World news highlights from Washington and beyond
A sweeping mix of political, labor, and international items from Washington includes an executive order expanding a Great Lakes land training site, a $31 million seed grain appropriation, and a $200,000 grant for garden seeds. Other notes cover labor tensions, conference plans, and global unrest with casualties, arrests, and policy shifts worldwide.
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Washington
Denby
United States Public Health Service
Great Lakes Is
Camp Lawrence
House At
Northwest
Iowa and nearby farms in sorrow and gain
A wide range of local happenings is reported including deaths from suicide and old age, multiple farm sales with high hog and horse prices, and a boy found frozen in Idaho. Notable items include a slander case dismissal in Denison, a judge denying bond for a Decorah landowner charged with murder, Harding granting a 60 day reprieve for Dr Matthey in Davenport, and rail tax hearings in Cedar Rapids.
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John Rules
Atlantic
C. M. O'Neil
Cole
William Henson
Dixon
H. Paget
Newton
Emery E. Ryan
Council Bluffs
Joseph Hiffenberger
Boise City
Idaho
Agnes Moehring
Louis Schultz
Denison
Joseph Booth
Grundy
Hardin
Fred Berry
Burnside
H. B. Decker
Waterloo
Springer
Kneeskern
Decorah
Harding
Walter Matthey
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Rafferty Slough
Jersey Cereal Co
Orland Radio
Orville
Burlington
Jesup
Clayton
Army to Train 227000 Men In Unified Forces Plan
War department outlines summer program for 227000 officers and men from the Regular Army National Guard and Organized Reserves. About 160000 National Guardsmen, 30000 reserve officers, 10000 ROTC, and 27000 civilians slated for training with demonstrations at encampments nationwide. Applications for citizens training camps open April 1 at nine corps headquarters including Boston Governor's Island and Fort Sam Houston.
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Ashington
War Department
Congress
Regular Army
National Guard
Army of the United States
United Land Forces
Department
Citizens
Corps
Boston
Governor's Island
N. ¥.; Fort Howard, Md.; Fort McPherson, Ga.; Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Fort Crook, Neb
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Presidio At
San Francisco
Labor Unions Warned to Follow National Board Decisions
The Associated General Contractors of America and partners announce a framework to suspend unions and refuse recognition for those not abiding by national board rulings. Builders must blind include clauses in contracts to enforce decisions, with architects and engineers required to insert compliance in specs.
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Associated General Contractors of America
American Institute of Architects
The
Engineering Council
National Building Trades and Employers’ Association
American Federation of Labor
National Board of Jurisdictional Awards
Washington
Building Trades Councils of Union Labor
National Board
General
Three Per Cent Immigration Till 1923
The house immigration committee recommends extending the 3 per cent immigration act for another year beyond its June 30 1922 expiration. It says the present law best serves the nation amid reduced actual immigration and notes a possible senate committee revision. A minority argues the quota law is inhumane and should not continue.
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House Immigration Committee
Senate Immigration Committee
Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
Sabath
Illnois
Siegel
New York
Box
Texas
Five High Income Taxpayers Report Heavy 1915 Returns
The 1915 income tax statistics show five personal returns over 5 million dollars with unnamed taxpayers under legal secrecy. Illinois had two filers between 3 and 4 million dollars, totaling 6,807,601 net income and 4,805,524 in taxes. Total U.S. returns for 1919 reached 5,332,760 with net income 319,859,491,438 and tax 1,269,030,104, up from 1918 in filings, income, and tax.
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Caxes
United States
Perfectly Safe. First Thief in hotel bedrooms
A dialogue from Stray Stories describes two thieves planning to rob hotel rooms while a sleeper woman in one room is warned to stay quiet. The exchange emphasizes stealth and the risk of discovery as they discuss safety measures and the woman’s muffled reaction.
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Jim
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