Christmas Present of Arms Conference Will Be New Naval Program
Washington noted the arms conference expects a final agreement on a broad U S naval arms limitation program as a Christmas gift to the world. Japan wants to preserve the Mutsu and adjust battleship ratios, prompting realignment among the three powers. Senate reports a McAdoo anti tariff fight alongside near ratification. Pacific island fortifications and Shantung issues continue to unfold.
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Washington
America
Far Eastern Committee
China
Japan
Shantung
Miners Fear Amazon Army troops to Kansas coal fields
State troops will be sent into the southern Kansas coal fields against the Amazon Army of women. Colonel M. R. MacLean said troops will move to the trouble site as soon as possible after Crawford county authorities asked for aid. Censorship was imposed on movement details.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
M. R. MacLean
Crawford County
MacLean
Amazon Army of Kansas Women March South in Coal Strike
Franklin and Girard report a mass march by an 8000 strong Amazon Army of rump strikers led by women from Franklin toward the Crawford, Cherokee and Scammon coal regions. Miners fear attacks, troops may be deployed as guards and national guard units are considered to quell the movement.
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Franklin, Kas
Kansas
Franklin
Cherokee County
Crawford County
Oklahoma
Girrard
Kas
Kansas Union
Amazon Army
National Guard
Gould
Allen
Topeka
Altoona
Pennsylvania
Lewis
United Mine Workers
J. H. Crawford
Kansas Industrial Court
Alexander Howat
Pittsburgh
Girard
Red Scammon
Leaders Outline Campaign After Nightlong Meeting
After an almost all night session, leaders outlined their campaign strategy as if planning an offensive, detailing steps and objectives for the upcoming effort.
Fire damages two buildings at Temp lar Motor Car
Wardens investigated a blaze at the Temp lar Motor Car Company in Cleveland destroying two buildings and causing thousands of dollars in damage.
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Cleveland
Templar Motor Car Company
Bitter parliamentary clash opens Dail Eireann on peace treaty
Dublin reports a sharp exchange between Eamonn DeValera and Michael Collins at the opening of the Dail Eireann session to discuss the Anglo Irish peace treaty. DeValera says Irish delegates exceeded instructions while Collins denounces critics and vows to meet them anywhere. A public session is set for tomorrow at 11 am after a secret preliminary meeting.
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Dublin
Eamonn DeValera
Michael Collins
Dail Eireann
London
DeValera
Collins
Sinn Fein
Dail
Sacrifice Anything to Be Movie Folk
In Columbus Ohio the Kelley comedy company begins operations by requiring would be actors to buy 250 dollars worth of stock. If they prove themselves as actors they perform in plays without pay while the company promises payment after productions are sold. Mrs Ella Kelley, president, notes initial hiring will focus on stockholders turned actors.
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Columbus, O
Kelley
Ella Kelley
Ohio bonus compensation forms still unresolved in Columbus
Sinking fund commissioners hear questions on resident status and period of active service for adjusted compensation. The first installment bond size may be set today as Ohio banks bid $24,707,900 at rates from 2.47 to 6.30 percent, averaging 4.09 percent.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State stadium to feature voice amplifiers for cheer leader
Columbus Ohio December 14 1926 silent cheer leaders planned as an innovation in the Ohio State University stadium. George Trautman assistant athletic director outlined installing loud speakers to carry the head cheer leaders voice through the stadium. assistants will cue the crowd and keep them in time with gyrations.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio State University
George Trautman
Trautman
Wilson urges Democrats to withhold judgment on disarmament pact
Ex President Wilson privately advises democratic senators to avoid actions that could hinder the disarmament conference. He has not issued a direct stance on the four power Pacific treaty but suggests considering it against the conference’s overall成果 and awaiting disarmament results before condemnation or endorsement.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Boom Town Hopeful Again Akron Rubber Revival
Akron, once a wartime boom town, shows signs of business revival with higher expected production by January. Goodyear official H. H. Springfield predicts peak output in January and February, as about 4000 more workers are rehired, though unemployment agencies estimate 20,000 rubber workers remain idle.
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Akron
H. H. Springfield
Goodyear Company
King George V Opens Parliament over Anglo-Irish Treaty
In a grand Westminster setting King George V opened Parliament to hear his speech and to vote on the Anglo Irish treaty. He expressed joy at the agreement and hope that centuries of strife could end with Ireland becoming a free partner in the British Empire. Parliament adjourned to 3 pm for Lloyd George’s address on the peace pact.
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United Press
London
George V
St. James
Westminister
Ireland
Commonwealth of Nations
Lloyd George
Veterans Bureau Fund Clause Retained in Conference Report
Washington December 14 The efficiency bill keeps the veterans bureau fund from construction work except minor repairs at army camps in the conference report submitted to Congress today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Veterans Bureau
Congress
Colum bus A. A. Club trades star pitcher
Clarence Rowland manager of the Colum bus A. A. Club announced he traded star pitcher Dave Danforth to the St. Louis Browns.
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New York
Clarence Rowland
Columbus A. A
Dave Danforth
St. Louis Browns
Open Door Policy At Post Office Says Hays
Washington dispatch reports Postmaster General Will Hays orders an open door to the Postmaster's office for public and employees. The policy aims to foster close cooperation between postmasters staff and the public and requires the door to swing outward as well as inward.
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Washington
Will Hays
Claims Self defense In Killing a Negro
Miss Jean M. LaMoore of Chicago said she shot Ras Cookey a Negro janitor in the Dallas post office building in defense of her honor. She described the shooting calmly to police, portraying little emotion.
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Dallas
Tex
Jean M. LaMoore
Chicago
Ras Cookey
LaMoore
Posters Call for Rejection of Irish Peace Treaty
In Dublin on December 14 communist manifestoes urging rejection of the Irish peace treaty appeared on walls. Soldiers of the Irish Republican Army removed the posters.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Religion May Stop the Habit
Miss Jessie Seaman confessed after her conversion at a Cleveland religious meeting that she has eight living husbands. She told County Prosecutor Stanton she has not secured divorces, noting marriages in Cleveland Meadville Buffalo Cincinnati under different names.
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Cleveland, CO
Jessie Seaman
Stanton
Cleveland
Meadville
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Woman roils crowd as husband faces death sentence
In Cleveland a wheat riot erupts at the courthouse as Dominic Benigno, condemned in the Sly-Fanner payroll murder, hears his death sentence. His wife lunges at Assistant Prosecutor Cassidy, prompting police to seal the scene and a frenzied mob to clash with officers.
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Cleveland
United Press
Dominic Benigno
Benigno
Nuirder
Cull
Common Pleas Court
Cassidy
Flooding Forces Relocation After Skagit Dyke Burst
The Ben Johnson dyke along the Skagit river broke eight miles above Stanwood, flooding Con way and the Stillaguamish valley. The flood spreads three to five miles wide and ten miles long, sending the population of Conway to the railway station for refuge.
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Seattle
Wash
Ben Johnson
Skagit River
Stanwood
Conway
Labor Secretary Sees Strikes as Relics of Barbarism
James G. Davis, secretary of labor, told the Milwaukee association of commerce that strikes are becoming a back number and will be regarded as relics of barbarism. He added he hates both the strike and the lockout.
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Milwaukeer
Wis
James G. Davis
Labor
Association of Commerce
Talk by Dr Y T Britan at Synod of State Meeting
The second address this season under the Presbyterian brotherhood will be given Friday evening by Dr Y T Britan of Central Presbyterian Columbus and moderator of the Synod of Ohio. Dinner at six, served by Mrs Putnam and Mrs Gasom divisions. Adjournment by 7 30.
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Presbyterian Brotherhood
Y. T. Britan
Great Central Presbyterian Church
Columbus
Synod of Ohio
George Putnam
Gasom
Friendly Society
Brotherhood
Worst ever coal crisis as hundreds idle in Athens region
Athens coal operators describe the current coal situation as the worst ever with hundreds of miners idle. Mines in Canaanville Poston Hocking Coal and nearby districts show heavy closures, few days of work, and looming bankruptcy for local stores.
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Athens
Canaanville
Poston
Hocking Coal Co
Baily Run
Buchtel
Murray City
Sugar Creek
Carbondale
Luhrig
Methodists report centenary gifts surge across globe
Dr. F I Johnson says Methodist benevolent gifts rise 3860 percent from pre centenary period. More than 30 million of 108 million pledged has been paid since June 1 1919. Foreign missions in Japan China and India exceed apportions. Campaign spurs growth of colleges missions and social services and lifts annual membership from 90 000 to 150 000 with further gains expected.
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Columbus
Methodist Episcopal
F. I. Johnson
Cincinnati
Japan
China
India
United States
Johnson
Far Eastern News Dominates As Talks Move On Naval Limits
Washington December 14 Far Eastern subjects except Shantung were set aside to speed settlement of naval armament limits.
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Washington
Shantung
Revival Opens at M E Church in Plains
Revival services begin at the Plains Missouri Evangelical church on Thursday at 6 30 p m conducted by pastor Rev Edward Dabritz with daily meetings each night and ongoing prayer services since last Thursday in Plains Colorado Territory?
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the Plains, CO
M. E
Edward Dabritz
Sails for Home Today From Paris Mission
Marshall Foch former premier Viviani and their staffs sail for France today aboard the Paris from New York. They depart after completing duties with the allied missions and will return to France to join the war effort.
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New York
Marshall Foch
Viviani
France
Paris
Confesses Murder Near Dorchester Iowa
Ear Phrost aged 26 confessed to killing Miss Edna Magnuson a country schoolteacher at her lonely schoolhouse near Dorchester on a Friday afternoon.
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Waukeon
Iowa
Ear Phrost
Edna Magnuson
Dorchester
Floyday
Watch Dog to Visit Nelsonville Tomorrow
Merchant seeks Bartlett's Printers to relay a note for a Christmas advertising stop. Read the Christmas Gift Suggestion ads each evening.
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Nelsonville
Merchant
Bartlett
Poultry Show Displays Value Over Ten Thousand
Huntington WV December 14 poultry valued at more than 10000 on display at the Huntington Poultry Association annual show featuring prize stock and exhibitors from the region.
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Huntington
W. Va
Huntington Poultry Association
Champaign County Gets State Flex on Gravel Road Work
Columbus reports the Champaign county commissioners will control the state funded road program this year. Director of Highways Herrick says $40,000 allocated for Champaign may be used at the commissioners discretion. Senator Brand supports gravel resurfacing. Federal aid for gravel roads is uncertain. The state plan has shifted from hard surface to gravel in this project.
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Columbus
Champaign County
Herrick
Brand
Urbana
Champaign
Move to Cut County Officials’ Salaries in Auglaize
Petitions circulating in Auglaize County seek legislative cuts in county officials deputies and clerks salaries based on farm product prices. Proponents argue public officer pay should align with general wage adjustments as most wages have fallen. The note mentions city fogs and unemployment impact on England.
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Wynespfield
Ohio
Auglaize County
England
Vamps In Style Debutantes Adopt Tigerish Look
London fashion writers report debutantes in London will emulate American vamps with a tigerish, alluring style. Complexion, coiffure and dress aim for a feline grace, large eyes, upward slant brows, dark sleek hair, and dark clingy dresses often with a red rose.
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London
West End
States
Democrats mobilize against Harding plan over four power treaty
Democratic senators credit William G. McAdoo with shaping a cautious stance on the four power Pacific treaty. McAdoo reportedly influenced a bloc of Wilson Democrats to withhold positions until President Wilson’s views are known. Glass opposed the treaty while Swanson and others remained silent.
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Lawrence Martin
United Press
Washington
William G. McAdoo
Wilson
McAdoo
Senate
Capitol
Glass
Swanson
San Francisco
Railroad Shops to Close Leaving 2500 Men Idle
About twenty five hundred railroad workers will lose their jobs as the Chesapeake and Ohio shops shut down for the holidays. Officials say operations may resume after the holidays depending on business and demand. Half of the railroad's cars and locomotives are out of service.
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Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake & Ohio
Polly Redick Dual Personality Battle in Columbus
Polly Redick, a four year old with a split personality, resists Bernice Redick who seeks control of her body. Dr. H H Goddard notes Bernice relapses daily to the infant self, hypnosis appears slowly killing Polly, and the case shows eleven changes in one day previously.
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Columbus, O
Polly Redick
Bernice Redick
Bernice
H. H. Goddard
Bureau of Juvenile Research
Bérnice
Fragmentary remark on reform and syven capacity
A brief editorial remark questions the notion that syven are large enough for reform efforts. It notes skepticism about the reach and adequacy of syven in handling the job.
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Syven
Many Changes in Federal Tax Enacted in 1921 Act
Glassy summary of the 1921 revenue act notes that excess profits tax ends January 1 1922 and corporate income tax rises to 12.5 percent from 10 percent for 1922. The $2000 corporate exemption limits to firms with net income of 5000 or less and several duties on goods such as candy carpets and parcel post packages shift or end after 1921.
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Internal Revenue
Newton M. Miller
11Th District of
Ohio
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Jennete
Big Three Moving Toward Naval Armament Accord
Washington December reports that the Big Three delegates Hughes Balfour and Kato are nearing an agreement on limiting naval armament. A realignment of capital ships is discussed to allow Japan to retain the Mutsu after Hughes program effects. An understanding among the three is said to exist with a detailed pact likely at another meeting today.
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A. L. Bradford
United Press
Washington
Japan
Hughes
Balfour
Kato
Is Your Child Physically Fit?
A public health booklet offers guidance on testing a child's eyes and hearing, correcting flat feet, regulating appetite, preventing tuberculosis, and managing contagious diseases. The advert invites readers to request the free booklet by sending two cents and providing name and address to Frederic J. Haskin in Washington, D. C.
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