Irish fears and threats in Senate clash over Irish aid
In a bitter Senate debate on the peace treaty Senator Williams, Democrat Mississippi, said he had received many intimidation letters and threats of assassination tied to Irish free state and Sinn Fein. He lambasted Irish influence as he attacked the Johnson amendment and recalled Civil War claims, while colleagues challenged his rhetoric amid gallery laughter and cross-party replies.
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Phelan
California
Gerry
Rhode Island
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Hitchock
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Lodge
Walsh
Mac
Democratic Party
Redfield Urges Trade Push as Peace Delays World Recovery
Secretary Redfield of commerce tells the American Manufacturers’ Export Association that peace is needed before global commercial financing can begin. He warns against postwar selfishness and mob violence, urging a new credit organization backed by up to three billion dollars to aid weaker nations and sustain U.S. leadership in a rebuilt world economy. He stresses the need for peace before undertaking vast reconstruction and international credit programs.
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New York
America
Redfield
Department of Commerce
American Manufacturers’ Export Association
Caid
Europe
United States
Tests Under Professors Confirm Steins Had No Effect
A panel directed by Prof. H L Hollingworth and Prof. R S Woodworth with assistants declared the steins and goblets emptied by them had no effect on the subjects. Blackstone was unchanged in meaning to participants before and after testing.
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Blackstone
H. L. Hollingworth
R. S. Woodworth
Launch Dry Campaign In France Last Week
Paris reports American prohibitionists plan to open a drive to make France dry. Robert Johnson and Frederick Shackelton, who led Britain’s prohibition effort, have arrived to organize the campaign and await ammunition before resuming their crusade in France.
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France
Paris
London Daily Mail
Robert Johnson
Frederick Shackelton
Great Britain
French Campaign Pamphlets Found Error Riddled
Pamphlets printed in French in the United States for distribution here were found to be full of mistakes and unusable. Authorities state a complete reprint of all campaign literature will be necessary.
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United States
Pittsfield Ills Notable Local News Roundup
Capt Charles EB Cox returned from New York City where he stayed with his daughter Mrs Frank A Vanderlip Elmer Sittler plans a rheumatism treatment in Hot Springs Ark Miss Amanda Miyes west of town goes to Washtune Wash for about two months with relatives Mrs F N Wells entertained the junior division of the Kings Heralds Roy D Plattner returned from Chicago after attending the Masonic grand lodge as representative from the local lodge Charles Coulter west of town bought a new automobile Zimmerman agency Fred A Keepping has a mosaic floor laid in his cafe on the north side of the square The safe will be among the finest and most modernly equipped in western Illinois He operates an ice making plant a bakery and ice cream equipment The infant son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Knox died Friday a few hours after birth Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon It was the couple’s first child The salaried officers committee of the board of supervisors appointed Sheriff John A Davis truancy officer for the county for one month The Pike County Farm Bureau met at the courthouse Saturday about the coming election for delegates to the constitutional convention A mass meeting of farmers will be held
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Charles EB. Cox
New York City
Frank A. Vanderlip
Elmer Sittler
Hot Springs
Ark
Amanda Miyes
Washtunena
Wash
F. N. Wells
King's Heralds
Methodist Church
Varna Martin
Baylis
Apt
Brun-Mill Company
Roy D. Plattner
Chicago
Masonic Grand Lodge
L0cal
Charles Coulter
Zimmerman
Fred A
Illinois
Raymond Knox
Board of Supervisors
John A. Davis
Davis
Pike County Farm Bureau
Court House
Hard Cider Turns Into High Voltage Drink In Cream Separator
Augusta Maine August 18 Thirsty farmers claim to make alcohol from hard cider by feeding it into a cream separator. The machine’s centrifugal force supposedly drives the alcohol out the cream spout while the blue milk spout yields only non alcoholic apple juice. Investors tout the surprising method as working as intended.
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Augusta
Maine
Distill 10 Gallons No Amateurs Says Lawyer
Kansas City on October 18 A US district attorney assistant Sam OO Hargis declared at Joel Davis and Aquiilla C Barnard preliminary hearing that distilling ten gallons of good whiskey in two days proves not amateur status. They were arrested recently behind 1514 Holmes street while operating a still in a pirate operation.
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Kansas City
Sam OO. Hargis
United States District Attorney
Joel Davis
Aquiilla C. Barnard
Holmes Street
Students Immune To Beer Of Low Voltage
NEW YORK, Oct. 18. Columbia University did not extend its curriculum to beer effects. A laboratory test involved a dozen Columbia law students for a suit to push the government to legalize the decimal beer as non intoxicating. The volunteers were law students.
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New York
Columbia University
Columbia
Law Department
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