A Call to Service to Tackle Unemployment
The President urges governors and mayors to unite with business, labor, and professional groups to place idle workers. A central agency in Washington will coordinate local efforts so communities can reduce unemployment this winter. Boston and Cleveland have begun, with more cities to follow, aiming for swift, measurable declines in the number of idle residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Washington
Ne’er-Do-Wells
Federal Treasury
Boston
Cleveland
United States
War on the White Plague and a New York divorce suit
A historical overview traces tuberculosis through ancient civilizations and notes the modern battle against it. It cites declining death rates from 1905 to 1919 and emphasizes prevention via fresh air food and education. The piece closes with a New York steamship man suing for divorce on grounds of cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rameses
India
Persia
Palestine
Greece
Rome
New York
The Tariff Bill Contention and Senate Action
Senator Penrose rejects denial that Congress may abandon tariff revision and notes the campaign platform. Harding and the nation demand reform, yet the Senate faces delays to study the valuation clause. Administration aims for protection of labor and capital without hindering foreign trade amid severe economic difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penrose
Senate Finance Committees
Congress
Republican Party
Harding
America
Senate Finance Committee
Germany and Russia trade crisis and empty gold reserves
An analysis of German rapprochement with Soviet Russia shows failing expectations. Russia’s economy is described as paralyzed, with dwindling gold reserves around 54 million rubles and a collapse in foreign trade. Germany contemplates letting local cooperatives handle trade as the Moscow section of its foreign office is dissolved. The piece notes distrustful ironies about postwar economics, while interspersed satirical quips reflect on American life and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Moscow
Russia
Roumania
Roumanian
Foreign Office
Baron von Malzahan
Lenine
World’s Series debated by papers in 1921 headlines
The New York Tribune notes the World's Series will be held at Harlem arena with Yankees and Giants contending. It highlights home crowd advantage, early pennant wins, and team batting averages as both sides enter the post season amid partisan fanfare.
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New York ‘Tribune
New York
Harlem Arena
Chicago
Cubs
White Sox
Polo Grounds
Yankees
Glanta
Cincinnati
Boston
Giants
Ruth
Yankee
Germany ratifies Versailles obligations by Berlin pact
The Reichstag approves the treaty aligning German adherence with the Versailles terms, ensuring indemnifications to the United States through the Berlin accord. It notes German acceptance of reparations persists despite Versailles not ratified, and outlines leveraging existing reparations machinery rather than creating new systems to collect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Reichstag
United States
Reichsrat
Berlin
Reich
Germany
Paris
Senate
Synod Votes Million Pension Fund
The Evangelical synod of North America general conference in New Bremen Ohio voted one million dollars for a pension fund. Rev. J Balster of St. Louis was elected president, with Rev. G Fischer of Milwaukee as secretary and Rev. H Bode of St. Louis as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bremen
Ohio
General Conference of the
Evangelical Synod of North America
J. Balster
St. Louis
G. Fischer
Milwaukee
H. Bode
Beatty Named McGill Chancellor in Montreal
Montreal Oct 4 E W Beatty KC head of Canadian Pacific railway and chancellor of Queens University Kingston Ontario was named chancellor of McGill University succeeding Sir Robert Bond. Beatty brings legal and corporate experience to the post at the Montreal institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Queens University
Kingston
Ontario
McGill University
Robert Boren
Three English peeresses bear title of Lady Rodney
Corisande Lady Rodney arrives from the Adriatic to stay with Mrs. Whitelaw Reid in Westchester and will join her son, the present Lord Rodney, in Canada. The younger Rodney commanded tanks in France and now resides primarily in Alberta. His wife is the daughter of Hon. Lancelot Lowther. A third Lady Rodney, Charlotte, was the second wife after a divorce. Corsande is sister to Lord Wimborne and Frederick Guest. The article recounts temper faults in the Rodney lineage and notes Sir George Rodney’s naval fame and pension.
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Rodney
Whitelaw Reid
England
Westchester
Corisande
Lord Rodney
Canada
Hine
France
Alberta
Dominion
Lancelot Lowther
Lord Lonsdale
Charlotte
Corsande
Lord Wimborne
Frederick Guest
Air
Long Island
Amy Phipps
New York
du Font Place
Wheatley Hills
Harry Payne Whitney
Clarence Mackay
Maud
Somersetshire
Robert Rodney
Richard Coeur-de- Lion
Aare
George Rodney
Nelson
Blake
West Indies
Versailles
de Guichen
National Treasury
Proceedings in Brief Show Senate Debates and Appointments
At noon the Senate recessed until 11 this morning after a day of speeches on budget cuts and tax reform. Senator Reed condemned budget reductions as improper while Fletcher opposed Panama tolls, Harrison railed at Republican unity, and Pittman urged timely good roads legislation. Nomination news included envoys to several countries and expansion of internal revenue and postmaster roles. Wood was confirmed as Philippines governor general, and committee leaders prepared for rail funding, industrial relations rulings, and reapportionment debates.
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Budgest Bureau
Reed
Missouri
Senate
Fletcher
Florida
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Pittman
Nevada
Townsend
Post Office Committee
Rome
Rio de Janeiro
Borah
Lewis Einstein
New York
Czechoslovakia
John E. Ramner
Colorado
Nicaragua
John Glover South
Kentucky
Philippines
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Committee
Education and Labor Committee
Federal Tribunal of Industrial Relations
Kenyon
Iowa
Harding
Northern
District
Claims billions for torpedoes in government suit
Electric Boat Company of New York filed a claim against the government seeking billions under a contract that paid 800 dollars per torpedo. The company asserts its invention extended torpedo range to 10,000 yards, enabling effectiveness against modern long-range naval guns, with many torpedoes used abroad and for home coast defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Boat Company of New York
Federal Court of Claims
High Score by Navy Guns on Pacific Fleet Target Practice
The U S New Mexico and Pacific Fleet off Southern California practiced beyond Catalina Island near San Pedro harbor. Antiaircraft gun pointers of the marine corps scored unusually well earning the navy p for excellence. Corps Kasir and Privates Greenman Rotledge and McPherson received the honor as the second crew in the navy to win the rating.
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U. S
New Mexico
California
Catalina Island
San Pedro Harbor
U. & S. New Mexico
Marine Corps
Kasir
Greenman
Rotledge
McPherson
Navy
Paper From Cotton Linters in Chattanooga
Marcel Reynolds, head of a local refinery, announced a process for masking rag paper from cotton linters. The secret lies in how the pulp is made to preserve fiber strength. He claims his method reduces the cost of rag paper versus current rag prices, though cotton linters have no commercial value at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Marcel Reynolds
Kansas Farm Lands Seen Rising in Value and Size
James M Hutchison of Kansas City notes Kansas farm land values rose over 60 percent from 1910 to 1920 and remain strong. Farms are fewer but larger, with average improved land around 75 per acre including buildings and livestock, plus machinery, marking Kansas as a leading agricultural state with high value lands.
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Union
James M Hutchison
Kansas City
Kansas
Mr Hutcutson
Raleigh
Caen Gre Vial
Karn- Bag
Johns Hopkins trustees set limit on doctors fees
Trustees of Johns Hopkins University approve limits on charges for operations and medical care. Chicago physician Dr Francie Rathburne hails the move as overdue and praises doctors for wartime service and the need to build broad, fair access to care across the profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joins Hopkins University
Francie Rathburne
Chicago
Washington
United States Army
Johns Hopkins
Long Hair Style Prediction for Men in Topsy-Turvy Times
Fort Wayne resident George T. Harrison predicts a fashion shift as he discusses hairstyles. He argues men will grow long hair while women bob theirs, linking the trend to Prohibition era changes and Perry era figures. He cites William Jennings Bryan as a benchmark and envisions future voting implications tied to style shifts.
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George T. Harrison
Fort Wayne
Ind
Willard
William Jennings Bryan
Platte
Bryan
Plan Caruso Foundation Forms National Scholarship Fund
New York Oct 4 formation of a national committee to raise 1 million dollars for annual musical scholarships and prizes as a Caruso memorial foundation. More than 50 members include Julius Barnes William Butler Worth H P Davison Senator Fletcher Morgenthau Nelson Page Yeadbody and Pletcher. Artists include Walter Damrosch Pierre Monteux John McCormack and famed sopranos and tenors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Enrico Caruso
Antonio Stella
Caruso American Memorial Foundation
Julius H. Barnes
Durluth
Minn
William Butler Worth
Moline
H P Davison
United States
Fletcher
Florida
Livingston Barrand
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Charles H. MacDowell
Chicago
Osbourne McConathy
Evanston
Henry Morgenthau
Thomas Nelson Page
Francis
Boston Symphony Orchestra
John McCormack
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Marcella Sembrich
Amoelita Galit-Curci
Ana Ygnace
Jan Paderewski
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K. O
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John Barleycorn
Foch
Philadelphia Publica Ledger
Marion
New York Times
Boyden
Reparations Commission
Belgium
Synod
Lady Rodney
William of
Duke of
Wurttemberg
Albert of
Albert
William
Europe
Wice
Great Britain
Marquisd DE Fontenoy
Briliant
Hughes
Proceedings OF Congress
Committees
Mondell
District of Columbia
House
Focht
Electric Boat Company
Plan Caruso Foundation
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