Entente pressures on Germany over war indemnity
In Copenhagen on April 23 Scandinavian financial circles criticize Entente measures to force German reparations. Danish officials warn neutral economies face a flood of German goods, harming local industries. Experts argue Germany cannot pay, while France risks bankruptcy unless limits are kept, urging a joint neutral policy.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Denmark
L V. Birek
University of Copenhagen
France
Entente
Joint Committee To Investigate Governor Catts Pardons
The Florida House plans a five member joint committee to probe former Governor Sidney Catts administration especially pardons and potential unlawful acts by pardoning board members. The panel may report on allegations of influence by money in state appointments and pardons during Catts term. Catts’ tenure featured many pardons and cabinet removals amid controversy.
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Tallahassee
Fia
House of Representatives
Sidney J Catt
House
Senate
Catts
Alabama
Supreme Court
W. V. Knott
Detective Loose to Lecture at Chautauqua
Harry J. Loose, famed Pinkerton detective, will lecture Redpath Chautauqua patrons on Crime Its Cause Practice and Prevention. He has driven Juvenile Protective Association legislation in Hull House Chicago and exposed the System in crime for the Chicago Council Crime Committee. The talk promises thrilling practical value for communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Loose
Redpath Chautauqua
Pinkerton
Juvenile Protective Association
Hull House
Chicago
Chicago Council
Loose
Wheat Pool Booms in Kansas Farmers Back 100 Percent Pooling
Kansas farmers, 500 members of the National Wheat Growers Association, vote unanimously to adopt the 100 percent compulsory pooling plan for the 1921 wheat crop. They signed contracts and pledged aid as workers after backing the association against the Committee of Seventeen. A. C. Bailey forecasts a rapid pool expansion as meetings proceed in surrounding states.
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Hutchinson, Gas
Kansas
National Wheat Growers’ Association
Committee of Seventeen
Chicago
A. C. Bailey
Committee of Twenty-One
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Colorado
Waterfront benches fill first night in Spring
In St. Petersburg during April a waterfront project by local businessmen filled benches on opening night, reflecting crowd enthusiasm for the season and outdoor social space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Fra
Sinn Fein Boycott Strikes Belfast Trade Trade
April 6 The Sinn Fein leaders order a nationwide boycott of Belfast trade. Traders defy the order while Belfast goods are destroyed at rail stations and in province shops. Dublin contemplates market gains though no major capital shift is seen yet.
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Dublin
Belfast
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Jimmy
Connaught
Clare
Sinn
Smallest Man Sues for Divorce in LaPorte
Che Wah, once billed as the world’s smallest man, suing his wife in LaPorte for abandonment. He stands 258 inches tall and weighs 40 pounds, once toured with a circus as the Mongolian Tom Thumb. His wife, nearly six feet tall, married him after his first wife’s death. their son from the first marriage now lives with a normal-sized man. Judge Pennington has the case under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
Che Wah
Tom Thumb
Ste
Waht
Pennington
Distillery and 600 Gallons Beer Destroyed Near Greenville
Sheriff Reetor and deputies destroyed a complete distillery and about 600 gallons of beer near Greenville today. The operation was raided as part of enforcement actions in the area this April 23.
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Greenville
S. C
Reetor
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Detective Loose
Chautauqua
Freckles
TWA
Califor
Giddap
Fanay
Gee
Wisit
Alek
Alek -Su
Sinn Feiners
Gripple Belfast
Arctic
South
Arctic Ice Cream Co
High Point, N. C
Limoudan
King Motor Car Company
RATES
Coleman Motor CO
Columbia
High Point Motor Co
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