Close-Ups of Congress By Fraser Edwards
A satirical portrait of Senate debates on the league of nations. The piece chronicles pro and anti leagues factions, dramatic oratory, quorum tricks, and memorable figures such as PoinDexter, Stone, Johnson, Clarke, Lewis, and Billings. It notes the House rules on attendance and recounts anecdotes about Senators and their speeches.
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Fraser Edwards
Senate
Prezident
League, of Nations
Tennyson
Locksley Hallis
League
Warshaill
Cummins
Poindexter
Washington
Senator Stone
Missouri
Johnson
California
Senator Clarke
Arkansas
J Ifar Tewis
Senator Tatley
Texas
Tianece
Maryland
Wolcott
Delairs
John Shitp Waliams Waliams
Wiliuima
Rainte Krance
Tshe Toayel Walliams
Arntin
Lorombos
Prince Sit
Lemon Based Freckle Sumburn Lotion Ad
This vintage ad promotes a lemon and Orchard White based lotion for freckles sunburn tan whitening. It instructs squeezing two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White to make a quarter pint lotion, claiming quick clearing of freckles sunburn windburn and tan at low cost.
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Racer
Senator Sheppard Celebrates 44th Birthday Amid Ailment
Texas senator and author of the national prohibition amendment marked his birthday on May 28 while recovering from a severe carbuncle on his neck. Colleagues visited to offer congratulations and inquire about his health, as he quipped that a fellow senator with known wet views might not have understood him.
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Fepreserative Blanton
Texas
Wis
Valle
Colorado
Vexan
Vinson
Treorgia
Spenarr
Springer
Illinois
T.ht
Reed
League of Nations
Martin
Virginia
Tien
Charlottesville
Senate
Sheppard
Morris
Russia's Financial Needs and Future Trade Prospects
Dr Joseph M Goldstein argues American financiers must prepare to support Russia's industrial expansion. He lists projected ten year sums for railways rolling stock street transport inland waterway ports telecoms agriculture and industrial machinery to raise productivity toward Austria Hungary levels and reopen U S Russia trade.
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Russia
Joseph M Goldstein
Unvversity of
Moscow
Rugsman Information Bureau
United States
Dr Goldstein
America
Austria
Hungary
YANKS JAIL HUNS FOR CONSPIRACY
Sixty Germans from Cologne Bertin and other cities were arrested by army intelligence officers in an alleged plot to defraud the government of millions of marks by eliminating competition at auctions of army supplies. The scheme allegedly used an organization that kept competitors from bidding at salvaged material auctions. American soldiers in plain clothes were offered large sums to bid against organization members at auction sales. At night, organization members held equalization meetings to control material.
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Prenag
Cobleanz
Cologne
Bertin
Army Inteliigence
Members get priority material sales during the day
The report notes that items purchased in the day were auctioned to members of the organization and that material bought by members will not be delivered wherever possible.
Governor General Haseawa Warns Koreans About Independence Dreams
Seol July 2 AP report says Governor General Haseawa, preparing to depart Seoul for Tokyo, announced disturbances in Korea have ceased due to authorities pacification and public self control. He lamented some Koreans still seek independence and expressed belief annexation unites Japanese and Koreans.
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Hasegawa
Seoul
Korea
Associated Press
Tokyo
Hase
Awa
German illicit trade in France undercuts makers
Paris reports German agents and circulars offering cutlery bicycles and other goods on the French market at 75 percent below cost. Solders and officers reportedly market German jewelry drugs thermometers cutlery and bicycles to French merchants, while Joseph Claussat accuses authorities of permitting German propaganda and merchants’ correspondence being controlled.
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Paris
Fress
Cording
Germany
Joseph Claussat
Puy-de-Dame
France
Battle Between Revenue Men and Moonshiners Near Cleveland
A pitched clash occurred Wednesday near White Oak Mountain west of Cleveland Tennessee between revenue agents and moonshiners. Details are scarce but reports say a large exchange of shots occurred with bloodshed on both sides.
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Cleveland, Tenn
White Oak Mountain
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