King backs Cox reservations as path to unity on Article X
Senator King of Utah argues Gov Cox may propose reservations to Article X to satisfy both Democratic factions and prevent a party split. He credits Cox with a potential formula to keep U S policy independent yet bound to a League of Nations, while noting current divisions over Article X among 64 senators and the looming 9 Democratic senators in the next Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Wilson
Gov Cox
Utah
Gov. Cox
Democratic Party
Senate
King
United States
League of Nations
Ashurst
Arizona
Chamberlain
Oregon
Gerry
Rhode Island
Gore
Oklahoma
Henderson
Nevada
Kendrick
Wyoming
Myers
Montana
Nugent
Idaho
Phelan
California
Pittman
Pomerene
Ohio
Reed
Missouri
Shields
Tennessee
Smith
Georgia
Walsh
Massachusetts
House
Solid South
Pam Watson
Hoke Smith
San Francisco
League
Cox Cox
White House
Coxs
Mr. Wilson
Gpaven King
Navy recruitment crisis threatens officer corps and future fleet
The article argues that a shortage of trained officers at Annapolis is growing as potential recruits decline. It cites about 400 vacancies nationwide with states like New York and Pennsylvania listing many openings. It attributes disinterest to war fatigue and low pay, noting the appeal of a naval career has faded compared to commercial opportunities, a matter Congress should address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Annapolis
Ust
New York
Pennsylvania
Congress
Navy vacancies threaten national safety and defense
The extract argues that vacancies at Annapolis are significant and require prompt action by Congress. It stresses the need to improve Navy personnel, maintain readiness, and develop efficiency before emergencies arise, warning that neglect has harmed warship construction and national protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Congress
United States Navy
Campaign Funds and the Cost of a Presidential Campaign
Gov Cox presses for a continued national inquiry into campaign funds to reveal totals spent by presidential candidates. The piece notes rising costs, including printing and traveling, and urges full, honest reporting by all campaign managers to let the public judge propriety. both parties face high sums and ongoing fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Ponterene
Buncombe
Dolar
Lord Castlestewart's Claim to Scottish Throne Discussed
The article surveys the Castlestewart family, linking Viscount Stuart's betrothal to Eleanor Guggenheim with possible restoration of wealth. It traces direct male lines to Robert II, notes lack of Scottish lands, and contrasts with George III's throne via the Act of Settlement. Also mentions Horace Round and other peer lines and briefly touches on European nobility and polo.
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Lord Stuart
Earl
Horace Round
Crown
Committee of Privileges
House of Lords
Castle- Stewart
Viscount Stuart
Guggenheim
Robert Stuart
Duke of Albany
Robert II
James I of
Scotland
Lord Avondale
Lord Stuart of
Cchiltresland
Baron Castlestewart
Viscount Castlestuart and
Eart of
Castlestewart
Ireland
House of Stuart
Royal
Holyrood
Edinburgh
Order
Westminster
Ultra Legitimista
Lord Castle Stewart
George
Robert III
James V
Mary
Beats
Duke of
Albarry
James Va
France
George la
Stuart
Mary Queen of Scots
Elizabeth
Charles I
Bohemia
Robert I
Great Britain
Earl of Moray
Albany
Hart of Gallaway
Sheep shearers earn up to fifty dollars a day
Denver reports the state labor department heard in a wage dispute that shearing contracts run 17 1/2 cents per sheep. A skilled worker with modern gear can shear about 200 sheep daily for roughly 35 dollars, while experts may reach 300 sheep for about 52.50 dollars, establishing the journeyman minimum and upper wage range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
State Labor Department
United States furnishes one million loan to Czechoslovakia
The State Department announced a loan of 1,000,000 dollars to Czechoslovakia under the bond act. It aims to fulfill a prior pledge to aid repatriation of Czechoslovak soldiers stranded in Siberia since the armistice. Officials insist the funds are for humanitarian repatriation and do not strengthen Czechoslovakia militarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
United States
State Department
Siberia
Central Powers
France
Department
Rare Washington portrait by Robertson in New York Society
A previously unknown oil portrait of George Washington on a marble slab, painted in Philadelphia in December 1741 by Archibald Robertson, has been deposited at the New York Historical Society by Tarrant Putnam, a descendant. The work shows Washington in civilian dress with pale brown coat and white ruffles, with a note on the back stating Washington wore no false teeth at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Washington
Archibald Robertson
New Yyork Historical Society
Tarrant Putnam
Washington
Philadelphia
Big Policies Cause Worry In Fire Insurance Inflation
Toronto July 28 John G Gamber president of the Fire Marshals Association urged careful scrutiny of every suspicious fire while fire insurance is written on inflated valuations He warned business has been too good for incendiary gain as warehouses overflow with goods and many firms cannot endure a price drop. He noted insurers are disturbed by inflated valuations and that speculators may be forced to disgorge their gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
John G Gamber
Fire Marshals’ Association of North America
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Sara Mr Gamber
Urge Conference on Rates Across Livestock Shippers
Attorneys for livestock shippers urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to convene a conference with commission members railroads and livestock groups to craft an equitable plan for applying anticipated freight rate increases to live stock shipments. Groups named include the National Live Stock Shippers League American National Live Stock Association National Wool Growers Association Corn Belt Meal Producers Association Cattle Raisers Association of Texas Kansas State Livestock Association and the American Farm Bureau Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attornésa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
National Live Stock Shippers League
American National Live Stock Aassociation
National Wool Growers Assocation
Corn Belt Meal Producers Association
Cattle Raisers Association of Texas
Kansas State Livestock As Sociation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Oklahoma Has High Score In Fleet Target Practice
Incomplete reports from the Atlantic fleet off Virginia Capes indicate surprisingly good results. The battleship Oklahoma, commanded by Captain W. O. Irwin, led eight dreadnoughts in practice with firing ranges up to 17 000 yards. Department officials credit the fleet's gun crews and the commanding officer for efficiency, noting many crews were newly enlisted as the fleet headed south in April.
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Virginia Capes
Navy Department
W. O. Irwin
Department
Last Year’s Wheat Held Over by Farmers and Elevators
The Department of Agriculture estimates last year’s wheat in storage totals 169,414,800 bushels, about 18 percent of the 1919 carryover. On July 1, 1920, farm stocks reached 47,706,000 bushels, with 36,984,005 bushels in country units and elevators and 24,674,600 bushels at large accumulation sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Official Welcome for Gasoline Arrives in Los Angeles
A train carrying 200000 gallons of gasoline from Oklahoma arrived in Los Angeles amid a city welcome by Mayor M. P. Bnyder and Automobile Club of Southern California officers. They met the train at Alhambra and rode back on the train, signaling relief after a gasoline shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
M. P Bnyder
The
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Alhambra
Aere
Reconstruct Baltic War Fleet in Danzig Plan
Danzig reports that Bolshevik naval authorities intend to rebuild the Baltic Russian war fleet and deploy it at the earliest opportunity. The dispatch notes plans to field renewed naval power in the Baltic region amid ongoing conflict.
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Danzig
Dapan Adopts Income Tax Bull in Tokyo
The house of peéra passed the income tax bill on Tuesday July 27, authorizing increased taxes to fund army and naval extensions. The measure targets funding for military expansion and related public expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dapan
Tokyo
House of Peéra
Balloons May Carry Mail Route Considered by Postal Service
United States Post Office opens inquiry into using blimps to carry mail from New York to San Francisco. A New York firm with a capable blimp asserts it can transport fifteen tons faster than trains, but firm name and representative remain withheld. Air mail bids to be opened September 10 cover Cleveland to Detroit, Pittsburgh to St Louis, New York to Chicago, and New York to Atlanta. A Cleveland buyer has purchased eleven seaplanes for the Cleveland Detroit route bids.
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New York
San Francisco
United States
PostoMce Department
Bida
Cleveland
Detroit
Pittsburgh
St Louis
Chicago
Atlanta
Clevelander
Cleveland Detroit
Predict End Of Natural Gas Says 25 More Years Likely
Samuel S Wyer of the United States Bureau of Mines warned at a natural gas conservation conference in Pittsburgh that the gas supply will last only about 25 years more if conserved. He predicted producers may eventually manufacture gas to sell to consumers and urged higher prices to curb consumption. Commissioner Riling proposed a tri-state effort among Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia to advance gas conservation.
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Pittsburgh
Samuel S Wyer
United States
Oureau
Pennsylvania Public Service Commisson
Tohn & Rilling
Weer
EAS
Riling
Pennsylvan
Ohio
Wee
Virginia
Forgotten War Wounds In Ward Of Alter Abed Hospital
Mary Lod MacFarland writes from a wartime hospital ward as veterans recall battles and the end of the war. The diary details fatigue, fear, and the longing for relief from doctors and nurses while a comrade loses sight and contends with flies and fever.
Warship withdrawal debated as Italy faces Dalmatia unrest
From Rome a memorandum by Rear Admiral Philip Andrews urged that Italian warships withdraw to restore order in Spalato Dalmatia. Ambassador Johnson handed the memo to Foreign Minister Sforsa, highlighting the tension after Jugoslavs clashed during a demonstration as Andrews assumed command of the Adriatic squadron at Split.
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Buenos Ayres
la Savion
Rome
Robert Underwood Tohnson
Aly Han
Sforsa
Philip Andrews
Uiat
Andrews
Spalato Dalmatia
Amppseador Johnson
Thne
Adriatic
Epalato
Jugoslavs
Trahang
Zionist Leaders Tour America After Palestine Visit
Prof Chaim Weismann head of the Zionist administration will visit the United States following a brief Palestine stop. Nahum Sokelow, newly elected Zonist executive chairman, will also head to America after attending the Jewish world relief conference at Karlsbad. Lord Rothschild of England and Dr Bernard Flexner of the United States join as trustees of the Jewish Colonial Bank.
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London
Jewish Telegraphs Agency
Chaim Weismann
Zionist Administration
United States
Palestine
Nahum Sokelow
Zonist
America
Karlsbad
Lord Rothachilan
England
Bernard Flexner
Jewish Colonial Bank
Zionist Movement
Russian women in Constantinople cafes noted by relief agency
Word from an agent of the American Central Committee for Russian Relief reports that many cultured Russian women are now employed as waitresses in Constantinople restaurants. They still wear the outfits they carried when fleeing from halfsh Eva t 1 Ruaata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Constantinople
American Central Committee For Russian Relief
British Dinner Honors Elihu Root At Lancaster House
London July 28 the government hosted a social dinner for Elihu Root former American Secretary of State at Lancaster House presided by foreign secretary Lord Curzon who toasted the king and the President. No speeches were delivered.
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London
Elihu Root
Lancaster House
Good roads push grows across Western states and Canada link
A Western States push for a major road network gathers momentum as plans emerge for a Winnipeg to Ontario route and a Columbus highway comparison. Officials cite increased road construction, allied manufacturing needs, and the potential to boost commerce with Canada and u.s. markets while addressing equipment shortages and transportation demands.
New Passport Head Named at State Department
MED Philip Adams, long serving officer of the government war risk insurance bureau, has been appointed chief of the bureau of passport control at the State Department. Adams succeeds James B. Welsh, who retired two months ago due to ill health after many years in service.
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Philip Adams
War Risn Insurance Bureau
Bureau of Passport Control
State Department
Adams
Hames B. Wesh
Welsh
Ws Heath
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