Dispute at Farm Hearing Turns Heated in Washington
Governor William P. G. Harding of the Federal Reserve Board faced sharp questioning from Rep. Byrnes during congressional joint hearings on agriculture. The exchange touched on regional bank circulars and credit restrictions while Harding defended the board as not a central bank and urged reading the Federal Reserve Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congressional Joint Committee
William P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Harding
Representative Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Reginal Reserve Bank
Richmond Va
Bynes
Wilson Acts as Armenian Mediator
Washington officials said misinterpretation affected their statement on whether President Wilson would appoint a mediator to ease Armenian Turkish nationalist tensions. They stated the president would act personally, not officially, though distinguishing his personal role from his presidential duties would be difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
State Department
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Washington
League of Nations
Iowa Republican Drafts Grain Relief Measures
Representative Dick ingan of Iowa proposes two relief bills to aid farmers. A 10 percent tax on total grain contracts due for delivery within thirty days. A resolution to appoint a special committee to probe grain livestock and cotton prices and suggest corrective legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Dickingan
Iowa
Husband Kills Wife Then Ends His Own Life
In Duluth 53 year old Joseph O Rourke shot his wife and then killed himself. The couple’s children woke to the scene and were ordered to stay back as the father fired again, mortally wounding the wife and then shooting himself. He died at a hospital hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Joseph O’rourke
O'Rouke
Primary Election Officials Indicted in Pittsburg Case
A federal grand jury in Pittsburg returned multiple indictments tied to the last primary in the Thirty first congressional district. Named defendants include Charles Anderson a city council member Magistrate P J Sullivan Republican candidate Edward W Kenna and Bernard Mc Kenna.
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Pittsburg
Thirty-first
Charles Anderson
P. J. Sullivan
Edward W. Kenna
Bernard McKenna
Receivership Filed For Major New York Aircraft Firm
The L W F Engineering company of College Point Long Island filed a petition for voluntary receivership in a case involving a one billion dollar aircraft corporation. Federal Judge Julius M Meyer named Ornest Whitens as receiver.
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Aerial Plant
New York
L. W. F. Engineering Company
College Point
Long Island
Aircraft Corporation
Ornest Whitens
Notable Deaths and Disasters Sweep Week
News notes Joseph J. Ryan dies in New York while President Wilson agrees to mediate Armenian crisis. Census shows Gary Indiana population surge and white growth. Packers stockyards dispute, federal immigration bill discussed, coal crisis ends, and a Washington earthquake is recorded. Lynching near Princeton Florida. Eugene Chafin dies from burns in Long Beach California. Race fatalities occur in Los Angeles Speedway with several injured and dead including Gaston Chevrolet.
Iowa and Surrounding Counties News Highlights
A broad Iowa area summary covers the death of A. B. Boyce of Webster City, acquittal of Roy Jiricek in a murder attempt case, farm losses from a fire near Iowa Falls, and multiple land sales including the Morelan and Mortiwedt properties. Also noted are a Cedar Rapids family death from gas fumes, jury eligibility changes in Dubuque, and various crop yields and local livestock sales.
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A. B. Boyce
Webster City
Roy Jiricek
Mount Ayr
Harry Morelan
Iowa Falls
Ole Harris
Handleon
Roland
W. C. Nelson
Selma
Nelson
Iowa
Centerville
M. L. Murray
Salix
Sioux City
Howell
Knoxville
Lloyd Greenland
Emil Rasmussen
Cedar Rapids
Mortiwedt
Randall
Bennie
Arthur Mortiwedt
Emma Thurtell
Dubuque
Walter Thurtell
Clarence Elwood
P. J. Elwood
Extra
Dubuque County
James A. Terrill
Green Mountain
James Dalton
Davenport
Tipperary
Dublin
Benton County
Louie H. Scheetz
Bellee Plaine
Fairview Emma
J. F. Rieck
Laverne
Harry Treat
Chicago
Sparks
Nevada
Southern Pacific
Missing Service Men Seek News From Frontline Years Ago
Readers learn of several soldiers listed as missing or wounded in 1918 operations. Urbano Bergeron was slightly wounded and evacuated, with no further updates. Entries include Maurice Leasure Alfred Fitch Leon Burr and others seeking word from families or contacts with post addresses for updates.
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Urbano Bergeron
R. T. Hill
Menasha
Wis
Maurice L.leasure
M. G. Co
Verdun
Frank Leasure
Sheridan Avenue
Mansfield
D. Osc
W. Olson
59Th Inf
Argonne Forest
C. S. Olson
Princeton
Neb
Harland G. Pfantz
American Legion
State Center
Alpred C. Fitch
Co. A
Jessie Highley
East Second Street
Coffeyville
Kan
Leon Burr
Etta Burr
Oakwood Avenue
Syracuse
N. Y
Elmer &. Charlson
Pvt
Co. G
Elmer E. Charlson
Ada
Minn
Ernest C. Lindop
Petra Hansen
1St St
Tacoma
Wash
John Robert Galligan
U. 8
Finland
John B. Galligan
R. F PD
Homer City
Ruth G. Morgan
France
EE. B. Bauman
L. B
Plemingsburg
Frank Orris Pierce
Cheppy
W. J. Pierce
R. K
Bronson
Swantine H. E. Olsen
Paot
Sophie Olsen
Elk, Mendocino Co
Calif
Edgar H. English
M. G
6Th Marines
Frederick Ryan
Church St
Newark
N. J
John J. Murphy
Leon A. Spillane
State House
Boston
Mass
Legion and G A R Members Attend National Conventions
William R. Ketcham and Wesley Thompson are American Legion members who also claim allegiance to the Grand Army of the Republic. They attended the Legion national convention in Cleveland after the G A R encampment in Indianapolis.
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William R. Ketcham
Wesley Thompson
American Legion
Grand Army of the Republic
National Convention of the Legion
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Dances Fund New Legion Hall In Toledo
Members of the American Legion post in Toledo Ohio staged open air dances to raise funds for a new headquarters. The events cleared enough money to lease and furnish club rooms.
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Tony Wroblewski
The
American Legion of Toledo, O
Five Vice Commanders Named by Legion Convention
The American Legion convention selected five vice commanders matching the rule of distinct states and no more than three from Army service. John G. Emery of Grand Rapids Michigan, a real estate man and former infantry major wounded in action, and Thomas Goldingay a Newark New Jersey naval reservist and gunnery officer, headline the picks. Also named are Claudius G. Pendill of Racine Wisconsin, James G. Scrugham of Reno Nevada, and J Winslett of Dadeville Alabama, all with distinguished WWI service and leadership in their states and posts.
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American Legion
Legion
John G. Emery
Grand Rapids
Mich
Fort Sheridan, Sr
Eighteenth Infantry
Verely
Emery
House
Thomas Goldingay
United States
Newark
N. J
Naval Reserve of
New Jersey
Cuban
U. S. S. Massachusetts
American Legion of
Claudius G. Pendill
Marquette
Michigan University
Racine
Wis
United States Navy
U.S. S. Oklahoma
Kenosha
James G. Scrugham
Lexington
University of Kentucky
Engineering College
University of Nevada
Nevada
Ordnance Department
Washington
National Executive Committee
Reno
J. Winslett
Dadeville
Ala
Flo
Paris
Alabama
Cleveland
South
Reading Quote Chooses an Author Like a Friend
A literary line from On Reading compares selecting an author to choosing a friend. The Earl of Roscommon voice highlights the personal bond readers form with writers, framing reading as intimate companionship.
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Reserve Board
Wm. P. G. Harding
Witin
Joseph J. Ryan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Gary
Ind
District Supreme Court At
Sterling
South Dakota
Senate Immigration Committee
Federal Immigration Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Georgetown University
J. P. Harris
Fla
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Long Beach
Cal
Burns
W. M. Coble
Omaha
Keith Collins
Oklahoma
Los Angeles
Eddie O’donnell
Los Angeles Speedway
West Madison Street
Manhattan
Kean, Taylor & Co
Brooklyn
Monroe
Henry Butts
Otto Pahl
Williamson
W. Va
Mingo
Railway Tuel Company
Jasper
Gaston Chevrolet
Lyle Jones
Eddie O'Donnell
Chevrolet
Frontenac
Deusenberg
O’donnell
John Bresnahan
IT _ HAWKEYE
State News
American Legion News Service
Ohio
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