Harding Speaks Nation's Desire for Disarmament Debate
Edward B. Clark portrays President Harding in New York and Hoboken urging restraint while Congress weighs disarmament. The piece contrasts public calls to cut military forces with the fear of other nations arming, noting memorials for wartime dead, the Arlington cemetery, and the meaning of the red poppy as a symbol of sacrifice.
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Edward B. Clark
Washington
New York City
Ais le
America
Hoboken
Dinaminut
Contes
Hillary
Japan
United States
Ereas
Indie Congress
Hue
Hindu Music in India’s daily life and song
The piece portrays Hindus singing across daily toil from farmers to masons and teachers, priests and jugglers, highlighting how melodies accompany work and worship. It extols Hindu music’s fragrance and says India's melodic songs lift souls and counter tedium for listeners.
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India
Dog Goes to Church and Bishop Declines Dog
An English correspondent recalls a terrier named Tinker who attended Confirmation classes with his owner. The bishop jokes he cannot confirm the dog, and Tinker then stops attending. Also noted is the historical sideline on side saddles and an early money change box invented by a young Miss Esther J Bruce in New York in 1877.
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Tinker
Jacks
Esther J. Bruce
New York
House Passes Porter Bill Sparks Sharp Debate
A House vote on the Porter Bill prompts a sharp national debate over rights in the United States. Supporters argue for expanded protections while opponents warn of potential overreach, outlining key amendments and political alignments.
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United States
Bergdoll Kin Face Complicity Charges in Desertion Case
Mrs Bergdoll and four codefendants, mother and associates of Bergdoll deserters, faced charges of complicity to aid Grover Co and Erwin R Bergdoll in evading army service. They posted $2000 bond set by the United States District Court. Escaped counterfeiter Norris H Pyfon recaptured after fleeing a train toward Mee Neil's Island prison. No reports on Rey Gardner the mall robber who escaped with Pyra.
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Fin Phiadelphia
Mes
Baume
Teeg Moll
Bergtott Bret
Aye
Grover Co
Erwin Ro Bergdoll
United States District Court
Castle Rock
Wash
Norris H. Pyfon
Mee Neil's Island
Rey Gardner
Whs
Pyra
Ad Clubs Meet in Atlanta Duration of Convention Site Vote
Ad Clubs assembled in Atlanta as the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World failed to approve a permanent convention place. Opening remarks by Senior Eige of New Jersey and Archer W. Douglas of St. Santa were optimistic. Merchants and business interests joined discussions with farmers on cooperation and town progress.
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Atlanta
Whs
Te Associated Advertising Clubs
Eige
New Jersey
Archer W. Douglas
St. Sauta
Extend Military Power in Haiti
Washington reports the president of Huiti approved transferring jurisdiction over offenses inciting disorder bloodshed rebellion or labeling members of the Haitian government to military authorities. The move follows civil courts failing to convict those accused of such acts as the stated reason for the step.
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Washington
Huiti
Dens
Pueblo Relief Funds Authorized by War Secretary
Secretary Weeks telegraphed Colonel Caples in Pueblo placing at his disposal $100,000 for restoring sanitary conditions and protecting municipal water supply. The action followed appeals from Colorado lawmakers including Representative Hardy and Senators Phipps and Nicholson detailing the Pueblo situation.
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Washington
Weeks
Caples
Pueblo
Colorado
Hardy
Phipps
Nicholson
Widow cut off by will in New York probate filing
The will of Al Hayman theatrical manager filed for probate omits his widow. After several bequests, the residue goes to Irene Coleman at Fifth Avenue, who on stage is known as Ann Murdock. A $10,000 bequest is to Mrs Teresa Coleman of the same address, where Hayman also lived. Hayman pursued his career on the Pacific coast.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Deelarruts
Virginia
Holker
Weber
New York
Kelley
Elaiman
Congress
Hien
Germany
Republicam
Safexnardes Pathine
al Hayman
Irene Coleman
Fifth Avenue
Teresa Coleman
Hayman
Pacific Coast
Ann Murdock
President Harding urges peace without superpowers at American University
President Harding, delivering a commencement address at American University, urged preservation of peace by free nations and lauded the United States and Canada for settling disputes without a world superpower. He cited mutual understanding, honest aims, and concerted examples as the path to global stability and lasting justice.
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Washington
Harding
American University
No W. Mowel
J. de Dusserand
Gd. W. Hamilton
de. Rowell
United States
Canada
Bodies Recovered From Snow In Salt Lake City Utah
Bodies of Herbert Waterworth and Frank Taylor, employees of the Alta Superior Mining Company, were recovered after eight months entombed in the snow cave of White Pine Canyon, thirty miles from Salt Lake. They were buried in a snowslide while attempting to leave the district last October. The Little Cottonwood district, including White Pine Canyon, has long been noted for avalanches.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Herbert Waterworth
Frank Taylor
Alta Superior Mining Company
White Pine Caton
Salt Lake
Little Cottonwood
Mondell invites Fall and Denby to Cheyenne frontier show
Representative Mondell urged Interior Secretary Fall and Navy Secretary Denby to plan trips that allow attending the Cheyenne frontier show from July 26 to 29 while traveling westward. He extended a cordial invitation, and Fall and Denby were considering Alaska and a west coast tour respectively.
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Mendell
Wyoming
Interior Fall
Navy Denby
Cheyenne
Fall
Alaska
Denby
West
Mondell
Oregon voters approve World War II veterans aid plan
Fortiand Oregon voters backed a measure granting ex service men a $158 monthly bonus for each month served in the World War I era and a real estate loan up to $4,000, passing by about three to one. Returns from nearly all counties indicated strong support while another Legislature referred measure called for physical examinations of both men and women seeking licenses.
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Mane
Chen Sua sunTt
Can
United States
Bn & General
Uuit
Abe Huld
Congress
Washington
Bot
Fortiand
Ore
Oregon
Admiral Sims ordered home after London speech dispute
Washington reports that Rear Admiral William Sims was recalled to the United States by Secretary of the Navy Denby after a London speech criticized Sinn Fein and Irish questions. Denby asserts he acted independently, aiming to correct misquotations and maintain U.S. naval integrity. Vancouver notes flood doom on Nicomen Island with Frazer River dykes under strain and damages projected in the hundreds of thousands.
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Hava War College
United States
Tno
Secretary of the Navy
Aduteal Shine
Navy
Sims
Tinitrat
Lanon
Inn
Hishot
Adiral
Oly
Denby
Washington
London
Sinn Fein
Admiral Sims
Gram
Dent
America
Vancouver
B. C
Gourney
Nicomen Island
Calamity forecast over meat packing industry leaders urge cautious reform
Thomas B. Wilke, president of the Institute of American Meat Packers, warns Congress that the meat packing industry cannot endure eighteen more months of stress and urges careful legislative action. He favors a conservative bill with a single supervisory agency, possibly under the Department of Agriculture, to avoid broad political power and preserve private enterprise.
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Western Newspaper Co
Chicago, Inc
Thomas B. Wilkeson
Institute of American Meat Packers
Congress
Tof Jorgument
Departe Agriculture
Treasury whispers plans for cattle credit without new law
Treasury officers consider a plan to fund cattle loans with no new legislation as an alternative to the War Finance Corporation’s proposed $50,000,000 line. The scheme aims for quicker relief to cattle raisers and would limit WFC action to congressional authority. It mirrors debates over federal relief routes during wartime.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Board
War Finance Corporaton
War Finance Corporation
State Supreme Court Upholds Contempt Conviction for Howat
The court affirmed Crawford County District Court findings and ruled the Kauaas Industrial Court law valid on eight points. Alexander Howat received a one year sentence for contempt linked to a February strike call by he and his associates.
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Topenn
Man
Ae Uim
Kauaas
State Supreme Court
Crawford County District Court
Alexander Howat
Howat
Taxicab War in Chicago Ends in Driver Arrests
In Chicago a deadly taxicab feud escalated with one man slain and several injured. Police arrested five drivers from one side and seized records, followed by mass arrests totaling twenty-five for operating without a cab stand.
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Chicago
Cabo Spead
Nicene
Woman plunges thirteen stories from stock exchange building
Mrs Alice Murphy, 87, died after leaping or falling from the thirteenth floor. She crashed through a skylight into a fourth floor office. Police cannot determine if the act was accidental or a personal crisis.
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Chicago
Alice R. Murphy
Stock Exchange
Conspiracy Alleged Ties Decker Murder Case to Insurance
Virgil Decker, a year old farmer, found guilty of first degree murder in Cir t Court over the death of Leroy Lovett. He received a life sentence after a brief jury deliberation. Prosecutors argued a family plot to kill Lovett and claim Decker’s body for $24,000 life insurance. Decker’s relatives remain jailed awaiting trial amid alleged confessions and inconsistent statements.
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Ind
Virgil Deier
Leroy Lovett
Cirt
Ballon
Decker
Lavett
Anld
Lovett
Bourbon
Virgil Decker
Samuel Lovett
Elkhart
Leroy
Calvin
Fred Decker
Mem Lydia Decker
Young Lovett
Virgil
Tippecanoe River
Young Decker
British Move to End Cotton and Engineering Strike
London reports ongoing conferences at the Ministry of Labor aimed at settling wage disputes in cotton manufacturing and engineering trades. In Wisconsin Superior, John Kowalski, 29, smiled when Judge Solon L. Perrin sentenced him to eighteen years for holding up a cripple at gunpoint, prompting remarks as he was led away.
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London
Ministry of Labor
Wis
John Kowalski
Solon L. Perrin
Mexico's Debt Payments Fund Pledge Details
The proposal earmarks funds per year to service Mexico's foreign debt, ensuring that the money collected will be used exclusively for debt payments. It notes that even interest on the debt has been paid since 1913, highlighting the ongoing fiscal commitment.
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Mexico
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