Harding Says Year Brings Near Normal Government
President Harding told the National Press Club the year achieved a long step toward normal government and did not criticize Wilson. He praised readjustment tasks, noted the government was adrift after the war, and emphasized unity with Americans in shaping a modern democratic state. He also attended the Labor Department anniversary and deferred to the record on economic and diplomatic gains.
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Wilson
Washington
Marcel G
Harding
Drewthers
National Press Club
White House
Senate of the United States
Senate
Norn
Labor
Labor Department
Davis
Counterfeit stamps scheme exposed by U S Treasury agents
Treasury agents in Milwaukee disclose a conspiracy involving large-scale defrauding of the government through distribution of counterfeit postage stamps. The arrest of a woman dubbed the Queen of the Counterfeiters led to the revelation of the scheme.
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Milwaukee
Treasury
U. S. Hires German Guards for Bases and Trucks
German civilians who are war veterans are employed to guard American bases in Germany and to drive army trucks due to the reduction of American forces. The guards carry sawn off shotguns as part of their duties in the occupied zone.
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Coblenz Barracks
Coblerz
Germany
Irish Transport Workers Seize Gas Works at Tipperary
The local branch of the Irish transport workers union seized the gas works in Tipperary on March 6 and hoisted the red flag. The manager was replaced by a dismissed employee.
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Tipperary
Irish Transport Workers Union
Woman 65 Convicted as Dope Peddler in San Francisco
Mrs Rose Dare aged sixty five a great grandmother was found guilty by a jury and awaits sentencing as a narcotics peddler in San Francisco California. The Croziers and relatives attended Mrs Earl Ferguson’s funeral in Crawfordsville last week.
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San Francisco
Cal
Rose Dare
United States
Howard Crozier
Ferne
Rockefeller Gifts To Schools Boost Major Funds
New York, March 6. Northwestern University received 6.6 million dollars from the John D. Rockefeller general educational fund toward its 2 million dollar drive at Evanston. Wesleyan University at Bloomington Illinois got 135000 to help a 400000 fund. Gifts totaling 1,811,606 were announced after Rockefeller allowed distribution of principal and income. Lincoln School of New York received 153100 for a new building and equipment, plus 140000 for the annual budget and 1 9 for negro education. Dr James R Angell of Yale and Raymond B Fosdict were elected to the board.
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New York
Northwestern University
John D. Rockefeller General Educational Fund
Evanston
Iliners Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Ill
John Dr. Rockefeller
General Education Board
Lincoln School of New York
James R. Angell
Yale University
Raymond B. Fosdict
Harding Sues Lodge Over Pact In Senate Battle
Senator Lodge, head of the foreign relations committee, said the four power Pacific pact and other arms conference treaties will be ratified after full discussion. He met President Harding and projected victory despite Democratic opposition and reports of organized opposition by Borah and Johnson.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
Harding
Senate
Borah
Johnson
Lodge
White House
Iit
Foreign Relations Committee
New
Fenater Lodge
New York Brokerage Firm KB Wy Clarke & Co Falls Into Receivership
KB Wy Clarke & Co of 3 Rector Street filed for involuntary bankruptcy in U S District Court. Creditors petitioned, with liabilities estimated around 400 000 pounds and about 8250 000. It is the thirty ninth New York brokerage firm to fail since January 1. Judge Learned Hand appointed David Hunter Miller as receiver under a bond of 90 000.
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Wy Clarke & Co
Reetor Street
United States District Court
New York
Learned Hand
David Hunter Miller Receless
Collins Speech Draws 50 000 Dubliners To Parliament
In Dublin on March 6 Mike Collins received the warmest reception as about fifty thousand Dubliners gathered near the historic Irish parliament house to hear him defend the treaty with England. The guard of honor included the Irish Republican Army in full dress. Arthur Griffiths spoke from a second platform. Collins argued that Irish volunteers of 1782 won rights and liberties, but today the freer parliament must be safeguarded not by documents but by a strengthened, enduring volunteer force.
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Dublin
Mike Collins
Ireland
England
Collings
Irish Republican Army
Arthur Grffith
Collins
Henry Grattan
Senate rule change debate boosts opposition strength
Administration leaders sustained the claim while conceding the opposition gained strength amid a long debate over a comparatively minor change in senate rules.
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Senate
Industrial employment improves in February study reports gains nation wide
The February industrial survey from the Employment Service Department of Labor shows employment rising in 44 of 85 cities with 21 reporting declines. Major gains occur in food, iron and steel, metal products, and transportation industries, while textiles lag due to New England strikes. Sioux City posts the largest increase at 27.3 percent, followed by Omaha 26.9 percent and Johnstown 22.5 percent.
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Washington
Employment Service
Department of Labor
New England
Francis J Jones
Sioux City
Omaha
Johnstown
New York
Detroit
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Denver
Indianapolis
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Ore
Newark
Rochester
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Textile District Hit Decline in Manchester Payrolls 66.3 Percent
Textile districts show Manchester New Hampshire posting the largest January payroll drop at 66.3 percent. Memphis follows with a smaller decrease while cities such as San Francisco Kansas City St Paul Youngstown Louisville Philadelphia Chicago and Boston also report payroll declines. Segregated data lists 1 426 firms employing 501 plus in 65 cities with 1 556 507 workers on January 41 and 1 565 401 employees on 28 0 net increase of
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Manchester
N. H
Memphis
San Francisco
Kansas City
St. Paul
Youngstown
Louisville
Philadelpha
Chicago
Boston
Janary
Freight cars idle drop as rails cut surplus
Washington reports a weekly decline of 14 141 idle freight cars as the American Railway Association notes 437 678 total idle on February 23. Of these 264 814 were surplus and in good repair ready for service if demand returns, a drop of 13 067 from mid month.
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Washington
Car Service Division
American Railway Association
Trati
Association
Increase in Wine Imports
Exports of wine from Tarragona Spain to the United States rose in 1921 to 115000 gallons valued at 118000 dollars, the highest in eight years, according to Vice Consul W M O Hara in a Commerce department report. In 1920 imports amounted to about 70000 gallons valued at 83000 dollars.
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Washington
Tarragona
Spain
Commerce Department
W. M. O'Hara
Pneumonia Claims Comedian Bert Williams
Bert Williams a New York comedian died of pneumonia at his home after a year of ill health. He collapsed on stage in Detroit recently and had to quit the show Under the Bamboo Tree. Blood transfusion failed to save him.
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Bert Williams
New York
Detroit
Balfour Honored as Garter Recipient Shapes Allied Ties
Paris March 6 Arthur J. Balfour receives the Order of the Garter from King George amid praise of his Washington achievements. British policy is praised for aligning England as friend to America Japan France and Germany, with England regaining global leadership after the war.
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Paris
Arthur J. Balfour
Order of the Garter
George
Washington
Trafalgar
Waterloo
England
America
Japan
France
Germany
Europe
Lord Riddell
Harvey knees scandal at Princess Mary's wedding trip
London dispatch notes that Flas Ambassador Harvey may be asked to resign over a knee revealing photograph. The Sunday Express jokes that the attire offends some Americans who equate a frock coat with democracy, fueling the chatter about his career.
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London
Flas
Harvey
The
Sunday Express
Mary
Express
Champion father found in Birmingham with large brood
In Birmingham Alabama Charlie Lobb 61 is described as the champion father of six children by his third wife and twelve others by previous marriages live nearby with a bustling household. The report notes twenty four other children from earlier marriages are not present.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Charlie Lobb
Encampment to Des Moines Dates Set for 1922 GA Rook
Des Moines will host the 1922 national encampment of the G A R from September 25 to 30. George Hamilton of the chamber of commerce announced the date after a conference with L B Pilcher national commander, G A R.
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Des Moines
G A. BR
George Hamilton
Chamber of Commerce
Pilcher
Brooklyn
G, A, RK
Wedding films in barrel aboard Olympic to New York
A barrel aboard the Olympic, sailing from Southampton to New York, holds films and photographs of the wedding of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles. The container is a specially constructed teal can, eagerly awaited on the other shore.
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Southampton
New York
Atlantic
Mary
Viscount Lascelles
Ireland Seeks U S Guns and Ammunition
Washington reports 1,000 requests from Ireland to purchase ammunition and 1,000 requests for arms including guns revolvers and rifles, listed by the department of commerce as part of foreign buyers requests.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
Publife
Ireland
Robert Taylor Merrill Appointed Director of US Shipping Board Bureau
Robert Taylor Merrill of New York has been named director of the Bureau of Research at the United States Shipping Board. The bureau is organized to study world shipping and shipbuilding conditions and their impact on American shipping.
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Robert Taylor Merrill
New York
Diereau of Research
United States Shipping Board
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