British Egypt Sinks After Fog Collision Off Brest
Off Brittany between Ushant and Brest the British steamer Egypt was sunk after a fog bound collision with the French freighter Seine. 192 of 290 aboard were rescued with 20 bodies recovered. many officials and army officers among the dead. The Seine bore the survivors and bodies to Brest as rescue efforts lagged in the dense mist.
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Paris
Egypt
Peninsular & Oriental
Jine
London
Bombay
Seine
Brittany
Ushant
Brest
Peninsular & Oriental Line
England
India
Caird & Co
Greenock
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
W. Dobson & Co
Newcastle
Rock Island
Young Davison Inherits Large Estate To Shape Career
Frederick Davison son of Henry P. Davison of J. P. Morgan & Co. inherits bulk of his father’s estate on his mother’s death receiving $4,500,000 plus Peacock Point stock. A Yale graduate and former naval aviator in World War I, he serves in the New York Assembly, pursuing politics instead of his father’s path, after a serious air accident at Huntington, Long Island.
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Frederick ‘Rupee Sguinson
Henry P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
Peacock Point Corporation
Davison
New York Assembly
Nassau
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Yale
Bluntington
L. I
Western World Completed by Bethlehem at Sparrows Point Yard
Chairman Lasker announced the completion of the greatest shipbuilding undertaking. The 535 passenger and cargo steamer Western World was built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding at Sparrows Point Maryland and turned over by the Shipping Board to Munson Line for South American service.
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Washington
Lasker
United States Shipping Board
America
Atlantic
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd
Sparrows Point
The
Shipping Board
Munson Liné
Haynes to Visit Milwaukee to Study Wisconsin Liquor Conditions
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes will travel to Milwaukee next Wednesday to study Wisconsin liquor conditions and confer with State Director James A. Stone, authorities announced.
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Haynes
Milwaukee
Washington
Wisconsin
James A. Stone
Duke Plans Sale of 60 000 Acres Amid Tax Burdens
London reports Duke intends to sell about 60 000 acres due to increased taxation and other pressures. The brief item notes government fiscal burdens pushing land sales as a remedy.
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Duke
London
Lloyd George warns Russia at Genoa on debts and cooperation
Prime Minister Lloyd George closed the Genoa economic conference with a call for Russia to honor debts and accept Europe’s code of business. He warned that repudiation would hinder any future loans as Europe seeks recovery. 39 days of talks ended with Premier Facta presiding.
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Genoa
Lloyd George
Great Britain
International Economic Conference
Hague
The
Europe
Russia
Premier Facta
Italy
Representative Robertson labels league gynecocracy
Representative Alice Robertson of Oklahoma clashed with the National League of Women Voters and declared the league is steering the country toward a gynecocracy.
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Alice Robertson
League of Women Voters
Washington
Okla
National League of Women Voters
Baptist Women Give $3 488 000 to Southern Convention
The Women’s Missionary Union reported a total contribution of 3 488 000 dollars to the general work of the Southern Baptist convention in the last year, compared with 30 000 dollars in 1888, announced in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Jacksonville
Fla
The
Women’s Missionary Union
Southern Baptist Convention
Beuret Nominated for Navy Construction Post
Washington May 23 Captain John D. Beuret was nominated by President Harding to be chief naval constructor and head of the Bureau of Construction and Repair in the Navy Department with the rank of rear admiral.
Harding urges ship subsidies to build American merchant marine
President Harding, speaking to the United States Chamber of Commerce, argues that a strong merchant marine could have averted World War I and urges Congress to pass a ship subsidy law. He says government should exit the shipping business and push parity with Britain through subsidies, as A. D. Lasker and the shipping board outline challenges and needed facilities.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Harding
United States
Congress
Chamber of Commerce
Lasker
Shipping Board
A. D. Lasker
The
Great Britain
Harding Wins 8 Hour Day in Steel Industry Dinner
Forty-one leaders of the American steel industry met with President Harding at the White House and unanimously backed his call to abolish the 12 hour workday. Elbert H. Gary was authorized to name a five member committee to study and report back.
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Washington
American Steel Industry
Harding
White House
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
American Steel and Wire Institute
Istitute
Civil suit seeks $1 million from United Mine Workers
Charleston West Virginia May 20 civil action filed in federal court requests one million dollars in damages for the Willis Branch Coal Company property damages tied to the 1919 strike disturbances. Plaintiffs also seek attachment of union property in Beckley and Charleston as part of the case.
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West Virginia Coal Company
Charleston
W. Va
West
Million Dollar Rum Seizures Reported By Prohibition Agents
Commissioner Haynes announced that over 1 million dollars worth of liquor was seized in the last week by federal prohibition forces across multiple districts. Seizures occurred in Ohio New York Maryland Georgia Florida Minnesota and Kentucky, supplementing actions by state and local authorities.
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Washington
Prohibition
Haynes
Ohio
New York
Maryland
Georgia
Florida
Uinels
Minnesota
Kentucky
Railroad Presidents Back Rate Cuts to Aid Commodities
Railroad chiefs and President Harding agreed to use all efforts to secure voluntary freight rate reductions, especially on basic commodities, in a move aimed at easing costs for consumers and industry.
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Washington
Harding
Irish Leaders Reach Coalition Deal for June Elections
In Dublin on May 23 Collins and De Valera agreed to hold Irish elections in June and form a coalition cabinet, uniting the two factions in southern Ireland. The leaders of the rival blocs announced the agreement to stabilize government ahead of the vote.
U.S. Market Report May 1 8 week ending and price ranges
The U S market summary notes weekly prices for hay No 1 Timothy No 1 alfalfa standard prairie and FEED and May 17 quotes. Livestock prices show hogs and cattle rising while sheep and lambs fall. Grain and dairy sections give Chicago and other market close prices and stock shipments.
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Washington
Hay
Timothy
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Minneapolis
Memphis
Atlanta
Kansas City
Standard
Prairie
St. Louis
Northern
Minnesota
Texas
Iowa
North Dakota
Kansas
Winnipeg
Boston
Wisconsin
The Brave Prophet Jeremiah Speaks Boldly for God
Lesson on Jeremiah 26 7 15 set in a temple scene with bold prophecy and arrest. The text traces Jeremiah's divine commission defense and acquittal, urging repentance to avert judgment, and notes Ahikam's influence saving him.
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Sam
Jeremiah
God
Judah
Shiloh
St. Jeremiah
Familly
Micah
Jerusalem
Hezekiah
Uriyah
Urijah
Jehoiakim
Egypt
Ahikam
Mayo and Walthall Target Los Angeles Marriages
Los Angeles May 19 investigators from the district attorney's office probe the marriages of motion picture stars Frank Mayo and Henry B. Walthall following Rudolph Valentino's split. Mayo wed Dagmar Godowsky daughter of pianist Leopold Godowsky. Walthall had an interlocutory divorce decree obtained in Mexico.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Frank Mayo
Henry B. Walthall
Rudolph Valentino
Winifred Hudnut
Mayo
Dagmar Godowsky
Leopold Godowsky
Mexico
Ukraine Proclaims Amnesty for Wrangel Soldiers
The Ukraine soviet government publishes an amnesty proclamation for Baron Wrangel's soldiers and many are reported to be returning to Russia from Constantinople on May 23.
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Ukraine
Constantinople
Baron Wrangel
Russia
Brainerd Man Sentenced to Life for First Degree Murder
Ernest M. Brandt of Brainerd was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the first degree murder of Mrs. J McPherson, in a Brainerd court on May 23. The case involved his mother-in-law as the victim.
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Brainerd
Minn
Ernest M. Brandt
Wpas
Ares
McPherson
Friendship That Never Fails
A devotional reflection on Jesus as a steadfast companion, offering strength purity and enduring joy. The piece describes a friendship that never wears, never fails, and travels through time and eternity with the believer.
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Jesus
Envy Like a Fly in a Fragmented Note
A fragmented OCR text fragment references envy described as a fly and notes a body’s end, with unclear context and no identifiable people or events. The readable items focus on metaphorical envy and passing, lacking concrete details.
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy in Metropolis trial
Emma Culver of Metropolis Illinois reports eight months of illness confined to bed before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She says two weeks of treatment enabled full activity, relief during change of life, and renewed strength for daily chores and walking. Neighbors also benefited.
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Metropolis
Ilinois
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Smith
Emma Culver
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Bureau of Markets and Crops
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Hiroc
Meccat Bible Institute
Union
New York City
Holland
Dr. Berry
Dr. C.H. Berry Co
Michigan Ave
Kiggattvlyers King Pin Plug Tobacco
Parker’s
Danaruff
Hiscox Chem
Wks
Patchogue
Dragegista
Hiscox Chemical Works
N.Y
W. A. Lloyd
Miss Cayenne
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