French naval ratios spark prolonged armament talks
Secretary Hughes liaised with Premier Briand over the French stand on naval ratios at the Washington disarmament conference. Paris insists on a 350000 ton capital fleet, challenging the plan's basic limits and signaling a drawn out debate likely into next year. Delegates foresee opposition to France's proposal from multiple powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Briand
Associated Press
Washington
Mfince
M. Briand
Naval Committee
France
Paris
Man Arrested On Check Charge May Be Famous Crook
A man using the name L Crane was arrested at the Leggat hotel by Assistant Chief O Donnell and allegedly confessed to passing a $30 bogus check on Louis Rosenstein. Police believe he is a known check artist active in several states, also using the names Harrington and Crane. He reportedly cashed another check at the Rampon cafe in exchange for a watch as security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Crane
Crane
Harrington
Leggat Hotel
O'Donnell
Louis Rosenstein
Rampon
Fruitless search for Tommy O Connor in Minneapolis
Police gun squad hunted a downtown apartment after a caller posed as a nurse tipping them to Tommy O Connor, the Chicago gunman. Officers surrounded the building and entered to find several people at a party, but O Connor was not present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associten Frees
Minneapolis
Dec
Tommy O'Connor
Chicago
Tommy
Paris papers back France naval building plan at Washington
Paris newspapers largely support France in the Washington conference naval program. Le Journal argues for capital ships and a fleet half of Britain’s while united with Italy ensures Mediterranean naval supremacy. Le Temps cites France’s need to safeguard North Africa and overseas interests with a strong navy. LiHumanite questions grand scale arms, noting Briand’s land sea contrast and calling for limits on naval spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syme Associa Press
Paris
France
Washington
le Journal
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Italy
Mediterranean
Great’ Britain
de Petit Journal
Briand
North Africa
League of Nations
Buffalo Swept by 93 MPH Gale Kills One in City
A 93 mile-an-hour gale hit Buffalo New York causing widespread damage. A man named Frank E. Keifer was killed when a window lattice fell on him. Two women, Margaret Cochran and Katharine Cochran, were seriously injured in separate incidents as trees fell and wreckage blocked streets. The harbor flooded and waterfront areas suffered heavy losses including a demolished 30 foot wireless tower and damaged boats and docks. The storm drove water up Lake Erie cutting visibility and relief crews raced to clear downed trees and debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associatedress
Buffalo
N. Yo
Frank E. Keifer
Margaret Cochrane
Katharine
Lake Erie
Bird Island
Coast to coast Yellowstone trail marked from Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound
W B Daly reports at Minneapolis that a decision to mark a transcontinental Yellowstone trail from coast to coast was approved by Trail Association leaders. The 35 000 dollar campaign will push marking through Ohio to the coast, with renewed effort in new territory and sustained intensity next year. Daly, Western Montana representative, returned home after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Plymouth Rock
Puget Sound
The
Trail Association
Minneapolis
W. B. Daly
Montana
Daly
Ohio
Burch Prosecution Seeks Reopened Case After Inquiry
Los Angeles December 18 The prosecution will ask permission to reopen its case against Arthur C. Burch on trial for murdering J Belton Kennedy The step follows a request to examine a witness whose cross examination was granted when the prosecution rested last Thursday Burch’s counsel said they are ready to proceed with their defense including claims of insanity at the time Kennedy was killed and that Burch had no involvement in the slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Arthur C. Burch
J. Belton Kennedy
Burch
Kennedy
Bomb plotter declared to be in America
An American justice agent names a blacksmith alias Wolfe Lindenfeld linked to the Wall Street 1920 bombing. The blacksmith, believed in the U.S., met Lindenfeld and allegedly supplied the bomb plans at 100 West Fortieth Street New York. Authorities await a long confession as police brace Wall Street against possible demonstrations and protect Morgan and the stock exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Hock Exchange
Associated Press
Warsaw
Sylvester Cosgrove
American Department of Justice
Washington
Wolfe Lindenfeld
William Linde
West Fortieth Street
New York City
United States
Lindenfeld
Paul A. Altendart
Altendart
Moscow
P. Mor
New York
Poland
William 3. Burns
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Burns
J.P. Morgan & Co
Stock Exchange
Five Arrests In Ardmore Triple Murder Case
Five Ardmore men including Dr. E C Harlow optician Frank Carswell WL Hilton retired ranchman John Murray and Ben Ratlert oil field worker were charged with murder in the Wilson triple slaying. They are tied to a band of masked men implicated in the home gunfight that killed Joe Carroll and an alleged member John Smith. Additional arrests expected as the investigation widens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prem Ardmore
Okla
E. C. Harlow
Frank Carswell
WL. T. Hilton
Ardmore
John Murray
Ben Ratlert
Wilson
Shleged
Joe Carroll
John Smith
Doubt Remains On Final Ballot In Ireland Treaty Vote
Dublin dispatch reports two to three days before a final vote on the Anglo Irish treaty. Republicans show solid support for ratification while guerrilla era youth express fatigue with war. De Valera and allies stay silent as factions anticipate a bitter, secrecy filled battle with public hearings to determine the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Army
de Valera
Dennis O'Connell
Universal
Special Cable Dispatch
Dublin
Ireland
Mansion House
Dail
Dick Mulcahy
Trish Republican Army
Sean McKeon
McKeon
Walid
Restored Church 15 Rededicated by Bishop Faber
St John s Episcopal church, rebuilt after a fire, was rededicated by Bishop W F Fai Faber in a ceremony attended by hundreds who gathered for invocation and benediction in the restored house of worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faber
St. John’s Episcopal Church
W. F. Fai
Mother and babes burned to death in Windsor fire
Strs Reuben Johnson and six children aged 3 to 15 years perished when their Windsor Nova Scotia home burned early today. Johnson had left briefly to help fight a neighboring blaze and could not enter his house to save his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Pres
Windsor
N.S
Reuben Johnson
Johnson
Immigration law fines target Cunard for Hungary quota breach
Secretary Davis orders maximum fines against the Cunard steamship line over the Aquitania arrival in New York on December 10 carrying Hungarian immigrants. He seeks legal advice and diplomatic pressure to curb alleged deliberate violations of the immigrant quota, noting the vessel sailed from Cherbourg and carried more than 200 Hungarians excluded from admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pres
Washington
Davis
Cunard Steamship Line
State Department
New York
Aquitania
Immigration Bureau
Hungary
United States
Daugherty
Cunard
Hughes
Cherbourg
Deng
Cunard Line
Commissioner of Immigration
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mulcahy
Sinn Fein Army
Jrio
Tes
Mark Trail
Butte
Yellowstone
REDS
Plotter
America
J. P. Morgan
St. John’s Episcopal Mark
Secretary of Labor
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!