Kitchin and Page Fight Navy Bill Amid Large Congress Vote
Washington Aug 16 Congress moved toward final approval of a vast naval bill as the House accepted the Senate building program and sent the measure to conference. Representatives Kitchin and Page led opposition arguing the cost and scope. the bill would raise enlisted strength to 74 700 and authorize 187 new ships in three years. The president would sign within a week as Secretary Daniels praised the plan as a model for future navy legislation.
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Senate
Daniels
United States
Claude Kitchin
Robert Page
North Carolina
Kitchin
Court of St. James
Page
Hensley
Naval Affairs Committee
Secretary of the Navy
House Committee
Padgett
Representative Kitchin
Butler
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Mann
Tennessee
Committee On Naval Affairs
Navy Department
Navy
Missouri
Secretary of Navy
Department
Democratic Party
Congress 10 Legalize Selling Association
Washington reports a bill favored by the federal trade commission to aid U S exporters after the European war by legalizing selling associations in export trade. It would exempt such export oriented groups from antitrust prohibitions while restricting them to outward commerce and equalize foreign competition. The Webb committee notes the aim to spur foreign trade and cites practices in other nations granting freight and banking advantages.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Webb
Judiciary Committee
Charlotte Boy Drowns Bathing in Irwin's Creek
Rodney Fite eight year old son of J Fite drowned while bathing alone in Irwin's Creek west of Charlotte. The swollen creek hindered rescue and the body was recovered about thirty minutes after the accident near the Fite home.
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Charlotte Boy
Irwin’s Creek
Charlotte
Rodney
J. Fite
Fite
Foley Kidnells Promised Quick Relief for Kidney Trouble
Advertisement notes Foley Kidney tablets offer prompt relief for weak overworked kidneys and related ailments such as rheumatism aching muscles backache and sleep disturbing bladder trouble. Sold by Mann Drug Co.
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Mann Drug Co
Governor and party visit flood areas in Burke County
Governor Craig and his delegation toured Morganton and nearby towns to boost relief and recovery after the Western North Carolina floods. The visit featured speeches by local officials and business leaders, with emphasis on relief, employment, and building better roads to lift Burke County from flood damage.
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Ed” Simpson
Burke
Morganton
State Committee
Burke County
Major Glenn Brown Given Another Office
Camp Glenn Aug. 16 General Young will recommend two men for the division staff with the first brigade. Maj 8 S Glenn Brown will be recommended for the ordnance department to rank as a major. The medical department officer remains unnamed. Troops A and B of the cavalry report good vaccination and high spirits for a possible border move. North Carolina Georgia and South Carolina cavalry will merge into a regiment on reaching the border.
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Camp Glenn
Young
Ordnance
Medical
S. Glenn Brown
Army
Ordnance Department
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
City Manager Receives Anonymous Letter on Local Illicit Site
City Manager Lyoma reports an anonymous note from "A Citizen" describing an illegal site in the city. He seeks the author’s name to pursue an investigation and asks for a trusted contact to provide usable information.
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Lyoma
Lyon
Taking Big Chances In Train And Steamship Remedies
A notice promoting Jain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoeal Remedy as a ready aid on trains and steamships. It warns bowel complaints can strike without warning and urges travelers to be prepared, claiming the preparation is obtainable everywhere.
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