Notable Deaths and Political Shifts Across States
Denver chief of police Hamilton Armstrong died of heart disease at 62. Indiana and Oklahoma figures also died from heart disease, a Tulsa shooting killed Ralph E. Campbell, and other political transitions occurred as Harding’s era began. The era’s shakeups touched aviation, finance, and railroading while memorials and inquiries moved forward.
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Hamilton Armstrong
Denver, Colo
Ralph E. Campbell
United States
Eastern District of
Oklahoma
Cosden & Co
Tulsa
Okla
Britain’s 1920 Imports and Exports Show Large Gains
A London dispatch reports 1920 British imports reached £1 936 million, up £310.5 million from 1919, while exports rose to £1 500 million, up nearly £500 million. Canadian bond sales for 1920 totaled $324.9 million. bank clearings were $20.29 billion, vs $16.70 billion in 1919.
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London
Canada
Toronto
Congress Revives War Finance Corp Despite Veto Battle
Congress moves to revive the War Finance Corporation despite a presidential veto while a Senate committee debates disarmament plans. Gompers sails to the Supreme Court on labor decision.
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Congress
War Finance Corporation
Senate
Gompers
Supreme Court For Labor
Cuba Must Clean House Warns Wilson Aide Crowder Mission
Edward W. Pickard reports that the U S government warns Cuba it may intervene under the Platt amendment if stability fails. General Crowder s mission on the Minnesota seeks to stabilize finances and politics amid a moratorium crisis and disputed election.
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Cuba
Sam
Island Republic
Washington
Cube
Wilson
Enoch H. Crowder
Havana
Menocal
Crowder
Minnesota
United States
Platt
Albert Rathbone
State Department
Congress pushes relief plan despite Wilson veto
Congress moves to revive the War Finance Corporation, pressing relief for American business and agriculture even as President Wilson opposes the measure. The bill was vetoed by the President and then repassed by both chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Fllen
Somerset
Wilson
United States
Washington
Mr. Allen
John Burke
Harding
Knox
Senate
Borah
Fletcher
Granmua
Wenyon
Norris
McKellar
Phelan
la Follette
McCumber
North Dakota
Washington Hotel
Congress
War Finance Corporaion
House
Balloon crew reaches Moose Factory after perilous voyage
Rejoicing is reported as three navy balloon crew members aboard A-5598, missing since December 13, reach Moose Factory Hudson's Bay Company post. Stranded in a furious storm, they landed in the Canadian forest and are now on the road back to civilization, unharmed.
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Moose Factory
Hudson’s Bay Company
Hudson's Bay
Woman Avoids Operation After Pinkham Remedy
Mrs J B of Hursey North Carolina credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with restoring her health after four years of monthly troubles and two doctors recommending surgery. Her testimonial joins others praising relief from ailments of women.
Name Choices Stir Controversy Among Indians Says Life
The Life magazine style critique notes that American Indians are adopting pop songs for names such as a Calgary resident named Dardar. The piece humorously warns that future choices could include exaggerated titles like Big Chief Oh-what-a-pal-was-Mary or Medicine Man You-didn't-want-me-when-you-had-me-so-why-do-you-want-me-noow.
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Laughing Water
Sitting Bull
Calgary
Dardanella
Big Chief
Mary
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Henry F. Jdoughton
The
Big Four Railroad
Indianapolis
Defiance
St. Louis Country Club
Clayton
United States Golf Association
New York
Eleet Harding
Marion, O
Ohio
Frank B. Willis
Delaware
Harry L. Davis
Columbus
Elect Harding
E. B. McLean
Hardingg
Capitol
Eed Harding
Alameda
San Francisco Bay
General Board of the Navy
Wwashington
Ford
Senate Election Committee
House Census Committee
Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
Tire, Liberty Motor Car Company
Detroit, Mich
American Woolen Company
Lawrence
Mass
Fred Stoltz
Iron Mountain
Mich
Joseph Leiter, Jr
Chicago
New Orleans
John B. Milholland
Milholland & Hough
Spokane
Wash
France
Ruhr Valley
Manila
P. I
Admiral Dewey
United States Congress
Evelyn Presiss McElhaney
Earl B. Anderson
Alliance, Neb
Westover
State
Raymond Brandt
Grand Rapids, Mich
A.C. Pool
Richmond Center
Wis
Carlstrom Aviation Field
Arcadia, Fla
Studebaker Corporation
South Bend
Ind
Idaho
Boise
Industrial Commission
Bismarck
Cornell University
J. D. White
Cornell Board of Trustees
Ithaca
N. Y
William H. Stewart
Paris
Ill
Julius Kahn
House Military Committee
Marion
Jack” Knight
Salt Lake City
Rock Springs
Wyo
Melvin E. Traylor
First Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago Bond Men’s Association
Pulitzer
Straits of Shelikoff
Alaska
Payne
Nordisk Bank
Copenhagen
India
Lord Reading
Col
Stefan Fatzens
Venizelos
Athens
Eammon de Valera
Lloyd George
Ireland
Dublin
Black and
Fans
James Farrell
Michael O'lanagan
Sinn Fein
London Daily Mail
Castle Street
White House
General Crowder
Edward W. Pickard
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
Japan
Italy
Walsh
Montana
League of Nations
League
Senator Harding
Henry C. Wallace
Des Moines
Chicago Packers
James O'Connell
Metal Workers
W. G. Lee
Mr. Harding
Hoover
Charles M. Schwab
Samuel Gompers
Supreme Court of
Russia
Germany
Bavaria
East Prussia
Ruhr
Greece
Sevres
Eamonn de Valers
Manchester
England
de Valera
Daniel O’callaghan
Cork
Newport News
Friends of “Free Ireland
Committee On the
Hope
Lydia E. Pinkham
Skemp
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Eliza Teeter
Middlebury Street
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