Washington Letter on Michigan Senator Newberry Case
The piece reviews the Newberry senatorial case and Senate scrutiny, debates on sales taxes, and tax exemptions amid war financing. It notes War Department desertion lists, Bergdoll hearings, and Treasury actions on Liberty bonds while mentioning farming outlook and road work projects.
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Grover Bergdoll
Germany
House
Washington
Mrrs
Bergdoll
Grover Cleveland
Grover
Excess profits ages and sales tax debate noted
The text argues that tax exemptions remain a major issue and should not be overlooked by financial and business interests, highlighting excess profits and sales tax as key topics under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Finance Committee
Washington
Doonians of Urfa how they grew from Near East Relief
A Near East Relief worker explains the Doonians, Armenian orphans in Urfa fed and clothed by Americans. The article describes how clothes sent from America transform destitute waifs into a “Doonian” family and urges readers to donate old garments to the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doonian
Near East Relief
Urfa
America
Soldiers Guard Stores During Near East Relief Clothes Sale
Greek soldiers guard bargain clothing lines in Asia Minor as Ismidi refugees use yellow government cards to access Ismidi’s Near East Relief supply. A bundle-day effort in June invites donations to aid destitute families before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia Minor
Melville Chater
New York
Ismidi
Near East
America
Mr. Chater
Near East Relief
Send clothing to aid children in Armenia
Appeal urges readers to bundle old clothes and mail them to 549 West 39th Street New York for overseas aid to unclothed children in Armenia. Wisconsin headquarters at 229 Plankinton Arcade Milwaukee provides self addressed tags on request.
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Doonian
David
Asnif
Aznif
Near East Relief Home
West 39Th Street
New York
J. W. Thompson
Near East Relief
Plankinton Arcade
Milwaukee
Armenia
Wisconsin
Milwawee
Unis
United States
James W.thompson
Near Hast Relief
National Headquarters
West 89Th Street
Death rate is decreased in Near East relief regions
Colin Clemens, actor and playwright now with Near East Relief, reports from Urfa that children in the Levant suffer extreme cold with bare feet and scant rags, highlighting ongoing hardship despite relief efforts. He describes seeing nearly naked bodies and frayed garments as winter worsens conditions.
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New York
Colin Clemens
Near East Relief
Levant
Urfa
Ational
Prohibition Proves Its Worth On St Paul Streetcars
Editor notes improved behavior on city streetcars after prohibition. Crowded holiday rides in north St Paul show sober, orderly passengers, without profanity or disputes. A Minneapolis team later returns sober and well behaved, contrasting past chaos. Three cheers for prohibition.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
North St. Paul
Clothing Aid Brings Hope to Armenian Refugees
Relief workers report that clothing from the United States dramatically lowers death rates in refugee camps near Ismid as Greeks and Turkish Nationalists clash. Wisconsin residents urged to donate one garment each, with bundles sent to National Headquarters in New York or Milwaukee address for tagging.
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America
Near East
Clemens
Portmanteau Players
Lord Dunsany
Ismidi
Breakage of Spring Leaves in Road Induced Stress
Breakage of master leaves in truck springs mainly results from road lists causing load to shift sideways and load concentrate on the two down springs.
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George
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Chan
White Congress
War Department
Thei
Comptroller of the Treasury
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Department
Harding
John Holman
Ludwig Tranmel
Asia
L. Anderson
F. Tetzner and Son
Knight
Tire and Battery Exchange
Old Post Office Building
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