Mondell Poised for Wyoming Gop Nomination in Primaries
Frank W Mondell longtime Wyoming Republican leader and current House floor leader is favored for the GOP nomination in Wyoming primaries. Born 1860 in Missouri, he moved west, served as Newcastle mayor, won state senate races, entered Congress in 1896, and has since built a career as an experienced parliamentarian with deep western land policy knowledge.
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Federal troops and strikes recall historic labor clashes
Washington notes pride that no nationwide riot occurred during miner and railroad strikes. It cites 1877 Martinsburg rail strike with federal troops, 1894 Pullman affair and Debs, 1914 Colorado miners, and earlier Chicago disturbances, stressing state control and limited federal intervention.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Martinsburg
W. Va
Balmore and Ohio
St. Loui
Fed‘eral
American Railway Union
Eugene V. Debs
Pullman Company
Pullman
Chicago
General Managers’ Association
Pacific Coast
Altgeld
Illinois
Cleveland
Colorado
Jereas Goy
Sysin
The Great Magician and Travels of the Merriman Party
A poetic excerpt by Elias Lieberman appears in the New York Times on a reflective note about life and loss. Local notices list several movements and visits: Mr. E Sielekf travels from San Antonio to Mexico City on business, Mr. J D Merriman returns from Oklahoma with niece Carrie Merriman, Mr. Hal Winston from North Texas, Dr. E H Sauvignet from San Antonio, William Merriman from San Antonio and Corpus Christi trip, H M Taylor from San Antonio, Jae James Richter visiting Seguin, Mrs. Harry Shelby and son David from San Diego, Volace Hamlin from Rochester Minnesota improving health, Mrs. George M Briggs and child move to Laredo. Also mentioned are a Knights of Columbus birthday tribute to Father John at St Peters rectory with 17 guests, and Tournament Club meeting with Mrs H W Johnston and attendees.
Kepple Accepts Republican Nomination for Houston Office
Houston Aug. 22 Associated Press reports official acceptance of the Republican nomination by Kepple. The brief item notes Kepple's nomination as a key political development in Texas politics.
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Mendota High Bans Cosmetics in School Policy
Mendota Illinois August 22 Associated Press reports the Mendota Board of Education bans cosmetics for students and teachers at Mendota High School replacing vanity with a physical education program. The rule prohibits powder puffs sticks mirrors and related items on school grounds and requires students to schedule toilet time outside class.
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Associated Press
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Mendota Board of Education
Woard
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Denmark shows signs of economic recovery and wage cuts
Washington reports Danish business conditions improving with government expenses cut by 44 million kronor. Wages have been reduced about 15 percent through employer worker agreement, unemployment down to 39,000 from 100,000, and shipping improved with only 14 ships idle. Railroads and telegraph services run surpluses as plans proceed to deepen Drogden Sound to 24 feet for easier Baltic freight access.
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Denmark
Germany
Drogden
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Saltholm
Copenhagen
German Wedding Favors Attract Brides In Big Sale
A New York Sun writer notes an unprecedented abundance of wedding favors from Germany and other countries. Ships bring fresh sugar figures and flowers for cakes as Manhattan factories churn out the popular items. Rhine country displays enduring symbols of sentiment with rings, doves, cupids, and cherubs in standard designs.
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Germany
Manhattan
Rhine
German finance chief says pledges cannot guarantee reparations
Berlin Aug 22 Hermes, German Finance Minister, told the reparations commission that pledging state forests on the left bank of the Rhine and Ruhr mines as guarantees for reparations payments is impossible, in remarks reported today.
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American Women Form National Organization in Texas
At Austin on August 22 a new national women’s group named American Women was chartered to promote benevolent charitable and educational interests. Headquarters will be in Dallas and eligibility is limited to white Protestant American-born women.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
American Women
Dallas
Oddities and Facts Packaged as Curious Notes
A collection of eclectic statements covers moon speed, Britain's postal bank deposits, horsehair wigs for judges, African onion eaters, crocodiles grinding food, London pawn values, a Danvers pear tree, the word London, hair and race, birds bathing inland, cat tail cure beliefs, shoulder height quirks, Daniel Lambert’s weight, the origin of ten, and Eskimo bell signaling for sea otters.
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Africa
London
Danvers
Mass
John Bridicott
Lake
Daniel Lambert
Lambert
Tynan
Area of Sugar Cane Shown At 624200 Acres In Eight States
Washington August 22 The U S Department of Agriculture estimates the area of sugar cane excluding sorghum in eight principal producing states at 624200 acres about 90 percent of 1921 harvested cane. Louisiana leads with 295500 acres. Alabama 79000 Georgia 65000 Mississippi 37200 Florida 29000 Texas 17500 Arkansas 2500. Crevasses along the Mississippi and other rivers damaged 9760 acres in Louisiana and flooding in the Rio Grande valley damaged much of Texas cane.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Florida
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Rio Grande Valley
Army board absolves officer in Beck case findings
Secretary Weeks received a large army board report on the killing of Lt. Paul W. Beck by former Judge Jean Day in Oklahoma City last April. The board reportedly found Beck not guilty of misconduct. Whether investigators urged sending evidence to civilian authorities for civil trial was not confirmed.
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Washington
Weeks
Army Board
Cepl
Paul W. Beck
Jean Day
Oklahoma City
Army
Day
Senate approves Borah bill for federal coal inquiry
Washington reports the senate labor committee favors the Borah proposal to create a federal commission to conduct an exhaustive coal industry inquiry and make recommendations to Congress. President Harding supports an impartial public-board composition, excluding operator or worker representation. Chicago notes an Illinois coal strike settlement plan renews the 1922 wage contract aligned with the Cleveland agreement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Chicago
Illinois
Cleveland
Eastern strike committee blasts Loree on peace talk
The Eastern strike committee accused L F Loree chairman of the Eastern presidents conference of exaggerating peace talk as bunk. In a telegram to President Jewell of the union the committee said executives backed by Morgan Gary open shop interests seek to scuttle the strike settlement and urged government intervention.
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New York
L. F. Loree
Eastern Presidents’ Conference
Jewell
Washington
Loree
Eastern Railroad
Dowd
Metropolitan District Strike Committee
Harding firm on laws and worker rights after rail strike
President Harding remains ready only to steps in his address to Congress. The White House says the government will enforce laws and guarantee workers access to railroad service, and this will stand until the situation changes.
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Washington
Harding
New York
White House
Congress
McGrath Faults Michigan Central Wreck Cause
J F F McGrath vice president of the railway employees department of the American Federation of Labor says the Michigan Central wreck at Gary Indiana on Sunday was not unique and blames an unfit locomotive. He calls railroad charges of plotters a hastily patched explanation to shift responsibility from the railroad to striking shopsmen.
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Chicago
J. FF. McGrath
Railway Employees’ Department
American Federation of Labor
Gary
Indiana
Guardsmen Removed Eight NC National Companies
Salisbury North Carolina August 22 eight companies of North Carolina National Guard are withdrawn under orders from higher authority. Local officials report no unrest and say civilian authorities assume security duties while units redeploy.
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Salisbury
N. C
North Carolina National
Offered To Buy A New Husband A Divorce
In San Francisco Mrs Wakefield offered 100 a month for life to Mrs Kendrick if she would divorce Kendrick the newspaper artist so Wakefield could marry him after her own divorce. The plan appeared likely yesterday but today Mrs Kendrick signaled possible legal action other than divorce.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Rodney Kendrick
Edith Huntington Spreckels Wakefield
Wakefield
Jack Spreckels
Pacific Coast
Belgian balloonist wins James Gordon Bennett cup
Paris reports Lieut Ernest de Muyter of Belgium has been officially declared winner of the James Gordon Bennett cup balloon race after Geneva despatches confirm his victory.
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Associated Press
Paris
Ernest de Muyter
Geneva
Belgian balloonist Lieut de Muyter misses Bennet cup win
Geneva reports that despite rumors Lieut Ernest de Muyter of Belgium did not yet have a final decision in the Bennet cup race. The race committee announced no winner.
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Lieut
Ernest de Muyter
Furman’s Guaranteed Ant Powder Sold Locally
Ant powder marketed as non poisonous and effective against ants. Delivered anywhere. Phone listed as 1530 with an 8 22 6t dating line.
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Furman
Fernet Branca Notice From Milan Endorsed Worldwide
A Milan supply announces Fernet Branca as an antidote with global recognition. Prominent Italian and foreign scientists endorse it as a laxative and tonic useful for the family, especially in warm weather.
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Milan
Italy
Weather forecast for New Orleans area
The United States Weather Bureau at New Orleans provides The Times with a forecast noting tonight and Wednesday partly cloudy to cloudy conditions. The notice lists no precipitation and shows no additional details beyond the general cloud cover.
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New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort Mcintosh Weather Observations
Observations for the 24 hours ending 7 am show a maximum temperature of 98 degrees and a minimum of 77 degrees. Winds are reported from the south.
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Bouth
Representative Hill Seeks Removal of Prohibition Chief
Rep Hill of Maryland asks Secretary Melvin to remove Federal Prohibition Commissioner Taynes accusing him of defrauding the government by using official Treasury Department stamps to mail personal political propaganda for himself and Anti-Saloon League allies.
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Associated Press
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Representative Hill
Republican
Maryland
Melvin
Prohibition
Taynes
United States
Matt Franks
Treasury Department
AntiSaloon League
Ohio Democrats Expect Victory Speech
Senator Pomerene delivered the keynote address at the Democratic state convention in Columbus predicting a November victory. He criticized the Washington Republican administration for breaking pledges and praised Democratic plans to alter Ohio’s Republican dominance and aim for Pomerene’s return to the Senate.
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Pomerene
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Congress
Guardsmen Deployed to Spencer as Strike Idle Warps Rail Shops
Guardsmen were ordered to Spencer near here to quell disorders at the Southern railway shops after train service brotherhood members voted to stay idle while troops remained. The order followed a Spencer telephone report.
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Southern Railway
Katy Railroad property to be sold at auction dates
Denison Texas August 22 All the property of the Katy railroad will be sold at auction September 26 21 according to an announcement here The Texas property will be sold at Denison September 20 and the property in Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma at Colbert Oklahoma September 21.
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Katy Railroad
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Colbert
Okla
United States Steel Announces 20 Percent Wage Increase
New York Aug 22 United States Steel Corp said day labor wage rates at all manufacturing plants would rise 20 percent effective September 1 with other rates to be equitably adjusted.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Corporation Today
Greetings From Gay Paree Postcard From Paris
George Behlen president of Schott Oil Co writes from Paris after visits to Holland and Belgium. He sends greetings and best wishes to his Laredo friends, describing an enjoyable European trip and current stay in Paris.
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Regular Meeting of Laredo Lodge No. 101 Tonight
The Laredo Lodge No. 101 holds a regular meeting this evening at 8 o clock. Members are urged to attend and participate in lodge affairs and planned motions.
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Laredo Lodge
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