Senators in Street Protest over Newberry Cash Allegations
The piece portrays a hurried street scene as senators including Miles Poindexter return to the people to face charges of cash influence in the Truman Newberry case. It contrasts opulent Senate life with weary voters and demands the aristocracy answer for their alleged kowtowing to money.
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States Senate
Truman Newberry
Lator Miles Poindexter
Washington
NEWY
Newberry
Poindexter
Seattle
Senate
Michigan
United States
Francis King Carey
Sugar City
Colo
Senate Finance Committee
The Birth of a Treaty and the Promoting of Lodge and Hays
Commentary on Henry Cabot Lodge and Will Hays in film and politics, tracing shifts from villain to hero, as Griffith projects spark fictional plays and public figures navigate isolationism and international roles. A panorama of 1822 inventions and 1922 prospects follows the political reflections.
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Silver Screen
Henry Cabot Lodge
Will Hays
Lodge
Hays
David Wark Griffith
Harold
South Pollard
Henry
Ver
United States
America
Lance
International
Letters to Editor Decry Yellow Peril in School Names
A reader laments ethnic name clustering on pupil rolls at a new school, challenging pro life picture brides and claiming lawmakers failed to address the issue. The writer invokes Geo Washington’s memory and condemns those advancing self interest over national future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batoe
Togor
Naturalization Facts Clarified by Y M C A Official
Rev B C Claubon of the Y M C A outlines naturalization rules for immigrants. He explains declarations expire after seven years for most, arrivals after June 29 1906 must obtain a certificate of arrival in Washington DC, and proper blank filing speeds verification. He notes arrivals via England Canada or other countries should be stated on the form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
United States
Washington, D. C
England
Canada
B. C. Claubon
Williams Aims to Reform Federal Reserve Oversight
John Shelton Williams, former comptroller of the currency, testifies on eight years inside the Federal Reserve system. He details conflicts with the board, cites high rediscount rates and inflated member bank borrowing costs, and urges congressional changes to strengthen public benefit.
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the Star
the Currency
John Shelton Willams
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Mose
Comptroller
Wiliams
New York Reserve Bank
New York
Federal Reserve
Reserve
Federal Reserve Banks of
Wiliama
Williams
Alabama
Oklishema
President rails at system for ruinous loans by banks
A former official accuses federal reserve banks of making huge improvident loans to large debtor banks and officers at exorbitant rates. He cites family rate abuses, widespread speculation funded by reserve lending, and calls for a 10 percent cap, urging congressional action and board accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Reasons Why Business Is Not Normal
A compact analysis argues that wartime price shifts leave incomes in balance with far fewer goods. Farm products lag while manufactured goods and commodities rise, benefiting miners and brick workers. The piece questions widespread reluctance to lend and calls out profiteering while urging a return to normal economic basis.
Winter Snares a Mining Search in Grizzly River Region
Bill pursues a long search for his mine and old camps across Grizzly River country as autumn fades. Snow deepens, travel becomes impossible, and a crossing alone remains feasible while mountains lie buried under five feet of snow toward Bradleyburg.
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Bill
Grizzly River
Virginia
Autumn
Grizzly
Bradleyburg
Yelding
Learn a Word Every Day Debilitate and Bank News
A daily word entry defines debilitate as to weaken with Latin roots cited. A public dispute over salary advances at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is described, highlighting increases for several officials. J C Forbes compares Williams to a red flag to bankers amid criticism of bank government favors and loan practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Strong
J. C. Forbes
Bremerton Navy Yard Worker Details Low Pay and Job Struggles
A Bremerton reader outlines earning about 72 dollars a month at the Navy yard, 2.28 a day five days weekly, supporting a family and noting many others in similar plight. He condemns fare costs, cites unemployment debates, and asks the Legion to investigate alleged injustices and layoffs affecting workers with families.
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the Star
Navy Yard
Bremerton
Seattle
Joshua Green
Civil Service
Beattie
Legion
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Fadeaway
Strangler 'S League
Griffith
Pee
Louisiana
Thomas Skidmore
Philadelphia
Texas
Jared E. Grace
Brazos de
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Cuba
Messrs
Mason and
Baldwin
House of God
Dr. Sawyer
Harding
Interior
Lanin
Duke
Dublin
Colgate & Co
Shade of
George Washington
Editor
Geo. Washington
John Shelton Williams
Houghton, Miffin & Company
Frank Dempster Sherman
Lehman
Ta-Dru-Co., Inc
Gino One
Exchange Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Bartell’s Drug
Swift's Pharmacy
Corner Second
Pike
Edison Marshall
Littie Brown & Co
Wash
M. A. Matthews
M.D
Doc
Wella
D. Wingate
Frinst Presbyterian Church
Andrews
Keck
Kansas City
Savings Department
Dexter Horton National Bank
Second Ave
Cherry St
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