Global tug of war over Prohibition and postwar chaos
A collage of 1920s foreign and domestic tensions shows President Harding urged to aid farmers amid price drops while calls rise to revise the Volstead Act. Naval and diplomatic friction flares as the U S asserts liquor control, UK and allied protests, and Red Army advances threaten Eurasia with Vladivostok in play. Armed veteran groups fracture over political uses. Moscow demands a seat at Near East peace talks as refugees flood Thrace and Turkish coastlines. French troops bolster Thrace to keep order amid Greek-Moslem tensions.
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OSCOW
Russia
League of Nations
Thrace
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Adrianople
Coalition government toppled in Great Britain after Lloyd George resignation
Lloyd George has resigned as prime minister and the cabinet has fallen. A Bonar Law is asked to form a new Conservative ministry while George regroups a new party. The coalition collapse followed a Welsh election upset and growing Conservative momentum toward a general election. The life of the new ministry appears brief as the political tremors ripple through Westminster. Lloyd George vows to continue the fight with leaders like Austen Chamberlain and Lord Birkenhead backing him.
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Lloyd George
A. Bonar Law
Lost George
Carleton Club
Austen Chamberlain
Lord George
Wales
Bonar Law
Fhe
Lord Gres
Leeds
Euch
Lord Balfour
Lord Birkenhead
Worthington Evans
Ee National Party
American Legion Convention in New Orleans Prompts Bonus Debate
Thousands of veterans gathered in New Orleans for the fourth annual American Legion convention where the priority issue was the adjusted compensation. The resolution urged fair pay for war service, criticizing government efforts in rehabilitation and delaying appointments. General Pershing attended, and Col C R Forbes’ camp departed amid politics allegations as the event unfolded.
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New Orleans
American Legion
Crescent City
Legion
Landis
A. A. Sprague
Harding
General Sawyer
Federal
General Pershing
Thorsday
Col C. R. Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Italian premier withstands Fascisti pressure amid cabinet stand
REMIERE FACTA of Italy defied Fascisti demands for resignation as his ministry refused to yield. Mussolini impressed by the show of strength and reportedly to restrain followers at Naples gathering. D Annunzio signs agreement with Mussolini for common action between their forces.
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Remier Facta
Italy
Fascisti
Facta
Benito Mussolini
Naples
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Mussolini
Portland Bosses Brace for Wobblies Waterfront Threat
Portland Oregon readies for I W W activity after thousands gathered for waterfront strike. The city council approves extra police funds and the mayor orders immediate raids. Two to three hundred men arrested on vagrancy charges as authorities fear a 25 000 member I W W wave reaching Portland and other Pacific coast points.
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Ortland
Industrial Workers of the World
Portland
Pacific Coast
Mount Clemens aviation meet yields speed feats and mishaps
In Mount Clemens Michigan Lieut Rr L Maughan won the Pulitzer trophy and claimed a 248.5 mph speed with the same aircraft though not official due to absent federation observers. Gen William Mitchell later matched a 221.06 mph run before observers as the aviation meet faced mixed outcomes. Meanwhile U S Army balloon C2 was destroyed in San Antonio Texas on return from coast to coast with wind damage. Crew injuries occurred though all escaped.
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Kjorld
Mount Clemens
Mich
L Maughan
Army
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
William Mitchell
Army Air Services
San Antonio
Tex
Émath
Negro Farmers Progress At St Mark Arkansas Community
In Lee county Arkansas the St Mark community shows notable gains from agricultural extension work. Of 75 families, 50 own farms totaling 3500 acres valued around 200000 dollars. They follow safe farming, growing corn legumes hogs poultry and gardens to feed themselves and stock alongside cotton.
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St. Mark
Lee County
Arkansas
United States Department of Agriculture
Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertised cure claim
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy for catarrh, taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces, claimed to destroy the disease's foundation, improve overall health, and aid nature. circulars are available from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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