Budget veto blocks reform and delays 1921-22 funds
The piece argues President Wilson blocked a major budget reform by vetoing a bill on a technical removal provision. It notes Congress could cure the defect later, but the veto caused real harm by delaying new budget machinery and leaving 1920s estimates to be built on old, inflated figures. The article contrasts presidential prerogatives with public welfare.
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New York
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Supreme Court
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Senate
Jokes and politics push for less war spending
Senator Overman mocks Democratic extravagance while Congress trims Defense and Administration needs. Critics say the Administration sought up to 5 billion, Baker calls for a 600k army vs Congress under 300k, railroads run deficits, and tax cuts loom amid Treasury deficits. Running expenses may hover near five and a half billion annually.
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Baker
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Commission
Railroad Administration
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Treasury
Gmoet
Congress trims admin budget amid inflation pressure
Retrenchment on some lines will be balanced by necessary increases in salaries and operation costs due to wage inflation and higher commodity prices. Congress, not the Administration, acted on the problem and reduced the Administration’s requested budget by about 30 percent, a comforting sign of congressional restraint.
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Congress
New York City Population Tops 6 Million in 1920
New York City reaches 6,021,151 in 1920, up 854,268 since 1910, despite lower growth rates due to war era immigration changes. The state and federal counts align after earlier disputes, with Newark Jersey City and Paterson showing similar slows while New York edges toward world prominence.
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Census Bureau
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the Tribune
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Jersey City
Paterson
London
Hungary Signs Neuilly Treaty After Four Month Wait
Hungary signed the Treaty of Neuilly amid Allied pressure, ending a four month vow not to sign. The ceremony at Budapest’s Grand Trianon Palace marked the last of the postwar settlements, but fears linger that pacification of Central Europe is far from complete. The regime remains controlled by reactionary officers and dictator Horthy, with civilian rule sidelined by military power and nationwide intimidation.
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Hungary
Grand Trianon Palace
United States
Central
Europe
Christian National Party
Simonyi-Semadam
Horthy
Hungary Gathers Militia Near Neuilly Peace Pact
The piece accuses Budapest of rebuilding a strong military around officers and spreading disinformation in Slovakia and Transylvania. It claims Hungarian leaders finance Bolshevik agitation in Czecho Slovakia and Romania to justify future intervention. It argues distrust from Czecho Slovakia and Serbia toward Budapest and urges a democratic anti militaristic government aligned with Neuilly terms.
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Hungary
Horthy
Budapest
Slovakia
Transylvania
Czecho-Slovakia
Rumania
Serbia
Neuilly
Standardizing Women’s Clothes May Cut Budget Strains
The Fair Price Commission proposes standardization to curb extreme styles, arguing it may lower costs for well dressed women. It notes ready made and tailored garments share common lines, and extreme fashions threaten walkability and taste. The plan aims beyond economy to curb ugly designs by limiting production.
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Fair Price Commission
Income Tax Immunities for Presidents and Judges
The Supreme Court rules taxes cannot be levied on the salaries of the President and federal judges. The provisions protect compensation from diminishment. questions arise whether a common tax amounts to a salary cut. Congress would face a fiscal clash if attempting such levies.
Constitutional Question On Salary Reductions For Officials
The discussion questions whether the President and Federal judges are exempt from salary decreases when economic or tax changes occur. It notes that official compensation is subject to general economic fluctuations and asks if district taxes, stamp taxes, or new personal levies effectively diminish their pay. It questions whether Constitution framers intended any safeguarding against salary reductions beyond reprisals.
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District of Columbia
Starving Germany Letter Challenges War Relief Appeals
A reader disputes Tribune farming of funds for starving German children, recounts personal wartime travels in Germany, and claims no famine existed. The letter criticizes anonymous donations and suggests aiding American troops’ dependents instead. Signed by Bond Dabo, former captain and aide-de-camp to the Chief of Staff, 4th Division, U. S. Army, Brooklyn, June 3, 1920.
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von Papen
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German Empire
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Heinle
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Rhine
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U. S. Amy
Brooklyn
Meant Satirically Letter Sparks Public Debate
A Vermont reader from Manchester questions if a Tribune exchange critiquing aid to starving Germans and Armenians was satire. The letter argues genuinely generous hearts would support relief rather than let suffering persist, noting wartime austerity and charitable impulse.
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Tribune
Germany
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Jung
Burglary Insurance Rises Over Whisky Theft Motive
A fragment from the Loulatila Courier Journal notes burglary insurance uptick due to whisky scarcity driving intruders to steal silverware. The piece suggests thieves seek liquor first, then valuables, reflecting a trend of opportunistic household crime.
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Loulatila Courier-Journal
Bursglar
The Garden of Alcinons and Fragments of a Page
A long, fragmentary text mixes a classical garden poem with scattered prose about names in publishing and a coffee comfort debate. It also references New York motor vehicle laws and truck operations by the American Railway Express, all presented in a dated magazine miscellany style.
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New York City
American Railway Express
Sather Gleanings and Convention Snippets
Aleck Woollcott arrives in Europe and Sig Spacth injures his knee recently. Krank Ward O Malley recovers and Walt Kingsley buys another book. Dick Gillespie to wed Dorothy Tilton this evening. a depot sighting of a 3 30 train. Jack Pershing visits town for a Columbia Univ honor. Ednart V Millay heads to Truro for heated term. Frank Case served during waiter strike. Mrs R W Lardner prepares Great Neck home for July entertaining. Republican convention opens in Chicago with Gen Wood or H J Allen favored. reporters work by the job and hope for an orderly show. Our final note mentions the largest modern saw pictured in Pacific Marine Review and Allens’ delegates.
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Krank Ward O'Malley
Walt Kingsley
Gotham
Advt
Dick Gillespie
Dorothy Tilton
Ap. m
Jack Pershing
Columbia Univ
Chicago
Ednart V. Millay
Truro
Masa
Frank Case
R. W. Lardner
Great Neak
Gen. Wood
H. J. Allen
Heywood Broun reviews novels and conventions in the 1920s
The writer muses on political uproar and revolutions, notes that novel settings can shape drama, and praises Susan Glaspell’s Plays. He discusses Conradian scenes, Babe Ruth eclipsing Palmer, and reflects on O Neill and Mayo, ending with questions about tragedy and perception.
Senator's shoestring fund dwarfed by California campaign spends
A Philadelphia Record item cites Tobnson campaign expenditures in California surpassing $200,000. It notes the phrase shoestring may seem comically large beside such sums and asks how big a fund must be to cease being a shoestring. The piece hints HI as a humorist figure, perhaps unconsciously.
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Philadelpha
Tobnson
California
Clase
Far-Fetched Epigram Noted in Providence Journal Item
Secretary Daniela explains his wartime remark about the navy being trendy as an epigram. The Hale Committee record seems to soften the stance but the term is shortened and deemed ugliest by some.
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Prom the
Providence Journal
Daniela
Justitea
Against sales tax from an 1920 letter to the editor
A 1920 letter argues against a sales tax, contending it burdens production and taxes consumption, favoring taxation from the surplus of production after necessities. It claims investment funding comes from this surplus and urges preserving business operations over new levies. The writer cites economic principles and criticizes tax interference.
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Taexmipun
Winsted
Conn
Can He Swallow It
A garbled Washington Post line questions whether the Democratic effort will succeed. The Providemps Journal notes chatter about crop promises and potential tax measures, with observers unsure of the year’s record surveys and fiscal outcomes.
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Washington Post
Providemps Journal
Taxea
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