Current Events Review Politics and War in Brief
Edward W Pickard surveys White House taunts by Coolidge about critics and political speeches. Senate nerves, tax bill action, estate tax repeal debated as Republicans and Democrats align. Prohibition shift seen, Rhine occupation roles noted. mob justice in Kentucky ends Harris case with death sentence, and industrialist William Wood dies by suicide amid personal losses.
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Senate
Finance Committee
House
President Coolidge on League and disarmament plans
The President is disappointed by the League of Nations postponing disarmament talks and would reconvene in Washington if the conference fails. He opposes US entry into the League and sees World Court membership as avoiding entanglement, while denying alarmist depictions of defense weakness. Germany seeks League membership with an extraordinary council meeting likely in March, and the Reichstag committee approves joining. Occupation in the Rhineland nears its end as British troops depart.
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Cologne
Bonn
Moers
Dusseldorff
Alix la Chapelle
Reich
Paris
Germany
Berlin
Rhineland
League of Nations
League
Coolidge
Washington
United States
War and Navy Departments
Army
Navy
Ermany
Geneva
Eric Drummond
Council
Assembly
Foreign Affairs Committee
Reichstag
War Department appropriation bill for next fiscal year
The committee received the War Department appropriation bill proposing an army roughly at current strength and a total next year spending of 839.581 million dollars. This surpasses last year by about 7 million and exceeds budget estimates by 1.067 million. Military activities would get 21.061 million, up 1.223 million from current funds and 864 thousand above budget. Nonmilitary activities would receive 78.5 million, up 5.741 million from current funds and 223 thousand above budget.
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Ptihe House
War Department
Canadian Parliament to Probe Border Smuggling Ring
A special parliamentary committee will investigate extensive border smuggling blamed on a prominent official at Montreal. H. H. Stevens, minister of trade, alleges a $200,000,000 revenue loss and calls for a wide public inquiry across Ontario to British Columbia, with support from George H. Bolvin and Arthur Meighen.
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United States-Canadian
H. H. Stevens
Trade and Commerce
Stevens
Montreal
George H. Bolvin
Customs and Excise
Canada
Quebec
Toronto
Windsor
Vancouver
Arthur Meighen
Episcopal group backs Volstead act changes says temperance leader
Rev Dr James Empringham national secretary of the Church Temperance Society reports a 20,000 member poll showing strong support for modifying the Volstead act. He cites effects: end of scientific temperance teaching, shift to distilled spirits, rising youth drinking, law disrespect, class bias, though noting the society lacks official church ties and some clergy disagree.
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Aother
James Empringham
Church Temperance Society of
The
Episcopal Church
Doeter Empringham
Episcopal
New York
Montana Ex-Senator Clark Left $50 Million Estate
William A. Clark former senator from Montana who died last March left about 50 million dollars. Recently three women appeared in Butte claiming to be Clark's daughters by an alleged 1869 Missouri marriage. Estate attorneys say they know nothing of these claimants or the marriage.
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Illiam A. Clark
Montana
Butte
Mont
Clark
Missouri
Romanian Royal Scandal Spreads From Bucharest Palace
Rumors of Crown Prince Carol renunciations surface with reports that Queen Marie and favorite Babu Stirbey wield political influence. Deputy Gregory Philipescu lampoons the prince and claims Babu fled the capital with the queen following. allegations include robbery of deputies and falsifying parliamentary records. Meanwhile, Atlantic rescues highlight bravery at sea.
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Carol of
Romania
Bucharest
Marie
Babu Stirbey
Gregoiie Philipescu
Babu
Philipescu
Revolt in Portugal Suppressed and Greek Plot Uncovered
Portugal faced another rising led by Col. Justiniano Esteves, halted swiftly as leaders were arrested while attempting to seize Campolini barracks after two artillery batteries revolted and were shelled by San George fortress. In Greece a communist plot to assassinate Premier Pangalos was exposed by a raid on a Communist center. France’s finance minister Doumer announced offers from American syndicates to operate telegraph and telephone services and to monopolize tobacco and matches, with talks of a $1.0 billion bid for a 99-year monopoly by an American group allied with the American Tobacco Company.
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Ortugal
Justiniano Esteves
Campolini
San George
Greece
Pangalos
Inance
Doumer
France
American Tobacco Company
North Sidney Club Meets In February At Kinton Home
North Sidney residents record a busy February meeting at the C B Kinton home with a carrot dinner and planned committees for March 12. Social visits, farm moves, and community notes fill the page, including illness, school events, and local travel.
North Divide Social News Roundup
North Divide residents visit and socialize with neighbors. Neary from Denver visited his parents J H and L Neary last week. Bert Seele traveled to Lincoln on business returning Sunday. Frame and Wolverton families visited Gurley and John Edwards home. Ed Ream hosted a Saturday party with the Bell and Chapman families. Eleanor Owens aided Mrs. Good, and Seimers and John Bell were in Sidney. A project meeting at Mrs Clyde Kinton’s home drew twenty ladies.
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North Sidney Club
C. B. Kinton
W. I. Chambers
Jim Sparks
School House
Alice Klinton
Denver
Clyde
Joe Shimka
Herman Bianke
George Schnell
Farmers Union Local No. 445
A. K. Armierson
Paul Sparks
Frank Goodwin
Ed Wolverton
Dawson
Opal Spiker
le Baron Goodwin
Louie Bailey
Roy Neary
Sterlings
Merle
Shorty Hughes
Sidney
District T
Elmer Hughes
Freda Lessman
Carl Schmidt
T. C. Spiker
Glanz
Fred Seimers
Harvey Bell
John Bell
J. A. Sterling
Weaver
George Rippe
Homer Haskins
Wm. Schwartz
J. A. Choan
Carl Busboom
John Jones
A. J. Choan
California
Maxine Goodwin
Everett Owens
J. A. Chean
John H. Neary
Dalton
Wm. B. Hornby
Myron
Wineide
Near
Horn
Henry Johnson
Grand Island
Bert T Seele
Lincoln
Ray Frame
Gurley
Ed Wolverton and Son
John Edwards
Bert Steele
Famly
Frank Chapman
Catherine Hamer
Ed Ream
Eleanor Owens
Frank Good
Clyde Kinton
Potter Crowded Out Weather Reacts to Early Spring
Weather resembled spring on Monday and Tuesday, opening movement chances for residents. Mr and Mrs R A Babcock were visitors in Kimball on Friday, with Mesdames R V Francis and R L MacAdam also calling in. Bernard Slocumb and family of
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R. A. Babcock
Kimball
R. V. Francis
R. L. MacAdam
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Frankfort
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Lexington
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Andover
Manoa
American Woolen Company
Daytona
Fla
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Atlantic
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Roosevelt
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Chappell
Rev
E. H. Biggs
Potter
Missionary Society
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C. E. Anderson
Fort Collins
Edgar
Ernest
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John Witt
Leroy
Harry
North Divide
Will Neary
J. H. Neary
Bernard Slocumb
Telegraph
Kratz Abstract Co
Earl R. Kratz
Sidney, Nebraska
Ford
Sidney Motor Sales
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