Belgium Debt Pact Ratified by U S Congress
The U S Senate ratified the Belgian debt settlement at 55 to 20 after rejecting an exchange proposal for negotiable bonds. The deal totals 727 million five hundred thousand dollars and covers postwar and prewar claims with structured interest over 62 years. France’s $4 billion debt settlement is debated as leaders seek a compromise near Caillaux’s figures.
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Washington
Senate
Howell
Nebraska
Belgium
Wilson
American Debt Commission
France
United States
Congress
House
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Joseph Caillaux
Caillaux
Berenger
Paris
Debt Commission
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M. Berenger
Camp Roosevelt Invites Chicago Boys to Public School Camp
William McAndrew announces Camp Roosevelt the city’s public school training camp open June 28 to August 14 at Fort Sheridan. Under military supervision with a summer school, canvas classrooms, credit recognition, athletics swimming and horsemanship plus Red Cross care at no cost to students. Major F L Beals leads the camp with plans and staff ready for opening. a letter to the Board of Education suffices to enroll.
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William McAndrew
Chicago Public Schools
Board of Education
Chicago
Camp Roosevelt
United States
Davis
Fort Sheridan Military Reservation
American Red Cross
First Aid
F. L. Beals
South State Street
Would Cut Immorality as a Bar to Aliens
The immigration bill by the house committee would remove moral turpitude as a deportation ground. Visitors like the countess of Cathcart would be unaffected, while the earl of Craven could not be deported for moral turpitude. The bill replaces moral turpitude with a jail term of one year or up to 18 months, aiming to ease deportations to promote law and order.
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Washington
House Committee On Immigration
Countess of Cathcart
Earl of Craven
Largest Chicago ale raid nets 34400 bottles
Police raid on a major distillery led to the seizure of 34 400 bottles of ale with an estimated value of 34400 dollars. Six men were arrested as prohibition authorities called it the largest shipment of ale intercepted in Chicago.
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Chicago
Butter Included in Protection List for Farm Relief Bill
Chairman Haugen of the house agricultural committee announced butter is added to the basic commodities protected under the farm relief bill.
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Washington
Haugen
House Agricultural Committee
Noted Swedish writer Ellen Key dies in Stockholm
Ellen Key, a powerful influence on Swedish literature, has died in Stockholm at the age of seventy six. Her career spanned essays and teachings that shaped national literary currents and social thought.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Ellen Key
Pheasant egg shipments delayed by severe winter weather
William J. Stratton director of Conservation reports pheasant egg shipments to farmers and sportsmen are delayed about three weeks due to unprecedented snow and cold. Eggs at the Yorkville state game farm begin laying mid April and demand has exceeded the initial 50,000 egg allocation. The department plans to fill requests by obtaining additional eggs from outside farms while noting the program is self funded by hunting and fishing licenses.
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Game and Fish News
William J. Stratton
State
Yorkville
Stratton
Department of Conservation
Early American Methodist Founder Philip Embury
The first Methodist preacher in America is Philip Embury who arrived in 1766 after leaving the Irish Methodist conference. He gathered Irish Methodists in New York City into a small congregation and led their early religious effort.
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America
Philip Embury
New York City
Hostes
Mirrors for Macaroni Improve Product Drying Method
Using mirrors to supplement sunlight, macaroni makers preserve the deep yellow tint and improve flavor while speeding the bleaching process. The method is quicker than sun bleaching and yields more satisfactory results.
Automobile ownership costs reach 700 dollars yearly study shows
A nationwide Bureau of Industrial Technology study finds the average car owner spends 700 dollars annually on ownership and operation. Depreciation and upkeep total 4.5 billion dollars in the national automobile bill.
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Bureau of Industrial Technology
Ants Show Remarkable Personal Hygiene
Ants constantly move close to the ground and stop to clean themselves. They possess an extensive toilet set with a tongue used as a sponge when wet and file-like bands on the sides when dry. Four legs have hair acting as clothes brushes, and the two forelegs feature fine and coarse combs for grooming.
Portrait of Socrates Found in British Museum Statuette
The British Museum acquired an eleven inch statuette believed to be a portrait of Socrates as he walked Athens streets. It shows his coarse face beard and snub nose with discernible intelligence, dating about a century after Socrates making it the earliest known portrait, predating Roman busts.
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British Museum
Socrates
Athens
London Post
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