Britain Surrenders Share of Reparations to Germany
Premier Bonar Law in the House of Commons declares support for the Balfour note policy of round all inter allied debt cancellation with England surrendering her share of reparations. He pleads for France moderation toward Germany and warns of economic hardship if trade fails to improve.
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L’remier
France
Germany
Great Britain
U.S
Europe
Associated Press
London
Bonar Law
House of Commons
England
United States
America
James Ramsey MacDonald
Lloyd George
MacDonald
Austria
Witnesses Describe Herrin Riot Bloodshed at Trial
At the Herrin riot trial in Marion Illinois on December 14 witnesses for the state identified three defendants as seen with weapons during the morning of June 22. Testimony detailed six bound victims found with a single rope and fourteen more dead or wounded near the Herrin cemetery.
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Associated Press
Marion
Ill
Herrin
J. Marshall Lentz
T. N. Lentz
United Mine Workers of America
Herrin City
Marshall Lentz
Tierrin
Poincare to fall if parley fails
Paris dispatch reports that if the Paris reparations conference fails the Poincare cabinet may fall. Lobbies of the chamber of deputies discuss a caretaker list ready to form a new government with Andre Tardieu as leader and former Clemenceau ministers involved.
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Associated Press
Paris
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Premier Poincare
M. Clemenceau
Andre Tardieu
M. Tardieu
Minnesota Rep. mocks impeachment as comic whitewash
A Minnesota representative derides impeachment as a comic and barefaced attempt to whitewash. The remarks criticize partisan maneuvering and call for clearer accountability in the process.
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Minnesota
Keller Walks Out of Impeachment Hearings
Rep Keller of Minnesota quits further participation in the house judiciary committee hearings on charges against Attorney General Daugherty calling the proceedings a comic opera. The panel votes to proceed, subpoenas Keller, and orders him sworn to testify tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. The scene erupts in a rare tumult in a congressional committee room.
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Associated Press
Washington
Representative Keller
Minnesota
House Judiciary Committee
Daugherty
House
Harry M. Daugherty
Suboena
Keller
Congressional Committee
Blizzard Grips Oregon With Ice and Snow
Blizzard conditions spread across Oregon with the Columbia River at The Dalles frozen and ice drifting to St Helens. Portland streets experienced deep drifts from four inches of daytime snow blown by strong east winds. Eastern Oregon reported subzero temperatures.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Columbia River
Dalles
St. Helens
Advocate rate reduction to save Western farmers
Secretary Wallace told the Interstate Commerce Commission that a general readjustment of U S industrial and agricultural production could follow unless railroads reduce rates on grain hay and grain products. He warned high freight charges could shift Western supply to eastern centers and imports from abroad.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Wallace
Agricultural Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Myers
Atlantic Seaboard
Argentina
South America
World
Senate champions plan to modify farm credits subsidy bill
Senate leaders outline steps to set aside administration ship ping bill and advance subsidy provisions for farm credits. Key lawmakers frame policy shifts, aiming to bolster farmer access to credit while reshaping bill language for legislative approval this session.
Senate moves to fast track Norris farm export bill
Senate champions of farm credits plan immediate consideration of the Norris agricultural export cooperation bill to displace the administration shipping measure. The agricultural committee will meet to act, with hopes for favorable report and immediate Senate passage.
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Senate Banking Committee
Norris Agricultural Export Co-Operation
Senate Agricultural Committee
Senate
Simple service for John Wanamaker ends in Philadelphia
John Wanamaker merchant and former postmaster general was buried after a simple service at Bethany Presbyterian Church. Notables filled the seats and thousands stood outside in snow as the cortege passed. Business paused citywide. the Philadelphia stock exchange closed, and schools let out for the funeral.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Bethany Presbyterian Church
William J. Bryan
John Hylan
New York
United States
George Wharton Pepper
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
A. Gordon MacLennan
Bethany Church
Wanamaker
Rodman Wanamaker
Barclay H. Warburton
Norman MacLeod
New York City
Protestant Episcopal Church of
Riot Sparks Jail Disturbance Over Meal Reduction in Los Angeles
In Lincoln Heights jail a prisoner protest broke out after a meal reduction from three to two. About 100 inmates, led by 25 men tied to the Industrial Workers of the World, waved red flags and banged on cell doors until police brought reinforcements from three stations to restore order.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Lincoln Heights
Government boosts Cat Creek royalty oil revenue per barrel
Secretary Fall announced the government will receive an extra one dollar per barrel for royalty oil from the Cat Creek Montana field after a bid from Lewistown Oil and Refining company. The new rate yields about 182 500 dollars more yearly, with Montana 37 percent, the reclamation service 52 percent, and the federal treasury 10 percent. Fall also weighed 13 Salt Creek Wyoming oil purchase proposals totaling 8 200 barrels daily versus Cat Creek’s 500.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cat Creek
Mont
Shipping Board
Fall of
Interior Department
Lewistown OU and Refining Company
Lewistown
Montana
Reclamation Service
Federal Treasury
Fall
Salt Creek, Wyo
Harvey to Return for Wife’s Ill Health Rest
London Dec 14 The American ambassador Colonel George Harvey will return to the United States immediately for a short visit. The action is due to anxiety over his wife’s health which has been unsatisfactory of late and she needs a much needed rest.
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I'rese
Tokio
Honihara
Washington
Shidehara
United States
Sadao Saburi
Japan
London
George Harvey
Lineberger Reports Harding Engaged in Treaty Talks
President Lineberger tells the House that President Harding has been negotiating with foreign powers for several months on a treaty. The disclosure frames ongoing diplomacy and suggests sustained U S engagement in negotiations with major powers.
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Lineberger
House
Harding
Powers
Harding to negotiate limits on warship tonnage with big powers
The president has been engaged for several months in talks to limit warship construction under 10 000 tons as urged by the naval supply bill. Representative Lineberger said the administration is already pursuing the policy, a surprise to the committee which had not consulted the president. The measure notes a net arms conference saving of 128 million dollars and navy plans costing 331 million under the tonnage cap.
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Vietcher
Florida
Commerce Committee
la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate
Banking
Eugene Meyer Jr
War Finance Corporation
Simmons
Agriculture Committee
Frazier
North Dakota
Fletcher
Associated Drees
Washington
Harding
House
Thas
Representative Lineberger
California
Kelley
Navy
Toll of death in train wreck increases to eighteen
The Humble rail tragedy raises fatalities to 18 as a Humble board of inquiry hears testimony. Witnesses say the throttle on the switch engine was found open after sideswipe by Houston East and West Texas No 28. The locomotive reportedly moved away from the main intersection at impact and watchman J H Smith, injured, could not testify.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Humble
Board of
West Texas
J. H. Smith
Deferment for Reclamation Project Payments Voted
Washington December 14 Unanimous recommendation by the senate committee on irrigation and reclamation calls for a two year extension on deferment of construction charges in certain reclamation projects. After hearing Director General Davis the committee plans prompt action and says deferment will be under interior department control and approved only after investigation in worthy cases.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Senate Committee On Irrigation and Reclamation
Davis
The
Reclamation Service
Secretary of the Interior
Germany faces food import crisis as collapse looms
Washington reports information from trade channels supports Premier Bonar Law’s warning of an imminent economic collapse in Germany. Germany’s food imports lag by 2,900,000 tons from normal cereals output, signaling a serious shortage while allied debt talks stay quiet.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bonar Law
Germany
United States
Rabbit chase lures baby to his death in Kansas
In Junction City Kansas 4 year old Marvin Koepke was lured by a rabbit hunt and died of exposure after a daylong search. Fort Riley cavalry and regional civilians found his body in a ravine three and a half miles from home. Army planes aided the hunt but failed to locate him earlier.
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Associated Press
Junction City
Kas
Marvin Koepke
Fort Riley
Koepke
Greek Patriarch Must Go as Turks Stand Firm at Lausanne
Lausanne December 14 Turkish insistence on the deportation of the Constantinople Greek Orthodox patriarch dominates sub commission talks. Greece vows to oppose any treaty permitting removal, while Turkey hints at League of Nations supervision over Christian populations after joining the League.
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Associated Press
Lausanne
Turkey
Constantinople
Cate
Greece
League of Nations
League
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