President Harding Restful Night Amid Recovery Signs
President Harding slept well and showed stable temperature this morning, as Brigadier General Sawyer reports improved lung condition and easier symptoms. Earlier, a coughing spell caused concern, but a second night of rest at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco suggests ongoing recovery with his doctors noting gradual progress and cautious optimism.
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Charles E. Sawyer
Sawyer
J. T. Boone
Bearded Artist Considers Escape From Benton Harbor Scandal
Detroit August 2 Benjamin R Johnson famed for his beard faces trouble as publicity over King Ben Purnell of the House of David colony reaches him. Johnson says he is not the model yet resembles the fugitive and plans to go to Honolulu to avoid recognition.
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Benjamin Purnell
House of David
Benton Harbor
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Silver Springs
Ohio
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Honolulu
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British opposition leader criticizes France and Belgium over Ruhr reparations
In the House of Lords and in Parliament, Ramsay MacDonald laments replies from France and Belgium and argues Britain must pursue its own policy while France is in the Ruhr for warlike aims. Lord Birkenhead supports the stance, stating the French nation backs its government. CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE.
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Belgium
Great Britain
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House of Lords
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Chart Shows Gains in President’s Health Recovery
Graphic data from San Francisco officials track President Marding’s improving condition since last Monday. Temperatures drop from about 101 to 98.6 F with pulse rates easing from 125 to 116 and respiration stabilizing around 40.
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San Francisco
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Underwood Declares Fight Ten Finish for Presidential Bid
Senator Oscar W Underwood declared his entry into the Democratic nomination race for president at a banquet, urging Alabama to back his front line effort. He praised southern sacrifice, recalled Washington Jefferson and Wilson, and urged national unity with southern recognition.
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Democratic Party
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Wilson
New Low Francs Hit Fresh Yearly Records
New York reports French and Belgian francs reaching new lows in the day’s foreign exchange market after Premier Baldwin’s House of Commons speech. French francs fell 3 points to 5.7F cents, near the all time record low.
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New York
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House of Commons
Barrette Declines Governor Run Amid Palmer Bid
Shreveport judge William C Barnette says a Palmer gubernatorial bid from the north would split votes and defeat both, and he will wait for the field to develop. He notes Palmer is a high citizen but questions the timing and warns against sectional rivalry.
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J. G Palmer
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Morehouse
Louisiana
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Moss
Lloyd George to Address World Brotherhood Congress in Toronto
Former British prime minister David Lloyd George will visit the United States and Canada this fall. He is to address the World Brotherhood Congress in Toronto on October 14, with stops planned in Winnipeg Detroit and New York. In Arkansas, investigators probe a $25000 shortage alleged at the Bank of Wolcott in Paragould.
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United States
Canada
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Winnipeg
Detroit
New York
Married men seek judge roles in Legion Bathing Beauty Revue
Dr. P. M. Gayle of Monroe Legion posts oversees a Bathing Beauty Revue at the natatorium tied to the state Legion convention. He has received over 500 petitions from married and single men to serve as judges, with decisions pending and the prize fund attracting entrants from across the state.
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Monroe To Be All Dressed For Vets Annual Convention
Monroe braces for Louisiana American Legion state meeting with decorated principal streets forthcoming before opening. decorators to install flags and bunting ahead of the convention. a reviewing stand will be placed at a prominent site. musical services by stanocola band and Gibbsland and Training School bands plus the Faulk Post Drum and Bugle Corp. two dances planned at the Roof Garden and Riviera Pavilion on August 16. discussions arose over the Bathing Beauty Revue.
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Louisiana American Legion
Stanocola Band
Baton Rouge
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
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Psychology cures indigestion with a inflated balloon
Dr A Luckhardt of the University of Chicago described a patient who felt full after a balloon with a tube and bellows was inflated, his hunger disappearing as gastric digestion occurred. When the air was released the hunger returned, illustrating a placebo like psychological effect. The American Home Economics Association meeting proceeds to its close tomorrow.
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Associated Preae
Chicago
Britain and Allies Seek Unified Ruhr Settlement Amid Stalemate
London reports Prime Minister Baldwin and Lord Curzon say France and Belgium offered no prospect for a joint reply to Germany’s note on Ruhr reparations. The British draft favors expert review of Germany’s capacity to pay, with international control and steps to end passive resistance. The Italian stance remains broadly in agreement, but no allied path forward emerges.
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Associated Press
London
Baldwin
Lord Curzon
France
Belgium
Ruhr
Germany
Reparations Commission
Commons
Birth Control Clinic Proposed at Hull House
Dr. Rachelle Yarros outlines aims of a birth control institute to provide scientific health information to all, stressing non sensational methods and welfare for the poor and uneducated while courts weigh establishment and property owners withhold consent.
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Rachelle Yarros
Hull House
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Palmer Announces Candidacy for Louisiana Governor
New Orleans Aug 2 Attorney J G Walhner of Shreveport announces he will run for governor. The move follows talks among Henry L Fuqua supporters in Baton Rouge and signals a busy campaign period with Palmer planning a formal platform after a Galveston trip.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
J. G. Walhner
Shreveport
Henry L. Fuqua
Heton Rouge
Palmer
Galveston
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