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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1921
Page
18
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An editorial urges unified support for President Harding amid looming rail strikes. It argues the government must enforce the railroad labor board decision, with public opinion shaping outcomes and the nation standing behind the President to protect interstate commerce and the mails.
An assorted, humorous clipping mixed with quirky lines references workouts replacing walkouts, a typewriter using a monkey gland patient, and varied social musings. It also jokes about the Democratic committee, a Washington chauffeur, and odd anecdotes about safety razors and hypnotized lions.
After months of delay the Treasury Department issues regulations allowing physicians with permits to prescribe beer wine ale porter and other intoxicating liquors as medicine under the Volstead act. The decision aligns with Attorney General Palmer's interpretation and faces possible repeal if antibeer legislation passes in Congress.
The Attorney General and district attorneys from major industrial centers met in Washington to craft a plan to keep interstate rail service running if a strike disrupts the system. The government stresses it will not weigh in on merits but will protect the public from transportation paralysis and urge a peaceful settlement through the railroad labor board.
Across papers, the Silesia accord sparks German and Polish discontent while Britain and Italy back a two thirds vs one third split. The League of Nations adopts a Lloyd George line, drawing borders with a straight edge, risking new tremors in European politics and possible ministerial resignations.
Maj Gen Charles Menoher is assigned to command the First Division at Camp Dix New Jersey, replacing Maj Gen D C Shanks who moves to command the Fourth Army Corps area with headquarters at Atlanta. Gen Menoher leaves the Air Service after requesting a return to troop duty and is succeeded by Maj Gen Patrick from the engineer corps who had led the air service with AEF.
Lady Joan Capel arrives from England with her American links to the Capel family and heirloom estate Cassiobury Park in Hertfordshire, facing tax pressures and planned sale. The article traces Cassiobury’s history from Saxon endowments to a grand English country seat and its famed residents. The current Earl of Essex and widowed Lady Essex seek to dispose of the property to avoid future financial strain.
Proceedings cover the House and Senate actions from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with votes on the excess profits tax amendment and continued income tax rates. Nominations and confirmations include John A. Peters for district judge Maine and several marshal appointments. Other items note hearings on West Virginia coal fields, naval affairs inquiries, and a push for a 3c per mile railroad cap. A Rio de Janeiro expo appropriation passed 190 to 42, while an expulsion resolution for Thomas L. Blanton stalled awaiting attendance. Hoover urges wartime surplus aid for Russia. A New York delegation backs the Appleby bill to curb river pollution.
President Harding expresses concern for aeronautics development in a letter to the Boston Transcript. An army air plane piloted by Lieut R C Moffat delivered the message from Washington to Framingham after a 3 hours 45 minutes flight, urging creation of landing fields and air transport and communications in peacetime and war.
In London on October 25 the House of Commons defeated John Robert Clynes's motion to reject a bill adding temporary unemployment relief funded by a two pence levy on employers and workers. The bill passed its second reading amid opposition arguing the tax was unfair and insufficient. An unrelated note mentions Admiral Beatty's influence on American naval society.
Interviews from the Wizard feature Oscar Gordon of Gas City and George Runyon of Omaha noting a global rise in marriages despite high living costs. They stress family stability, national health campaigns, and a coordinated building effort to curb unemployment and housing shortages nationwide.
The National Museum received a portrait of Joseph Priestly, pioneer American chemist, presented yesterday by the region Chemical Society. Dr. Edgar F. spoke, noting Priestly's English birth and arrival in the United States in 1794 after his lab and home were burned. Priestly conducted key research on the nature of gases and air.
Emergency Jet Corporation announces bids for reconditioning the Leviathan. Bidders have limited time to prepare offers, with the largest item expected to cost about 1.25 million dollars for converting the ship into an oil burner. Completion within the year is required.
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