Railroads Brace For Big Chicago Rebound In Hiring
Chicago area railroads surge to resume large scale operations. The Chicago Burlington & Quincy adds 2300 workers as Express wage cuts and various industry shifts ripple through the economy. Mary Ashford McCaskey, wife of Pittsburgh oil magnate J. McCaskey, dies instantly in a car crash.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Mary Ashford McCaskey
J. &. McCaskey
Pittsburgh
McCaskey
Washington House approves rule for Verdnestart bill with opposition
The House adopted the special rule governing consideration of the Verdnestart bill by a 222 to 100 vote amid near solid Democratic opposition. War department seeks bids for over 250000 surplus army shoes sold as is. Taft sworn in as chief justice. Navy disarmament favored in Berlin dispatch. July USDA notes crops below average except bumper corn. Commerce reports U.S. foreign trade down over 3 billion. Army airplanes claim 71 lives in year. Lasker names three vice presidents on the Shipping Board with combined salaries of 95000. Capper-Tindher grain-exchanges bill gets Senate committee approval by unanimous vote.
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Washington
War Department
A. D. Lasker
Shipping Board
Senate Agriculture Committee
Carpentier to defend title in October bout
Sporting Georges Carpentier signed a contract in New York with Tex Rickard to defend his world light heavy weight championship during October. His opponent will be selected later. Edward V. Preston of Hartford dies at eighty four. Charles A. Prouty dies at Newport News. Mary Miles Minter to wed Orville Erringer of Portland. The Hardings mark thirtieth wedding anniversary with no observance. Theda Bara secretly marries C. J. Brabin in Greenwich.
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New York
Tex Rickard
Edward V. Preston
The
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Hartford, Conn
Theda Bara
Greenwich
Conn
C. J. Brabin
World News Roundup of Postwar Politics and Crises
Foreign Eamonn De Valera is welcomed in London by cheering crowds. Heavy forest fires burn across northern Quebec as 5 000 men fight the flames. Britain France Italy Japan and China accept Harding’s invitation to a disarmament conference. The Trianon treaty was voted by the French senate. Ireland sees 24 deaths from weekend violence. King George vows peace in Ireland. Mesopotamia heat reaches 128 in the shade. Italian troops move to Kinme amid unrest. The Earl of Craven dies in Mayfair. William of Doorn disputes taxes with local authorities. Switzerland’s Schuithess to arbitrate Colombia Venezuela boundary.
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France
Italy
Japan
China
Harding
Washington
Harding Warns Delay in Soldier Bonus Threatens Recovery
President Harding addresses the Senate warning that passing compensation for World War service now would hinder restoration and imperil financial stability. He cites high wartime taxes, looming debt, and the need for tax reduction, debt refinancing, and balanced expenditures before any broad bonuses. The speech outlines three essential steps for restoring order and cautions against further burden on the treasury.
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Congress
Washington
Harding
Smoot signals possible postponement of Allied debt payments
Senator Smoot told the Senate a 15 year delay in repaying principal and interest on the Allied debt to the United States is not improbable. He noted a possible tentative understanding with debtors if the Mellon bill passes, citing risks to American markets and export trade.
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United States
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Borah
Pole murder plot fails
A Warsaw dispatch says an assassination attempt on President Pilsudski occurred when a man forced entry to his room and fired several shots. Police have detained several suspects as authorities keep the affair quiet while investigating an alleged plot to overthrow the Polish government.
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Poland
Copenhagen
Berlingske Tidende
Warsaw
Mexico Invites Nations to Form Claims Commission
President Obregon issued a presidential decree inviting all countries with nationals damaged by Mexican revolutions to appoint delegates. They will meet Mexican representatives to form a permanent commission to pass upon claims, under a law enacted in May 1913 at President Panza's urging.
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Mexico City
Obregon
Car Panza
REFUND RAIL DEBT PLAN CONSIDERED BY RAIL EXECUTIVES
Plans to refinance the railroads 500 million dollar debt to the government were discussed by the steering committee of the Association of Railway Executives and Eugene Meyer Jr representing the War Finance Corporation acting for the Treasury Department.
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War Finance Corporation
Treasury Department
Association of Railway Executives
Eugene Meyer, Jr
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