Washington Hints On Pensions Plan And Taxes
A proposal to fund pensions for ex service members via a three percent manufacturers sales tax, discussed in Washington. President Harding signs order removing immigration commissioner Scoffington after he refused to resign. Federal troops exceed 2100 in West Virginia mine region as Bandholtz may take control. Public debt up by 151 million in August from 23.77 to 25.02 billion. Hoover says unemployment conference set for mid September. Harding asserts need for armed forces, regardless of world aims. Senate Finance Committee to rewrite tax bill to combine existing internal revenue laws. Attorney General Daugherty directs department to halt Ku Klux investigation until advised. Mobile enforcement squads to assist Atlantic ports in stopping liquor smuggling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Washington
Cincinnati
Italy
Harding
Boxer Draws With Champion in Jersey City Showdown
In a fast 12 rounder, challenger fought Johnny Wilson to a draw for the middleweight title in Jersey City. The report lists multiple other incidents from across the country including a fatal plane crash near Trouston Texas and labor talks led by Samuel Gompers in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Wilson
Jersey City
Bryan Downey
Turkish forces withdraw toward Angora in Asia Minor
Constantinople dispatch reports Turkish nationalist troops retreating toward Angora after clashes with Greek forces along the Sassaria river in Asia Minor. Other items note rioting in Belfast with 14 dead, a Berlin attack on Erzberger, and various war-time dispatches from Europe, Russia, and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Sakaria River
Asia Minor
Angora
Sassaria River
West Virginia coal strike shows federal force on standby
Edward W. Pickard reports thousands of armed miners and insurgents gathering in West Virginia amid martial law threats. Gov. Morgan appeals for federal troops. Brig. Gen. Bandholtz may lead action as the government prepares to suppress the uprising and restore order in the coal counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Pickard
West Virginia
Harding
Camp Dix
Camp Sherman
Charleston
H. H. Bandholtz
Weeks
Bandholtz
Washington
Glen Jean
Mingo County
Border Counties
Morgan
Logan County
Tuesdey
John T. Lewis
National Miners’ Union
Baldwin- Felts Guards
Hungary
Hejas
D'Annunzio
Fiume
Korfanty
Upper Silesia
St. Germain
Burgenland
Austria
Odenburg
Railroads Win I C C Approval On Grain Rate Cuts
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved reductions of 5.45 cents per hundred pounds on grain and grain products for export from Missouri and Mississippi river points and the territory between the rivers to Gulf ports Mobile to Galveston. Railroads may publish 1 to 5 percent cuts on grain west of the Missouri river on five days notice and Missouri Mississippi routes may publish with less than 30 days notice. American relief for Russia moves fast to Moscow as Riga and Reval unload. The American Relief Administration declines to pool with British French Italian Belgian and Japanese plans. The Socialist national committee warns against supporting Hoover relief alleging used counter revolutionary aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western and Southwestern Railroads
Missouri S
Mississippi River
Sinois
Gulf Ports
Mobile
Galveston
Missouri River
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Gulf
Missouri
Illinois
Russia
Riga
Reval
Moscow
Socialist National Executive Committee of America
Hoover Relief Organization
Hungary
Assassination of Erzberger Triggers German Unrest and Protests
Following the Erzberger murder, German turmoil erupts as royalists in Potsdam clash with Berlin workers. Police kill several rioters as 30 000 march on royalists, while 11 million workers vow to back the republic. President Ebert vows ironhand crackdown on opposition and suppresses seditious meetings and publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Erzberger
Germany
Potsdam
Tannenberg
Berlin
Erzberger
Wirth
Front For the Republic
Ebert
Dustless highways rise as asphalt use expands
Figures from the United States Bureau of Mines show in eight years 5,000,000 tons of asphalt and asphaltic materials have been used on American highways. This amount could pave 50,000 miles of roads, and if laid in one 16 foot wide strip, asphalted highways would circle the globe twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Mines
United States
Red Cross Ball Blue Adverts Linen Care
The war elevates table linen value and recommends Red Cross Ball Blue to improve wear. Use it to see the quality. Appears in grocer advertising with a 5¢ price claim.
Interrupted Profit in Crimson Gulch Oil Quest
In Crimson Gulch exposed by Cactus Joe, oil exists but was mismanaged. He notes the failed plan to extract large quantities for quick cash, contrasting with a sustainable approach of gradual stock sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
Stage Struck Girls Warned Before Acting In Public
Stage life draws young women who chase fame but critics warn of risks and costs. The piece stresses caution for performers, noting social pressures, financial strain, and the potential for disillusionment as they pursue stage careers.
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Smeer
H. J. Scoffington
Immigration
Scoffington
General Bandholtz
Treasury
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Army War College
Senate Finance Committee
Watson
Rep
Ind
Senate
Atlantic Coast
Stephen D. Revenal
S. C
Trouston
Tex
Randolph H. Clement
Samuel Gompers
Louis Wellenback
Fannie
Philadelphia
C.A. Severance
St. Paul, Minn
American Bar Association
F. BE. Wadhams
Albany
W. Kemap
Baltimore
Dunyis
Columbus, O
George IT. Haring
Marion
J.aiding
Sandusky
Sulzar Winterthur
Geneva
Switzerland
Ford Motor Company
Department of State
Lansing
Mich
Harry Frazee
Theatricié
New York
Chicago &Iron
Bloomington
W. A. Coleman
Harry Majors
Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Army
Twenty-Alile Creek
W. Va
Gulf of Alaska
Turnagain Arm
Anchorage
Nathaniel Hill
The
Odd Fellows
Port Townsend
Wash
Lodge
Bodenburg
West Hungary
Gen. von Buelow
Marshal von Buelow
Belfast
Tfe
Mexico City
Sadi Lecointe
Brescii
Lieutenant Brakpapa
Samara
T-Chang
Hupeh Province
Hankow
Tokyo
Crown Prince
Hirohito
Japan
Coburg
Mont Arruit
Madrid
London
West
Trans-Caucasia
Near East Relief At
Albert Johnson
Nahum Sokolow
Zionist World Executive Committee
International Zionist Congress
Carlsbad
Czechoslovakia
Lebac Island
Manila
P. I
Henry Austin Dobson
Ealing
Idood George
Peck of Wales
Carnarvon
India
Murray
Republic
Council of the
League of Nations
Sakaria
Tilesik
Malabar
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Sinn
Sinn Fein
Orangemen
Holland
Ares
Loa
Sao Fa
International
Dept. 300
Essex Sta
Boston
Mass
Bellan
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