Tentative Plan Reached For Coal Distribution and Price Control
Agreement announced after day of talks among Secretary Hoover Attorney General Daugherty and officials from the Commerce Department the Interstate Commerce Commission and others. A presidential committee would supervise emergency fuel control with district operators and railroads implementing fair price allocations and car movements pending ICC DOJ Interior and Commerce review.
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Washington
Hoover
Interstate Commerce Commission
Daugherty
Harding
Department of Commerce
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior
Commission
Secretary of Commerce
Radio link to world eyed from Honduras station
In Tegucigalpa Honduras a powerful wireless station nears completion. The facility, built by an American company, will enable communications with the United States and Europe within weeks.
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Teguigalpa
Honduras
United States
Europe
Rockefeller Shy of Camera as He Marks 84th Birthday
In Tarrytown New York John D Rockefeller the oil magnate famed for avoiding photographers reached his 84th birthday amid renewed questions about his accessibility. Reporters seeking interviews were rebuffed by intermediaries while locals claim he remains a guarded figure rarely seen outside his Pocantico Hills estate.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Professon
Rockefeller
America
Croesus
John D
Cross Ocean Journey Planned in Chinese Fishing Junk
Captain George Waard plans to sail the Amoy from Shanghai on June 25 toward Victoria British Columbia in a 23.15 ton junk with three Chinese sailors. The voyage via Korea and Hakodate may reach Victoria by late August, with no cargo or passengers aboard.
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Shanghai
Pacific
Victoria
B. C
George Waard
Waard
Amoy
Korea
Straits of Hakodate
Aleutian Islands
Captain Waard
Canada
China
Hongkong
Candidates flood Ohio primary fields in August races
Sixty five candidates have entered the race for state offices on the Republican and Democratic tickets in Ohio for the August 8 primary. Scores seek nominations for congress and for county, city and township offices, with Cleveland's district reporting more than twenty Republican contenders.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Black Mustaches Mark Villains In 1930s Public Opinion
Chicago Associated Press reports professor Tom Peete Cross notes public favors stark facial hair on movie villains and fiction while associating cigars with ruthlessness and pipes with gentleness. He cites a ten thousand dollar contest prize and twenty seven thousand entries.
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Associated Press
Chicago
America
Tom Peete Cross
University of Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Dr. Cross
United States
Want Ads in The Times Are Money Makers
The Times reports that classified want ads generate strong revenue, driving growth for the paper. Local merchants and job seekers rely on compact listings to connect, with ad space fueling editorial quality and community coverage.
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Times
Norris Condemns Ford Offer in Muscle Shoals Report
Senate Agricultural Committee Chairman Norris issues a harsh report on Henry Ford's bid for the Muscle Shoals project, condemning the sale terms and urging rejection of the Ford plan while endorsing a government owned development approach. It lists several senators supporting the government ownership bill and condemns the overall costs and risks of Ford's proposal.
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Washington
Senate
Norris
Senate Agricultural Committee
Henry
McNary
Keyes
Gooding
Norbeck
Ilarred
McKinley
Kendrick
Muscle Shoals
Ford
United States
Congress
Fords
Royalty urged to sell holdings in Japanese firms
The Japanese imperial family, large public company shareholders, faces calls from moderate press to divest to avoid future disputes. Amid Nippon Yusen Kaisha tensions, advisers urge selling land idle in cities and countryside as shares worth over ten million dollars and land values soar.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Imperial Family
Japan
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Imperial Household
Bank of Japan
Yokohama Specoe Bank
Industrial Bank
Princess Nagako Engaged to Prince Regent of Japan
Tokio reports Princess Nagako has been officially engaged to the Prince Regent. At twenty she is hailed as beauty and virtue, educated in Japanese classics and world affairs, fluent in French, and skilled in music and art.
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Tokio
Nagako
Japan
Prince Kuni
Shamazu
Satsuma
Peeresses
Nogi
Washington
China
Tokio Business Mission Becomes 11922 Society
A recent business mission to America and Europe led by Dr Dan has become a permanent organization named the 11922 Society. It aims to exchange opinions among members and meet periodically to discuss the country’s business policy.
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Association
Associated Press
Tokio
America
Europe
Dan
11922 Society
Harding outlines coal strike policy at White House
The government will continue protection for miners willing to work and will deploy measures to distribute the shrinking coal supply. If production remains low despite protection and operators are urged to reopen mines, other steps may follow, though President Harding declines to specify them.
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White House
Harding
Coal Control Committee to Function Soon
Secretary Hoover announced the emergency coal control program will start within 48 hours and that ratification of the plan for distribution and price limits by operators' associations is expected shortly. If cooperation is withheld, the government will appoint the necessary committee to ensure distribution of all coal production.
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Washington
Hoover
Interstate Commerce Commission
Administration Nears Decision in Rail Strike Action
Washington reports rising expectation of a decisive move by the Harding administration to end the rail strike. Officials say the president, in charge, may arrest the disruption if persuasion fails. Some advisers urge railroad executives to push interstate commerce restoration, possibly surrendering seniority rights to shopmen if needed. If refused, the president could seize control under the Esch-Cummins act or constitutional powers.
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Washington
Harding
United States
Borah Proposes Amendment to Federal Coal Commission
Senator Borah introducing a resolution to amend the coal body bill calls for a three member federal coal commission to investigate the coal industry and recommend legislation. The resolution requires the commission to advise on nationalizing the coal industry and the feasibility of government control.
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BORAH
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Federal Coal Commission
Auto with valuable cargo seized at Camp Knox
Officers at Camp Knox seized an automobile with two occupants and 250 quarts of bonded whiskey valued at $5,000. The liquor was being transported from a gulf port to Louisville, marking a notable interdiction of illicit cargo.
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AUTO
Louisville
Camp Knox
Assistant Secretary Dover Resigns From Treasury Post
President Harding accepted Elmer Dover of Tacoma Washington resignation as assistant secretary of the treasury in charge of international revenue customs. Dover has been at the center of a months long political fight.
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Dover
Service
Washington
Harding
Elmer Dover
Tacoma
the Treasury
International Revenue Customs
White House
Pressure Brought to Bear on Rail Heads to Grant Demands
Washington reports indicate officials expect a new move by President Harding as the railroad strike threatens interstate commerce. Cabinet members note the president is in charge while advisers debate restoring operations and addressing the seniority dispute to reach a wage agreement.
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