Proportion of Married Men Increases in 1920 Census
Washington reports from the census bureau show the share of married men aged 15+ rising from 65.8 to 69.2 percent over the decade. Among 63,900,491 men, 21,064,206 are married, 1,754,308 widowed, and 235,284 divorced. States vary with Massachusetts high in single women and Mississippi and Arkansas leading in married men.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Wyoming
Mississippi
Arkansas
Nevada
Farmer Must Use His Head
Washington January 26 AP The national agricultural conference heard Raymond Pearson of Iowa State College urge reliance on superior knowledge to keep U S farming competitive. He called for new production cost cuts better product distribution and improved marketing to lower living costs and urged liberal federal state funding for research plus higher salaries and scholarships to attract talent.
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Washington
Raymond Ce
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
National Agricultural Conference Today
Pearson
International language urged for League of Nations
London report quotes Professor Gilbert Murray, vice chairman of the League of Nations executive committee, on the need for a common international language. He cites translation losses at Geneva and favors recognizing either Esperanto or Ido, noting Ido’s ease for Europeans and Esperanto’s appeal to non Europeans.
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London
Gilbert Murray
League of Nations
Geneva
League
Hard Winter Hits London Clubland Crisis Deepens
London clubs face a financial squeeze as creditors demand dues and foreclosures loom. Club secretaries struggle to keep members paying amid many holding memberships at multiple clubs while patrons spend heavily on food and drink.
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London
Rand District Miners On Strike
Johannesburg report notes the Rand district coal and gold miners remain split as mediation attempts fail to unite the two sides. The strike continues with disruptions in production and rising labor tensions across mines in the region.
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RAND
Johannesburg
Bane
Protaas
Remains of Viscount Bryen Cremated in London
Funeral services were held in Gelder's Green chapel for Viscount Bryen former British ambassador to the United States who died last Sunday. The body was cremated this morning and many friends attended the services at the crematorium chapel.
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London
Viscount Bryen
United States
Sandry
Gelder's Green
Pope Benedict XV Buried in Privacy at St Peters
Rome January 26 Final preparations for Pope Benedict XV burial were underway at St Peters with a private ceremony planned for the coffin placed beneath the basilica. The public was barred as cardinals diplomats and papal officials attended and the body was sealed and transferred to the crypt amid Masses and solemn processions.
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Rome
Benedict XV
St. Peters
Pontical
Vatican
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Sacred College
Cardinal Prisco
Naples
Cardinal Bourne
Westminster
Curia
Benedict
Basilica
Apostolic Palace
St Peters
Palatin Guards
Julia
Zaniopi
Ruspoli
Apostolic Household
Sacchetti
Francesco
Disachbuhl
Swiss Guards
Order of the Sword and Cape
Merry del Val
Camerlengo
Gasparri
Paradisum
Grediar
Cagliore
Frascati
Ution
Fifty Autos Consumed in Major Morse Dry Dock Fire
Fire at the Morse Dry Dock and Repair plant along Brooklyn's waterfront destroyed fifty autos and five shop buildings, threatening the six-block complex. The blaze began in a garage and spread to the boiler, tool, pipe, and other shops. four alarms fought the flames. The large floating dry docks caught fire but were quickly extinguished, while the tanker M. Spalding from Los Angeles was in the dock.
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New York
Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company
Brooklyn Water
Erie Basin
Fort Hamilton
M. Spalding
Los Angeles
Genoa Conference Seem Premature Says U S Officials
Washington reports indicate US officials favor delaying a general economic conference until Europe stabilizes. They suggest the Genoa meeting could yield better results with more time for conditions to stabilize.
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Washington
United States
Genoa
Europe
Railroad receiver sought for Little Rock Maumelle and Western
A suit filed in Little Rock asks for the appointment of a receiver for the Little Rock Maumelle and Western railroad. The logging road serves lumber mills and is funded by $212,000 in first mortgage bonds held by a local bank as trustee. The railroad is owned by a corporation headed by A. J. Niemeyer of Pasadena California.
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Little Rock
Ark
Maumelee and Western Railroad
A. J. Niemeyer
Pasadena
Calif
Indiana Stuck in Ice at Chicago River Mouth
The Goodrich Line steamer Indiana was lodged in the ice at the mouth of the Chicago River after twelve hours. It carries cargo and passengers for Milwaukee. The steel steamer Alabama was expected to break through the ice when it arrived from Milwaukee.
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Chicago
Goodrich Line
Indiana
Chicag River
Milwaukee
Alabama
Heavy Snowfall in Pittsburgh and Kas Details
Five inches of snow fell in Pittsburgh with continuing precipitation in the morning. The report notes harsh weather conditions affecting travel and daily life, with officials urging caution as the storm proceeds.
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Pittsburgh
Kas
Jan
Kidnappers Steal Beer Then Escape In Trucks
Seven bandits in three large trucks kidnap a Michigan Central railroad detective in Chicago. They steal 100 barrels of beer and flee after a volley of gunfire from two policemen. Detective Daniel Mc Garry was later released unharmed.
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Chicago
Michigan Central Railroad
Daniel McGarry
Appointment of Delegate Postponed Amid Chilean Treaty Talks
Santiago January 26 AP The appointment of Chile's representative to a conference in Washington has been deferred as cabinet meets to discuss differences arising from the treaty. The issue centers on terms of the North South accord and Chile's position as negotiations proceed.
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Santiago
Astrongmer Finds a New Planet
Dr Hartman of La Plata Observatory reports a new planet named Astrongmer located in Cetus between Jupiter and Mars. Its orbit is highly elliptical with five years seven months period and a significant inclination allowing northern sky observers to spot it from this year through fall. Estimated diameter about 25 kilometers and brightness around fifteenth magnitude.
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Buenos Ayr
Hartman
la Plata Observatory
Cetus
Jupiter
Mars
Tax payment proposal weighs on urban citizens
A city official argues for monthly tax payments to ease burdens on property owners. The non partisan suggestion presented at a municipal league meeting cites the need for regular, predictable collections to lighten the load on residents.
Railroads Must Bear Share of Reduction With Labor
The Colorado river commission meeted under Hoover to map irrigation and power plans. States Arizona California Colorado Nevada New Mexico Utah Wyoming named. focus on federal or private dam development and a coordinated program for flood control and water use.
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Washington
Colorado River Commission
Congress
Hoover
Harding
W. S. Nervich
Arizona
W. F P. McClure
California
Delphi E. Carpenter
Colorado
Col
James Seraghma
Nevada
Stephen B. Davis
Supreme Court of New Mexico
R. E F. Caldwell
Utah
Frank, Emerson
Wyoming
Colorado River
A. P. Davis
Reclamation Service
Commission
O. C. Merrill
Federal Water Power Commission
Merrill
R. P. Davis
United States Reclamation Service
Imperial Valley
E. Caldwell
J. G. Serugam
Norviel
D. E. Carpenter
8. B. Davis
New Mexico
Food crisis in Russia threatens nineteen million lives
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen told the League of Nations relief committee that nineteen million people in Russia suffer from hunger. He warned 15 million would die without aid, noted transport shortfalls and limited funds. He estimated 33 million affected, with only 6 to 7 million can be saved before harvest. current funds of 28 million gold francs are inadequate.
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Geneva
Russia
Fridtjof Nansen
League of Nations International Committee On
Nansen
Irish in Favor National Program
Paris delegates at the world congress of the Irish race urged nationalization of Irish railways and banks. They pressed transforming English owned industries in Ireland into Irish run enterprises. Thomas E. Kenny of New York argued economic power resided with foreign interests and must be shifted to Ireland to revive trade and mobility. The talk also touched on returning Irish immigrants aiding homeland development.
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Paris
Ireland
Thomas E. Kenny
New York
Mayor names former judge in misconduct charge
Mayor George Lyles identifies Herman Brandmiller former municipal judge as the business man and millionaire implicated in charges against Police Chief James Watkins. Watkins is suspended for improper release of girls from the house of refuge under quarantine. Brandmiller denies claims, saying he represented women released from the refuge and denies being paid to influence releases.
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Youngstown
George Lyles
Herman Brandmiller
James Watkins
House of Refuge
Brandmiller
Ole
Watkins
Captain Promoted to Command 1st Naval District
Captain Waldo Evans, now chief of Samoa, was designated by the Navy Department to command the 11th Naval District with headquarters at Great Lakes Illinois.
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Washington
Waldo Evans
Perce
Samoa
Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
Cairo unrest reported with heavy casualties
A Rome cable said fresh disorders in Cairo killed 190 and injured over a thousand as British troops quelled the insurrection. London officials doubted the report while Allenby’s dispatch noted no such trouble and Reuters cited only a shooting of a British warrant officer after arrests of signers of a non-cooperation manifesto.
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London
A_ cable
Evening Star Today
Rome
Cairo
Egypt
Lonon
Field Marshal
Allenby
Reuters
Aid
Shooting in Mason City Public Square Leaves Couple Shot
In Mason City Iowa January 26 AP report says railway mail clerk George Cameron near death after shooting his wife Josephine 25 who sought a divorce and then shot himself. Police say motive was divorce pursuit. Both injured were carried from the snow by witnesses to a hospital.
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Mason City
George Cameron
Josephine
Cameron
Balance of agriculture and industry dominates U S policy says official
Washington Jan 26 The United States nears an adverse food balance and must decide whether to keep a proper agriculture industrial balance or risk industrial dominance. Dr FE Ball urged a complete national life reorganization to ensure food supply for a growing population and democracy. Pinchot pressed for a national forestry law amid dwindling virgin timber as a key to future needs.
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Washington
United States
FE. D. Ball
Department of Agricultural
America
Ball
National Agricultural Conference
Congress
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Committee On Agriculture and Price Relations
Pet
Europe
Agencies Active to Prevent Lease
Investigation by the senate examined the actions of persons associations and corporations referred to as the fertilizer and water power trusts alleged to be attempting to block leases related to the Muscle Shoals project. Senator Herron of Georgia introduced a resolution seeking consideration of the matter.
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Washington
Senate
Fertilizer and Water Power Trusts
Georgia
Herrle
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