Norris bill eyed to create government farm credit corporation
Senate Agriculture Committee backed a Norris bill to form a 100 million dollar government corporation. It would buy sell farm products and finance marketing, operate elevators and warehouses, and advance funds for producers and cooperatives. President would appoint three directors, treasury funds the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Senate
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Harding
Congress
Norris
Hép
Committee On Agriculture
Farmers and Consumers Corporation
Secretary of Agriculture
Treasury
Leading National Civic Group Forms 100-Member International Affairs Panel
A 100-member committee from diverse states, named by Alton B. Parker of the National Civic Federation, will study U S participation in international affairs and advise on reducing military forces. Members include Root, Farrand, Tobin, Neilly, Harbord, and Smith. The panel will press for official League of Nations cooperation and adopt the Washington Conference stance on armament limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton B. Parker
National Civic Federation
United States
Billiu Root
Archbishop O'Connell
Boston
George Maynard Minor
General National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Daniel J. Tobin
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Reserve Officers’ Association
Col
Robert M. Thompson
American Olympic Association
A. M. Loeb
National Coun
Cil Traveling Salesmen's Association
Samuel H. Bench
Savinge Bank Division
American Bankers’ Association
J. G.harbord
War Department
Hoke Smith
Secretary of the Interior
League of Nations
Rival Klansmen Meet at Willard Hotel in Dramatic Exchange
Henry J. Allen of Kansas opposed to the Ku Klux Klan and B. W. Evans of Dallas met in a dramatic confrontation at the Willard hotel. The imperial wizard and associates discussed Klan secrecy and possible future openness, with both sides holding firm in their views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormer Goy
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Ku Kins Klan
B. W. Evans
Dallas
Texas
National Klan
Willard Hotel
Allen
Gutzon Borglum
Klan
Virginia House Removes Harrison After Patronage Claims
In Virginia's house of representatives Democrat Thomas W. Harrison charged the GOP relies on patronage. He presented letters and canceled checks alleging Blemp and others distributed patronage. The chamber then declared Blemp’s seat vacant and seated Republican John Paul to serve the term. Harrison was elected in November and will return to his seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Thomas W. Harrison
Virginia
Harrison
Bascomb Blemp
Repub
Slemp
Howard
Blemp
House
John Paul
Republian
Herrison
Congress
Dinner and Dance Hats Fashion Trends Across Styles
Fashion notes describe dinner and dance hats with detachable girdles and ribbons, combining velvet and satin gowns with embroidered blouses. Designers showcase metallic ribbons, jeweled ornaments, and bold color contrasts on dark dresses, while turbans and draped silks add vivid color against black. Spring fabrics feature printed silks, cottons, crepe de chine, and georgette, with Bulgarian and Egyptian motifs and plain white embroidered monograms for tailoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecru
Batin
Ati
Wall Street veteran recalls giants of finance and bygone customs
John P. Barnes marks fifty years as a New York Stock Exchange doorkeeper recalling Commodore Vanderbilt Jay Gould and other era figures. He contrasts early floor methods with modern phone and signal trading and shares amusing tales of old time celebrate. He notes fortunes and fates in Wall Street history.
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John P. Barnes
New York Stock Exchange
Commodore Vanderbilt
Cyrus Field
Jay Gould
James R. Keene
Hassell Sage
Wall Street
United States
Barnes
Higgery
Lee
Exchange
Commodore
Burnes
Greenwood Cemetery
Dragon bones value in Chinese medicine and trade
The North China Herald notes that fossilized specimens known as dragon bones carry high commercial value in China. Powders dissolved in acid and mixed with superstition are believed to cure many ailments, and apothecary shops profit from fossil sales. Foreigners struggle to gain access to long worked fossil beds guarded as precious heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North China Herald
Lawa Regulate Air Lanes Across Nations
A survey forwarded to the Department of Commerce by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America shows forty countries have national laws regulating civil aircraft to reduce tying accidents amid reckless piloting. Twenty six ratified the international air convention and set safety borders, while fourteen other nations have various national air rules.
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Lawa
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
Department of Commerce
Chamber
Mrs Edith Patten Praises Tanlac For Health Restorations
Mrs Edith J Patten of 080 Cumberland Ave Portland Maine testifies Tanlac restored her health after months of decline and says she now takes a bottle or two yearly. She credits Tanlin as a wonderful medicine and notes she has encouraged others to try it. Over 35 million bottles sold.
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Edith J. Patten
Cumberland Ave
Portland
Tanlac
Terie
Woman Captain Fires Up Flame Off English Coast
Mra T Aiken Dick, owner and commander of the 82 ton Flame, sails in the English coasting trade. She began her first voyage from London to the Isle of Wight with a crew of three who respond to her orders with a brisk aye aye m'm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
T. Aiken Dick
Flame
London
Isle of Wight
Holiday Tragedy Shocks Store Patrons
A mother and her two young sons entered a downtown store and, amid Christmas holly wreaths, the older child whispered that someone must be dead. The moment framed a chilling scene as shoppers reacted to the tense remark.
A Scotsman Loaned a Fiver Story
Dialogue reveals the contrast between striving for wealth and fame and the rarity of true goodness. Percy's tale hints at a Scotsman helping a fellow, while Archibald jokes that most will never hear it.
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Percy
Archibald
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Uncle Sam
Owingen
Stegmaringen
Germany
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Garfield
Senuine Durham Tobacco
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