Congress urged to curb German dyes imports
Dr. Charles J. Herty of the American Chemical Society urges Congress to restrict German dyes imports to protect an American dye industry. He notes Britain’s similar act and warns that German dye trusts are strong, with plans to control global fixed nitrogen supplies for fertilizers and munitions.
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New York
United States
American Chemical Society
Charles J. Herty
Herty
Wilson
France
House of Representatives
Senate Committee On Finance
Bulletin of American Chemical Society
German Dye Trust
Everton Buys Stanley Fazackerly For 20000 In Britain
Boston reports a record 20000 dollar transfer in English soccer as Stanley Fazackerly, once a local field player, was sold to Everton. The fee tops current British sports records, though Babe Ruth style deals have not occurred here.
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Boston
Mass
Babe” Ruth
Stanley Fazackerly
Everton
England
Controller Calls for End-Year Bank Condition Reports
Washington January 5 The controller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business Wednesday December 29 The request seeks a snapshot of bank assets liabilities and daily operations as 1920s financial reporting norms dictate.
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Washington
Tristan da Cunha Described as Mecca for Rest and Solace
Buenos Aires reports Tristan da Cunha as an unspoiled haven with no money taxes or doctors. The island has no medicine scarce bread for years yet inhabitants are healthy and content, relying on potatoes fish cattle and eggs. The chaplain notes isolation but little discontent and few wish to leave.
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Buenos Aires
Tristan da Cunha
Dartmouth
Tristan
South Atlantic
South Africa
South America
St. Helene
Citizens organize to report men who drink
London Kentucky residents have formed a group to report any man who drinks alcohol even within his own family, marking a shift in local attitudes toward drinking.
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London
Sheep Loots Fruit Display in Dixon Window Loss $60
In Dixon Kentucky on January 6 a sheep wandered into a shop window eating fruit from a display. The store reports a loss of sixty dollars as no one claimed the animal.
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Dixon, Ky
Solitude Sought by Heiress in Boston Inheritance Tale
Miss Mary Jane MacNevin inherits half a million and the house of Mrs. Mary Gilbert Knight in Boston. She seeks quiet, resigning any claim to a husband or convenience, living alone in the mansion’s legrooms after serving as Knight’s nurse.
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Rich
Solitude
Boston
Mary Jane MacNevin
Mary Gilbert Knight
Not So Bad on July 4 Plunge by Polar Bear Club
Louisville notes a Polar Bear club pledge to plunge in the Ohio River every holiday. Members, including two women, already took the plunge on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Louisville
Polar Bear Clube
Ohio River
Man Fights Curses as Debt Overtakes Household
Brooklyn January 6 John Saleeby agreed to pay his wife ten dollars for every bad word. He soon owed two thousand dollars. Wife had him arrested for hitting her. Judge paroled him to work off the cussword debt.
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Brooklyn
John Saleeby
Report of Condition of Commercial National Bank at High Point
Balance sheet style report for Commercial National Bank at High Point North Carolina as of December 20 1920 detailing resources including loans and discounts, U S government securities, other securities, cash in vault, reserves with Federal Reserve Bank, and miscellaneous assets. Liability side lists deposits, borrowed funds, reserves against deposits, and capital accounts with cashier attestation by V A J Idol.
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High Point
North Carolina
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Commercial National
Federal Reserve Bank
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Federal Reserve
Bank
State of North Carolina
County of Guilford
V. A. J. Idol
W. A. J. Idol, Casnier
L. Ragan
Notary Public
J. W. Harriss
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Ragan
J. Elwood, Cox
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