Will Codify Laws for American International Law
Washington March 2 Secretary Hughes, in his final role as Pan American Union board chairman, presents 31 AIL projects aiming to codify international law for the hemisphere. The drafts declare nations' rights and duties, set bases for universal law, and address jurisdiction and peaceful dispute settlement.
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Hughes
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American Institute of Internations
International Congress
Rio de Janeiro
American Institute of International Law
International Law ‘of Peace
Flapper Fanny Pokes Fun At Racing Speed Limits
A humorous line from Flapper Fanny jokes about boys who race as if three miles were a short sprint. The quip plays on speed and youth, reflecting playful newspaper banter of the era.
Prisoners moved from Reno county jail to state reformatory
Cracks widen in old Reno county courthouse walls prompting Sheriff Jess Langford to relocate all prisoners to the Kansas State Reformatory. Engineers study the structure to determine the cause as authorities prepare for further inspections and possible repairs.
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Hutchinson
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Reno County
Jess Langford
Kansas State Reformatory
Trade unions grow in favor as women join more
New York Feb. 24 Association press report shows female trade union membership in the United States rose from 76,748 in 1910 to 396,600 in 1920 across 37 organizations. Amalgamated Clothing Workers and Amalgamated Textile Workers added nearly 100,000 members, while Railway Clerks added about 35,000. Concerted gains occurred in clothing, shoe, textile, electrical, and clerical unions, with broad shifts after 1920 due to war employment.
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Amalgamated Textile Workers
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International ‘Ladies’ Garment Workers
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Italian envoy cites sincere government in credit talks
Washington reports say Italian ambassador Giacomo De Martino told President Coolidge his government seeks to meet international obligations with sincerity. Coolidge called such assurances a precious guarantee, though no mention was made of the Italian debt to the United States.
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Washington
Giacomo de Martino
Coolidge
United States
Senate panel to study federal judiciary salary revision
Washington March 2 A senate subcommittee will study the proposal to revise federal judiciary salaries this summer. The plan would raise the chief justice to 20000 dollars from 15000 and alter other ranks accordingly.
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Washington
Senate
The
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Mo Line Flow Company Dissolved by Virginia Chancery Court
The Mo line Flow company of Moline Illinois incorporated under Virginia law was dissolved by order of the chancery court of the city of Richmond today.
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Oil Company
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Magnolia Petroleum Company
State of
Oklahoma
William T. Price
Richmond
Moline Flow Company
Moline, Ills
Virginia
Chancery Court
City of
Adventure Lures Youths to Tropics Expedition
London February 24 AP reports bold youths seek travel with Mitchell Hedges to British Honduras to unearth Maya relics. He selected two 19 year olds and one slightly older amid 2300 applicants. The expedition carries an amber spray varnish to protect relics during excavation.
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London
Associated Press
England
Trafalgar
Mitchell Hedges
British Honduras
Hedges
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Two Killed in Oklahoma Refinery Explosion
In Barnsdall Oklahoma three high pressure stills exploded at Barnsdall Refining Company injuring and killing workers. Silas Trenik and Jack McMasters both 32 were killed instantly while George Wilson 27 suffered serious injuries. Estimated property loss may reach 500000. Separately radio will carry President Coolidge inaugural address to the Kansas legislature with invites extended to the Senate and House.
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Barnsdall
Okla
Barnsdall Refining Company
Silas Trenik
Jack McMasters
George Wilson
Radio
Topeka
Coolidge
Kansas
Endress Leavenworth
House Entertainment Committee
Senate
Representative Hall
Women in German Reichstag Come From Humble Vocations
Berlin Feb 28 AP reports 83 of 493 Reichstag members are women, 6.6 percent. Socialists have 13 percent women. Notable figures include Johanna Reitze a former servant and printer's assistant, and Frau Ansorge a textile worker turned saleswoman. Several parliamentarians held only basic schooling. many were teachers or housewives.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Frau
Ansorge
Gertrude Baeumer
Democratic Party
United States
Marié Elisabeth Lueders
International Women's League For Peace and Freedom
Elsa Matz
German People’s Party
Elfriede Rynek
Briana Schilling
Marie Jackacz
Fourth Clayhole case set for March 25 in Jackson Ky
The fourth trial in the Clayhole murder indictments against thirteen men for the 1921 election shooting is scheduled for March 25 before Judge O W Gardner. One Republican defendant, William Barnett, was convicted and faces a two year term. other trials ended in hung juries or reversed convictions. The incident left four dead and seventeen wounded after an intra party clash on election morning. All defendants signed a petition urging no further litigation.
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Jackson
Associated Press
O. W. Gardner
William Barnett
Commonwealth
Republican trio face separate trials in high profile murder case
County officials urged to let bygones pass as prosecutions proceed. The three trials so far occurred in Boyd county, with Breathitt as the venue for the next. Defendants from the Republican group seek separate trials for the murders of three Democrats.
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Boyd County
Breathitt County
Mother's Friend Promised Relief for Expectant Mothers
An eminent physician endorses the remedy "Mother's Friend" for childbirth. A Scranton reader recalls using it with quick, simpler deliveries, urging others to start now and request a free illustrated book from Bradfield Regulator Co. The ad claims drugstores widely stock the product.
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Bradfield Regulator Co. Baag
Atlantis
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