Opposes Executive Control Food Act Amendments
Washington August 21 Attorney General Palmer opposed proposed amendments to the food control act that would authorize the president to fix wholesale and retail prices of certain commodities. He testified before the house agriculture committee urging speedy enactment of laws to ease the cost of living and warned executive power would spark debate delaying other DOJ recommendations including applying provisions to wearing apparel fertilizer and enforcing heavy penalties for profiteering.
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House Agriculture Committee
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Department of Justice
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Dimes for Teddy Fund Aimed at Kansans
Kansas launches a dime per person drive to raise 125000 for a Roosevelt memorial. Bart Akers named state chairman at a Four-State Kansas City meeting, urging small contributions over large gifts. A separate note mentions moths caught mid ocean 1200 miles from land.
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Topeka
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Bart Akers
Akers
Kansas City
May charge murder line Germany court case gains momentum
The French military court hearing crimes by Germans during the occupation hints at a murder charge against Von Heinrich former Lille governor. Testimonies claim he ordered executions after death sentences were issued while lawyers appealed to the German emperor, with the men shot within a day.
Treaty Ratification Stalemate Faces Senate
Senator Hitchcock urges timely action on the Germany treaty in the foreign relations committee. He notes five weeks in cold storage and says public sentiment opposes further delay while Republicans show mixed support. He links peace and cost of living to ratification and urges a vote within a week to ten days.
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Washington, D. C
Hitchcock
Germany
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
League
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Democrats Against Plan Opposes Baker Store Disposal
Washington observers report the opposition within the Democratic party to Secretary Baker's policy on disposal of surplus army knitwear and clothing. A resolution demands selling all surplus goods in the United States rather than abroad, as agents in France seek bids for materials.
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Baker
Washington
Representative Reavis
War Investigating Committee
Secretary of War
France
Honor Sword For Pershing Rouses Congress Welcome Home
Washington August 21 Chairman Kahn of the House Committee on Military Affairs introduced a resolution extending Congress thanks to General Pershing for his achievements and creating a congressional committee to greet him in New York on his return. The resolution also calls for presenting Pershing with a sword costing ten thousand dollars.
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House Committee On Military Affairs
General Pershing
Congress
House
Senate
New York
MUST CUT FEDERAL EXPENSE Government Expenditures and Living Cost
Washington speech by Representative Fess links federal taxation to high prices and urges Congress to cut government expenses to lower living costs. He notes a 23 percent rise in federal employees in July this year versus July last year and argues current spending hinders relief measures. The record also mentions a camel’s emergency fat reserve and its gradual consumption.
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Washington
Fess
Congress
Calder proposes federal home loan system via building and loan associations
Senator Calder of New York introduces Senate bill 2492 to create a national home loan banking system through U S building and loan associations to help Americans build or buy homes. He cites a vast housing shortage, about four billion dollars’ worth and a lack of a million homes. The remarks urge broad assistance for home ownership.
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Washington
Calder
New York
United States
Senator Calder
Hennepin in 1679 Near Present City of Ta
In 1679 explorer Hennepin traversed the region near what is now the city of Ta, detailing waterways and landscapes, and contributing to early French exploration narratives in the upper Midwest.
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