Progressive bloc pushes direct election amendment in Congress
In Washington a new progressive bloc led by Senator Norris gains a favorable Senate agricultural committee report for a constitutional amendment abolishing the electoral college and instituting direct election of the president and vice president. White House opposition and Republican concerns threaten to trigger a test of bloc power as debate shifts to the full senate and house.
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Washington
Progressive Bloc
Congress
White House
Norris
Nebraska
Senate Agricultural Committee
Bloc
Tardinge
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Peros
Oll
Witte House
Harding
Agriculture Committee
Plan agreed by coal operators to ease wage talks
Chicago December 6 operators from fifteen bituminous states announced a unanimous plan paving the way for wage settlement with miners. They signaled concessions to attract John L. Lewis and predicted a settlement when miners meet tomorrow. Phil Peana of Terre Haute said the plan contains terms of settlement and enough cream to please the miners.
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Chicago
John L. Lewis
Phil Peana
Terre Haute
Ind
Chester Mayor Refuses to Reinstate Police Chief
Chester West Virginia Mayor Robert Parker refuses to reinstate Chief of Police Moore who returned from leave after being arrested for manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Charles Nickel a East Liverpool potter on Sept 15 Council vote demanded Moore’s resignation Moore says he will not resign and was exonerated when a grand jury did not indict him.
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Chester
W. Va
Robert Parker
Cheater
Moore
Charles Nickel
East Liverpool Pottery
Chester Council
Hancock County
President Delays State of the Union Address
President Harding defers the annual state of the union message, breaking a long standing practice of delivering on the session’s first or second day. Officials expect a Thursday or Friday delivery as he weighs the legislative program, including potential farm aid proposals discussed with Senator Watson and other Republican leaders.
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Washington
Dec
The
Republic
Harding
Congress
Capitol
Pierce
House
White House
State of the Union
Senate
Watson
Indiana
Refugees Protected by British Troops at Port
In Constantinople on December 5, British troops seized the customs house with machine guns to guard the embarkation of Armenian refugees after Kemalist police confiscated 100 passports on the verge of boarding a ship. Turkish police blocked refugees from a French steamship at Samsun despite Italian permission.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Samsun
Black Sea
Asia Minor
Butler nomination faces Senate battle for Supreme Court seat
President Harding’s push to confirm Pierce Butler of St. Paul as associate justice triggers immediate Senate party line fights. Senators La Follette and Norris opposed yesterday’s defeat, while Nelson moves to speed action and Shipstead requests a hearing opposing Butler.
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Washington
Dec
Harding
Senate
Pierce Butler
St. Paul
Supreme Court of the United States
Butler
la Follette
Wisconsin
Norris
Six Die in Election Violence in Coeniltan
Six persons were killed and many injured in street fighting during elections in Coeniltan, State of Clapas, as reported to the interior secretary.
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Mexico City
Coeniltan
Clapas
Sear of the Interior
Large Industrial Firms Announce Major Stock Dividends
New York reports stock dividends totaling 91.5 million by seven big industrial firms and banks, lifting total dividends in recent months to over 1.5 billion. Companies like Studebaker, Vacuum Oil, Wrigley, Bank of Manhattan, Equitable Trust, Du Pont, Whitman Mills, and Standard Oil of California announce major capitalization increases and dividends amid anticipated tax changes. Bank of Manhattan and Equitable Trust push capitalization higher. others declare substantial stock dividends and new share issues.
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New York
Studebaker Corporation
Vacuum Oil Company
William Wrigley Junior Company
Bank of Manhattan Company
Equitable Trust Company
EB. I. Dupont de Nemours Company
Whitman Mills
New Bedford
Neodesha
Kas
Standard of Gamaplay
Kansas
Senpra
State Charter Board
San Francisco
Standard Oil Companyf
California
Forty Seven High Schools Enroll in State Contest
Morgantown West Virginia December The West Virginia University announces scholarships for winners in a statewide contest in debate essay oration and extemporaneous speaking next spring. Forty seven high schools have enrolled doubling enrollment from prior years and districts will be held in Wheeling Martinsburg Charleston Parkersburg Bluefield Hinton Clarksburg Morgantown and others.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virgina University
Wheeling
Mikins
Martinsburg
Charleston
Parkersburg
Bluefield
Hinton
Clarksburg
Culton
Bern
Fairmont
Washington Irving High School
Sutton High
Gassaway
Ceredo
Kingwood
St. Marys
Grafton
Cameron
Tyler County
Middlebourne
Elkins
Bucnon
Ravenswood
Magnolia High
New Martinsvile
Webster Springs
Wadestown
Williamson
Northfork
Point Pleasant
Fairmont High
Gary Consolidated
Weir
Clay County High
Hedgesville
Bunkerhill
Charles Town
Harpers Ferry
Keyser High School
Weston
Fairview
Princeton
Berkeley Springs
Spencer
Ronceverte
Tennie
Bristol
Salem
East Fairmont
Greenbank
Summersville
Cowen
Dridgeport
Washington notes and policy moves span justice, rail, and reform
The day covers Pierce Butler nomination to the Supreme Court and a Senate return by President Harding. Clemenceau visits Washington landmarks. The Interstate Commerce Commission backs reorganizing the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad in receivership. Population trends for the year skew higher births and deaths per census bureau. Central American conference opens with procedure rules akin to the Washington arms talks. Harding opposes mandates and plans a later congressional address. Interior expansion funds requested for arid land reclamation. Southern Pacific Central Pacific merger hearings face opposition. A new session sees no immediate presidential message, with plans to address Congress soon. Direct election reform advances in Senate Agriculture Committee. Immigration discussed by Harding and cabinet for a future message.
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Pierce Butler
Supreme Court
Senate
Mardng
Clemenceau
Harding
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Zoo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Census Bureau
White House
United States
Fall
Interior Department
van Bernard
California Producers and Shippers Association
Congress
Senate Agriculture Committee
Executive
Escape of Mrs Clara Phillips From Los Angeles Jail
Los Angeles authorities report Mrs Clara Phillips, convicted of the hammer murder of Mrs Alberta Meadows, escaped from the county jail by sawing through bars with outside help. She fled with a likely hour head start, prompting a wide dragnet across Southern California and border alerts to prevent escape to Mexico. Deputy sheriffs interviewed Madalynne Oben after release.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Armour Lee Phillips
Clara Phillips
Sheriff's Office
Hammer
Alberta Meadows
Mra Phillips
W. S. Traeger
Phillips
Sh ‘P
California
Mexico
Madalynne Oben
Chain
Tim Healy to Be First Irish Governor General
Dublin Dec 6 The royal assent to the Irish constitution clears the way for the free state inauguration. Timothy Healy is named first governor general and will be sworn in tomorrow by the lord chief justice. Healy says he will remain Tim Healy to friends and serve the Irish government in internal affairs. The Dail Eireann will elect a speaker and senate, while London confirms the ceremony ends with the king’s assent to the constitution and provisions bill.
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Associated Press
Dublin
London
Ihe
Twothy Healy
Free State
Dall Eireann
Canada
House of Commons
Timothy Healy
Wight
Immigration Policy Debated by Harding and Cabinet
President Harding and his cabinet discussed immigration policy and the upcoming annual message to Congress. Officials noted no decision yet, but amendments sponsored by Secretary Davis may seek higher standards for emigrants and mandatory embarkation examinations for character and health. </>
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Washington
Harding
Congress
White House
Davis
United States
Europe
Salvation Army Owns $15.5 Million in U S Realty
In New York on December 5 the Salvation Army was revealed to hold U S real estate valued at $15,535,630. A court order allowed mortgaging Port Chester property for 316,900 to fund a new home. Richard K E Holt, vice president, filed the order and paid down the army's personal property worth 3,097,001 and total debts and liabilities of 6,298,203.
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New York
The
Salvation Army
United States of America
Port Cheeter
Richard KE. Holt
Gardner at ninety eight gains teeth and better sight
London note reports Harry Gardner, aged ninety eight, now has a third set of teeth and improved vision. A year earlier he required soft foods and glasses, with only hearing loss remaining as a physical defect. Doctors say he is beginning to develop new tissue.
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London
Dec
Harry Gardner
Far East market urged for American goods
Cleveland December conference urges American manufacturers to target the Far East as the most probable market. Dr Julian Klein director of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce leads talks with trade experts and Ohio manufacturers on boosting exports and bureau services in building export trade.
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Cleveland
Far East
United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Ohio
Julian Klein
Bureau
Strike of Potters Called Off After Long Conference
Pittsburg reports a nationwide strike by United States Potters Association members ended after a lengthy conference. Workers return to the old wage scale after October 1 walkout over a 7 percent pay raise, affecting about 17 000 employees in West Virginia Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Pittsburg
United States Potters Association
Potters’ Association
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Onion
Westirginia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Somors
Engineer Seriously Injured in Wreck Near Fairmont
In Marlont County two incidents involve the same engineer. A Monongahela division train from Pittsburg to Fairmont derailed at Brady about fifteen miles north of Morgantown injuring engineer James Ryan of Fairmont. a later derailment near Monon left the locomotive baggage car and first coach off the rails with Ryan slightly injured.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Pennsylvania Railroad
Monongahela Division
Pittsburg
Brady
Here
James Ryan
Morgantown
Lake Erie
Monon
Partnership urged to unite coal operators and miners
W Va December meeting hears J G Bradley president of the West Virginia Coal Association say confidence based on shared goals is essential to solve industry problems and foster cooperation between capital and labor. He compares employer worker partnership to marriage and warns lack of cooperation leads to failure.
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Tlantington
W. Va
J. G. Bradley
West Virginia Coal Association
National Coal Association
West Virginia Mining Institute
Bradley
Hydro aviator Hin-ton readies for Maham hop
Lieutenant Walter Hinton of New York to San Janeiro is making minor repairs to his hydro airplane in Para Brazil before the next leg to Maham Island, 306 miles southeast. He plans to start the flight Wednesday morning.
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Para
Brazil
Walter Hinton
New York
San Janeiro
Maham
Clemenceau Visits Harding for Forty Minutes at White House
Georges Clemenceau met President Harding for about forty minutes in Washington in a social visit. He said American participation in European affairs was not discussed and he did not seek assurances, stating he came as a private citizen to pay respects. The French premier toured sites including the Lincoln Memorial and Gettysburg Address, then met officials and reporters at the White House.
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Associated Press
Washington
Georges Clemenceau
White House
Harding
France
Clemenceau
Jules J. Jossevrand
Woodrow Wilson
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln
Washington Monument
Zoological Gardens
M. Jusserand
Hughes
Mellon
Weeka
Denby
Tasker Hi. Bliss
Robert W. Bliss
America
Washington Corps
United States
People of America
League of Nations
Eight Indicted on Booze Charge in Charleston Case
A federal grand jury in Charleston Indicted eight men from Charleston Detroit New York and other cities on grappling contraband liquor charges connected to seizures of several thousand quarts of whiskey last summer. Named defendants include Louis Kanier M H Sullivan Edward Trainer and others with ties to a freighter alleged to have carried potatoes and lumber shipments.
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Charleston
S. C
Detroit
New York
Louis Kanier
M. H.sullivan
Edward Trainer
Here
C. B
H. B. Walker
Frederick. A. Cummings
Cross
Ifte Hhency
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HALE
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Mary
Tim Healy
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