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Monroe
Neat Monroe
War slackers list sparks nationwide debate on patriotism
The war department’s publication of slackers’ names provokes sharp reaction. Voices warn against jingoism while praising quiet heroes who faced danger, noting that 160,000 slackers were claimed but many who failed to report later served. The department admits errors and offers apologies where shown.
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War Department
U. S
Ned
No Man’s Land
United States
Navy
Marine
Congress to assume leadership in foreign affairs
Washington dispatch reports President Harding intends Congress to lead rather than merely advise on foreign policy. He supports disarmament in principle but doubts the timing of a naval holiday as urged by the Borah amendment while world conditions remain unsettled.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Congressional meddling and calls for Harding policy
The Pittsburgh Post argues Congress pushes disarmament and peace action through Borah Knox and Porter resolutions, while President Harding should lead foreign policy. The piece urges the president to present a definite program and resist Congressional leadership in foreign affairs.
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Borah
Lodge
Congress
Pittsburgh Post
Federal plan to standardize building materials and housing
The Harding administration aims to revive building and lower costs through standardization and information dissemination via the Bureau of Standards. A $185,000 transfer from the Bureau of Census funds to the Bureau of Standards is in the deficiency bill, and a Calder bill creating a permanent Construction and Housing division has been favorably reported and awaits Senate action. The division would gather and share practical data, cooperate with industry and public bodies, and push economic, safe building practices nationwide.
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Bureau of Statistics
Harding
Bureau of Census
Bureau of Standards
Senate
Calder
Senate Committee On Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
United States
Irregular Operation Costs Highlight City Construction Concerns
The item notes losses due to operation irregularities, monthly price shifts of building materials, fluctuating construction volumes, and issues in city planning zoning housing standards and rental conditions.
Progress in Living at Home Shows Food Import Decline Goal
Figures from the American Cotton Association show 1919 imports of food and feedstuffs into South Carolina at about 111.99 million dollars led by staples such as flour bacon and oats. A cotton crop valued at 110.93 million matched the import bill, while 1920 production boosted corn oats wheat and other crops to 105.10 million, with Clemson College predicting 1921 will cut imports.
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Committee On Banking
The
American Cotton Association
South Carolina
Ielaner
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
A. B. Bryan
Clemson College
Rccord
Nichols Led MIT Inauguration After Dartmouth Presidency
Dr Ernest Fox Nichols inaugurated as president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He had a seven year Dartmouth presidency ending in 1916, then served as a physics professor at Yale until 1920 and was involved with the Bu during World War I.
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Ernest Fox Nichols
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dartmouth College
Yale
Scientist Dr Nicholas Leads Great Scientific School
The Navy Department's Bureau of Ordnance appoints a Kansas native and Cornell and Kansas Agricultural College alumnus as head of a major science institution. He has served as teacher, college president, and investigator, with noted discoveries published by the Royal Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin.
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Reau
Navy Department
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural College
Cornell University
Nicholas
Berlin
Royal Prussian Academy of Science
Notable Births Marked In Today's Anniversaries
Edgar Saltus born in New York City 638 years ago today. Charles B. Henderson born in San Jose California 48 years ago today. Dr Samuel Simpson Marquis born in Sharon Ohio 55 years ago today. Clarence H. De Mar born in Medina Ohio 33 years ago today.
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Edgar Saltus
New York City
Charles B. Henderson
United States
Nevada
San Jose
Calif
Samuel Simpson Marquis
Sharon
Clarence H. de Mar
Medina
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