Harding Era Harness Contracts Recalled by President
Attorney General Daugherty says $25 million surplus army harness contracts were secured through a conspiracy of temporary officers. President Harding orders War Department to void the contracts. Former officials named include George B. Goetz, Joseph Byron, Avet P. Gochrane, and Henry Bene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinglon
Daugherty
Harding
War Department
Baker
United States Llarness Company
Criminn
War Weeks
George B. Goetz
Ranson
W. Va
Joseph ©. Byron
Hagerstown
Mad
Avet P. Gochrane
Henry
Bene
United States Harness Company
Joetz
United States Liainess Company
Navy Denby Issues General Order on Navy Employee Utterances
Secretary of the Navy Denby issues a general order restricting public utterances by navy employees on foreign policy war plans and confidential matters. The order lists prohibitions and requires that any article by navy personnel on professional subjects be submitted to the Navy department before publication to avoid disciplinary action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Navy
Denby
Owiic
Navy
Navy Department
Washington Club of Clubs for Women Plans National Center
The Washington Club of Clubs for Women, linked to the Woman’s National Foundation, acquired a $1,000,000 tract on Connecticut Avenue to build facilities costing about $3,500,000. President Mrs. Go Calhoun outlined goals to host a central club with a swimming pool gym rest rooms and a restaurant and to establish regional centers nationwide. A 40 member board with a president six vice presidents and an executive committee will guide the effort including vice presidents Mrs. Stephen TB Wilkins Mrs. James Carroll Wraz er and Mrs. John Hays Hammond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's National Foundation
Avilh Ow
Connecticut Avenue
Go. Go. Calhoun
Phen
Patriotic Secretiest
Washington
Mra Steplen TB. Wilkins
James Carroll Wrazer
John Hays Hammond
Secretary Weeks orders purge of unfit army officers
Weeks issues new orders to remove officers who fail to meet standards of efficiency. The War department explains assignments aim to place the right officer in the right job and that officers may be moved, retired on reduced pay, or discharged under the new law. Many officers have already been retired or dropped and appeals to courts or the President are unlikely to succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Army
Weeks
Arney
Charley Stepinthemud Letters for War Service Redress
A dramatic letter from Charley Stepinthemudd, an Onida and Sen Ita Indian scout, claims 85 years of Army service without pay. He recounts General Jackson at New Orleans and General Scott in the Mexican War, then Civil War actions, Cuba with Rosefelt Riders, and hardship. He pleads for recompense from the War Department.
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Quartermaster General
Washington
War Department
Charley Stepinthemudd
Thorp
Army
General Jackson
New Orleans
Middle West
General Scott
A. J. Smith
Cuba
Cold Rosefelt
Rosefelt
Charley
Fisherlady Willoughby Nets 100 Pound Tarpon
Mrs. H. L. Willoughby of Philadelphia formerly Miss Puller of Milwaukee proved her fishing prowess in Florida by landing a tarpon weighing 100 pounds and measuring 5 feet 8 inches, photographed to document the feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Willoughby
Philadelphia
Australian sportsman Snowy Baker wrestles kangaroo in America
Snowy Baker, famed Australian athlete, demonstrates a popular pastime in the United States by wrestling a lively kangaroo. The scene shows Baker applying a strangle hold on the animal’s tail as part of his display.
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Baker
America
Australia
Various Curiosities and Achievements From Around the World
A roundup of eclectic notes: Jamaica alligators seen miles at sea, Volta’s first electric pump, a sawdust stove heating a London waiting room, and Miss Adelaide Richardson becoming Texas’s first woman on the state board of pharmacy. Also mentions Manchester as an industrial center, the eel’s twin hearts, nails reaching 11 feet 4 inches in theory, mile versus bicycle step counts, and other quirky facts about demographics, councils, and fashion.
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Jamaica
Volta
Tsuc
London Bridge
Adelaide Richardson
Denison
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Manchester
England
Brenafest
Wins Prix de Rome by Greenwich Village Artist Frank Schwartz
Frank Schwartz, twenty six year old artist from Greenwich Village New York, wins the Prix de Rome three year fellowship in Rome with transport and a $1000 annual stipend. He rose from penniless studio danger to world attention after serving in France in camouflage work and earning meals in cheap Chicago restaurants.
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Frank Schwartz
Greenwich Village
New York City
Kor Schwartz
Rome
American Academy of Art
Schwartz
Chicago
France
The Japanese Tea Drinking Practice
In Japan tea is consumed throughout the day in small cups without milk or sugar. The tea must not be brewed with boiling water and higher quality tea requires careful water temperature. A tablespoon of tea is brewed in a small pot with hot water, poured into tiny cups, and refilled as the pot empties, allowing several infusions.
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Japan
Ceylon
Garrulous Person Unpopular
A quotation attributed to Plutarch on talkative people who seek love and admiration. It notes they are hated when they try to please, mocked when they believe they are admired, and they harm friends while helping enemies and harming themselves.
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Plutarch
Dreaming of Bandits Advice on Self Reliance Warnings
Readers are advised to rely on personal strength and vigor against bandits. Cautions about misfortune overtaking and the need to protect prosperity and riches when confronted.
British Coinage Outputilen Million Coins Weekly
Seven million coins are struck each week by the British mint. If laid out in rows of fourpence, the weekly output would form a gold silver and copper carpet ten yards wide and over a quarter mile long.
Parachute Failures in Balloon Observation Drops
A Brooklyn Waele report notes parachute openings succeeded in 3 of 6 observation balloon drops during the war. The record highlights the rarity of failures and the general reliability of parachute systems in those missions.
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Brooklyn Waele
Harding warns delay of World War I bonus in Senate address
President Harding urged Congress to avoid enacting proposed World War I veteran compensation now, citing risks to national restoration and financial stability. He warned premium taxes must be reduced and warned against billions in gratuities that could hinder debt repayment and economic recovery.
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Senate
Congress
Washington
Harding
Dhiefly
Tam
Witte
Iowa News Roundup of Accidents and Local Events
A lengthy Iowa City and statewide notice list reports injuries from falls and vehicle crashes, a moonshine raid at Frank Dyches home, a patient transfer to Independence Asylum, and a bridge incident. Other items include a Siou x City death at a viaduct, a heat stroke recovery, a gold mine buzz in Estherville, and a Commerc e robbery foiled by vigilance. Additional stories cover cattle sales, a Cedar Rapids stove explosion, a mass shooting ban on prices, escape of band members, and a storm aftermath lightning death near Knierjem farm.
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Frank Dyches
Iowa City
Jule Tudor
William J. Meade
Oakdale Sanitarium
Independence Asylum
Thomas Matthes
Axela Sam
E. R. Herman
Sioux City
Heroman
George H. Alderson
Milton Remley
Des Moines
Rewber Anderson
Lucas
Dave Masters
Lake Benton
Minn
W.E. Robb
Polk County
Stuart
Robb
Masters
Allison Bochane
Joseph Colesal
Cedar Rapids
Harry Bochane
Fred Harden
Milwaukee
Gladstone
Emil Gehler
Mason City
P. M. Sheffield
Cedar Talls
Alice
Sheffield
Ilinois Central
Estherville
Greettinger
Wallingford
Thomas J. Dee & Co
Chicago
Commerce
Crawford County
Alva Swaza
Thomas Osborne
Eldora Industrial School
Leon
Scott
Swaza
William Kniferjem
Knierjem
Waterloo
Wall Lake
Hunters Paradise
Paul van Dyck
Inward Island
van Dyck's
Lost Battalion hero dies in New York
Private John J. Munson of New York died in the city. He was decorated by France and the United States for carrying a message from the Lost Battalion under Maj. Charles W. Whittlesey to regimental headquarters in September 1918.
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J. Munson
Maj. Whittlesey
New York
John J. Munson
Charles W. Whittlesey
Superstition About Cauls Spreads From Antoninus Pius Legend
A historical note traces caul superstitions to the era of Emperor Antoninus Pius. It cites a newborn with a membranous band on the forehead as the origin of believed good fortune and the practice of selling cauls. Some sailors reportedly carried them.
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Antoninus Pius
Wisconsin population growth 1920 census release
Washington reports Wisconsin population 1,356, W18 males and 1,275,349 females. The decade shows total population up 12.8 percent with male rise 12.8 percent and female rise 18.8 percent per the census bureau.
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Badger State
Washington
Wisconsin
Census Bureau
Mariners Divert Superstition After Shipwreck Rescue
A perilous shipwreck rescue refashions belief aboard the vessel as mariners abandon superstition and credit survival to practical seamanship and aid from the rescue effort. The event centers on the crew’s response and the impact on morale.
Motion picture plots limit dramatist and writer options
In a Los Angeles Times note industry critics argue there are only 37 plots that cover all human experience and set boundaries for stories. They claim films have reused about a dozen of these plots already.
True Blue and Blue Ribbon Traditions Across Cultures
The piece traces blue as a symbol from Scotch Covenanters to the blue ribbon of race prizes and Odd Assam marriage customs. It notes Covenanters linked to loyal Presbyterian faith and describes Assam brides sometimes abducting grooms, with wealthier women selecting temporary husbands and paying them off.
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Assam
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Harding Annals
Army Harness Contract
Lele
Washington Club of Clubs
Charley Stepinthemud
Scout
St. Cloud
Paris
Vilage
Fort Tilden
Rockaway
S. 1
Tokyo
Mikudo
Speejacks
A. 2. Gowen
Ben Martin
Alamankee County
Lowa
Canada
Seville
Spain
Enghand
George TH
United States
of War Risk Bureau
Department of War Risk Insurance
War Risk Department
Godfrey Herring
The
Knights of the Garter
Edward II
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