Plan to Clean Up Important Bills in Fortnight
Washington May 23 The house adopted the conference report on the emergency tariff bill and will pursue a two week clean up of major measures to clear the path for permanent tariff and tax revision. Focus includes Knox peace resolution temporary tariff army and navy bills and a federal budget system.
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Washington
House
Congress
House, Ways and Means Committee
Army
Harding
Senate
Alameda
Cal
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Arma
Congressional Commission
Kan
Michigan
Ford-New U
Senate and Elections Committee
Townsend
Republichalf
Newberry
Alfred Lucking
Henry Ford
Supreme Court
Rioting in Alexandria Leaves Five Dead and Seventy Two Wounded
In Alexandria Egypt on May 23 five Europeans were killed and seventy two wounded as rioting erupted after a native was killed by a Greek. Many fires lit across districts with reports of people burned alive.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Train derails near Paducah as track sabotaged
Three Illinois Central Flyer coaches partially overturned near Epperson Kentucky after hitting a weakened track section where angle bars and spikes had been removed. Passengers unharmed. Engine and cars left the track. Two men fled the scene. bloodhounds trail suspects toward arrest within hours.
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Paducah
Illinois Central Railroad
Louisville
New Orleans
Epperson
Here
Railroads Must Make Reductions Says Washington Panel
A Chamber of Commerce committee urges sharp operating expense cuts to restore railroads to solvency. It backs wage readjustment, consolidation, and federal incorporation while cautioning against new regulation until the transportation act is better understood. Payroll rose from 45 percent of operating revenue in 1917 to about 60 percent in 1920.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Dismiss Pastor From Coeburn Church Over Un-Christian Conduct
Coeburn Virginia May 23 The Rev Arthur B Brooks former Belmont Baptist Roanoke pastor and Coeburn church leader has been dismissed by the deacons amid sensational charges linking him with a married woman from the congregation Mrs C O Ramsey The mayor says Brooks admitted loving the woman for six years and left town after a warning threats on his life Brooks left for Mendota Virginia and may face no legal action beyond the church discipline The Ramsey marriage and Brooks behavior are described by Ramsey and family members as harmful and unchristian
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Coeburn
Arthur B. Brooks
Belmont Baptist Church
Roanoke
Mendota
Roanoke Times
J. M. Quillen, Jr
Brooks
R. L Bryson
C. O. Ramsey
Miners’ Bank
Quillen
Brooks’ Board of Deacons
Coeburn Baptist Church
Ramsey
Bryson
Board of Deacons
Fire at Matewan prompts troop investigation
West Virginia deputy fire marshal M C Kindleberger said incendiaries likely set the Matewan Stone Mountain Coal head house fire, with $25 000 loss. Troops, sheriffs, and 250 deputized citizens join Major Thomas B Davis to restore order along the West Virginia Kentucky border. Bloodhounds failed to track suspects as the area stayed tense.
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E. F Morgan
West Virginia-Kentucky
Kindleberger
Matewan
Marshall
Williamson Fire Department
John Hall
Tug River
Blackberry City
J. R. Brockus
State Police
Citizens condemn Governor Dorsey at mass meeting
At a city hall gathering of about 2000 residents a resolution was adopted condemning Governor Hugh M. Dorsey for issuing his peonage pamphlet and urging the General Assembly to authorize an inquiry into the legality of his appeal to a committee outside judiciary. The measure called for impeachment if oath violation or libel is proven.
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City Hall
Dorsey
General Assembly
Georgia
Hugh M. Dorsey
C. L. Bartlett
Macon
Labor Wage Equities Amid Rehabilitation Period
Carriers will strive to keep fair wage scales across labor classes while reducing overall wages. No single class should bear the burden of rehabilitation costs and all workers must provide a full eight hours of service for an eight hour shift.
Proposals to settle marine strike rejected by unions
New York May 23 The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association locals 33 and 80 rejected federal mediators proposed settlement aimed at ending the nationwide strike in effect since May 1. Union leaders said members remained united against a 15 percent wage cut and overtime concessions. Secretary of Labor Davis arranged further talks in Washington with ship owners leaders.
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New York
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Davis
Washington
Thomas B. Healey
Bert L. Todd
Winthrop L. Marvin
H. H. Raymond
American Steamship Owners’ Association
Owners’ Association
Healey
Shipping Board
Secretary of Labor
Raymond
Marvin
Fred Davis
Department of Labor
British to Send Troops to Silesia
London reports that Britain will deploy troops to Silesia soon. The Oppeln bureau says Polish insurgents in Silesia have been pushed back five miles, and German forces appear to field the strength of a regular army.
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Silesia
London
London Times-Dispatch
Oppeln
Druggists Accused of Adulterating Prescriptions
Washington authorities investigate druggists profiteering on whisky sold for medical use. Complaints claim prescription whiskey was diluted with water and prune juice. Prosecution possible and selling permits could be revoked.
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Washington
Kramer
French Government Seeks 100 Million External Loan
New York May 23 J P Morgan and Company announced the French government authorized it to issue in the United States 100 million dollars of 20 year external bonds at 7 1 2 percent. The issue will be underwritten by a syndicate Morgan is forming. Proceeds bear interest yielding just over 8 percent and are not redeemable before maturity. The government commits to a 9 million dollar sinking fund annually in monthly 750 thousand installments starting July 1 1921 to buy bonds at no more than par plus accrued interest.
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New York
J. P. Morgan and Company
United States
Morgan
Catts Maintains Silent Attitude in Florida Probe
Sidney J. Catts former Florida governor on the probe into pardon decisions and alleged peonage involvement left Jacksonville after posting bonds on two indictments. Federal charges claim he aided pardons for two black inmates and held them at a Walton county farm. Albany reports say they were paid and fed. The joint legislative investigation continues as state officials faced suspensions and reimbursements totaling at least 25000.
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Starke
Fla
Sidney J. Catts
Florida
United States Senate
Jacksonville
Bradford
Catts
Pensacola
Albany
British Columbia
Mr. Catts
Ed Brown
John Henry Rodgers
Walton County
Joint Legislative Committee
Tallahassee
Senator King Warns Business Men on Tariffs and Socialism
Senator King of Utah warned business leaders that efforts to destroy competition through tariffs and combines that threaten consumers may invite socialism. He spoke in Washington on May 23.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senator King
Utah
Democrat
Thieves Loot Mrs Latham's Apt For Gin And Whisky
Thieves last night looted the South Third street apartment of Mrs John Latham taking two cases of gin and several bottles of whiskey. Nothing else was disturbed. The Latham family is abroad for the summer.
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Associated Press
Louisville
South Third Street
John Latham
Tok
Latham
Conditions for recognition of Mexico outlined
Washington reports a formal memorandum to President Obregon outlining U S recognition terms. George Sum Merlin to deliver the document, urging protection for American interests and proposing amendments to Mexican constitutional provisions, including land rights, diplomatic appeals, coastal zones, expulsion protections, and religious rights alongside a mixed claims court.
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Washington
United States
Obregon
Mexico
George Summerlin
Fall
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Henry P. Miatcher
Wilson
Summerlin
General Obreren
Amer
Icanerning
Congressmen Advocate Broad Interdenominational Policy
Congressmen spoke at Chevy Chase Presbyterian church urging a nationwide push for a broader inter denominational policy by churches. Representatives Aswell of Louisiana Fess of Ohio Hingo of Arkansas Padgett of Tennessee Temple of Pennsylvania and French of Idaho were among the speakers.
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Washington
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Aswell
Louisiana
Fess
Ohio
Hingo
Arkansas
Padgett
Tennessee
Temple
Pennsylvania
French
Idaho
Oil officers face trial in multi million stock scheme
In Louisville on May 23 a court convenes with 60 witnesses for the trial of nine McCombs oil officers charged with conspiring to use selling oil capital to defray stock in the company. The case concerns a $5,000,000 scheme.
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Louisville
McCombs Oil
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New York Central Lines
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific Railroad
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Eral
Panied
United
George T.sammerlin
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