European money fuels European markets and U S competition
European borrowers drew over 152 million dollars in February, while France and others seek more funds. High rates and big discounts boost profits for loan handlers amid Europe’s rehabilitation. German and other European buyers using this credit to outpace U S manufacturers abroad. American firms face tougher terms, risking a clash with European lenders.
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Department of Commerce
France
Europe
Germany
South America
Asia
England
Belgium
Prohibition Fueled Arrests Rise, League Says
The Anti-Saloon League reports arrests rose sharply after 1919, with 1920 to 1924 showing a steady climb from about 900,000 to over 1.6 million. The survey covered 100 cities in 31 states, indicating growing enforcement and more intoxication arrests despite the dry era. Wayne B. Wheeler offered an explanation for the rise.
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Anti-Saloon League
Wayne B. Wheeler
The
Arrests and crime rates in prohibition era remarks
A official notes that rising arrest totals do not reflect more crime. He cites more intoxication arrests but a smaller share of total seizures, comparing pre prohibition drunkenness at 2.5 percent to 18.8 percent in dry years. He attributes growth to traffic, health, school laws and municipal rules.
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Tolta
Auto Thieves Busy Across Montana This Month
Montana car thefts surge with 26 machines reported missing in Silver Bow County this month alone. Northern counties recount stolen cars found in straw stacks and outbuildings as gangs repurpose vehicles from outside states and Canada. The Legislature passed the Wuerthner bill to require titles and clear ownership, but it takes effect January next year, while thieves continue operat ing.
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Montana
Silver Bow County
The
Independent
Canada
Dakotas
Wuerthner
Sheridan
Roosevelt
Daniels
Assembly
Gas tax battles across Nebraska Iowa and more
Nebraska and Iowa legislatures argue over gasoline tax use amid similar Montana debates. Iowa splits two cents per gallon between highway commission and counties, while Nebraska moves toward giving all funds to the highway commission to build trunk lines though counties may receive leftovers after federal matching. South Dakota already directs the tax to the state highway system. Debates echo Montana assembly arguments as officials weigh trunk versus branch road funding and farmers’ access.
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Nebraska
Iowa
Montana
Assembly
Highway Commission
Highway Commission J
South Dakota
State Highway Commission
Montana Assembly
Editorial tally of Senate Republicans on Coolidge Warren clash
The New York World assembles Washington dispatches to rate Senate Republicans by loyalty to the President amid Warren case tensions. It lists grades A to G, naming figures such as Butler Wills Metcalfe Bingham Bursum Cameron Cummins Hawell Jones Borah Norris and LeFollette among the irregulars and supporters.
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Washington
Senate
Mr. Coolidge
Warren
Capitol
Borah
Butler
Wills
Metcalfe
Bingham
Bursum
Cameron
Et al
Brookhart
Frazier
Ladd
LeFollette
Dawes Sparks Debate Over Senate Etiquette in 1921 Inauguration
In Washington on March 4 General Charles G Dawes new vice president drew scrutiny for defying long standing senate customs during his swearing in and after the inaugural address He asked to swear in all senators at once skipped signing the roll and left the chamber for White House proceedings prompting mixed reactions about tradition and leadership.
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Washington, D.C
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Senate
Coolidge
White House
LaFollette
Watson
Fellowship of Prayer: A Call to Proclaim the Kingdom
A meditation urges believers to spread the kingdom of God through diverse forms of ministry. It emphasizes voluntary commitment, daily effort, and personal example as key to advancing Christ's enterprise, ending with a prayer for faithful preaching at home and abroad.
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Christ
Ly Fagley
Rituals, ceremony and power in modern parliaments
A discussion on formal procedures in the United States and Britain contrasts democratic efficiency with tradition led pomp. The article notes General Dawes and vice presidential chairmanship, then details royal and parliamentary ceremonies from Asquith to Oxford, Balfour, and others, emphasizing ritual as a signal of power and continuity. It also mentions Paris domestic Victoire Descumeaux, age 100, with 88 years of service.
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Dawes
Senate
Commons
Lords
House of Fords
Asquith
Lord Balfour
Lord Beauchamp
Lord Oxford
Oxford
Balfour
Roseberry
Davis Lloyd George
Ramsay McDonald
United States
Congress
John Quincy Adams
White House
Paris
Victoire Descumeaux
Sie
Be Kind to Animals and Lynchings Roll of Honor
Minnesota’s humane effort reduces animal cruelty as Be Kind to Animals programs spread through churches and schools. Separately, the Federal Council of Churches reports 38 states free of lynchings in 1924 with progress toward a lynching free nation in 1926.
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St. Paul
Associated Press
Minnesota
Minnesota Humane Society
Sam F. Fullerton
Fullerton
Mr. Fullerton
Washington
Federal Council of Churches
Council
Commission On Race Relations
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Virginia
Ilinois
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
Monroe MM
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Montana
Notable Nominations and Policy Moves Highlight Senate Briefing
Vermont attorney general nominee John G. Sargent won confirmation as attorney general while Jacob Gould Schurmann was acclaimed ambassador to Germany. The Interstate Commerce Commission orders a broad freight rate inquiry and the Federal Trade Commission announces a new policy to curb criticisms of its methods. Democrats and Republicans clash over the administration’s economy record as the Senate asks FTC to probe corporate interference with cooperative marketing groups.
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John G. Sargent
Vermont
Jacob Gould Schurmann
China
Germany
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Answers to Questions from the Helena Information Bureau
The Helena Independent prints a Q A column summarizing civilian inquiries. Topics include Capitol painting frequency, adjusted compensation policy age effects, oldest art association, Chicago underground freight tunnels, moon phase during eclipses, typography history, grape vine transplanting, sun dogs, and rests in poetry.
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Capitol
I. K
Capital
Fe War Department
Ant
United States
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Chicago
Pere Marquette Railroad
Chicago Tunnel Company
Q. T
P. A. Mfc
Naval Observatory
Hansard
London
Bell
Dhent
Department of Agriculture
Picturesque cattleman of the west is passing
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association reports a net loss of 680 members in the past year as many retired from the cattle business. Yet the group remains large with 2,294 members tending 1,299,000 cattle, beef consumption up slightly, and the car shortage cited as a past issue.
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Associated Preas
San Antonio
Tex
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
Plenty Beckers in Germany as Frau Becker bears 27th child
In Lessa Germany on March 17 Frau Becker wife of a laborer set a new record by giving birth to her twenty seventh child a healthy boy. Eleven children survive including twins. On the night of the birth Anna Becker sister of the father also had ten girls named Fran Becker aged 47 and her husband 48.
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Plenty Beckers
Associated Press
Lessa
Germany
Frau Becker
Becker
Anna
Tevmn
Fran Becker
A Versatile Jurist
Seattle, March 17. Justice of the Peace Robert Hunt of Issaquah, Wash., was not on the bench but making moonshine with his son on their ranch, per a complaint filed by Deputy Sheriffs Joe Hara han and Robert Gisson.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Robert Hunt
Issaquah, Wash
Joe Harrahan
Robert Gisson
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