The District of Columbia Crime Rise Tally
Representative Tinkham warned of rising crime and social disintegration in the national capital. He cited 1910 population 331,069. 1920 population 437,571. a 82.2 percent rise. Police court cases grew from 60,0 in 1910 to 42,308 in 1920, an 85.7 percent increase, with 1921 at 47,730 cases, despite a population drop of about 40,000 since 1920.
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District of Columbia
Congress
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Police Court of
United States
District Branch
Supreme Court of the
Police Court of the
Yeor
W. W. Weston
Webster City
Harry Meekins
Zearing
Mary Ella Ferris
Cleghorn
John G. Tharnell
Sidney
Congressman Towner
Clerk of Courts
Creston
Sam
Poland
Fessey
Timm
E. B. Alcott
Charles City
Cherokee County
Iowa
Zobel Bros
Tipton
Charles Scott
Griswald
Atlantic Hospital
Scott
Arlie Work
Redfield
Fred Short
Short
Marshalltown
Jeondi County
Humboldt
Humboldt Shipping: ‘AsSociation
Leon. W.ainsworth
Col.Ainsworth
Lowa
Oscar Anderson
Stienandoah
Farmers State Bank
First ‘Trust ’and Savings Bank
Moville
Louis
Macahen
Council Bluffs
Hed
Edna Dean
Corro
Gordoco Haseen
Mason City
Work Stopped on Building Battleships in U S
President Harding orders immediate halt to all ship construction under way to align with naval armament limits. Officials say saving could reach about 5 000 000 monthly, with total US impact around 200 000 000 on the present navy program. Scrapping will await treaty ratification. builders may claim payments, affecting net savings.
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Harding
Senate
Denby
United States
England
Japan
France
Italy
Definite Moves Toward World Peace Conference Outcomes Detailed
At Washington the conference produced definite moves toward world peace including a ten year quadruple treaty among the United States Great Britain France and Japan to respect Pacific territories and convene when threatened a fifteen year five power naval restriction pact among US UK France Italy and Japan a five power treaty banning poison gas and making submarine attacks illegal a three power accord among US UK and Japan to maintain Pacific status quo a Shantung settlement between Japan and China returning Shantung to China and granting a railroad on favorable terms and an open door revitalization treaty with China plus a nine powers agreement to adhere to open door principles a Japan China revision of the Twenty One Demands and allocation of former German Pacific cables and creation of an international commission to meet within three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Pacific
China
Shantung
Roosevelt Sequoia Park Bill Amended In Congress
The Barbour measure to create the Roosevelt Sequoia National Park in California was amended to bar water power projects. National Parks director Stephen Mather persuaded Kings River valley interests, with broad support from the Sierra Club and many state figures, to back a fully conserved park. Opposition came from Rep Addison T. Smith who favored Yellowstone irrigation plans.
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Barbour
Roosevelt-Sequoia National Park
Sierras
California
William F. Bade
The
Sierra Club
Stephen T. Mather
National Park Service
Kings River Valleys
Sierra Club of
Congress
National Parks Associa
Smith
Yellowstone National Park
Overseas Women Form National Charter Leaders
Ex serviceminded group forms the Overseas Women’s Service League to cherish wartime bonds, promote patriotism, aid veterans, and foster U S allied ties. The bill grants eligibility to service members between August 1 1914 and January 1 1920, excluding postwar reconstruction workers.
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Women's Overseas Service League
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Umes
Europe
New League
Army
Navy
America
Victory Memorial building to bear millions of war stars
The George Washington Victory Memorial in Washington will feature a dome studded with 5,016,832 service stars, gold for those who died and blue for other service members, to be completed in time for the 1925 inaugural ceremonies. State funding plans include bonds and subscriptions, with Harding endorsing the project as a national memorial and university of American citizenship.
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Washington
Assembly Hall
National Victory Memorial
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Henry F. Dimock
George Washington Memorial Association
Army, Navy and
Srey Navy and
France
Pantheon
Britain
Westminster
America
General Pershing
Tennessee
Ohio
Maine
Delaware
New York
District of Columbia
Harding
George Washington
Atives
National Capital
University of American Citizenship
George Washington Memorial
Congress
Pennsylvania Station
Garfield
Sixth
Seventh Streets
N. W
National Museum
George Washington Museum
St. Peter's
Rome
Women clash with hatpins in Buenos Aires job hunt
Rival women seeking government posts confront the President of Argentina’s office, fighting with hatpins and nails. A policeman rescues a janitor separating the brawlers. Elsewhere in Cleveland a mother claims thirty one children, and the Siam king is said to be attended by a guard of eighty young women.
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Buenos Aires
Iragoyen
Argentina
Orlo
Cleveland
di Gregorlo
Siam
Aged Man Reaches 100th Mile Post in Ottawa Kansas
Robert Barnabee marked his 100th mile post in life with a quiet walk to a friend’s home five miles away. He spoke of his family noting a mother who lived to 110, a sister aged 93 and a brother 94, all in good health.
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Ottawa
Kan
Robert Barnabhee
Barnabee
Dyed Cats Spur Singer to Promise Reform
Miss Margaret Owen a 22 year old singer faced a magistrate case over dyeing her cats to match home draperies and clothes. Witnesses from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals testified against her. The magistrate Hatting urged her to stop dyeing cats and return to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Margaret Owen
Mias Owens
Society For the Prevention ‘of Cruelty
Antmule
Florida
Harding Urges Ship Subsidy Aimed at 125 Million Loan Plan
President Harding urged Congress to back a merchant marine subsidy to end costly government shipping. The plan calls for a 125 million loan fund, 10 percent of customs duties to a revolving fund, tax relief for shipowners, and government transport shifted to American ships. It promotes private initiative, stricter immigration travel on American vessels, and a merchant marine reserve for naval defense.
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Washington
Presiden Harding
Congress
Shipping Board
America
Philippine Islands
Substitutes for Rubber Mentioned in Industrial Note
An article describes linseed, peanut, rape or mustard oils combined with sulphur forming rubberlike substances used in rubber manufacture. It notes pure unvulcanized India rubber floats or nearly sinks in water, while oil substitutes are slightly heavier and tend to sink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Decidedly Blues The Blue and the Gray
A woman appears with her first white hair as memories of the Civil War era color the tone. The piece contrasts blue and gray uniforms with personal history and aging.
Jews Are Nation Concept in Historic Text
A historic article discusses Jews as a distinct nation tracing origins to Hebrews and Israelites. It notes the line from Judah and Benjamin and mentions Birchwood as ancient papyrus material and its rural English uses for footwear components torches and charcoal.
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Israel
Judah
Benjamin
Rumor of a Knage family home still circulates
Fragmentary chatter in local notes mentions a Knage family home still and a refusal to offer a drop. The garbled text shows rumors without clear corroboration or names that could be verified.
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Thurston
Iowa Rural Posts and Ponderous Prices News
A sprawling Iowa column notes: Meservey voters back a $60 000 consolidated school plan while Clarinda advances a $175 000 project. Keokuk cuts gas rates to 1 70 beginning March 1. Notables include the death of J P Manatrey and Major John G Tharnell.
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Meservey
Cith
Clarinda
Keokuk
State Fair Board
Benna’ Vista
Royal wedding in London Mary to Viscount Lascelles
London reports the marriage of Princess Mary to Viscount Lascelles at Westminster Abbey. Crowds packed central London as the couple appeared on Buckingham Palace balcony with King George VI, Queen Mary, and Queen Mother Alexandra. Royal ceremony featured arched procession, choir, and the hymn Lead Us Heavenly Father.
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London
Plest
England
Viscount Lascelles
Earl of Harewood
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
Buckingham Palace
Mary
King George
Queen Mary
Alexandra
Isles
Trafalgar Square
Whitehall
Parliament Buildings
Abbey
Vway
Heavenly Father
Canterbury
York
Princess Maude
Rachel Caven- Miah
Mary Thynne
Lady Victoria
Mary Cambridge
Doria Gordon Lennox
Elizabeth Bowes- Lyons
Diana Bridgeman
May Cambridge
Care of Paintings Dangers From Inattention to Home Art
The text warns that pictures in a home suffer from neglect over time, harming appearance. It advises cleaning with clear water or soap, sponging gently, then polishing the surface lightly with dry silk to preserve frames and avoid damage to aging works.
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Stinnes
Hugo Stinnes
Germany
Ostpreussen
Kiel
States
Naval Reserve
George Washington Victory Memorial
Army Navy Lines
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
New Jersey
New Mexico
Aso
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Bnite Army Navy Lines
Sooner
Colorado
Connecticut
Liz
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri Ae
Montana
Nebraska
Gol
Nevada
N. Hampshire
N. Carolina
N. Dakota
Alaska
Wee
Guam
Hawaii
Cleveland, Q
Mary di Greg
Gost
K .Lascell
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