Senate Suspicions on Foreign Debts Shadow Conference
Washington July 20 1921 President Harding and Secretary Mellon face Senate opposition over proposed authority to fund and shape debts owed by foreign governments Shipping board claims around 500 million dollars may be settled at about 50 cents on the dollar with board discretion. Senate distrust traces to Wilson era fears about the League of Nations and Monroe Doctrine and the use of US funds to secure foreign assent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Harding
Melon
Congress
Senate
Pery Department
Shipping Board
Lasker
Mellon
League’ of ‘Nations
Wilson
Whey
League of Nations
Ameria
Paved Roads Rally Promotes Jefferson Highway Plan
Tourists travel from Clear Lake to Hamp ton as Hobbie's garage hosts a preprogram of songs and talks to back paving Jefferson highway through Franklin county next year. County plans about 106 miles of new graded road with lunch at Town Falls and a midafternoon arrival planned.
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Clear Lake
Hampton
Morth
Franklin County
Hobbie
J. M. Hemmingwar
Jefferson Highway
Town Falls
MISS CANNING WEDS F D VAN PELT AT ST PAUL
Miss Charlotte Canning and F D Van Pelt married at a Christian parsonage in St Paul Minnesota. She is a bookkeeper at Siberi's laundry living with her sister Mrs W Sibert. her parents are Mr and Mrs B M Canning of Evreka Kansas. Van Pelt owns and manages the Waterloo Horse Sales Company. They will reside in this city after Oct 1.
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Charlotte Canning
F. D. * Pelt
St. Paul
Minn
Siberi
W. Sibert
and Airs
B. M. Canning
Evyreka
van Pelt
Waterloo Horse Sales Company
City in Brief notices and social updates
Local column lists numerous social visits and travel, including Paul Dwyer recovering from paratyphoid, Mrs G S Phelps hosting, and trips to Chicago Minneapolis Cedar Heights Long Beach Cal and Lake Okoboji. Gideons donate Bibles to M C A. McSweeney and party return from the north. Y M C A school notes.
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Paul Dwyer
Fourth Street
G.S. Phelps
Dexter Phelps
Kingbard Boulevard
A. F. Gates
Mullan Avenue
Chicago
Katherine Miller
Olivia Hacker
Webster Street
Minneapolis
H. A. Ferguson
W- E. Duncombe
Fort Dodge
G. G.bickley
M. J. Sweet
Davenport
J Davis
Carol
James
Gideons
Charles M. Allen
Man Hangs Self Before Painted Cross in Parlor
The nude body of Arthur A. McDonald, 40, was found hanging before a blue and red painted cross in his Superior Wisconsin home. Photographs showing the act lay beside him. neighbors who saw him taking the pictures Sunday were unaware of his intent.
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Associated Press
Superior
Wis
Arthur A. McDonald
McDonaid
Reserve Banks to Cut Discount Rate
The Associated Press reports a reduction in the discount rate at Federal Reserve Banks in Basier New York Philadelphia and San Francisco to 5 4 per cent. The new rates take effect tomorrow and were approved by the Federal Reserve Board.
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Associated Press
Boston
Federal Reserve
Basier
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Federal Reserve Board
Pacific questions settled by Versailles treaty quoted in interview
Baron Hayashi the Japanese ambassador to Great Britain said no conference is needed to discuss a Pacific disarmament parley. He argued Yap Shantung New Guinea and similar issues are already settled facts under the Versailles treaty and could be solved without revisiting core principles. London sources say preliminary meetings for the Washington conference may be abandoned and talks will be held in America.
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Lloyd Allien
U. P
London
Washington
New Guinea
Associated Press
America
Old 999 to Make Chicago Run in Dewitt Clinton Display
The renowned New York Central No. 999 steam locomotive, record holder at 112.5 mph for 28 years, travels from Avis Pennsylvania to New York for a Chicago run aboard the Dewitt Clinton train. It will be exhibited at the Pageant of Progress starting July 30 as America’s pioneering steam passenger engine.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Central
New? York
Avis
Chicago
Denver Amnesia Case Seeks Identity for Refined Young Woman
A well educated young woman found unconscious in Denver’s customs building is being treated at the county hospital. She cannot recall her name or origin, mentions Helen Reed, and physicians suspect amnesia linked to epilepsy or hysteria as authorities work to identify her.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Customs
Helen Reed
Pittsburgh
Montana
Leone Reid
Dalhart
Tex
Tucson
Ariz
Bergdoll Inquiry Delayed Awaiting Campbell Appearance
Washington July 2043 United Press reports Chairman Peters of the Bergdoll committee attacked War department tax methods and sought Maj. Bruce Campbell named by Emma Bergdoll as demanding $100,000 to influence higher ups and secure release of her son. The meeting was postponed as Campbell had not arrived from Camp Pike Arkansas.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Peters
House
Bergdoll Committee
War Department
Washington
Bruce Campbell
Emma Bergdoll
Campbell
Camp Pike
Ark
Shows Profit on Ice Cream Sodas at 10 Cents a Glass
New York firms claim ice cream sodas can yield profit at 10 cents per glass. Production costs total about 3 to 4 cents with syrup milk ice cream and labor plus waste taking the rest. The firm cites a 10 cent price as financially feasible.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Pharmacy& Co. Inc
Saloon Man Drains Whisky as Stamp Label Is Fixed
Milwaukee saloon keeper Albert Multerer seized with whisky during a raid. While Agent Henning prepared a label for a bottle, Multerer drained the contents, according to a district attorney's report.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Albert Multerer
Salannkonener
Guidemce
Probi
Mullerer
Henning
Multerer
Banking Meet Debates Dollar Stabilization Plan
Omaha and New York bankers debate Irving Fisher's dollar stabilization plan at the American Institute of Banking convention in Minneapolis. The New York team will cite figures and economists backing the plan. Omaha bankers oppose it, calling it impractical and disruptive. A daily round table discussion under J. W. Bradley of Spokane chaired the noon talks.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Omaha
New York
American Institute of Banking
Irving Fisher
Washington
Stable Money League
Fisher
J. W. Bradley
Spokane
Kidnaped Sharon Man Talks With Wife Over Phone
Thomas D Randolph a Sharon businessman was reported kidnapped Monday night and held for a 50000 ransom He reportedly spoke with his wife by long distance from Franklin Pa at 2 am The police say he passed through Oil City in an automobile headed toward Erie with two companions The plan involved a boat from Erie to Cleveland and Mrs Randolph denied her daughter spoke to him on the line
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Associated Press
Sharon
Thomas D., Randolph
Franklin
Randolph
Oil City
Erie
Fogel
Cleveland
Grandfather Sets Trust For Grandson In Nevada Iowa Farm Wealth
Frank A. McLain Jr transfers 250 acres of land valued with $63,000 in cash mortgages and credits to trustees for his grandson Joseph M. Bricker. The trust keeps assets until Bricker turns 25 or attends college with annual stipends, aiming to secure title to the estate for Bricker if he outlives McLain.
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Nevada
Frank A. McLain, Jr
Joseph M. Bricker
Densmore
Mr. McLain
J. G. Dutton
J. A. Mills
Clark McLain
Cate Re-elected by Postmasters' League
BH. Cate Anita was re-elected president of the Iowa branch of the National League of Postmasters in Des Moines. Mrs Laura M. Smith Montour was elected vice president and A S Lind Blairsburg chosen secretary treasurer by acclamation. Des Moines was picked as next year's convention city over Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Davenport Sioux City.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
H. BH. Cate
Anita
Iowa
National League of Postmasters
Laura
M. Smith
Montour
A. S. Lind
Blairsburg
Sioux City
Cedar ‘Rapids
Marshalltown
Davenport
Workman Crushed by Falling Stone at Bank Construction
United Press dispatch reports Edward Hager a stone mason died when a 500 pound stone fell after a cable parted during hoisting to the roof of a Federal Reserve Bank building under construction. Two other workmen were injured in Kansas City Missouri.
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United Press Kansas Cos. Mo
Edward Hager
Federal Reserve Bank
Hettinger county faces funds crisis after bank failures
A mass meeting in Hettinger North Dakota discusses county finances amid bank closures and tax collection woes. County funds tied up at Regent State Bank leave salaries and operations strained as officials seek relief modeled after Grant County cuts and staff reductions.
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Associated Press
Mott
N. D
Hettinger Corn
A. F
State Bank
Regent
Regent State Bank
Heistinger County
Hettinger County
Grant County
M. F. Connolly
Lord and the Red Cross
Watson Seeks Senate Scalp of Federal Reserve Board
Tom Watson denounces the Federal Reserve Board as responsible for 10,000 business failures and calls for its removal in a Senate confrontation. He likens its policy to naval atrocity and vows to dedicate himself to getting rid of the board.
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Frazer Edward
United Press
Washington, D. C
Tom Watson
Georgia
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Harding
Morgan
Standard Oil
Peckers
Decliré
Bistepee
Reserve Board
Watson
America
Court Upholds Right of Four Year Old Boy to See Sunday Games
In Newark New Jersey on July 20 Vice Chancellor Backes upheld a four year old boy’s right to attend Sunday baseball games despite his mother Mrs Grace Lines Morristown objecting. The mother sought to prohibit the father John A Lines from taking the boy on Sundays though she has custody under a court order. The ruling allows the father to have the child for Sunday afternoons.
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Associated Press
Newark
Backes
Grace Lines
Morristown
John Aa. Lines
Lines
Woman voter duty and health urged after suffrage
The article urges newly enfranchised women to vote and participate as citizens while stressing the need to protect health. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for ailments tied to women's health, claiming decades of use aiding American women.
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Lydia FE
Pinkham
Japan Accepts Pacific Discussion Scope Outline for Disarmament Talks
Japanese quarters say Tokyo will accept the American invitation to discuss the Pacific situation at the disarmament conference in Washington if the scope of the talks is clearly outlined before the meeting.
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Japan
United Press
Washington, D. C
Three polite young men rob women in Chicago
Police seek three courteous young men who rob women and thank their victims afterward. Five women reported being held up yesterday, all by the same trio who always target women. Ten such incidents have been reported in total.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Washington Talks on Germany Trade Pact
Diplomatic conversations are under way in Berlin between Loring Diesel, head of the American commission, and the German foreign office, to follow up aims of the peace resolution.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Ito
Germany
Berlin
Loring Diesel
Foreign Office
Congress Debates Tariff Amendments and Probes
House continues consideration of tariff amendments as Bergdell appoints Capt. Bruce Campbell to high level inquiry. Judiciary holds antilynching bill hearing while interstate commerce and other panels review maternity, marine insurance, farm conditions, filled milk, reapportionment, and foreign debt refunding.
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HOUSE
Bergdell
Bruce Campbell
Judiciary Committee
Interstate Commerce
Merchants Marine Committee
Senate
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Committee
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E. W. Eberle
Buchana
Ralph D. McSweeney
Repass Auto Company
Duluth
J. F. McSweeney
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Miss McSweeney
Rev Graham
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Russell Lamson
Don Gary
Brotherhood of St Andrew
Camp Houghtering
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Elgin Doughimut
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Bergdoll Inquiry
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Postmasters’ League
Ordoredchiss
Lusitania
Norris Farmer Expert Corporation
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Labor Committee
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