Iowa Farmers Scene Dominates Regional News
Iowa reports show 253 cattle trains to Omaha totaling 1700 head and 3468 sheep shipped. Des Moines hosts a 5600 delegate American Society of Equity convention. Floyd county hosts nine poultry demonstrations with 240 attendees. Story City approves over 150000 in sewer work. Farm Bureau drives community clubs in Winnebago county with 600+ attendees. Wool marketing boosts local gains. Tama County Baby Beef contest underway with 17 boys. Farm Bureau membership aims above 160000 statewide. county agents assist 211,448 farmers last year across 242000 strong state farming network. County agent activity yields 14672 field days, 260028 letters saved by free franked mail, and 46000+ meeting attendees. Monona county club work prospers with three clubs. State dairy output reaches 95 million pounds annually, with one-tenth consumed locally.
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Omaha
Iowa
American Society of Equity
Des Moines
Floyd County
Consolidated Schools
Farmers’ Clubs
Story City
Winnebago County
Ben H. Walker
Eldora
J. J. Wilson
Marion County
County
Tama County
Grundy Center
Gladbrook
Buckingham
Dysart
Tama
Chelsea
Reinbeck
Toledo
State Farm Bureau Association
Monona County
Lester ‘Shepard
Hutter
Supreme Court upholds wartime prohibition post armistice
The Supreme Court rules wartime prohibition remains constitutional until peace is proclaimed, overturning some lower court rulings. The decision, read by Justice Brandeis, threatens renewed enforcement nationwide and potential revenue losses from whiskey sales if not lifted before January 16.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Justice Brandeis
Justice Srandeis
Louisville
St. Louis
New Orleans
Providence
New York
Boston
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Garfield questions Wilson plan for coal strike settlement
Dr. Harry A. Garfield, former federal fuel administrator, tells a Senate subcommittee the plan to settle the coal strike is fundamentally wrong for government. He cites a three member commission with a public minority and argues a 14 to 14 1/2 percent wage increase was favored. he refuses to disclose a telegram from Attorney General Palmer.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Harry A. Garfield
Senate
Garfield
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Townsend
Palmer
Collapse at throttle claims two UP engineers
Two veteran Union Pacific engineers J W Coolidge age 61 of Council Bluffs and William H Bay age 68 of Omaha collapsed with paralysis at the throttles on December 13 while operating the Overland Limited through Valley Nebraska and the Los Angeles Limited into Omaha yards. Firemen in the cabs discovered them in time to avert disaster. Coolidge had 30 years service and Bay 43 years with UP.
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U. P
Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
J. W. Coolidge
Council Bluffs
Overland Limited
Valley
William H. Bay
Los Angeles Limited
Coolidge
Bay
Wilson Declares No Compromise in Treaty Impasse
President Wilson asserts no compromise or concession on the peace treaty and blames Republican senators for the stalemate. A White House statement says he will not move to relieve delays and that Republicans must bear responsibility for the treaty's fate and world conditions.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
Anind
Senate
White House
Miners Return to Work Across Coal Regions
Reports from coal centers nationwide indicate United Mine Workers of America members have returned to work nearly 100 percent. Director General Hines ordered bunker coal to be supplied to foreign owned vessels in American harbors when local supply meets coastwise and American ship needs.
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Washington, D. C
Decision Hits Market in New York War Time Prohibition Ruling
Wild trading in United States Food Products followed the Supreme Court decision declaring war time prohibition constitutional. The stock, previously 78 to 81, collapsed to 73 as liquor store inventories weighed on the market.
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New York
United States Food Products
Wall Street
United States Supreme Court
Schwab Urges Collective Bargaining For Labor Unions
Charles Schwab chairman of Bethlehem Steel Co says successful employment of labor will depend on recognizing collective bargaining rights and profit sharing, in a speech urging union approach in New York.
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Schwab
New York
Charles Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Co
Gerard After Presidency Nomination Petition Filed
Pierre S. D. James W. Gerard of New York former ambassador to Germany and former New York Supreme Court justice has filed a minority democratic petition for presidential endorsement in this state.
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Gerard
Pierre
S. D
James W. Gerard
New York
Germany
Supreme Court of New York
Conference votes to continue steel strike nationwide
The conference of twenty four union presidents in Washington continues the steel workers strike as they vote to extend action across the industry.
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Washington, D. C
Steel Workers
Nebraska Chief Justice Orders Probe into Bandit Release
Lincoln Neb Chief Justice Morrissey of the Nebraska Supreme Court ordered an investigation into the release of Omaha bandit Beryl O Kirk from the state prison. The inquiry targets members of the State Bar commission and the Nebraska attorney general for possible misconduct or improper action.
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Lincoln
Neb
Morrissey
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Omaha
Beryl O. Kirk
State Bar Commission
Attorney General of
Nebraska
Dekalb Vessel Burned Near Spuyten Duyvil Bridge
The American army transport Dekalb formerly the German raider Pring Titel Fritediich was burned to the water's edge and beached near Spuyten Duyvil bridge, New York.
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New York
Dekalb
Pring Titel Fritediich
Spuyten Duyvil Bridge
Record cold in Montana as thermometers hit 85 below
The 24 hours ending noon December 12 brought the state its coldest reading since 1889. In Butte the thermometer dropped to 85 below with some areas recording 50 below.
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Montana
Butte
Mont
Pershing States A Eager Workforce Won The War In France
Washington report on General Pershing's special to Secretary Baker asserts the American army won the war through relentless determination in the Meuse Argonne offensive. It notes 22 American and four French divisions defeated 47 German divisions, with U.S. losses around 117000 and prisoners captured at 26000. The progress of overseas forces from May 1917 to late 1918 is detailed across a 35,000 word pamphlet.
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Washington, D. C
Pershing
Baker
France
Meuse-Argonne
Sedan
Paper shortage endangers small newspapers in 1920
Washington reports a severe print paper shortage threatening 2,500 to 8,000 small newspapers and periodicals. Representative Anthony urges action on a bill to limit daily issues to twenty four pages under second class mail, citing big city papers and magazines as the cause. Finank P. Glass estimates a 200000 ton shortage for 1920 but expects relief within six months.
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Washington
D. C
Anthony
Kansas
House Post Office Committee
Finank P. Glass
The
Birmingham
Ala
News
American ‘Publishers’ Association
Sugar Bill Passer Extends Sugar Board Power
The Senate passed the McNary sugar bill to extend government control of sugar distribution and price through 1920. If not enacted by January 1, the sugar equalization board would end, risking a sharp rise in sugar prices. Senator McNary expects House action under a special rule.
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Senate
Equalization Board
Washington, D. C
McNary
Sugar Equalization Board
House
Crops Worth Billions More Reach New High
Washington reports final estimates from the department of agriculture show farm crop values surging to 14.092 billion dollars this year. Production reached 259,124,473 acres with prices paid to producers on December 1 driving the record. Last year’s value was far lower by about 6.5 billion dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Wyoming Miners Return to Mines After UMWA Announcement
Wyoming coal miners returned to the mines Monday morning following an announcement by James Morgan, Secretary of District 22 United Mine Workers of America. The message stated that all Wyoming miners were to resume work.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming Coal
James, Morgan
District 22
United Mines Workers. of America
US faces $800 million cost over oil drilling ban in Mexico
Carmanza's refusal to permit further drilling of American oil wells in Mexico could cost the United States government up to 800 million dollars, according to estimates reported here.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
Carmanza
Mexico
United States
Paradise Road Bond Plan Aims to Link Colorado Parks
State Senator Harry Cassady proposes a $25,000,000 bond issue to fund 75 miles of concrete road through Colorado mountain parks, a project he says would create a paradise for autoists if adopted.
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Paradise
Boulder
Colo.t
Harry Cassady
Colorado
Mountain Parks
Massachusetts towns approve saloon licenses in latest vote
Fourteen of fifteen Massachusetts cities voting on the liquor question favored licenses in the recent returns.
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Bay State
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Dances In Hotels Spark Public Outcry In City
Report notes dances in best hotels and gates as a disgrace to civilization and calls for immediate action. October grand jury holds examined New Mexican complications. Washington dispatch cites rising tensions due to alleged Carranza government actions affecting American wells and business activity.
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St. Paul, Minn
Washington, D. C
New
United States
Carranza
Wells
Cierican
Canada Maine border swap urged by McPhail article
Senator Johnson quoted an article by Sir Andrew McPhail arguing the League of Nations should redefine borders, proposing 8000 square miles of Maine be ceded to Canada to secure sea access. He cites U S protection of Maine within 80 miles of the St. Lawrence and frames the plan as a test of League ideals.
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Ashington
Johnson
California
Andrew McPhail
McGill University
Montreal
League of Nations
Canada
United States
Maine
Sir Andrew
St. Lawrence
Canadian Pacific Railway
Meganti
Quebec
McAdam
New Brunswick
Fredom
Direct and Indirect Costs of the Great War Report
The Carnegie Endowment releases its first comprehensive study on war costs. It itemizes direct costs at 186.0 billion dollars and indirect costs as nearly equal, totaling 151.6 billion for nations and neutrals combined. It lists soldier deaths at about 9.99 million known and 2.99 million presumed, with civilian losses matched in value.
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Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
California Is Last Word in Superdreadnaughts
The California, launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, will cost over 16 million dollars and carry 12 fourteen inch guns. With a crew of 1,022 and 58 officers, its specifications include 624 feet length, 96 feet beam, 80.5 feet mean draft, 28 000 horsepower turbines, and electricity-driven systems from guns to dishwashing. It is touted as 80 percent more protected than prior US ships, with twelve 14-inch guns and torpedo tubes among heavy armament.
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California
Mare Islands Navy Yard
United States
New Mexico
Young Idea schoolboy antics spark mock history exam curiosities
A cheeky student’s exam excerpts reveal humorous misreadings about Romulus Pompeii and Henry VII, plus a cartoonish take on Benjamin Franklin Andrew Jackson George Washington and other topics. The samples showcase missteps in general history English history and mythology questions.
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Artemus Ward
Romulus
Rome
Pompeii
Vatican
Henry VII
Award II
France
Henry I
William
Benjamin
Franklin
Andrew Jackson
Ealie A. Old Hickory
George
Washington
Mary Curtis
Pharleoes
Hepheonte Anerley
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America
Yank
Congress
Sugar Bill Passer
Athis
Wlaets
Henry Will
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