Ambitious World Political Struggles Stir Uproar Abroad
Edward W. Pickard reports on Harding era disputes over farm prices and wartime liquor policies. He notes American Legion activity, Red Army advances in Siberia, tensions over the Chinese Eastern Railway, and Russia's push for influence in the Near East. Mussolini’s fascist bloc tests Italy’s premier Facta with DAnnunzio linking forces.
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Everal
Red Army
Siberia
Vladivostok
Chang Tso Lin
Moscow
China
Siberian
Teethina Heals Baby Elsie Says Child Recovers Fast
Mrs Myrtice Calvert of Winnsboro Texas praises Teethina for curing her nine month old Elsie after starting the remedy. She claims the baby improved immediately and has had no trouble since. The ad urges readers to obtain Teethina locally or send 30 cents to Moffett Laboratories Columbus Georgia for a regular size and a free booklet.
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Moffett Laboratories
Columbus
Cuticura Ad Promotes Ointment Soap and Talcum
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness or itching then bathing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse dry gently and dust Cuticura Talcum for a pleasant fragrance at 25 cents each.
Local Miners Hunt for Oil and Ore in Hopeful Dig
In a rugged mining camp, two quotes capture the mood as explorers declare no oil yet while insisting prospecting continues. The exchange highlights determination to strike valuable ore despite initial setbacks.
British Coalition Collapses as Lloyd George Quits
Lloyd George resigns as prime minister and the coalition government falls apart. A Bonar Law seeks to form a new conservative ministry while Lloyd George vows to fight on with a new party. The crisis follows a Wales election upset and signals a likely general election soon.
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Great Britain
Lloyd George
A. Bonar Lian
Ory
Carleton Club
Austen Chamberlain
A. Bonar Law
Wales
Bonar Law
Lord Grey
Lord George
Leeds
Lord Balfour
Lord Birkenhead
Worthington Evans
King
Center
Prohibition Enforcer Faces Hurdles On The Seas
Federal Judge Learned Hand Reserve decision and extend temporary restraining order after arguments in a suit by shipowners against AG Daugherty enforcement. Britain rejects Hughes offshore search treaty proposal and protests formally.
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Ncle Sam
Learned Hand
New York
United States
Daugherty
Hughes
Legion Convention in New Orleans Demands Adjusted Compensation
HOULANDS and other veterans gathered in New Orleans for the fourth annual American Legion convention. Leaders urged fuller compensation for veterans, with Judge Landis cheered for backing the bonus. Col. Sprague blasted government rehab efforts, Harding’s delays drew criticism, and General Sawyer faced a removal call. Pershing arrived to a warm welcome as the parade unfolded with thousands marching and aircraft overhead.
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New Orleans
American Legion
Crescent City
Legion
Landis
A. A. Sprague
Harding
General Sawyer
Federal Hospitalization Board
General Pershing
Col. C. R. Forbes
Federal Veterans’ Bureau
Portland Protests Wobblies as IWW Plans Waterfront Strike
Portland authorities brace for a large IWW presence as thousands are reported gathering for a waterfront strike. The city council votes for extra police funds and the mayor orders raids. Police arrest between two and three hundred on vagrancy charges amid fears of a 25 000 member wave.
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Portland
Obe
Industrial Workers of the World
W. W. Plains
Pacific
Aviation races at Mount Clemens yield fast and disputed records
Lieut. R L Maughan won the Pulitzer trophy aboard the same plane that Inter set a 248.5 mph speed record in Mount Clemens Michigan. Officials were absent so it was not official and Gen William Mitchell later drove the machine at 224.05 mph for comparison. In San Antonio Texas the army balloon C-2 was ripped by wind during movement, causing an explosion and fire that injured crew but spared deaths.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
R. L. Maughan
Army
Inter
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
William Mitchell
Army Air Service
San Antonio
Tex
Youthful helper credited with saving many in deadly blaze
Fire swept a five story tenement at Lexington avenue and 110th street killing fifteen people mostly children. James O'Donnell a 17 year old mechanic's helper rescued a mother and two children, led tenants to safety, then aided others by signaling escape from an adjoining roof.
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New York
Lexington Avenue
110Th Street
Mast Side
Upper West Side
Nathan Silver
Abraham Matilsky
Sidney
Catherine Sugarman
Matilsky
Mary Inglass
James O'Donnell
Industry Shows Big Game in Week of Mixed Signals
Developments in industry and finance over the past week offer encouragement with increased wholesale and retail activity aided by cooler weather. Farm prices stay strong, cotton futures rise to high levels amid fears of later shortages, and foreign and domestic buyers support the market despite earlier deflation. Reports of abroad shortages contribute to the current market strength.
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New York
Eoal
Decrease In Automobile Output In September
Washington reports a drop in production for both passenger cars and trucks in September per Census Bureau figures released by the Commerce Department. Output was 186 662 passenger cars and 18 648 trucks, down from August totals of 249 226 and similar declines in prior months. The September total was the lowest since March, though higher than September 1921 levels for cars and trucks combined.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Department of Commerce
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Taunton Woman
Blanche Silvia of Taunton Mass says Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her back and leg pain and fatigue let her work in laundry and manage housework again. She encourages others with similar troubles to try the remedy and shares her health improvement story.
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Taunton
Mass
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Blanche Silvia
Grant St
Tauasa
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