Review of Europe Security Pact Notes and Global Affairs
Edward W. Pickard surveys Allied unity on Germany's security pact notes, potential talks among ambassadors, and September arrangements as France seeks eastern German guarantees while Britain resists. He also covers Italy's debt talks, American crop forecasts, Chicago narcotics raids, and Moroccan theater updates with Petain’s possible command.
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Austen Chamberlain
Germany
Europe
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Belgium
Japan
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Russia
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German Ambassador Seeks Return of Seized Properties
German ambassador Aron von Maltzan pressed Secretary Kellogg for the return of properties seized during the war and placed in custody of the alien property custodian. The State Department said Congress must act, as disposal requires congressional authorization. The dispute could reopen wider claims including Lusitania damages and occupying army costs in the Rhine. Negotiations on the Belgian debt funding were seen as unsatisfactory.
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Washington
Kellogg
United States
State Department
Congress
Germany
Lusitania
Rhine
Coal unions clash with government over proposed strike
Officials of the United Mine Workers warn that government interference in the proposed anthracite strike could trigger a wage-cutting inquiry in soft coal fields. W. W. Inglis of Scranton notes the industry’s small share and the union's dominance in hard and soft coal, and the potential pressure on hard coal producers and consumers.
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W. W. Inglis
Scranton
Mine Workers’ Union
Petition Backing McCray From Govs Jurors And Bankers
DARDON for Warren T. McCray, former governor of Indiana, is urged on Attorney General Sargent in a petition signed by 14 governors of states, seven of the jurors who convicted him, and 80 bankers who were victims of his fraudulent transactions. Many other persons also signed the petition. McCray was sentenced to ten years in prison and has served but a year and three months. His long career of service to his state is cited in his favor.
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Dardon
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Sargent
McCray
Weeks Likely to resign as War Secretary due to ill health
The article reports rising certainty that John W. Weeks will resign as secretary of war amid ongoing ill health after an operation. Weeks met President Coolidge at the White House last week, with officials saying a return to cabinet duties is unlikely. Coolidge is also weighing candidates for ambassador to Japan, including Frank W. Mondell William C. Boyden and William M. Bullitt.
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John W. Weeks
President Coolidge
White House
Weeks
Washington
Coollidge
Japan
Edgar A. Bancroft
Frank W. Mondell
William C. Boyden
Chicago
William M. Bullitt
Taft
New York Mayoral Race Heats Up Ahead of Primaries
New York City political contest centers on Mayor Hylan backed by Hearst facing a Democratic primary challenge from State Senator James J. Walker. Tammany selects Walker as opponent while a Republican fusion slate led by Frank D. Waterman competes and W. M. Bennett seeks the GOP nomination again.
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EW York
Hylan
Hearst
Tammany
James J. Walker
Frank D.waterman
W. M. Bennett
Turkish President Ustapha Kemal Pasha Divorces Latife Hanoum
President Ustapha Kemal Pasha and Latife Hanoum divorce amid reports of a presidential decree abolishing longstanding dress regulations for Turkish women. The move signals a clash between personal and state policy during the era.
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Ustapha Kemal Pasha
Turkey
Latife Hanoum
Kemal
Barton Named National Adjutant of the American Legion
James F. Barton former assistant national adjutant and former Iowa department adjutant becomes national adjutant succeeding Russell Creviston who retires after six years with the national office. Barton, a Fort Dodge Iowa native, served as captain overseas for 14 months and played for the University of Iowa before law studies. Creviston departs to Rome for Fidac duties. national committee honors him with resolutions, a watch, and a past adjutant badge.
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American Legion
Iowa
Russell Creviston
Indiana
National
War Mothers* Memorial Association
Washington
Legion
Fort Dodge
Minneapolis
Jim Barton
Barton
Camp Dodge
University of Iowa
Creviston
Rome
Italy
Fidac
War Mothers’ Memorial Association
Henry D. Lindsley
Hanford MacNider
Donald Strachan
Mr. Creviston
Marion
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The
Lemuel Bolles
Indiana University
Policeman Stops Joyride Flag Desecration with Quick Shot
E P Robertson, a former army serviceman now a Atlanta police officer, halted a joy ride by firing four shots that punctured the fleeing car tires, after seeing an American flag dragged through a filthy street. His precise aim and steady sight stopped the desecration as the suspects fled.
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E. P. Robertson
France
Atlanta
Robertson
Restoration Camp at Tomahawk Lake Dedicated
Restoration Camp Camp American Legion in Wisconsin was dedicated at Tomahawk lake before about 1500 attendees. A Legion official noted many veterans lack funds for vacations and risk health relapse without outdoor convalescence, praising the camp as a needed environment for convalescent veterans.
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American Legion
Legion Department of Wisconsin
Tomahawk Lake
Legion
A Nest Egg
A couple in a light domestic exchange discuss money and marriage. He laments penniless status while she reveals she has saved small change slipped from his pocket on the sofa each night. The brief vignette appears in The American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
Texas agencies report revenues and agricultural updates
Texas revenue flows include UT rental income about 66000 yearly and oil pipeline receipts for June near 12684026 barrels. Quarterly gross tax receipts reach 1683000, production tax 1400000. Rail and cotton rate talks, farm finance stock boost to 200000, and legal decisions involve cattle burial funds and public land claims. State forester announces reforestation work and employment agencies to continue post September 1 with temporary federal support.
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Fort Worth
C. W. Woodman
Federal Labor Department
E. J. Crocker
Texas
Crockett
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