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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1922
Page
2
Mrs Bertha A Pborchem of Ran som Kon claimed a world record by flying an airplane to 16300 feet at St Louis field, 460 feet above three miles. Mont Blanc height is 14778 feet.
The Mark Twain birthplace at Florida Missouri was spared from demolition and moved across the street. A memorial park for Mark Twain was proposed and its completion is in progress. The small slab-shingled two room cottage is described as ill constructed.
Edward W Pickard reports on La Follette and Kenyon maneuvering for a presidential nomination as Brookhart and Governor General Wood clash over the Filipino cabinet. France may keep the Entente intact. The wheat price debate is cited with farm bloc legislation failing to halt declines.
The Minnesota result shifts the Senate toward two Farmer-Labor members as Johnson and Lafollette align, weakening the traditional party blocs. Johnson, self reliant, opposes world court and League, supports veteran bonus from excess profits tax, while Republicans and Democrats react with concern and blame Harding era policy.
Escalating chatter surrounds the Johnson win as Brookhart La Follette and others hint at challenging Harding’s 1924 renomination. Brookhart returns from Europe to push Judge Kenyon while Lafollette favors his own and Johnson’s California ally Hiram Johnson for the Republican ticket.
The text presents disjointed lines about a promissory candidate, claims of better opponents, and references to officials, with mentions of Senator Brent Karr, Russia, and U S figures. It reads like a jumbled transcription of a political discussion with unclear events and outcomes.
Native leaders in the Philippines resign in protest after Governor General Wood reinstates a discharged secret service man. Manuel Quezon and Roxas also quit amid allegations of Wood's overreach and interference, with Wood denying any provocation and defending his authority.
The British draft reply to the German reparations note awaits allied review with secrecy to allow governments time for study. Marquis Curzon faces tough negotiations, France likely to concede, while Poincare warns against entente, and Britain may urge Berlin to end Ruhr passive resistance as Italy supports an international Rome conference on reparations.
The article notes negotiations on a peace treaty with the United States and a broader accord with the Turks. It mentions a stipulation that each belligerent nation keep one warship at a Turkish port by invitation, with both Turkish and Allied delegates racing to finalize separate accords. Various diplomatic questions remain unsettled awaiting ratification.
During wartime proceedings a demand was raised for Germany to release official spy records on U S activities. An elevator owned by Kentucky Elevator Co burned in February with alleged damages. The claim links this and other fires to a GermanAgents plot to control or destroy grain supplies in America. The push cites the Versailles treaty article.
Mussolini wins parliamentary approval for a redistricting law allowing gerrymandering to strengthen control over Italy's government. Opposition factions condemn the measure while the dictator asserts drastic steps are needed for national restoration, though many Italians view the methods as suspect.
Proctor announces November 6 special election to fill the 23 year United States Senate seat left by the death of William P. Dillingham. A primary is scheduled for October 9.
Attorney General Daugherty asks the federal district court in St. Paul to dissolve International Harvester into at least three independent firms. He argues the company remains a combination in restraint of trade and monopolizing harvesting machinery in violation of the Sherman law. Two implement firms would be formed, one to carry McCormick harvesters and the other the Deering line, with a third firm taking steel and coal subsidiaries. The two implement firms would be large yet able to compete with each other and with others on equal terms.
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