Authorities crack down on cross border liquor flow
Detroit and Windsor border authorities unite to halt illicit liquor shipments after a Windsor ruling allows export. In Ecorse a raid seized 120 quarts of whiskey and 1,200 pints of beer as 75 state troopers and federal agents patrol Detroit area waterways. Sheriff Wayne county Irving Coffin coordinates local help while boats and police intensify enforcement efforts. The laborious task of stopping smugglers continues as shipments move toward Toledo and other lake cities.
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United States
Canada
Ontario
Ecorse
Charles P. Campau
State Department of Public Safety
Campau
Lansing
A. C. Graham
Michigan
Graham
Irving J. Coffin
Wayne County
Love
Windsor
Sandwich
Ford City
Toledo
U S Lost Opportunity To Sell Surplus Coal
Danish importer cites 1919 1920 missteps by American sellers sending poor quality coal at high prices. He says during the British strike Europe and Scandinavia bought less from the United States, risking shortages. The Bureau of Mines urges official quality guarantees based on analysis to restore trust. The Danish adviser notes blame lies with broader export trade conditions.
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Copenhagen
United States
Europe
Great Britain
America
Bureau of Mines
New York
Ex- Marines Eligible for WWI Bonus Blanks
Marines who served in World War I and lived in Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts New York Rhode Island New Jersey Michigan South Dakota and Wisconsin may obtain bonus blanks from Captain P C Geyer U S Marine Corps officer in charge at 404 Austell building Atlanta Ga South Dakota grants 400 to ex servicemen New York 250 Michigan and Minnesota 15 per month New Jersey New Hampshire Vermont Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island 100 Wisconsin 10 per month for service Captain Geyer will furnish blanks and information to residents of these states now in the South who apply at this office.
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New Tax Measure Draft Completed by Republican Committee
Washington report says the house ways and means committee finished a tax bill draft. It repeals the express and oil pipeline taxes effective Jan 1 1922 and creates new taxes on soft drink vendors and cereal beverages plus various manufacturer selling prices. The panel expects to raise about 3 billion dollars in internal revenue next year, with passage anticipated after two days of debate.
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Ways and Means Committee
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Treasury
Senate
Finance Committee
Congress
U S Narcotic Agent Convicted by Jury in Roanoke
Fred S. Hoback former federal narcotic agent was found guilty by a Roanoke federal jury on charges alleging unlawful conversion of government property for his own use and possession transport and sale of liquor for unpermitted purposes. The verdict arises from the Williamson raid liquor knock off case. Bond set at 19000 remains.
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Roanoke
Fred S. Hoback
United States
McDowell
Hoback
Traffic law violators must watch their step
Atlanta police conducted a weekend crackdown after a no-accident week that saw two deaths and multiple serious wrecks. A total of 204 drivers were arrested on Saturday and Sunday, with seven on operating a machine while intoxicated and others for tail light failures. Recorder Johnson promised heavy fines for violators.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Johnson
Ireland Rejects Britain Offer In Irish Negotiations
London reports reveal a deadlock on independence while talks stay open. Britain offered full autonomy in finance and taxation, home defense forces, own police, and control of the postal service. De Valera pressed for independence and arbitration on Ulster. Lloyd George refused secession and foreign arbitration but hoped for acceptance of terms.
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Ireland
Great Britain
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Ulster
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New Bridge Could Reduce Lower Manhattan Dwellers
The plan for a vehicular tunnel and a private bridge linking Manhattan and New Jersey aims to cut the number of residents living below Central Park as business expansion fills remaining space. A $200 million bridge would run from near Fifty-ninth Street in New York to Weehawken, with extensive rail and road decks and tall supporting towers.
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Yonkers
New York City
White attacks the tax revision bill in heated statement
Washington. The Democratic National Committee chairman White accuses the Republican plan of false economy and political jugglery. He cites Treasury Secretary Mellon’s projection of 4.554 billion dollars needed for next year and warns business leaders against being fooled by Fordney’s tax-cut plan aimed at a deficit financed by borrowing.
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Democratic National Committee
White House
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Senate
Harding
Allies promise to lift the barrier in Rhineland
The Allied supreme council decided September 1 to lift the Rhineland economic barrier if Germany pays agreed sums and ends the boycott on French goods. Ruhrort Duisburg and Duesseldorf will stay occupied until the next council meeting before Washington disarmament talks. An allied financial commission including the United States will study reducing occupation costs.
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Rhineland
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Duesseldorf
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Briand
Lord Curzon
Robert Stevenson Horne
Ruhr
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United States
Briand to Lead France at Disarmament Conference
France confirms premier Aristide Briand will personally represent France at the disarmament conference. The move signals broad powers for the talks and foreshadows similar notices from other nations. The U.S. asks Congress for 200000 dollars to fund American delegates and a secretariat.
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France
State Department
Aristide Briand
Council of “Heads of States
Versailles
Briand
Paris
Congress
Secretariat-General
Troops Ordered to Concord as North Carolina Faces Textile Strike
Governor Cameron Morrison ordered state troops from Asheville to Concord Cabarrus County to quell rising tensions over a broad textile strike. General John Van Metts to lead with a special train. Charlotte troops kept in readiness. Local officials warned rioting could cost lives without rapid forces. James F. Barrett of the North Carolina Federation of Labor urged negotiation and caution against military involvement.
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Concord
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John van Metts
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Cabarrus County
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C. L. Spears
C. A. Robinson
James F. Barrett
North Carolina Federation of Labor
Barrett
North Carolina
Spanish Cabinet Resigns After King Consults Liberal Leader
Madrid reports the Spanish cabinet has resigned after Premier Allende Salazar says the move follows a royal consultation with Liberal leader Santiago Alba. The statement outlines the government’s dissolution and awaits further steps.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Alfonso
Santiago Alba
Allende Salazar
De Valera Seeks Irish Independence Based on American Ideals
Eamonn De Valera opening the Irish Republican parliament session reiterated Ireland's bid for separation from Great Britain. He claimed the Irish government as the sole legitimate authority and tied their ideals to the American Declaration of Independence. He cited Cardinal Mercier's stance on external authority toward Germany and adjourned to await Lloyd George's private reply tomorrow.
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Eamonn de Valera
Ireland
Great Britain
England
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
de Valera
Lloyd George
Unemployment Surges Past Five Million in U S
In Washington the latest estimates show 5,755,000 people out of work in the United States. Secretary of Labor Davis reported to the Senate, noting that former service members out of work are excluded due to lack of data. Mechanical and manufacturing sectors, including building trades, bear the highest unemployment, about 3,900,000.
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United States
Davis
Senate
One-Dollar Millionaire Card Sharer Identified in Louisville
Police identify a young man seen in Hopkinsville as Harold Van Buren alias Mortimer De Puyster. He had been sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse in 1920 for vagrancy. He claimed to be among the ten wealthiest youths and boasted he could live from Chicago to Hopkinsville on one dollar.
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Louisville
Hopkinsville
Mortimer de Puyster
Harold van Buren
Chicago
Fordney announces tax bill cuts in house report
Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee says the new administration tax bill would cut national taxes by 790000 dollars annually. The committee approved the measure with Democrats voting against. a minority report is planned later today.
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Fordney
House
Ways and Means Committee
House Today
Law Enforcement League Formed in Knox County
In Barbourville Kentucky a crowd sang Onward Christian Soldier as Knox County Law Enforcement League members pledged to enforce the meeting verdict crime must go Moonshining and murders were denounced by speakers who urged action and order in the county’s crime fight.
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Barbourville
Knox County Law Enforcement League
Lodge Chosen as Disarmament Delegate for Conference
President Harding has definite ly selected Henry Cabot Lodge, chair man of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as a member of the American delegation to the disarmament conference. Secretary Hughes was named earlier. No further selections are likely until the U S representatives total is known.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Harding
Hughes
United States
Irish forces recall officers and men amid precaution
Belfast reports that Irish military authorities have canceled all leaves and recalled all officers and men as a precaution. Many soldiers had taken leave since the truce in Ireland was announced.
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Belfast
Ireland
Senate panel rejects McAdoo as expert on rail funding
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee voted 7 to 3 to refuse calling former Director General of Railroads McAdoo to testify on the railroad administration funding bill.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Railroads
McAdoo
Railroad Administration
Prisoner Cecil Loftus Killed After Dining Room Attack
In Lexington Kentucky a prisoner Cecil Loftus aged 25 attacked guards Leslie Ellis and James N. Huckle in the workhouse dining room. A guard shot Loftus and killed him at the scene.
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Lexington
Cecil Loftus
Leslie Ellis
James N. Huckle
Institution
Senate Holds Hearings On New Tariff Measure
Washington witnesses before the senate finance committee urged changes in the permanent tariff bill. Business groups split on duties with production costs and profits under review. Chairman Penrose indicated some reductions may come and some schedules may rise as experts begin analysis.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Penrose
Further hearings on the chemical schedule announced
Officials announced that additional hearings will be held to discuss the chemical schedule. The action centers on reviewing proposed regulatory steps and timelines. Stakeholders from industry and government are expected to participate in the sessions.
Almon Seeks Mussel Shoals Plant Inspections
Representative Almon of Alabama met with the president at the White House and urged a stop to inspect the government nitrate project at Mussel Shoals Alabama during his October southern trip. The president indicated he might arrange a visit.
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Almon
Alabama
White House
Mussel Shoals
Greeks Begin Second Offensive Against Turkish Nationalists
Smyrna reports Greek forces launch a second push as Turkish Nationalists retreat rapidly toward the Sakaria river without offering strong resistance.
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Smyrna
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