Global news brief highlights leaders and crises from 1920s era
Nineteen twenties world move shows J Morton Howell of Dayton named ambassador to Egypt. Labor and immigration policies stir reform as unions push limits. Rail, coal, and military budget talks loom in Washington. Domestic tragedies, strikes, and political clashes anchor a sweeping cross country digest.
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Washington
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Controversy Surrounds Ship Subsidy Policy Sparks Wide Debate
Washington battles over ship subsidy legislation as Prohibition and maritime policy clash. Lasker defends liquor on government ships beyond three miles while opponents press to enforce Volstead. President Harding threatens extraordinary session unless tariff and subsidy matters are resolved. Russia relief and economic ties add to the pressure.
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Lasker
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St. Louis
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Shipping Board
Haynes
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Mn Lasker
Prohibition Drive Tangles Ship Subsidy Debate
In Congress the ship subsidy bill faces fuel from a prohibition push led by Senator Willis of Ohio and opposed by Senator Jones of Washington. Democratic leaders warn that anti liquor measures could derail or complicate the subsidy legislation and imperil its passage.
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Fort McHenry Unveils Key Memorial Amid War Holiday
A monument honoring Francis Scott Key was unveiled at Fort McHenry with a dedicatory address by President Harding. The shaft stands near the place where the flag floated as Key drafted his Star Spangled Banner.
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Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Congress
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Key
European Powers Meet at The Hague on Russia Talks
Experts gather at The Hague to shape a postwar Europe plan with no Russian or German delegates initially. Britain and France clash over peace strategy while Bolshevik leaders resist concessions. A Russian commission may be proposed to study conditions, with Moscow demanding withdrawal of May 11 memorandum before renewed ties.
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Russia
The
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Great Britain
France
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Hoover
Hughes
F Poincare
German Reparations Question at Conference and Austria Aid
The text notes that reparations will dominate the conference with France seeking a definite plan. Germany paid the June instalment and rejects July payments, asking what will be done. Austria draws sympathy as a former enemy state and requests material aid to stave off Bolshevism, with France agreeing to a substantial loan.
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Germany
Austria
France
Tacna Arica talks drift after month of effort
Hile and Peru sent representatives to Washington seeking a settlement basis for the Tacna Arica dispute and asked Secretary Hughes to help as a conciliator. In Cuba, President Zayas faces graft charges as delays trigger a cabinet resignation, while some Cuban congressmen discuss impeachment and Washington watches for possible Platt amendment intervention.
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Peru
Washington
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Uba
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Crowder
AFL Tackles Labor Unity and Child Labor Crusade
In Cincinnati the American Federation of Labor rejects the one big union plan while Chicago federation pushes an allied union amalgamation. Delegates vow to fight child labor nationwide and condemn the ship subsidy bill. Senator La Follette attacks the Supreme Court and urges constitutional amendments to curb lower court power.
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Cincinnati
Gompers
Chicago Federation of Labor
United States
la Follette
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Ireland Votes In Quiet Border War After Irish Election
Ireland held dail elections on Friday with no returns yet. British troops’ measures quiet border warfare though Belfast sees daily outrages including a large incendiary fire. In London the revised Irish Free State constitution is published, granting female suffrage proportional representation referendum initiative free schools and freedom of religion as part of dominion status.
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Ulster
Belfast
London
Irish Free State
Ireland
Empire
Canada
U. S. warships on way to Canton amid Canton bombardment
Three American buildings in Canton were struck as Sun Yat-Sen’s gunboats bombarded the city. A truce was arranged, and American gunboats are to proceed to Canton. Wu’s army nears Canton after defeating Chang Tso-Lin, with troops dispatched south from the north. Lin Yat Sen rumored to head toward Shanghai aboard a warship.
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Canton
Sun Yat-Sen
South China
Jacob Gould Schurman
Strauss
Sun
Chen Chiung-Ming
Pearl River
Hong Kong
Whampoa
Chen
Ching
Chang Tso-Lin
Chang
Mukden
Shanghai
London
Lin Yat Sen
Wu Ting-Wang
Disarm or die warn by world peace leader
Indianapolis June 21 Winton N. Howard, chairman of the world peace commission, warned at the Northern Baptist convention that the world stands on the brink of a disaster worse than World War I unless nations disarm. He said the old European hatreds have deepened and America would face invasion if disputes are not settled by disarmament.
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Ind
Winton N. Howard
World Peace Commission
Northern Baptist Convention
Europe
Mr. Howard
America
Railroads Report Reduced Coal Supply in June
The commerce department says railroads held seventy five days of bituminous coal on June 1, down from ninety four days May 1. The figure comes from the American Railway association report.
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Commerce Department
American Railway Association
Mayor Thompson Libel Suit Against Tribune Collapses
The $500000 libel case filed by Mayor William Hale Thompson against the Chicago Tribune ends as jurors are unable to proceed due to illness. Tribune attorneys seek an immediate retrial.
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William Hale Thompson
Chicago Tribune
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