Multiple 1920s U.S. funding requests shape new fiscal year
The Post Office seeks 206 million dollars for the next year, aiming to expand parcel post and offset a 4.5 million surplus from a strong year. Madden proposes pay tied to office gross receipts and a penny postage push surfaces among many bills. The War Department asks 106 million for military needs, about 10 million more than last year, with Alaska fisheries enforcement funded and farmers' aid set at 25 million.
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Washington
Congress
Burleson
Madden
Illinois
War Department
Garrison
House
Alaskan
Redfield
Spaiao
Department of Comight
Houston
Lumber Is Worth Billions In 1909 U S Output
Census figures show lumber ranked third in value among US products in 1909. There were 44 804 establishments with total capital of 1 182 330 552 dollars, employing 797 825 workers earning 367 263 055 dollars. Product value reached 1 160 644 628 dollars. Additional lumber fraction valued at 5 667 950 dollars came from firms mainly making furniture refrigerators boxes and musical instruments.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Pastor Wins Girl by Mail in Missionary Betrothal
St Louis reporters recount a courtship by mail where letters traveled 8000 miles over a month. Miss Tillie Plackemele heiress to a major St Charles county estate will wed Rev Adolph Flor Lutheran missionary in Brazil. She travels with three companions also to wed missionaries at a single ceremony.
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St. Louie
Tillie Plackemele
St. Charles County
Brazil
Adolph Flor
King Orders Guards to Wear Black Coats and Silk Hats
London reports King George has ordered guards officers, off duty, to wear black coats and silk hats when seen near Buckingham Palace. The directive aims to project formal attire in public appearances.
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London
George
the Express
Buckingham Palace
Rebels Blow Up Train in Mexico South of Saltillo
A military train carrying 150 soldiers was dynamited at El Salado, sixty miles south of Saltillo. Casualties are not known.
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Mexico City
el Salado
Saltillo
Bridal Party Back at White House Thanksgiving Dinner
President Wilson's family circle was complete at the White House Thanksgiving dinner. Mr and Mrs Francis Bowes Sayre slipped quietly into Washington and returned to the White House unseen.
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Washington
President Wilson
White House
Francis Bowes Sayre
Currency Bill Debated as Senate Divides on Reforms
Washington November 25 The currency bill with proposed amendments of the divided Senate Banking and Currency Committee is laid before the Senate. Debate begins and a final vote is not expected before February 1. Senators Owen and Hitchcock lead divergent views as unfinished business of the Senate.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Senate
Owen
Hitchcock
House
San Francisco
Hetch Hetchy
Alaska
Food trust war on prosecution to follow
Attorney General McReynolds orders a nationwide probe of the cold storage egg trust amid rising prices. Congress weighs bills to regulate the trust, with actions possible under the pure food and anti trust laws. Bristow cites high retail prices versus lower storage costs and critiques tariff effects.
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Congress
Washington
Food Trust
McReynolds
Ang
MMSE
Raize
Pri
Department of Justice
Department
Senator Bristow
Gompers Re-elected AFL Leader at Closing Session
Seattle report: Samuel Gompers wins a new term as president of the American Federation of Labor. John Mitchell retires from his post as fifth vice-president at the same session.
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Seattle
Wash
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
Fairfield
Neb
C. Sibly
Sibly
Glenwood
Alfred Davis
Iowa Institution
St. Paul
Minn
William A. Wells
Hastings
Des Moines Saloons Must Close After Court Ruling
Iowa supreme court orders immediate shutdown of all Des Moines liquor shops. Within an hour officers serve notices to quit and by 5:20 p.m. about ninety saloons have closed.
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Des Moines
I A
Iowa Supreme Court
Frisco Failure Attributed to Bankers Commissions and Yoakum Profits
Interstate Commerce Commission findings set for December show Frisco was strained by a fictitious 40 million debt from heavy commissions to bankers and brokers and by profits to B F Yoakum and associates from Texas Roads promotions. The report cites 288 million in notes to bankers and brokers and more than 7 million in Yoakum profits on feeder lines. Average broker commissions ran 12.6 percent with Yoakum's feeder line gains from ten to over one hundred percent.
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St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
B. F. Yoakum
Texas
Frisco
Yoakum
TWO U S AVIATORS SLAIN IN FLIGHT
Two U S army aviation officers, Lieutenant Kelly and Lieutenant Ellington, were killed when their aircraft crashed during a training flight at the aviation camp. They had spent the night at the camp and took off after seven thirty, rising to about 80 feet before losing control and plunging. News spread among watching officers as the machine failed in midair after about twenty minutes aloft.
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San Diego
Cal
Kelly
Ellington
United States Army Aviation Camp
PRESS BLAKE DIVORCE CASE
Application for the appointment of a referee to hear testimony in the suit for separation brought by Mrs. Joseph A. Blake was made by counsel for both herself and her husband, a surgeon, before Justice Seabury. Avengers Get 11th Victim. New York. Nov. 27.-The band of avengers who for eight years has hounded 12 men suspected of murdering Francisco Maderio, got their eleventh victim. He was Joseph Farino, a Brooklyn fruit inspector.
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New York
Joseph A. Blake
Seabury
Avengers
Francisco Maderio
Joseph Farino
Brooklyn
Writ Demands Harold Earle Return in Kidnapping Case
Henry Welling ton Wack, attorney for Mrs Marie Emma Fishbacher Earle, obtained a writ of habeas corpus from Supreme Court Justice Giegerich ordering F Pinney Earle to produce Harold Earle, eight, in the supreme court. Earle is expected to arrive in New York today as attorneys prepare to serve a copy at the piers. The boy's disappearance is charged as kidnapping.
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New York
Henry Wellington Wack
Marie Emma Fishbacher Earle
F. Pinney Earle
Supreme Court
Giegerich
Earle
Harold Earle
Scott's Polar Allied Officer Weds in London
Commander Bruce, second in command of the Terra Nova expedition of the late Captain Scott, marries Miss Dorothy Boot in a ceremony attended by other expedition officers in London on November 27.
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London
Bruce
Scott
Dorothy Boot
Station Robbed at Lake City by Bandit
La Crosse Nov 27 W Martin station agent for the St Paul road at Lake City Minn held up at revolver point by a robber who entered the station and took 31 dollars from the cafe and escaped.
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la Crosse
Wis
W. Martin
St. Paul Road
Lake City
Minn
Earle Fails to Arrive in Finland Ship Case
In New York on November 27 Ferdinand Pinney Earle did not board the steam ship Finland. Counsel for his first wife Mrs. Emmile Fishbacher arrived with a writ of habeas corpus for Harold, their son.
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Earle
New York
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Finland
Emmile Fishbacher
Harold
Lipton Helps Lay Shamrock IV Keel at Gosport
The jena keel of Shamrock IV., intended to challenge for the America's Cup next year, was cast at Gosport England with Sir Thomas Lipton and a few friends in attendance.
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Gosport
England
Thomas Lipton
South Africa clash leaves many dead and wounded in Natal district
In Durban Nov 27 a strike-related clash at Esperanza a sugar growing district on Natal south coast left three East Indians dead and 20 people injured as police confronted strikers.
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Durban
Natal
Union of South Africa
Ned
Esperanza
Villa claims victory as Zaragosa battle rages near Juarez
rebels and federals press near Juarez with Villa claiming a complete rout of the enemy. a wounded rebel officer says Salazar's 2000 men were nearly annihilated and executions occurred in the field. Salazar killed, Ortega and Talamantes named in command changes. Red Cross appeal seeks medical aid for wounded.
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Salazar
American Red Cross
Constitutionalistes
el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Villa
Pancho Villa
Red Cross
Zaragosa
Ville
Rodriguez
Bauche
Medina
Jefe Las Armas
Ortega
Porfirio Talamantes
Ine
Tierra Blanca
Cuartel
Zaragoza
Coahuila
Agulles
Tomaso Urbina
Juan N. Medina
Constitutionalist
Wilson Backed Dismissal of Army Officer
President Wilson approved the sentence of dismissal for First Lieutenant Joseph W. Strachan of the Philippine Scouts who was recently convicted at Manila Mazatlan on charges of drunkenness on duty.
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Wilson
Washington
Joseph W. Strachan
Philippine Scouts
Maznila
Booth Brothers Meet After 17 Year Rift in New York
Bramwell Booth and Ballington Booth parted ways 17 years ago but then exchanged a handshake during a private luncheon with Rev. Alden L. Bennett in New York. The reunion occurred as Bennet hosted the two brothers as old friends.
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Booth Brothers
New York
Bramwell Booth
Ballington Booth
Alden L. Bennett
Five Die in Grand Trunk Train Collision Near Belle River
Detroit news says five persons killed in a Grand Trunk railroad crash near Belle River. One train identified as the Atlantic Coast Limited. Details on location and timetable are limited.
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Detroit
Mich
Grand Trunk Railroad
Belle River
Atlantic Coast
Lmited
Buckeye Boys Corn Special Heads to Washington Trip
Thousands of Ohio boys prize winners in the Buckeye Boys corn growing contest ride special trains from Cleveland Cincinnati Columbus Toledo and other points to Washington D C under the Ohio Agricultural Commission. The itinerary includes Pittsburgh Philadelphia Harrisburg and a two day stay in Washington with visits to state officials and a reception by Pennsylvania's governor.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Toledo
Washington, D. C
Buckeye Boys
Agricultural Commission of Ohio
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commission
Allegheny Mountains
Washington
Wilson
Uryan
National Capital
Fascination of the Poppy and Opium Effects on Animals
A French report quotes Francis Garnier on opium’s lure for animals in China. Bees flock to poppy fields and perish after two seasons while rats die waiting for opium fumes, illustrating the drug’s dangerous reach beyond humans.
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Gazette Des Hopitauts
Francis Garnier
China
Garnier
Yuiman
Yunnan
Count Transfers by Weight in Electric Railways
Electric railway journals report a delicate counting machine used by Detroit and Philadelphia lines. It weighs items from 125000 ounces to 15 pounds with capacities from eight to six tons, enabling precise transfer counts across networks.
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Detroit
Philadelphia
Electric Railway Journal
Arranging a Program on Crimson Gulch Circuit
A vaudeville exchange reveals a blonde entertainer recalling singing on Crimson Gulch. She notes safety and politeness ensured by her husband’s sharpshooting act preceding her on the bill. The banter hinges on showmanship and a playful claim of polite crowds.
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Crimson Gulch
Rough on Dad and a Warm Weather Joke
A baby in a beat bib and tucker is shown to admirers. One caller comments on the infant's resemblance to his father, prompting the mother to laugh and blame the warmth, noting the child is usually cheerful and handsome.
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Dad
Baby
Tucker
Hewitt and Jewett Amid Stage and Sea Anecdotes
The fragment mentions Hewitt singing at work and Jewett in a grand opera company. A light exchange references fishing, writing to Charlie, and a remark about Helen ending a relationship, with the narrator planning to respond today.
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Hewitt
Jewett
In Good Old Summertime House Party Plans
In this brief snippet a couple notes their spouses are away and then propose a gathering with two friends. The plan is casual and suggests a social get together at their house with a ten cent limit.
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