Deportation of Reds From New York Port Forecast
Immigation officials forecast deportation of more than two thousand undesirable aliens including 400 more from New York within a week. About sixty Russians on the Buford have families in America and will be joined by relatives. many others remain in Detroit and western cities. The Buford, with 249 anarchists, sails toward Helsingfors Finland as authorities plan a broad relocation.
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New York
Buford
America
Detroit
Francis P. Garvan
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Hartford
Conn
Helsingfors
Finland
Russia
Sugar Exports Top One Billion Pounds As Imports Rise
A Commerce Department report shows over 1.25 billion pounds of sugar worth about 97 million dollars were exported from the United States in ten months, mainly to the United Kingdom and France, while imports rose to over 8.25 billion pounds valued at 481 million dollars. The export surge outpaced last year by 339 percent, prompting officials to note the strain on American housewives seeking sugar.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
United Kingdom
France
Lloyd George outlines home rule plan for Ireland
London reporting on December 23 notes enthusiastic reception of Lloyd George's Ireland home rule scheme in the House of Commons. The plan envisions two parliaments with a shared imperial link and a national assembly funded by each region, overseen by a viceroy, aiming to ease Ulster and southern Irish tensions without severing unity.
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United Press
London
London Press Today
Lloyd George
Ireland
House of Commons
Ulster
South Tree
Ued George
Telegraph
Daily Mail
Chronicle
The
Times
Commons
Davis
United States
Erin
Britain
Great Britain
America
Viscount French
Dublin
Moonshiners Busted in Summit County Raid
Ten alleged moonshiners were arrested at Steele's Corners near Akron Ohio after a posse of sheriffs and federal agents seized ten working stills and several hundred gallons of mash and whiskey. Officials say the men confessed to supplying Cleveland and Akron bootleggers with a large shipment.
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Akron
Steele’s Corners
Here
Summit County
Cleveland
Athens water works dept praised for efficiency
Inspector Moriarity of the auditor's office announced the Athens water works department is in splendid financial and operational condition after a week long investigation of the local aqua para dispensary. He said expenses are low with no surplus payroll and the department operates efficiently. A full report will be filed with the auditor and copies delivered to the mayor, service department, city auditor and city solicitor within ten days.
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Athens
Moriarity
Auditor of State
Aqua Para
Eee
Mayor
Service Department
City Auditor
City Solicitor
Woodworth
Council
H. Maxwell
Penedel
Black
Cheep
Sam Warren Jr
Loring Connett
J. C. Jennings
R. M. Patterson
J. A. Jones
C. M. Gill
Gill
L. Roberts
Roberts
Regular meeting notice from B P O E
WISN TO HAVE TURKEY FOR Hla XMAS DINNER President Wilson can have turkey for Christmas dinner and almost any trimmin's he desires Dr Grayson said today The president will dine in his room with one or two guests and meals may be shared with policemen and Mrs Wilson will send turkeys to humble homes
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Washington
Wilson
Grayson
Altho Wilson
Former London policeman resigns to pursue army rank
Herbert Shiner once a London constable rose to Brigadier General earning the PD 8 O and M C and has finally resigned from the police to take a permanent army rank.
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London
Herbert Shiner
Police
Army
Candy event for Athens children on Christmas morning
Children of Athens invited to Hull Foster Jr. at Depot Street near Union Station on Christmas morning from 8 to 10 oclock for free candy and oranges. Foster has long carried on the tradition, with Harry Cromley packaging the sweets for distribution.
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Athens
Hull Foster Jr
Depot Street
Union Station
Mr. Foster
Harry Cromley
Cook Briber Tried to Free Cook for Christmas
Almierindo Porfiro offered 2,000,000 dollars for the release of his cook after an arrest on a disorderly charge. The court set a 500 dollar bail and released her in time to cook Christmas dinner, concluding the matter.
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New York
Almierindo Porfiro
Hapgood and notable passengers arrive in New York from Europe
Norman Hapgood United States minister to Denmark arrived on the Frederick VIII after discussions with reporters about labor and politics. Baroness Lillian May Von Sternberg former ambassador's widow, arrived penniless and seeks to recover property seized under the alien enemy act. Baroness DeMorenschildt and Mrs. DeMorenschildt meet William McAdoo. John R Ramsay reports Berlin misery with daily robberies amid coal shortages.
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New York
Norman Hapgood
United States
Denmark
America
Russia
Louisville
Baron von Sternberg
Heidelberg
Marie DeMorenschildt
Nona McAdoo
William McAdoo
Petrograd
DeMorenschildt
Berlin
John R. Ramsay
Milwaukee
Mason's Attention Regular Lodge Meeting A F A M
Paramathea Lodge No. 25 of the Free Masons will hold a regular meeting Tuesday evening December 23 at 7 oclock. Third degree. W M J L Duncan and secretary J A Palmer will attend.
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Mason’s Attention
Paramathea Lodge
No. 25
Thieves Swap Car Theft For Sugar Heist In Cleveland Garage
In Cleveland thieves broke into Dell Amor's garage seeking a car. They fled after discovering a 200 pound sack of sugar and stealing it instead.
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Cleveland
Dell Amor
Allies press Germany to sign protocol before talks
Paris dispatch says the allies delivered a final note to Kurt Von Lersner insisting Germany sign the protocol first and allow modifications after. Von Lersner told Paul Durasta that direct instructions from Berlin are needed and that he and all German experts will return to Berlin tonight, with a German representative remaining in Paris. He said the move does not imply a rupture in negotiations.
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Paris
Kurt von Lersner
Germany
von Lersner
Paul Durasta
Berlin
New on Trial in Los Angeles for Killing Frieda Lesser
Harry B New on trial for the death of Frieda Lesser. Defense cites witnesses who describe him as queer and insane at the time of the shooting. Depositions from Laura Porter and others detail New as Nutty New among boyhood friends and expose his boisterous swearing with women and isolated crying. He says he is the son of Sen Harry S New and a Indianapolis woman aiding his case. Alleged confessions claim the killing followed Lesser seeking a criminal operation to avoid childbirth.
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Harry
New
Frieda Lesser
Laura Porter
Indianapolis
Oklahoma City
United States
Harry 8. New
Indiana
Berger
Miss Lesser
Gillett Test Results Show Strong Dairy Records
The best cow produced 22.6 pounds of fat, 468.5 pounds of milk with an average 3.86 in seven days. The second cow yielded 18.66 pounds of fat, 4163 pounds of milk and an average of 3.59 in seven days.
Army crime wave in Le Mans district cited in Detzer case
Lieut. Col. Max A. Elser testified in defense of Carl W. Detzer on brutality charges toward soldier prisoners in France. He described a postwar crime surge among American troops, especially in the Le Mans area where Detzer led the 308th military police. He named a “river gang” of eight Americans and ten French-linked criminals.
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Max A. Elser
Carl W. Detzer
France
LeMans
Detzer
308Th
Elser
San Francisco
Quartermaster’s Corps
Edward G. Hoffman
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ready to Serve Charge Struck in Lima Gas Case
The Ohio supreme court invalidated the Public Utilities Commission ruling allowing Lina Natural Gas Company to bill a thirty five cent ready to serve charge at Lima. The decision centers on state utility regulation and customer pricing.
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Columbus, O
Ohio Supreme Court
State Public Utilities Commission
Lina Natural Gas Company
Lima
Community urged to donate toys for county Children's Home
Citizens and older folks are asked to contribute toys and goods for the county Children's Home. Police Chief Porter says donations will be received at the office through Wednesday night Christmas Eve.
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Porter
Labor gives hope for lower costs in February
Washington reports the Labor Department statistic bureau expects a decline in living costs next February as dairy cows produce more milk and improve butter and cheese quality while hens lay more eggs. The outlook hinges on seasonal increases in farm output and supply.
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
Wilson
Department of Labor
Statistical Bureau
Athens Legion Forms Ohio's First American Legion Band
The Athens American Legion forms the first legion band in Ohio with nearly twenty pieces. William Junod, long time army band leader, directs the group and expects high standards as spring approaches.
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Athens Legion
Athens
American Legion
Ohio
Moorhead
State Legion
William Junod
Mickey Dugan Seizes Tickets at 51st Street Police Station
Mickey Dugan went to the 51st Street police station and demanded tickets for his gang to the department's Christmas celebration. All tickets were gone. He locked a captain lieutenant and thirty men in until a locksmith freed them.
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Mickey
New York
Mickey Dugan
51St Street
Leutenant
SIMS REFUSES MEDAL OVER NAVAL AWARD CONTROVERSY
Admiral Sims declines a Distinguished Service Medal citing injustice in medal awards. The dispute centers on Secretary Daniels allegedly ignoring high officers' recommendations. Representative Lufkin plans a congressional probe to obtain a full report on naval medal awarding.
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Daniels
Kiaral Bima
Sim
Sims
Senator Page
Vermont
Naval Affairs Committee
Lufkin
Massachusetts
Congress
House Naval Affairs Committee
Department
Admiral Sims
Daniela
Pardon Granted to Life Prisoner Amiziah Webb at Ohio Penitentiary
Governor Cox pardons Amiziah Webb, 659, serving a life term for the 10 year old Portsmouth case. Webb killed his sister in law during a dispute over arrest of his brother. He has been a trusty inmate for seven and a half years and was released due to illness of his mother and clemency.
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Columbus
Cox
Amiziah Webb
Ohio Penitentiary
Webb
Portsmouth
Howatt Ends Strike and Liberty Granted
Indianapolis wire reports Alexander Howatt president of the Kansas district of the United Mine Workers agreed to call off the strike and to order miners back to work. He was released from jail after pressures from William Green and mine workers' leaders. A hearing before Judge Anderson will occur next Monday on alleged Lever Act violations.
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Indianapolis
Alexander Howatt
Kansas
United Mine War
Anderson
Att
Agai Howatt
Howatt
William Green
Mine Workers’ Union
British Forces Repulse Waziri Attack on Afghan Front
Delayed dispatches report fierce fighting along the Indian frontier of Afghanistan on Wednesday and Thursday. Thousands of Waziri Mashad tribesmen attacked British troops but were repulsed with heavy losses. British casualties were eighty.
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London
Ohio man fined for Sunday movie showing
Ohio Supreme Court refused to hear Harry W. Kress of Piqua challenging Miami county court action convicting him of displaying a movie on Sunday. He was fined 100 dollars and costs.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Harry W. Kress
Piqua
Miami County
Man Found Dead By Muskingum River Mortal Lie Frozen
Autopsy on Wilbur Sedgewick found Monday morning by the Muskingum riverbank near Marietta shows death caused by freezing. The widow of the deceased had the body transported to Martins Ferry.
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Marietta
Wilbur Sedgewick
Muskingum River
Martins Ferry
British occupy Baku and Batum to deter Turkish raids
A Moscow wireless dispatch says British forces hold Baku and Batum to block Turkish raid efforts in the Caucasus. It also reports Bolshevik troops occupying Konstantinograd at the center of General Deniken's front.
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London
Moscow
Baku
Batum
Caucasus
Konstantinograd
Deniken
Montreal chosen as AFL convention city for 1920s
Frank Morrison secretary of the American Federation of Labor informs labor circles that Montreal has been selected to host the federation's convention in the 1920s. The announcement marks Montreal as the meeting site for upcoming AFL gatherings.
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Montreal
Que
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
University of Chicago Baseball Team Plans Japan Tour
The University of Chicago baseball team will travel to Japan next summer following previous Orient tours in 1910 and 1915. The trip is part of a planned threefold series.
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Orient Chicago
University of Chicago
Japan
Orient
Grand jury probes coal mining conditions and Howatt case
Indianapolis reports a federal grand jury inquiry into coal mining conditions may implicate Alexander Howatt head of Kansas miners. Howatt is held without bond after contempt findings and did not comment on charges as actions tied to enforcing an order for miners to return to work are examined by the Kansas grand jury reporters say. Dan W. St. assistant district attorney is noted in the proceedings.
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Indianapolis
Alexander Howatt
Kansas
Authty
Howatt
Coar
Poole
Anderson
Ergy H
Dan W
Strike at Kansas coal mines cited in district report
Fragmentary notes describe a miners strike with 250 workers in Kansas and 160 mines in How district. Alexander Howatt was held in Indianapolis and cited in Canton court as part of state organization disputes.
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Kansas
Alexander Howatt
Indianapolis
Canton Court
How District
Railroad wage talks postponed amid wartime strike threat
Washington December 23 A threatened strike of 300000 rail workers looms as wage conference talks between shopmen and the administration are postponed until after New Year. The delay signals federal control of the lines may continue as Congress shapes living cost measures. Jewel leader of the railroad union says there will be no immediate action.
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Washington
Sés Mathematia
Tor Hines
Depa Justice
Uary
Jewell
Akron bank robbery reported. $15000 stolen from South Akron branch
An untitled Akron report says a bank robbery at the South Akron branch of the Commercial Savings and Trust Company netted about $15,000. The clerk says two bandits confronted him on the way to the bank and he fired two shots. passersby dispute some details.
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Akron
South Akron
Commercial Savings and Trust Company
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