Germany struggles with new rations and rampant smuggling
Illicit food trade grows across Germany as rationing persists in occupied areas. Smuggling potatoes and high prices burden the poor while Bavaria offers cheaper prices. meat remains scarce nation wide, with limited card allowances and some hotel access. Authorities crackdown amid widespread evasion.
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Associated Press
Cobsenz
Germany
Rhineland
Bavaria
Prussia
Wuerttemberg
Thuringia
Berlin
Holland
Britain and Russia Swap Prisoners Negotiations Continue
London reports James O Grady says prisoner exchanges between Britain and Soviet Russia should finish by month end. He predicts improved repatriation of British prisoners and civilians and argues Russia could reform with time and aid. He also criticizes armed intervention and questions literacy and predatory elements in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Copenhagen
Maxim Litvinoff
James O’grady
Mirror
Soviet Russia
O’grady
Russia
Mr. O’grady
America
Denekin’s position in South Russia grows more critical
Reports to the war office say General Denekin’s retreat along a 600 mile front continues while Bolshevik forces drive at his center aiming to split his army. Reds approach the Donetz basin near the coast, threatening the Caucasus flank as they form overwhelming pressure on Denekin’s thinner center.
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Associated Press
London
Denekine
Russia
War Office
Donetz
Bolseviks
Konawa Man Shot Ambush Victim Near East Fairview
Tom Ragland a Seminole county resident and Konawa settler was shot three times in the back while riding home from his East Fairview farm. Police pursue suspects with bloodhounds. letters imply threats from County Council of Defense members.
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Konawa
Okla
Tom Ragland
Seminole County
East Fairview
Ragland
John Goodrich
John Cravens
County Council of Defense
Bob Duncan
Ada
Sam Turner
Hughes County
President to greet Jackson Day Dinner crowd in Washington
President Wilson will send an important greeting to the Jackson Day dinner on January 8 at the White House. The Democratic leaders begin arriving for the quadrennial meeting of the party's national committee and the dinner. Seven governors are slated to attend with invitations accepted from Cox Ohio Cornwell West Virginia Brough Arkansas Cooper South Carolina Robertson Oklahoma and Davis Virginia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
White House
National Committee
Cox
Ohio
Cornwell
West Virginia
Brough
Arkansas
Cooper
South Carolina
Robertson
Oklahoma
Davis
Virginia
Supreme Court Upholds Volstead Act Prohibition Reach
The Supreme Court ruled sections of the Volstead Act constitutional banning manufacture and sale of beer wines or other intoxicants with 0.5 percent or more alcohol. The ruling upholds government power in wartime prohibition and sustains lower court dismissal of actions against brewer Jacob Ruppert over beer claimed non intoxicating. Justice Brandies wrote for the majority in a 5 to 4 decision with four dissents led by McReynolds arguing the amendment had not yet taken effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Jacob Ruppert
Brandies
Gay
Vandevender
Clark
McReynolds
Justice McReynolds
Lowbaling's labor troubles and the board proposal
New York reports that 95 percent of past strikes and 75 percent of idleness in building trades arose from worker conflicts over work jurisdiction. Franklin T. Miller notes a shift toward a federal Board of Jurisdictional Award to reduce costs and stabilize the industry, with a history of wartime and postwar labor disruption and delayed construction.
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Associated Press
New York
Franklin T. Miller
F. W. Dodge Company
Division of Public Works and Construction
United States Department of Labor
Miller
Chicago
Brooklyn
Baker-Gompers
War Department
American Federation of Labor
Federal Board of Jurisdictional Award
Arthur Woods
Secretary of War
Federal Reserve Board
Spencer New Bank President After Randel Buyout at Ada
NEW PRESIDENT E L Spencer of the Spencer Iron and Machine Works has bought Clyde C Randel's interest in the Guaranty State Bank of Ada and becomes president. Spencer, former president of First States Bank of Wynnewood, relocated to Ada a year ago and started his machine works. The Ada bank has posted rapid growth, from 56000 in deposits on March 1, 1919, to over 324000 total deposits, earning the nickname the bank where prosperity is catching. Spencer's return to banking is welcomed amid the bank’s strong stretch of prosperity.
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E. L. Spencer
Spencer Iron and Machine Works
Guaranty State Bank of
Ada
Mr. Randel
Spencer
First States Bank of
Our City
Guaranty Bank
Dempsey Plans Possible 45 Round Fight in Tijuana
Jack Dempsey coasted through film work while his manager Kerns outlined a potential 45 round bout with George Carpentier in Tijuana under James Coffroth. Purse division would be 300000 to the winner and 100000 to the loser, with Coffroth seeking Carpentier’s signature in Europe. Dempsey remains in light training and aims to stay ready for a real fight with two weeks full training prior if signed.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
George Carpentier
France
Europe
Kerns
Tijuana
California
James Coffroth
Kerny
Coffroth
Carpentier
Dempsey
Federal drive to prosecute bootleggers begins January 15
Federal agents plan a vigorous probe of denatured alcohol dealers as part of a new Oklahoma bootleg crackdown starting January 15. Ten men will enforce prohibition and five narcotics laws. prosecutions may occur in state or federal courts.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Herbert L. Bolen
Internal Revenue Collector
David A. Gates
Clarkesville
Ark
Southwestern Department
John W. Reece
Stillwater
Charles C. Post
Pickett Witten
C. O. Bradshaw
George Phillips
J. E. Green
Prohibition
J. T. Brown
R. D. Foster
J. T. Barnes
S. F. Weiss
Gates
Reece
Federal
Tulsa
Guthrie
Gypsy Husbands Are Worth Five Thousand Dollars Apiece
In Des Moines a Gypsy tribe member couple sought a separation agreement. A woman offered to buy the husband for $5,000, while the wife kept all property and children in the drafted settlement. The lawyer noted a divorce would be needed before remarriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
How Outlaw Booze Kills and Injures
Hospital records and post mortem examinations show wood alcohol poisoning causes lung or heart paralysis and can cause permanent blindness. Whiskey substitutes may contain ether or formaldehyde and moonshine risks include irritant oils and direct heart attack in large doses.
Former Ada Man Appointed Secretary of Insurance Commission
E. W. Hardin of Oklahoma City is named secretary of the state insurance commission following T. F. Gafford's resignation to enter business. Hardin was a prominent Ada citizen with many local friends pleased by his promotion.
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E. W. Hardin
Oklahoma City
State Insurance Commission
Commission
T. F. Gafford
Sulphur
Hardin
Ada
Oklahoma Socialists to Convene January 31
Oklahoma socialists announce a state convention set for January 31 at the headquarters in Oklahoma City. Details on location and program were not fully disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Two men arrested in Konawa murder probe
Leonard Surratt and Jim Goodrich were arrested near Konawa by Seminole County officers on a charge of complicity in the murder of Tom Ragland last Thursday evening. Goodrich and Surratt are held in Wewoka and Ada jails respectively. The case rests on circumstantial evidence and letters postmarked East Fairview may link Cravens and others.
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Leonard Surratt
Jim Goodrich
Konawa
Seminole County
Tom Ragland
Goodrich
Wewoka
Surratt
Ada
John Goodrich
Ragland
Jnc
Washington County
Arkansas
Cravens
Oil Crude Price Set By Prairie Oil and Gas Co
Tulsa reports Prairie Oil and Gas Co announces a price for Midcontinent crude oil. The Mid-Grade OW price is listed as eight dollars per barrel. The AP notes market effects from the set price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Prairie Oil and Gas Co
New York Cloak and Suit Industry Faces Strike
The cloak and suit industry employing 45 000 in New York threatens higher prices as a strike spreads. Thirty two shops are already out under a three year pact with the International Lady Garment Makers, which granted wage increases. Male workers earn over 75 dollars weekly while women make 35 to 50 dollars.
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New York
Cloak and Suit Industry
Cloak Suit & Skirt Association
International Lady Garment Makers
Oldest Hen Dies in Connecticut at 52 Years
Eusatia Pallidina a Spanish black hen aged 52 in Danville owner James Beard reports the bird as the oldest hen in the United States. The hen began life dark and turned white at 35, mothered a hen last spring and laid eggs in the fall.
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Associated Press
Danielson
Conn
Eusatia Pallidina
James Beard
Danville
Eusatia
Oklahoma City Sees 1919 Auto Tax Revenue At 1.3 Million
Estimated automobile license tax receipts for 1919 total about 1 300 000 with just over 153 000 tags issued. State highway commissioner Henry Wood said no license applications or tags will be issued for 1920 until the state supreme court rules on referendum petitions against House Bill 509. The decision is expected next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Henry Wood
State Supreme Court
Dene Overthrown and Romanov Bets Sky
London report states General Dene has been toppled. General Romanov reportedly bets on shifts in control as the sky remains unsettled. The fragmentary item hints at a coup rumor with tense powers in flux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denekine
London
Jai
Deneoverthrown
General Romanov
Sky
Tox
Wife Wrote Notes Samson Seeks Divorce
Raymond Samson filed for divorce from Ona Samson alleging marriage on February 16, 1919 and that she conducted herself unbecoming a wife by writing notes to other men and meeting them unbeknownst to him. The couple separated in December 1919 and he seeks divorce and relief.
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Raymond Samson
Ona Samson
Labor Party Seeks Women Candidates Amid Roster Shuffle
In Jacksonvill e Florida a communist labor party seeks female candidates as several women are being sought for positions. The movement aims to broaden its roster with women leaders amid internal shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonvill
Fila
Nencorsiga Ea Aemunist
Labor Party
Trouble with the Walking Dele Balke Tale at Boston Shoe
A fragmented note from Boston Shoe and Leather recounts a walking trouble involving Dele Balke. The readable pieces hint at a cautionary tale or dispute within the shop setting. Further details unclear in the OCR segment.
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Boston
Germany Depends on Foreign Sources for Food
Berlin Jan 1 Germany is now absolutely dependent on foreign sources for its immediate food needs says Paul Mankietwitz director of the Deutsche Bank He calls for recognition of the facts and urges a large credit and cooperative industrial units with America to obtain American products offset by German commodities until the economy improves.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Paul Mankietwitz
Duetsche Bank
Herr Mankietwitz
America
Try His Own Case The Local Justice Arrested For Speed
Wabash Indiana January 2 1924 Justice John H Sayre a local justice of the peace was arrested on a speed limit charge He would have faced trial before Mayor Smith but he secured a hearing within his own family in a move reflecting his belief in keeping money and fines in the family He was released on bond pending further action.
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Wabash, Ind
John H. Sayre
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Democrat
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