Stresemann’s double gamble rocks Weimar Germany
German chancellor Stresemann abandons the Rhineland and Ruhr to French and Belgian occupation and repudiates the Versailles provisions while seeking to stave off collapse. He justifies the move by bank credit shortages and industrial breakdown, as Ebert wavers toward Seeckt. France weighs possible occupation of Frankfurt and Hamburg. monarchists and exiled Kaiser rumors persist amid power struggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancellor Stresemann
Germany
Rhineland
Ruhr
Berlin
Stresemann
Ebert
von Seeckt
Reichsbank
Frederick William
Oels
Reichswehr
Paris
France
Frankfort
Hamburg
Rome
Vatican
United States
Great Britain
Bavaria
Hittler
Arre Lujendorff
George of Greece urged to abdicate amid revolt
ING GEORGE of Greece faces abdication pressure after a rapid revolt is put down. The ruling party asks him to step aside so Greeks may choose their regime. Most Greeks favor a republic, but Great Britain wants to keep George on the throne as a stabilizing link between Greece and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing George
Greece
Great Britain
George
England
McAdoo and Johnson Enter Presidential Race
William G. McAdoo and Senator Hiram Johnson announce their candidacies with McAdoo aligning with the Democrats and Johnson with the Republicans. Henry Ford reportedly declines. Johnson’s formal statement in Chicago calls voters to test foreign policy in primaries and attacks reaction while urging a revitalized party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illiam G. M’adoo
Hiram Johnson
Henry Ford
McAdoo
Johnson
Coolidge
America
Chicago
Forbes Denies Charges Against Veterans Bureau Leader
Former Veterans Bureau head Charles R Forbes testified before the senate committee denying all charges of mismanagement. He accused witnesses of conspiracy and blamed politics and Gen. Charles H Sawyer for deficiencies. He said hospital contracts were guided by army and navy engineering departments and supported by their reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Senate Committee
Bureau
Charles H. Sawyer
Harding
Sawyer
Forbes
Army
Navy
Army and Navy
Mellon Tax Revision Proposes Broad Income Cuts
Secretary Mellon pushes sweeping income tax cuts including a 25 percent reduction on earned income and large surtax cuts. Revenue drop estimated at 323 million dollars yearly. Plan faces funding needs if a soldiers bonus is approved. Congress and President Coolidge show mixed support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellon
Congress
Coolidge
Mr. Mellon
Supreme Court Upholds Pacific Antialien Land Laws
The Supreme Court resumed sessions and ruled that Pacific coast anti alien land laws are valid so long as they do not violate treaties. Japan plans to seek a treaty with the United States granting Japanese nationals the right to own or lease land in the United States.
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Pal Supreme Court of the
United States
Japan
President Coolidge Eyes Federal Department of Public Welfare
President Coolidge favors creation of a federal department of public welfare headed by a cabinet member. The plan, urged by the National Education Association and supported by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, would include educational work. He prefers not to push consolidation of War and Navy into a single defense department at this time.
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Ashington
Coolidge
Congress
Department of Public Welfare
White House
National Education Association
Department of Education
General Federation of Woman’s Clubs
New Welfare Department
Coolhdge
War and Navy
Department of Defense
Reorganization Commission
Walter Brown
Ohio
Defense
Brown
Army
Navy
Memorial proposal links Harding tribute to West Potomac park
Acting Mayor Murray Hulbert suggests early completion of East Potomac park improvements as a memorial to President Harding. Col. C. O. Sherrill approves noting the project would create a major athletic ground and aid Olympic prep for Paris. White House releases part of the letter highlighting the public recreation field as fitting tribute. Hulbert cites prior congress efforts and wartime shifts in funding and use of the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Hulbert
New York
Harding
West Potomac Park
Washington
United States
Paris
C. O. Sherrill
White House
Hulbert
East Potomac Park
Pas. Coolidge
Congress
Twenty First District
Secretary of War
Committee On Appropriations
War Department
Agricultural relief program debated by White House
President Coolidge weighs a War Finance Corporation plan to finance surplus wheat exports to Europe. A Meyer led commission promotes cooperative marketing and freight-rate relief while Congress may be needed for action. C H March cites farming distress with up to 1.5 million farmers at risk of leaving the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Chicago
Congress
Coolidge
War Finance Corporation
Europe
Special Commission
Eugene Meyer, Jr
The
Finance Corporation
Northwest
C. H. March
Litchfield
Minn
March
White House
Hoover
United States
Mr. March
West
Call for International Pact to Save Whales from Extinction
B W Nelson of the U S Bureau of Biological Survey urges a global agreement to protect whales from extinction as whaling expands with modern gear and transport. He notes Britain has begun life history research on the industry and cites the fur seal treaty as a model for maritime powers to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Nelson
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Nelson
Great Britain
Mrs Rebecca E Young Endorses Pierce Remedies
Local reader Mrs Rebecca E Young of La Fayette Indiana praises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as reliable tonics for health and feminine troubles. She urges others to visit a neighborhood drug store for Pierce's remedies and to write the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York for advice and a trial package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Fayette
Ind
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
A Rambling Florist Describes the Busy Trade
A rambler jokes that florists are only for funerals and weddings. The florist counters that they officiate in courtships, birthdays, commencements, holidays, dinners, and after family quarrels, highlighting a thriving business beyond funerals and weddings.
Costs Less to Keep Clean in Rural Areas
Federal and state health reports link over 250000 deaths and 4.5 million serious illnesses yearly to unsanitary conditions, especially in rural towns. Simple home sanitation upgrades such as septic tanks, privy vaults, protected water, and ratproof outbuildings can be cheap and easy, with free guidance from the Portland Cement Association in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Cement Association
West Washington Street
Chicago
Ady
Angler Finds Fish Hidden In Latch Key After Match
A four hour river fishing contest ends with 20 competitors calm until weighers confirm no catches. One man claims a fish but cannot locate it. He later discovers the fish inside the end of his latch key after returning home and struggling to unlock the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ugo Stinnes
Standard Oil Company
Argentina
Oklahoma
Texas
China
Mesopotamia
Caucasus
Stinnes
Germany
Berlin
Krupp
General Allen
Women Can Dye Any Garment Drapery
Dye or tint available for worn faded fabrics at 15 cents. Women can refresh wardrobes and home decor with affordable color restoration services offering dyeing of garments and drapery.
Diamond Dyes Promise Simple Home Dyeing Guarantee
An advertisement for Diamond Dyes claims perfect home dyeing results for first time users with druggist stocked colors and clear directions. A humorous exchange about burglars and a brief social wish closes the snippet.
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Whiting
Memorial
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
General von Seeckt
Crown Prince
Frederick William of
Silesia
Holland
Edward W. Pickard
Poincare
M. Barthou
National Wheat Council
Britain
Baldwin
Lloyd’ George
Asquith
Liberal Party
Bahkiwin
Mr. Nelson
Russia
Fur Seal
Alaska
Rebecca E. Young
Chad
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