President Opposed to Bonus Tax and Five Year Notes
Washington figures show President Harding remains opposed to special taxes for soldier bonuses and to reinstating repealed taxes. Congress debates funding via five year treasury notes or other tax plans while Senator King denounces the situation as pitiable and laments Republican leadership.
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King
Washington
Lafayette
Wariding
White House
Uoder
Harding
Treasury
House
Ways “and Means Committee
Hhis
Meffin
Wage and Means
Chateman McCumber
Smoot
Utah
Finance Committee
Mellon
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
General Merige Paroled After Border Arrest at Pease
Fi Paso Tex Feb 15 General Merige arrested on the U S side of the Mine near Pease after returning from Mexico. He was patreled by Department of Justice operatives following hours of inquiry. Merige will remain where he can be hed per parole terms.
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Fi Paso
Tex
Juan Merige
United States
Mexico
Department of Justice
General Merige
Pope Pius XI to Propose Conclave Reform in March
Rome dispatch says Pope Pius XI will hold a consistory next month creating two French and possibly two American cardinals. American cardinals influence the next papal election, and the pontiff plans immediate steps to amend conclave rules to allow timely arrival of cardinals from the United States Canada and Australia for voting. Cardinal Lualdi notes Pius XI's life centers on prayer duty and calm, with strong friendship but firm duty.
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London
Pius
Rome
Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Pius III
Cardina Dougherty
Philadelphia
United States
Canada
Australia
Cardinal Lualdi
Palermo
Pius XI
Ratti
Lualdi
Milan
Vlas
Plan to Walk Out April 1 by United Mine Workers
Indianapolis February 15 The United Mine Workers of America favors maintaining current wages for soft coal miners while proposing a 20 percent rise for anthracite workers and threatens a general strike on April 1. The scale committee also backs a possible mining suspension if no agreement is reached by March 31 and calls for referendum votes on wage deals. Delegates from 20 states gather as about 2300 are expected to attend the convention led by John L. Lewis.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Ford's Muscle Shoals Offer Endorsed by Agriculture Dept
Washington February 15 The Agriculture Department approved Ford’s proposal to run the Muscle Shoals fertilizer plant. Dr Richard C Telman fixed nitrogen lab director told the House Military Committee that Secretary Wallace authorized him to say the department believes farmers would benefit from the operation of the Muscle Shoals plant for fertilizer production as proposed by Ford.
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Washington
Agricutural Department
Ford
Muscle Shoals
Ata
Riebard C.télman
Fixed
House
Wallace
Margot Asquith Visits White House Discusses Arts Conference
Mrs. Margot Asquith wife of the former British prime minister called at the White House. She said she had a delightful talk with the President on leaving and discussed the arts conference pool and international politics with Mr. Betis.
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Washington
Kenyon proposes U S coal mining bill with tri partite board
Senator Kenyon Iowa introduced a bill to place coal mining under federal control with a nine member National Coal Mining board and an industrial code to settle disputes between operators and miners. The sponsors aim to avert a nationwide mine strike in April.
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Washington
United States
Federal Board
Senate
Kenyon
Puis
Lowa
Iowa
National Coal Mining Board
Convention description stirs plans for wage talks with operators
A report notes postponement of framing scale demands until closer to a new wage agreement with operators. Mr Lewis calls the gathering the largest in the world ruled by parliamentary haw, while a release on any question needs more than one day of deliberation.
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Vention
Lewis
Belfast Rioting Continues As Hostages Located
Belfast reports sniping and street fighting with 19 dead in the city and suburbs since Saturday. A woman and four children among the victims amid clashes between Orangemen and Sinn Feiners. bomb explosions continue. Sir James Craig receives a hostage release request from seized Irish Republican Army officers. Michael Collins says he will travel to London to push for Irish Free State powers and League of Nations entry discussions. London reports evacuation of British troops from Ireland suspended by the government.
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Belfast
Ulster
Monaghan
James Craig
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
White Fein
Liexd George
Onr
Trance
Ireland
League of Nations
England
League
London
Civil War Threat Looms as Irish Crisis Deepens
Winston Churchill voices protection aims in parliament while Michael Collins says he seeks the kidnapped clerics' release. Sinn Fein prisoners are pardoned. Bishop of Belfast asks Britain to take control of Ulster. Craig orders 10,000 police and 17 infantry battalions on the Ulster frontier amid mounting tension.
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Winston Churchill
House of Corniots
Churchill
Michael Collins
Belfast
Lloyd George
Tister
American Association For
Petat
Irish Free State
Craig
Ulster
Terth
Mexican General Proneda Executed by Firing Squad
Gen Antonio Proneda former federal commander in Chihuahua was shot by a firing squad after a court martial on rebellion charges. The sentence was read before 6 am. Proneda died immediately. Eight companions faced unclear fates as the war office summoned action.
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Mexico City
Antonio Proneda
Chihuahua
Proneda
War Office
Inmates at Fort Leavenworth Hit by Influenza Outbreak
Officials report more than 200 inmates of the United States disciplinary barracks at Fort Leavenworth are confined to hospital with influenza. The number reflects a significant outbreak affecting the facility in Leavenworth Kansas on February 15.
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Leavenworth, Kas
United States Disciplinary Barracks
Fort Leavenworth
Fraud Probe Opens in New York City
The bucketshop scandal expands with evidence against five major Wall Street brokerages submitted to an additional February grand jury. Five witnesses report losses ranging from hundreds to thousands as the probe targets fraudulent shops and banks in distress from recent market turbulence. Indictments for over twenty operators are anticipated as victims surpass a thousand and grow daily. influenza cases rise seven thousand in a week prompting school closures.
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New York
Lbo
Wall Street
Jerome Shiamons
Banton
Houses Tit
Bankrutcy
Buecketeers
Lst
Judge Quits In Bank Row in Okmulgee
Oklahoma report says Fred Atkinson state examiner and deputies begin a thorough review of the defunct Bank of Commerce of Chiukgee. They vow to stay on the case until finished. Judge IT Rh. Christopher awaited with resignation sent from Coste to B. J. Dick, as a citizens committee pressed him to resign over dissolving the grand jury during the inquiry.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Fred Atkinson
W. V. Miller
J. Alexander
Bank of Comemerece
Chiukgee
Superior Court
Rh. Christopher
Coste
Oklo
B. J. Dick
Citizens
Superior Court Grand Jury
Ihs
Bank of Commerce
Federal trade commission files complaint against Houston oil firms
The Commission accuses Henry K. Hoffman and others from Houston along with Ranger Burkburnett OL, Stanger-Comanche OL and Union National OL of deceiving the public with false advertising and misrepresentations about organization assets and resources to promote stock sales.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Henry K. Hoffman
RK. C. Russel
J. Tom
BR. WY. Wilson
B. Baernstein
Olf
Houston
Texas
Ranger Burkburnett Ol Company
Stanger-Comanche OL
Union National OL Company
Pershing Visits Cleveland For World War Era Address
Gen John J Pershing chief of staff United States, made his first Cleveland visit since World War I. He met Newton D Baker at the depot and spoke at the Chamber of Commerce. The general visited the Americana Legion club and attended a reception hosted by Benedict Crewell.
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Cleveland
John J. Pershing
United States
Newton Dy. Baker
Chamber of Commerce
Americana Legion Club
Benedict Crewell
Troops From Germany Back to New York in February
The United States army transport Cantigny arrived from Antwerp carrying 1,056 troops from the occupation zone in Germany and the bodies of 270 soldiers reburied from French cemeteries.
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U. S
Cantigny
France
New York
Antwerp
Germany
Aguinaldo Invited to 24th United Spanish War Veterans Meet
Emilio Aguinaldo, leader of the Philippine Insurrection, will be invited to attend the twenty fourth annual convention of the United Spanish War Veterans, to be held in Los Angeles next August, it is announced.
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Aguinaldo
Los Angeles
Cal
Emilio Aguinaldo
United Spanish War Veterans
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