United States Not Bound by Versailles Mandate Text
A government note released by the State Department argues the United States has not authorized cession or surrender of U.S. rights to overseas possessions from World War I. It states that the Japan and German mandates in the Pacific require U.S. assent and none is implied, preserving U.S. rights in Yap and other territories.
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Equator
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Lever Bros. Co
Cambridge
Mass
United States Objects to Yap Mandate In League Note
The Hughes note rejects the Yap mandate as invalid without U S consent and recalls Wilson’s reservation against Yap. It states the league lacked authority over the United States and urges reconsideration of the Yap grant by Japan and its allies. Also mentions Northwest transport man en route to Seattle, and note on French airships with 2,000,000 cubic feet gas capacity.
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League of Nations
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Paris
Harding May Probe Rents
Washington April 17. President Harding may address rent increases in a forthcoming message after labor secretary Davis reported the high rent sector remains a major obstacle to industrial mediation. Department records show Detroit led with 108 percent rent rise since 1913, followed by Seattle 77 percent, Los Angeles 70, Denver 70, Portland 37, and San Francisco 15.
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Chinese owners run over two hundred New York City eateries
More than 200 restaurants across the Greater New York area are owned and operated by Chinese individuals, highlighting a sizable immigrant-led segment of the city’s dining industry.
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New York
Arlington man sued for taxes on moonshine stills
A year after his 1918 conviction for manufacturing copper moonshine stills, Harry D. Dunn of Arlington is sued by the government for a 50 dollar yearly tax on still production for 1916 1917 and 1918. The complaint was filed by District Attorney Robert C. Saunders.
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Arington
Robert C. Saunders
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