonus Bill In Senate Clash
Washington May 6 Republican leaders plan to set aside the tariff bill to speed the soldier bonus measure. Senator McCumber said debate on the bonus would last three or four days and be ready within a week. Senator Underwood warned the tariff bill faces permanent sidetrack and noted more than 2000 amendments complicate swift passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCumber
Finance Committee
Senate
Underwood
Living Costs Fall 4.2 Percent in U S
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the average cost of living in the United States declined 4.2 percent from December 1921 to March 1922, with a 22.9 percent drop from June 1920 to March 1922. Prices in March were 68.9 percent above 1913 levels, led by Atlanta at 22.4 percent and Birmingham at 4.5 percent declines. Philadelphia fell 21.2 percent over 21 months.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Atlanta
Birmingham
Philadelphia
Germany would keep Yanks on occupied Rhine soil
Secretary Weeks said two battalions of the Eighth Infantry now at Coblenz will be delayed at least one month before returning to the United States. The delay follows requests from several countries, including Germany, to keep American troops on occupied German territory beyond July 1, the current evacuation deadline.
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Washington
Eighth Infantry
Coblenz
Rhine
United States
Weeks
Germany
War Department
Flood Submerges Brandon and Surrounding Towns in Manitoba
Hundreds rescued by Canadian mounted police from a sudden Assiniboine river flood. Unconfirmed reports say three may have drowned. Brandon City is partly flooded with several nearby towns submerged.
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Brandon City
Man
Canadian Mounted Police
Assiniboine
Ten Dead In Tornado Striking Austin City
May 6 report lists ten killed in the Austin tornado with five others injured likely fatally and forty hospitalized. Property damage exceeds 500000 dollars as crews assess the storm's impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Bhig City
Beveridge Defeats New by 20394 Votes in Indiana Primary
Former Senator Albert J. Beveridge, backed by Roosevelt Progressive forces, defeats Senator Harry S. New by 20 394 votes in the Indiana Republican primary. Governor candidate Ralston wins Democratic nomination by about six to one. Sitting Republican incumbents for Congress win renomination.
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Albert J. Beverage
Harry S. New
Indiana
Senate
Beveridge
Indianapolis
Albert J. Beveridge
Ralston
Congress
Senator New
Harding
Roosevelt
Fred I. King
New
Mr. New
Washington Report Details $907 Million Budget Cut for 1922
Director Dawes estimates reductions of 907,559,407.70 in ordinary expenditures for the executive run government for the year ending June 30 1922. President Harding sent the budget report to Congress in a letter to House Appropriations Chairman Madden in response to February queries from Representative Byrne of Tennessee.
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Dawes
President
Congress
Washington
Madden
House Appropriations Committee
Harding
House
Byrne
Tennessee
Three Die in Gun Battle North of Canton
In a woods five miles north of Canton Ohio three men were killed and two robbers dying after a gun battle between an armed posse and four gunmen who had kidnapped a motorcycle policeman who had arrested them for speeding. The gunmen reportedly came in a stolen car to aid the escape of Oklahoma Slim John Stevens, a gang member.
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Canton
Here
John Stevens
Train raid in Amatucan leaves passengers robbed and killed
A passenger train from Jalepa to Puebla was held up by more than fifty men at Amatucan four miles from Puebla. Passengers were robbed and several killed, with victims arriving in Puebla stripped of their clothing, according to a Puebla dispatch.
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Mexico City
Jalepa
Puebla
Amatucan
Wu Pei Fu Forces Surge On Peking Front
Gen Wu Pei Fu tightens grip around Peking driving Chang Tsao Lin’s forces back toward Changsiatien. All rail traffic out of Peking halted as eight trainloads retreat east toward Tientsin. Admiral Strauss prepares to leave Peking for Tientsin by automobile.
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U. S
Strausa
Tientsin
Chang’s
Peking
Wu Pei Fu
Chang Tsao Lin
Chang
Fengtai
Changsiatien
Wu Pei-Fu
Chang Tso- Lin
Chang Tso-Lin
Admiral Strauss
Asiatic Fleet
Chow Tzu-Chi
Roy Anderson
Chang Tsao-Lin
Hsu Shih-Chang
Tsao Kun
Mukden
Central China
Hsu
China
Poland to feed children after relief withdrawal
Poland's diet and council of ministers pass a law to sustain free child feeding after American Relief Administration withdraws in June. The constitution enshrines state responsibility for children and the measure authorizes 2,000,000,000 marks for the first year to continue the program deemed necessary by ARA officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
American Relief Administration
Council of Ministers
Passes $17 Million Veterans Hospital Bill
Washington May 6 The house unanimously approved a bill authorizing $17,000,000 for soldier hospital construction by the United States Veterans' Bureau. The measure provides a $12,000,000 direct appropriation and allows the director to contract for an additional $5,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
United States Veterans' Bureau
Bureau
Greyhound races to start in St Louis May 18
Greyhound races begin in St Louis on May 18 as track management announces. A large number of dogs have already arrived and are undergoing schooling for the opening event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernst St. Louis
King Madrid Teases Page With Royal Toast
A Madrid Military Club page overheard a joke call asking the secretary to speak. The page, startled, was told to hold the line. The secretary spoke to the caller as your majesty, and the king later invited the page to the palace. He gave a 100 peseta note and asked him to stay with the royal children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Military Club of
OUST FRAT FOR BRANDING AT INITIATION CEREMONIES
Seattle Washington May 8. Kappi Pat, a University of Washington fraternity, suspended for the remainder of the year for branding nine candidates during initiation ceremonies. Investigation directed by Henry Suzzallo, president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Government Bureaus to be Reorganized as Plan Advances
White House talks finalize a plan to cut duplicate work across federal agencies, aiming for savings of 300 million dollars yearly. Key changes include merging War and Navy into a Defense Department, creating Public Welfare and Education, and eliminating 350 areas of overlap under a single cabinet-led framework. objections between Fall and Wallace over forests and Alaska are said to be resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Congress
Harding
War and Navy Departments
Department of Defense
Department of Public Welfare and Education
Secretary of the Interior
Fall
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Territory of
Alaska
Semenoff Mission Aims for Russian Monarchy Return
Count Baranov, San Francisco representative of Semenoff, outlines a plan to overthrow the Bolshevik government and restore a constitutional monarchy in Russia. He says conferences of Russian political readers will be held in San Francisco and Washington within a month.
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San Francisco
Cal
Vladivir A. Baranov
Ataman Semenoff
Semenoff
United States
Europe
Russia
Washington
Nonstop Flight to Detroit Beats Train Time
An airplane carrying seven passengers completed the first nonstop Chicago to Detroit flight in two hours and thirty two minutes. Eddie Stinson owned and piloted the plane, departing Auburn field at 10:01 and landing at Morrow field in Detroit two and a half hours later, surpassing the Michigan Central train by over four hours.
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Detroit
Mich
Chicago
Michigan Central
Eddie Stinson
Auburn Field
Morrow Field
U S Public Debt Rises In April Treasury Report
The United States public debt increased by 45,584,863 in April, with the total reaching 23,190,201,356 on May 1. The rise reflected treasury certificate issues and a non income tax period.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Treasury
Flapper Ghost Tale Grows with Web Footed Cat Incident
In Millerton New York residents discuss a new element in the flapper ghost story a large web footed cat that waddled like a duck supposedly appeared in Theron Snyder’s home. A male guest claims the cat climbed onto his chest and performed a goosestep before the terrified man yelled Scat at it.
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Millerton
N. Y
Theron Snyder
Ita
Harding Defies Senate on Soldiers Bonus Funding talks stall
President Harding, senators Lodge McCumber Watson and Curtis met at the White House to resolve the soldiers bonus bill. The finance committee weighs shelving the measure until July to assess foreign debt payments and possible funding options. Harding pressed for a concrete funding source while noting opposition to a sales tax.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Harding
Senate
Finance Committee
Senators Lodge
Mass
McCumber
N. D
Watson
Ind
Curtis
Kan
Many Poles to Settle in Saskatchewan Colony
Reports from Saskatoon say 5000 acres of land in western Saskatchewan abandoned by Mennonites migrating to Mexico have been bought for a Polish descent settlement. Rev. G Exton Lloyd Saskatchewan bishop announced before the Great War Veterans association that settlers from Chicago will come to Saskatchewan soon.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Saskatchewan
Mexico
G. Exton Lloyd
Great War Veterans’ Association
Chicago
More Belgians to Germany Reinforcements Move Forward
Brussels reports Belgian forces in Germany are being reinforced with two thousand men and 1100 horses, plus staff officers, due to a string of aggressions. The latest incident near Essen at Homberg involved two German civilians wounding Belgian Lieutenant Bronne with revolvers.
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Brussels
Germany
Homberg
Essen
Bronne
Various World Events and Disasters Across the Globe
News bits report shipyard strike in London and Berlin deaths including Buldenoann of Haanburg lines. Ulster violence kills six, ten wounded. Worth dies at Coatesville aged 71. German ambassador Wiedfeldt sails to New York. Lenin’s Moscow word awaited. Gomez elected Venezuela president for seven years. Actor John Sparks dies in Coney Island hospital. Gas deaths in Chicago family. daughter dying. Patterson founder of NCR dies near Atlantic City. US Congress allocates 17 million for soldiers’ hospitals. Villa denies governorship run. Dr Gill dies in Rockford hospital. served in British Army and US medical corps. Ronald True convicted of willful murder. Irish army ceasefire announced. Robberies in Sedalia and Kansas City. Espionage ring alleged in Paris. Naval aviators buried after Potomac crash. Miller narcotics bill passed by House. Sent to Senate.
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Ulster
G. Sharpless Worth
Coatesville
Otto L. Wiedfeldt
United States
Bremen
New York
America
Russia
Moscow
Genoa
Lenin
Congress
Caracas
Juan Vicente Gomez
Venezuela
John G. Sparks
Harrigan and
Hurt
Thed
Coney Island Hospital
Chicago
John Henry Patterson
National Cash Register Company
Atlantic City
Dayton
House
Washington
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Francisco Villa
el Universal Gratico
Mexico City
Damungo
George P. Gill
Rockford (H
American Medical Corps
Ronald True
British Aviation Service
Gertrude Yates
London
Dublin
Liberty Theater
Sedalia
Kansas City
Kelly Dennis Construction Company
Paris
Potomac River
Lieut
Harold F. Selden
Ensign Miller
Miller
Federal Narcotics Control Board
Senate
Wood may resign as Philippines governor general
In Washington military circles on May 5 there was belief that Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood will resign as governor general of the Philippines and return to the provost post at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Philippines
University of Pennsylvania
Markets report on grain hay cattle hogs and sheep prices
Wheat prices range for hard and soft patents with 98 pound sacks and warehouse delivery. Hay values list No 1 timothy and clover mixed. Cattle categories show prime, good to choice, feeding steers and cows with varied prices. Hogs include choice light, medium, heavy and packing ranges. Sheep prices cover good to choice lambs spring lambs yearlings and ewes with regional figures.
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Deelivery
Prince of Wales to Receive 21-Gun Salute in Manila Visit
The prince of Wales arrives in Manila on May 13 and will be accorded the highest military honors including a twenty one gun salute and other welcome ceremonies usually reserved for a U S president. Maj Gen Omar Bundy will be his personal aid during the stay.
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Manila
P. 1
Prince of Wales
Omar Bundy
Philippines
Gift to Mme Curie from American friends aboard Homeric
The Homeric sailed from New York to Southampton and Cherbourg bearing a gift for Marie Curie: two precision radium testing instruments, a galvanometer and an assay balance, made in the United States. The items were in the custody of Robert Silvereruys, Belgian embassy chargé d affaires.
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New York
Southampton
Cherbourg
America
Mme. Marie Curie
Robert Silvereruys
Red Flag Symbol of Revolution Through History
The text traces red as a historically visible color used in warfare from Rome to Carthage. It notes ancient and revolutionary uses of red flags to signal warfare and defy established authority, highlighting its adoption by French revolutionists as a symbol of bloodshed and abolition of law.
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Carthage
Rome
Tanlac credited with restoring health after six years
W. R. Peoples of Huntington WV says Tanlac cured years of poor health. He details insomnia, loss of appetite, pain and rheumatism improving after four bottles with a ten pound gain. Wife corroborates benefits. Yanlac advertised by druggists.
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Tanlac
W. R. Peoples
22Nd St
Huntington
W. Va
Bluing Ad Claims Red Cross Ball Blue Delivers
Advert says to tell grocer Red Cross Ball Blue when buying bluing for best results. Once tried, always used. It also includes a neighborly moral note about living a blameless life and not blaming others for one’s own life.
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Red Cross
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Manitoba
Ohio
Dyang
Eigang Pue Edaer
City OF
East St. Louis
Ipage
University of Washington
Mabel Crait
Mabel Cratt
National Board of the
Hot Springs
Ark
Vladivir Baranov
Michigan City
Senate Committee
Canada
Buldenoann
Steinslip Line
Berlin
Seem
Wales
Prince
Mme. Curie
Fie
Stis
Martin
Martin Varnish CO
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
Consolidated
State Street
United Tire Distributors
Akron
Warren & Howell
23Rd Floor
Eighth Avenue
A. T
A. T. Products Co
Gatea Ave
Brooklyn
Superior Bath Co
Columbus, Rd
Cleveland, O
Royal
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