Germany and Allies Move Toward Peace and Recovery
The article argues Germany’s June 1 reparations payment signals good faith and a path to resuming trade. It stresses cautious allied supervision, Briand’s peace stance, and US interest in payments aiding European stability and reopening markets. The piece envisions faster Germany recovery, higher employment, and a stronger mark through cooperative rebuilding.
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Germany
London
Reparations Commission
Briand
France
M. Briand
Poland
England
United States
Congress
The Cause and Cure of Cancer in an Era of Curie Interest
An article notes Mme Curie’s visit and radium’s potential for cancer research. It surveys cancer mortality in 1920 England and Wales, cites possible causes including smoking meals and living in “cancer houses,” and discusses research bodies pursuing remedies amid hopes for a cure.
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Mme. Curie
England
Wales
Imperial Cancer Research Fund
Medical Research Council
Decline in Collectible Royal Signed Letters Noted
A Philadelphia sale showed low prices for documents signed by Louis XIII Louis XIV and Clement IX while Franklin’s Essay on Hygrometers sold for 270 dollars. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania paid 320 dollars for revolutionary mutiny papers, signaling rising interest in early American history and its sources.
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United States
Philadelphia
Louis XIII
France
Louis XIV
Clement IX
James II of England
Dick Talbot
Earl of
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Washington Clean-Up Drive Aims for National Lesson
Citizens rally for a week long clean up and paint up campaign in Washington. Parents join children in tidying yards painting verandas and scrubbing. moving pictures will promote cleanliness nationwide and inspire other cities to follow.
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Washington
Relief in Sight for overcrowded District schools
The District expects swift action on an emergency building program to ease overcrowding. The amendment to the second deficiency appropriation seeks slightly under 2 million dollars, backed by the subcommittee and Senate appropriation committee, to begin solving urgent educational needs and set a path for future funding.
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Senate
Congress
Horace Porter remembered across public service
Obituary notes Gen Horace Porter a Civil War veteran, chief of ordnance for McClellan, staff to Thomas at Chattanooga, secretary to Grant, and Medal of Honor recipient for Chickamauga. He helped fund Grant's tomb and served as diplomat, historian, and orator. Other dispatches discuss early aviation risks and progress.
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Horace Porter
New York Times
Sumter
McClellan
Army of the Potomac
Gen. Thomas
Chattanooga
Gen. Grant
Chickamauga
Gen. Lee
Appomattox
War Department
Grant
Riverside Drive
Gen. Porter
John Paul Jones
Paris
Annapolis
The Huxobling of Man and Military Aviation Tragedy
A Philadelphia Bulletin reflection on the Morgan Town Md crash of the army ambulance plane. Capt de Lavergne cites bad balance while others warn storms prove aviation remains humbling and not fully under control.
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Philadelphia
Morgantown
de Lavergne
Gen
Mitchell
Lieut Ames
Rich Lord Windsor Engaged to Lady Irene Charteris
London announces the engagement of Lady Irene Charteris to Lord Windsor, heir to the earldom of Plymouth. The piece traces Windsor family lineage from Windsor Castle to FitzOtho and Clive, notes estates in Shropshire Worcestershire and Glamorgan, and highlights Lord Plymouths wealth and public spirit.
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Lord Windsor
Irene Charteris
Earl of
Hanover
Brunswick
Saxe-Coburg
Hart of
Plymouth
Windsor
Walter FitzOtho
William the Conqueror
Windsor Castle
Berkshire
Walter
Gherardini
Fitzgerald
Leinster
England
Normandy
Edward the Confessor
Robert
William
Henry I
Maud
de Windsor
Henry VIII
Andrew Windsor
Robert Henry Clive
Powis
Lord Clive
Plassey
India
Hindustan
Clive
Earldom of
Shropshire
Worcestershire
County of Glamorgan
Lord Plymouth
Crystal Palace
Sydenham
London
Atlantic
Mrs. Harding appeals for Near East bundle day support
Mrs. Harding urges Americans to donate clothing and toys for destitute Christians and Jews in the Bible country. She asks readers to fill bundles for Near East relief to aid children and adults facing exposure and poverty through the coming winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Near East
Pledges Aid to Cotton Men At National Convention
President Harding pledged his administration to aid the cotton industry during a New York convention of the American Cotton Association. He stressed cotton’s global importance, noting America’s 60 percent share of world supply and the prepaid impact of cotton on domestic industries and international trade. He urged cooperation to improve conditions amid a perceived critical situation.
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Harding
American Cotton Association
New York
America
Furst
Urgent push to finish Wilson dam for nitrate fertilizer plant
A special American Farm Bureau Federation committee urges immediate completion of the Wilson dam in Muscle Shoals Alabama as part of the nitrate fertilizer project. Members W G Jamison John G Brown and Chester H Gray conclude the government should control nitrate plants 1 and 2 via a government owned corporation with price regulations for outputs used in farm commodities.
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Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Ala
American Farm Bureau Federation
W. G. Jamison
Colorado
John G. Brown
Indiana
Chester H. Gray
Missouri
State Farm Bureau Federations
Borah Plea Stirs Commons In interwar disarmament debate
In London May 30 the Borah resolution passed by the U S Senate calling for an international disarmament conference drew Commons debate. Lloyd George said no invitation from President Harding had been received to discuss mutual naval limits. He noted Britain would not halt shipbuilding unless the resolution is put into operation.
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London
Associated Press
United States Senate
Great Britain
Japan
United States
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Harding
Hungary Honors Apponyi On 75th Birthday Observance
Two hundred Hungarian towns elected Count Albert Apponyi honorary burgess in honor of his seventy fifth birth day. Budapest flag flew, a parade and cathedral services marked the celebration attended by the regent. The national assembly met in a special session and a city square was renamed for Apponyi.
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Budapest
Hungary
Albert Apponyi
National Assembly
City Square
Apponyi
American Ambassador’s Wife Decorated by King
King Alfonso bestowed the Order of Noble Dames of Maria Luisa on Mrs. Joseph E. Willard, wife of the U S ambassador, at a dinner at the American embassy. He also awarded Monsignor Ignacio Montes Oca the Grand Cross of Alfonso XII, noting Oca as dean of all bishops worldwide.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Joseph E. Willard
Maria Luisa
Ignacio Montes Oca
San Luis Potosi
Alfonso XII
Msgr
Oca
National road plan eyed to heal sectional rifts
Dr S M Johnson argues a national memorial highway from New York to New Orleans would unify the nation by linking regions and boosting trade. He cites the Lee Highway as a Southern parallel to the Lincoln Highway, traveling via Washington, Virginia’s Shenandoah valley, Knoxville, Birmingham, and New Orleans, while noting road building could reduce unemployment and lower prices for dairy, eggs, fruits, and vegetables.
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Gen Lee
New York
New Orleans
Halion
S M Johnson
Roswell
Washington
Potomac
Chicago
T: Nationa
Virginia
Siwnyket
New Qyais
Knoxville
Chattanoora
Birmingham
Washington the peer of all capitals claims
A writer praises Washington as the finest city, arguing the capital blends age and modern harmony. He commends its architecture and grounds, compares favorably with Paris and London, and urges art commissions to prevent incongruity seen in other cities. Washington is labeled the model of the country.
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Paris
Sid J J Coffey
New Tiritain
Fearrineton
Washington
Waslingtoun
London
Rome
Britain sells 111 wart ships in record deal
The Pall Mall Gazette and Globe report the British Admiralty sold 111 obsolete warships to T. W. Ward & Co of Sheffield for about £750,000. The fleet includes five battleships and 106 other vessels such as cruisers destroyers and torpedo boats. The ships include Mars Hindustan Dominion Dreadnought and Magnificent with a flat 50 shillings per ton rate.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Globe
Admirality
T. W. Wardeo
Sheffield
Degli
Mars
Dominion
Magnificent
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West Virginia
Los Angeled Times
Antisaloon League
Wheeler
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American Legion
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Glenconner
Charles Adeane
Royal Academy
Edward
Prince of Wales
Arthur Balfour
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Marquise DE Fontenoy
Socrates
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Farm Bureau
D .Anan Wentinger
Tina ' Ae
J. E. Willard
Cnted
Arthur W Benson
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