Congress Ends Busy Session Ends With Fire Prevention Day Proclamation
Congress adjourned for a campaign year after a busy session. President Harding issued a proclamation designating October as Fire Prevention Day. A handful of measures passed, including the deficiency appropriation bill, with trillions considered across the two houses and thousands of bills and resolutions filed.
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Washinder
Congress
Harding
Liberian Loan
Seston
Harding Proclaims National Fire Prevention Day
President Harding designated Monday October 9 as National Fire Prevention Day urging a nationwide focus on reducing fire losses. He called on teachers pupils workers and commercial bodies to observe Fire Prevention Week October 2 to 9 with campaigns promoting safety and prevention.
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Washington
Harding
United States
Ihn Eogacuar
Cemmeonen
Berlin contract signed for reconstruction in France
Paris September 14 announces a neo-Lubersac pact to rebuild devastated French areas. About 150000 workers will be hired, including 46000 Germans. The deal covers 336000000 francs.
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Berlin
Paris
France
Ford Plant Reopens After Coal Crisis
Ford Motor Company plants in Detroit reopen after a shutdown that left about 20000 workers idle across the country. Restoration of operations follows easing coal shortages and resumed production at Detroit facilities.
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Ford Motor
Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Detroit Gatriet
Ford
Italy warns Bulgaria over Balkans status quo
Rome informs Roumania that Italy will not permit any Bulgaria driven action to alter the Balkans status quo and says it would take military measures if necessary.
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Rome
Iitaly
Roumania
Bulgaria
Balkans
Great Britain's War Debt Interest Payment Forecast
British officials expect Great Britain's interest on wartime debt to the United States due October 15 to total about 50000 dollars. Treasury officials believe the amount will be around fifty thousand dollars as the payment date approaches.
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Great Britain
Westington
United States
Treasury
Washington
Levedon Aret
Robert Herne
Exchequer of
England
Ed Lewve
Soldier Bonus Vetoed Sparks Political Battle
The document discusses the veto of a soldier bonus by President Harding and the expected political fallout. House Republicans are seen as likely to override the veto, while Senate anti bonus forces hold a slim majority. The piece notes the cost of the bonus and argues it sets a dangerous precedent for treasury payments.
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Canefel
Gavass
Tere
Harding
Raneus
Gold Supply Sets New Record Across World Powers
The report notes record gold holdings by central banks led by the United States and other major powers. The total available gold stands around 7.55 billion dollars, with the U.S. controlling about 40 percent. Most gold resides with Federal Reserve banks and the Treasury vaults, excluding Russia.
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Washington
Ford
United States
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve System
United States ‘Treasury
Russia
End of Labor Troubles Seen in Rail Talks
The end of the labor troubles that hampered national transportation is believed to have begun as New York Central lines reached peaceful settlements with two operating brotherhoods and the Pennsylvania system started negotiations. Confer ences with six other eastern carriers and brotherhood teachers are under way to extend the settlements.
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New York
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Judge Rules Against Prosecution in Railway Strike Case
Judge James H. Wilkerson suppresses over a third of the government’s evidence in the injunction suit against the striking railway shopcrafts. The ruling bars 283 affidavits alleging violence by supposed strikers on the basis that the declarants did not know they would be used in court.
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Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
Bonus supporters abandon hope for adjusted bill in Congress
Washington reports say supporters of soldier bonuses have nearly given up on passing an adjusted compensation bill this session. Constantinople notes all allies warned the Angora government of a Turkish nationalist attack and vow to defend Constantinople with swift mobilization. A squadron of British hussars and Italian infantry left the Dardanelles for Ismid.
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Washington
Constantinople
Angora
Greece
Derdanelles
Lsmid
Postal Savings Rise in August Amid Withdrawals
Postal savings deposits grew in August while mining and railroad centers saw heavy withdrawals, according to a Post Office department announcement. The report notes overall upward movement in postal savings despite regional drain.
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Washington
Postofice Department
Worst of its kind on record in Swatow disaster
A typhoon that struck Swatow on August 5 caused over 60 000 deaths, regarded as the worst disaster of its kind in China.
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Swatow
Regio
China
Nebraska reports flood damage and fire across towns
Severe incidents sweep southeastern Nebraska with grain and barn fires destroying hundreds of bushels. Elevator fires at Holdrege and Shelby destroy thousands of bushels of corn and wheat. A fatal auto crash injures Mrs. Andre Varn of Elgin, and a beatrice cremation burial follows Frank Morrison’s death. The Seventh Civilian Corps meeting and a large American Legion convention occurred as irrigation and highway topics drew attention statewide.
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Holdrege
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Reif
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Shelby
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Lincoln
American Legion
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York
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Mra
Wymore
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Dorcas Society
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Methodist Church
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Adama
Goeper
Pheipe
Kearney
Frank Morrisom
Kansas
Beatrice
Parcel Post
Evergreen Home Cemetery
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Nebraskie Railway Commission
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Texas
Raish
South Dakota
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Kurtz
Missouri
Colorado
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Pate
Hastings
Cite K. Koehn
Tentative Date Set for Parley Near East Peace Conference
Allied commissioners plan end of Near East conflict with talks in Venice or Mundanta amid Turkish nationalists and Greek representatives. Rear Admiral Mark Bristol will observe for the United States as Allies seek terms of an armistice and a possible demilitarization of Marmora and Thrace.
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Venice
Greece
Mundanta
Mark E. Bristol
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Wil
Wena
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Prac
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Patronatista Oe
Marmora
Thrace
Asia
Soviet Rule Losing Grip as Peasants Build Local Power
An analysis by M Bakhmeteff suggests Bolshevik control weakens as peasant communities in old Russian regions form self governed local structures. These groups, often five to six thousand strong, run central village administration through well to do farmers, signaling a shift toward autonomous rural governance.
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Paris
Boris Rakhaiete
Washington
America
Russia
Vyolostr
M Bakhmeteff
International conference to discuss reparations debt
An early December conference is expected to convene to address reparations and inter allied debts. The meeting will likely involve discussions on German indemnity and loan arrangements.
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Inter Allied
Germany
Senate approves new veteran compensation act measure
British and Mexican actions frame a debate on a proposed veteran benefit plan offering twenty dollars per month per year of service with partial funding by government obligations. The move follows compulsory service payments and discusses financing through government issues with limited security. Turkish and British military maneuvers near Ismid and Chanak raise fears of wider conflict as Turkish war readiness is stated.
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Mexico
Senate
Weir
Navy
British stance on Chanak troops and debt talks
Britain refuses to withdraw troops from Chanak after French inquiries and insists forces are not threatened by Kemalist forces. London signals readiness to negotiate United States war debt funding with separate arrangements possible for October and November installments.
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Britain
Ralegortenity
Chaneds
Thes
Bnificial
Crives
Straits
Frenets Prioner
Chanak
Typhoon Sweeps Philippines, Worsening Damage Reported
A fierce typhoon has rammed across the Philippines for thirty six hours causing severe disruption. Initial reports indicate extensive flooding and structural damage with emergency teams mobilized to assist affected areas. Local authorities warn of ongoing hazardous conditions as weather conditions persist.
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Duinnge
Bellerot
Philippines
Tide
Bertbery Laren
Fading Food Prices and Political Delays Across Regions
State boards open bids for quarterly supply of fowineuffs for 6900 inmatrs as prices shift with rice and flour dropping and cheese sugar rising. In Washington, impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty postponed until December. International talks in Kang Chen halt over Japan Moscow Siberia demands. Fatalities in recent disturbances total 436 since July 1920, including Protestants and Catholics.
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Lincoln
Neb
Countrel
Washington
Keller
Daugherty
House
Hetfast
Coalition forms to assure coal supplies and curb prices
A voluntary campaign to assure full coal supplies for households and industry and to prevent price hikes from a strike was agreed upon at a Detroit conference of lodges and railroads with federal fuel officials. Judge Lucien J. Kastin of St. Joseph was elected grand president of the Sovereign Grand Lodge C. O. F. F. to convene there.
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Mich
Lucien J. Kastin
St. Joseph
Sovereign Grand Lodge
C. O. FF
Tanlac Said To Relieve Rheumatism And Stomach Ailments
Advertised claim says Tanlac can cure rheumatism and stomach trouble together with many related complaints. Testimonial from Robert Trotter of 148 State St endorses improved digestion and reduced rheumatic pain after taking Tanlac. The copy urges readers to obtain a bottle from a local druggist.
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Tasise
Mothers and Daughters Praise Vegetable Compound
For fifty years letters from mothers daughters and women praise the Vegetable Compound. They report benefits received and urge others to try it based on what it has done for their families. The testimonial notes include names and emphasize trusted results.
Parasol Handies Parade in New Fashion Notes
An odd clipping notes parasol handles carved in weed and shaped as portraits of pets and birds. It mentions Paraceta and Peta as fashion terms and references a Red Cross Ball and grocer buying, with scattered ad-like language.
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