Legislative program shapes up for new session
Reorganization of government departments appears likely with McCormick plan to replace Interior with Public Works and Public Welfare departments. Debate over good roads funding and a new national highway system, plus Dillingham immigration limits and navy funding, loom large. Soldier relief aims to unite programs under one head amid ongoing bonus and medals discussions.
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Mary
Ami
Itor Medi McCormick
Minis
MesCormick
McCormick
Interior Department
Department of Public Works
Department of Public Welfare
Public Health Service
Children's Bureau
Dillinghaw
Vermont
Congress
Dillingham
Senate
House
America
Boral
Marling
Secretary of the Navy
Wilson
Mangia Canal
United States Merchant Marine
Jones
Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Harding
Commission On Soldier Relief
Words of Wise Men and News of Then and Now
A noisy fragment discusses choosing helpful actions and shedding hindrances. It references sea travel and money, shipwreck, and a DalI paper tone, with a humorous note about readers who avoid discovering bodies for detective stories.
Marine strike halts overseas and coastwise shipping
A nationwide strike by engineers and sailors threatens overseas and coastwise shipping. Firemen and seamen join, with factions citing wage cuts and labor disputes across Atlantic routes and Gulf coast harbors. Talks between unions and owners fail to avert work stoppage after May 1, risking disruption to private operators and passenger lines.
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Thse
Fantus Roth
Fils Usswintes
Ingard
Met
Turges
United States
Thase
Tnternational
Mercantil Alarmail
Hamburg Sail Amwerp Service
Suites Mail Steamship Company Ail
United American Tines
Wise
Atlantic
Pfelfie
Athuitle
Gulf Coast
Allied Marine
Propaganda Stream Says Federal Heart Behind Cult Propaganda
Fragmentary lines accuse Hodgkon and Dr. Header of links to a propaganda campaign. The speaker claims the stream originates from the federal government, with references to ammeinism, Hotbed of Talsierism, and other cults as part of the plot. Resignation rumors surface among trustees.
Man Kills Two Sons in California Confession
John Cornyn, recently released from a state hospital, appeared at the parlor station with bloodstained clothing and confessed to killing his two sons Arthur and Andrew aged twelve. He cited a supposed dispute with his wife who died last year and had urged him to send all five children to her. Police report no remorse. Meanwhile Detroit reports eight suspects, four men and four women, arrested for alleged involvement in the Toledo post office robbery of February 17 as part of a running counter to a long journey with no resistance.
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San Francisco
Calif
John Cornyn
Arthur
Andrew
Detroit
Mid
Toledo
Germany Refuses Pledge as U S Replies to Reparations Plea
Berlin signals willingness to meet any just award but insists on consideration by allied powers. In Washington Secretary Hughes says the United States cannot separate reparations from settlement and urges immediate renewed talks. Germany fixes May 1 for payment, while Britain and France discuss penalties if not met amid war memories and territorial concerns.
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Congress
United States
Wo Atkinson
Army
Whitehall Street
New York City
Aspen
United State
Fiew
One News Service
Washington
Severnament Ins
Harding
Germany
Any
Chane Lirenbach
Simons
Hughes
Miamication
Frome Berlin
Hit
Iit
Germa
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Beland
France
England
Chicago prisoner Haywood tied to Russia and war case
Chicago reports that Wood Haywood tied to BMT is new in Russia, customs authorities said, while ninety two LW.W. convicts from 1918 obstructed wartime plans. He awaited US Supreme Court action on bond of 1000 dollars and faces twenty years at Leavenworth.
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Chicago
Deuam A
Aay Wood
Haywood
Webtertain
Leavenworth
Russia
United States Supreme Court
LW. W
LIMIT ENTRY OF ALIENS! House votes immigration bill with veto risks
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports the House passed an immigration bill with amendments after rejecting a move to admit political refugees. Debate focused on open doors to refugees, opposing views from Mondell and Cochran. The measure seeks a 14 month window and quotas tied to 1910 census. Mexico debt payments discussed by Obregon officials.
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Washington
United States
House
Senate
Te Hense
Aduilish Billy
Ath Oflinois
Democratic Migration Committee
Repre Mondell
Steven
Cochran
New York
Strong Innes
Lenine
Trotzky
America
Mr. Sabath
Donal J. O'Callaghan
Cork
Mexico
Mexico City
Obregon
Pres
Panama Canal Ratification Sparks Senate Debate
The Panama treaty was ratified by the Senate amid clashes over payment terms to Colombia. Forty Republicans and twenty-nine Democrats supported ratification, with amendments pushing payment down to 15 million and various senators debating implications for U.S. foreign policy and Panama’s independence history. The broader backdrop links to Roosevelt era policies and earlier canal disputes.
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Mistern
Nessun UN News
Sevier
Washington
Colombia
Senate
Klum
Repubile
Ratifica
Borah
Maho
United States
Paminan
Colonia
Poindexter
Lodge
Woader
Harding
Ainghaur
Rooseail
Panama
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Congress
United
Lloyd George Defends Policy on Ireland Referencing Civil War
Premier Lloyd George defends government policy in Ireland citing the American Civil War as a parallel on union versus secession. He responds to a memorial from nine Anglican bishops and to the archbishop of Canterbury's House of Lords protest against reprisal, urging restraint.
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Erin
London
Lloyd George
Ireland
Archbishop of Canterbury
House of Lords
German German proposals spark tension in Berlin and London
A Berlin dispatch reports German cabinet acceptance of new reparations proposals while reassessing ally demands. Britain backs France to pressure Germany, and U S President Harding’s stance shifts European outlook toward possible understanding rather than war.
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London
Berlin
Ruhrge
Germany
Reuter
Hythe
Dry Agents Clash in New York City Prohibition Clash
Authorities clash as police and federal agents confront each other over enforcement of the new prohibition law. In a warehouse seizure attempt, agents faced threats of arrest but stood down as local authorities occupied the scene. A new $1,000,000 school building plan is announced for Nordstrom High School, with a two to four story design centered at the site.
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New York
Ae School
Nordstrom High Scoul
Hays Revokes Age Rule For Postal Workers
Washington Postmaster General Hays announces retirement ages for women at 62 and men at 61. Eligible workers may retire or remain in service with new eligibility forms reviewed by the Postmaster General. Reinstatement possible for former employees when vacancies exist.
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Hays
Washington
Post Office
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