Speeds Head Relief Failures in Veterans Care Probed
A White House conference with Col W Galbraith Brig Gen Charles Sawyer and Theodore Roosevelt among others sets immediate steps to relieve disabled World War I veterans. An investigating committee will probe failures and abuses in war risk and Federal board programs, aiming to reform agencies handling veteran relief as 60,000+ applications await action.
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Cabinet Men to Study Vocational Pay Question
Cabinet secretaries Hoover Wallett and Davis will delay action on full vocational allowances for men on government payrolls while they conduct an exhaustive review. About 100 workers receiving both the allowance and full civil service pay face potential retroactive changes as the board considers fair funding within the treasury.
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Fire devastates Tokyo injuring hundreds and forcing troops
A vast Tokyo blaze, the worst in a decade, destroyed about a thousand houses in the Volsuya district and damaged hospitals banks and business houses. Winds fanned the flames for hours as 4,000 troops battled the fire prompting mass refugees and an emergency diet adjournment. Estimated loss stands around 26 million yen about $12.5 million.
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Tokyo
Associated Press
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Imperial gardens
Segregation Urged for Feeble Minded as Housing Lags
Washington Post reporters recount district officials and social workers pressing Congress to fund a feeble minded institution. George Wilson and Ella West argue a home and school would educate some and segregate others for life, amid long waiting lists and scarce suitable facilities in Vineland Elwyn and Falls Church.
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Board of Childrens Guardians
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3000 Children in Schools From States Stir Citizens
A District conference on the influx of Maryland and Virginia children into Washington public schools shows crowded Benning facilities. Maryland and Virginia residents face tax-based tuition debates, with federation leaders weighing tax equity and state contributions for shared educational costs.
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Maryland
Virginia
Ballou
board of education
Benning
Benning Citizens association
Pischet
committee on education
Henning association
Takoma Park association
Jesse Suter
Dr Shae
Suter
Snowden Ashford
Benning association
District of Columbia
federation
Murdered Negroes Toll Hits Eleven at Williams Farm
In Jasper county Georgia two more bodies were recovered from the Alcovy river on the Williams plantation, bringing the total of murdered enslaved people to eleven. John Williams, owner, and Clyde Manning, a Black employee, are charged as murderers linked to peonage abuses. inquests named Williams as an accessor and detailed killings and graves dug on several farms.
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Alcovy
Williams
Jasper county
John Williams
Clyde Manning
Willams
Cambell
Newton county
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Newton
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John Hutcheson
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Chisholm
Fletcher Smith
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Buron Williams
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Berlin Police Fire On Mob Killing Two In Berlin Clash
London dispatch reports German communists clashed with police in Petersburger Platz Berlin. Police fired on the mob killing two and wounding several as attempts to blow up a railroad bridge near Charlottenburg are noted. Authorities fear a general strike but hope holidays blunt spread.
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Associated Press
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Berlin
Central News
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Hettstedt
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Mansfeld
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Leipzig Chemnitz
Dresden
Munich
Bavaria
Greek Aviators Bomb Airdrome Near Eski Shehr
Athens reports from Greek army headquarters say Greek advances reach eight miles toward Eski Shehr and Aflun Karshissar, taking 200 prisoners and cannons. Turkish airfield at Eski Shehr banned from air. In Constantinople, fighting on Brusa and Smyrna fronts grows. Gen Samet Pasha and Gen Nourredine Pasha command. Ecclesiastical appeals urge Venizelists to unite against national danger.
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Athens
Associated Press
Temphis
Apia Minor
Eski Shehr
Aflun-Karshissar
Eski-Shehr
Constantinople
Brusa
Smyrna
Samet Pasha
Viachapoulos
Nourredine Pasha
X Rays Kill Scientist In Paris Death of Dr Leray After Radiography Trials
Paris reports say Dr Adolphe Leray chief of the Array laboratory at St Antoine hospital died after seeking protection from rays that have slowly killed many scientists. He and colleagues pursued protective research after his hands were injured while making 3600 radiographs. Several fingers were amputated during the work.
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Paris
Associated Press
Adolphe Leray
St Antoine hospital
Caghien
Leray
Soviet attempts to pacify enemies press not enthusiastic pact
Helsingfors dispatch notes official Soviet calls to reshape relations while keeping political control. Reports claim Lenin did not form a coalition with Mensheviks or Social Democrats. Trade with the United States is not yet official, while Britain accord drew tepid praise from Bolsheviks.
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United States
Helsingfors
Associated Press
Moscow
Petrograd
vhc tre
Russia
Pravda
Priemer Lenine
mersheviks
social democrats
Great Britain
Krasnja Gazeta
Leon Aratsin
belshevis
Obregon Losing Hold as Mexico Faces Crisis and Inaction
An observer report from Washington cites President Obregon weakening grip while Mexico sinks into turmoil with no clear remedy. Calles rises as a dominant figure amid factional strife, treasury funds diverted to officials, and strikes pressing amid mining and industrial shutdowns.
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Obregon
Mexico
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United States
Mevico
New Alaskan Goed Strike Near Fairbanks
Fairbanks Alaska reports a mining sensation with gold discovered on Cocomo Creek within three miles of town. The pay streak reportedly yields $52 per windlass bucket and is several feet wide, marking the first gold find on Cocomo Creek since 1816 Prospecting began.
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Alaska
Cocome créed
Dan Jock Griffin
James Gorham
cerk
Cocomo creek
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