Penrose Eyes Swift Senate Tariff Hearings
Washington July 23 Hearings on the tariff bill passed by the house will begin Monday before the Senate Finance Committee chaired by Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania. The panel hopes to finish within two weeks, barring Treasury funding discussions, with plans to first cover the American valuation provisions and then proceed through the tariff schedules.
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Penrose
Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Pennsylvania
Finance Committee
The
Treasury
Melion
Committee
Senate
Tariff ‘Commission
Davis
New York Customs Office
Otto Fix
Fortney
Tariff Commission
Senate Committee
Illinois Governor Len Small Indicted by Grand Jury
Springfield July 21 Governor Len Small and Lieutenant Governor Fred Sterling were indicted by the Sangamon County grand jury on embezzlement and conspiracy to misappropriate state funds. Verne S. Curtis of Grant Park Trust and Savings Bank faces similar charges in two other indictments. Four indictments in total named embezzlement and misappropriation of large sums. Bonds were set at 50 000 for each defendant on each indictment, totaling 500 000.
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Springfield
Ill
Len Small
Fred E. Sterling
Sangamon County Grand Jury
Verne S. Curtis
Grant Park Trust and Savings Bank
Small
Sterling
Leutenant
Smith
Anid
Cantonese Forces Claim First Victory in Interprovincial War
Canton and Kwangsi provinces clash as Cantonese troops aligned with Sun Yat Sen’s government seize Fuchow on the West River. Forces concentrate at Yamchow and Limchow in southwestern Kwangtung as military operations begin in that district.
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Canton
Kwangsi
Uncle Sam to Aid Farmers With $28 Million Loans
Washington July 21 Uncle Sam to aid farmers with 28 million dollars in government loans through the War Finance Corporation, directed by Eugene Myer. The loans for cotton and wheat export will likely be the largest ever extended to agricultural interests by the government.
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Washington
Sam
War Finance Corporation
Eugene Myer
Two Proposals Drive Washington Japan Armament Talks
Secretary Hughes sent a note to Japan accepting President Hardings invitation to the armament and Far Eastern conference with a plan for a preliminary Washington meeting after all invited powers join. Officials say disarmament and the Far Eastern issue are inseparable and no fixed program will be laid down. Great Britain may hold a separate preliminary conference in London if needed as Lloyd George weighs premiers views during the imperial conference.
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Washington
Harding
Japan
Hughes
Great Britain
London
Lloyd George
Tor
America
Australia
Moonshiners Kill 2 in Breathitt County Kentucky
A posse led by federal prohibition agent Samuel J. Watkins was ambushed while pursuing a moonshine still in Breathitt County Kentucky. Deputy Green Watkins died shortly after the volley, Henry Nobles died en route to a hospital, and Shade Allen suffered nine gunshot wounds with no recovery expected.
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Lexington
Breathit County
Samuel J. Watkins
Green Watkins
Henry Nobles
Shade Allen
National Federation of Business and Professional Women Held
Reports of standing committees and a speech by Jessie Ackerman of Chicago opened the third annual convention of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs in Cleveland Ohio. Ackerman addressed attendees and outlined convention objectives while delegates discussed committee work and upcoming initiatives.
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Cleveland
Jessie Ackerman
Chicago
Occu
Pied
Federation of Business
Miss Ackerman
Tariff Bill Passes the House By 289 to 126
The Fordney tariff bill cleared the House 289 to 126 after two weeks of debate. Final passage followed votes on five amendments preserving oil and asphalt on the free list while striking a dye stuffs embargo. Seven Democrats supported the bill and seven Republicans opposed it.
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Senate
Lee
Baker
California
Campbell
Pennsylvania
Dupre
Bayaret
Lazaro
Marin
Louisiana
Voigt
Beck
Lampert
Nelson
Wisconsin
Gahn ‘and Knight
Ohio
Sinclair
North ‘Dakota
PLAN 500 MILLION RAIL LOAN IN HOPES OF RELIEF
Washington July 22 President Harding is expected to take the next move in the railroad problem effort. Officials say he may ask Congress to empower the War Finance Corporation to loan carriers up to 500 million dollars. The cabinet reportedly approves the plan as claims stemming from federal control are settled.
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Harding
Congress
War Finance Corporation of Power
Minocqua
Wis
Berlin
Russia
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Niadivostok
Siberia
Constantinople
Turkish Council of Ministers
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Prince Kropetkin
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Order of Hibernians
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Mich
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Upper Silesia
Philadelphia
France
Paris
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Missouri Pacific
Vandale
United States
Oklahoma
Arizona
Callao Harbor
Peru
America
Farm machines value big farm gear produced in 1920
United States 582 manufacturers reported 1030000 tractors plows wagons and buying machines produced in 1920 totaling 587 million dollars. The figures from the bureau of public roads and the Department of Agriculture cover tractors valued at 193 million dollars, plows 40 million, wagons 25 million, and buying machines 25 million.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of ‘Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Dawes Halts U. S. Sales Pending Executive Order
Washington July 2. General Dawes says an executive order will follow the budget on the big sales. Dawes halted U S sales awaiting new directive and action from the administration.
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Hardiing
Washington
Hearings on Revenue Legislation Focused on Surtaxes
Washington July 25 The house ways and means committee plans days of hearings on revenue measures with witnesses from affected industries. Rep Mills proposes a spending tax and Rep Keller a land tax as surtax substitutes. Leaders follow Secretary Mellon’s guidance and aim to finish a bill in two to three weeks with some tax relief for businesses, little for small payers.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Representative Mills
New York
Keller
Minnesota
Mellon
World News Digest Highlights Across Europe Asia and America
Reports from Berlin Paris and Washington recount relief efforts in Russia and Siberia. Daims discuss mediation in Istanbul while Vladivostok hosts a July assembly with Prince Kropotkin presiding. Navy leaders face a call then police consider gas masks amid crime fears.
Nations urged to aid famine stricken Russians
Paris July 22 An appeal by the executive committee of the Russian constituent assembly calls on all nations to provide immediate aid for millions of Russians suffering famine in the Volga region and the southwest. It says the area is larger than France and Germany combined and that the government cannot render assistance.
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Paris
Volgar
Russian Constituent Assembly
Germany
Whip Butcher and Widow Ort y Deven
Whip but the butcher and widow are named in a fragmentary nineteenth century notice. The readable text references a butcher identified with a widow and a person named Ort y Deven, but the full identities and context remain unclear.
Farmer Arthur Lube slain in run‑in with neighbor Harberger
Unity Wisconsin July 26 Arthur Lube a farmer was shot to death in front of his ten year old daughter by George Harberger a sixty year old bachelor when Lube went to recover cattle on Harberger land. Harberger then killed himself by firing the gun with his toe after removing a shoe and pointing the muzzle at his head.
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Unity
Wis
Arthur Lube
Here
George Harberger
Lube
Warberger
Haberger
Market Update Flour and Wheat Prices Hover Low
The Markets section notes prices for flour and hard spring wheat remain subdued. Traders watch supply conditions and demand signals as premiums for specialty brands show modest gains.
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