Turmoil in Lausanne as Venizelos and Turkish delegate clash
At a Geneva subcommittee on minorities Venizelos and Riza Nur Bey sparred over Greece's Asia Minor deportations. The dispute grew so heated that the session adjourned. Turkey accused Venizelos of instigating the Anatolian invasion while Venizelos attacked the Turkish army. The exchange followed warnings to avoid references to massacres.
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Associated Press
Lausanne
Subcommittee On
Minorities Today
Geek
Venizelos
Riza Nurbey
Asia Minor
Anatolia
Riza
Athens
Venizeois
Signor Montagna
Turkey
Angora
Shiffer Acquitted on Murder Charge in Montana Case
The jury acquitted Carl Shiffer in Helena after trial for the slaying of contractor John H. Dozier near Gilman. Shiffer claimed self defense and unwritten law as reasons. Dozier had pursued Shiffer’s wife. Mrs Shiffer, in Pendleton, Oregon, has a pending divorce and did not attend the trial.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
Carl Shiffer
John H. Dozier
Gilman
Shiffer
Dozier
Butler nomination confirmed by Senate for Supreme Court seat
The Senate confirmed Pierce Butler of St Paul as associate justice of the United States Supreme Court by a vote of 61 to 8. He will not take his seat until January 2, as the court is in recess.
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Butler
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Pierce Butler
St. Paul
United States Supreme Court
la Follette
Wisconsin
Norris
Nebraska
Brookhart
Town
Norbeck
South Dakota
George
Georgia
Trammel
Florida
Sheppard
Texas
Heflin
Alabama
Justice Butler
Day
Supreme Court
Nortis
Nelson
Walsh
Montana
Judiciary Committee
Grandpa kills himself at grave of child he shot
In Green Lawn cemetery New York a detective and a relative discover an old man dead from a self inflicted pistol shot beside a grave of six year old Emma Fuchs who had once dressed as a gypsy to surprise him. The story recalls a fatal shooting at the family home months earlier.
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Associated Press
New York
Green Lawn Cemetery
Emma Fuchs
Grandpa
Emma
Ernest
Explosion Forces Crew From Vessel Celestine Off Staten Island
An explosion of gasoline aboard the former sub-chaser Celestine caused a blaze off Staten Island as she took on 110 gallons of fuel. Nine crew members were driven over the side but were saved by a fire tug.
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Associated Press
New York
Staten Island
Louisiana Lakes Dragged For Victims In Masked Band Case
Mer Rouge Louisiana December 21 National guard and about 75 locals search lakes Coover and La Fourche for the bodies of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards believed slain by masked white robed men from three states. The effort may extend to other nearby lakes if initial dives fail.
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Associated Press
Mer-Rouge
Morehouse Parish Lakes
Louisiana National Guard
Lakes
Coover
la Fourche
W. W. Cooper
Met-Rouge
Watt Daniels
Thomas Richards
Daniels
Richards
Borah Proposes International Conference Amendment
Senator Borah proposes an international economic disarmament conference to address German reparations and global trade, as an amendment to the naval appropriation bill. He urges inviting governments to restore trade and sound finance, while probing limits on armaments. The plan may be set aside until after Christmas, with other disarmament ideas under review.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Borah
Republican
Idaho
House
Harding
King
Utah
League of Nations
Plan for American Commission to Set German Reparations
Washington reports a plan to form an American commission to fix Germany’s reparations, with approval from Britain and Germany. France’s Premier Poincare will decide after talks with industrial leaders, and the proposal will be shared with all interested nations.
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American Commission
Great Britain
Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Germany
Europe
United States
Poincare
France
Government Claims Mellon Taxes Due in Pittsburg
Statements naming Andrew W. Mellon and 17 Pittsburg residents were filed in U S district court seeking to recover 488953 dollars as income tax on a 1918 Gulf Oil stock dividend. Praecipes were filed in 1919. Collections of 231666 from A W Mellon and 226684 from R B Mellon are sought. others are smaller.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
United States District Court
Warren H. van Kirk
United States Attorney
Gulf Oil Corporation
A. W. Mellon
R. B. Mellon
United States mediation discussed in British reparations debate
London observers note renewed interest in US intervention on German reparations as a path to easing England’s unemployment. After dashed hopes for an American backed loan to Germany, public speculation has cooled and become more cautious about informal talks.
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London
United States
England
Germany
America
Taft Undergoes Minor Operation for Bladder Calculi
Chief Justice Taft underwent a minor operation last Sunday to remove bladder calculi and was reported in good condition. He resumed official duties after returning from the hospital and, despite medical advice against heavy exertion, worked with secretaries in his library on the past two days.
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Associated Press
Washington
Taft
Supreme Court
Charred bodies of missing aviators found near Papalo reserve
The charred bodies of Col. Francis Marshall and Lt. Charles Webber were found on the Papalo Indian reservation about 75 miles west of Tucson Arizona near Indian Oasis. A cowboy reported the discovery and it was unclear whether they died in a crash or from post crash fire. Authorities in Nogales sought confirmation and awaited details from Tucson dispatches.
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San Francisco
Col
Francis
Marshall
Miut
Charles Webber
Pablo Indian Reservation
Tucson
Ariz
Southern Pacific Railroad
Indian Oasis
Lieutenant Webber
Southern Pacific
Papalo Reservation
Nogales
A. J. McNab
Prancis Co. Marshall
I. Webber
Papalo Indian Reservation
Denver Officers Close In On Robbery Bandits
Police and federal officers scour northern Colorado after a gunfight at the Denver mint left guard Charles T. Linton dead and $200,000 in currency stolen. A ranch encounter near Greeley sparked a large manhunt with armored cars, deputies, and state rangers converging on the area.
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Associated Press
Denver
Col
Colorado
Charles T. Linton
Federal Reserve Guard
Henry Fuqua
Greeley
Here
Hall
Fuqua
Denver Police Department
Sheriff Hall
Gus Downer
John Downer
Notre Dame Church in Quebec Beset by Fast Fire
A blaze at Notre Dame church in Quebec, famed as the city basilica, rapidly engulfed the building after a short circuit in wiring. Firefighters fought a hard battle but the structure and its art treasures were consumed. Efforts to save the host and vessels failed.
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Associated Press
Quebec
Notre Dame
Quebec Basilica
Canada
Sign Placed at All Danger Points Plan to Safeguard Youth Play Streets
A plan will place signs at all danger points to safeguard lives of youngsters using designated play streets. The measure aims to reduce hazards for children during street play and improve safety awareness among residents.
Eight Zones Named For City Coasting Safety Plan
Eight zones were designated for coasting safety with plans to install dogger signs in Butte districts. Signs, three feet high, eight feet long, olive green with danger in red, will mark coasting hills. Boy Scouts will supervise posts as safety reps monitor zones after holidays.
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Safety Ecouncil
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Western Avenue
Porphyry
Antimony
Granite Street
Quartz Street
Crystal
Alabama Street
Galena Street
Jackson Street
Gold Street
Broadway
Emmett
Henry
Shields Avenue
Atlantic Street
Butte
Public Works
Safety Council
C. J. Nepper
W. W. Wisner
Eleven Firemen Injured in Blast in New York
Eleven firemen were injured tonight when a backdraft blew the roof off a seven story uptown department store building as two upper floors were swept by flames.
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Associated Press
New York
Heleven
Uptown
Motorist Sought In Coast-Overtraged Child Oliver Newman
Police seek driver after 10 year old Oliver Newman was run over on Atlantic street near Mercury, fracturing his skull. Witnesses say the car sped away after hitting him as Atlantic street was open for coasting, with the vehicle number now in police hands.
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Oliver Newman
Columbia Hospital
Atlantic Street
Mercury
Newman
Coa Oh Butte
Oliver
Oscar Nicks
East
Galena Street
Atlantic
Mercury Street
Texan Confesses to Murders of Soldiers in Mexico
Patrick P. Moran of Houston Texas surrendered at the police station claiming he killed three Mexican soldiers at Panecoa Mexico about three weeks ago. He said the soldiers harassed a Sister of Mercy and that he was an oil well driller in Panecoa.
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Associated Press
Providence
Patrick P. Moran
Houston
Texas
Pancoa
Mexico
Moran
Sister of Mercy
Panecoa
Dearborn Street Station Destroyed By Chicago Fire
A major blaze in Chicago destroyed the Dearborn street station once called Polk street depot, leaving eight railroads homeless. The 38 year old brick and wood building burned rapidly, with $1,000,000 replacement cost. Passengers fled as clerks were injured, mail was saved, and train sheds were evacuated while firemen struggled with water pressure and crowds.
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Chicago
Dearborn Street
Polk Street
Hazel Locker
Los Angeles Limited
Santa Fe
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
Monon, Erie
Chesapeake & Ohio
Wabash
Canadian Grand Trunk
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