Balancing Regulation and Free Enterprise in Congress
Congress faces a delicate task as it weighs moderating business abuses while protecting legitimate enterprise. The debate contrasts drastic regulatory drafts with a more moderate House bill, echoing Harding’s call for less government in business and more business in government. The Sherman Act and interstate commerce clause remain tools to curb monopolies, guiding a cautious, evenhanded policy.
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Senate
House
Harding
Congress
The Cost and Challenge of British Mandates in Mesopotamia
The piece evaluates Winston Churchill's stance on British mandates in Mesopotamia and the Near East, detailing 1919 to future expenditures of about £110,000,000, and the political tensions in Palestine among Mohammedan Arabs Christians and Zionists. It questions recoverability of costs and the risk of continuing taxpayer burden.
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Winston Churchill
Mesopotamia
Near
East
Great Britain
Palestine
Emir Feisal
England
Rea
Vatican
The Bombing Tests Off Virginia Capes
The tests to gauge air bombing effectiveness against ships will be watched for their impact on naval strategy. Using a former German submarine as target, navy and army air fleets will show bombing accuracy from height. Results could influence future ship design and the balance between surface ships and air power.
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Virginia Capes
Navy
Army
Army Size Debate Refuses Larger Force, Warns of Chaos
The House Republicans push to cap the U S army at 150000, opposing Senate and Pershing advice for 171000. Critics warn such cuts threaten national peace amid strikes and global unrest, risking a weakened defense during potential emergencies.
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House of Representatives
United States
House Republicans
House
West Virginia
Congress
Senate
Education in the District Seeks Compulsory Attendance and Free Books
Representative Focht leads a push for enhanced education in Washington. The plan includes compulsory attendance and free books and supplies for all pupils, with attention to avoiding program abuse and safeguarding public funds. It notes DC may raise the attendance age beyond 14 and cites Pennsylvania as a successful model.
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Focht
House
Washington
Congress
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
District of Columbia
Fecht
Pennsylvania
Lasker Named Shipping Board Chair In Harding Plan
President Harding selected Albert Lasker of Chicago as chairman of the shipping board. The move aims to restore vigor and businesslike conduct to the agency, with Lasker noted as a leading, philanthropic business figure and former owner of the Chicago National team who helped reorganize baseball's commission.
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Memphis News-Scimitar
Harding
Albert Lasker
Chicago
Shipping Board
Mr. Lasker
Lasker
South
Texas
Lord & Thomas
Tha
Baseball Commission
Judge Landis
Prince of Famous Orsini House Visits New York
Don Lelo Orsini, Prince of Vallata and royal bodyguard member, stays at the Hotel Ambassador in New York preparing for a US and Canada tour then a return through South America. He is 44, a bachelor, and a knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, part of Rome’s noble Orsini lineage with historic papal ties and a role near the pope in Vatican ceremonies.
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Don Lelo Orsini
Prince of Vallata
The
Pone
New York
Ambassador
Park Avenue
First Street
United States
Canada
South America
Order of St. John of Jerusalem
Orsini
Vatican
Don Philip
Gravina
Holy Roman Empire
Don Domenico Orsini
Solofra
First Photograph of Harding Granted to Soldier
Benjamin Grey of New York, a wounded veteran trained by the federal vocational program, received permission yesterday to take the first photo of President Harding seated at his desk in the executive offices. The appointment came from Chairman Kahn of the Boise military affairs committee.
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Harding
President Harding
Benjamin Grey
New York
Kahn
Boise Military Affairs Committee
Proceedings in Brief Senate and House Actions
Senate met at noon and adjourned at 4 50 pm. Frelinghuysen pressed coal industry bills while Norris blocked army conference report and urged Ireland recognition. A monument bill, probes of submarine program, and medical prescription limits were discussed. House passed Philippine debt expansion and Colorado river water accord bills. Committees advanced farm export, tariff timing, and other open sessions.
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Frelinghuysen
Norris
Wadsworth
Ireland
Washington
Department of Agriculture
King
Germany
Willis
Prohibition
Department of the Interior
Edwin S. Booth
Montana
New Orleans
Emile Kuntz
Internal Revenue
Evan ,Evans
District of Idaho
James H. Anderson
District of Utah
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Marine Corps
Julius Kiein
Massachusetts
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Herman Hormel
Osgood
Blaney
Boston
Robert Emmet Callati
Coast Artillery Corps
Theodore Anderson Baldwin
Air Service
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Wilson
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Harrison
Committee On Rules
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Farm Con
Anderson
Minnesota
Lenroot
Wisconsin
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Volstead
Upshaw
District of Columbia
Rensentative Johnson
Mississippi
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Memorial
Arlington Cemetery
United States
Republic of Peru
Ways and Means Committee
House Banking Committee
Treasury Department
Federal Farm Loan Bank
British Antarctic Expedition Reports Seal and Penguin Colonies
Vancouver dispatch cites Sydney Herald on January 12 landing at Graham Island 64 50 south 62 40 west. Barood Bay hosts rich seal and penguin colonies found by the British Imperial Antarctic Expedition. Commander Dr John Su Cope aims for a south pole flight on a five year voyage. Thorp last reported February 11 from Port Stanley after leaving December 30 1920.
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British Columbia
British Imperial Antarctic Expedition
England
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Vancouver Sun
Sydney
Australia) Herald
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John Su. Cope
South Pole
Thorp
Santiago
Chile
Port Stanley
Falkland Islands
Business press conference urges support for Hoover and industry
Crawford Publishing Company’s Clay C Cooper chaired discussions at the Willard with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Hoover’s programs in view. He stated the trade press will aid by gathering data for the department while noting a cautious but improving midwestern industrial outlook and a building trades dispute nearing arbitration by Judge Landis.
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Clay Ccooper
Crawford Publishing Company of
Chicago
Willard
Department
Hoover
Middle West
Cooper
Judge Landis
Increase in insanity blamed on war and worry
Dr J M Lee of Rochester Texas warns that insanity in the country is rising slowly due to the war and its aftereffects. He cites worry, strenuous labor, poor recreation, and improper diet as key causes, noting farmers and clergy differ in mental health due to workload and varied interests.
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J. M Lee
Rochester
X. T
Willard
Amer
Nurse shortage in the United States urged by Dr Stella Root
Dr Stella Q Root of Stamford Connecticut urges expansion of nursing as essential for wartime and public health service needs. She notes acute shortages in cities and rural areas and questions why women pursue quick clerical training over extended nursing education.
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United States
Stella Q. Root
Stamford
New York City
Japan Sees U S as Best Model Says Starr
Chicago June 20 Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago returns from an extended tour of Japan and declares the United States is Japan’s great friend and the nation to pattern after. He warns war would come from unthinking American prejudice and notes Japan’s respect for America despite California policy. He cites historical wars and a restive mood in Japan for 1924.
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Dempsey
New Jersey
Georges
Jacqueline
Sam
M. Carpentier
Carpentier
Atlantic
Chicago
Japan
United States
Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
America
Drof Starr
California
Curie Receives Doctor of Science at Wellesley Commencement
Marie Curie was awarded the Doctor of Science degree at Wellesley College commencement in Massachusetts on June 20, the only honorary degree the college has ever conferred. 285 graduates received degrees in course, with sculptor Guizon Borglum delivering the oration and urging women voters to stay independent from partisan ties.
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Mass
Jmne
Marie Curie
Wellesley College
Guizon Borglum
Flood carries off mummy in Colorado flood mystery
In Preble Colorado a buried mystery began when a woman's skeleton appeared in a box in an alley after a flood. Colorado Rangers deduced eight to ten months since death and opened an inquiry. Merchant R H Wimmer stated the find was a cliff dweller mummy kept in his store for about fifteen years.
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Colo
Colorado Rangers
R. H. Wimmer
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