Bonus Bill Recommitted After Senate Turmoil
The Senate recommitted the McCumber soldier bonus bill 47 to 20 on President Harding's request, amid a four hour clash where Senators Reed and McCumber nearly fought and exchange of taunts and threats. Debate focused on delaying the report deadline and Europe’s war debt.
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North Dakota
Robinson
Arkansas
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Missouth
Senator McCumber
Europe
United States
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Gooding
Hale
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Kenyon
Keyes
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McNary
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Nelson
New
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Norbeck
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Wolndexter
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Smoot
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la Follette
Norris
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Broussard
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Fletcher
Walsh
Standings Update From Rain Delays Across Leagues
National League games were postponed by rain affecting standings. American League results show Chicago 3, Washington 2. Philadelphia 2, Detroit 2. Boston 3, Cleveland 2. New York 7, St. Louis 3.
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Cincinnati
Sullivan adopts ordinance to curb lovers in cemetery
Sullivan Indiana residents vote to ban entry of men or youths with women at Center Ridge Cemetery from midnight to 5 a m to end the practice of using the cemetery as a Lovers Lane. The ordinance, passed by the city council, targets intimate gatherings in the burial ground.
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Sullivan, Ind
Center Ridge
Sullivan Etry Cone
Cite Cemetery
Hoover outlines national economic revival and housing crisis
Chicago July 16 Secretary of Commerce Hoover tells the National Association of Real Estate Boards that disarmament, tariff adjustment, tax reform, and federal reorganization face the administration. He cites aiding exporters, farmers, railroads, and power resources, with housing as a key challenge as about 60 percent of people live as tenants.
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Harding
Conference of Nations
United States
Commerce Hoover
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Hoover
Handjordisa
Nebraskan cloudburst devastates Crawford area
Alliance Nebraska July 16 reports say a cloudburst along the White River canyon near Crawford destroyed farms and buildings, washed out five Chicago and Northwestern railway bridges between Crawford and Andrews, and killed several people including a woman near Andrews. Thousands of livestock lost and crops ruined as walls of water rose to seven hours of flooding. Trains halted, lines down, and Crawford mobilizes to shield the city from flood waters.
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White River Canyon
Crawford
White River
Chicago and Northwestern
Andrews
Mileseare
Causon
Tragedy After Flood Strikes White River Canyon
The body of Mrs. Bassett, ninety, was found in a tree half a mile below her ranch. A race of floodwaters damaged the White River canyon area as a three and a half inch rain fell in Harrison, causing widespread flooding but limited damage elsewhere. Traffic on the Northwestern line into Wyoming will be halted for days as twelve miles of track are underwater and likely washed out at Chadron.
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Andrews
White River
Life Place
Harrison
Wyoming
Chadron
Kaiser is Broke Reports Spark Clash Over Hohenzollern Holdings
Berlin reports show the German government and the Hohenzollern family disputing control of Wilhelm II's assets. Exiled at Doorn, the former Kaiser is said to face near bankruptcy with taxes in Holland and costly holdings, while friends doubt large foreign deposits exist. A quick settlement is seen as necessary to avoid insolvency.
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Berlin
Kaiser Wilhem
Doorn
Wilhelm
Holland
Germany
Hobhenzollern
Pine stump oil aids ore recovery by flotation
An oil from red pine stumps is found valuable for recovering slivers from pulverized ore using the flotation process.
Japan and U S discuss scope of disarmament talk
Washington reports the United States informs Japan of the range of topics for a proposed arms conference. Japan accepts the idea with reservations and seeks clarity on Far Eastern affairs before finalizing invitation terms.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Waterstom
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Harding
Mar
Jepan
Great Britain
America
Japan weighs risks in international invitation and open door debate
The article notes fears that Japan may face a lone diplomatic battle in the Far East and be kept on the defensive over its rights. The Nichi Nichi Shimbun suggests Japan should consider joining a conference only if major powers end racial discrimination and guarantee equal East Asian opportunities, otherwise the offer is refused.
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Japan
Puri
Nichi Nichi Shimbun
United States
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Far East
America
Pacific
Dodges Blow Then Struck by Interurban Car in Waterford
Waterford near Michizen City Indiana July 41 year old railway employee Wa lande Freeman of the Northern Tolling Railway company was killed instantly when struck by an interurban car. He and a fellow worker were boxing along the track and he dodged a blow and stepped in front of the car.
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Michizen City
Ind
Walande Freeman
Northern Todiang Railway Company
Waterford
Here
Kibo
Germany Ship Fare Cut Sparks Atlantic Travel Debate
The New York dispatch reports a price trim by steamship lines from New York to Germany. The first class fare to Hamburg drops from 84 to 2105 dollars, with a planned further reduction to 115 later.
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Germany
New York
Tramburg
Legion Head at Chicago Attacks Delay in Pica for War Pay
John G. Emery of Grand Rapids leads American Legion defense of adjusted compensation, arguing a delay would cost the government more than the proposed program. He, a former First Division officer and Michigan real estate dealer, cites Senate findings and vows to press the fight in Chicago at the Realtor convention. He notes veterans with debilitating injuries will be cared for first, others in need follow, and criticizes wealthy Legion members for opposition.
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John G. Emery
Grand Rapids Mich
Eighteenth Infantry
France
Argonne
Mathemal Cutie Wander
American Legion
Major Emery
Realtors’ Convention
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Emery
Legion
Fred Alger
Detroit
Must Serve Rest of Life Behind Bars Gree Murder
A court sentences a suspect in a murder case to life imprisonment without release. The verdict follows a trial that established the defendant's involvement in a fatal incident. prosecutors highlighted the severity of the crime and the impact on local victims and families. Dark details were not repeated.
German Lieutenants Who Fired on Life Boats of Hospital Ship Aad Get Four Years
Mrs Eva Catherine Kaber was found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of her husband Panic F Kaber two years ago. The jury recommended mercy. She must serve the rest of her life in prison.
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Evening Journal
Cleveland
Ohio
Eva Catherine Kaber
Panic F. Kaber
Mreaber
Ufe
German Lieutenants Convicted for War Atrocities
Leipzig Germany July 1 Lieutenant Dittmar and Lieutenant Bolde were sentenced today for murder of life boat passengers during the war. The sinking castle was torpedoed by a German submarine after passengers were evacuated by lifeboats. Dittmar and Bolde opened fire with machine guns on the helpless occupants.
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Germany
Dittmar
Bolde
Hfe
Castle
Lieutmatte Dittmar
Rott
Herrick’s disputed remarks spark cautious welcome in Paris
Daria July 16 report notes Ambassador Herrick’s credentials to President Miller and a speech seen as muddled. The speech, amid war era references, provokes questions about his wartime diplomacy and future disarmament policy.
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Daria
Ambasader Harvey
Admiral Sime
Wallace
Ambanader Herrick
Milleread
Nothrow
Hides Taken Off Free List In Federal Tariff Bill
A House vote 182 to 8 approved removing hides from the free list under the federal tariff bill. In Louisville a patrol stopped a man near Joy Street after he attempted to withdraw money and carry out a theft. He had drawn $500 from a bank and returned all but $27.
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Washington
Juleth
Louisville
Lines to Be Remembered and the Cracked Plate Incident
A fragmentary note recalls Wendell Phillipa and a cryptic exchange about a cracked plate set sent to Chiesa for replacement. The passage hints at imitation and effort toward due cipteship, with each piece arriving cracked in the new set.
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Wendell Phillipa
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