British Ambassador Denies Britain Seeks World Oil Monopoly
New York dispatch reports Sir Auckland Geddes, the British ambassador, refuting claims Britain aims to monopolize fuel oil. He asserts British policy seeks peace and freedom, pours oil on Europe’s troubled waters, and notes no capital ships have been laid down since the armistice except Hood already advanced.
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New York
Great Britain
Sir Auckland Geddes
Britain
Sir Auckland
Europe
United States
Hood
Bands Under Arms in Mexico Staging Revolts
Advices from Mexico report revolutionaries still need work to form a stable government. Military leaders command small loyalist and anti de facto forces across the republic. Observers see these groups as potential nuclei for future revolts.
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Mexico
Washington, D. C
Republic
Carranza
Interchurch Supporters Win in Presbyterian Vote
In Philadelphia the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States defeated the executive commission's proposal to withdraw support for the interchurch world movement. The assembly recommitted the issue to the commission for a revised report and sent all amendments and substitute resolutions back to the executive commission for further action.
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Interchurch
Philadelphia
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the
United States
Executive Commission
Interchurch World Movement
Commission
Chicago Vegetable Prices Fall Across Market
Prices for all vegetables dropped 6 to 35 percent on the Chicago market in the last ten days. Cabbages sold at $360 a crate vs $4.50 previously, onions declined about 30 percent, oranges down 15 percent, and new potatoes traded $1.50 lower than a week ago.
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Chicago
Commission
Navy Furlough Ties to Death of 19 Year Old Man
Ray Taylor of Davenport Iowa, aged 19, died in Lincoln Nebraska after drinking poison. The Lincoln city mission superintendent said Taylor had not returned to duty in the navy after a furlough, and this may have influenced his act.
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Lincoln, Neb
Ray Taylor
Davenport
City Mission
Taylor
Global headlines reflect political and economic shifts
Reports from Washington cover Governor Harding on bank policy and deflation, Bryan clashing with Wilson over Armenian mandates, and a US Canada treaty on salmon fisheries. Navy fuel contracts rise over prior year, rail revenue plans face wage considerations, and anti strike warnings echo from the White House.
Iowa farmers form shipper group boosts price and efficiency
The West Liberty Farmers' Shipping Association amasses seventeen carloads of hogs and cattle in seven weeks, signaling rising membership and breeder enrollment. Iowa boosts electric farm systems and a Sioux City firemen bonus plan may rise to about 25 dollars monthly. Des Moines detectives seek Severn O'Dell, while Iowa State College trains reserve officers with horses.
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West Liberty Farmers’ Shipping Association
Middleman
Sioux City Chamber of Commerce
Sioux City
Iowa
A A Rarick, Jr
Iowa City
Washington State
Rarick
Des Moines
Northwest
Severn O'Dell
O’dell
Lincoln
Neb
O'Dell
Military Department of
Iowa State College
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Military Department
Burlington
Fort Madison
State Board of Helth
American Farm Bureau Federation
James R Howard
Clemens
Marshall County
National
J W. Coverdale
Ames
Farm Bureau Movement
Lift Off Corns With Your Fingers And Freezone
A tiny bottle of Freezone cures corns and calluses. Apply drops to the corn or callous and pain ends instantly, enabling you to lift the root without any soreness. Also a short note about a doll replacement and a niece’s reaction for company days.
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Adv
Mothers Orchestrate Matchmaking Not Lovers Intent
A speaker argues that mothers control matchmaking in relationships, claiming maternal influence matters more than the lovers themselves, shaping choices and alliances within families and communities.
Strictly Belonged to Him Exchange Note
Betty argues with Edwin over assigned chores as the narrator plans to divide tidying tasks for the children. Edwin asserts only a middle sized person can handle the middle sized work, reflecting household roles and child labor themes in a domestic exchange.
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Edwin
Betty
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Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
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Tanners’ Council of the
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Wilson
Armenia
Mr. Bryan
Canada
State Department
J. W. Beller
Owen
Oklahoma
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Navy
Navy Department
Railroad Labor Board
Howard Elliott
The
Association of Railway Executives
Interestate Commerce Commission
Joint Scale Committee
Congress
Smith
House
Boston
Joseph Mule
Dunning Hospital For
Wabansia Avenue
Hawkeye
State News
Nancy
Dolly
Florida
Dean
Ida B. Atwell
William &J
Key West
Flaesr
Doan
Arthur Gomez
Notary Public
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Certain-teed Products Corporation
St. Louis
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