German chancellor Wirth resigns amid economic crisis reorganization
Wirth resigns after failure of ministry reforms to steady the mark and meet reparations. Wilhelm Cuno is tapped to form a new government as Socialists push for broader support while industrialists demand ten hour workdays. News covers Berlin unrest, reparations issues, and broader European tensions.
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Wirth
German People’s Party
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People’s Party
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Hamburg-American Steamship Line
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Gund Is New Chancell lor
Edward W. Pickard surveys reshuffling in Europe and Asia noting Turk nationalist tensions near the Near East, Bonar Law’s new British Parliament majority, a Supreme Court ruling on Japanese naturalization, and Harding’s through-the-year view on Prohibition enforcement. question posed on liberalization of the Volstead Act.
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Near East
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Supreme Court
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Corinne Roosevelt Robinson
Germany proposes reparations plan with moratorium and loan pledge
The cabinet outlines a reparations program to be paid in kind and a mark stabilization plan conditioned on a three to four year moratorium and a finance syndicate. The Reichsbank would loan 500 600 000 gold marks with allied bankers supplying equal funds to stabilize the mark. Germany seeks favored-nation trade rights to facilitate payments as riots erupt in Dusseldorf and Cologne with looting and police involvement.
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Reichsbank
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British Election Returns Point to Conservative Majority
PULL reports from Parliament elections show Prime Minister Bonar Law likely to lead a Conservative Commons majority of about ST over rivals. Labor gains appear strongest in northern England and manufacturing counties, with four party leaders including Bonar Law and Lloyd George all elected. Only two of 33 women nominees won, Viscountess Astor and Margaret Wintringham. Winston Churchill was defeated.
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Soothend
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Herbert Asquith
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Mussolini Grants Italy Full Power To Reform Government
Premier Mussolini obtained from King Victor Emmanuel the authority to overhaul taxation reduce salaries slash government posts and privatize railroads and communications. The chamber of deputies opened a session with the premier aiming for rapid passage of his reforms and an electoral law reform.
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Mussolini
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Chamber of Deputies
Earthquake in South America Triggers Massive Destruction
Historic quake in Chil and surrounding coastlines causes widespread ruin with up to thousands dead or homeless. Shocks recur for days, tidal waves worsen damage, Red Cross launches aid response, Harding orders food ships from Canal Zone, annual drive for memberships urged to support disaster relief.
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Chil
American Red Cross
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Canal Zone
Progressive Republicans Plot Open Revolt Against Harding
Dispatches from Washington report Progressive Republicans and other party leaders plan a conference to coordinate an open revolt against President Harding and the conservative wing. Proposals include repeal of the Cummins Esch act, tax reforms, higher rates on income, spending cuts, Soviet recognition, and broader labor and credit policies. The article also notes the Indiana court’s refusal to stay the execution of 19 Communist Labor party members convicted under the Espionage Act.
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Federal Reserve Board
William Bross Lloyd
Milsionaire
Communist Labor Party
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State Supreme Court
Hero Woodfill Receives Insurance Gift in New York
Sergeant Samuel Woodfill, hailed by General Pershing as World War I's outstanding hero, is presented a life insurance policy and mortgage gift for his Fort Thomas, Kentucky home. Judge Phillip McCook oversees the proceedings as workers from twenty nine New York theaters contribute. The photo shows Woodfill and his wife as a ceremonial deed is burned under McCook's supervision.
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Stoo
Sapte Life
Wnard-up
Morteege
New York
Beverly Enrolls Attorney General in Red Cross
William Moffett, a likely the youngest Red Cross worker, enrolls Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty as a Red Cross member amid efforts to expand volunteer support during wartime.
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William Moffett
Red Cross
United States
Harry M. Daugherty
Munargo First US Passenger Ship with Automatic Steering
The Munargo became the first American passenger ship to feature automatic steering gear. The apparatus eliminates the need for a constantly at wheel quartermaster to maintain course as the ship sailed to the West Indies with the device in control.
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West Indies
Dont Wait For Fire, Call Firemen Now Warns Orator
The speaker concluded a lengthy exhortation with a warning against delay. He urged citizens not to wait for a blaze to threaten their homes before summoning fire services.
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