Word: reporter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...decisions were announced from the White House: 1) That the special Agricultural Commission, appointed by the President a year ago to determine what agriculture needs from the Government and whose report was largely ignored by Congress, on its own recommendation would not be reconvened; 2) That no disciplinary action would be taken against Immigration Commissioner H. H. Curran, who two months ago attacked the new system of examining immigrants abroad rather than at Ellis Island. (This system, tried out in England and Ireland, is apparently pleasing to foreign countries. Belgium, Germany, Holland, Sweden and Denmark have asked to have...
...determining capacity of a nation, the report of the Dawes Commission has shown that there are two principal elements: 1) the capacity to collect in a country from its people the necessary money, and 2) the transfer of the money so collected in the national currency to the creditor country in the currency of the latter...
Thus a venture under development since 1912 apparently signalized its successful consummation. Cables report that the "iron house" has been definitely launched in Britain. The new structures are made of large cast plates bolted together and a thin outer coating of cement is applied for "effect" and protection. Bright red tiled roofs and porches of the same color are said to have appealed greatly to the mine laborers for whom the houses have been especially designed. Before drawing up the architectural plans, the miners were canvassed thoroughly to determine what "features" they desired. Replied a large majority of the future...
...Cables report that, with the reopening of several large iron foundries in South Wales, the little town of Tadley-God-Help-Us± has sprung into renewed life...
General Sarrail's official written report of the bombardment of Damascus reached Paris last week and estimated the casualties as follows: Europeans, none; French soldiers, 10; Revolutionaries, 200;* Armenians (killed by the insurgents...