Secretary of Navy Acts Mexico Sign Treaty for Recognition
Records show a debate on American property rights under Mexican 1917 constitution provisions and retroactive confiscation fears. The piece notes the Borah amendment clash with Porter resolution as Harding era disarmament talks proceed. It also describes Pueblo flood recovery efforts with National Guard, Red Cross, and rail relief support underway.
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Harding
Porter
Publo
Colorado
National Guard
Pueblo
Uch
American Red Cross
Critics Clash Over Irish Question In U S Debate
The article reports on U S figures denouncing Admiral Sims for anti British comments amid Irish free state tensions. It notes Sen Medill McCormick urging discipline and Secretary Denby seeking confirmation, with a Senate inquiry ordered into the matter. It also covers Secretary Hughes outlining U S Mexico policy linking recognition to a treaty protecting American property rights.
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America
Friends of
Free Ireland
United States
Medill McCormick
Ilinois
Denby
Sims
Department
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
Harvey
Admiral Sims
Secretary Hughes
Mexico
Obregon
Mr. Hughes
Army bill flip flops in congress and shipping board named
Congress clashed over army size with a 34 to 30 vote rejecting a 180000 strength plan and a 36 to 382 reversal to 150000. about 75000 would be discharged by February. Harding also named A D Lasker chairman of the rebuilt shipping board with other appointees and a new convention delegate plan cut Southern delegates. Col Frederick W Galbraith and Alvin T Hert died suddenly in Washington and Louisville respectively.
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House
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Harding
Congress
United States Shipping Board
A. D. Lasker
Chicago
T. V. O'Connor
Buffalo
N. Y
Chamberlain
Oregon
Edward GC
Plummer
Maine
I. I. Thompson
Alabama
Meyer Lissner
Los Angeles
Benson
Georgia
Mr. Lasker
Tlinois
Republican National Committee
Washington
Wil Hays
John T. Adams
Dubuque
Adams
Ralph E. Williams
Portland
Ore
Alvin T. Hert
Kentucky
Louisville
Ulster Parliament Assembles In Belfast With Self Rule
The new Northern Ireland assembly met in Belfast on Tuesday with Maj. Hugh O'Neill elected speaker and six of the thirty two counties placed on a self governing basis. Viscount Fitzalan opened proceedings as 52 members were elected but only 40 attended. Sinn Fein nationalists refuse to recognize the partition and vow to sit in Dail Eireann. Probing the British policy, the move draws world attention. Separately Sinn Fein groups attempted to cut telegraph and telephone lines around London and Liverpool Wednesday night.
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Northern Ireland
Ulster
Belfast
Hugh O'Neill
Emerald Isle
Ireland
Ginn Fenners
London
Liverpool
Edison Elected to Society of Quartermaster Officers
Thomas A. Edison has been elected a member of the Society of Quartermaster Officers and was guest of honor at a long distance dinner hosted by the army quartermaster corps. Tables spanned three continents from Coblenz to China with big city coverage from Boston to San Francisco in celebration of the corps one hundred forty sixth anniversary.
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Thomas A. Edison
Society of Quartermaster Officers
Quartermaster Corps of the Army
Coblenz
China
United States
Boston
San Francisco
Fact Nuggets From Unusual Trivia
A historical rounded collection notes that the ostrich may live about ninety years the Portuguese language reaches around 30 million speakers two thirds of window glass is produced by machinery diamonds reportedly found in fallen meteors golf professionals in America number between fifteen hundred and two thousand elephants rarely sleep more than four or five hours daily some hour glasses use powdered eggshells for sand graphite used in pencils is imported from Mexico and Ceylon
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America
Mexico
Ceylon
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