President-elect Harding Meets Taft In Yuletide Conference
Marion Ohio December 24 President elect Harding held a long conference with former President Taft on the proposed society of nations. Taft released a statement saying Harding aims for practical steps toward limited armament a world court and a conference of nations to negotiate non justiciable questions while avoiding the Versailles treaty provisions. They spoke of leadership for the United States and progress toward lasting peace with cautious support for a concrete program.
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Marion
Ohio
Harding
Society of Nations
Charles P. Taft
Robert
Taft
Mr. Taft
League
Conference of Nations
Germany
United States
Tomorow
No Verdict in Arnstein Case Delays Justice
The jury in the Jules W. Arnstein case reported to Justice Gould that it could not agree after nineteen hours of deliberation. Justice Gould discharged the jury and declared a mistrial.
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Arnstein
Washington
Cecil
Jules W
Nicky) Arnstein
Gould
District Supreme Court
Profit Sharing Pay Returns at Newbern Iron Works
An employee at the Netern Iron Works and Supply Company received today their first week’s pay under the profit sharing plan agreed with the workers. The note highlights the new compensation method and its initial distribution.
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Newbern
N. C
Netern Iron Works and Supply Company
Wage cut and profit sharing plan outlined by company
Company officials say the handout envelopes today reflect a ten percent wage reduction from last week to fund a new profit based pay scale. The proposed scale mirrors the wage plan discussed weeks earlier before the profit sharing agreement was reached.
Policeman Held Up on Principal Quincy Street
A Quincy officer on a main street was robbed early today. The assailant backed the officer against a wall, took his belongings, and fled amid a volley of bullets from the officer’s pistol.
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Quincy
Terrific Earth Shock in China
A severe earthquake reported in Kan-Su province on December 16 causes extensive damage and casualties. Seismographs at Georgetown University Harvard University and other stations record the event as the most powerful in two years, with tremors felt across Asia and the Pacific from Tokio to Peking.
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Kan-Su
Tokio
Shanghai
Asahi Shimbun
Georgetown University
Washington
Francis A. Torndorf
Seismographic Observatory
Harvard University
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Gobi Desert
Central Asia
Yap
South Pacific Ocean
Peking
Indictments Quashed in Pacific Coast League Case
Grand jury indictments against William Babe Borton Harl Maggert and William Rumler alleging pre arranged decisions in Pacific Coast League baseball games were quashed by Judge Willis in Los Angeles Superior Court. The judge ruled the indictments failed to allege a crime.
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Los Angeles
Cal
William
Babe) Borton
Harl Maggert
William Rumler
Willis
Christmas Toy Aid From French Children for Aisne and Rheims
Sixty tons of toys donated by French children will be distributed in the devastated Aisne and Rheims. The effort is organized by the league of officers and ex soldiers of France under direction of M. Binet-Valmer, the writer and league vice president.
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Paris
Children of
France
Aisne and
Rheims
League of Officers
M. Binet-Valmer
League
Christmas cheer reaches Tug river coal field families
Relief workers report completion of two carloads of gifts for striking miners and families in the Tug river district. Nearly 2009 hams and assorted seasonal items were distributed. a community Christmas tree in Williamson was lit with electric bulbs for soldiers on strike duty and residents amid joint civic efforts. Military investigations into two incidents at Raw and Chattaroy yielded no arrests.
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Williamson
W. Va
Tug River
Court House
Raw
Chattaray
H Ters
Christmas Joy Fills Bluefield as Santa Visits Prosperous City
Bluefield greets Christmas with strong prosperity and brisk holiday trade. Banks report high per capita deposits, and merchants note abundant gifts for all, while snow flurries and festive crowds mark the Yuletide mood. Santa Claus is expected to visit every home as delivery vehicles buzz through streets.
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Bluefield
Old St. Nicholas
Mercer County
Santa Claus
United States
Santa Claus Fatally Burned in School Pageant
In Richmond Virginia on December 24 Annie Lee Bowden twelve years old playing Mrs. Santa Claus in a public school pageant was fatally burned as her costume caught fire from candies lighting a Christmas tree. She died almost immediately with an audience of about six hundred witnessing the tragedy.
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Santa Claus
Richmond
Annie Lee Bowden
Zuni
Constantine Calls In American News Men
King Constantine, in Greek army general uniform, returned from Switzerland and granted his first interview in Athens. He said the Greek government would pursue a conciliatory line toward the Allies and did not anticipate a cabinet change soon. He noted uncertainty over whether British and French ministers would stay in Athens.
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Associated Press
Athens
Kinge Constantine
Switzerland
Constantine
Bluefield Readers Hear Plans for New Pompeian Theatre
Bluefield builder L Kaufman closed a contract with H A Lucas to complete a modern moving picture theatre on Princeton avenue west of the Commercial Hotel. Architects Garry and Sheffey design a Pompeian style with about eight hundred seats and a sixty thousand dollar project. Sol Kaufman and Robert Peters will run the theatre with big film agency contracts and a high class orchestra planned.
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L. Kaufman
Bluefield
H. A. Lucas
Princeton Avenue
Martin J. Garry
Robert A. Sheffey
Sol Kaufman
Robert Peters
Peters & Prince
Unfriendly Attitude Toward Americans Reported at Samsoun
Constantinople December 23 Bolshevik agents at Samsoun allegedly pressured two ex imperial army officers now Near East Relief chauffeurs to sign false claims that Americans fed General Wrangel. Coombs says Turks are introducing Soviet methods in Anatolia with a Communist court punishing suspects and terrorism against Nationalist opponents strengthening nationalist authority.
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Constantinople
Samsoun
J. P. Coombs
Near East Relief
Black Sea
Coombs
Imperial Army
Wrangel
Anatolia
Communist Party
Angora
Asia Minor
Pocahontas Coalfield Shows Strong 1920 Production Despite Shortage
Two charts from the Pocahontas Operators' Association illustrate five years of shipment records and 1920 weekly production. The region touts non union labor harmony, high wages, and global demand. It notes versatile coal with strong equipment and international markets, yet shipments fall short of normalcy this year.
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Pocahontas
Middle West
Lakes
New England
Patahontas
Private banks as private capital profit owners statement
The text describes banks as private capital for profit benefitting investing stockholders. It presents a viewpoint on bank ownership and return on investment without broader context.
Santa Claus Drops Toys From Airplane Over Ridgewood
Santa Claus appeared from clouds over Ridgewood New Jersey on December 24 guiding an airplane low above hundreds of children. He circled them displaying his pink cheeks and whiskers then dropped dolls and toys that floated to earth in miniature parachutes.
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Santa Claus
Ridgewood
N. J
Mrs Sophia Monson Dies in Pasadena at 78
Pasadena is mourning Mrs Sophia Monson aged seventy eight, once a world famed actress. She was the last surviving member of the original cast at the Norwegian national theatre established in 1862 by Ole Bull, ending a remarkable stage career.
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Sophia Monson
Pasadena
Calif
San Francisco Stockholders to Vote on Capital Increase
Stockholders of the Standard Oil Company of California will be asked at a special meeting on March 20 to authorize a $15,000,000 increase in capitalization. The added shares are to be sold to employees on the installment plan.
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San Francisco
Standard Oil Company
California
Would Withdraw Tax Exemption From Farm Loan Bonds
Washington December 24 The Treasury secretary recommends to Congress the withdrawal of the tax exemption privilege from farm loan bonds issued in the future by joint stock land banks on grounds stated by Secretary Houston.
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Washington
Congress
Houston
Big League Stars Sought for Florida West Coast League
Tampa Florida December 24. Rube Allen league secretary says Babe Ruth Ty Cobb Tris Speaker and other major leaguers may play for Florida West Coast winter league clubs. Bidding by St Petersburg and Sarasota clubs prompts league management to consider assigning star players to weaker teams.
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Tampa
Fla
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Rube Allen
St. Petersburg
Sarasota
Farm Bureau proposes foreign credits to boost American farm sales
Washington officials discussed using foreign securities to back American farm product credits via the war finance corporation. J. R. Howard urged Russia Germany and others be opened to U S farm loans with securities, not treasury backing. Federal Reserve Board proposed direct agricultural loans via land banks and Treasury deposits to back debentures. W W Brauer claimed German authority to secure a loan for U S farm purchases. no date set for next hearing.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
America
War Finance, Corporation
J. R. Howard
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate Agriculture and Banking Committee
Howard
Treasury
Farm Bureau Federation
Federal Reserve Board
Harding
McLean
Banking Committee
Federal Land Banks
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Hitchcock
Nebraska
W. W. Brauer
New York
Initial Steps for Withdrawal From Dominican Republic
Washington reports by presidential direction that initial steps for American withdrawal from Dominican affairs were taken. Rear Admiral Thomas Snowden announced a plan to form a Dominican commission with an American adviser to draft constitutional amendments and new election laws, then present them to a constitutional convention and national congress. The State Department said Dominican finances are stable and education and sanitation have advanced, allowing peaceful pursuits.
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Washington
Dominican Republic
San Domingo
Thomas Snowden
Snowden
Dominican National Congress
State Department
Republic
Sudden Revival of Grime Wave Marks Christmas Eve
New York city faces a renewed crime spike on Christmas Eve as a Murray Hill hotel holdup leads to multiple arrests in Brooklyn and statewide robberies. Police plan increased patrols. Central Park closes from midnight to 6 am to protect the public. Lawrence Hawthorne faces 30 to 60 years for Astor hotel burglary. Police Commissioner Enright resigns from the uniformed force but stays as a civilian official with pension eligibility.
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Enright
New York
Murray Hill
Brooklyn
Manhattan
New Jersey
Charles Redfern
Keansburg
N. J
Gallatin
Central Park
Criminal Court
Lawrence Hawthorne
Astor Hotel
Christmas at Ellis Island Delights and Delays for New Arrivals
More than 12 000 steerage passengers face spending Christmas aboard ships near New York as Ellis Island houses 3000 awaiting inspector action. Holiday liners swell crowd while agents and relief groups bring Christmas cheer to detainees at the station.
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New York
Liberty
Ellis Island
Bride and Groom Die in Apparent Gas Asphyxiation
In Newark a Naples arrival and U S Army veteran Rocco Bruillo, newly wed hours earlier after a ceremony at Ellis Island, were found dead from gas asphyxiation in their Academy avenue apartment. A note promised marriage at Christmas and a gas lamp habit at home is suspected.
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Newark
N. J
Naples
Italy
Rocco Bruillo
Academy Avenue
Carmalla
Ellis Island
Bruillo
Navy fuel supply hinges on continuation of Lever Act
Secretary Daniels urged continuing the Lever Act tonight stating its renewal is vitally important to ensure adequate naval fuel at reasonable prices. He said the act should stay in force at least until peace is formally declared.
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Washington
House
Daniels
Frozen to Death Near Winner in Blizzard
George Dierman a sixty year old stockman from near Winner was found frozen to death Wednesday after a blizzard. His body stood upright with only his head above the snow, discovered by a neighbor near the Dierman homestead.
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Winner
George Dierman
Dierman
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