National disarmament awaits Britain Japan alliance delays progress
The piece analyzes U S and British Japan diplomatic maneuvering on disarmament in 1921. It discusses horse trading in diplomacy, Britain's possible renewal of the Japanese alliance, and how that choice may shape prospects for a conference. It notes public opinion in Washington on renewing the alliance and the geopolitical stakes in the east.
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Mark
Cluivan
Washington, D. C
America
Great Britain
Japan
Wilson
Washington
Russia
Germany
Britain
East
New York Evening Pot. Inc
Army recruitment seeks 2000 wheat harvest workers
Denver July 1 an army of 2000 men is being recruited for Kansas wheat fields. Ralph Snyder head of the Kansas State Farm Bureau arrived here yesterday to oversee the harvest labor campaign.
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Denver
Colo
Kansas Wheat Fields
Harvest Hands
Ralph Snyder
Kansas State Farm Bureau
Delivery notice requests early paper by five thirty
The Courier will be delivered to your home before 5 30 pm. If a carrier error or other cause prevents receipt by that time, call 8330 and a copy will be sent. Please phone this office before 6 80 dp ma.
Carpentier May Win Honor After Title Bout
Paris reports say Georges Carpentier could be recommended for the Legion of Honor if he wins the world heavyweight title tomorrow. Associates of Gaston Vidal did not deny the rumors and Vidal has cabled France expressing hope for his success.
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United Press
Paris
Georges Carpentier
Legion of Honor
Gaston Vidal
Vidal
Carpentier
France
Butler Says U S Will Not Join League of Nations
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, in London insists he did not come as President Harding's envoy. He dismisses any suggestion of U S entry to the league as preposterous, reiterating America's airtight rejection as final, despite British officials' lingering belief to the contrary.
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Associated Press
London
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Europe
Harding
Colonel House
Butler
America
League of Nations
Ambassador Harvey
Pilgrims Society
President Confers on Debt Fund Bill
Washington July 1 President Harding and Senators Penrose and Watson conferred on a government bill granting broad treasury powers to fund allied debts. Senate leaders indicated opposition may force changes, notably on allowing the secretary to accept bonds from non debtor nations.
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Associated Tress
Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Harding
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Watson
Tadiana
Senate
Will Ask U.S. to Give Austria More Time
Paris July 1 The council of ambassadors decided to ask the United States and allies to withhold all claims against Austria for 20 years to permit rehabilitation. During this recovery period the league of nations would float a loan to stabilize the near bankrupt country.
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United Preas
Paris
Austria
Council of Ambassadors
United States
League of Nations
Robbers Frustrated by Shotgun Brigade
Des Moines July 1 robbers of a general merchandise store and post office at Commerce ia near here were stopped early today by armed citizens who fired upon them. The raiders escaped with a small amount of money from the post office. Merchandise taken from the store was abandoned.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Commerce
Dempsey Carpentier Fight News From Jersey City
Weather forecasters predicted a 0 to 85 degree day with fair skies for the Dempsey Carpentier bout. In Jersey City the grand jury declined to indict to stop the fight, while arena work progressed amid rain and crowded preparations as Dempsey's party headed to the venue.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Jersey City
N. J
Tiadvon County Grand Jury
International Reform Bureau
Modest Men of Zion Race Over Woman’s Dress
Six Wilbur Glenn Voliva church members examined evidence in Zion’s modest dress law case and failed to reach a verdict. Mrs. Sarah Johnson, 21, Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, wore a low neck, short sleeves, and a transparent blouse, leading to arrests. Judge W E Schmilfuss granted a new trial after two jurors favored acquittal.
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Associated Press
Zion
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Sarah Johnson
Winthrop Harber
W. E. Schmilfuss
J. L. Bishop
Burglars Lock Victim In Icebox Then Fire Store
Chicago report notes burglars looted a butcher Mayer Seelig, locked him in an icebox, and set the store on fire. Firemen found Seelig suffocated inside the appliance after the blaze. The incident occurred in a local Chicago shop in the early hours.
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United Press
Chicago
Mayer Seelig
Seelig
Senator pushes probe of reserve rediscount rates
Washington July 1 Senator Smith Democrat South Carolina said treasury reports show a 1.1 billion dollar surplus beyond needs and urged an inquiry into reserve board rediscount rates. He argued 6 and 7 percent rates are unjust with ample gold and warned of farming and business distress. Senator Smoot Republican Utah noted two sides and blamed world conditions and excess gold buildup in America.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Treasury
Smith
South Carolina
Senate
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Smoot
Utah
America
Government Opens 1922 Budget to Tight Economy Plan
President Harding and Budget Director Dawes unveil a new fiscal regime to spend no more than income. The treasury shows receipts of 6.6 million and ordinary disbursements of 5.1 million with a surplus of 558 thousand as of June 28. Plans require department estimates and prior approval to use funds beyond allocations.
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Crand
Harding
U. K
Treasury
treasury statements show. ey. July 1— Thee _ Ackley
Ackley Band
Sovernment
Charles
Budget iFolkers
Dawes
United States
United Prean
Washington, D. C
Budget
Boy of 10 Drowns at Bathing Beach Amid Beachgoers Play
Body of Henry Kuehn, missing since last night, was recovered at 11 45 am from the river near an old deserted bathing beach with muddy water. Firemen reported a bottle afloat downstream, suggesting the body and bottle moved together. He is survived by his parents two sisters and a brother. The body was taken to O Keefe Towne mortuary for funeral arrangements.
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Bathing Beach
Henry Kuehn
O'Keefe & Towne
Heat Wave Peaks Across Minnesota and Dakotas
United Press reports unprecedented heat gripping the northwest for over a week. Twin Cities hit 99 degrees, Fergus Falls 104, Bismarck 96, Mandan 98, with halls in Huron and Hibbing also affected. Sixteen prostrations reported in Minneapolis–Saint Paul as the region endures the heat surge.
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United Press
St. Paul
Minn
Weather Bureau
Twin Cities
Fergus Falls
Bismarck
Mandan
Hall Claire
Huron
Hibbings
Robb Fires Another Delinquent Deputy
The escape of Sam Bennett from Deputy Sheriff Jack O Keefe of Polk county at Boone prompted Tit W E Robb to discharge O Keefe. Bennett was wanted on a Polk county forgery charge and taken to Boone to obtain bond. He is the second Polk county prisoner to escape this week, following Hank Hawkins, a Pleasantville bank robber who escaped Tuesday night from his mother’s home.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Sam Bennett
Jack O'Keefe
Polk County
Boone
Tit
W. E. Robb
O'Keefe
Bennett
Henry
Hank) Hawkins
Pleasantville
Wanderers Dead Witch? Wanderer Insanity Defense Trial
Testimony in the Carl Wanderer murder trial resumed as prosecutors seek to show he faked insanity amid plans for a possible jury verdict. The defense notes receipt of a $1,000 wedding fund and argues Wanderer believed God would provide, while the state pushes that panels were prepared while he was sane.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Carl Wanderer
Wanderer
Predicts 460 Member House After 1926 Census
Washington. July 16. Representative Siegel of New York, head of the census committee, predicted today that the house would be increased by 25 members to 460 based on the 1926 census. Such reapportionment would reduce Maine and Missouri by one representative each, while the House had previously voted to stay at 435. The Senate blocked that bill due to a majority for larger membership.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
House
Congress
Siegel
New York
Maine
Missouri
Senate
Simfel
Bethlehem Steel to Cut Wages in July 16
Reading Pa July 7 Official announcement states Bethlehem Steel will cut wages by 15 percent at Reading and Lebanon plants effective Saturday July 16. The reduction applies to common Taber rates and adjusts all other salaries wages and piece rates accordingly.
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Bethlehem Steel
Associated Press
Reading
Bethlehem Steel Company
Lebanon
Weather summary for Iowa and Minnesota towns in July 1921
Unpaved roads generally fair to good condition with warm weather forecast. Reports cover Charles City Algona Des Moines La Crosse Marshalltown Postville Waterloo and nearby towns. Forecast calls for generally fair skies tonight and Saturday with continued warm temperatures.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Townslea
Minn
Algona
Charles' ‘City
Cetar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dusvaus
Faribault
la Crosse
Wilson City
Marshalltown
Newhlampton
Postville
Waterloo
Drowning of Henry Kuehn at Cedar River Beach
The 10 year old Henry Kuehn disappeared after 5 p m while at the new bathing beach in Cedar River park and was found drowned at 11 15 a m by firemen along the east river bank. Police and 5000 community search efforts followed his last sighting near the sand where he could not swim.
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Cedar River Park
Henry Kuehr
H. G. Kuehn
Butler Street
Henry Kuehn
Charles Huntington
Huntington
Young Huntington
Henry
Kuehn
Bor
Vaire
Peelow Beach
Edward’ Knipp
James Pett
FE. R
Thompson
Harry Seroger
Relph B. Slippy
Park Commissioners
Drawns
Ray Tiller
Fire Department
Forest Fires Rage in North Minnesota Started by Lightning
Duluth July 1 Two forest areas in the Superior national forest have burned between 1600 and 1860 acres of white and jack pine timber. Two crews of 60 men each fight the fires near Saux Falls and Meander Lake. No rain for weeks leaves woods extremely dry. Fires started late Wednesday night by lightning, says Calvin Dahlgren supervisor at Icly.
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Duluth
Superior National, Forest
Associated Press
Calvin Dahlgren
Icly
Saux Falls
Meander Lake
Dahlgren
Ngbtaing
Dark Sheets His 16 Year Old Bride for House Robber
In Streater Illinois the night alarmed Daniel Kennedy who fired at a figure he believed a burglar. He turned and ran a light then found his 16 year old bride fatally wounded from buckshot. The shooting occurred seven months into their marriage after he heard a noise in the dining room.
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Associated Press
Streater
Daniel Kennedy
Wenona
Kennedy
Fred
Howat and Derchy Found Guilty in Kansas Strike Case
In Columbus Kansas this afternoon Alexander Howat and August Derchy president and vice president of the Hanson Miners nation were found guilty of violating the Kansas industrial court law by calling a strike in Cherokee county district court. Howat and Derchy were found guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Kan
Alexander Howat
Augnust Derchy
Hansan
Lufkin Resigns His Seat in Congress
Washington July 1 Representative W. W. Lufkin of Massachusetts today resigned his seat in Congress.
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Lufkin
Congress
United Press
Washington, D. C
W. W. Lufkin
Massachusetts
Baseball results today in St Louis Chicago and Pittsburgh
Baseball results today show St Louis beating Chicago with_twombley and Sebalk against Palmero and Collis while Hains and Alexander stopped at Chicago with O. At Pittsburgh Cincinnati game halted by rain. Brooklyn Philadelphia postponed. Two games scheduled tomorrow New York Boston postponed.
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Chicago
St. Louisee
Twvombley and
Sebalk
Palmero and
Collis
Hain, Alexander and
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Rixey Morrison and
Lehr
Brooklyn-Philatelphia
New York-Boston
Maine
Rail unions split as wage cut looms for railroads
Chicago July 11 United Press reports union chiefs met in separate sessions to decide on the 12 percent wage cut ordered by the railroad labor board. Leaders planned to report tomorrow on whether members accept or reject the cuts while stressing no immediate strike action.
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United Press
Chicago
Tmfion
Datton
United States
Tailroad Labor Board
Atrike
Meerike
Apopgrear
St. Elsa
Railroad Department
American Federation of Tabor
Timothy Healy
Stationary Engineers and Omlera
Ukewise
Ees
B.b
Res
Bey
Associated Press
Iternational Brotherhood of Fire and Oilers
United States “Railroad
Jn Board of All Roads
Healy, International” Presid
Dhain
Wireman
E. J. Manion
Tales Graphers
United
Dass
B. M. Jawell
Con Federation of Labor
Fitzgerald
Broterhood
L. EB. Shephard
Order’ “of
BE. J. Manion
Order of
W. F. Kerider
International Brotherhood of Firemen and
Stouns
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