Emergency tariff bill on agricultural imports proposed by House committee
The House Ways and Means Committee began shaping an emergency tariff bill today to curb imports for a year. The measure targets wheat cattle frozen meat beans peanuts soybeans wool and sheep with a prohibitive rate likely to virtually ban imports. Strong support in both parties aims to relieve producer surplus stock by creating a protected domestic market.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fordney
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee
Senate
United States
House Committee
Tax receipts posted December 15 total 232 trillion dollars
Washington reported December 15 tax receipts totaling 232,143,880,338 in the daily treasury statement. Secretary Houston had projected 650 million dollars due as the fourth installment of income and excess profits tax.
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Washington
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Houston
Funeral Monday for Mrs C M Conant at Christian Church
Funeral services for Mrs C M Conant will be held Monday afternoon at one o clock at the Christian church conducted by Rev E D Murch. Interment will follow in West Union Street Cemetery.
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C. M. Conant
Christian Church
E. D. Murch
West Union Street
What’s the Matter With the Darn Thing Now
The government offers a free bulletin of practical hints for gas engine care, aimed at nonexperts and motor-minded readers. It documents common troubles and simple fixes, distributed through the Washington Information Bureau to help citizens who rely on machines.
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United States
Washington Information Bureau
Shearer torpedo boat launched for coast defense
The U S navy secretly built a one man torpedo craft at City Island New York launched for coast defense. The fifty eight foot motor boat with 600 horsepower can reach twenty two knots and fires a 21 inch torpedo carrying 600 pounds of TNT from the bow. Inventor W M Shearer planned mass production with costs around 40000 dollars per boat.
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U. S. Navy
City Island Shipyards
New York
U. S
W. M. Shearer
Allies Plan to Withdraw Ambassadors from Athens
Great Britain and France will, with Italy, withdraw their ambassadors from Athens leaving only charge d affaires to handle interests. Italy must endorse. The move, aimed at opposing King Constantine restoration, would lower Greece’s status among major powers.
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Paris
Great Britain
France
Italy
Athens
Greece
Constantine
Miners Union Election Shows Conservative Victory
Scattered returns from many states indicate the conservative element won the national election of the United Mine Workers of America. John L. Lewis faces unspecified challenger Robert H. Haman while Alexander Howatt and Harlan contest Philip Murray. William Green was re-elected as secretary treasurer.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Ellis Searles
United Mine Workers Journal
Searles
John L. Lewis
Robert H. Haman
Washington State
Alexander Howatt
Kansas
Harlan
Philip Murray
William Green
The
Union
Harlan Claims UMWA Presidency With Big Lead
Robert Harlan of Seattle says he won the United Mine Workers of America presidency by more than 20 000 votes, a claim echoed by district No 10 officers in Seattle.
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Harlan
Seattle
Wash
Robert Harlan
United Mine Workers of America
Masons in Amesville Hold Regular Communication
Regular communication of Amesville 4edge No. 278 on Saturday December 25 at 1 PM with work in E A F C and M M degrees. Oysters served from 5:30 to 7 PM. Officers listed H H Henry and R V King note secretary.
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Masons
Amesville
E. A
F. C
M. M
H. H. Henry
Bomb shock triggers Chicago janitors strike
A bomb shattered windows in an apartment building as Chicago janitors began a strike. William Quesse of the union called a general walkout of 100 buildings starting January 1 against one real estate firm for alleged unfair treatment. Real estate men see the strike as bluffing.
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Chicago
William Quesse
Janitors’ Union
Quesse
Senate trims maternity bill to teach only hygiene
The Senate voted to remove actual medical and nursing care provisions from the Sheppard-Towner maternity bill. Senator Hoke Smith argued the eliminated care section was socialistic and helped cut the annual federal appropriation from 4 480 000 to 1 480 000 dollars after 1926.
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Washington
Senate
Sheppard-Towner
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Auto men organize for pushing roads in Ohio
The Ohio good roads board outlines its legislative program and completes its organization. Executive committee chaired by Raymond Beck of Akron leads 275 auto owners from 55 cities, including Howard C. Allen Washington D. C. and D W Armstrong Zanesville among others, in the new transport group.
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Columbus
Ohio Good Roads Board
Raymond Beck
Akron
Howard C. Allen
Washington, D. H
D. W. Armstrong
Zanesville
M. J. McCormick
Toledo
W. A. Stinchcomb
Cleveland
Special Conclave Attends Hartley Funeral in Nelsonville
Athens Commandery No. 15 K T convenes Sunday at noon for William E Hartley funeral in Nelsonville. Transportation by automobile. Charles E Cameron commander. Jas A Palmer recorder.
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Athens Commandery No. 15
K. T
William E. Hartley
Nelsonville
Charles E. Cameron
Jas. A. Palmer
Goodyear Company Receiver Ship Sought by Stockholder
Frank S. Monnett, a 45 share holder of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co, filed suit in Columbus seeking a receiver for the Akron based firm. He alleges directors diverted company funds and operated for personal gain through the Goodyear Investment Company.
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Columbus
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Frank S. Monnett
Monnett
Goodyear Investment Company
Germany urged to stabilize budget at inter Allied talks
Brussels reports indicate most Allied delegates see Europe’s economy as key to easing postwar tensions. Dr Giannini says goods on credit aid restoration. Germany proposed a fund to pay contractors and workers in France and Belgium. US likely to be drawn into financing.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Brussels
Europe
inter-Allied Financial Conference
Germany
F. Giannini
France
Belgium
United States
Order Restored Throughout Austria Says Official
Prague dispatch reports order has been completely restored throughout Austria per official announcement. Even the Communist press is advising resumption of work.
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Prague
Austria
Drunken 88-year-old Mary Rubin dies from stove burns
Cleveland police report Mrs. Mary Rubin an 88 year old woman died from burns after she upset and fell on a stove in her home. Authorities note she had been drinking raisin jack and had recently been released from jail for violating prohibition laws.
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Cleveland, CO
Mary Rubin
Burns
Harding would dodge league of nations, Reed says
President elect Harding would be breaking faith with Americans by joining a league with a superior governing body. Senator James A Reed of Missouri, a Democratic irreconcilable, suggested a nation association for conferences to clarify disputes might help prevent war. Reed said the referendum on war is impracticable and noted no details of the conference with Mrs Susan A Radley.
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Marion
Harding
League of Nations
James A. Reed
Missouri
Association of Nations
Reed
Susan A. Radley
National Committee On
Harding forms growing plan for world peace at Marion talks
President-elect Harding probes ideas with leading minds in Marion Ohio to shape a future association of nations. He plans to refine a general concept through diverse input from figures like Bryan, Senator Fall, Senator Reed, Nicholas Murray Butler and others.
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Marion
Association of Nations
Harding
Bryan
Fall
James Reed
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
New
Indiana
Retail food prices fall 2.5 percent in November
Washington reports November retail prices for key foods dropped 2.5 percent, with meat and staple reductions driving a 12 percent cut in pork chops and rice, and smaller decreases in corn meal onions navy beans sugar and more. The year ending November shows a 1 percent rise overall.
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Washington
Labor Department
Explosion at Cleveland home blamed on cider barrel
A powerful blast rocked Francis Corbett’s Cleveland residence and police found no bomb, attributing the damage to a barrel of hard cider.
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Cleveland
Francis Corbett
Informer Killed in Snow Storm Interurban Crash
In Canton Ohio during a midnight blizzard an Stark electric interurban car collided with a car carrying two city detectives and two foreigners. John Schiopota, 31, was killed and Daniel Rotham along with Detectives Otto Hamm and A Wedeman were seriously injured. The party was en route to raid a still with Schiopota as informer.
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Canton
John Schippola
Daniel Rotham
Otto Hamm
A. Wedeman
Schiopota
Federal International banking company to begin operations
New Orleans announces that the Federal International banking company will start January 7 with a 25 percent cash payment on 7 million subscribed stock. The capital rises to 10 million, with a planned 3 million additional sale before January 7, equipping initial lending power near 100 million under the Edge law. New Orleans serves as headquarters.
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New Orleans
Federal International Banking Company
Permanent Organization Committee
Armed clashes flare across Ireland injure and kill
Reports from Ireland describe night and day clashes involving armed forces with multiple casualties. A Sinn Fein ambush near Mitchelstown killed two soldiers and wounded four. seventy two Sinn Fein attackers hit Foulks Mills barracks in Wexford. Constable Shannon was killed and two policemen wounded near Swanlinson. Dublin Castle announces seizure of a Sinn Fein ammunition store in Templemore.
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Dublin
Ireland
Sinn
IMEIRA S MESSAGE FROM SANTA CLAUS
Harold D Jacobs describes a Santa Claus office in New York with crowds of families visiting a central circus display powered by electricity. He notes dolls for girls and a wide range of gifts for boys including wireless telegraph outfits movie gear planes electric railways and building materials. He jokes Santa must hire many helpers to deliver everything.
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Santa Claus
Santa Clau
Harding to Name Him as Physician
Dr. Charles E. Sawyer of M. D., a close personal friend and neighbor of President elect Harding for many years, is to continue as Harding's personal physician after the new chief executive takes office.
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Charles E. Sawyer
M. D
Sident-Elect
Harding
Cupid Drives Wave of Marriages at Probate Court
The probate court reports a surge in marriages this year with 419 couples applying for licenses before Judge H. T. Phillips, surpassing 388 last year and 306 in 1918. Many applicants struggle to write names, some wed young, others at advanced ages, and six couples entered with five licenses issued while one pair lacked parental consent. Licensees include Lawrence Barrows and Virgie Shannon, Rev. Johnson and Raleigh Robinson with Pearl Reynolds, Francis Potter and Ruth Klineenberg, Rev. C Lloyd Strecker and John Dillinger miner with Bessie Hubler, and Rev. Strecker with Otis Triplet and Mabel Rosser.
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Probate Court
Dan Cupid
Cupid
H. T. Phillips
God of Love
Lawrence Barrows
Virgie Shannon
Nelsonville
Johnson
Raleigh Robinson
Farmer
Pearl Reynolds
Guysville
Francis Potter
Akron
Ruth Klineenberg
Atheny
C. Lloyd Strecker
John Dillinger Miner
Bessie Hubler
Athens
Otis Triplet
Miner
Mabel Rosser
Cobb Signs Up New York Tigers Manager
Ty Cobb signed a one year contract to manage the Detroit Tigers, ending the day in New York. The move names Cobb as field leader for the 1911 season.
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Cobb
New York
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Jewelery salesman robbed on train near Columbus
Alvin Bernstein of Chicago reported a jewelry sample case worth 20,000 dollars was robbed on a train en route to Columbus. The case held 45 diamond rings and forty unset diamonds. Detectives searched the arriving train but found no trace of the thief.
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Columbus, CO
Alvin Bernstein
Chicago
Bernstein
Firestone Beats Western Reserve in Akron Basketball
Firestone won at Akron with a 21 to 10 basketball victory over Western Reserve on Friday. Degs starred for Firestone in a decisive showing at home.
New York Battles Crime Wave Amid Shootings and Calls for Action
Amid a continuing crime wave in New York, a auto shop owner Carl Tidemann was fatally wounded by a highwayman. Mayor Hylan urged precautions, calling for armed citizens, locked doors, and police vigilance. Governor Smith received a factory group request for protection, while police hunted bandits tied to multiple attacks including a hotel assault and the Harlem shooting.
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New York
Carl Tidemann
Hylan Ae
Bank Messer
Republican
Clay
James G. Wentz
Hyland
J Rosalaky
Smith
Sik Manufacturers’ Association
Edwin W. Andrews
Hotel Astor
Harlem
Lucile Brooks
John Ka
Nicholas Larsch
Michael c Me
Thomas W. Magera
Central Park
Home Rule Bill To Be Referred Next Week
London December 18 the Home Rule bill was to be presented to the House for result next week with supporters awaiting decisive action and debates scheduled in the lower chamber.
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London
Van Wert Fatal Shootout Ties Two County Men
At Van Wert a quarrel over loading corn led to a shooting injury. De Camp, 58, of York township, died after being wounded three times. Lambe, 68, a Mercer county farmer, is in custody facing charges. Officials say the men argued over corn from a field, triggering the fatal confrontation.
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de Camp
York Township
Mer
Lambe
Farmer
Mercer County
Cials
Neely to testify in murder case involving Harold Kagy
In Cleveland a county grand jury is expected to indict Harold Kagy's killer after Miss May B. Neely testifies in the case against McGannon. Prosecutor Baskin says Neely’s testimony is the strongest point and she is closely guarded. The defense cites John W Joyce’s acquittal and his inability to name the shooter.
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Cleveland
Dec
Baskin
John W. Joyce
Kagy
McGannon
Mrs Friedman Sues Secor Hotel For $2340 Loss
Mrs. Adamy B. Friedman wife of Ted Lewin a Greenwich Village Follies jazz king sues the Secor Hotel Company for 2340 to cover clothing and jewel theft from a room on October 1. One of the stolen items was a pair of silk p...
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Bad Toledo
Adamy B. Friedman
Ted Lewin
Greenwich Village Follies
Secor Hotel Company
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