Illinois Governor Frank Lowden urges budget reform in Detroit speech
In a Detroit address Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois warned that excessive taxation and stifling government bureaus threaten initiative in business. He urged support for a stronger budget system through Washington and praised the United States as the happiest nation, stressing political stability as essential to prosperity.
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Sernor “Frank
Lowden
Illinois
Detroit Real
Lowis
Congress
Washington
United States
Tale of Tabor Case Grips Kalamazoo County
In Kalamazoo Michigan on January 16 1923 Walter Tabor brother of Maud Tabor confessed to implicating his mother Mrs Isarah Tabor in the death of Maud Virgo Virgo was chloroformed and hidden in a cellar chest by the motive to prevent division of the daughter’s property with Joseph Virgo The mother Mrs Tabor has been detained at Paw Paw awaiting trial since her return from California in November.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Walter
Tabor
Maud Tabor
Virgo
Joseph C. Virgo
College Professors Should Quit In Body
NEW YORK on January 16 Helen H. Taft acting president urged that college professors strike en masse for higher pay rather than resign individually. She contrasted public salaries for athletes with professors’ pay and cited Bryn Mawr College’s endowment fund drive.
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New. York
Helen H. Taft
Bryn Mawr College
Colege
Endowment Fund
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Western Colleges
Bauer Says Germany Will Carry Out Pact
London January 15 German Chancellor Gustav Bauer told the press Germany will honor the Versailles Treaty despite difficulties and seeks mitigations from the Entente once full fulfillment is shown to be possible. He said Germany has no desire for revenge.
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London
Gustav Bauer
Germany
Berlin
Solf Mentioned as Ambassador Candidate to Washington
In Berlin on Wednesday January 14 Dr W S Solf former German foreign minister and Dr Siegfried Heckscher a former Reichstag member are named as possible appointees for ambassador to Washington Solf previously governed Samoa and served as colonial minister and Heckscher once led the Hamburg American Line reference notes their positions as listed in the report.
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Berlin
W. S. Solf
Siegfried Heckscher
Reichstag
Washington
Solf
Samoa
Wee “Heckseer
Hamburg-American Steamship Reon
New York Starts Her 36 Hour Wake for John Barleycorn
New York enactment of a 36 hour wake began at 6 PM Thursday as mourners sought to drink non-prohibition liquor before Friday midnight. Hotels and restaurants posted steep prices with champagne at $20 a quart and whisky at 75 cents a small drink while highballs ranged from $1 to $2. Coffins were carried into some dining rooms at midnight as funeral dirges played.
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New York
John Barleycorn
U-Boat Captain Moraht Dies After Poisoning
Captain Moraht, commander of the U-boat that sank the French battleship Danton and other ships, died in Hamburg after taking poison. The Danton, splashed in the Mediterranean on March 19, 1917, sank with 296 lives lost. 806 crew survived. Official German admiralty statement confirms Moraht’s role in the sinking.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Moraht
Mediterranean
Massne
Spiritualism strengthens religion says Sir Oliver Lodge
New York January 16 Sir Oliver Lodge British scientist and leading exponent of spiritualism said upon arrival that spiritualism is not opposed to religion but strengthens it He added the survival of man can be proven and that belief will strengthen true religion He cautioned weak minded persons to avoid the ouija board Strikers use sun glasses Buenos Aires January 15 dispatches from Cordoba report agrarian strikers burn wheat stacks by magnifying glasses to set them afire.
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New York
Oliver Lodge
Oliver
Buenos
AIREG
Cordoba
Texas Wonder ad for kidney and bladder troubles
A vintage medical advertisement promises relief from kidney and bladder troubles including gravel and rheumatism. It touts a Texas Wonder tonic for both men and women, priced at $1.25 for a small bottle, with testimonials by mail and Dr. EB W. Hall of St. Louis as the sponsor, sold by druggists.
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W. Hall
Olive St
St Louis
Form Organizations For Austrian Relief
NEW YORK January 16 formation of the American relief committee for Austrian sufferers, a body of leading American bankers and others to aid underfed Vienna children. An appeal to the American people urges rapid contributions for food relief as Vienna faces food shortages and thousands of dependent children.
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New York
American Relief Committee For
Austria
Vienna
Free Food Initiative Reports Slower Demand Than Forecast
Community program provides meals to residents but sees lower uptake than expected as organizers note ongoing waiting lists. Officials emphasize outreach to seniors and families while seeking longer hours and expanded locations to boost participation.
Reds Have Holiday Observed Across Germany
Radical workers at several large plants planned a holiday to mark the anniversary of the deaths of Dr. Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. No demonstrations occurred as Reichstag square remained heavily guarded. In France even in devastated areas shoppers face lower prices than in Paris.
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Preas
Berlin
Art Liebknoetht
Rosa
Reichstag
France
Paris
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