First attack on Lord French shocks Dublin in 1886 style
The attempted ambush on Viscount French near Phoenix Park ended with his car advancing ahead of plan. Martin Savage, a grocer's assistant, died, while authorities hunt a remaining group of six to thirty suspects. Police scramble to identify attackers as Dublin tightens censorship.
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United Press
Dublin
Viscount French
Ireland
Ashtown
Vice Regal Lodge
Phoenix Park
Lord French
Vice Regal
French
Martin Savage
Savage
Bonar Law Defends Peace Terms Amid Irish Attack News
Andrew Bonar Law told a conservative mass meeting in Liverpool that no price is too high for peace with Ireland if a basis for reasonable terms exists. He linked the Dublin attack on Viscount French to Irish agitation and said it would not force Britain to accept self determination, insisting Britain acts by justice, not intimidation.
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Liverpool
Ireland
Andrew Bonar Law
Bonar Law
Viscount French
Dublin
French
Law
Great Britain
Harvard Leaves Today for Pasadena Bow
Harvard football team leaves Cambridge at 2 PM for the Pacific coast to play Oregon in Pasadena on New Year's day. Students plan a big farewell as the Crimson completes its final practice with coaches expressing satisfaction.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
University of Oregon
Pasadena
Pacific Coast
Churches Plan Panerams In Happy Season
Local churches announce Christmas events for next week. First M. E. holds a Sunday school treat at 7 p m Tuesday with a blazing tree and candy for children. Presbyterian and First M. E. plan services Sunday evening and cantata at the First Church on Tuesday. Central Avenue M E issues a Thursday night Christmas program invitation.
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M. E
Presbyterian
First Christ Church
Central Avenue
Publc
Dalfino Masino Arrested After Tulsa Store Robbery
Italian suspect Dalfino Masino was captured after a Warren store robbery. Owners sue for damages claiming $868.10 worth of loot remained unrecovered while Masino offered a peculiar reply about changing a letter in his name.
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Tulsa
Okla
Dalfino Masino
Warren
Masino
Buford Ready to Sail With Deportation Group
The Amerian transport Buford lay at South Brooklyn with steam up and two hours to sail for a deportation voyage. It is expected to carry over 300 detainees including Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, along with 350 more from the East and West, while Ellis Island imposes strict censorship on reporters.
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New York
Buford
Brooklyn
Russia
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Hartford
Conn
New England
Pennsyyvania
West Virginia
Ellis Island
Senate committee backs Knox amendments on peace with Germany
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a party line 7 to 3 vote, approved a favorable report on Knox amendments seeking peace with Germany. The measures urge repeal of the 1917 war declaration, protect American material interests, and affirm U S cooperation with European allies to maintain world peace. Senator Lodge aims to report at once and expects favorable action on ratifying treaty portions except for the league covenant, while others push for reservations or the full treaty.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Germany
Lodge
Senate
Congress
League of Nations
Knox
Hitchcock
Thomas
Colorado
Christmas help for Sugar Creek children request
Rev Rhibrand the Sugar Creek church pastor at 17 Curran Drive can connect donors with local children in need. Call 764 to offer assistance and become the middle man for Christmas gifts.
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Sugar Creek
Ecuador Forms Weather Service With Agricultural School
The government establishes a weather service in connection with its agricultural school to support farming planning. The move aims to improve routine climate data access for farmers and researchers across the region.
Shortage of coal cars hits Hocking field amid weather delay
Washington warned thousands of open top flats were scattered nationwide during the coal strike. With miners back in the central field, car shortages persist as bad weather delays returns to Ohio Indiana and Illinois. Nelsonville’s New York Coal Co reports twenty idle southeastern mines and limited runs across K M side mines.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Hocking
Columbus
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Central Field
New York Coal Company
Nelsonville
Millfield
Glouster
Bailey Run
Chauncey
Sugar Creek
Beaumont
Canaanville
Good Housekeeping Magazine At Athens Book and News
The Athens Book and News Company lists Good Housekeeping magazine now on sale, signaling a new issue arrival and available copies for readers at the shop.
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Good Housekeeping
Athens Book and News Company
Ohio civil service to hold highway staff exams
The state civil service commission will hold exams for highway superintendents foremen and inspectors on January 20 23 27 and 28 in 15 cities. Pay ranges rise by one dollar per day with superintendents earning 4.50 to 6 foremen 4 to 5 and inspectors 4 to 6. County auditors will receive application blanks. Hundreds of helpers are needed due to large road improvement funds available next year.
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Columbus
State Civil Service Commission
Cleveland
Toledo
Mansfield
Dayton
Youngstown
Cincinnati
Lima
Canton
Portsmouth
Marietta
Logan
Steubenville
Zanesville
Pomeroy
Chillicothe
Berger Wins Wisconsin Special Election To Return To Congress
Victor L. Berger, socialist, defeats fusion candidate Henry Bodenstad by 4,806 votes to reclaim the fifth district seat in a special election. Berger tallies 24,367 to 19,561, well ahead of his 1918 vote of 17,822. He hails the victory as a sign of renewed democracy as Governor Philip contemplates a second seating dispute.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Victor L. Berger
Washington
Congress
Berger
Henry Bodenstad
Fusion
Philip
Anover
Concres
Derger
Amesville Cold Snap Sets New Morning Records
Jack Frost struck Amesville with eight degrees below zero at 7 AM and six below at Richland Avenue by Mrs. Creamer. By 10 AM the reading rose to ten above in Amesville, colder than any time last winter according to the government register and local observations.
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Jack Frost
Amesville
Athens
Gibson
Government
Charles Creamer
Richland Avenue
House Committee Moves To Fight Violent Radicalism
Washington reports drastic legislation to combat all forms of violent radicalism in the country. The house judiciary committee will draft the bill. Representative Husted of New York, chair of the radicalism subcommittee, introduced the tentative measure today.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Representative Husted
New York
Judiciary
Detzer Defense Claims Frame Up Of Cruelty Charges
The defense for Captain Karl W. Detzer, in charge of the department of criminal investigation at Le Mans, France, argues Monday that the cruelty charges are framed by enlisted men and seeks to prove they were framed.
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New York
Karl W. Detzer
Department of Criminal Investigation
LeMans
France
Niners Plan to Nationalize the Coal Mines
Washington December report cites Labor Department review detailing United Mine Workers President Hayes advocating nationalization of coal mines. The piece outlines aims for a six hour day five days weekly wage gains and democratic government control, plus collective bargaining rights and price stability under nationalization.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
America
Labor Department
Hayes
Indianapolis
Mr. Hayes
Federal Fuel Administration
Oh Boy See Our Airguns
Carpenters Hardware promotes a selection of airguns with emphasis on novelty and affordability for hobbyists and shoppers. The ad highlights in-store displays and potential discounts during a seasonal sale.
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Carpenter’s Hardware
Railroad Men Press President for Wage Increase
Officials of railroad shop unions asked Rail Director Hines again to raise wages. They had withdrawn demands last summer when Hines, under President Wilson, granted a small increase with the understanding that living costs would drop within ninety days. More than ninety days have passed and costs have not fallen.
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Washington
Hines
Wilson
Federal Trade Board to Press Clayton Case Against Packers
The Federal Trade Commission plans civil actions under the Clayton act to dissolve the meat packers trust, pursuing immediate dissolution rather than waiting two years for earlier Justice Department compromise. A letter to President Wilson signals readiness to act regardless of the Justice Department agreement.
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Don Chamberlain
United Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice
Justice Department
Commission
Wilson
Murdock
Thom
Culver
Palmer
Packers
Beaumont Man Taken To Hospital For Mastoiditis
J. B. Hasberger of Beaumont was brought to Copeland hospital yesterday with mastoiditis. Doctors expect no operation today at the hospital.
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J. B. Hasberger
Beaumont
Copeland Hospital
Sugar Board Powers Extended and Licensing Ended in 1920
The House sent to the president a bill extending the sugar equalization board’s powers through 1920 and accepted a Senate amendment ending licensing for producers and large users on July 1, 1920. Louisiana growers won a concession to avoid new control on their next beet crop, and Senator Gay warned against singled out government control in an eleventh hour attack.
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Washington
House
Sugar Equalization Board
Senate
Louisiana
Gay
McNary
Clemenceau to Step Down as Premier Within Two Months
London reports indicate French Premier Clemenceau plans retirement from the premiership within two months and possibly to accept the presidency. Sources say he would not be a figurehead and would direct government affairs through the cabinet with Lloyd George and Scialola present in the London conference.
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London
Clemenceau
France
Lloyd George
Scialola
Shortest Day of the Year Noted
Tomorrow is December 21 the shortest day of the year with nine hours fifteen minutes of daylight. The sun rises at 7 15 and sets at 4 36. Students and children are on Christmas vacation and Monday will be about as short.
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Altho
Lawton Woman Faces Trial Over Maude Tabor Death
Mrs. Sarah Tabor, 76, may stand trial in the Maude Tabor case after prosecutor G. E. Warner announced evidence points to an illegal operation by unknown persons. The coroner's inquest heard the 46-year-old trunk victim died from the operation. Mrs. Tabor defended herself with calm while authorities pressed her story of natural death and a basement straw burial were part of a pact. The room erupted in laughter except during a solemn moment when Maude spoke her mother’s name.
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Lawton
Mich
Sarah Tabor
Maude
G. E. Warner
Maude Tabor
Perfect Baby Kidnapping Tale Nets National Attention
Arthur B. Reeve reports to Prosecutor Gaskill details a San Francisco couple hiring a Hammonton duo to abduct Billy Danzey. A staged body near the Danzey home and a Florida kidnapping attempt followed nationwide concern, with a relative of Hercules Danzey Jr. implicated in the scheme.
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Hammonton
N. J
Billy Danzey
San Francisco
Atlantic City
Arthur B. Reeve
Danzey
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Cleveland
Reeve
Pittsburg
Gaskill
New Jersey
Hercules Danzey Jr
Billy
Pacific Coast
Florida
State Medical College of New
Sixteen Die As Maine Train Wreck Shocks Region
Reports from the Onawa Maine wreck say sixteen people were killed or burned to death when a freight collided with a special train. Eight passengers and four trainmen on the special perished as the freight ploughed through the locomotive and first car. A relief train with doctors and nurses was sent from St Johns to aid the injured.
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Montreal
Que
Pacific
Onawa
Maine
St. Johns
Cotton ginned to December 13 shows drop from 1918
The census bureau reported total cotton ginned by December 13 was 9,402,520 running bales, down from 10,281,139 bales ginned by the same date in 1918.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Weather Outlook for Ohio and Great Lakes Region
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions through Tuesday then unsettled weather with possible rain or snow. Temperatures expected to stay near normal across the Ohio Valley and Tennessee region and the Great Lakes.
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Washington
Ohio
Valley
Tennessee
Great Lakes
Public debate over Cummins bill and sugar control drive
Washington December 20 The Senate prepared final action on the Cummins railroad bill and the sugar control measure to clear the way for Christmas recess. Senators planned votes at 11 30 on sugar control and 3 p m on Cummins. The bills differ on consolidation of railroad interests and the power of a transportation board, with the Cummins act creating a powerful board potentially curbing strikes.
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Washington
Samate
Cummins
Capitol
Wilson
Congress
Senate
House
Eschmens
Les Vaene
Transportation Board of
Webers
Presid
Rai
Auto tester escapes trio of bandits after chase
King, tester for an automobile company in Cleveland Q, narrowly escaped when three armed bandits attempted to stop him. They fired at his car, riddling it with bullets, but his higher powered vehicle allowed him to escape the pursuing trio.
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Cleveland
King
Weak School Aid Dispatched to Ohio Districts
Editor Donahey distributed funds among 268 weak school districts in Ohio. State law requires money to be drawn from state issues if districts fail to be self-supporting.
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Columbus
Donahey
Ohio
Preacher to Wrestle Parishioners in St Johns Ep Church Bout
Rev Angus Clephan arrived from the West to St Johns Ep church and plans a public wrestling bout to meet his flock. Charley Slater, known for strength, will oppose him at the Westside Mews Community Club on Monday night. Free admission, crowd expected. betting reportedly favors Slater.
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Columbus
Angus Clephan
St. John’s Epi Church
Charley Slater
Westside Mews
Parsons
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