Hoover Opposes Norris Plan For Helping Farmer
Secretary of Commerce Hoover opposes the Norris bill creating a 3106 million government farm export corporation. He told the Senate agricultural committee the move to extend credit for food exports to Europe would not remedy the farmer’s dire financial plight, while administration efforts aim to mobilize banking credits to carry over surplus crops and avert forced liquidation.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Government Farm Export Corporation
Senate Agricultural Committee
Commerce
Europe
Democrats Formulation Of Party Policy Debate 1921 Match
Congress discussion shows Democrats seeking a formal platform while Republicans face criticism for delay and unresolved policy. Taxation remains the central issue, with warnings that arms spending and disarmament efforts limit fiscal relief. Senator Smoot cautions about possible tax increases amid cautious government action.
Sixty Take Tests to Fight Disease Among Cattle
Sixty veterinarians from this section of the state took federal examinations in the federal building led by Dr. J. B. Shelton to become accredited herd inspectors. If successful, they will conduct tests for bovine tuberculosis and enable federal vets to cover more territory.
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Towa
J. B. Shelton
Reth
Modern Woodmen Boost Salary for Head Consul
United Press reports at St. Louis June 25 that the four day Modern Woodmen of America convention boosted head consul A. R. Talbot of Lincoln Nebraska from 12000 to 28690 dollars per year. Other officers' pay rose proportionately. Resolutions provided aid to Pueblo flood victims and approved funds for a nurses home at Woodmen Colorado for tuberculosis care. Next convention city not chosen.
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United Press
St. Louis
Woodmen of America
Saly
A. R. Talbot
Lincoln
Neb
Pueblo
Woodmen
Colo
Woodrow Wilson Lawyer Seeks Admission Before DC Court
Woodrow Wilson appeared in the chambers of Chief Justice McCoy in Washington DC to seek admission to practice before the District of Columbia Supreme Court. The event marks his formal admission process as a lawyer in the capital.
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D. C
Rian Wilson
MccCoy
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gompers Elected A F L President By Big Majority
Samuel Gompers won re election as president of the American Federation of Labor by a large margin at the convention. Speakers praised his leadership while critics and supporters debated the merits of changes in union leadership and strategies, including handling of the coal miners’ strike and exposure to Hearst attacks. The convention featured nominations for John L. Lewis and renewed pledges to progressive measures.
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William Randolph Hearst
Gompers
Hearst
Allis
Hilix
Lewis
Denver
George Berry
George Perkins
Cigarmakers
Perkins
Gomyers
American Federation of Labor
J Green
William Green
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Greene
Gomperson
Green
School of Mines
United States
E. J. Manion
William P. Clarke
The
Glass Workers
Goiupers
Samuel Gompers
Clarke
Jury Frees Mrs Orthwein in Ziegler Killing
United Press reports Chicago June 25 Mrs Cora Orthwein was acquitted of slaying Goodyear executive Bert P Ziegler after an hour of deliberation by a jury. Three ballots were taken with public opinion cited as factors.
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United Press
Chicago
Cora Orthwein
Liberty
Herbert P. Ziegler
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Orthwein
Bonus Bill Faces Months-Long Delay in Senate Action
Washington June 25 Unexpected obstacles delay the veterans adjusted compensation bill in the Senate. Republican leaders hesitate to push the measure amid concerns over refunding allied war debts and ongoing attacks by Senator Borah. Senate handling by McCumber aims to fund payments after July 1922 from interest on foreign loans, with the president reportedly leaning toward compensation.
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iBy Tinsted
Washington, D. C
Senate
McCumber
North Dakota
Borah
Idaho
Unions Vote Pattern Outlined Across AFL Labor Groups
A United Press report from Denver lists AFL labor union roll call votes by craft, showing diverse turnout. Engineers, mill workers, miners, printers, teachers, carpenters, longshoremen, and many trades appear with vote tallies or notes on participation across sectors. The spread highlights broad union engagement in the presidential ballot.
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United Press
Denver
Cole
American Federation of Labor
Wees
Fur
United Garment Workers Ladies Garment Worker
Flint
Iron
Sunctora
Arnate
Arlate Blacksmiths
Ish Mina
United Mine Workers Motters Mion
Sims Reprimand Declared Closed by Navy Probe
Rear Admiral Sims returned to his post at the Naval War College after the navy deemed the London Guildhall speech issue closed. Senate inquiry was dropped as Acting Chairman Poindexter indicated the reprimand was sufficient and no further investigation would be pursued.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Poindexter
Senate Naval Committee
Sims
Denby
London
Washington
Osage Reservation Oil Lands Sold for Record $4.5 Million
The interior department approved a 30 000 acre Osage Indian reservation oil lands sale near Tulsa Oklahoma for 4 500 000 dollars plus a one sixth oil production bonus. About 2 000 Osage members share proceeds with an estimated annual income of 10 000 dollars each making them among the world s richest per capita groups.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Tulsa
Okla
Interior Department
J B Stanchfield Dies Noted Lawyer and Politician
J B Stanchfield lawyer and public figure died today at Long Island hospital after a 10 day illness from kidney disease. Born 1855 Elmira he served as mayor of Elmira 1886 1888 member of New York Assembly 1893 1894 Democratic minority leader 1894 gubernatorial candidate 1900 and Senate nominee 1901. He figured in the Thaw case and later spoke bitterly at a Baltimore convention supporting Woodrow Wilson. He leaves a widow a daughter and a son.
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Associated Proms
New York
J. B. Stanchfield
Inp
L. I
Stanchfield
Elmira
New York Assembly
United States Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Ange U. Stillman
Stanchfeld
Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Mattewan
Baltimore
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Nebraska
Ethel Bryant May Face Murder Arraignment Monday
Ethel Bryant, described as a reuns colored woman who confessed to killing William Brown, is expected to be arraigned in municipal court on Monday for a preliminary hearing. County attorney W R French says the charge will likely be second degree murder. defense to be led by George Woolson and Milton Fields. The gun, an Ivers Johnson hammerless revolver, was found with four empty shells and one live cartridge.
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Ethel Brrant
William Brown
W. R. 400
French
George Woolson
Des Moines
Milton Fields
Waterloo
Brown
Bryant
Ivers-Johnson
Motorcycle Collision Near Grundy Center Leaves One Fatal
Raymond Mertz suffered a fractured skull and other injuries after his motorcycle sidecar hit an enclosed buggy driven by E. C. Grady in Grundy Center at noon. His companion George Connell was badly bruised but expected to recover. Grady had right of way and moderate speed. the motorcycle approached from a side street at a right angle, making avoidance impossible.
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Grundy Center
Tac
Raymond Mertz
George Connell
E. C. Grady
Mertz
Connell
Diotillers Attack Volstead Act In Chicago Courts
Distillers and bonded whisky owners sue in U S district court seeking recovery of 506000 dollars worth of whisky stored in Chicago warehouses. Plaintiffs challenge both the Volstead Act and the Eighteenth Amendment as inapplicable to liquor deposited in government houses by prior arrangements. Defendants include the government, internal revenue, prohibition director, attorney general Brundage, and United States attorney.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States District Court
United States
J. Hamilton Lewis
United States Internal Revenue Collector
Prohibition
Attorn
General Brundage
Mandate for Warehouses to Deliver Held Certificates
A court injunction sought to prevent beverage tax interference requiring the collector to direct government warehouses to deliver property to certificate holders and bar national and state officials from further interference after possession has begun.
Reform Bureau Heads to Jersey to Stop Big Fight
Rochester June 25 United Press Reform bureau secretary Clin von N Howard travels to Atlantic City to coordinate with Dr Wilbur Crafts on stopping the Dempsey Carpentier July 2 bout. He says the event is a blood spectacle illegal under New Jersey law and urges injunctions to halt interstate film shipments and prohibit the fight altogether.
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United Press
Rochester
Clin von N. Howard
Reform Bureau
Atantic City
Wilbur. Crafts
Howard
New Jersey
United States
Rght
Marlboroughs Wed in Religious Rites at Paris Ceremony
Merrie Deacon of Boston wed the Duke of Marlborough in a noon ceremony at the Scotch church in Paris attended by Ambassador Wallace and a French British and American group. The low church service included 73 year old Madame Imma Deodat and featured dignitaries representing French leaders unable to attend. Washington report notes a congressional investigation into cotton and livestock industries.
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Associated Press
Paris
Merrie Deacon
Boston
Duke of Marlborough
T. H. Wright
Scotch Church
Eugene Higgins
Ambassador Wallace
Christine de Boisrouvray
Countess de Bois- Touvray
Philippe J. L. Berthelot
Shtraters
Syresch Forsign Office
Madame Berthelot
Millerand
Briand
Church of England
Madame Imma Deodat
Miss Deacon
Madame Deodat
Convicted in Toledo Postoffice Robbery Case
A federal jury convicted twelve defendants in Toledo in the million dollar postoffice robbery. Charles Furrier and John J. Epps were found not guilty. Sentences postponed until related indictments are resolved, likely between August 1 and 15. Six men held up two mail room employees at the main post office on February 15 and stole Liberty bonds and cash.
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Associated Press
Il Toledo
Toledo
John Killits
Charles Furrier
John J. Epps
Joseph Urbaytis
George Lewis
Alias Rogers
Charles Schultz
James Sansone
Pearl Sommers
Emma Marvin
Wanda Urbaytis
Walter Foote
Edwin Zellich
Harry Thrush
Helen Furrier
Tal
Madwoman builds her own funeral pyre in hospital
Philadelphia police report Lena Frank, 30, confined to the insane department, built a fire on her room floor and stood in the flames. When workers broke down the door she was severely burned and died shortly after in the hospital.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia, Pa
Lena Frank
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Hospital
Japan Considers Overture for a Disarming Pact
United Press dispatch from Tokio reports Japan may propose a balance of power in Pacific armaments involving Britain and the United States. Government suppression of yesterday’s Japan Advertiser and other papers hints at tense negotiations over the Anglo-Japanese alliance and a ban on discussing the talks.
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United Press
Tokio
Japan
Pacific
Japan Advertiser
The
Orient
Guardian Opposes New British Japanese Alliance
The Manchester Guardian, opposing renewed Anglo Japanese ties, argues the original notice against Germany and Russia has faded. It questions the need for a military pact to secure open door China and Britain’s eastern dominions without harming the United States, urging closer U.S. cooperation as the core of foreign policy.
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Associated Press
London
Manchester Guardian
Germany
Russia
China
Great Britain
United States
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