States to regulate coal within borders under Hoover plan
Washington outlines a national coal distribution plan in which states will check profiteering and regulate internal distribution with moral pressure from Washington. Each state should form central agencies to buy imported coal, coordinate with railways, and direct shipments to utilities and institutions.
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Washington
Hoover
National Coal Distribution Committee
Mr. Hoover
Henry B. Spencer
Coal Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
Middle Atlantic
Southern
Middle West
Northern Lake States
Intermountain
Pacific States
Certificates for World War I injuries to veterans
Washington announces that all veterans who sustained injuries or contracted diseases in service likely to cause disability or death must obtain a certificate. Applications must be sent before August 9 to the director of the United States Veterans Bureau with name rank organization enlistment and discharge dates and circumstances of injury or disease.
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Washington
Veterans
Bureau
The
United States Veterans’, Bureau
Government Seizes Coal Distribution and Rail Traffic Control
The federal government assumes control of all coal distribution and railroad facilities for coal transport. An order directs railroads to use the most direct routes and applies priority to foods and fuels east of the Mississippi. Hoover outlines the plan. tribunals to adjust the coal situation will be appointed within a week.
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Mississippi River
United States
Hoover
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harding
White House
Living Cost Up Sixty Six Point Six Percent Since 1914
Government figures show the cost of living in the United States has risen 66.6 percent since 1914. Despite the rise, prices in June 1922 are 23 percent below June 1920. Food costs were higher in June than in March while clothing fuel and light and other staples were slightly lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Department of Labor
Russia Tops The World In State Budget Figures
Soviet Russia claims the top global status in large budget figures as Moscow's budget commission presents the last quarter 1922 plan. Receipts are estimated at 360 trillion rubles while expenditures total 760 trillion, creating a 400 trillion ruble deficit.
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Berlin
Russia
Moscow
Special Mail Rule Ends After Eleven PM In U S Posts
Washington issued new postal regulations restricting special delivery letters from leaving any post office after eleven o clock at night in July. The ruling applies nationwide and affects all post offices and delivery schedules.
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Washington
Lightning hits oil tank at Magno Petroleum near Beaumont
Lightning struck a Magno Petroleum tank near Beaumont Texas causing about 125000 dollars in damage and destroying 55000 barrels of crude oil. The blaze damaged property at Sabire area and investigators estimate losses from the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Sabire
Magno. Petroleum Company
U S Market Report Wheat Prices and Grains July 28 1922
U S market summary for the week ending July 28 1922 with closing prices in Chicago cash market for wheat corn and oats including No 2 red winter No 2 hard winter No 2 mixed corn and No 2 yellow corn. Also lists average farm prices in Iowa Kansas and North Dakota and futures in Chicago Minneapolis and Winnipeg. Hay feed fruits and vegetables live stock dairy prices and shipments.
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Washington
Chicago
Iowa
Kansas
North Dakota
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Kansas City
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Memphis
Missouri
Tom Watson's
F. O. B. Kennett
California
Arizona
North Carolina
Maryland
Delaware
Indiana
Arkansas
Virginia
Boston
Cincinnati
New Jersey
Georgia
Elbertas
Wisconsin
Two Airmen Die in Plane Crash Near Rantoul Illinois
First Lieutenant R. Ho. Stackhouse and Second Lieutenant Taylor H. Monroe were killed when their aircraft crashed five miles north of Rantoul Illinois from 500 feet. Stackhouse, stationed at Chanute field, was married and his widow lives in Paxton Illinois. Monroe resided in Detroit and had been at Chanute field 15 days.
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Rantoul
Isl
R. Ho. Stackhouse
Taylor H. Monroe
Here
Stackhouse
Chanute Field
Monroe
Detroit
Paxton
Ill
Marilynn Reynolds Carter and John C Pickford Wedding
Marilynn Reynolds Carter and John C Pickford were married in Los Angeles at the home of Mr and Mrs Douglas Fairbanks. Lenin reportedly suffered a second paralytic stroke and is said to be unable to walk, with the outcome possibly fatal.
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Mrs
Douglas Fairbanks
Los ‘Angeles
Marilynn Reynolds’ Carter
John C. Pickford
Lenin
Riga
Miners and Shopmen Strikes Extend Fuel Crisis Action
Washington July 31 Henry Spencer named federal coal administrator by President Harding. Government plans to control coal distribution and food movement continue amid ongoing strikes. Coal stocks near danger point as harvest crops face railroad freight shortages. Farm Bureau warns of ten days relief needed and urges government mine operation.
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Washington
Henry Spencer
Harding
Spencer
Railway Administration
National Coal Distribution
Garfield Coal Administration
Southern Railway Company
Hoover
Aitchison
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federation
Kalamazoo Justice Fines Participants In Feathering Incident
More than $600 in fines were imposed by Justice Herman Simmonson of East Saugatuck on participants in a party that feathered Bert Lenters, a farmer, over alleged circulation of stories about a young woman in a church near Saugatuck and a minister.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Herman Simmonson
East Saugatuck
Bert Lenters
Saugatuck
Protest Against Tourists Graft Sought by Hote ls and Railways
A meeting of representatives from hotels railways and other interests prepared a resolution opposing the charging of special prices for tourists. The gathering aimed to curb graft and protect visitors from inflated rates.
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Rafhie Saipeed
Dowager Countess of Essex Dies Reported in Bath
A fragmentary notice reports the death of the dowager Countess of Essex in Bath on July 1. The obituary references her family line and connections to the Nea houses, with limited legible details remaining.
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Bath Tub
London
el Adele
Joyfully Building God's House and Temple Rebuilt
A historical church lesson outlines Zerubbabel and Joshua leading the return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. It covers laying the foundation with priests and trumpets, the mixed feelings of old awe and new hope, hindered work by pessimism and opposition, the temple’s completion, and its dedication, stressing prophetic encouragement and communal worship.
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Hageath
Goad
God
Jerusalem
Joshua
Zerubbabel
David
Solomon
Satan
Zerubbabels
Zezchariah
Lydia E. Pinkham Product Praised in Mother’s Letter
A Wauseon mother testifies that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her daughter's recurring back and leg pains during menstrual periods enabling more activity. The letter asks other mothers to publish the testimonial and endorses the product for similar symptoms.
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Wauseon
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
E. Pinkham
A.M. Burk
Mia. Burkholder
England’s hedges arise after Black Death land shift
England lacked hedges until the fourteenth century when they were planted as land tenure changed after the Black Death, marking a transition in farming and boundary practices.
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England
Michigan Tops Nation in Tool Maker Jobs
Michigan claims nearly 12,000 tool makers, more than any other state, highlighting a strong manufacturing sector and skilled trades workforce.
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Michigan
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