Britain Works Toward Peace in Ireland Amid Turmoil
London dispatch reports government efforts to resolve Ireland turmoil including shootings and reprisals. Sinn Fein leadership protests clergy death, a cadet faces court martial, and 100 Sinn Feiners ambush soldiers near Newport. Laborites present peace plans to Lloyd George. Home Rule bill changes pass Lords.
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Webb Miller
United Press
London
Great Britain
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Tolday
Cohalan
Cork
Royal Irish Constabulary
Father Magner
Timothy Crowly
Newport
Tipperary
Sinn Fenners
Lloyd George
Sinn Fei
House of Lords
House of Commons
Sinn
Murphy Seeks Federal Action on Steel Open Shop Policy
Representative Murphy of Om said he is weighing introducing a resolution to urge the Federal Trade Commission to challenge the Steel Company policy of not selling fabricated steel to New and Philadelphia contractors using union labor. He argues the open shop stance violates trust laws and delays national progress.
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United Press
Corre
Washington
Frank Murphy
Federal Trade Commission
Philadelphia
Gintnat
Ethiehem Steel Company
New York
Proom Grace
Fe un-Amerié
Murphy
Germany Seeks Time Extension on Reparations Demands
Germany faced allied creditors in Brussels as Rudolph Havestein of the Reichsbank outlined a debt of 147000000000 marks with 25000000000 more needed by year end. Allies weighed that Germany may be unable to pay while keeping production, with a plan suggesting part of indemnities be settled by German labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl D. Groat
United Press
Brussels
Germany
Rudolph Havestein
Reichs Bank
Havestein
Urban crime shocks New York as bandits strike
Police officer Floyd Horton confronted auto bandits on Broadway near 146th Street. He died after being shot while pursuing them. A bandit was found dead nearby. At Fifth Avenue and Forty Fifth Street, Edwin W. Andrews, jeweler, was slain with $50,000 worth of jewelry stolen amid Christmas shoppers. Earlier, four hotel guests at the Hotel Astor survived a holdup attempt.
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New York
California
Broadway
Woolly West
Deadwood
Manhattan
Floyd Horton
146Th Street
Horton
Fifth Avenue
Forty-fifth St
Edwin W. Andrews
Hotel Astor
Public Dance at Junior Hall Saturday Evening
Public dance announced for Saturday night at Junior Hall. Admission is 25 cents for gentlemen and ladies, with a 12 16 2 seating indication.
How to Make and Use Concrete Booklet Promotion
A short promotional notice describes using concrete for paths basements fence posts and more. It urges readers to request a free booklet from the Washington Information Bureau and enclose two cents for return postage. The piece touts concrete as a blessing of a progressive age and promises easy recipe like bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Information Bureau
Is Baby Boycott to End War Practical
Women split on the idea of using a baby boycott to end war. Jessie Wallace Hughan offers a practical alternative urging women to refrain from participation in war through relief work and buying bonds.
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Ifre
Omen
Peace Society
Jessie Wallace Hughan
New York
Judge McGannon Murder Trial Opens in Cleveland
The second degree murder trial of Judge William H. McGannon opens amid a crowd that includes politicians and socialites. Prosecutor Baskin says evidence will show McGannon shot Harold Kagy after a quarrel in which the judge was heard to cry about money. Defense attorney Boyd plans 13 witnesses to prove the judge was not present when Kagy was fatally shot.
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Cleveland
William H. McGannon
R. A. Baskin
William H. Boyd
McGannon
John W. Joyce
Kagy
Joyce
Road cost cuts urged for state road program
Gov Cox urged reducing road building estimates by twenty percent after January 1 citing lower material costs as justification. Columbus reports state highway board to consider the recommendation.
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Columbus
State Highway Board
Cox
Admid admits bandit claim in liquor dispute
Albert Farrage, 18, admitted at the general hospital that he held up and robbed a saloon and a gasoline filling station after a dispute over whiskey, saying a negro shot him in the leg. Detectives reported the confession came while he was suffering from the wound.
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Cincinnati
Albert Farrage
General Hospital
Xmas Rush On at . Postoffice
Postmaster E R Lash reports a busy Christmas rush with two windows used to handle outgoing packages. The clerks processed parcels all day and students sent clothes home, signaling a record volume likely higher than previous years. Extra staff are being added to manage the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Lash
Tarentum Plant Closes Leaving 2000 Idle in Pittsburgh
Tarentum Allegheny Steel plant shut down indefinitely last night due to lack of orders. Only a small guard contingent will be retained, leaving about two thousand workers idle today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Alleghancy Steel
Tarentum
Legion defends tax plan for veterans in house bill
The American Legion told the Senate Finance Committee that it will defend the tax plan in the house bill granting adjusted compensation to former servicemen but urges faster passage and opposes delays by Congress.
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Washington
American Legion
House
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Gilbert Bettman
Legion
Deportation bid on Martens faces court fight
Department of labor officials expect to battle the courts over the deportation order for Ludwig C. A. K. Martens Soviet ambassador to the United States. The order labels him an undesirable alien as he is a citizen of the Soviet government that seeks to overthrow the U S government by force.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
United States
Marten
Murder trial opens as Joyce testifies against Judge McGannon
John W. Joyce, recently acquitted in Harold Kagy’s slaying, testified in Cleveland that Judge William H. McGannon warned him to stay silent after the shooting and hinted he would be released. Joyce described drinking before the incident and heard a quarrel and a gunshot near a telephone pole. He could not identify who fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
William H. McGannon
Harold Kagy
John W. Joyce
Joyce
McGannon
John
Kagy
Hogs Reach the Lowest Level in Recent Years
In Cleveland on December 17 the pork market dropped with hogs at 9.18 cents per pound at the stock yards the lowest in years. Retail prices fell several cents this week as receipts of about 4 000 hogs today signaled more declines over the weekend.
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Cleveland
Rail Workers to Hear Board on Conditions January 10
Hearings on working conditions and rules affecting more than two million railroad employees will begin before the United States Railroad Labor Board on January 10, it was announced today in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Huge Pythian Meeting Held Here Thursday
Knights of Pythias gathered from Athens Meigs Gallia and Vinton in the largest regional meeting yet. A thousand members attended a parade to Ewing Hall with special trains from Pomeroy and Middleport, followed by a program at the auditorium and speeches on lodge expansion and benefits.
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Knights of Pythias
Athens
Meigs
Gallia
Vinton
Order
Araders
Union Street
College Street
Mill Street
Court Street
Ewing Hall
Lastro
Nelsonville
Pomeroy
Middleport
Fred E. Brumel
M. Johnson
America
Browning
Middleport Pythian Glee ¢ Club
Hiram R. Wilson
Ohio University
Fred G. Hunker
Middleport Pythian Quartette
Cleveland
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Pomeroy Pythian Mandolin Guitar Club
Bill” Beatty
Toledo
The
Rolls
Glouster
P’s
Federal probe urged next in building graft case
Samuel Untermeyer urged turning over evidence of interference by steel fabricators and iron erectors in structural iron and steel erection to federal officials. He said the materials should go to the United States district attorney and the special grand jury for action as to possible violations of state and interstate law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Untermeyer
Legislative Committee
United States District Attorney
Grand Jury
Harding to Discuss Referendum Plan With Bryan Today
President elect Harding meets with William J Bryan in Marion Ohio to discuss plans for popular referendums on war. Harry M Daugherty is his adviser and potential attorney general. Governor Coolidge doubts plebiscite feasibility while James W Gerard arrives with Armenian relief committee.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Marion
Harding
William J. Bryan
Harry M. Daugherty
Daugherty
Hiram Johnson
Borah
Senate
Washington
Coolidge
Bryan
Iag
Jammes W. Gerard
Germany
Deserter Captain Denies U S Army Flight Charge
Capt John Willars recently arrested on a deserter charge says he told officials of a German plot during the war in which cadets would enter the United States and enlist in the U S Army. He denies the deserter accusation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Willars
U. S
U. S. Army
Willars
Plants Which Make Steel to Close Shortly
Youngstown Ohio reports independent steel plants will be mostly idle from week end to year start due to lack of orders. About 20 000 workers would be affected though blast furnaces may stay open. United States Steel mills in the district are expected to run at about 90 percent capacity.
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Youngstown, CO
United States Steel Corporation
Lynch Fear Grips Independence Over Black Prisoner
Inside Independence the jail is ringed by hundreds of white residents as they push for swift justice for Noble Green cited in the alleged murder of grocer R. W. Wharton. Ralph Mitchell the baker positively identifies Green, a determination that could lead to violence if the mob acts before formal legal proceedings.
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Independence
Kas
Noble Green
R. W. Wharton
Ralph Mitchell
Green
Wharton
Lawmakers to consider broad blue laws for Sunday amusements
Columbus reports sponsors of strict Sabbath observance plan to introduce a comprehensive code of blue laws at the coming legislative session. The measure targets Sunday movies baseball and other amusements to enforce Sunday rest.
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Columbus
General Assembly
Aunded Men Get a Raw Deal in Two States
H H Raege of the American Legion told the House Public Buildings and Grounds Committee that New York and Illinois hospitals profit on wounded soldiers. He said New York receives $2.50 daily per patient while actual costs are 96 cents. Illinois Cook County hospitals reportedly profit about a dollar daily. Surgeon General Cumming supported transferring all wounded to government facilities, citing inadequate federal care.
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Washington, D.C
New York
Tllinois
House Public Buildings and Grounds
H. H. Raege
American Legion
New Yor
Cook County
Illinois
Raege
Cumming
The
Pubic Health Service
Railroad labor board urged after onroad disputes
Railroad owners must meet with representatives of employees to settle disputes on their roads and failing must join with the workers in referring the matter to the United States railroad labor board. The announcement follows differences between employees and management of the Norfolk and Western.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Norfolk and Western
Robbers' Loot Recovered From Mail Box in Dayton
Postal officials report a mail collector found a package containing 16700 Liberty bonds and war savings stamps in a downtown Dayton mailbox. Authorities identify the band as part of loot from robberies at Fayetteville Trenton and Madisonville banks and at Trenton banks last spring.
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Dayton
Fayetteville
Trenton
Madisonville
Madison
Steelmen wage cut across four Wheeling plants in Ohio Valley
In Bellaire Ohio on December 17 a Wheeling Steel corporation decision cuts wages for all laborers from 46 to 38 cents per hour and ends time and a half pay for overtime. The reduction may amount to as much as 1.98 dollars per day for some workers and takes effect immediately.
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Bellaire
Ohio Valley
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Licensing drive prompts drivers to qualify cars and owners
The Chamber of Commerce reports a licensing push with owners asked to verify home, car make, engine details, horsepower and year. Officials warn tags issued after December 23 and that 1921 licenses must be attached by midnight December 31 amid a January 1 rush to enforce the rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wessbeey Creamaation Ee
Chamber of Commerce
Ford
Buick
Ple
Hogs Market Quotations Drop on Buffalo Market
In Buffalo New York on December 16 best hog quotations fell to $9.75 amid a low market today. The report notes that quotes were the lowest seen since November and reflect weakening demand on the Buffalo hog market.
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Buffalo
N. Y
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Milwaukee Women's Peace Society
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