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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
15
The labor board plans to reduce unskilled railroad wages effective July 1 after hearings closed. Expected cut could approach 21 percent, with June 1 to reveal exact figures. Other classes may face later reductions as hearings on broader wage changes begin June 6.
Prince Ibrahim Hilmy opposes Lord Milner's push for full Egyptian independence and a modern constitutional state. He warns such a parliament, elected by an illiterate majority, could invite foreign influence and Turko Mohammedan opposition. He calls for security, honest administration, sound finances, swift justice, and public education before any ministry. The dispute shapes British policy toward Egypt and its international role as a regional highway.
The passage praises Franklin K. Delano Roosevelt as highly gifted and community oriented. It argues that if nominated he likely would have won, noting his ghost winning personality and judicial temperament. It lauds his long record as Interstate Commerce Commissioner and Secretary of the Interior, his selfless public service, and his enduring honored name.
A critical take on Einstein failing the Edison test argues that being a great scientist does not guarantee instant mastery of miscellaneous facts. The piece stresses practical application over rote knowledge and mocks the media’s sensationalism surrounding the event. It notes that true education lies in training and the ability to apply knowledge quickly.
May reports from Madrid note customs duties on chemical products rise by 50 percent where applicable under the new tariff regulation. Foreign coal prices jump pesetas per ton for briquets and nuts coal. motor cars and parts incur ad valorem charges. values under 10 000 pesetas see 45 percent, higher ones 30 percent.
The piece cites Sir Auckland Geddes as a key interpreter between Britain and the United States, noting his Canadian roots and role in Washington. It discusses fears of Japanese immigration restrictions, U.S. nonentanglement in European affairs, and Germany's acceptance of Versailles economic provisions as shaping postwar policy amid global tensions.
A discussion notes Germany and the United States remain technically at war with no peace treaty. It cites Swedish and Norwegian moves against capital punishment, highlighting Norway's unique exemption for cabinet ministers and arguing ministers may be punished more severely for treason.
The Amaranth, modeled on Almack’s, governs fashion and membership in Stockholm’s elite. Founded over 25 years ago by Queen Christine, it prizes its annual ball and the election of new members, elevating ladies in Swedish aristocracy above court favor. Members include Mme Wallenberg and Countess Bonde as the Swedish envoy’s wife joins the society. The group, once quiet during wartime neutrality, has resumed activities with many new inductees.
A lengthy summary of congressional activity notes approval of weather bureau chief and assistant attorney general nominations, an emergency tariff agreement, and various administrative changes. It covers budgetary and road fund reallocations, opposition to absorbing educational agencies, interstate commerce probes, district financing, and plans for a Latin Mayflower trip.
President Harding asks the wholesale lumber industry to aid the nation’s housing effort. In a convention letter read to members in Chicago in May 1918 the President says the industry holds a vital position and can assist stabilization and reconstruction goals. An committee to study the suggestion was appointed.
Delegations of Igorrotes from northern Luzon described to the Wood-Forbes mission at Baguio their desire for continuation of American sovereignty over the Philippine islands in opposition to calls for dependence. The reports note several Igorrote leaders and groups voicing this stance during May 17 dispatches.
Vice President Calvin Coolidge remains confined at home as unseasonably cold weather persists. Officials say his condition is stable and he is resting, with physicians monitoring him for any signs of complications.
In Washington at the Willard Hotel prominent voices compare bootleggers to a head of a fish doomed to fail as America rejects liquor. Col Erle D Luce recalls Uncle Joe lookalikes while Robert R Freeman and Julio Bianchi push Latin American sales exchanges to grow U S business.
Cambridge May 18 A proposal to erect at Harvard University a building to be known as Roosevelt House was presented in a report to Harvard clubs by an alumni committee made public today The committee urged creating a memorial reading room to house books state papers and Roosevelt memorabilia chaired by Charles G Washburn Worcester biographer of Col Roosevelt
Fragmented OCR outlines a midyear or summer naval cruise involving cadets or trainees. Names and specifics are garbled but reference to a practice squadron and vessels from Connecticut, Kansas, and Michigan suggest inter-service or inter-state naval training activity.
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