World News Digest Highlights From 1920s Turbulence
A roundup reports deaths, political shifts, and notable incidents. Bert L. Taylor dies in Chicago from pneumonia. Passengers including Charles M. Schwab and Vincent Astor arrive in New York aboard the Olympia. Wreck blame centers on Michigan Central crew for signal failures. Hoover disputes Russian trade potential. Tax tariff talks advance in Congress. Census data show U S density at 35.4 per sq mile in 1920. Gardner named commissioner of pensions. various appointments announced. A lightning fatality occurs near Rothschild Wisconsin. Labor strikes rise in Massachusetts amid open shop push. Debs opposition to White House picketing marked Socialist activity. Public notices on liquor raids and prosecutions accompany crime, industry, and political updates.
Pouch of registered mail missing from Centerville Ta
Post office agents seek a missing registered mail pouch believed to have contained cash and securities worth about 45000. The search cites Centerville Ta and the vaults of local postal service.
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Centerville
Austen Chamberlain elected leader of the unionist party in Commons
Austen Chamberlain was chosen leader of the unionist party in the House of Commons at the Carlton Club meeting. He succeeds Andrew Bonar Law as party head.
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Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
London
Carlton Club
Andrew Bonar Law
Congress Plans Early Consideration of Tariff and Tax
Congress plans quick action on tariff and tax matters as Germany remains a puzzle. Meats and railroads face revenue pressure with opposition to higher freight rates and wage cuts. Labor disputes surge while mediation hopes rise under government auspices.
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Congress
Germany
Ireland
Railroad Labor Board
Rail wage cut hearings face public input and industry concerns
The government railroad labor board struggles with vast data and future issues in wage reduction disputes between railroads and workers. Shippers and public groups seek a say in hearings as debates mirror the packing industry, with no immediate resolution in sight.
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Railroad Labor Board
Hoover Seeks Broader U S Trade Ties With Foreign Markets
Secretary of Commerce Hoover launches a do things program to widen American manufacturing abroad. He met with the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to boost cooperation and plans to create advisory committees for major industries to link them with foreign trade agents.
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Hoover
Uncle Sam
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Chambers of Commerce and
Boards of Trade
Department of Commerce
Bavarian Defiance and German Quandary Over Versailles Terms
Bavarian leaders and the Reichstag defy disbandment orders as France threatens Frankfort and other cities. Germany avoids clear policy on the Versailles terms and reparations while pledging loyalty to allied occupation and posing as martyrs. Propaganda and League of Nations protests continue amid uncertainty.
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Germany
Paris
Poland
Rhineland
Bavaria
Berlin Reichstag
Reichstag
France
Frankfort
League of Nations
St Patrick's Day Fails to Spark Ireland Peace Talks
The article notes no truce or significant peace negotiations in Ireland on St Patrick's Day. It cites the British government and Sinn Fein maintaining hard stances, with Lloyd George favoring delaying peace action until after elections for a new Dail Eireann. The situation remains grim with ongoing murders executions and disturbances.
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St. Patrick's Day
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Lloyd George
Dail Eireann
I Say Scene With Eskimo Sparks Frosty Joke
A theater manager jokes about hiring an Eskimo as a scene-shifter to boost morale on opening night. The author quips that the character could provide a happy face if the play proves frostbound, highlighting a light exchange about casting and mood.
Selfishness as a medical concern in historical view
A concise moralizing note discusses selfishness as abnormal behavior that harms brain and nerve cells, implying mental or physical decline from egoistic conduct.
Prize Awarded to Man in Earnest
The world is given ag 2 prize for the man in earnest. Ir. W. Lobert son.
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Ir. W. Lobertson
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John W. Davis
Great Britain
Charles M. Schwab
Vincent Astor
Olympia
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Long
Secretary of Commerce
Russia
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Harding
Washington Gardner
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Prohibition Enforcement
Kramer
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President Harding
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Utah
Guy D. Goft
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Edward C. Kinney
Kansas
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Dorothy Pisholk
Rothschild
Wis
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Boston Dispatch
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Armour Institute of Technology
Chicago
Carl Wanderer
Albert C. Felts
Matewan
Mingo County
Williamson
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Steel Company
Clinton
Eugene V. Debs
White House
Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
American Federation of Labor
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Colo
Committee On Entertainment
Lacrace McKinley
Kansas City
Rock Island
Topeka
Kan
Fred Curry
Ind
Curry
Frank D. Richardson
Mr. Richardson
Iowa
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William H. Turner
Collinsville
Wllneis Miners’ Examining Board
Westvile, Il
Walla Walla, Wash
American Legion
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Hamon
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Olada
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International Institute of Agriculture At
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Diet
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Roma
Niigata
Howe Sound Mining and Smelting Company
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Kijuro Shidehara
W. W. Husband
A. Caminetti
Samuel Gompers, Jr
J. Henning
Labor
T. V. Powderly
Division of Information
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James J. Davis
Dennis Liane
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America
Rail Board
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Davis
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Welwyn, Sask
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