Mellon Should Not Hold Treasury Post Says Watson
In Washington on January 16 Senator Tom Watson of Georgia argued Mellon legally holds the treasury post but urged his removal. Watson claimed a statute bars Mellon from any business activity and warned he could be arrested if charged. He compared Mellon to A. T. Stewart and likened him to Rockefeller and Morgan as modern financial giants.
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Washington
Fed
Secretary of the Treasury
Melson
Senate
Tom Watson
Georgia
Watson
Mellon
Congress
United States
Treasury
Lincoln Exhibit Shown at University
Dororthy Fay Gould reports an ongoing Lincoln exhibit at the university's old forestry building turned museum. The display features 55 photographs of Lincoln from childhood to adulthood, including Tad Lincoln, a Gettysburg address facsimile, and Mrs Bixby’s condolence letter, with works by Jamen Wehn and a modern statue by F. H. M. from New York.
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Dorothy Fay Gould
University
Jamen Wehn
Wehn
Lincoln
Doug
Sion
New York
Thomas
Tad
Bixby
Boston
Unarmed Bandit Robs Two Seattle Shops in Daylight
John Lulley, 23, pulled two daytime robberies in Seattle using only pliers. He demanded money at Striker Millinery, 1511 Second Ave, stealing 110 dollars, then at Specialty Food, 110 Pike Street, taking 200 dollars. He was arrested after a bystander identified him. held on open charges.
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John Lulley
Seattle
Lutely
Striker Millinery
Second Avé
Miss Hayes
Lillian Rosenberg
Pike St
Miss H. Jensen
Second Ave
Pike Sr
L. C. Haynes
Grifvin Murphy College Admitted to National Accredited School
Grifvin Murphy College in this city has gained admission to the National Accredited School association. It marks the second local school to join this membership in the region.
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Grifvin Murphy Business College
King of Burglars Claim by Chicago Youth
Herman Allen aged 17 told Chicago detectives he had earned more than $100,000 from holdups and burglaries across the Eastern states over several months. He was arrested on a charge of attempted auto theft and called himself Three Gun Herman.
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Chicago
Herman Allen
Herman
Five Die From Poison Moonshine Shipment in New Jersey
Five wood alcohol deaths were reported in Ridgefield Park as detectives hunt for the poison bootleggers. The latest shipment of deadly moonshine has hit the market in Hackensack area, with authorities urging caution.
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Hackensack
N. J
Ridgefield Park
Cash register industry signals early 1921 recovery
Dayton report notes National Cash Register data showing a $200,000 rise in January sales and a 10 percent gain in foreign business. J A Powell, executive secretary, says the industry serves as a barometer of economic warming as work sown last year yields returns in early February.
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Dayton
Ohio
National Cash Register Company
Salos
Cash Register
J. A. Powell
Professor Meyer Predicts A Turbulent Winter Period
Hoboken notes a forecast by Prof. Quatar Meyer the city’s astrologer predicting a stretch of bad luck, cold waves, and scandals beginning February 18 with further gloom on the 26th. He warns of electrical disturbances disrupting telegraphs and rail travel, plus snowstorms.
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Hoboken
N. J
Buxsarda
Quatar Meyer
Hoboket
Meyer
Business Block Wiped Out by Fire in Fort Dodge
Fire of unknown origin destroyed a Swell shops building and caused extensive damage estimated at 00. An entire business block housing 21 firms including the Postal Telegraph was leveled. Guests in the Wahkonaa hotel adjacent were forced to flee as smoke filled the premises.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Cr Swell
Postal Telegraph
Wahkonaa
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Cheery
Chap
Bon Marche
Fourth Floor
North
Japan
Rose
Copenhagen
Chantilly
Pri
Union Street
Bon Marché
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