Senate Debates Anti Strike Bill and Holiday Recess
The Senate entered its fifth night of debate on the railroad bill with doubts about timing for a holiday recess. The anti strike provision faced sharp opposition from Senators Walsh and others, while a compromise approach resembling the Canadian system was offered. House leaders agreed to delay recess and adjourn daily until January 5, with talks ongoing on adjusting penalties and arbitration to quell railroad labor unrest.
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Washington
Senate
Cummins
Stanley
Kentucky
House
Senator Lodge
Representative Mondell
McCormick
Ilinois
Adjustment Board
Thomas
Colorado
Walsh
Massachusetts
Holiday Mail Arrives In Large Batch In Butte
Two cars of mail were opened yesterday in Butte signaling the Yuletide surge. The first day of volume this week shows mail increasing but not straining clerks. Parcels are up but not at Christmas peaks. yet incoming mail dwarfs outgoing mail this period.
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Butte
Yuletide
John Favoro Dies at Old Home in Italy
Meader Ville reports the death of Joseph Favoro in Turino Italy at age 58 after returning to his boyhood home. He had lived in Meaderville 45 years as a miner and was nicknamed Gobo. A son Levie of Meaderville survives, having learned of his father’s passing yesterday.
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Meader Ville
Turino
Italy
Joseph Favoro
Meaderville
Favoro
Gobo
Levie
Canadian newsprint price to rise to eighty per ton
Ottawa Ontario December 18 news reports that the price of newsprint paper in Canada will be raised to 80 dollars per ton f o b mill effective January 1. The current price paid by Canadian newspapers is 69 dollars per ton.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Pringle
Neighbor’s Ad Promises Mayr Remedy Cure
A complaint praises neighbor Mr O Brien for aiding recovery from severe collie attacks and stomach trouble after years of costly doctors. The ad touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as simple and harmless, claiming one dose will convince or money refunded, with a druggists' disclaimer.
Hayakawa Cast As Noted Hindu In The Man Beneath
Actor Sessue Hayakawa stars as a Hindu in The Man Beneath at the Ansonia. He has toured India with his company and is a student of oriental mysticism. He recounts seeing ascetics along the Ganges and an emaciated fakir whose soul is said to commune with Buddha.
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Sessue Hayakawa
Ansonia
Hayakawa
India
Ganges
Shipyard Sold in Seattle by Skinner & Eddy Leaders
Base of the Skinner & Eddy Seattle shipyard, famed for wartime speed records, changes hands to form the Skinner and Eddy Shipbuilding Corporation. Longtime plant workers are among the new owners, with Dr KE Skinner and John W Eddy retaining minor interests. Skinner may stay as president.
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Seattle
Skinner & Eddy Corporation
Skinner & Eddy Shipbuilding Corporation
KE. Skinner
John W. Eddy
Skinner
Allies to Make Peace With Turkey Very Soon
London reports that the allies, aiming to spare Christian communities and avoid depriving America of its guardianship, decided to make peace with Turkey at the earliest moment. Premier Lloyd George stated full allied agreement on non intervention in Russia. He noted talks between the United States and Japan on future action if Bolshevik advances continue eastward. He added that peace with Russia was impossible while the civil war continued.
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America
Turkey
Jloyd George
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Russia
United States
Japan
National Assembly Call Sought to Represent Broad Franchise
A proposal seeks summoning a national assembly based on a wide franchise that could bridge divides and enable peace among rival factions. Proponents argue inclusive representation would legitimize decisions and ease conflicts while opponents warn of political instability and power shifts.
Sea tragedy claims twenty lives off Virginia Cape
A Cuban schooner Sun beam sank 135 miles off the Virginia capes. Five seamen and 15 stowaways are believed lost. Captain Riveron and two crewmen were rescued and brought to Norfolk on the coast guard cutter Manning. Ottawa reports Sir Robert Borden will remain prime minister and take a lengthy rest to recover health.
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Norfolk
Sunbeam
Virginia Capes
Riveron
Coast Guard
Ottawa
Sir Robert Borden
More Time Granted for Haywood 10 File
United States Court of Appeals in Chicago extended the deadline for William D. Haywood and nine other IWW members convicted in 1917 for espionage to file appeal briefs. The new deadline is next Wednesday. If briefs are late, District Attorney Clyne will seek cancellation of bonds and return to Leavenworth.
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United States Court of Appeals
William D. Haywood
Clyne
Haywood
Liberty
Leavenworth Penitentiary
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