World News Highlights on Trade and Policy Shifts
April corn exports reached a new high of 153 605 000 bushels as commerce secretary Toover announced in Washington. The US signals no immediate Russia trade talks while seeking Britain to press Japan on Siberia. Rail executives join with the intersta te commerce commission to cut freight rates. Norris calls for a nonpartisan tariff reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toover
Washington
Harding
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ties To Train Crash Kill Engineer and Fireman
Reported south of Vinita Missouri Kansas Texas passenger train No 8 wreck kills both engineer and fireman. Separate item notes Missouri road headquarters in Muskogee Oklahoma and other national events and incidents from 1920s era wire service style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Vinita
Railway Division
Muskogee
Oklo
Greb Beats Tunney to Claim World Light Heavy Title
Harry Greb defeated Gene Tunney in a 15 round bout in New York to win the world light heavy championship. The match secured Greb’s place atop the division amid a sensational week of boxing news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Greb
Gene Tunney
New York
Freight Rates Slashed by U S Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered an average 10 percent freight rate cut with regional differences of 14 percent in the east, 18 percent in the west, and 12 percent in the south and Mountain Pacific. passenger and Pullman charges were left unchanged. The commission argued railroads should earn about 54 percent on property value, not 6 percent, while noting the move does not affect agricultural goods or transportation for passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Territory
Western Territory
Southern
Mountain Pacific
Illinois
Commission
United States
Lewis and
Cox
McChord
Beavers and Bears Chat About Work and Rest at the Zoo
In a playful zoo exchange Billy Bear and Benjamin Beaver discuss being busy and not, the joy of work and rest, and the comfort of a keeper who feeds them. The beaver extols beaver virtues while noting vacations, homes, and thoughtful craft in their lodges and canals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Benjamin
Billy Bear
Zoo
Delays in Major Steel Merger Promised by Bethlehem
Washington on May 26 reports that Bethlehem Steel and other large steel and iron firms pledged to indefinitely postpone their proposed merger while DOJ and FTC investigations continue. Attorney General Daugherty announced the undertaking after a conference with steel company attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bethlehem Steel Company
Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission
Daugherty
Russia and Italy Sign Commercial Treaty in Genoa
A commercial treaty between Soviet Russia and Italy was signed at the royal palace in Genoa on May 26, marking a formal agreement between the two nations. The accord aims to expand trade and economic cooperation between the two states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Russia
White House
Washington
Tribuna
Rome
Italy
Jugo- Sinvia
Adriatic
Zara
Fiume
Genoa
Tanlac Kept McGraw In Fine Shape, He Says
Wm. A. McGraw of 207 Beach Place Tampa testifies Tanlac has kept him in the pink of condition for four years. He began using it after years of poor health and laxative use, claims it quickly revived him and that he takes doses whenever he feels run down. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
Wm. A. McGraw
Beach Place
Tampa
Fila
Talkative Northeast Matron Stirs Stir At Home
Two friends visited a Northeast matron who is famed for chatty, bright remarks. They were greeted by Elmer, nine, who called his mother to share that someone wants to hear her talk. The scene recalls her social reputation and familiar family humor.
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Elmer
Kansas City Star
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Weeks
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Ark
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Department of Agriculture
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Elizabeth Kitchens
Damisboro
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Little Rock
Rex. B. Wilkes
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United Assembly of the Presbyterians and Reformed Churches
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William A. Bither
Chicago Board of Education
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Appellate Court
Delehanty
National Retarder Company
Webster City
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White Plains
N. Y
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Haverhill
Mass
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Mich
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Moving Picture Star
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Cal
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San Francisco
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Chamber of Deputies
Constantinople
Ukraine
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Beaver
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Peoria
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