World events brief notes from Washington and beyond
A roundup of 1922 to 1924 items covers disability benefits board approvals, investigations into Gov a. CON, Wood administrations in the Philippines, stock dealings of Lt Wood, liquor losses at Detroit warehouses, George B. Christian named to the FTC, independence delegation talks, hog production peaking, eight ships sent to Vera Cruz, German arms for Mexican rebels, 1922 tax totals, J. R. Howard named to the Shipping Board, surplus labor in December, mandamus cases in Manila, bank robbery near Lansing, dock fire at Ashland Wisconsin, a gas plant explosion in Spring Valley, a nurse seeks damages, a Michigan fire kills two, timber purchases in Tillamook, Ford buys his old schoolhouse, a Des Moines worker dies in a tire explosion, $562,871 to each Gould child, and the 1924 American Legion convention set for St Paul.
Grand Rapids Conviction Reversal Bid by House of David Members
Benjamin Franklin Purnell and associates of the House of David in Michigan lost a motion in the U S Circuit Court of Appeals at Cincinnati seeking summary reversal of their Grand Rapids conviction. The report notes the case context and legal action.
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Benjamin Franklin Purnell
House of David
Michigan
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Grand Rapids
Noted American Editor Charles H Grasty Dies in London
Charles H Grasty a prominent New York Times staff member died in London after a long illness. The report lists other obituaries including Canton Christian College professor Edmund Arthur Gilbert of China who died of smallpox in Chicago, telegrapher William W Slatter of Lincoln funeral train fame in Oakland, financier W L Fyffe of Cripple Creek and J S Martin New York railroad official who died aboard a train entering Connellsville.
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Charles H. Grasty
New York Times
London
Edmund Arthur Gilbert
Canton Christian College
Canton
China
Chicago
Charles D. Gilbert
William W. Slatter
President Lincoln
Oakland
Cal
J. S. Martin
New York
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Connellsville
Pius Nears France Deal for Church Status in Rome
A Rome report says Pope Pius plans to conclude an accord with France restoring church status there after the 1905 law. Berlin notes Corliss Thooven Griffis completes six months’ jail time and is released from solitary confinement. Venizelos opposes King George II banishment without a plebiscite. Mexico City loan talks reach for 100 million dollars in four 25 million installments. Rebel Adolfo de la Torre seeks to capture Mexico City while Obregon’s government endures. De la Huerte’s two sons attend the American school in the capital.
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Pius
Rome
France
Berlin
Corliss Thooven Griffis
Griffis
Roger Sperber
Adolfo de la Truerta
Mexico City
Obregon
de la Huerte
Capital
Teapot Dome hearing ties Roosevelt to oil scandal disclosures
Senators heard testimony linking Archibald Roosevelt and G D Whalberg to the Teapot Dome affair. Archie Roosevelt testified of suspicions over $68000 paid to a ranch foreman and questioned Sinclair and Fall while Whalberg denied a key claim and resigned amid damaging testimony. Sinclair and Zevely then rushed to Europe before the hearings concluded.
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Washington
Teapot Dome Navy Oil Reserve
Senate
Archie Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Navy
Archie
G. D. Whalberg
Sinclair
Wahlberg
Fall
Three Rivers
Teapot Dome
Close Two More S. Dakota Banks in Bank Runs
Sioux Falls business leaders urged immediate financial relief as two more South Dakota banks closed Monday, part of a wave that has seen twelve banks fail since January 1. The International State Bank of Sioux Falls with 1.3 million dollars in deposits and the Western National Bank of Mitchell with 100000 dollars in capital and 425000 dollars in deposits cited heavy withdrawals as the cause.
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Sioux Falls
8. D
South Dakota
International State Bank of
Western National Bank of Mitchell
International State Bank
Mitchell Institution
Mexican Rebels Call Off Tampico Blockade
The Huerta blockade of Tampico is postponed until month end per a report to Rear Admiral Magruder. The message, whose source was not disclosed, eased tensions in the capital as the cruiser Richmond nears Tampico harbor near the Panuco river mouth.
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Washington
Huerta
Tampico
Magruder
Capital
Richmond
Tampico Harbor
Panuco River
1500 Mexican Troops Pass Through El Paso
A special train carrying about 1500 Mexican federal troops passed through El Paso Texas and was immediately routed to Juarez. US troops and El Paso police accompanied the train through the city. The force arrived from western Mexico via Naco Arizona and will be sent to the interior of Mexico.
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
United States
LL Paso
Mexico
Naco
Arizona
North Dakota Coal Fields Said To Last 700 Years
St Paul engineers and financiers heard Dr Wans Hollaworth, a German inventor and combustion engineer, claim the lignite fields of North Dakota contain seven hundred trillion tons and can fuel the United States for seven hundred years.
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St. Paul
Minn
North Dakota
United States
Wans Hollaworth
Red Light Lure to Combat Tropical Insect Pests
A method uses a red light to attract night-flying insects toward an acid bath. A red bulb or lantern above a wide mouthed bottle funnels the stunned pests into the acid where they drown or are suffocated.
Milesian Ponders Health Blessings in Sick Times
A Milesian muses on health as the greatest blessing while noting the absurdity of discussing insurance with a turkey. The remark contrasts human concerns with a bird’s naive simplicity about protection and wellness.
New Gas Mask Protects Painters From Poison
Lead poisoning feared in paint work prompts a new respirator design. The mask filters lead fumes while leaving eyes uncovered for clear vision, used with rubber gloves for hand protection against skin contact. The piece ends with a race fan’s exhortation and a caution about dishonest critics.
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Board of Appeals
Hines
Gova. Con
Wood
Philippines
Lieutenant Wood
Senator Ladd
Treasury
Detroit
George B. Christian
Harding
President Coolidge
Victor Murdock
Federal Trade Commission
Weeks
Department of Agriculture At
Vera Cruz
Germany
Census Bureau
Coolidge
J. R. Howard
Iowa
Interior States
United States Shipping Board
United States Employment Service
Insular Supreme Court
Manila
Lansing State Bank
Lansing
Ill
Hammond
Ind
John Beckman
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Ashland
Wis
Spring Valley
Mary Keister
Delos Haven
Newton Haven
Leslie Haven
Lapeer
Mich
Aira
Tillamook County
Oregon
Shanghai Building Company
Shanghai
Henry Ford
Dearborn Township
Roy Vanshike
Des Moines
George J. Gould
Supreme Court
St. Paul, Minn
American Legion
National Executive Committee
National Headquarters
Indianapolis
Grand Island National Bank
Grand Island, Neb
Panama Canal
Robert EB. Lee
Stone Mountain
Yellow
St. Louis
Logansport
Dun
Ames
Dr. KM. M. T Watch
Ernest Johnson
Earl Stone
Boomer
Charleston
W. Va
de Haviland
Ralph Royce
Fort Worth
San Antonio
W. L
Eleutherios Venizelos
George II
Greece
Athens
Excelsior
Roosevelt
Dome
S. Dakota
U.S
Rewdeas
Turkey
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