Larger Navy Again Wins in the House
The House passed the big navy bill by 279 to 7, boosting the appropriation to 21,067,000,000 for the next year and adding 17,005,729 to fund 19,000 more enlisted personnel. Debate centered on naval strength and costs with amendments on helium plants and air station maintenance rejected or approved.
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Washington
House
Senate
Steutt
Harding
Navy Department
Lanham
Dev
Texas
Hicks
New York
Kelley
Naval Appropriations
Osborne
Cali
Cheirman Kelley
Denby
Vanderlip Observes Geneva Conference for Financial Experts
Frank A. Vanderlip, renowned American banker, visits Geneva as an unofficial observer of the conference. His views are welcomed by the local financial experts gathering to discuss the event and its implications.
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Prank A. Vanderlip
Geneva
Babies Traded in Four Month Mix-Up In Montreal
Two two-year-old babies, Pansy Duke and Myrtle Bartlett, were returned to their birth homes after a four month exchange confusion at a hospital in Montreal. Both children, treated for diphtheria, were unknowingly swapped and later corrected when the error was discovered.
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Montreal
Pansy Duke
Fair
Myrtle Bartlett
Sane
Train Wreck Kills Two Engineers in Kansas
In Pratt Kansas on April 20 engineers Charlies Widaman and G P Frick both of Pratt died when Rock Island passenger trains Nos 11 and S12 collided at Plains in Meade county about 100 miles west of Pratt. A Mrs Hilton Guyman Ola was injured.
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Pratt
Kan
Charlies Widaman
G. P. Frick
Rock Island
Plains
Meade County
Here
Hilton. Guyman
Ola
Belfast Rioting Escalates as Casualties Rise Across City
In Belfast on April 20 shooting renewed in Ballymacarrett leaving John Scott dead and William Johnston fatally wounded. Hospitals report large casualty lists while many injured are treated at home. Manor Hamilton barracks captured by Free State forces. a car seized and occupants jailed. In Dublin Free State troops attack Wellin barracks with one sentry wounded and six attackers captured including two armed men.
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Belfast
Ballymacarrett
John Scott
William Johnston
Manor Hamilton
Leitrim
Free State
Sligo
Dublin
Welling Barracks
Germany Keeps Russian Treaty as Genoa Debates Peace Pact
At Genoa on April 20 Walter Rathenau of Germany refused to withdraw from the Russo German treaty despite allied pressure. Lloyd George told Chancellor Wirth that Germany must choose between the treaty or the Russian subcommittee, while France and Italy spar over German participation in the talks.
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Genoa
Walter Rathenau
Germany
Lield George
Wirth
Lloyd George
France
Barthou
Faeta
Italy
Sir Robert Discusses Bank Conference Post Geneva
Sir Robert discusses inviting representatives of the American Federal Reserve to a banks of issue conference after the Geneva meeting. He urges a parley linked to the economic conference and stresses America’s pivotal role in stabilizing exchange by returning to the gold standard.
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Arhericam Federal Reserve Bank
Sir Robert Sorn
Robert
Tng
Sir Robert
America
Europe
Hobert
Chicago Storm Kills and Injures Dozens in Fierce Wind
A Chicago wind storm on April 20 killed a girl named Evelyn Johnson and injured several others. A man, William Brown, aged sixty, was burned when a telephone pole fell, and his arm was lost to the wires. The damage totaled thousands of dollars with roofs torn from buildings and plate glass shattered in skyscrapers.
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Chicago
Evelyn Johnson O
William Brown
Triane! Baptist Church
South
Michigan Avenue
North Side
Turner Bell
North
Clark Street
Chirk Street
Fies
Cole
President Harding Reaffirms Stand on Soldier Bonus Plan
President Harding told Senator Watson of Indiana that no phony legislation on the soldier bonus will be tolerated. He warned he will veto any measure not financed, favoring a general sales tax as the funding method. He criticized senate and house shifts and urged leaders to align with his requirements.
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Senate
Watson
Indiana
Washington
Harding
Congress
House
White House
Long Nee
Ford predicts 1922 production of 1.1 million cars and trucks
Edsel Ford, president of the Ford Motor Co., said in New York that 1922 output is expected at about 1,100,000 vehicles. The figure covers cars and trucks and signals strong demand for the company this year.
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Ford
New York
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Treasury bond plan deferred to June and debt service concerns
The administration delays action on a bonus and bond plan until June. Treasury expects to have about 4,000,000,000 bonds accruing interest on the British debt. The President refuses to encourage selling a plan, deeming the fund's future too uncertain to address amid debt to service men. The goal is a measure ensuring the treasury can meet its obligations without ambiguity.
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Treasury
Seell
Paul Revere Ride Anniversary Observed in Hoston
On April 20 in Hoston the 147th anniversary of Lexington Concord and the Paul Revere and William Dawes ride was reenacted with Revere and Dawes, an escort of cavalry, and signals for patriotic exercises. Activities included ceremonies in Faneuil Hall and on Rosten Common ahead of the May 1 centenary of the Bestahity government.
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Hoston
Lexington
Concord
Paul Revere
Willam Dawes
Faneuil Hall
Rosten Common
Bestahity
Meredosia Levee Break Floods 8000 Acres
Meredosia levee failure floods 8,000 acres of wheat land and homes of over 50 families in the lake drainage district. Residents report some livestock saved as waters rise and move toward nearby fields.
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Illinois
Meredosia, HL
Meredosia Lake
Dempsey Arrival Stuns London Boxing Scene
London reporters are puzzled by Jack Dempsey arriving with his team and a horde of press. The English press weighs who can stand up to him and jokes about multiple opponents in one night.
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London
Jack Dempsey
Dempses
Jne Beckett
Bombadier Wells
Cook
Dempser
Breser
Flood Aid Delivered to Marooned Mississippi Families
In Cairo Illinois on April 20 relief teams boarded the steamer Three States to reach the Dog Tooth Bend area and assist 150 negro families marooned by Mississippi floodwaters. Food tents and medical supplies accompany the relief mission aided by a Elvie relief committee and Red Cross delegates led by Glenn S Keis. Refugee camps are set up in Cairo and north of McClure while army shipments arrive from Springfield Illinois. In Joplin Missouri five people drown when a car falls into a water filled mine cave at night.
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Cairo
Dog Tooth Bend
Fayville
Elvie Relief Committee
The
Red Cross
Glenn
Keis
Chicago
Future City
McClure
Adjutant General’s Office
Springfield
Joplin
Here
Explosion of War Material Ravages Salontra Ruins
A massive blast at Salontra destroys war materiel as thousands of people suffer under ruins. Rescue crews rush to the site while officials investigate the cause and assess casualty figures.
War Material Explosion Near Salonika Station
Reports from Salonika describe a massive explosion of war materials near the railway station. The blast killed hundreds, including many children buried in a church ruin and 1800 soldiers buried in demolished barracks. The cause remains unknown.
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Athens
Greece
Salonika
Salonika Railway Station
Additional Taxes Likely to Cover 1923 Federal Deficit
Secretary Mellon indicated at the treasury that the federal deficit for 1923 may exceed 350 million dollars, necessitating further tax measures to meet the shortfall.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington, D.C
Sec’y Mellon
Treasury
Russia refuses to recognize czarist debts
Genoa April 20 Soviet envoys reply to Allied demands stating Russia cannot meet conditions or recognize debts contracted by the czarist government during the war and later by Kerensky.
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Evening Journal
Genoa
Russia
Kerensky
Medieval Knife Knives Carvings Show Grace Notes Practice
A Sixteenth century custom placed musical notes on table knife blades with the benediction grace before meals on one side and the grace after meals on the other. This practice linked dining etiquette with devotional display.
Sun Fo Canton’s First Mayor Quietly Takes Office
Sun Fo, master of Canton, China and son of Sun Yat Sen, becomes the city’s first mayor after municipal autonomy. Aged 31 or 32 by reckoning, he is a California University graduate class of 1916 with postgraduate work at Columbia. Canton, about 250 years old, recently gained self rule under Gen Chen Chiong Ming who granted the charter.
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Sun Fe
Canton
China
Sun Yat Sen
South China
Chen Chiong Ming
Kwangtung
Doctor San
California University
Columbia
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