Free nations must associate voluntarily not by league coercion
On Solid Ground argues President Harding favors voluntary international association over coercive leagues. It contends talks with Europe via Col Harvey could ease armament limits without outside authority, praising voluntary sovereignty and warning the Paris League’s coercive model would fail. It asserts world court may foster law but nations guard independence.
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TIS
Harding
Europe
Col. Harvey
Great Britain
Supreme Council of the Allies
Berah
Senate
League of Nations
League
Council of the
Erne of Voluntary Association
Paris
World Court of Justice
City Club Plans New Home To Shape Washington's Future
Civic project underway to construct a new city club building that will be the hub of Washington civic life. Members from major business and professional groups will expand influence as the club grows, promoting municipal development and pride under its roof. The piece notes the club is an institution for municipal good with a broad civic mission.
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Washington
City Club
Prosecution of price fixing targets profiteers in antitrust drive
Attorney General announces DOJ will pursue prosecutions under antitrust laws to break up business associations linked to price fixing. New York's Lockwood probe shows profiteers aiming to sustain prices, with similar practices nationwide. The plan singles out egregious violators, warns others, and pursues all offenders to restore normal business and protect the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Lockwood
New York
Law Department
Envoys of Good Will and World Relations Debate
A 1920s column notes 1100 American Rotarians sail to Edinburgh for the International Rotary convention, praising President Harding for fostering amity with the United Kingdom. It cites cross‑border goodwill, cultural exchange, and the broader push for improved international relations, while touching on various political and social opinions of the era.
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Associated
Rotary Clubs of America
International Rotarians
Edinburgh
United States
Harding
United Kingdom
Jefferson's university cited in memorial tributes abroad
Fefferson's University and New York Tribune discuss Thomas Jefferson's legacy at Monticello and the University of Virginia. They note his role in authoring the declaration and shaping Virginia's religious freedom, praising UVA's growth and national influence while reflecting on Harding's Memorial Day address and American ideals.
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Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
Fefferson's University
New York Tribune
Charlottesville
Monticello
Thoma Jefferson
Statute of Virginia
Richard Henry Lee
Nathaniel Bacon
America
Harding
Shakespeare
Polonius Hs
Brooklyn Dagle
theyArelington National Cemetery
Sitka Chief Renounces Native Customs for American Citizenship
Sitka Alaska June 1 Jackson Anne Hootz a traditional chief declared he will be a plaid American citizen. In a statement issued in April he said he would take down tribal emblems and start a new life as an American citizen. The War Department announced a special examination for second lieutenants on August 22 to fill about 3000 vacancies.
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University of Virginia
Sitka
Alaska
Jackson Anne Hootz
War Department
Hellmates
Queen Mary Decrees Ban on Wild Bird Plumage Fashion
Queen Mary orders forbid use of wild bird plumage for hats and court court wear, signaling a shift in fashion and a curb on the plumage trade, with royal allies like Queen Alexandra backing the move. The measure faces opposition in Parliament from traders while India welcomes the shift as culturally sensitive. The MCC election of Col Frank Jackson as president linked to cricket history is noted amid broader imperial contexts.
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Mary
St. James
Westminster
Lords
Commons
Queen Mary
Alexandra
Queen Alexandra
Edward VII
Great Britain
India
Proceedings in Brief: Naval Bill Passes and Nominations Noted
Proceedings show naval appropriation of about 494 million passed 54 to 17 after a King recommit motion failed 43 to 25. La Follette amend bans officers from financial ties to ordnance suppliers. Nominations included Bone Eaton Ham Morris. confirmations Hayward Rustad Dyson Patton. Ball rent commission act, daylight saving, weights and measures debates continued.
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King
la Follette
Army
District of
Connecticut
Frank J Ham
District of Maine
Charles M. Morris
United States
Utah
Willem Hayward
Southern District of
New York
Edward Rustad
Minnesota
Benjamin Dyson
Florida
Hugh L. Patton
District of Wyoming
Joint
Congressional Committee
Jacob Gould Schurman
China
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Agree to settle guano claim arbitration plea
The United States and Peru agreed to settle the Landreau guano claim through arbitration. John Celestin Landreau, an American, alleged unsatisfactory accounting under contracts for guano deposits in Peru. An arbitration panel with a third country referee will sit in the nation of the chosen arbitrator with agents from both governments present.
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Landreau
Peru
John Celestin Landreau
State Department
Commission
Landrear
Railroads Win Big From Treasury Under Transportation Act
Treasury reports total $601,452,453 paid to railroads under Federal control deficits and guaranty reimbursements plus $196,503,220 in revolving fund loans. Notable loans include Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul $25,340,000 Great Northern $17,810,000 New York Central $26,775,008 Missouri Pacific $10,071,000 and others to Erie Boston and Maine Seaboard Air Line and more.
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Treasury
Chicago
Milwaukee
St Paul
Great Northern
New York Central
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago and Western
Eris
National Railway Service Corporation
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Boston and
Maline
Seaboard Air Line
Memorial Highway Proposal A Memorial to World War Veterans
A Victory Memorial Highway association formed in Topeka proposes a coast to coast motor highway to honor former service members. Senators would serve as directors to secure appropriations, with bronze soldier markers at state lines and memorial trees planted by women nationwide. No cost details are given.
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Victory Memorial Highway Association
Topeka
Bana
Mme Curie and the scarce radium world tribute
The talk up a gram of radium valued at $100 000 highlights Mme Curie’s impact on science. Experts note global radium supply remains tiny with about an ounce produced yearly and Colorado Utah deposits feeding the need. The ore to radium conversion is costly, making Curie’s achievement all the more remarkable as her name becomes a global teaching point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Women of
America
Mme Curie
Albert T. Newman
Trenton
N.J
Willard
Colorado
Utah
Paradox Valley
Orange
King of Beverages Buttermilk Declared Health Tonic
Aberdeen Noah B F Johnson extols buttermilk as a spring tonic and body builder. He claims it acts as a food with calories and purifying effects, suitable for babies to the elderly, sanitariums, and invalids, urging its use though noting it is not strictly essential.
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B F Johnson
Aberdeen
Noah
Shoreham
Department of Agriculture
Srck
Recognizing the Baltic Republics Would Halt Bolshevik Spread
Chicago banker Joseph J Elias argues formal U S recognition of Lithuania Latvia and Bathonia would block bolshevik expansion to the west. He says such action would empower a Baltic league, bolster language and customs defenses, and encourage broader trade including with the United States.
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Baltic
Lithuania
Latvia
Bathonia
Joseph J Elias
Chicago
Washington
United States
Bridge Across Frisco Bay Planned At 25 Million
San Francisco officials announce a projected bridge to Alameda County shore extending 9% miles from the city center to the peninsula. Local financier A J Rich says $25,000,000 has been subscribed and plans are complete. The 200 foot wide structure would carry gas water and electric conduits for public utilities and facilitate trade.
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San Francisco
A J. Rich
Alameda County Shore Line
Psychologists Change Name in Major Association Vote
The American Medico Psychological society voted to rename itself the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Albert M. Barrett, professor of psychiatry and neurology at the University of Michigan, was elected president.
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Boston
American Medico Psychological Society
American Psychiatris Association
Albert M. Barrett
University of Michigan
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