Europe Thinks On, Europe Thinks Ahead In American Policy
The Spa conference reveals allied unity against Germany and a careful response to Russia bolshevism. Britain and France hold firm on enforcing the treaty while limiting troop losses over Poland. A Brussels conference looms as Americans watch and wait, wary of entangling commitments and the League of Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Everal
Spa
Germany
Hugo Stiness
Stiness
Great Britain
France
Russia
Poles
Constantinople
Poland
Brussels
United States
Senate
Wilson
Assembly
League of Nations
League
Paris
America
The Nut Party And The Third Party Convivials
A satirical piece arguing for a Nut party in the United States to unite misfits and cranks from other parties. It envisions a broad platform where no idea is excluded and all “nuts” work together, with the party aiming to control government from soup to Nuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nut Party
Chicago
Itg
United States
Job Chasera
The Transportation Jam and the Interstate Commission
The article argues the Interstate Commerce Commission must act decisively to clear rail and ship bottlenecks harming U S industry. It warns producers face shutdown risks as steel, coal, and transport backlogs grow, urging swift use of new transportation powers and investment in equipment to prevent further decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Great Lakes
New England
Commission
Congress
Washington Traffic Report Calls For Stronger Enforcement
The Maj. Gessford study shows one death every five days and about ten motor accidents daily in Washington last year. Reckless driving and pedestrian carelessness blamed. calls for licensed drivers held to higher standards, stronger penalties for joy riding, and a dedicated traffic squad to enforce laws amid police staffing shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maj
Gessford
Metropolitan
Congress
American blood in French aristocrat marriage tale
Henri de Noailles, seventh Duc de Mou chy and Prince de Poix, famed for a Paris announced engagement to Maris de la Rochefoucauld, shows strong American lineage through his maternal line. The history spans Anna Murat, Eugenie connections, and a dramatic turn from royal tension to political and social prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri de Noailles
Duc de Mouchy
Prince de Poix
Maris de la Rochefoucauld
Duc de la Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville
Paris
Viscountesse de Courval
Miss Ray
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Duchess de Mouchy
United States
Princess Anna Murat
Bordentown
N. J
Caroline Fraser
Philadelphia
Fraser
Joseph Bonaparte
Spain
the de Noailles
Great Northern Railroad
France
Jockey Club
Union
William
The
Oise
Republic
Bonaparte
Anna Murat
Mrs. Ayer
Marie de la Réchefoucauld-Doudeauville
Louise Blanc
Monte Carlo
Mouchy
Duc de Noailles
Francoise d’Aubigne
Mme. de Maintenon
Louis XIV of
Mmé. de Maintenon
Fore-est-Loire
Marechal de Noailles
Duke de Noaillés
Philippe
Marechal du Mouchy
Louise
Swedes and Finns in Clash Over Aland Islands
A Finnish battalion lands near Mariehamn on Aland in protest of Sweden's stance on a plebiscite for island self determination. Finland arrests two Aland leaders on treason charges as Stockholm urges a referendum while Finland remains firm. The 80 island archipelago with 24 000 inhabitants has Mariehamn as its main town. historically Swedish then Russian rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aland Islands
Stockholm
Sweden
Finland
Aland
Mariehamn
Aland Archipelago
Gulf of Bothnia
Aland Island
Russia
Landlords Evade New Laws Amid Rent Gouging Claims
New York July 11 The city’s rent laws fail to deter profiteering landlords, says Leo Kenneth Mayer chief counsel for the mayor’s rent profiteering committee. He outlines dodges including nonrenewal with high rents ousting tenants through due process cooperative selling plans and property intertransfers to justify higher rents. The rent committee has handled over 80 000 cases in fifteen months with 62 000 settled, about 8 000 hopeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Leo Kenneth Mayer
Mayer
Seaports for Great Lakes Congress July 22 24
Fourteen central Western states favoring the lakes-to-the-sea marine highway will present arguments at the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Tidewater congress in Detroit July 22 24. Over 1 500 delegates from the U S and Canada expected with many engineers and professional men among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tojecl
Woongress
Detroit
Mich
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Lake Ontario
Montreal
W. H. Adams
Committee On Inland Waterways
Adams
Lake Carriera
Europe
Aga
Midwest Crop Prospects Improve Across the Heartland
Chicago reports a marked upturn in major crops in the middle West with better corn and wheat prospects. J R Howard, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, says there is no danger of famine this year as favorable weather is hoped for July and August. Corn may run slightly below normal but clean and well cultivated. Wheat conditions improve with solid carryover and Kansas Oklahoma expect better yields than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Middle West
J. R. Howard
American Farm Bureau Federation
Howard
Kansas
Oklahoma
Laboratory To Test Girls In Denver Court System
Denver officials describe a juvenile laboratory added to the court machinery for wayward youths. Judge Ben R Lindsey explains a girl’s three ages—physical, mental, and emotional—and how tests determine disposition. He cites a mother with daughters aged 19 and 15 to illustrate biologic and behavioral differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Ben R. Lindsey
Lindsey
War Risk Insurance tops $46 billion in two years
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance reported that from 1917 to June 34, 1920 it wrote 4,631,992 policies totaling $46,284,892,500. About 128,300 policyholders died in service and beneficiaries received $1,141,818,133.48. Disabled veterans' claims reached $28,536,540, with 452,609 patients treated by the medical division and 54,799 admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Bureau
Marine and Seamens Insurance Division
Oldest Devil Dog to Retire from Marine Corps Service
Henry J Wylie of Pittsfield Massachusetts the eldest marine veteran known as the devil dog will retire after a 65 year government career 45 years in the marine corps He served as oath administrator to five commanders including Ma Gens Heywood Elliott Biddie Barnett and Lejeune and traces revolutionary lineage through grandfather Col Tracey who fought at Bunker Hill Wylie born September 27 1838 enlisted at 17 in Pittsfield post office prior to the Civil War later served with the 49th Massachusetts infantry and fought at Palisade Store Lea and Fort Hudson He retires with a pension August 20
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J Wylie
Pittsfield
Mass
Marine Corps
Uncle Sam
Ma Gens
Heywood
Elliott
Biddie Barnett
Lejeune
Wylie
Col Tracey
Bunker Hill
Wala
49Th
Sassachusetts Infantry
Palms Store Lea
Fort Hudson
Dr Royal Meeker resigns to head league bulletin
Dr Royal Meeker, commissioner of labor statistics, will resign to become editor of the monthly bulletin of the International Labour Office, League of Nations. He will base his headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Ethelbert Stewart is expected to succeed him at the Labor Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Meeker
Labor Statistics
International Labor Office
League of Nations
Labor
Meeker
Geneva
Switzerland
Labor Department
Ethelbert Stewart
Timely Topics Discussed by Capital Visitors
The piece records Joshua Jones returning from Shanghai and other Asiatic ports. It discusses shifting Far East conditions, immigration questions, Japan United States tensions, and economic impacts on shipping, trade, and perceptions of Asia shaping policy and public opinion. It notes American war loans, envy of Pacific trade, and calls for understanding among nations while cautioning against stereotyping Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Joshua Jones
Snanghai
Asiatic
Europe
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Elihu Root
Stephens
California
Pacific
Hog Island to Launch Seven Ships in One Day
Hog Island shipyard in Philadelphia will send seven steel cargo carriers totaling 7,828 tons into the Delaware River on July 21. The event aims to establish a new world record for ship launching in a single day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hog Island
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Chip Launn
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Jim Reed
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Marion Star
Dayton News
Judge Lindsey
Devil Dog
Henry J. Wylie
Pittsfield, Mass
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
League of Nations Forces
War Department
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Josephus Daniels
Nut Growers Association of the
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Tex
Cuba
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Toan
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Watson
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