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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1922
Page
2
United States faces naval expansion calls and prohibition enforcement concerns as White House weighs immigration policy. Global figures include Panama Canal traffic forecasts, a proposed Emden lecture protest, and a wave of notable deaths from Sonnino to Tridon.
Edward M. Tierney of the American Hotel association says New York hotel men would fund the entire soldiers' bonus if they could sell beer and light wine. The note reflects labor and tax policy debates of the era amid Prohibition era tensions.
A Calcutta government committee recommends a daily air mail service from London to India. The report outlines a new upline to improve imperial communication and transport links between the United Kingdom and the subcontinent.
Edward W. Pickard reports Democrats unite to oppose measures linking bonuses to reforms of the Volstead Act. Turks in Lausanne face stiff opposition as Clemenceau delivers sharp speeches in American cities, highlighting wartime and postwar tensions.
The French leader argues in public talks that Europe’s unrest stems from Allied abandonment after the war and proposes a formal alliance among France, Britain, and the United States. He asks for opinions from American audiences on the idea.
President Harding addresses the extra session urging a merchant marine subsidy. He argues three paths exist and backs a constructive course noting safeguards and nonnew expenditures. The House sets three days for debate with a final vote planned. Democrats oppose firmly while some Republicans hint at voting against.
The article notes the swearing in of Mrs. W. H. Felton of Georgia as the first woman U.S. senator and her brief 22 hours of service. It also covers discussion of the Ku Klux Klan with a letter from Governor Parker of Louisiana urging lawmakers to aid in combating the organization.
President Harding cautioned governor Parker that federal intervention hinges on federal interests. Parker vowed to fight the Klan to the finish. Georgia and Kansas governors pledge cooperation and action while Oregon’s governor denounces the Klan.
Two House bills modify the Woolstead prohibition act to finance a soldiers bonus via liquor taxes. One bill by Rep Hill of Maryland imposes a 20 percent tax on beer and cider up to 2.75 percent alcohol. The Britten bill adopts a tiered tax schedule on beer wine and imported champagne to raise funds. The Prohibition Opposed group pushes for wet planks in party platforms while Senator Spencer of Missouri plans a scientific commission to define intoxicating liquor.
Ismet Pasha and Turkish allies clash with Britain France Italy at Lausanne peace conference. Allies push secret proceedings, pledge not to reveal deliberations while Turks protest. Mussolini and Russia call for fuller participation as Ismet requests 1918 frontiers and a plebiscite in western Thrace.
ILHELM CUNO the new German chancellor spent the week choosing cabinet members from bourgeois parties. He aims for a strong government despite pressure from the united Socialists who refused President Ebert’s appeal to drop their quarrel with the People’s party and aid Germany’s fate. Ebert repudiated his party and authorized Cuno to ignore the Socialists.
K George opened Parliament with a throne speech urging continuation of Lloyd George era reforms on trade and employment. Labour leader MacDonald pressed for relief for unemployment as a massive London unemployed protest highlighted the crisis. The Irish bill looms as urgent business to prevent lapse of the Anglo Irish treaty by December 6.
Georges Clemenceau delivers a series of addresses in major U S cities outlining France’s present-day stance and urging American involvement in reviving Europe. Reactions vary from enthusiasm to dissent, yet admiration for the French statesman remains widespread as he seeks greater U S understanding of France’s policy and needs.
A dust explosion 1100 feet from the mine entrance trapped 475 workers near Birmingham Alabama. An electric cable was severed and a spark started the blast. 84 men were killed and many more injured.
Reports say Mayor Hylan of New York and Chicago Mayor Thompson have allied to back William Randolph Hearst for the 1924 presidency. They threaten to mobilize insurgents radical farmers and labor groups by forming a third party if Democratic leaders refuse Hearst.
Mrs. Galloway of Carter's Creek Tennessee recounts nearly three years of illness and bed rest ending two years ago after using Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E Pinkham's Sonative Wash. She now tends her garden and livestock and urges other women to try the remedy.
A concise reflection on quickly sending a departing guest away with the aim that he cuts ties and creates lasting distance, implying consequences for future relations and obligations between hosts and guest.
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