Niagara Flood Drenches Harbor as Wind Rips City
A hour gale tears through the city driving down chimneys and smashing windows. A 300 foot wireless tower collapses while water surges toward Niagara river, flooding yards and submerging Maid of the Mist pier. One man killed, two women trapped under a fallen tree. Property losses soar into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Fonewanda
Niagara Falls
Niagara
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Eere
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Nevelivy
Falls
Coblenz Adopts American Facade Amid Occupation
Dec 18 Coblenz shows growing American presence with shops, signage, and English spoken in streets. About 2000 U S civilians live in the area while American stores and newspapers blend with German life as locals adjust to the occupation.
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Coblena Liecember
Europe
Germany
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Amaroe News
New York
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Stadium to House 1924 Olympics Near Paris
Paris officials weigh building a large Parc des Princes stadium to host the 1924 Games. A commission favors a venue like Antwerp 1920 with gate areas near Auteuil, potentially replacing plans for the Pershing stadium due to cost.
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Associated Press
Paris
Parc Des Princes
Auteuil
Mattor
Antwerp
Pershing
Quake Recorded at Georgetown Varsity
An earthquake described as very severe was recorded on the seismograph at Georgetown University today. It began at 16 37 a m and continued until about noon. Fether Tondorf of the university scientific staff estimated the epicenter to be south of Washington about 2 500 miles away.
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Associated Press
Washington
Georgetown University
Fether Tondorf
Reclamation Director A P Davis to Speak on Drainage
A P Davis director of the United States reclamation service arrives in Albuquerque to survey drainage and irrigation needs of the Rio Grande valley and deliver an address at the chamber of commerce. The event follows his participation in the Riverside Southwest league meeting and signals government reclamation steps for the upper and middle Rio Grande valley contingent on local interest.
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A. P.avis
United States Reclamation Service
Albuquerque
Rio Grande Valley
Chamber of Commerce
Davis
Washington
A. B. Fall
Albugquerqne
Wall
Special Chamber of Commerce
Clark M. Carr
Jee Reynolds
Tie
Upper Valley
Bernalillo
Mass
Denver Area Weather Forecast for December Days
Forecast for Denver and nearby areas shows Monday fair with southerly winds and patchy snow in the northern portion, followed by Tuesday snow and a colder cooldown with a cold wave to the east. Arizona forecast indicates similar pattern with a warm Monday and a colder Tuesday through the southern region.
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Denver
Colo
New Orig
Fair South
Sneworth
Arizona
New South
Sanoy
North
Local Weather Summary Unclear Conditions and Temperatures
Local report for 24 hours ending 6 p m notes no significant events. Highest temperature 62 and minimum 40 with partly cloudy conditions and light wind around 10 mph.
South Trelane Parliament To Hold Public Section Today
Press men heard applause when the Secretee of the Dail terminated near midnight Saturday as South Trelane Parliament prepared a public section today.
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South Trelane
Dail
No Hasty Action on Pact Ratification In Dail
After a secret session ends at midnight, Sinn Fein ministers deny immediate ratification. MPs expect prolonged public sittings with Arthur Griffith to push for ratification opposed by Eamon de Valera and Pirie Childers. Michael Collins hopes a Monday debate, others foresee a week long session.
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Associated
Dail Eireann
Deamond Fitzgerald
Sinn Fein
Cork City
Associated Press
Arthur Griffith
Michael Calling
Eamonn de Valera
Pirakine Childers
Michael Collins
Quiet Sunday in Pittsburg coal fields amid miner strike
Pittsburg Kansas reported a quiet Sunday as national guardsmen arrived after women demonstrated in support of striking miners. The strike followers of Alexander Howat remain jailed for alleged crimes under Kansas law. An inspection by Adjutant General C T Martin found low tension and officials anticipated arrests for rioting.
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Pittsburg
Kans
Kansas Coal Ficlds
Alexander Howat
District Union
Kansas Industrie
International Union
C. T. Martin
J Ha
Knights of Columbus Award Silver Cups for Pacific Fleet Athletes
Four silver trophy cups donated by the Knights of Columbus of California will honor navy leaders in racing cutters football baseball and boxing. The awards will be held aboard the new dreadnought California and bestowed under fleet rules after the spring maneuvers. The fleet athletic board will set award conditions and determine champions in racing cutters and boxing.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Navy
Knights of Columbus
Veto of the Sublime Porte Declared Invalid
Archbishop Metaxakis declares the Porte veto on his election as patriarch of Constantinople invalid. He cites the Sevres treaty guaranteeing full religious autonomy for minorities within the Ottoman empire. His statement follows the veto and frames the issue as a breach of treaty rights.
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Associated Press
New York
Sublime Porte
Metaxakis
Constantinople
Sevres
Ottoman Empire
Former Evansville Dentist Declared Stateless by Court
Max Hans Martin once practiced dentistry in Evansville has had his American citizenship cancelled by Judge Anderson. He says he remains loyal to the United States despite living in Germany for fourteen years and being recorded as an alien while his naturalization suit is contested. He notes he preferred the country with better dentistry prices.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Max Hans Martin
Evansville
Anderson
Germany
Martin
United States
New Illinois Penitentiary Features Circular Cellhouses
A Bloomington dispatch describes Lockport’s proposed penitentiary as the first of its kind. The eight cylindrical cell houses will shelter 2,608 prisoners with fresh air sunlight and in-cell privacy, each prisoner occupying a room rather than a cage. The 2,200 acre site includes a 50 foot concrete wall and watch towers at corners.
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Lockport
Joliet
Deneen
Ira Cop
Falia
Penitent
Ardmore Arrests Expand Slaying Probe in Wilson Case
Five Ardmore men including Dr. E C Harlow and Frank Cardwell were charged with murder in the Wilson killings after a gunfight at Joe Carroll’s home and the police officer’s body found nearby. Seven others, including a Baptist minister, are in custody as investigators link the band to the violence.
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Ardmore
Okla
E. C. Harlow
Antian
Frank Cardwell
W. J. T. Hilton
John Murray
Will Ratliff
Wilson
Jim Carter
Joe Carroll
John Smith
Wilken
Carrol
Leondullus
Healdton
Butcher
J. A. Gillian
Stock Raker
Jeff Smith
Cuiley Smith
Fiesta at Pasadena draws massive crowd for rose pageant
Pasadena prepares for the 34th annual Tournament of Roses on January 2 1932 with about 205000 expected to witness the rose pageant. Nearly 100 floats in natural blossoms will parade toward Tournament Rock where the annual football game between eastern and western teams is held, featuring the University of California against Washington and Jefferson.
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Pasadena
Cali
University of California
Washington and Jefferson University
Briand Arrives in London for Conference With British Leaders
French premier M Briand arrived in London and was greeted by Austen Chamberlain and Sir Robert Stevenson Horne amid government officials. The Briand British conference is set to begin at 11 o clock tomorrow.
Wall Street Blast of September 1920 Shocks New York
The Wall Street explosion on September 16 1920 injured many and caused vast damage to banking houses and the Morgan offices. Investigations pointed to a planned act by anarchists with officials leaning toward a deliberate act rather than accident. No arrests followed the later sensational claims.
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Wall Street
Walfe Lindenfeld
Warsaw
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Wall
Governors Island
Treasury
7. P. Morgan & Co
Financial District
Ated Press
Morgan
Stock Exchange
Flynn
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Thia
Davis to speak on Rio Grande drainage in Albuquerque
A. B. Davin of the U.S. reclamation service speaks at 19 o clock at the chamber of commerce building in Albuquerque. He discusses upper Rio Grande valley drainage, flood protection, and government aid, urging all residents to hear his message.
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A. B. Davin
United States Reclamation Service
Albuquerque
Chamber of Commerce
Bernando County
Rio Grathoe
Davis
Idavis
Quest Ships South After Repairs Under Shackleton
Tre Janeiro December 18 The Prit leh Antarctia expedition ship Quest commanded by Sir Earnest Shackleton left for the south after repairs. He plans a direct voyage to South Georgia before continuing to the Antarctic. Only one scout seabboard, the other having discontinued the WOY are at Madeira.
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Associated Press
Tre Janeiro
Quest
Sir Earnest Shackleton
South
Sir Earnest
South Georgia
Antarctic
Madeira
Cold Wave to Grip Rocky Mountain Region Tonight
The Associated Press reports a strong cold wave sweeping the Rocky Mountain region with zero weather forecast in Wyoming and northeastern Colorado. Temperatures will fall across Colorado Arizona New Mexico Wyoming and the eastern plateau with snow in western Colorado today and rain expected in southwestern Arizona and southern California tomorrow. Montana remains in the grip of the cold spell with no relief forecast.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Wyoming
Plorade
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Bureau
California
Montana
Chicago arrests exceed five hundred on liquor charges
In Chicago more than 500 people were taken into custody on liquor violation charges in raids conducted last night and today under the direction of the chief of police. detainees await court appearances as chemical analysis of seized liquor proceeds. the Casino Club, linked to society figures, was raided and a man with a bottle of gin reportedly arrested.
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Witzmortien Eid
Excldsive
Casino Club
Belfast raid attempt ends with one death four women hurt
A failed armed raid in Belfast during fierce rioting left one man dead and four women wounded as a six man raiding party received rifles from inside a railroad yard. Soldiers fired to stop the attack after authorities set up positions.
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Belfast
Trelfast
Turing
Riot Breaks Out as Armenian Assembly Disturbed
Detroit December 1. Ten men injured and about six hundred persons, including women and children, panic as a fist fight erupts during a gathering of Armenian republic supporters. Police used twenty five reserves to quell the disturbance. seven men jailed for disturbing the peace after hospital treatment.
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H. Ban
Wenenaml
Ehairaz
Therfista
Man Shot and Killed in Melbourne Texas
George Stambridge was shot and killed at his home in Melbourne Texas yesterday. His wife Oda Stambridge was arrested on a murder charge.
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Melourne
Tex
George Stambridge
France to Build Heavy Battleships by 124
France announces a reform of its fleet with heavy battleships to replace the present ships. New vessels will total 350000 tons and be up-to-date craft.
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France
Allotment Proposal from American Delegation Faces Rejection
The report states an American delegation proposes a ratio they deem fair but critics indicate it will not be accepted. The first keel is planned for 1926 as part of the project schedule.
Hughes Sends Note on Naval Ratios to Briand
Washington reports that Secretary Hughes, chairman of the armament conference, communicated with Premier Briand about the French delegation's stance on naval ratios. He drew attention to the proposal's unexpected nature and its misalignment with the basic principles underlying the arms limitation plan.
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Washington
Fegretary Hughes
Briand
Prance
Heughes
M. Briand
French plan to build ten new battleships by 1941
The French delegation presented a firm schedule at the armament conference outlining ten new ships totaling about 350000 tons to modernize and replace their aging battle fleet. France plans the first new ship by 1925 with annual additions, aiming for service readiness by 1941, asserting no change in vital features or tonnage ratios.
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Washington
Thurador
Naval Committee
Armament Conference
Plien
Ite
France
British Cunard Fined Over Immigration Law Violations
Washington reports Secretary Davis ordered fines against the British Cunard Line for alleged immigration law violations. He asked for diplomatic protests to England after the December 10 New York arrival of the liner Aquitania with Hungarian passengers barred or admitted, highlighting steamship defiance of the act.
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Cunard Line
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ASSOC
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Cuparatearmanip
State Department
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SES
New York
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Imimisranta
Burta
United States
Exhaiseterd
Davin
Tmugherty Neking
Cunard Line Denies Immigrant Law Violations
New York officials of the Cunard line deny Secretary Davis's accusation that the company deliberately violated immigration laws. FP. W. Whatmouth, general passenger agent, says Cunard has repeatedly strived to comply with immigration requirements and has not worked against government policy.
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Cunard Line
Davis
FP. W. Whatmouth
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