06 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1921
Page
1
Pueblo Colorado reports indicate two fresh floods from the Arkansas River halt relief work and raise fears of further loss. Estimated damages reach ten million dollars with up to a hundred fifty reported dead and hundreds missing as Red Cross and miltary aid mobilize amid rising waters and looting arrests.
President Harding expressed sorrow over the Pueblo flood disaster in Colorado and offered federal aid. Gov. Shoup and Col. Hamrock traveled toward Pueblo to assess damage, noting tens of millions in property loss and widespread destruction. The city faced water and power shortages, rationing, evacuations, and a major Red Cross appeal for relief.
President Harding outlined an ideal for a self-reliant yet world helping United States at Valley Forge, pledging independence of action and conscience while aiding global justice. The Washington Memorial chapel service drew a large crowd with veterans, officials, and residents in a national patriotic setting.
President Harding in Valley Forge delivers extemporaneous tribute to Washington, Knox, and the nation. He ties Liberty’s heritage to moral independence and urges Americans to maintain inherited order while aiding world progress. Crowds praise his call to keep independence and conscience amid global turmoil.
The Federal Reserve Board urged Congress to authorize a War Finance Corporation loan program totaling 36 million dollars to aid the livestock industry. Banks would not directly fund the loans. the Fed would administer them as fiscal agents to stabilize credits as cattle production seeks longer-term financing. The board notes sounder conditions overall, with higher bank reserves and continued gold holdings, but warns of the need for relief credit pending new crop cycles.
William Howard Taft condemns the Tulsa race massacre of 1921, warning it shocks and mirrors Ireland’s turmoil. He urges white and black leaders nationwide to form joint committees to quell fear, curb propaganda, and coordinate police protection to prevent future deadly outbreaks.
Wilmington June 5 An immediate vote on a nationwide Pullman employes strike has been called by the national organization of Pullman workers. The strike will take effect June 10 if two thirds of voters approve. The vote was ordered by the adjustment board of System Federation No 12, affiliated with the railway employes department of the American Federation of Labor.
Lorenzo Drown, 18, of Charlottesville Virginia, walking with two others at Fourteenth and D streets SW, was run over by Herman Baumgardner of 414 Tenth St SW. Drown died within an hour at Emergency Hospital. Baumgardner held on $3 bond. inquest set for 11 this morning. Other injuries included William Talbot 4, William Smouffer 31, Policeman T A Fitegerald, Leroy Brooks 3, Nana Gormley 30, Florence Powell 36.
Mrs Eva Catharine Kaber widow of Daniel Kaber of Cleveland Ohio publisher was held without bail today to await extradition on a charge of complicity in her husband’s death. She was arrested last night at the home of Mrs Verona Smith following Cleveland indictments.
Former Education Commissioner Philander Claxton releases Capper letter outlining a $56 million yearly program to build twenty new DC schools away from business districts. Each 1200 to 1600 pupil facility would include laboratories, auditorium, gym, swimming pool and expanded playgrounds, with four to five acre sites and centralized administration. The plan projects 1940 and 1949 goals, detailing white and colored enrollment growth and site needs.
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