Consolidation of War and Navy Departments Proposed
A congressional joint committee reports near agreement to merge the War and Navy Departments into a National Defense Department. If approved by Congress and supported by President Harding, John W. Weeks would lead the new department with Edwin F. Denby as a top post. The plan seeks at least 150 million in annual savings and reduces duplication while standardizing supplies and arms.
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Washington
Congressional Joint Committee On Reorganization
Congress
Harding
Senate
House
John W. Weeks
Department of National Defense
Edwin F. Denby
Navy
Army
Bureau of Aeronautics
Reds barred from France purge of agitators in Paris
The French police arrest and expel prominent communists sent from Prague Berlin and Rome under Lenine's directions. Johann Frenckel is escorted to the Spanish frontier after failing to explain passportless entry while the Spanish communist colony grows and over 40 agitators are expelled from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
French Surete Generale
Prague
Berlin
Rome
Lenine
Moscow
Johann Frenckel
Europe
Frenckels
France
Frenckel
Spain
Coal output rises in week but lags target
In Washington soft coal production for the week ended June 25 rose to about 7 669 000 tons, up 1 5 percent from the prior week but roughly 350 000 tons short of the May 14 to June 11 rate. Anthracite mining held steady with a small weekly dip to 1 847 000 tons, down 94 000 tons from the previous week.
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Washington
Harding Dodges Speech During Raritan Visit
President Harding spent a short vacation at Senator Frelinghuysen’s home in Raritan New Jersey. Several thousand residents gathered for a Fourth of July meeting to shake hands with him. Earlier a silver cup was presented by the Raritan Valley Country Club where he played golf before declining to speak at holiday exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raritan
N. J
Harding
Frelinghuysen
Raritan Valley Country Club
Cancer Not Contagious Says Worcester Doctor
Worcester physician Dr. Frederick Bryant states cancer is not hereditary infectious contagious or communicable and no isolation of cancer patients is required. He emphasizes no risk to others and calls for informed public understanding.
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Worcester
Mass
Frederick Bryant
Coroner's Jury Inquest Rules Open Verdict On Slain Man
In St Louis an open verdict was returned after an inquest into the death of Daniel Williamson who was shot and killed by a policeman who mistook him for a burglar. The incident occurred in the past and the coroner's jury verdict leaves the case unresolved.
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St. Louis
Daniel Williamson
Four Die In Rail Crash Near Winchester Virginia
Four repairmen were killed outright and about six injured when a Pennsylvania freight train hit a handcar near Green Castle, Pennsylvania. The accident sharply raises questions about track maintenance and train visibility in the area.
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Winchester
Pennsylvania
Green Castle
Wanderer Must Hang After Quick Sanity Ruling
Carl Wanderer, a triple murderer, was declared sane by a jury after a brief sanity hearing and sentenced to be hanged. Judge David set the execution date for Friday July 29, Gov. Small’s intervention is unlikely. Wanderer showed little emotion as the verdict was read.
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Chicago
Carl] Wanderer
David
Wanderer
Gov. Small
Campaign Against Chiropractors Begins In St Louis
Prosecuting Attorney Oakley launches action against five chiropractors by issuing warrants for practicing medicine without a license. Police visits to clinics reveal patients, including a policewoman who was offered spine adjustments for 26 dollars with a 2 dollar payment before arrest.
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St. Louis
Oakley
Health Department
Babe Ruth stunt kills possum in Fredericksburg game
In Fredericksburg Virginia a Warsaw player Guy Balderson hit a long homer that struck a tree top. The ball allegedly killed a possum perched there and the ball was not recovered. Warsaw lost to Sharps in the Sherps game.
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Homer
Ball Park
Fredericksburg
Guy Balderson
Warsaw
Sharps
Sherps
Balderson
Interstate rail fares in Alabama raised to interstate levels
The interstate commerce commission ruled Alabama parlor and sleeping car rates discriminatory against interstate commerce and ordered them raised to interstate levels by August 6. The move is expected to restore revenue, with an estimated annual loss of about $44,000 to carriers due to prior low charges.
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Washington
Alabama
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Commission
Crane Alters China Trip Return Route
Charles R. Crane the retiring American minister to China has changed plans and is returning from Peking to Vladivostok after plans to traverse Russia en route to the United States miscarried.
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Crane
Peking
Charles R. Crane
China
Russia
United States
Siberia
Vladivostok
Savdrea Named Spanish Minister to Mexico
Diego Lavdrea former secretary general in Morocco is appointed Spanish minister to Mexico, replacing Fernando Tovia y Martines. The posting signals a shift in Madrid's diplomatic lineup as Lavdrea prepares to assume the role.
Oxford Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Returns
Long list of residents and visitors in Oxford with movements to and from Memphis Clarksdale Tupelo Grenada Batesville and Jackson. Names include Mrs Rosa Matthews Miss Helen Trigg Dr Kirl Avent Mrs M A Parks and many others as they travel to homes hospitals and relatives.
Worthy Social Roundup From Clarksdale and Nearby
Miss Mary Payne Wendel of Clarksdale spent the weekend at home. Mrs. Jessie Wardlaw Ware left for New York. Dewitt Furr and family with Miss Annie Cockrell visited Crenshaw. Furrs plan West Point trip. Rev Wihcurrt Smith visited his son and wife. Mrs. Walter Boyett returned from Durant with Miss Gray Boyett. Laura Taylor visited Tupelo. Eula Wilds goes to Chicago to stay with Aunt Mrs. John Kennington. Irene Parks and children in Vizona with mother Mrs. H. M. Knight. Dr. Albert Russell and family visited Memphis. Frenchis Leavell Circle met at Mrs. L. P. Leavelle. Loyd Cook spent Fourth in Water Valley. Weston White in Oxford. Mr and Mrs A. W. Carson moved to town from Coffeeville. C C Grisham of Toccopola visiting daughter Mrs. Jodt Furr. Rev L M Lipscomb called to Lambert sister critically ill. Dr E N Lowe of Jackson spent weekend with Mrs Lowe. Gene and Gena Tubbs guests of Mrs A F Collaway at Fair View.
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Rosa Matthews
Trigg
Bankhead
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Helen Trigg
Oxford Hospital
Kirl Avent
New Orleans
Martirie Harris
Memphis
Jr. C. Eskridge
H. Harris
Altus
Ike Patterson
Louis Henderson
Potts Camp
Chester Summers
Marietta
Oxford Friends
M. A. Parks
Etta
C. E. Slough
8. S Webster
Nila
Nejee
Jennie Bell Webster
Webster
Dave Smith
Love Station
Thelma
Sarah Webster
Vera Sneed
Lafayette Springs
Iva Griffin
St. Louis
Tra Purvis
Edward Moore
Clarksdale
EF. A. Moore
Me. Ghee Whitaway
Memphs
Tangessee
Oxford Yeads
Jones Harvey
Frank
D. W. Brown
Frank Puchannan
J. A. Tankersley
Amory
Mise Martha Smith
Howard White
Butler Sori
A. M. Hall
Walter
Earle Moore
W. B. Hall
College Hill
Guy Amsler
Lucedale
Oxford
Myr
Farle Porter and Son
Gertrude Giden
Mound
Cora
Gideon
Gene
Gena Tubb
Loyce Tubb
Fred Perkins
Batesville
Mary Payne Wendel
Jessie Wardlaw Ware
New York
Dewitt Furr
Farr
Annie Cockrell
Louisiana
J. Jenkins
Crenshaw
Dr. Jenkins
West Point
Wihcurrt Smith
C. M. Smith
Walter Boyett
Durant
Father Gray Boyett
Cully
Laura Taylor
Tupelo
J. C. Kincannon
Eula Wilds
Chicago
John Kennington
Irene Parks
Vizona
Parks
H. M. Knight
Albert Russell
Frenchis Leavell
L. P. Leavelle
Lambert
E. N. Lowe
Jackson
Lowe
Little Gene
Gena Tubbs
Molesas
Tenn
A. F. Colloway
Fair View
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W. D. Perkins
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W. J. Phillips
W. M. Johnson
Tyre
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Greenwood
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Greenville
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George Dooley
Marvin Dooley
Bradford Haynes
Cleveland
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Nellie Haynes
Irs
L. G. Anderson
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Pauline Knight
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