Nation's Bank Prosperity Seen In Dawes Report May 14 1923
Henry M. Dawes released figures showing substantial bank resources and loan activity through April 3 1923. National banks held 21 612 713 000 in resources a drop from December but up 1 762 311 000 since March 10 1922 with loans at 11 667 959 000 including rediscounts 290 467 000. Government securities rose 662 643 000 since March 10 1922 amid overall gains in capital and profits despite some declines since late 1922.
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Washington
Henry M. Dawes
Harding
Federal Reserve Banks
War Finance Corporation
United States
Federal Reserve
Premier Chang of China Flees Peking Amid Kidnaping Fears
A Tokyo Japanese press dispatch says Chinese Premier Chang fled Peking after seeking leave of absence. It notes fear of foreign complications from bandit kidnapings and reports American and British garrisons at Tientsin being mobilized.
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China
Honolulu
Tokyo
Nippo
Jiji
Chang
Peking
Tientsin
Willard and Firpo Fight Highlights In New York
New York May 14 Two giants Jess Willard from Kansas and Luis Firpo of Argentina challenged for Jack Dempsey's throne. Willard knocked out Floyd Johnson of Iowa in the eleventh round. Firpo stopped Jack McAuliffe II of Detroit in the third. Crowd reached 70000 at Yankee Stadium.
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New York
Jess Willard
Kangas
Luis Firpo
Jack Dempsey
Willard
Floyd Johnson
Iowa
Fipo
K. O
Jack McAuliffe II
Detroit
Yankee Stadium
Thirty Russians Seized in Plot to Kill Marshal Foch
Report from Cracow says thirty young Russian Communists were arrested in Poland for a dynamite plot to assassinate Marshal Foch while he was in Poland for army maneuvers. The dispatch places the incident in Paris and Cracow communications.
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Marshal Foch
Paris
Foch
Poland
Cracow
One Billion Subscribed to New U S Bond Issue
The treasury’s call for 400 million dollars to complete refunding of Victory notes drew subscriptions over a billion dollars in cash and offers to exchange old securities for new. Books closed to further subscriptions for the 4 percent bonds maturing March 16, 1927. A June short term issue may come but must not exceed 2.5 million.
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Washington
Treasury
Victory Notes
Fire destroys city block leaving 25 families homeless
Newport Kentucky May 14 More than twenty families were left homeless and property damage is estimated at 125000 after a Sunday fire that wiped out an entire city block.
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Newport
Sixty Senior Women of UC Plan Banquet and Wedding
Forty six members of the University of California senior women announce plans to wed after graduation. The group, at Berkeley, outlines a banquet and matrimony theme in connection with the class’s farewell event.
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Berkeley
Cal
University of California
Soviet Envoy Slain at Lausanne Dinner In Hotel Cecil
Bolshevik delegate M Vorovsky was shot to death in the Hotel Cecil Lausanne restaurant while dining with two secretaries. Assassin Maurice Alexandre Conradi a Swiss officer aged thirty eight claimed he avenged his father and uncle tortured by Bolsheviks.
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Lausanne
John Ahrens
Ahrens
Didrikowsky
M. Vorowsky
Conradi
M. Didrikowsky
M. Ahrens
Russia
Chicago Garment Workers Get 10 to 16 Per Cent Raise
Thirty five thousand Chicago members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America receive wage increases from 10 to 16 percent after weeks of arbitration. The ruling comes as the union pressed its wage demands amid ongoing labor actions in the city.
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Chicago Garment Workers
Chicago
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Pennsylvania Old Age Pension signed into law
Gov. Pinchot signed the act creating old-age pensions for residents at least seventy years old. Eligible applicants receive up to one dollar per day, with additional qualifications required.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Indiana's oldest woman dies at 103 reading Bible again
Marion Indiana May 12 Mrs Gabriella Havens aged 103 reportedly the oldest woman in Indiana died at her daughter’s home in Eaton. She had started to read the Bible for the seventy second time.
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Marion
Ind
Gabriella Havens
Indiana
Eaton
Wall Street Bomb Suspect Held on Charge in 1920 Blast
Noah Lernar an electrician and former member of William D Haywood's communist colony in Kurbas Siberia is held on a charge of causing the Wall Street bomb explosions September 16 1920 in New York.
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Wall Street
New York
Noah Lernar
William D. Haywood
Kurbas
Siberia
Rum Pirates Seize Sugar Loot in New York Rivers
In New York on May 14 authorities report river pirates looting large quantities of sugar from lighters in the East and Hudson rivers. Police say the thieves have shifted from stealing liquor to sugar as prices rose.
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New York
East
Hudson Rivers
Poison Pen Scandal Ties Wealthy Clubmen to Harassing Letters
New York authorities indict George Maxwell, head of the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, in a wide poison pen scheme. Allan A. Ryan aids the probe as 157 letters are seized and over 100 witnesses questioned. The case threatens to expose many prominent names and disrupt several families.
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New York
Banton
George Maxwell
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
Maxwell
Bermudas
Allan A. Ryan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Mr. Banton
U S Must Return Millions in Income Tax
Washington reports Commissioner Blair of the internal revenue bureau ruled that millions of dollars in income tax collected on profits of subsidiary companies before March 1 1913 and distributed via holding corporations must be refunded by the treasury.
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U. S
Washington
Treasury
Blair
Internal Revenue Bureau
Cabinet Members to Travel With President Harding
President Harding will be accompanied to Alaska by three cabinet members Hoover Work and Wallace plus several lesser officials to study developing the territory's latent resources during the summer trip.
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Washington
Harding
Alaska
Hoover
Work
Wallace
Rockefeller Gift to Health Reaches Seventy Six Million
The Rockefeller Foundation spent 76,757,404 during its first ten years, per a public statement by Secretary Edwin R. Embree. The funds supported public health and medical education initiatives in New York in the early era of the foundation.
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New York
Rockefeller Foundation
Edwin R. Embree
Britain dispatches warship Harebell to Murman coast
London reports that Soviet gunboats have interfered with English vessels outside the three mile limit. In response, the government has dispatched the warship Harebell to the Murman coast, information disclosed to the House of Commons by Undersecretary Roland McNeill.
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London
Harebell
Murman Coast
House of Commons
Roland McNeill
Train plunges into Rhine. 29 killed in Germany
A telegram from St. Goar reports a French train plunged into the Rhine and 29 bodies have been recovered from the water. The incident occurred in Rhenish Prussia near St. Goar with details still developing.
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Rhine
Berlin
St. Goar
Rhenish
Prussia
U S Commissioners Meet Obregon In Mexico City
President Obrégon expressed hope for restored relations as American commissioners Charles B. Warren and John B. Payne met him in Mexico City on May 14.
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U. S
Obregon
Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Obrégon
Charles B. Warren
John B. Payne
Belgium mobilizes rail employees to end strike
Brussels on May 14 reports the government orders mobilization of railroad, telegraph, and telephone workers to break the strike. Those who resist face desertion charges.
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Belgium
Brussels
U.S. Market Report: Fruits Vegetables and Livestock Prices
Weekly market figures list Florida Spaulding rose potatoes and Bliss Triumphs, Klondike strawberries, Wakefield cabbage, and Bermuda onions with city and shipping prices. Also includes hay, feed, live stock, grain, and dairy prices across Chicago, Minneapolis, St Louis, and other markets.
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Washington
Florida
Texas
Bliss
Chicago
South Carolina
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas
Timothy
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Prairie
Iowa
Kansas
Wisconsin
Chicagoan Offers to Pay $15 000 for Dodging Taxes
Harry C Moir president of the Morrison Hotel company seeks a compromise in Washington to avoid trial on criminal charges. Attorneys say Commissioner Blair and Attorney General Daugherty consented to a settlement under which Moir would pay 15000 in addition to the evaded taxes for 1918 and 1919.
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Chicago
Harry C Moir
Morrison Hotel Company
President Holds Tariff Rates Under Control
President Harding declares no general upheaval of Fordney McCumber tariff rates. In a letter to W F Wakeman he reassures the business world that prosperity will not be endangered by tariff changes under the law.
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Washington
Harding
W. F.wakeman
American Protective Tariff League
Auto Turtles in Lincoln Highway Crash Near DeKalb
Thomas Kane of Evanston and his sister in law Miss Mabel McDermott were slightly hurt when their car skidded on a slippery Lincoln highway near DeKalb. The machine turned turtle but landed right side up. Kane’s wife and their three year old daughter escaped injury.
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Aurora
Thomas Kane
Evanston
Mabel McDermott
Mr. Kane
Lincoln Highway
de Kalb
Many Killed by Trolleys In New York April
In April street car accidents killed ninety eight people and injured twenty two hundred twenty seven in New York. Carelessness was blamed for most of the fatalities and injuries as announced by Special Deputy Police Commissioner Collier.
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New York
New ICA Appointment Stated at White House
The White House announced the appointment of Frank McManamy of Washington as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, succeeding W. M. Daniels of New Jersey, effective May 12.
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Washington
White House
Frank ‘McManamy
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. M. Daniels
New Jersey
Elijah and the Poor Woman Lesson Summary in May
Elijah confronts Ahab and the people in a test of who is Israel’s true god Baal or the Lord. The test of fire and sacrifice proves Yahweh's power, leading to the execution of Baal’s prophets and the nation’s revival as rain returns. The lesson emphasizes covenant prayer, decisive faith, and restoration through Elijah’s prophecy.
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Elijah
Ahab
Israel
Baal
Lord
God
Hell
Heaven
Christ
Eliah
Eilijah
How Much Is Lost In The Painter'S Eye
A reflective note on the journey from eye to hand to pencil, pondering how much is lost in translating vision into art. The author muses on the gap between seeing and painting and the limits of expression.
Our Wants and the Stoic Scheme of Desires
The quotation reflects on how suppressing desires to meet needs is like cutting off feet to fit shoes, a Swift quote about practical frugality versus self restraint.
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Uke
Deserving Trust and Privy Counsel in Ford Reference
Fragmentary lines reference trust, privy counselor roles, and Ford. The text is garbled and lacks clear events, dates, or names beyond Ford. No coherent narrative or outcome is evident from the readable segments.
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Ford
Tanlac credited by Los Angeles resident for stomach relief
Mrs. Gussie E. Hansen of 916 West 52nd Street says Tanlac improved her appetite, stomach function, and sleep after suffering digestion issues, back pain, and nervous exhaustion. She endorses the product, noting it has helped many others and that over 37 million bottles have been sold.
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Gussie E. Hansen
West 52Nd Street
Los Angeles
Tanlac
Taniac
Tribute to a Civil Engineer by Emily Nichols Hatch
From the artist viewpoint the civil engineer embodies masculine perfection. He combines imagination with practicality and intellect to realize his concepts.
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Emily Nichols Hatch
Nujol Natural Laxative Ad Claims Safe Constipation Relief
An eminent medical authority cautions against pills and salts for temporary relief and permanent injury. The ad promotes Nujol as a natural lubricant that preserves regular bowel movements without gripe, likening its action to nature and noting hospital use. Obtain from a druggist.
Riddles and Answers From Answers in London
A compilation of lighthearted math and logic puzzles with a witty reply from Bright Pupil and a remark about ship crossing times. It presents a skeptical exchange on proportional work rates and includes a playful challenge about multiple ships crossing quickly.
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London
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Promoted in Ad
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a superior cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick mild effects and urges readers to buy bottles or request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
The Man and the Church’s Visible vs Invisible Structure
A quotation from William Porkess contrasts the value of physical church alterations with the unseen life of the church. It cautions that outward changes may outshine the spiritual, communal fabric within.
Jade Browning Firm Seeks Absolute Best TM Creed
The note outlines a personal business resolve to not remake others but to pursue the absolute best version of themselves and their craft, echoing a spiritual influence in the creed.
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Jade
Browning
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Rockefeller
Great Britain
Helen Gratz
Godfrey Rockefeller
Willam Rockefeller
J. D. Rockefeller
Miss Gratz
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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Elah
Man
William Porkess
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