Germany's wartime bill tops fourteen million dollars
A compilation lists diverse items from early 20th century world events including Germany's war bill at 14,250,000, major mine claims in Guanajuato Mexico, wheat sales near 221,000 by Luther Turner, Kansas City mayoral vote on the city manager plan, deaths of notable academics in Cambridge and England, and global notes on potatoes, footwear, and elections. The digest combines financials, obituaries, transport, and political developments with numerous named individuals, places, and organizations.
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Germany
America
Guanajuato
Mexico
Luther P. Turner
Harrington
Turner
Kansas City
Sarah Brooks
England
Napoleon
Billericay
Eng
Fort Worth
Tex
Teague
Chile
Chiloe
Hawaii
Henry Safford
Abraham Lincla
Springfield
Mass
Les Darcy
Mike Gibbons
Milwaukee
Washington
Samuel Perrott
In- Manapolis
Federal Grand Jury
Holland
Prohibition Moves Forward in Senate and House
Senate adopts amendments to postal bill barring liquor imports and ads in states with anti liquor laws. House Judiciary Committee reports national prohibition constitutional amendment favored, predicted to pass within a week. If adopted, prohibition states become bone dry, limiting even small imports for personal use.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
House
Judiciary Committee
Webb
Prohibition
Sixty-fourth Congress
Post Office
Meed
Buban Rebellion Given Hard Blow
Havana reports Colonel Pujol’s forces occupy Ciego Avila rebel headquarters at Cameguéy province. Rebels flee before troops as government seizes Camaguey Jucaro and Moron rail lines and moves rolling stock. Small rebel groups sought Camaguey and Las Vilas. officials say Camaguey uprising backbone broken.
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Havana
Pujol
Ciego Avila
Cameguéy
Camaguey
Las Vilas
Indianapol is election fraud indictments name city targets
A federal grand jury handed down five indictments charging 160 individuals with election fraud after a three month probe. The targets are believed to include politicians and vote sellers from Gary Frankfort and Indianapolis with reports of payments up to $20 per vote in Clinton County where Frankfort lies.
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Indianapolis
Gary
Frankfort
Clinton County
British War Loan Succeeds Big National Drive
The Weekly Nation notes the war loan as a great success with reported new funds near 5 billion dollars. Arthur Neville Chamberlain, director-general of national service, spoke at Bristol and predicted Germany will face a bitter pill from the loan outcome.
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London
Nation
Joan
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
National Service
Bristol
Germany
Interstate suspension on Northwest freight rates to Gulf ports
Washington February 16 The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed freight rate increases on grain and flour from Minnesota and other Northwest regions to Gulf ports for export until June 15 for investigation.
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Washington
Minnesota
Northwest
Gulf Ports
Interstate Commerce Commission
South Carolina House Bans Liquor Ads in Media
Columbia Feb 17 The South Carolina house of representatives approved a bill prohibiting liquor advertisements in newspapers periodicals and any other form in the state The bill already passed the senate.
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Columbia
S C
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Senate
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Hoosier
Wonder
Axminster
Kirkman
Aresley Brussels
Congoleum
Sidney
Sturgis
SAD Irons
Pott
Cheyenne County Trading Company
Sidney, Neb
Charles J. White
Traryard University
Cambridge Mass
Egypt
Jewell
Kansas
Long Island
N. Y
Greece
Turkey
South Omaha
Neb
Foreign Affairs Committee
Federal
San Diego
Cal
Western Hemisphere
Martin Casto
L. L. Casto
Buckhannon, W. Va
Buckhannon River
Malcolm Smalley
Cadillac
Nich
Minnesota State Senate
Manlus Hardy
Lexington
Hardy
Wilson
Chattanooga
Jackson
Nashville
Tennessee Court of Civil Appeals
Chancery Court
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