Aeroplane Anti War Bill Sparks Heated Debate in Congress
Congress debated a House bill nicknamed the Aeroplane Anti War measure aimed at aircraft manufacturers. Senator Marty S. New of Indiana sponsored the bill, but opposition delayed passage as the session adjourned and the measure stalled in the Senate.
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Ashington
John Q. Tilson
Cane
Tata
Congress
House
Marty
New
Indiana
Gilbert M. Hmitehoork
Nebraska
Senate
Mil
Army to Fit Recruits Better With New Uniform Measurements
The War Department used 100000 military age men from all states and the District of Columbia to map chest measurements. Results show wide variation by region with Arizona and California leading in larger averages while states like Washington and Maine show smaller figures, guiding future uniform sizing.
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War Department
Thie Tamer
Eames
Willtary
Bverdge
CI Davenport
Cure Jo Institute
Washington
Surgeon General's Department of the Army
Siate
District of Columbia
Alanth Washington
Golden West Pos
Alabama
Montana
United States
Old Employees Face Automatic Retirement Across Departments
Attorney General Palmer rules to automatically separate certain federal workers who have reached twenty years and not rendered ten years of service. In the Interior Department a watchman over eighty years old and a long serving charwoman risk losing pensions and jobs next August. The decision affects a minority, with policy aimed at retiring or not retiring workers aged twenty years and lacking ten years of service.
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Lement
Hitet
Xhal
Beatty
Interior Department
Peat
Palmer
Hie
Regulation of Fuel Oil Distribution Considered
A federal plan proposes tighter control on fuel oil exports and refined products amid shortages. Secretary Alexander supports embargo as a last resort while urging measures to boost domestic production and curb price rises. The Federal Trade Commission report backs restricting open export of crude oil and encourages U S growth in foreign oil ventures.
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Cranmercy
Alexander
Law
California
Navy
Goa
USA
House
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Excess Profits Tax and Price Increases Debate
A historical argument contends that excess profits tax burdens consumers through higher prices, urging Congress to shift to individual income taxation to cover government expenses and eliminate indirect taxes on corporations and profits. The piece promotes taxing individuals directly and broadening the base to include corporate profits.
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National Association of Credit Men
Congress
Vacation Platform for Sportsmen the Gentlemen of Out of Doors
The pledge emphasizes light-use camping, self-reliance, woodcraft study, and camp cleanliness. It calls for fair fishing, minimal impact on nature, and strict fire safety. It condemns market hunting and urges respect for laws, forests, wildlife, and the creation of preserves.
Germany Must Pay and Be Treated as Unrepentant
A strong call argues Germany remains unrepentant and must pay for its crimes. It urges rigid enforcement of the peace treaty and demands reparations to safeguard world peace, favoring a de Prussianized Germany regardless of remorse.
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Germany
Gales of Gotham and Other Cities Heist Sketches
A garbled report recounts a barber shop style robbery on West Petty street turning into a brief getaway at a police station. Witnesses including Peter Kurte Edward Dillon and Thetis Hendy discuss the incident with detectives Bergdadis Riehand. A poet named Richard Dillon appears in the fragment with dialogue about verses and a cash takings moment totaling $54 seized from a cash register before the thief escapes into day.
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York
Wim
Peter Kurte
Howard Hikery Company
West Petty-elect Street
West Forty-seventh Street
Bergdadis Riehand
Edward Dillon
Thetis Hendy
Women in federal custody cling to California dream
Two Texas women aged about 22 linger in federal custody after being indicted on Mann Act charges for traveling from Abilene to California with C H Kiedger of Oklahoma and J C Everett of Texas. They refuse to confess, express disdain for Texas, and say they will never return to their husbands, while Everett allegedly enlisted in the army and Kiedger deserted a wife and four children.
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Angeles
Rose Roberts
Equity
Mre Vale Connors
Ranger
Texas
California
C. H. Kiedger
Oklahoma
J. C. Everett
Ablelene
Tex
Weith Kiedger
Bakersfield
Everett
United States Army
Chita
Abilene
A. J. Roberts
Robert
Akath
Connors
Ron
Panson
Burt
Riedger
Tarzan Legend Spurs Wild Man Hunt in Montgomery County
A man described as a 20 year old with a long head and tan skin roams the northern Montgomery County woods nude, prompting a multi town search led by Sheriff Ed Vetesson. Dozens of witnesses report sightings near the Nishnabotna river at the old Seeley's mill site. The hunt involves Stanton, El Ted Duk, Grixwood, Coburg, Will and surrounding towns as woodsmen and public parties comb the area.
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Montgomery County
Seeley
Hye
Kkpe
Ed Vetesson
Nishonbotnn
Stanton
el Ted Duk
Grixwood
Coburg
Will
Mule’s Six Year Dispute Ends With Dead Mule
In Lake County a long land dispute over a mule ends when Judge Edwards orders Morris to return the animal to Doyle and pay $10 plus costs. The mule dies shortly after, allegedly due to the stress of the case, totaling about $124 in costs.
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Aukegan
Lake County
James F. Doyle
Door Heft
John K. Morris
Deereld
Philadelphia
Judie C. C. Edwards
Waukegan
Morrie
Doyle
Morris
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Br, Burnett
Bishop Cannon
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Gotham
Dillon
Richard Dillon
Erin
Long Hale
Brady
Rlett
Kurts
Beidy
Sheridan
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