World Briefs Reflect Notable Deaths and Political Shifts
A wide array of obituaries and political notes from across the globe: Howard ends life in Los Angeles. John W. Davis named to Supreme Court vacancy. William Graves Sharp dies at Elyria after illness. Frank Bacon dies in Chicago suite after long illness. Congress reopens in Washington with ship subsidy push and a woman rep present. Volstead amendments discussed. Debates over Daugherty ship orders and railroad cases proceed in Supreme Court. Foreign policy notes include Romania debt talks and aviation guidance. Earthquake reports from Hawaii. Sioux Falls party movement formation. Economic concerns rise with winter costs and illiteracy costs. Literary and diplomatic items span Berlin, London, Paris, and Lausanne developments.
Turks seek control as Lausanne conference strains faith
The note from the Turkish nationalist government pledges to respect Mudania terms as allied troops face withdrawal limits. Britain France and Italy push for a quick peace framework while Rafet Pasha presses for Istanbul control. US observers to attend Lausanne alongside Rear Admiral Bristol and officials.
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Lord Curzon
Great Britain
France
Italy
Constantinople
Rafet Pasha
Angora
Mudania
Hughes
Child
Rome
Grew
Berne
Lausanne
United States
Bristol
Pittsburgh
Long
Germany’s Wirth resigns as cabinet quits over economic crisis
Chancellor R Joseph Wirth and his entire cabinet resign after failing to unify a coalition amid the mark’s crisis, reparations, and economic woes. Wilhelm Cuno is named to form a new government as Socialists press for policy shifts and eight hour day amid market instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Joseph Wirth
Germany
Wirth
German People’s Party
United Socialist
People’s Party
Hugo Stinnes
Wilhelm Cuno
Hamburg-American Steamship Line
United Socialists
Germany May Seek Moratorium and Gold Loan for Reparations
OFAR reports a cabinet plan for reparations in kind and mark stabilization contingent on a three to four year moratorium and a finance syndicate per international experts. Reichsbank to loan 500 million gold marks with allied bankers matching, aimed at stabilizing the mark and easing payments. Germany seeks trade rights under favored nations treaties as food riots erupt in Dusseldorf and Cologne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OFAR
Democrats
People’s Party
Germany
Reichsbank
Allied
Dusseldorf
Cologne
British Election Returns Favor Conservative Majority
Prime Minister Bonar Law appears headed to a Conservative Commons majority of about 87 seats. Labour gains come mainly from manufacturing counties and northern towns, with Lloyd George and Asquith both elected. Viscountess Astor and Margaret Wintringham win seats among women nominees. Winston Churchill defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uli
Bonar Law
Labor Party
England
Scotland
Lloyd George
Herbert Asquith
John R.cl
Winston Churchill
Mussolini Seeks Rapid Reforms For Italian Recovery
Premiers action in Italy gains full power from King Victor Emmanuel to implement radical reforms without parliamentary sanction. Plans include tax system overhaul salary cuts staff reductions and privatization of railroads and telegraph lines with a reform of electoral laws announced to the chamber of deputies.
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Mussolini
Italy
Victor
Emmanuel
Chamber
Chilean Earthquake Devastates Coast and Towns
An unprecedented Chile quake devastated coastal areas and inland towns. Shocks continued for days with deadly tidal waves, leaving 1500 to 2000 dead and thousands homeless. The American Red Cross rushed aid as President Harding ordered two ships to transport supplies from the Canal Zone. The disaster tests the organization’s funds as it campaigns for yearly memberships.
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South America
Chile
American Red Cross
Harding
Canal Zone
Progressives Plot Open Revolt Against Harding
Washington dispatches report that Progressive Republicans in Congress and allied leaders plan a conference to organize opposition to President Harding. They aim to repeal the Cummins Esch transportation act rewrite tax laws raise rates on big incomes curb government spending recognize Soviet Russia curb Federal Reserve powers revise tariffs grant amnesty for political prisoners guarantee living wages and expand credit to farmers.
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Harding
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Illinois Supreme Court Rules on Communist Labor Case
William Bross Lloyd and eighteen others of the Communist Labor party face execution after the state Supreme Court refused to extend stay in their espionage act convictions. The court issued a mandate directing the two year old prison terms and fines to be carried out.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Sutherland
Hawaii
Washington
Illiam Bross
Lloyd
Misan ‘Lionaire
Communist Labor Party
State Supreme Court
Tanlac Restores Appetite for Chicago Chef
William Lackey, a chef at a North Clark Street restaurant, reports two years of stomach trouble eased by Tanlac. He says he gained fifteen pounds, can digest ham and eggs, corned beef, cabbage, and pastries, and now works daily without pain. Tanlac is sold by druggists.
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William Lackey
North Wells St
Chicago
Ill
North Clark. St
S. P. C. A. Notice Prompts Domestic Car Woes
A humorous Columbia Jester item shows Maudie asking what is wrong with the car as it squeaks. Jimmie replies there is pig iron in the axles, reflecting old time comic banter.
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Maudie
Jimmie
Columbia
Bayer Confirmed Trademarked Aspirin Ad
A dated advertisement urges buyers to insist on Bayer Tablets of Aspirin and avoid counterfeit products. It highlights Bayer as the genuine manufacturer with proven safety for colds headaches toothaches and other pains. The copy notes packaging options including twelve tablets per box and bottles of 24 or 100.
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Bayer
Use of Spoiling It in a Curious Life Snippet
A terse fragment from Life magazine hints at a sexualized hotel scene with a mother and child dialogue. The text references a clerk and a boy, suggesting impropriety and a disturbing pleasure trip framing.
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Tadam
Woman Credits Pierce Remedies After Illness
Indianapolis woman Mary Holden recalls a severe cold at sixteen nearly causing death. She reports recovery after using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery, and urges others to seek these remedies from local druggists or Dr. Pierce's Buffalo Invalids' Hotel for advice.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Daughe
Dr. Pierce
Mary Holden
South State Ave
Imposing Phrases Prompt Social Play
A playful line about what makes someone imposing provokes questions about whom the speaker had in mind and how the expression is used in casual conversation.
New Girl Arrives and Rivets Small Town Boys
In a quiet town a new girl moves in and draws the attention of local youths. The arrival shifts daily routines as conversations and rumors swirl around her. Community members watch closely, weighing welcome and curiosity against old routines.
If No Timorous Mortals Preyed Upon Them
A quip notes that without anxious humans for prey the pessimists would starve, implying critics feed on fear and doubt to sustain their stance.
The Pest Revenge for a Wrong Forgiven
A fragmented line of text hints at themes of vengeance and forgiveness within a short, cryptic message. The readable words suggest conflict and a dispute resolved through mercy, but concrete details, names, or events are unavailable.
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George Bronson
Howard
Los Angeles
Cal
John S. Nolan
San Francisco
Frank Bacon
Lightnin
Bill Jones
del Prado Hotel
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Justicer Day
William Graves Sharp
Elyria, O
Congress
Daugherty “Bone Dry
Pennsylvania ‘Railroad Company
Railroad Labor Board
Parker
Louisiana
iWashington
War Department
Charles W. Morse
Stafford
Bosch Magneto Company
Department of Justice
President Harding
Mellen
Debt-Funding Commission
Rumanian Commission
Rumania
Secretary of the Navy
Denby
Sacramento
Vladivosok
Census Bureau
Cass County
Fargo, N. D. A.C
Townley
The
Nonpartisan League
League
Daisy
Puget Sound
Quesne Steel
Company
Kendall, Prg
Valparaiso
Santa Cruz
Farmer-Labor
Sioux Falls
8. D
Missouri State Teachers’ Association
Kansas City
William M. Lewis
National Chamber of Commerce
Robertson
Oklahoma
Hepburn
Okmulgee
University of Brussels
American ‘Commission For Relief In
Belgium
New York
Neff
Austin
Tex
Ruiz
San.Antonio
Breckenridge
Sarah Bernhardt
Paris
San Remo
Baron Hardinge
Marquis of Crewe
London
Berlin
Col
Regino Gonzales
Mazatlan
Mex
Juan Carrasco
Rand
Pretoria
Union of South Africa
Guadaquil
Lima
Peru
Far Eastern Republic
Chita
Siberia
Moscow
Malta
Council of Ambassadors
Alberto de 3 Stegani
Harbor
Uniue
Belmont
Woman’s National Party
John J. Blaine
Wisconsin
Blaine
Cuno
Near East
Edward W. Pickard
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson
Ruhr
Council of Ministers
Bavaria
Hungary
Mexico
Miss Blanche
Holden
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