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Plainfield Messenger

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1921

Page

2

Panama canal cargo totals and early postwar notes

Long list of 1921 fiscal year cargo through the Panama Canal led by American vessels with a total of 5,164,000 tons. Postmaster General Hays announces no change of status for woman postal employees due to marriage. Senate debate over President Hardings League of Nations association. War Finance Corporation reports on $5 advances for agricultural stock purposes totaling $5,147,000. Various political and public notices from Washington and New Haven to Fort Sam Houston and Chicago noise occupy the page including burglaries, accidents, and pardons amid a wide stream of war and postwar concerns.

Panama Canal Washiington Hays Washington War Finance Corporation

Ruth asks Yankees for 60000 dollar salary

Babe Ruth has requested a 60000 dollar salary from the New York Yankees for next season, with reports that Colonels Fluston and Ruppert favor the demand. Other items note Mexican minister to Germany Alfredo Cataregi arriving in Berlin and Balbino Davalos moving to Stockholm.

Babe” Ruth New York Yankees Fluston Ruppert Alfredo Cataregi Germany Berlin Balbino Davalos Stockholm

France and Britain Face Naval Limits and Armament Debate

News excerpt reviews the army and navy talks among Britain France and the United States. It notes discord over land armament and China policy, Briand's stance, and Hughes safeguards. It also covers tax law changes and Puerto Rico governor Montreuil Reily facing removal over controversial actions.

China Admiralty Congress Branecooth Benelend Washington H. G. Wells

Briand Warns France Cannot Overlook Germany Threat

Premier Briand urged caution in reducing France land forces, warning Germany could quickly rebuild military power. He cited Ludendorff’s followers and urged moral disarmament, while stressing France needs U S and UK backing and continued German goodwill to avoid being isolated.

Remier Briand France Germany Ludendorff Briand Wirth United States Great Britain Europe M. Briand

Open Door redefining terms at Washington Far East talks

The Washington conference debate centers on the Anglo Japanese treaty and possible tripartite pact. Root's open door principles shape the stance on Manchuria, foreign rights, and China's tariff autonomy amid Russian control in outer Mongolia.

Elshu Root China Asiatic Republic Japan Baron Kato Manchuria Oriental Republic Outer Mongolia Tchitcherin

Congress Ends Special Session With Two Key Bills Adopted

The special session closed Wednesday afternoon after adopting the faux bill and the anti medicinal beer bill. Lawmakers gain about ten days or vacation before the regular session. Enacting the tax bill wipes out transportation taxes and other miscellaneous levies effective January 1, 1922. Repeal of excess profits tax and changes in corporation income tax and individual surtax rates also pass.

Congress

German envoy arrives to set up Berlin embassy in Washington

Baron Edmund von Fhermannu arrives in Washington as charge d affaires to prepare the U S embassy for a future ambassador. He brings Berlin furnishings and signals frugal spending amid German credit pleas to pay reparations and imports workers fear uprisings amid Berlin riots.

United States Germany Paris Washington Edmund von Fhermannu Berlin

Rioting in Belfast Deepens as Deaths Mount

In Belfast crowds clash with bombs and looting across stores. Police and military fail to stop Sinn Fein and Ulster sniping as Orange instigators are blamed. Eoin Mac Neill accuses Britain of waging war in Ireland akin to sectarian conflicts of earlier centuries. Irish delegates met Cabinet members but no progress disclosed.

Belfast Orangemen Sinn Fein Ulster Carl Eireann Eoin MacNeill Ireland

Rioting Follows Arrival of Prince of Wales in Bombay

The prince of Wales arrival sparked four days of violence in Bombay with a score killed, hundreds wounded, and many fires. In Malabar district British forces report progress against rebels with several hundred Moplahs killed in two engagements.

Bombay Prince of Wales Malabar

Bayer Tablets of Aspirin Ad Claims Safe Use

Advertisement emphasizes saying Bayer when buying aspirin and lists conditions like colds headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism and joint pains. It touts Bayer Cross as marking genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for over twenty one years and urges following directions on each package.

The Envious Parent Dialogue on Education

A farmer remarks on his son Fosh and the value of schooling. He admits limited benefits from formal schooling and expresses a wish to speak of agriculture fluently without hesitation.

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