World News Briefs Highlight War Secrets and Strikes
The globe faces a wheat shortage by month’s end as Commerce official Harver’s division warns. Senate support for the McCau ther bonus bill appears strong, with costs estimated at 3.64 billion dollars over 43 years. President Harding endorses Navy and Interior oil reserve policies. The era’s largest labor and political shifts unfold across Poland, Italy, the U.S., and Britain as floods, strikes, and legal actions reshape events.
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Secretary of Commerce
Harver
Washington
Multiple Iowa incidents reported from drowning to politics
WN. Kelley a 19 year old who swam the reservoir twice drowned when his boat capsized at Martinsburg. Oskaloosa voted 13 to 1 to buy its water works plant and build a hydro dam at Narvey for 670000 dollars. Several drownings including George Beach 17 at Red Rock and two Sioux City men at Browns Lake. Atlantic and Clinton court actions and a fatal auto accident near Ames. Everests ascent reported from Simla. International politics, labor disputes and a large shipyard fire in Southampton. Town primaries list Republican and Democratic nominees with many local officials. A road accident near Marton leaves two injured and one severely.
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WN. Kelley
Martinsburg
Oskaloosa
Ntarvey
George Beach
Red Rock
Des Moines
W. G. Dunkle
Sioux City
Continental National Bank
Frank Redmond
Atlantic
Katherine Coakley
Paison
Waterloo
Citizens Gas and Electro Co
Alice Valemttze
Cornell College
Iowa City
Grand Army of the Republic
Decorah
Browns Lake
Charles Haller
James Cavanaugh
Cavenaugh
Bobbie
Shearer
Ames
Edward Bailey
United States
May E. Francis
Waverly
Dwight N. Lewis
Charles Webster
Waucoma
C. L. Herring
J. R. Files
Fort Dodge
J. ©. Murtagh
Waters
Marie M. Fredrickson
Cedar Falls
W. E. Herbert
Storm Lake
J. A. 3. Pollard
Fork Madison
E. R. Mitchell
Okumiyva
Himena Hafimen
J. M. Berry
Marquette
N. Parsons
Marton
Fred
Fett
William Sesan
Monona
Sesan
Artle
Susan
Belmonts National Woman's Party Moves to New Washington House
A historic former capitol building in Washington serves as the new headquarters for the National Woman's Party led by Mrs. C. H. P. Belmont who funded much of the purchase. A housewarming prayer hopes blessings on the headquarters and the party's cause, which includes pursuing a constitutional amendment for equal legal rights for men and women. The party faces opposition from the National League of Women Voters which favors state-by-state action rather than a federal amendment.
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Tere
C. H. P. Belmont
National Woman's Party
Washington
Sirs. Belmont
National League of Women Voters
North Carolina Tax System Eyed In State Convention
A Raleigh speech quoted in the Congressional Record depicts North Carolina as not levying property taxes. Revenues come from inheritance, incomes, franchises, insurance policies, and licenses to fund education and state programs. The message notes $700,000 in equalization funds for weaker counties and that other departments rely on nonproperty state taxes.
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Cameron Morrison
North Carolina
W. ©. Hammer
E. W. Poll
Democarth
Raleigh
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Pinchot Shuns Presidential Bid After Pennsylvania Victory
A photo shows the wife of Gifford Pinchot, Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, campaigning for him. Pinchot carried rural counties while Philadelphia and Pittsburgh opposed him. He dismisses ambitions for the presidency, plans a major budget reform and a volunteer committee to craft a financial plan for submission to the legislature. He notes 102 bureaus lack proper accountability and vows statewide government reorganization.
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Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
George Alter
Nlan
Barnes Named President of U S Chamber of Commerce
Julius H. Barnes of Duluth is elected president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States succeeding Joseph H. Defrees of Chicago. Barnes, a Wheat and grain market leader and former president of the United States Grain Corporation, has been decorated by Belgium and holds Legion of Honor honors. The chamber, with 46 directors, serves 1,400 associations and 14,000 firms, with offices in New York Chicago St Louis and San Francisco. Vice presidents include A C Bedford Thomas E Wilson Harry Binck and Thomas L B Stearns.
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Julius H. Barnes
Duluth
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Joseph H. Defrees
Chicago
Barnes
United States Grain Corporation
Order of the Crown of
Belgium
Legion of Tenor
Chamber
New York
St. Louis
San Francisco
Bulletin, Fetter
Sword of Mouth
the Nation's Business
A. C. Bedford
Thomas E. Wilson
Harry Binck
Galveston
Tes
Thomas LB
Stearns
Denver
Tanlac praised for curing indigestion and rheumatism
A Petersburgh resident, Mrs. T J Archer, credits Tanlac with ending longtime indigestion headaches and dizziness, claiming rheumatism vanished after three months of pain and misery. The ad touts Tanlac as every good druggist carries.
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T. J. Archer
Shepard St. Petersburg
Freedom From Laxatives
An eminent medical authority warns that pills and salts bring only temporary relief with permanent injury. Science offers a natural lubricant alternative. Nufol gently lubricates like nature, does not gripe, and is not a medicine. Obtainable from your druggist.
Dearest sighs echo in a new dramatic smile
A playful exchange quoted from the Florida Times-Union shows a character teasing a beloved with a line about a “new” smile learned at a school of dramatic art and a furnace sigh of old passion. The exchange frames a humorous shift in romance through theatrical training.
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Furniace
Jack
Uthis
Florida Times-Union
Castoria Ad Warns Mothers to Check Signatures
An old warning urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria to ensure the familiar signature. The notice emphasizes Castoria’s use for over 30 years and cites children’s pleas for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
The Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Guide
The Cuticura trio for daily care promises clear skin through its Soap Ointment and Talcum. Cleansing purifying soothing healing and fragrance combine to support a finished toilet routine.
Seribson's Mountain Visit Ends Amid Metal Atmosphere
The writer Seribson left the mountain country quickly. YT believed he sought atmosphere for a story. He did, but a feud raged there and the air proved too metallic for his purpose.
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Seribson
Twenty Years On Diploma Brings Reflective amusement
Twenty years after, a man regards his diploma with pensive amusement and a gentle, kindly humor. He notes that people who claim to do everything and pinch pennies deserve sharper rebukes.
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Infantry
William H. Sager
Lemberg
Poland
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Great Britain
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Italy
France
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William F. Quesse
Fiat Janitors’ Union
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Madalynne Obeechain
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Willis Corporation
Elizabeth
N. J
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Samuel M. Fetton
Chcago Great Western Railroad
Executives’ Club of Chicago
Cincinnati
F. Brozen
Hillsboro
United States Immigration Bureau
Jacksonville
Fla
Park Trammell
Gilchrist
Chicago Po Nce
Missoula, Mont
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Volusia County
Rochester
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
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Binghamton
N. Y
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Joe
Edwin S. Davis
Albert Severinghaus
Board of Education
Thompson
Trojan Powder Company
San Lorenzo
James C. Dunn
Cleveland American League Baseball Club
Guy Batham
Manchester
London
Marshall Neilan
Bisuche Sweet
Nery. Fork
Joseph Sabath
Lillian Russell Moore
Pittsburgh, Pa
Anna Swift
Gustave F. Swift
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Ikolai Lenin
Wison
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Dublin
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British Steel Corporation
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Southampton
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Roumania
Belgrade
Alexander of
Hugo Stinnes
Kaiser
Deodlesder
National Woman’s Party
Rolina
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Petersburg
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Hleinrich
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Roston
Sculnter
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Allen
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Bellans
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