Germany faces London conference with cautious optimism
German observers say Berlin hopes for constructive terms at the London reparations conference opening March 1. Foreign Minister Walter Simons warned that rejecting Paris decisions could trigger moves to break up the empire, while residents vow to defend the constitution against outside attack. Germany also denied French reports of troop withdrawals along the Rhine, noting 24,383 colonial troops remain on duty.
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Germany
Great Britain
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London
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Rhine
Foreign Office
Madagascar
Lowden Declines Navy Secretary Post in Harding Cabinet
Illinois Governor Frank C. Lowden said he could not be considered for Secretary of the Navy, leaving a cabinet vacancy for President-elect Harding. He cited personal affairs making public service impossible and removed himself from diplomatic appointment possibilities.
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St. Augustine
Mia
Harding
Frank C. Lowden
Illinois
Lowden
Texans Trigger Stormy House Session With Outcry
A rowdy House session erupted Thursday as Representative Sumners of Texas, emerging from a sick bed, attacked his colleague Representative Hlanton. The uproar featured cat-calls and shouted phrases including the word lar, with strong backing from fellow Texans.
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Washington
Sumners
Texas
Hlanton
Pleads for Stronger Defense in Washington
Representative Miler of Washington urged the House on Thursday to bolster coastal defenses along the Pacific coast amid the growing war threat between the United States and Japan. The appeal highlighted national security and preparedness measures.
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United States
Japan
House
Representative Miler
State of Washington
Pool hall robbed by masked bandits in Sheridan
Bandits entered a pool hall near a winning camp and held up staff taking cash from a register and a safe. The theft occurred between a thousand and two thousand dollars was stolen by masked attackers who escaped with money and valuables.
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Wycee
Diets
Ap Elplicentien
Robbers Make Rich Haul in Toledo Post Office Mall
Police say burglars struck the post office mall in Toledo early Thursday taking a large cash haul. Authorities estimate the theft at up to half a million dollars with a substantial portion in currency.
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Toledo
Ohio
Abandoned Ship Horwee Munroe Reported Off Atlantic
The four masted schooner Horwee Munroe bound from Lisbon to Jacksonville was abandoned at sea in a sinking condition. The ship was abandoned on Tuesday and the crew were landed at Gibraltar according to reports received here.
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Borah Rejects Abandoning Judgment to President
Senator Borah Republican Idaho declared in the senate he would not abdicate his judgment to President Hoover for the next four years. In other news a note left in San Francisco directed that 55.70 be used to aid starving children in Europe. A man identified as Nic Maleas was found dead in a hotel room Thursday night.
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Senate
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Idaho
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San Francisco
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Neon Avery
Emergency tariff measure passed by Senate amid debate
The Senate approved the Fordney emergency tariff with 48 votes to 30 after a protracted session. The bill, packed with amendments, moves to conference as critics decry the measure and supporters defend it. Tariff schedules include wheat 40 cents per bushel and various foods and textiles priced per unit.
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Senate
House
Ede
New Jersey
Moses
New Hampshire
Senator Dial seeks DOJ complaint against judge Landia
South Carolina Senator N B Dial proposes to lodge a complaint with the Department of Justice against Federal Judge K M Landia. The move marks a direct challenge to the court amid ongoing political tensions.
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Dial
South Carolina
Department of Justice
K. M. Landia
Senate Seeks 15 Day Gap Before Marriage Licenses
The senate on February 10 passed a bill establishing a fifteen day waiting period between license application and issuance. The measure had previously been passed and reconsidered. Aviator safe in Texas report describes a Texan bandit incident. Lieutenant Alexander, last aviator, rode into Banderson Texas from the desert after being given up as lost.
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Senate
San Antonio
Alexander
Banderson
Pex
Debt Repealing Promise Denied at Paris Peace Talks
Washington reports deny that President Wilson promised Congress that the United States would wipe out debts owed by allied nations after ratification of the peace treaty. Treasury Secretary Davis Houston testified Britain proposed that all intergovernmental war debts be cancelled, not just Britain’s.
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Wilson
Senate
United States
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Paris
Senate Committee
Davis F. Houston
Secretary of the Treasury
Committee On Foreign Relations
J. Austen Chamberlain
Birmingham
England
Great Britain
Houston
State Department
Treasury Department
Mr. Chamberlain
Mrs Peete Sentenced Life for Murder in Los Angeles
Mrs Lautne L Peete was sentenced to life in prison at San Quentin for the murder of Jacob Charles Denton. Superior Judge Frank RR Willis presided and denied a motion for a new trial. Counsel said they would appeal to the appellate court and a ten day stay of execution was granted.
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Los Angeles
Lautne L. Peete
San Quentin
Jacob Charles Denton
Frank RR
Willie
Preserved Spinach Tied to Deaths in Michigan
State food and drug commissioner Feed L. Woolworth announced that several Battle Creek sanitarium employees in Battle Creek Michigan have died recently under circumstances indicating botulism poisoning linked to preserved spinach spluch.
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Lansing
Mich
Battle Creek
Russians Capture Urga Report Unconfirmed
Unconfirmed reports say Russians and Mongolians under General Baron Sternberg captured Urga. Wireless contact with Urga ceased February 8 as rumors spread of the city falling. In Berlin authorities report Polish German frontier tensions with 212,000 Poles massed on the frontier according to latest information.
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Pekin
Urga
Baron Sternberg
Berlin
Germany
London
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Rome
Warsaw
Ohio Representative Moves to Impeach Judge Landis
Ohio Democrat Welty announces five charges against Federal Judge K M Landis of Chicago over accepting an office as supreme arbitrator of baseball while serving as judge. Senator Dial attacks Landis in the senate, calls him a freak and crank, and seeks a Justice Department complaint. The indictment goes to the judiciary committee for action.
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K. M. Landis
Chicago
Representative Welty
Democrat
Ohio
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Landis
Welty
Dial
South Carolina
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Dial Alec
Department of Justice
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Center of Population in Indiana Located in Owen County
The 1920 census places the center of population in the extreme southwest corner of Owen county Indiana. It lies 8.3 miles southeast of Spencer. The Census Bureau announced the finding on Monday.
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Washington
Owen County
Indiana
Spencer
Workers Must Cut Out Politics in Rail Service
Two men are killed and another wounded in an explosion at Ogara Coal No. 8 in Colorado near Harrisburg. The incident left a body burned beyond recognition as workers face mandatory political neutrality in Conte dian National railways and government service.
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Contedian National Railways
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Harrisburg
Ming No. 8
Ogara Coal Company
Kidorado
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Germany Weighs Reparations Offer to Avoid Ruhr Crisis
Berlin reports that Germany may propose paying 150 billion marks over thirty years as a counter offer to Paris and London discussions. The plan would be sent to Paris for review at the London talks, with Germany hinting at inviting the United States as mediator to prevent Entente actions like invading the Ruhr.
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Ministry of Finance
Germany
Deutsche Zeitung
Paris
London
United States
Ruhr
Washington
Die Post
Buried in Flower Bed After Vanishing Woman
The body of Nancy Chamberlain aged 91 was found buried in the back yard of a studio on a Chicago street after her disappearance from her daughter and granddaughter. Authorities say they confessed she died of natural causes last June and was secretly buried due to poverty, with the elderly woman tending geraniums in the backyard bed.
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Nancy Chamberlain
Wifty-seventhe Street
House Approves Naval Bill After Vote
Washington The naval appropriation bill carrying about 805 million dollars passed the house Monday after defeating a 124 to 20 amendment that would have blocked spending on battle ship construction until an international disarmament conference is called by the president. Representative Brooks, Republican, Illinois, offered the proposed amendment.
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Th House
Brooks
Hinois
Widow Edith Lundberg in serious condition after fiancé killed
Mrs Edith Lundberg a young widow is reported in serious condition from gunshot wounds after police say she shot and killed her fiancé Linus F P Worden an employee of an automobile sales company in Los Angeles.
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Slaya France
Los Angeles
Edith Lundberg
Linus FP. Worden
Automobile Gales ¢ Company
Anarchist Lawyer Disbarred in Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds Allegheny court ruling disbarring Jacob Margotis of Pittsburgh on grounds he is no anarchist. Other notices include Prosperity Week invites in New York and Navy lieutenants killed near Guantanamo, with a bonus bill for Oregon ex service men advancing 15 dollars monthly or farm loan options up to 8000.
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Piladelphia
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Allegheny County Court
Jacob Margotis
Pittsburg
Salem
Ore
Oregon
Remarkable Mixed Advice and Varying Remedies Featured
A jumble of tips and quotes spans women’s health claims, Lydia Pinkham testimonials, a Minnesota letter to a congresswoman, and notes on embroidery, astrology, and a cautionary tale about prophecies. The piece blends promotional medical ads with curious cultural notes and farcical anecdotes.
Weather lore on storms and wind patterns
Weather lore hints at rain with evening thunder and a mild open winter after fall thunder. Strong winds imply danger to a person, and a high wind fading at sunset suggests it will return by morning.
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