Tariff Measure Sparks Senate Debate on Sugar Provisions
Senator Williams of Mississippi challenged the emergency tariff bill arguing sugar duties would make any industry profitable. The Fordney bill passed 43 to 30 and goes to the House for concurrence before reaching the President. Amendments set butter at 8 cents, cheese at 23 percent ad valorem, milk 2 cents a gallon, and cream 5 cents a gallon.
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Williams
Mississippi
Washington
Senate
House
Wilson Wal
Underwood
Alabama
Moses
New Hampshire
Edge
New Jersey
Smoot
Aviator Pearsons Safe After Desert Traverse
Lieut Alexander Pearsons Jr rode a mule into Sanderson Texas from Boquillas Mex after a crash forced landing during a flight from El Paso to San Antonio. He had been missing since last Thursday and said he found a mule and used a compass from his wrecked plane to head toward civilization.
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San Antonio
Tex
Alexander Pearsons, Jr
Sanderson
Pearsons
Mex
Boquillas
Rio Grande
Rutledge Road
Henry Starr Fatally Wounded in Harrison Bank Raid
Henry Starr a notorious Oklahoma outlaw was fatally wounded during a bank robbery attempt at the People’s Bank of Harrison. Starr and two accomplices cornered officials in the vault. an official hidden with a rifle shot Starr and fired at the others as they fled.
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Oklahoma
Harrison, Ark
Henry Starr
People’ S Bank of Harrison
Starr
Peoples State Bank in Grand Forks Closes After Directors Meeting
In Grand Forks North Dakota February 19 after a directors meeting the Peoples State Bank closed its doors due to a depleted reserve. It marks the thirty sixth North Dakota state bank to fail in about three months.
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North Dakota
Grand’ Forks
N. D
Peoples” State Bank
Admiral Tirpitz Sees British Fleet Wins War at Sea
In St Blasien Germany February 19 Admiral Tirpitz affirmed naval power in world war and future conflicts. He argued battleships won at sea and that submarine gained undue emphasis. He blamed misread politics for lack of decisive fleet action and credited the British high seas fleet with the naval victory.
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St. Blasien
Baden
Tirpitz
England
Japan
United States
Europe
Real estate dealer kills hay broker then commits suicide
F H Robertson son a real estate and insurance dealer shot Charles Sutton a top hay and grain broker in Newton Illinois. A single witness Mollie Hall reported the events. Robertson then shot himself in his office and died en route to Effingham hospital. Sutton died on the scene.
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Newton
F.H. Robertson
Charles Sutton
Houser & Sutton
Ilinois
Mollie Hall
Sutton
Robertson
Effingham
Sinn Fein destroys bridges in eight mile radius in Cork
Irish authorities report Sinn Feiners blow up all bridges within eight miles of Skibbereen in County Cork. Trees felled, trenches dug block roads hindering military vehicles. Civilians in Clonakilty area are conscripted to repair the damage.
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London
Skibbbereen
Ireland
County Cork
Clonakilty
State Rail Rates Bill Introduced in Senate
Washington February 21 Senator Kenyon Republican Iowa introduced a bill to repeal interstate commerce commission powers to regulate state railroad rates. The measure was referred to the interstate commerce committee.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kenyon
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Committee
Woman's Party Disbands Following Turbulent Split
The national Woman's Party announced its disbandment after internal divisions and organizational shakeups. Key figures involved include prominent suffrage leaders, with ongoing efforts to wind down nationwide offices and pending financial settlements.
Bolshevist Russia Struggles with Ruins Railways and Starvation
A. J. Sack's statement cites famine along the Volga with not fewer than 20 million peasants starving this winter. It notes destroyed railroads and bridges, vanishing telegraph lines, and widespread hardship under Bolshevik rule amid rising anti-Bolshevik activity in southern Russia.
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New York
Volga River
Russia
Bolshevist
A. J. Sack
Russian Information Bureau
United States
Volga
Economicheskala Zhizn
Economic Site
M. Boguslavsky
Pravda
M,. Yemshanov
Mail flyer leaps for life over Minnesota crash
Mendota Minnesota February 21 pilot G C Eversole leaped from a mail airplane three miles south of Mendota at 3000 feet after engine trouble. His plane a nose dive then demolished. The crash site is near where Pilot K M Stewart died three weeks earlier when his plane fell.
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Mendota
Minn
Here
G. C. Eversole
Eversole
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Chicago
K. M. Stewart
Stewart
Moonshine War Battle Wounds Five Deputies in Kentucky
In darkness a large group of moonshiners ambushed five deputy sheriffs in the Carter county mountains near Lexington Kentucky. All deputies were wounded with two shot believed fatally. Deputies named William Fraley Homer Phillips Melvin Hunter Hunter Walpoole and Paris Duncan. The clash occurred late at night amid rocks and cliffs.
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Lexington
Carter County
William”Fraley
Homer Phillips
Melvin Hunter
Hunter
Walpoole
Paris Duncan
Senate Kills Highway Aid Rider in Post Office Bill
Washington February 21 The Senate defeated a motion to attach a $100,000,000 highway construction appropriation to the post office bill by a 41 to 33 vote. The clash reflects ongoing efforts to secure federal road funding.
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Senate
Washington
Post Office
Montenegrin Revolt Grows in Vienna Report
A Montenegrin insurrection against Yugoslav authority is expanding in Vienna, with locals and observers noting growing unrest and protests across the city. The movement seeks greater autonomy and challenges central rule amid regional tension.
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Vienna
Jugo-Slav
U S Weekly Market Report Grain Prices Fall on Holidays
The week ending Feb 17 shows weak grain trading with a 2 cent drop for holiday adjustments, a midweek rise on reports of green bugs, then a retreat as overbought conditions and weak export demand dominate. Wheat, corn, hay, fruits, vegetables, dairy, and live stock values are detailed across major markets and regions.
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U. S. Bureau OF Markests
Washington
Southwest
Iowa
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Omaha
Timothy
New York
Philadelphia
Memphis
F. O. B. Northern
Baldwin
Northwestern
Boston
Wisconsin
Mail Thieves Steal $500000 From Toledo Post Office
Four Toledo postal workers were forced to the floor as bandits stole nine mail sacks containing registered mail and currency. Police recovered the stolen automobile used in the raid and estimate losses total nearly $500,000 with currency losses between $300,000 and $400,000. No suspects identified as officers pursue leads.
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Toledo, O
Toledo
Four Die in Mine Blast at Liberty Coal Mine
Evansville Ind February 17 four miners are dead from an explosion at the Liberty coal mine near Francisco about 30 miles northeast of Evansville. The mine is reported on fire.
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Liberty
Francisco
Ind
Evansville
Here
Pietro Buzzi Italian Tenor Dies in California
Pietro Buzzi former Italian operatic tenor died at a state hospital near San Bernardino California. The death was announced on February 18.
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Pietro Buzzi
San Bernardino
Cal
State Hospital
Here
Will Fight to Finish
Chicago February 21 The demand of railroad labor unions for national collective bargaining and recognition by the labor board was fully rejected by the Association of executives.
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Chicago
Labor Board
Association of
She
Doing Our Best in the Parable of the Talents
A religious study explains the talents parable as a call to faithful use of gifts. It contrasts watchfulness and work with unproductive fear, notes the sovereign gift, accountability at Christ's return, and rewards for faithfulness versus punishment for neglect.
Fountain of Gladness Quotation By Irving Washington
A fragment quotes a line praising a kind heart as a fountain of gladness that makes its surroundings fresh and cheerful. The text attributes the idea to Washington Irving.
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Washington, Irving
The Sower and Reaper Lesson on Courtesy and Kindness
A brief moral noting that those who sow courtesy reap friendship and those who plant kindness gather love. The reflection emphasizes virtues as reciprocal social rewards.
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Woman's
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Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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Indiana
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N. R.R Ave
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Baan
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