Plan Army Fund for 150 000 Men
The army appropriation bill reported to the house aims for a 150000 regulars force with a total of 461,1281 dollars, a cut of 63,697 dollars from current appropriations, excluding about 600 Philippine scouts 2500 flying cadets and 14000 commissioned officers. West Point funding rises to 2861488 dollars, with larger rivers and harbors sums discussed and a reoriented National Guard buildup toward infantry. The Frelinghuysen Clayton act revisions for interlocking directorates are reported, and a reform to rail fuel purchases. Senate debate features a charge of filibuster tactics on the Fordney emergency tariff bill and counter denial from Senator Thomas.
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Washington
Army
House
Warr Department
Philippine Scouts
Germany
Anthony
Appropriations Committee
War Department
National Guard
Guard
West Point
Rivers and Harriers
House Appropriations Committee
Frelinghuysen
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson
Senate
Ashurst
Arizona
First modern census of Japan lists 77 million people
The 77,005,510 figure covers Japan proper with Korea, Formosa, and Saghalien excluded. An accompanying note says 55,961,140 inhabitants are in Japan proper excluding those territories. The announcement came from the census bureau in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Japan
Korea
Formosaa
Saghalien
Many Railroad Men Set Out
In St Louis during February approximately 14 percent of railroad employees with general offices here have been discharged. Railroad heads indicate ongoing reductions and foresee further cuts ahead.
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St. Louis
Feb. L
Whreshermen Announce Fare to Peoria Convention
Decatur Illinois January 1 members of the Illinois Whreshermen s association have been granted a fare and a half to the convention in Peoria on March 1 2 and 8 Secretary J A M Boyer announced here.
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Decatur
Illinois Whreshermen'’s Association
Peoria
J. AM. Boyer
Oil Production and Consumption Reach New Highs in 1920
United States oil production in 1920 totaled 443,404,006 barrels while consumption climbed to 681,186,000 barrels, an unprecedented level. The figures reflect a strong demand and robust industry activity during the year.
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Washington
Jan
United States
Illinois Freight Rates Raised to Interstate Levels
Washington Jim reports state freight and dairy rates in Illinois were ordered increased to match interstate levels. The order takes effect March 7.
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Illinois
Washington
Jim
Winois
Harding Says Navy Must Be Minted For Defense
President elect Harding writes in Our Navy that as long as national defense is needed the navy must be expanded and maintained. The periodical is published for naval men. The statement comes amid ongoing postwar defense considerations.
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New York
Harding
Our Navy
Wwe
Twelve Die in Hoboken Hotel Fire
A large blaze at the Colonial Hotel in Hoboken killed twelve people, six men and six women, with several others severely burned. Victims include Miss Mary Schumacher, Miss Daisy Gray, Miss Ter Constance Peterson of Brooklyn, Elino Snider, and Frank Logan of Jersey City. One survivor, Richard Dierksen, later went raving mad after being trapped. a $1,000 engagement ring was found on a charred body. Fire officials described initial ignition in a guest room and flames sweeping upper floors within seconds.
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New York
Lohoken
Mary Schumacher
Daisy Gray
Iester Constance Peterson
Brooklyn
Elino Snider
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Frank Logan
Jersey City
Mariac
Vno
Othe
Richard Dierksen
The
Voted
St. Mary's Hospital
Vienna profiteers seized from Tabarin raid in police sweep
A Vienna dispatch reports police raided the Tabarin, the citys premier dancing palace, detaining many tax defaulters. Hundreds arrested. over 500 identified, with more held while officials verify fortunes and tax avoidance totals.
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London
Daddy Express
Vienna
Alaska Buys Thrift Stamps in Record Per Capita Purchases
Washington reports that Alaska led the nation in per capita purchases of thrift stamps and other treasury securities in 1940, with higher demand than any other state.
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Alaska
Washington
Treasury
State
Union
Treasury Department
Coolidge Urges Black and White Cooperation in Atlanta
Vice President Tredt Coollidge urged cooperation between negroes and white people to solve problems of the coloured race in an address at a negro church in Atlanta on February 1.
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Coolidge
Atlanta
Tredt Coollidge
Oa Negro Church
Treasury total count after Burke resignation
Acting Treasurer Allen announced the Treasury held thirteen trillion eight hundred eighty three billion eight hundred ten million eight hundred twenty six thousand five hundred dollars after a count prompted by John Burke's resignation as treasurer.
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Treasury
Washington
Jan
Allen
John Burke
Yankee to Build China's Mint in Shanghai
Philadelphia reports that China will start its first national mint in Shanghai under Clifford Hewitt of Philadelphia with U S supervision. Hewitt's services are loaned by the United States to China for the project.
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Yankee
China
Philadelphia
First National Mint
Shanghai
Clifford Hewitt
United States
Marie Bonfanti Dies Former Met Opera star
Marie Bonfanti formerly premier danseuse of the Metropolitan Opera company and a noted dancer from The Black Crook passed away in New York. Her career spanned nearly fifty years, leaving a lasting imprint on American stage dance.
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New York
Juan
Marie Confanti
Metropolitan Opera Company
Niagara Falls Power Asset Seen By Waterpower Board
Secretary Baker said Niagara Falls power possibilities are a national asset and will be treated as such by the federal waterpower commission. The remark framed the falls as a strategic resource for the nation in Washington on January 27.
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Niagara Falls
U. S
Washington
Federal Waterpower Commission
Baker
Subsidy for Housing Debate Stirring Mortgage Tax Exemption Call
Senator Calder of New York urged tax free mortgages to spur private housing construction as the nation faces a growing shortage. Speaking before the Chamber of Commerce national council in Washington he warned against European paternalism and pressed for a program to relieve the housing crisis. He favored abolishing all income tax exemptions or at least granting mortgage investment exemptions to attract capital.
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Washington
United States
Calder
New York
Senate Committee On Reconstruction
National Council of the Chamber of Commerce of
National Council
Kidnap Plot Aimed at Bergdoll Ends in Escape
In Ebersbach near Heidelberg an American led bid to kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll failed as he fled in a car with a wedding party. Shots were fired and Karl Neal Frank Denver and others were arrested by German police along with a chauffeur and three alleged German accomplices.
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Berlin
Grover Cleveland Beredoll
Ebersbach
Heidelberg
Bergdoll
America
Coblenz
Karl Neal
Frank Denver
Army of Occupation
Hildebrand
Dustav Steiger
Gottfried Kelin
August Farnhach
Attorney W B Crisp Dies in New York at 61
William Benton Crisp a well known patent attorney died in New York at age sixty one. His most famous case involved Henry Pord against Selden automobile interests over the claim that the engine had been inverted and tested by Ord and Crisp.
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New York
Willian Benton Crisp
Henry Pord
Selden Automobile
Selden
Ord
Crisp
Increase in personal crisis reports in New York
More than 600 personal crisis reports were brought to the Save na Life league, marking an uptick of over 1,000 from the previous year. The figures come from the annual public report released here on February 1.
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New York
Save Na Life League
Packers Distribute 87 Million Stock Dividend
Chicago Feb 1 Morris and Co packers have distributed 87 million dollars in stock from their large surplus. The dividend represents 1233 percent on their 3 million capital.
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Chicago
Morris & Co
Chicagoan Slain by Tenant in Wheatfield Indiana
Robert Barrett sixty a Chicago commission man and non union stockyards worker was shot and killed by Floyd Garrett thirty seven a tenant on Barretts farm in Wheatfield Ind on January 31.
Mixed Jury Frees Woman in Killing at Sioux City
A district court jury of four women and eight men acquitted Mrs. Martha Oxberger of killing Mrs. Ella Nichols on November 21. The trial centered on the charges of murder with the jury delivering a complete exoneration.
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Sioux City
Martha Oxberger
Ella Nichols
Thirty Six Filipinos Die in Coastwise Schooner Wreck
Thirty six Filipinos were drowned when the three masted coastwise schooner Viljcidad was blown ashore and pounded to pieces in a furious storm, mostly women and children among the victims.
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Manila
P. 1
Viljcidad
Irish Girl Court Martialed in Cork
Fifteen year old Mary Dowles was court martialed in Cork on January 28 but sentence was deferred. She was arrested after being found crossing a field with arms in her possession.
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Cork
Mary Dowles
Irl
Market Report Shows Wheat Decline After Early Gains
U S weekly market report notes early price weakness with gains on export sales and shorts covering, followed by a bear mood that pushed prices down about seven cents in two days. Chicago cash wheat varied with futures around 1 54, while dairy and livestock markets showed mixed moves and steady to weaker trends across items.
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U.S. Bureau OF Markets
Washington
Belwin
United States
Shorts
Argentina
Germany
Italy
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Ouher Winneapolis
Tlee
Chi- Cao
Cincinnati
New York
Iitoe
Philadelphia
Guy Auston
Chicio
Wisconsin
Loung Americas
Hutcher
Evacuation Grows as Durango Revolt Spreads
Telegrams from Torreon report large numbers of Americans leaving Durango Mex as anarchic violence erupts under the Arista brothers. No American deaths are listed. Federal cavalry moves to quell the revolt while Francisco Villa is summoned to command a cavalry force against the Aristas.
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el Paso
Tex
Durango
Mex
Aristair Brothers
Torreon
Francisco Villa
Aristas
U S Battleships Declared Safe From Aerial Bombs
Washington experts assert modern battleships cannot be destroyed by aerial bombs after tests on the old Indiana. Secretary Daniels released the findings to the public.
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Washington
Indiana
Daniels
68000 Unclaimed Treasury Checks For Naval Reservists
More than 68,000 checks from the national treasury for retired pay due to naval reservists remain unclaimed. The reason is that the men failed to keep the department informed of their current address.
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Washington
Fan
National Treasury
Department
Fire Devastates Mining Town Heart in Avoca Opera House
A blaze at the Sarsfield opera house in Avoca near Sermton Paydan destroyed the business district of the mining town. Firefighters fought frigid conditions to control the fire, with damage estimated around 150000 dollars.
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Sermton
Paydan
Sarsfield Opera House
Avoca
Armory Fire Probe Moves to Cleveland Grays Armory
Columbus O Jan 29 State fire marshal H AL Dyke left for Cleveland to conduct a thorough investigation into the burning of the Cleveland Grays armory, a military organization.
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Columbus
H. AL Dykeman
Cleveland
Cleveland Grays
Wheat stocks in United States on January 1 1921
Washington reports official estimates showing U S wheat on hand at 820 million bushels as of January 1 1921, a rise from 417 million bushels a year earlier.
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Washington
United States
American Bark Carloca Abandoned on Fire in Mediterranean
The American bark Carloca was abandoned after a fire in the Mediterranean. A British steamer rescued the crew. The vessel had sailed from Norfolk and was reported at Port Said on January 28.
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Burns
Port Said
Mediterranean Sea
Norfolk
Wireless link set for Dallas patrol wagons
Dallas authorities announce a wireless telephone system for police patrol wagons across the city. The installation is nearly complete and ready for use within days.
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Dallas
Tex
Federal Board Holds Up Plea in Wages Cut Plan
Chicago February hearing staged as railroad executives seek immediate wage reductions and elimination of national agreements. Chairman Barton refuses to file the request, urging mutual talks. Atterbury argues for abolition of agreements and wage cuts, while public and labor voices push for federal control and worker protections.
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Chicapo
United States Labor Board
R. M. Barton
W. W. Atterbury
Railroad Executives’ Association
Barton
Mr. Atterbury
Atterbury
Henry Slu
Publc
Railway Labor Board
A. O. Wharton
Labor Board
United States
America
Railroads of America
B. M. Jewell
Railroad Employees’ Department of the American Federation of Labor
Wilson
General Atterbury
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Governor Parkhurst Dies in Augusta After Illness
Frederick H. Parkhurst, governor of Maine, died in Augusta on February 2 after an illness tied to a tongue infection from an attack three weeks earlier. He failed to recover despite treatment.
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Augusta
Frederick HH
Parkhurst
Maine
Ife
Business Picking Up In January Says Federal Reserve Board
The Washington edition notes a slight but clear improvement in general business and financial conditions in January, according to the Federal Reserve Board. The report signals a better state of affairs as economic activity edges upward.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board of General
Wage Cut Announced by Midvale Steel in Coatesville
In Coatesville Pennsylvania on February 2 the Midvale Steel and Ordinance company announced wage reductions across all departments. Some workers will face a six month pay cut and others a lower pay rate.
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Coatesville
Midvale Steel and Ordinance Company
Oi Price Cut Reported by Pittsburgh Agencies
Principal oil buyers announce another crude price reduction in Pennsylvania. Local crude drops 50 cents to 5 dollars a barrel while Somerset and others reply with reduced rates, signaling a shift in the oil market.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Three Killed and Eighteen Hurt in City Fire
A wall collapse during a blaze on Mathewson Street in Providence killed three firemen and seriously wounded eighteen others, with several injured expected to succumb to injuries. The incident occurred at a building on Mathewson Street, as fire crews fought the flames and rescued occupants.
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Providence
TR J
Seize of Arms Reaches Oppein in Upper Silesia
Allies at Oppein Upper Silesia report seizure of two carloads of arms and ammunition being moved from Germany into Upper Silesia. The dispatch states the seizure occurred as authorities act against illicit supplies.
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Paris
Oppein
Upper Silesia
Germany
Lindsey Appeal Dismissed by Supreme Court
Washington February 2 The appeal of Judge Ben B Lindsey of the Denver juvenile court from conviction on contempt of court charges was dismissed by the United States Supreme Court.
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Lindsey
Washington
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Colo
United States Supreme Court
Farmers form Sheffield co operative shipping group
A large number of farmers in Sheffield organize a cooperative shipping association to coordinate loading and dispatch of crops and livestock amid rising freight concerns and regional market pressures.
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Sheffield
J. C. Curry
Baptist Church
Grundy Center
Harold J. Woodbury
Clinton
State University of
Iowa
Paris approves German reparations plan and militia disbandment
The Paris Supreme Council approves a German reparations schedule totaling 226,000,000 gold marks in 42 annual installments with first payments of 2 and 3 billion marks, plus a 12 percent export tax. It also orders disbandment of civic squads by July 1 and allows penalties for nonpayment. Berlin papers denounce the plans as tantamount to extortion.
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Paris
Supreme Council
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Italy
Japan
Germany
Brussels Council of Economic Experts
Military Committee On Disarmament
Council
Einwohnenwehr
Briand
Berlin
Take Time to Enjoy Walk, Says Detroit Free Press
A Detroit Free Press meditation on walking for pleasure urges readers to slow down. It argues hurry spoils the eye’s joy and the changing environment, recommending steady, unhurried strolls rather than dawdling.
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Detroit Free Press
Jud Tunkins Business Doctor Quip
Jud Tunkins quips that a man who neglects his own affairs can still gain gratitude by acting as a business doctor. The remark playfully highlights selfless help despite personal neglect.
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Jud Tunkins
Dud Tunkins
Antarctic El Dorado Predicted In Exploration Report
Predictions point to an Antarctic El Dorado with coal and likely copper and molybdenite. The Mawson expedition reports molybdenite valued at 2500 dollars per ton and green carbonate copper indicators noted as strong signs of valuable mineral deposits.
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Antarctic
Mawson
Claws Used for Combs in Bear Grooming
Bears, especially white species, are fastidious about grooming. They use curved claws to comb hair and lick themselves to keep fur shiny.
Equidate the Day to Be Always Ready
Quote attributed to Amiel on readiness shaping life and death. The excerpt emphasizes living with daily focus, handling present affairs, and respecting the day ahead to stay prepared for whatever comes.
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Amiel
Garlic and shoe hung to ward off evil eye in Turkey
In Turkey, after finishing a new house roof, residents hang a string of garlic and an old shoe from the most prominent eave to keep away the evil eye.
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Turkey
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim of Constitutional Cure
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications alone because they cannot reach the ear. The condition is tied to inflammation of the Eustachian Tube mucous ring and requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine, taken systemically, claims to reduce inflammation and restore hearing by acting on mucous surfaces through the blood. Circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Halil
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Tragic Ends of Roman Rulers and Emperors
The passage lists Roman rulers and their deaths during or after their reigns. It notes Caesar assassinated on the ides of March, Tiberius suffocated, Claudius poisoned by his wife, Commodus killed by his mistress, Galba slain by Praetorian guard, Caligula murdered after declaring divinity, and Nero’s suicide to avoid execution.
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Earth
Caesar
Tiberius
Claudius
Commodus
Galbn
Praetorian Guard
Caligula
Nero
A Lady of Distinction Marks Fresh Skin Perks
A Lady of Distinction is recognized by the delicate fascinating influence of the perfume she uses. A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot water to thoroughly cleanse the pores, followed by a dusting with Cuticura Talcum powder usually means a clear sweet healthy skin.
Parcel mystery as wife and Miss Cutely spotted near station
A Philadelphia Ledger dialogue reveals a man claiming his wife accompanied him one evening while a mysterious young woman from the station. the other man identifies the woman as Miss Cutely. The exchange hints at a social intrigue and a potential misunderstanding aboard a train setting.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Diamond Dyes Ad Warns Against Poor Dye Results
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes for dyeing wool silk cotton linen or blends. It warns of poor dye streaks fades and ruined fabrics from inferior products and directs readers to buy Diamond Dyes from a druggist with a Color Card.
Delicate Discretion at Yuletide Themed Prohibition
A clipped exchange notes avoiding the term Merry Xmas and omitting the letter X to prevent article X from intruding on the holiday picture. The text mentions Garfield Tea as an advance agent associated with Abounding Health in a seemingly satirical or coded context.
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Garfield
Good Intentions and Truth in Politics
In a witty exchange, Senator Sorghum notes that truthfulness can be mixed with misinformation. He observes people often pride themselves on honesty while spreading partial or misleading information. The remark highlights skepticism toward political rhetoric and the ease of misperception.
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Senator Sorghum
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