Extensive Farm Relief Debated in Senate and House
Washington reports demand for broader farm relief legislation than the administration’s option. Senator McNary and Rep Haugen push MacNary-Haugen measures including export and cooperative marketing plans. Hearings on Jardine bill and others set to begin January 11 as committee considers multiple farm bills.
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Washington
Jardine
Pressent Coolidge
Senate
McNary
Oregon
House
Haugen
Agriulture Committee
Four Fairmont State Students Freed After Mistrial
Four Fairmont State Normal School students Fay Squires Dave Snodgrass Robert Sloan and Carroll Michael were released on their own recognizance after a jury failed to reach a verdict in an assault case stemming from a hair cutting incident linked to freshman rules. Prosecution led by Marshall W. Ogden with M Earl Morgan. defense by Ward Lanham Rollo Conley H H Rose and Iran Smith. Trial paused until after Christmas holidays.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Fairmont State Normal School
Fay Squires
Dave Snodgrass
Robert Sloan
Carroll Michael
Ward Lanham
Rollo Conley
H. H. Rose
Iran“. Smith
Marshall W. Ogden
M. Earl Morgan
W. H. Billingslea
Seene
Soviet Minister Seeks Locarno Talks and League Critique
Berlin reports Soviet foreign minister Tehitcherin said the USSR is ready to negotiate all disputed points with the United States, including the Kerensky loan. He met with Germany's Stresemann on economic questions and departs for Moscow. He criticized the League of Nations as an intrigues driven body and said Locarno worsened Europe by enlarging Britain's influence and friction. he denied Soviet agents inflamed Chinese foreigners.
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Berlin
George Tehitcherin
United States
Kerensky
M. Tehitcherin
Dr. Stresemann
Moscow
League of Nations
Great Britain
Mistrial Declared in Coronada Miners Antitrust Suit
Fort Smith Arkansas December 21 a mistrial was declared in the Coronado Coal Company s 2 2 million antitrust suit against District 21 United Mine Workers local unions and individuals after 72 hours of deliberation the jury failed to reach a verdict and was discharged
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Fort Smith, Ark
Qgoronado Coal Company
Aginst District 21
United Mine Workers of America
Cardinal Mercier to Undergo Operation
Brussels dispatch reports Cardinal Mercier the primate of Belgium aged seventy four expects to undergo a surgical operation at month end after writing clergy about his illness and health concerns.
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Brussels
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Primate Advised Complete Rest After Illness
Indisposition persisted for months and worsened last week prompting doctors to order complete rest. They say a safe surgical operation will let him resume normal activities soon. Earlier reports noted Cardinal Mercier suffering from influenza.
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Cardinal Mercier
Polish Tobacco Monopoly Leased to Bankers Trust
Warsaw reports Finance Minister Zdielkowski signed a provisional lease with the Bankers Trust Company of New York to operate the Polish tobacco monopoly. The Polish diet authorized a foreign loan of 100 million dollars backed by government monopolies. An American tobacco firm is said to be funding the loan and selling bonds. The monopoly revenue is about 32 million dollars annually.
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New York
Warsaw
Bankers’ Trust Company
Sse
Firemen Save Home After Saturday Blaze on College Avenue
Fire damage at the residence of W. W. Graham on College avenue estimated between seven hundred and one thousand dollars. Cause believed to be from a 4a floor lamp or a cigarette. No occupants home. L. Kaufman owner of the property had recently purchased it. Firemen praised for preventing further damage to adjacent structures.
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W. W. Graham
College Avenue
L. Kaufman
Non-Russians Barred from Gold Territory in Siberia
The Soviet government decreed that all non Russians be removed within a month from Yakutsk province in eastern Siberia where large gold fields were found. The Aldan river area near the Lena hosts the new Siberian Klondyke, with a major Anglo American syndicate holding a rich concession.
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Moscow
Yakutsk
Siberia
Aldan
Lena
Judge Lindsey's Right to Judgeship Upheld
Denver action confirms Judge Ben B. Lindsey's reelection as Denver juvenile judge after the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed Royal R. Graham's appeal. Graham died soon after the contest, Lindsey won by about 117 votes last November.
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Denver
Colo
Ben B. Lindsey
State Supreme Court
Royal R. Graham
Lindsey
Graham
Move to Remove Guilt Clauses From Versailles Treaty
London reports a plan to delete articles 231 and 227 from the Versailles treaty. The removal would drop Germany’s admission of guilt for starting the war and erase the accusation of responsibility placed on the nation.
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Germany
London
British Petition Urges Renewed Respect for International Morality
More than 100 eminent Britons sign a petition calling for defense of international morality and the sanctity of treaties and the customs of war. The signatories argue the articles express a mindset that has largely passed, deeming them unjust and hindering international understanding. Names include Arnold Bennett Sir John Ervine Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson Lady Gladstone George Bernard Shaw H G Wells and Israel Zangwill.
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France
Arnold Bennett
John Ervine
Johnston Forbes
Robertson
Lady Gladstone
George Bernard Shaw
H. G. Wells
Israel Zangwill
PART PLAN FREEZE OUT OF STOCKHOLDERS CHARGED
In New York, December 21, Gus Tavus Rogers, counsel for minority stockholders of the old Denver and Rio Grande, alleged in supreme court that the sale of Utah Fuel Company stock aimed to freeze out stockholders and hand the fuel firm to Missouri Pacific for a mere song as part of a 1923 1924 plan aided by Otto H. Kahn of Kuhn Loeb & Co.
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New York
Utah Fuel Company
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court
Gustavus Rogers
Denver and Rio Grande
Rogers
Otto H. Kahn
Kuhn Loeb & Co
Gould Estate Losses Revealed in Railroad Sale Testimony
Kingdon Gould testified that the late George J. Gould lost 4.5 million dollars in the sale of railroad securities tied to the Denver and Rio Grande and Missouri Pacific systems. He stated that reorganization plans had been executed and the Denver and Rio Grande Western is now operated under them.
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Kahn
Denver and
Rio Grande Western
George J. Gould
Gould
Rio Grande
Missouri Pacific
Kingdon Gould
Accused Man Vindicates Judge Faith in Him
Chicago observes a dramatic court motion as Joseph Sangerman, named as the brains of a bombing syndicate, returns after a 48 hour absence to attend his mother’s funeral. Judge Marcus A. Kavanagh grants bond reduction to allow his attendance at the service slated tomorrow.
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Chicago
Joseph Sangerman
Marcus A. Kavanagh
Sangerman
Reopening Lake Cargo Coal Rate Cases Sought
Ohio officials move to reopen the lake cargo coal rate cases before the Interstate Commerce Commission to push for lower freight rates on Ohio lake cargo coal. Public officials indicated the determined effort on December 21 in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Utilities commission seeks rehearing on interstate case
The utilities commission will join with Attorney Co. C. Crabbe and the state of Pennsylvania to petition the Interstate Commerce Commission for a reopening of a case decided in June against Ohio operators. John W. Bricker, attorney for the commission, will travel to Washington tomorrow to confer with federal officials on obtaining a rehearing.
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Utilities Commission An
Co. C. Crabbe
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Commission
Washington
Federal Commission
Pineacres to House Aged and Invalid Actors in East Islip
In Riverhead New York Pineacres the Long Island home of the late Percy G Williams theater producer will become a home for aged and invalid actors upon his widow Ida K Williams death. The will filed in Surrogate court shows an estate valued at 3 454 432 with one third to son Harold S Williams and the remainder to Ida K Williams the widow and other relatives.
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Riverhead
N. Y
Pineacres
Long Island
Percy G. Williams
East Islip
Harold 8. Williams
Ss.ducer
Ida EK
Liams
Washington Gridders Practice in Rain at UW
Seattle and rain mark December as the weather continues to affect football drills. The University of Washington held its eighth practice in wet conditions as officials note persistent precipitation.
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Washington
Seattle
Wash
University of Washington
Washington Leads Coast Intercollegiate Title Race
The University of Alabama io passes helped Washington clinch the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference crown. The program at Galle on January 1 features Alabama players and the Washington squad as this week’s standout football matchup.
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Galle
University of Alabama Io
Washington
Ford May Back Polar Non-Stop Air Flight
Reports say Henry Ford may back a trans polar nonstop flight from Point Barrow Alaska to Spitzbergen in spring. The plan involves Vilhjalmur Stefansson Dr Isaiah Bowman George Wilkins and Malcolm Alexander Smies. Bowman could not confirm and promised an announcement in two weeks.
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New York
Henry Ford
Point Barrow
Alaska
Spitzbergen
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Isaiah Bowman
American Geographical Society
George Wilkins
wApran
Malcolm Alexander Smies
Wilkins
Smith
Detroit
Bowman
Two Officers Named to Pilot Global Flight Plan
Lieutenants James A. Macready and James H. Doolittle are selected to pilot an ambitious trans continental globe flight. The route departs Point Barrow in April or May with Barrow about 800 miles from the Pole and Spitzbergen roughly 625 miles farther over the polar arc.
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James A. Macready
James H. Doolittle
Army
Point Barrow
Pole
Spitzbergen
Spain to publish Sunday papers under De Rivera plan
Madrid December 21 the century old practice of denying Spaniards Sunday newspapers may end as Premier Primo De Rivera proposes publishers form a joint Sunday issue to inform the public about world events and happenings
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Madrid
Spain
Primo de Rivera
President Arthur Sold Under Court Order
New York December 21. The steamship President Arthur was sold today by a federal court order to satisfy a claim. The sale details include the court action and the resulting transfer of ownership to the winning bidder.
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New York
President Arthur
Purchase of American Palestine claims and ship seizure
A sale of $120,000 to satisfy claims against the American Palestine is recorded. Line former owners Captain Charles L. Diamond, a West Coast ship owner and operator, bought the vessel. The President Arthur, once the German ship Princess Alice, was seized by the federal government in the war, rechristened and used to transport troops.
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Charles L. Diamond
President Arthur
Governor Richardson Reacts to Hutchins Arrest in LA Probe
Sacramento dated telegram from New York confirms the arrest of EB A Hutchins known as Big Hutch. The state prison board had prompted a Los Angeles grand jury inquiry into official corruption and the governor participates in the investigation following his charges.
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Sacramento
Calif
Friend W. Richardson
New York
EB. A
Big Hutch) Hutchins
State Board of Prison Directors
Los Angeles
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