Britain presses ban on submarines at Kams conference
British plea to banish submarines from all seas is met with no support from France Italy and Japan. American delegates avoid final stand, aiming for revised international practices to curb ruthless submarine methods while other powers hold firm on submarines as legitimate naval tools.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great
France
Gireleg
Abefy
Briand
Hughes
Harvey
London
M. Linand
Harding
Senate
China
Tokio
Shantung
Great Britain
Lord Lee
British Admiralty
British Isles
Albert Sarraut
Schanzer
Hawthara
Italy
Japan
United States
Congress Recesses Through Christmas to January Third
Washington today reports Congress recessed until January 3 as senators and representatives headed home for Christmas and the New Year. The House adjourned during the recess except for tariff hearings by the Senate Finance Committee.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate Finance Committee
Twenty alleged marchers nabbed in West Virginia raid
Forty state policemen led by Lieutenant Mack B Lilly arrested twenty men in Eskdale near Cabin Creek tied to an armed march on Logan county in August. Ten others had been arrested earlier. Troopers chased escapees and brought most prisoners to Charleston as a man with a machine gun warned police to retreat.
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Charleston
W. Va
Mack B. Lilly
Eskdale
Cabin Creek
Logan
Kanawha
Logan County
Jackson Arnold
Arnold
Lilly
Paes Severat
Barry
Oebt
Tad
Far and Feather Party Led to Triple Killing
Ardmore Oklahoma December 22 Three men died after a masked mob led by Ardmore detective C H Sims tried to raid Joseph Carrolls home for an illicit distillery. On the way they forced John Smith to join. Carroll and Smith were shot dead and Sims died later from his wounds.
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Ardmore
Gila
Soa
Okla
James H. Mathers
C. H. Sims
Joseph Carroll
Physician Rescued by Police After Mob Incident in New York
Dr. William Zuckerman an east side physician was rescued by police from a small mob and jailed on felonious assault charges connected to the shooting of 15 year old Samuel Markham. Witnesses said Zuckerman fired as Markham inflated a football with air from a spare tire on the doctor's car. The physician claimed the boy tampered with the tire lock and chain.
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New York
William Zuckerman
East Side
Samuel Markham
Zuckerman
Elks Leader Urges Teaching Americanism in Huntington
Huntington WV December 22 R Kemp Morton Charleston president of the West Virginia State Association of Elks spoke at the Huntington lodge urging stronger teaching of Americanism and stamping out Bolshevism He called for more social and community welfare work and reviewed state Elks achievements Exalted Ruler Viehman set a committee to raise relief funds from 2500 to 3000 dollars.
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Huntington
W. Va
R. Kemp Morton
Charleston
West Virginia
State Association of Elks
Huntington Lodge
Elks
Viehman
Dividends Declared by American Shinbuilding Co
Directors of the American Shinbuilding Co declare regular dividends of 1.75 percent on common and preferred stock and an extra 2.5 percent on common stock. Dividends payable February 1 to stock on record January 14 in Cleveland Ohio.
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Cleveland
Ohio
American Shinbuilding Co
Federal probe initiated into retail prices by Attorney General
Attorney General Daugherty ordered immediate data gathering on local retail prices for food fuel shoes and clothing. He cited high prices and unconscionable retailer profits and said actions may come through state cooperation federal channels and the publication of price comparisons to inform housewives. He criticized certain trade associations for price fixing and noted the hardwood decision clarifies legality of such associations.
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Washington
Daugherty
Burns
Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
Hoover
Department
Supreme Court
Commerce Department
Hardwood Lumber Association
Robbery Suspect Held in Karthaus Bank Theft
Philipsburg police report Harry Kincaid is held as a robbery suspect in the Karthaus State Bank holdup yesterday morning. Two bandits took about $6,000 after locking cashier A L Shope in the vault. Shope went to Philipsburg to see if Kincaid is one of the two suspects.
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Clearfield
Decc
Philipsburg
Harry Kincaid
Karthaus State Bank
A. L. Shope
Shope
Kincaid
Woolen Co President Declares No Wage Cuts Ahead
Lawrence Mass December 22 William M Wood president of the American Woolen Co announced that wage adjustments for the coming season will not include reductions.
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Lawrence
Mass
William M.wood
American Woolen Co
De Valera’s Clare Council Votes For Treaty Unity
The Clare county council, representing Eamon de Valera’s constituency, voted 17 to 5 in favor of the Ireland Great Britain treaty and urged de Valera to help maintain national unity. It acknowledged grave objections but said rejection could lead to war and world opinion turning against Ireland. Copies were sent to de Valera and other Clare representatives.
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Associated Press
Ennis
Ireland
Clare County Council
Eamon de Valera
Great Britain
de Valera
Christmas clemency for war law offenders eyed at White House
Washington December 22 high officials expect no general amnesty but a broader extension of executive clemency for war law violators. President and Attorney General Dougherty reviewed the justice digest on 197 cases and considered Eugenie Mieles as an individual case among others before tomorrow’s announced action.
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Washington
Press Harding
White House
Dougherty
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Eugené Mfieles
Avanta
Beeats
German Captor of Antwerp and Russia Governor Dies
General Hans Von Weseler, who captured Antwerp and later served as governor-general of German-occupied Russia, died at a sanatorium near Potsdam. Born 1850 in Pomerania, he fought in the Franco Prussian War, earned the Iron Cross and Order of the Red Eagle, led the 65th Infantry, became quartermaster-general, and directed early World War I operations against Antwerp before moving to the eastern front.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hans von Bessler
Antwerp
Russia
Potsdam
General von Weseler
Pomerania
Wilhelm Gymnasium
Iman
Irish Treaty Debate Ends Short of Christmas Adjournment
The Dail Eireann voted 77 to 44 to adjourn further debate on the Irish treaty until January 3, with Collins’s amendment tying sittings to a treaty decision. De Valera opposed the move while Collins and backers celebrated, and observers noted the vote reflected party lines regarding ratification and ongoing debates.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Dall Eiireann
Michael Collins
Countess Markievicz
Mr. Collins
Mr. Milroy
Collins
Ireland
de Valera
Desmond Fitzgerald
Pierce Beasley
Sinn
Eamon de Valera
Arthur Griffith
Dail Eireann
John MacIntee
de Valéra
Dail
Griffith
Milroy
MacNeill
Founder of Buick Motor Co. Charles Begole dies in Florida
Flint Michigan December 22. Charles M Begole president of Chevrolet Motor Co and one of the founders of the Buick Motor Co died at St Petersburg Florida today according to word received at his home here Begole son of the late Josiah Begole former governor of Michigan was seventy three years old.
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Flint
Mich
Charles M. Begole
Chevrolet Motor Co
Buick Motor Co
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mr. Begole
Josiah Begole
Michigan
Will Test KANDING Industrial Law in Kansas City
Kansas City, Mo. December 22 A UMWA suit to declare the Kansas Industrial Court Act unconstitutional and invalid will be brought in Kansas at the request of the international headquarters of the United Mine Workers of America John L Lewis international president announced. He spoke before leaving for Springfield Illinois regarding conditions in the Kansas coal fields where Howat partisans oppose his removal as district 14 president. The hearing on the Howat district 14 suit has run since Monday with Lewis and others as defendants. hearings were deferred to December 27 by agreement of the attorneys.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Kansas
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Springfield
Lewis
Alexander Howat
O“ District 14
United Mine Workers America
Otober
Howat
District Board
District 14
Southwestern Interstate
Five Million Dollar Ashland Iron Company Purchase
Middletown Ohio December 22 negotiations for weeks conclude with American Rolling Mill Co paying 5 million dollars for Ashland Iron and Mining Co assets. The deal consolidates Ashland Coal and Iron Railway holdings with plants in Columbus Middletown Zanesville Portmouth and Ashland creating an industrial unit valued at over 55 million dollars in assets and surplus.
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Middletown
Ohio
Ashland Iron and Mining Co
Ashland
American Rolling Mill Co
George Verity
Wnat
Middletown Company
Ashland Company
Asdland Coal and Iron Railway Company
Columbus
Zanesville
Portamouth
Williams case expected verdict before night
In Charleston West Virginia Leroy Williams stands trial in intermediate court for alleged criminal assault on Mrs H W Stephens in her city home. Prosecutor C Frank Burdette said arguments would finish by noon tomorrow and a verdict could come by end of the day. Judge Henry K Black had limited each side to one hour and a half for argument.
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Henry K. Black
Ashurst warns Congress to fund care for former service men
Senator Ashurst of Arizona warned Congress he would wage a one man campaign against those neglecting veterans unless immediate funds are provided. The threat followed the return of a Russian relief bill with two Ashurst amendments rejected by the House. One sought 500000 for hospitalization of former service men in Arizona and the other 100000 to relieve unemployment.
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Washington
Ashurst
Arizona
Congress
Senate
House
Honking Habit Targeted by New York Traffic Court
In New York on December 22 a traffic court condemned the practice of honking to summon a friend for a ride instead of knocking. A driver was fined five dollars, with Magistrate urging the commissioner to assign a special unit to bring honkers to court for their deserts.
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New York
Colice
Funeral for Henry Watterson Held in Florida
Henry Watterson journalist and Civil War veteran dies in a Jacksonville hotel at 6:15 am. Funeral to be private with burial in Louisville in spring. Marie Henry to remain in Florida for winter due to Mrs Watterson’s health. Messages of condolence pour in from newspaper men and officials nationwide.
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Fla
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Cave Hill Cemetery
Henry Watterson, Jr
Marie Henry
Florida
Mrse. Watterson
Colonel Watterson
Arthur Krock
Loulaville Times
Jim
Watterson
E. W. Bingham
Louisville Couwrter-Journal
Havana
Bingham Patt
Colonel Wu
Courier-Journal
Washington
Representative Barkley
Kentucky
Representative Mann
Illinois
Mann
Thery
Aes
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