Johnson remarks on Russian history and Bolshevism
Colonel Johnson outlines Russia's history from the twelfth century to today, noting four centuries of expansion and suppression. He praises Russian hospitality and endurance while warning Bolshevism has caused discontent. He predicts a potential great republic if current trends continue. Justice A P Stark then speaks, expressing regret at leaving Livingston for the state supreme court.
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Johnson
Russia
State Supreme Court
Stark
Livingston
Helena
Justice Stark
Census shows children rising with tax lists county gains
The report notes a statewide increase in child counts with tax rolls up 162 from the prior year. Silver Bow, Cascade, and Missoula counties show notable gains, while overall statewide totals reflect higher school census figures and rural areas contributing to the rise.
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Silver Bow County
Miesss
Tha
Cascade
State Railroad Hearing On Consolidation Proposal
Public commission hearings on proposed consolidation of the eastern and Chicago Milwaukee rail lines proceed amid doubt about rate cuts. Officials insist the state must know public sentiment as observers from commercial clubs and business groups urge careful review before any decision.
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Great Pally Commercial Club
Inter- Pinetec
Esc
Chicago
Milwaukee
En State Railroad Commission
Helena
Sven
Mehirstale Camumeree
State Pact Commission
Mentana
United States
Heavy Floods Menace In Washington State
Floods from heavy rains and melting snow threaten western Washington districts. The Snohomish river neared the dike crest between Everett and Snohomish and residents rushed to prepare, relocate livestock, and evacuate as Skagit and White river valleys show rising waters.
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Washington State
Seattle
Wash
Washington
Snohomish
Everett
Skagit County
Skagit River
White River Valley
Christmas Night Double Killing Tears Through Family
The scene unfolded as Neuriter, armed with two pistols, opened fire inside the Engel home after ordering doors locked and calling for Helen. Anna Engel, 17, died from a shot through her arm. Lily, 3, was found dead with a bullet in her forehead. Helen and Ernest Engel survived by leaping from a window. Coroner Carson noted Neuriter shot at Helen, Ernest, and the Engles before turning the weapon on himself.
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Helen
Neuriter
Anna Engel
Anna
Carson
Ernest
Two Convicts Granted Christmas Pardons at Leavenworth
Federal penitentiary Leavenworth, Kansas, received word that two inmates were granted Christmas pardons by the department of justice. John Frenchy Carl, 74, Canadian-born, age 30-year murder sentence in Alaska, and Tom Parker of Waco, Texas, serving five years for manslaughter, were among those granted clemency.
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Leavenworth
Kans
Department of Justice
Warren W
Hays Grants Roscoe Arbuckle Chance to Return to Film
Will Hays says criticisms of Arbuckle’s reinstatement do not affect the decision. The national motion picture chief asserts Arbuckle has a chance to come back and prove himself if he can, stressing fairness and opportunity in the profession.
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Topeka
Kan
Roscoe Arbuckle
Will H. Hays
Hays
Arbuckle
Chicago School Board Attorney Convicted of Conspiracy
William A. Bither, former attorney for the Chicago board of education, is found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the board. The sentence ranges from one to five years plus a 2000 fine. Co defendant Henry W. Kaup gets nine months and a 1000 fine. The case relates to selling school site buildings to private owners. The conviction marks a state drive into irregularities in the board's affairs with over 2 million implicated.
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Chicago
William A. Bither
Chicago Board of Education
Len Small
William Hale Thompson
Henry W. Kaup
Crowe
Brundage
Monoxide Gas Traps Sayre Family in Fire Dwellings
In Elmira New York on December twenty second a monoxide gas incident from a smoldering swamp fire in Sayre Pennsylvania left one man dead and five family members critically ill. Chemists and mine experts were summoned to locate and control the deadly fire. Robert A Decker died after doctors said he was poisoned. The Decker home was sealed except for officials.
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Elmira
N. Y
Sayre
Robert A. Decker
Decker
Cudahy Packing Co. Reports Large Profit for Year
Chicago December 22 The Cudahy Packing company shows a profit of 1 231 499 45 for the year ending October 28. Sales declined from 178 006 000 the prior year to 160 164 000 though tonnage remained steady per President E A Cudahy.
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Chicago
Cudahy Packing Company
Aeto
EA. Cudahy
Old Chicago Station Destroyed By Fire
Fire at the Dearborne Street station in Chicago destroyed the 38 year old brick and wood building shortly after noon. The blaze left a smoke stained shell and made eight railroads homeless, with hundreds of passengers and 200 clerks fleeing. Hazel Locker, 26, fainted during the rush and was helped from the stairs by a policeman. The station served the Chicago and Western Indiana railroad along with Santa Fe Monon Erie Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago and Eastern Illinois Wabash and Canadian Grand Trunk lines.
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Chicago
Dearborne Street
Polk Street
Hazel Locker
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
Santa Fe
Monon, Erie, Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Wabash
Canadian Grand Trunk
Henry Ford Expands With $6,000,000 Plant
Detroit officials report Ford Motor Co plans a vast expansion including a 70 acre site near Hegewisch on the Calumet river with a four unit plant costing 1.5 million each. Initial employment will be about 16000 workers as the company pushes to create more jobs.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Chicago
Ford Motor Company
Ford Company
Ford
Nickle Plate
Hegewisch
Calumet River
France Presses Ratification Of Washington Naval Pact In Parliament
Paris reports Premier Poincare asked the foreign affairs committee to back ratification of the Washington naval agreement. Aristide Briand supported the move, with Andre Tardieu also backing ratification. Briand noted Brandegee’s reservation would not require military participation, while Georges Mandel signed the final Washington documents as a member of the Poincare cabinet.
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Paris
Foreign Affairs Commission
Chamber of Deputies
Poincare
Washington
Aristide Briand
M. Poincaire
United States
Senate
Brandegee
Connecticut
Andre Tardieu
Clementists
Georges Mandel
Clemenceau
Poincaire
M. Briand
Pension boost for Civil and Mexican War veterans
Congress completed action on the Bursum bill to raise pensions for Civil and Mexican War survivors and widows from 50 to 72 dollars monthly. Senator Bursum of New Mexico plans to push the measure to the White House so it can be signed by President Harding by Christmas Day. The conference report was approved after an executive session in the Senate following House adoption.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Congress
Bursum
Republican
New Mexico
White House
Harding
House
Senate
Boulder school cottage contracts awarded after eleven bids
Eleven bids were received for four cottages at the state school for the feeble minded in Boulder. Hamill and Swanstrom of Bozeman and Great Falls won the buildings contract for 161 406 dollars. Plumbing and heating went to Carge Brothers of Helena for 92 178 dollars.
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Helena
Boulder
Board of Examiners
Livingston Lawyer Named District Judge
Governor Dixon appointed H. J. Miller of Livingston to fill the vacancy from Judge Stark's resignation. Miller, born 1877 in Genoa Minnesota, will serve until the 1924 general election and is a prominent local attorney and Republican. He has been county and city attorney, legislator, and Park County high school board member, noted for public service and workload.
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Helena
Dixon
H. J. Miller
Livingston
Stark
Supreme Court
Mr. Miller
Hugh J. Miller
Genoa
Rochester
Minnesota
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Moosejaw
Canada
Clyde Park
Montana
H. J
University of Michigan
Allan R. Joy
Georgia C. Cole
Waterloo
Iowa
Iowa State Normal School
Wilroy C. Miller
Park County
Republican State Central Committee
Miller
Miller, O'Connor & Miller
Elbert Hubbard
Brandegee Proposes No Alliance Reservation For Pacific Treaty
Washington excerpts report Senator Brandegee of Connecticut advancing a no alliance reservation for the four power Pacific treaty linked to the Washington conference. The senate adopted the text stating the United States understands there is no commitment to armed force alliance or obligation to join in defense, under the treaty preamble.
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Washington
Brandegee
Poincaire
Paris
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
Shot In Dry Raid On Woman's Home
Baltimore report says Ralph J. Ruby a prominent revenue agent was shot in the chest as agents and police raided the home of Mrs. Minnie Cavell Tribby in Chevy Chase Maryland. Tribby was arrested and taken to Tennallytown station claimed as mastermind of a liquor smuggling ring.
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Baltimore
Ralph J. Ruby
Minnie Cavell Tribby
Chevy Chase
Tribby
Tennallytown
Norman S. Bowles
Nickey” Arnstein
New York
Washington
Ruby
Acid Blast Fires Kill Fireman In Louisville Plant
A four story business district building burns after an acid explosion at an engraving plant in Louisville Kentucky. One firefighter T J Maloney aged 28 dies from injuries and 18 others are hurt. Damages are estimated at 400000. Fire chief Arnold Neuenschwarnder vows inquiry into a porter’s claim he knew of the blaze 15 minutes before an alarm but was prevented from reporting it.
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Louisville
T. J. Maloney
Arnold Neuenschwarnder
Columbus visitors Reverend Sheehy and Leahy
Reverend Father Sheehy and Reverend Father Leahy from Columbus visited today, accompanying a friend and staying for the afternoon as guests in the city.
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Father Sheehy
Father Leahy
Columbus
New Justice Given A Farewell Banquet
State and city officials and friends bid farewell to Pierce Butler in St. Paul before his departure for Washington to serve as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Judge T D O'Brien, who earlier helped start his public career, gave a principal address. Butler travels with his wife and daughter Margaret.
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ST. Paul
Pierce Butler
Washington
United States Supreme Court
T. D. O’brien
Butler
Notre Dame Cathedral of Quebec Destroyed by Xmas Fire
Fire at Notre Dame Cathedral of Quebec began likely from wiring short circuit. The fire demolished the historic church and ruined sacred vessels. the rectory, seminary buildings, and surrounding offices suffered smoke and water damage. Insurance covers loss. restoration of the building completed years earlier.
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Notre Dame
Quebec
Canada
Blaz 20
Gupeelle
Re Heat College
Monsignor Dé Laval
Telegram
Chronicle
Signor Lal Flamme
Ef Notre. Dass
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