President backs Lake Ontario St Lawrence waterway hope
President Harding urged financing reforms to aid farmers and back the St Lawrence waterway project linking the interior to ocean routes. He called for easy access to working capital, cooperative lending models, and federal support to modernize farm finance amid Europe’s continental waterways talk.
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Washington
Lawrencetireat Lakes
Harding
National Agriculture Conference
Europe
St. Lawrence
Rhine
Mediterranean
Baltic
North America
Federal Farm Loan Board
Harding Said
Enttle
Brig. Gen. Amos H Fries Defence of Gas Warfare
Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chief of the U S Army Chemical Warfare Service, defended gas in warfare in a New York City address. He cited medical investigators and statistics claiming gas victims are more prone to tuberculosis than other casualties.
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Anos A. Vries
Chemical Warfare Service
United States Army
New York City
Pershing Declines Distinguished Service Cross Medal
General Pershing rejected the Distinguished Service Cross citation planned by Secretary Weeks saying the act did not merit the honor. The defense secretary pressed for reconsideration, but Pershing stood firm and the plan was canceled. A board later judged his 1913 heroism in the Philippines at Bagsak, Jolo, deserving of the Distinguished Service Cross.
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Washington
Jan
Pershing
Weeks
Bagsak
Jolo
Philippine Islands
Body of Pope Benedict Viewed by Thousands in Rome
In Rome crowds viewed the late pope Benedict XV's body lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica. The Vatican held a formal procession as cardinals, priests, and dignitaries attended. public access was allowed until 11 o'clock. A meeting of the sacred college to elect Benedict's successor was planned for February 1 or 2 with European cardinals expected in time.
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Benedict XV
Gasparri
Merry del Val
Rome
Europe
Pope
Re Basilica
St. Peter's
Benedict V
Catafalque
Pontiff
Leon
Vatican
Rowe
St. Veter's
St. Peter’s
Pontifical Police
Palatine Guards
Death of the pope triggers Italian national mourning
Premier Bonomi informs King of the pope's death and orders flags at half mast in all government offices. The Vatican’s status is marked by ceremonies: cardinals gather, the pontiff is named aloud, the fisherman's ring is removed, and the body lies in state in St. Peter's before burial over three days.
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Pontifien
Bonomi
Gasparri
Benedict
U.S. Sends Food Aid to Russia Amid Relief Effort
Secretary Hoover reports twelve ships have delivered 4,000,000 bushels of grain to Russia for relief. Eighteen more vessels are loading at Atlantic and Gulf ports to ship 5,000,000 bushels. The relief commission has spent about $12,000,000 of its $20,000,000 appropriation.
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Washington
Russia
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Atlantic
Gulf
Relief Commission
Congress
Robbers Bind Judge and Wife in Shirland Home
Three men, claiming a breakdown and to call a garage, gained entry to AFP Grunke and his wife in Shirland. They bound the couple and a justice of the peace and robbed a safe of 800 dollars in cash and bonds.
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Rockford, T
AFP
Grunke
Shirland
Japan Defies Arms Conference Over Siberia Occupation
Tokyo press reports illustrate Baron Shidehara delivering a formal statement at the arms conference. Japan asserts troops in the Maritime Province around Vladivostok and Nikulski are necessary to protect Japanese nationals and Korean frontier security while signaling possible withdrawal under guarded conditions. The pledge to respect Russia’s territorial integrity is stated as a fixed policy.
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Japan
Siberia
Baron Shidelara
Mughes
Iberia
Uchida
Baron Shidehara
Baron Shiddera
Vladivostok
Nikulsk
Spokystin
Maritime
Russia
Baron Shidehera
Jomin
Immortal Dreamer Title Recalled as John Tunyen Nickname
The newspaper notes John Tunyen, author of Pili grim's I Progress, was described as the immortal dreamer in a quoted nickname. The piece emphasizes the memory and interpretation of his moniker by readers.
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John Tunyen
Piligrim
Marriage decree triggers murder trial in Wisconsin
Harewell Farwell, a wealthy farmer and church leader in Madison, awaits trial for shooting Phillip Houston to stop his sister Alice from marrying against their dying father's command. The history traces Alice's refusals and secret meetings with Houston, ending in Farwell's alleged vigil where he killed Houston and invoked the Bible to justify his act.
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Madison, Wis
Harewell Farwell
Farwell
Phillip Houston
Alice
Phillip
Farwell Farm
Hartwell Parnell
Houston
Cardinals O Connell and Dougherty to sail for Rome Conclave
Washington says two American cardinals OConnell of Boston and Dougherty of Philadelphia will sail to attend the conclave for Benedict XVI's successor. OConnell leaves Tuesday aboard the President and Dougherty may sail Friday on La Lorraine after returning from a western trip. If the conclave is brief both may miss the voting.
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Sacred College of Rome
Cardinals O'Connell
Boston
Dougherty
Philadelhia
Pope Benedict
Cardinal O'Connell
Cardinal Dougherty
Sacred College
Rome
St. Peter
Sunday Blue Law proposal seeks Missouri state adoption
Jerson City Me January 24 The Ozark Presbytery Cumberland Presbyterian church asks the upcoming constitutional convention to recommend a blue law banning Sunday baseball car travel motion pictures and other amusements in Missouri. The memorial was sent to Secretary of State Charles A Becker by L B McCastin director of the Presbytery.
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Jerson City
Missouri
Ozark
Boy Strangled by Balloon Tragedy Reported in Peoria
Six year old Russel Crawford son of Robert Crawford died at home after a penny toy balloon lodged in his throat during a teasing incident. The child had feared the noise and was teased as a sissy before the balloon caused fatal asphyxia. A doctor arrived but could not save him.
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Peoria, TM
Mayor Oles Suspends Chief Watkins in City Cleanup
Mayor George L. Oles suspended Chief James Watkins after giving him until noon to resign or face suspension. Oles said Watkins' work had not been satisfactory as part of a broader drive to purge the police force, following earlier suspensions of fifty cadet policemen and a request for ten veterans to retire on pension.
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Youngstown
Ohio
George L. Oles
James Watkins
Oles
Watkins
MacDonald key figure at American Road Definers meeting
Thomas H. MacDonald, chief of the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, played a leading role at the American Road Definers Association annual meeting in Chicago, highlighting his influence on national road policy.
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