Congress Urged to Act on Debt Plan in Joint Address
President Harding urged Congress in a joint session to approve war debt funding talks with Great Britain and to pass the armament shipping bill. The Foreign Debt Commission presented a settlement proposal totaling about 4.6 billion dollars, with installments and interest terms to be paid in cash and bonds over several years.
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Great Britain
Harding
Senate
House
Congress
Foreign Commission
World War Foreign Debt Commission
Action of Congress
United States
Stanley Baldwin
M. Norman
Bank of England
Washington
Commission
Von Bissing Cleared in Cavell Execution Dispute
London reports a Brussels correspondent states General von Sauberzweig bore the responsibility for Edith Cavell's execution. A public letter from Baron von Der Lancken challenges the slur on von Bissing and says Sauberzweig could have stayed the sentence to allow an appeal.
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Associated
Ress
London
Edith Cavell
Brussels
General von Sauberzweig
Daily Telegraph
Miss Cavell
von Bissing
Baron von der Lanckem
General von Sauverzweig
Baron von der Lancken
Cavell
von Sauberzweig
von Kraewel
Companions For Lonely Strangers Offer Woman Escorts
The agency in New York offers a ten dollar theater companion service for men who dislike attending events alone. Women must sign contracts to abstain from liquor and not be escorted home, with the agency promising a pleasant evening and companionship.
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The
Associated Press
New York
Companion
Notably Understood by Others Yet Misunderstood by Self
A New York running account notes a telling point: some think they are misunderstood while others understand them, yet they fail to understand themselves. The observation appears in the Boston Evening Transcript.
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New York
Boston Evening Transcript
French take in other Ruhr cities in trial centers
The German information bureau announced that the French have occupied Lennep, a Rhine textile city, as well as Krefeld and Barmen Born, two key industrial towns. The advance is described as part of a circular movement leading to Elberfeld and Barmen, both textile centers.
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Reas
Essen
Germany
German Information Bureau
Lennepp
Rhenish
Krebsoece
Bergrach-Born
Elberfield
Barmen
Turks Order Allied Ships From Smyrna
An emergency dispatch from London reports Turkish authorities ordering allied ships to depart Smyrna without waiting for any attention. The instruction signals rising friction among wartime allies and potential supply disruption in the port.
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Smyrna
Irish Free State Vessel On Rocks Near Ballycotton
The Free State government steamer Svilivaman carrying troops is reported to be on the rocks near Ballycot tin twelve miles southeast of Queenstown Ireland A naval tug has been sent to aid her no grounding details available
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Associated Press
Queenstown
Ireland
Free State
Svlivaman
Ballycottin
Turks Warn Allied Warships to Withdraw from Smyrna
Turkish commander in Smyrna orders Allied warships to leave under Turkish terms. Britain rejects the ultimatum and says no withdrawal will occur despite the armistice. Ismet Pasha returns to Angora as Lausanne talks drift, with Turkey willing to sign about eighty percent of clauses but seeking financial amendments.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Smyrna
London
Paris
Lausanne
Ismet Pasha
M. Bomperd
Turkey
Boy dies after boxing match in St. Paul
Wilfred Bill Philbert twenty a high school student died at a hospital in St Paul Minnesota from injuries suffered in a four round boxing bout. The referee halted the fight when Philbert could not continue.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul, Minn
Wilfred
Bill” Philbert
Philbert
Copper Market Shows Signs of Improvement in Tokyo
The copper market in Tokyo improves as tariffs on imports rise this year. The duty on copper increased from 1.20 yen per 100 kin to 7 yen per 100 kin, helping lift market sentiment after a period of low mood.
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Japan
Tokio
Three year old Eleanor misidentifies worm as spaghetti bug
A three year old girl named Eleanor on a stroll spots a large angieworm. She exclaims to her mother that the creature resembles spaghetti. The moment captures a child’s imaginative reaction to a common sidewalk worm.
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Eleanor
Extend Three Mile Limit For Rum Running Ships
A wartime style dispatch reports bootleggers in Prince George county near Walnut Maryland engaged in a three hour gun battle with prohibition agents. One man wounded, about 20 bootleggers fled as agents seized three stills including a 1000 gallon unit. The piece also quotes a Methodist church official arguing the three mile limit is obsolete and endorses using naval power against rum shipping near the Atlantic coast.
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Associated
Washington, D. C
Prohibition
Prince George County
Walnut
Maryland
Washington
Negotiations at Lausanne Pressed to Resume by Allies
The report states that Lausanne talks had not officially collapsed and that a resumption of discussions is possible at the suggestion of the Allies. It notes a willingness to continue negotiations pending Allied guidance.
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Lausanne
Steamers Collide in Heavy Pacific Fog
Four hours after a fog bound collision twenty miles off San Francisco, the passenger liner Wilhelmina and the wooden motor ship Sierra collided at 4 15 this morning. The Sierra crew took to lifeboats while the Wilhelmina was unharmed aside from a dented bow.
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Associated Zone
San Francisco
Heavy Snow Halts NYC Traffic After Fatal Train Collision
More than five inches of snow blanketed New York City as a winter storm snarled travel and caused numerous accidents. An electric train struck a hook and ladder truck at a crossing, killing two firemen and seriously injuring three others.
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Associated Press
New York
Three Die in El Paso Hotel Blaze
In El Paso Texas a fatal fire at the Hotel St Charles claimed one woman and two men as victims. Five others were injured in the blaze that broke out early today.
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Tne
Associura
Crete
EL Paso
Texas
St. Charles
Favors Repeal of Primary Law and Convention System
Des Moines Feb 7 Senator Fulton of Fairfield introduces a bill proposing repeal of the primary law and a return to the old convention system for nominating candidates. The measure directs state committees to call precinct county and state conventions in March. The Iowa Senate also passed a tax control bill by 84 to 10 to bar counties from spending more than they collect except for rebuilding natural disaster damaged structures and drainage bridges.
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Associatedress
Des Moines
Fulton
Pairfield
Iowa Senate
Tuck
Taylor
Iowa
Library mix up ends with brown Freckles
A boy enters a library seeking a book his mother wished changed. Lacking a choice list, the librarian asks about Freckles. The boy responds that his mother has not read it because they are brown.
South Sea Islands Overview and Island Names
Polynesia, from two Greek words meaning many islands, is the name applied to the South Sea islands. The chief group includes Hawaii, Ellice, Phoenix, Union, Makaha, Marquesas, Samoa, Tonga, Cook, Society, Vanuatu, and Taumotu groups.
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Polynesia
Ue South Sea Islands
Hawaii
Ellice
Phoenix
Union
Marquesas
Samoa
Cherry Bill Is On Calendar Of The House
Superintendent notes that a cherry bill appears on the House calendar. No further context available.
Resolution to Endorse Kenyon for President Sparks House Debate
In Des Moines Iowa February 7 lawmakers clash over the Berry bill on county school superintendents while Representative Blake of Fayette offers a resolution to endorse W S Kenyon for the 1924 Republican presidential nomination. The vote on Kenyon’s resolution is postponed after urging by colleagues. Also debated are a pay raise for county officers and a bill to reallocate condemned awards from retiring sheriffs with Sheriff Robb and Sherevide in Polk County involved. The session also considers publishing final district financial statements to replace annual financial reports.
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Peewee Des Moines
Iowa
Berry
House
Committee On Schools
Blake
Fayette
W. 8
Kenyon
Dewar
Senate
Wichman
Hancock
Robb
Sherevide
Polk County
Sheriff Park Findley
End of Shop Strike on Northern Roads Reported
The Associated Press reports that shop craft workers on the Northern Pacific and the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroads are ending their strike and returning to normal operations. Similar actions were said to be underway on other divisions, potentially ending the strike on all northern routes if settlements follow.
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Associated Press
Y St.*paul
Minn
Northern Pacific Railroad
Minneapolisand St. Louis
Northern Pacific
Minneapolis and St. Louis
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