Hardings Navy Policy Discussed at Marion Conference
President elect Harding and Representative Butler discussed maintaining a strong navy pending world disarmament talks. The plan includes fleet construction continuation, civilian navy staff cuts, land-station economies, and a naval reserve emphasis while awaiting progress on global arms limits.
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Marion
Ohio
United States
Elect Harding
Representative Butler
Pennsylvania
House Naval Committee
Harding
Navy Department
Harding Long
Kahn
House Military Committee
Five Robbers Loot South Halstead Pawn Shop in Chicago
A large pawn shop on South Halstead Street was raided by five men who forced seven clerks to a rear room with pistols. The gang emptied display cases, looted the safe, and fled in an automobile with an estimated fifty thousand dollars in merchandise.
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Chicago
Jan
South Halstead Street
Harding and Coolidge Not Officially Elected Yet
Washington reports that Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge have not yet been officially elected. The electors meet Monday and the joint Congress session on February 9 will count votes and declare the outcome. In New York, stock exchange seats rose with two transfers reaching 90,000 and 89,000 dollars.
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Washington
Jan
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Electorial College
Senate
House of Representatives
Marshall
Mr. Harding
Mr. Coolidge
Stock Exchange
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Government to Probe Coal Prices Charged to War Dept
Acting Attorney General Nebeker ordered an immediate inquiry into last year’s coal prices charged to government agencies after Senate committee findings alleged exorbitant costs. Prosecutions may follow under the Lever Act if facts confirm profiteering, with over twenty suppliers named but not released during the investigation. Meanwhile retail coal prices show a possible decline per reports from chambers of commerce and city authorities.
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Washington
Jan
Nebeker
Senate Committee On Reconstruction
War Department
Department of Justice
Chambers of Commerce
Guilty First Degree Murder in Germantown Dynamiting Case
Guy V. Thompson was found guilty of first degree murder for the November 18 dynamiting of the Bolton farmhouse near Germantown that killed James Bolton and two children of his housekeeper. He was sentenced to be hanged after a two day trial revealing a quarrel between Thompson and Bolton.
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Rockville
Guy V. Thompson
James Bolton
Bolton
Germantown
Thompson
Increase Warehouse Guards
Washington on January 8 Government guards at bonded warehouses across the country will be increased at larger plants while guards are withdrawn from smaller liquor stores. The plan aims to protect the more important facilities and reduce costs.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Townleyism Attacked in Topeka by Governor Allen
Governor Henry J. Allen denounces A C Townley and Non Partisan League organizers from North Dakota as he attacks the invasion of Kansas. He says Townley’s efforts to defeat the country at home and the league’s socialistic policy are fallacies and unjustified hostility to the state.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
A. C. Townley
North Dakota
Henry J. Allen
Townley
Plan to Revise Federal Taxes Proposed by National Retail Dry Goods
Washington January 8. The National Retail Dry Goods Association tax commission asks the house ways and means committee to readjust income taxes to ease burdens on workers and balance business revenue. They propose exemptions of 2500 for single individuals and 5000 for heads of families, with a graduated tax on salaries and business income, and higher rates for capital income. The plan, approved by a 2000-member referendum, awaits tariff revision before action.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Tax Commission
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Association
Fordney
Four-Fold Bonus Bill Endorsed by West Virginia Legion
A West Virginia American Legion executive committee authorized a legislative committee led by Andrew Edmunston to push or oppose bills in Charleston. The panel backs a four fold bonus bill and a boxing legalization proposal under gubernatorial direction, plus a war film for welfare. Many state officers and legion workers attended, with officials from Wheeling, Huntington, Clarksburg, Parkersburg, and other towns.
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American Legion
West Virginia
Legislative Committee
Clarksburg
W. Va
The
Andrew Edmunston
Weston
Charleston
Ohie
Welch
Hector Eschenbrenner
L. A. Johnson
National Committee
H. D Matthews
Parkersburg
Allen Adams
Wheeling
F.S. Alex
James H. McGinnis
Beckley
N. W Stewart
Sisterville
J. J. Matthewson
C. T. Hudler
Montgomery
C. J. Straight
Fairmont
Milwaukee Moulder Refuses Fortune Offer
John Wagner a Milwaukee moulder says he will refuse a $500000 bequest from Buffalo widow Mrs. Otto Burlingame claiming he cannot recall saving anyone from drowning. Relatives recall a life saving incident at Rock Island Illinois where Wagner once lived.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Wagner
Otto Burlingame
Buffalo
N. Y
Wagner
Rock Island
Ilinois
Baseball season to open April 12
Chicago January 8. Baseball owners and managers meet next week to set terms for a joint season plan after talks and rumors. The major league schedule committee opened to press with plans to start on April 13 and play 154 games. The meetings will run through Monday to Wednesday with final decisions by all leagues. Six players linked to White Sox indictments in 1919 amid winter play on the Pacific coast were cited in opposition.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
William Harridge
John Heydler
National League
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
H M. Sexton
National Association of Minor Leagues
Aid
Chicago White Sox
Cook
Pacific Coast
Fred feMullin
E Said
Tariff Debate Takes Backseat to Toy Scramble
In Ashington on January 8 the Ways and Means committee room hosted an unusual scene as members abandoned tariff talk to scramble for toys. Toy manufacturer J O Foote urged protection for celuloid toys, showing a carload of samples while the room erupted in a festive rush, men dropping duties to grab prizes in a Santa scene.
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Ways and Means
Ashington
Cen
Dolis
Thei Rockets
J. O. Foote
Roadsburg
America
Foote
Seatch
Greatest crowd to honor Hatfield clan leader in Logan history
Huntington W Va January 8 a vast mountain gathering is planned for tomorrow to pay final tribute to Captain Anderson Hatfield known as Devil Anse, leader of the Hatfield McCoy feud. Funeral at 3 pm will be led by Uncle Duke Garrett with burial in the family graveyard beside two sons. Devil Anse married sixty one years to a Logan native who bore thirteen children.
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Huntington
W. Va
Guyandotte
Big Sandy
Main Island Creek
Anderson Hatfield
Anse Hatfield
McCoy
Anse” Hatfield
Logan County
Pond Creek
Pike County
Kentucky
Pigeon
Mingo
McDowell
Mercer
Lincoln
Boone
Wyoming
Logan
Duke” Garrett
Devil Anse
Elias
Troy
Fayette County
Hatfield
Goanwll Tells Of Gas Shortage In West Virginia Case
Governor John J. Cornwell testifies as defense in the Supreme Court gas law challenge. He cites widespread gas shortages and petitions to conserve natural gas. State officials report inadequate supply, with institutions suffering cold and some using coal for fuel.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Levi Cook
United States Supreme Court
Narksbureg
John J. Cornwell
Pittsburg
Thtates
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Supreme Court
Cornwell
James S. Lakin
Boari
State Asylum For Insane
Weston
Lakin
H. B. Nease
State Public Service Commission
Urges Quick Steps to Organize Democracy
William Gibbs McAdoo urged immediate steps to organize the Democratic party for future campaigns under a national chairman who would devote almost all his time to party affairs. Speaking at the Jackson Day dinner in Los Angeles he blamed the Democratic defeat on weak national organization and poor publicity, while noting his intent to criticize methods not individuals.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Democratic Party
Wm. G. McAdoo
Fire attacks in Camlough and Newry district blamed on reprisal
Belfast reports two houses at Camlough and Sinn Fenners property in the Newry district burned last night. The blazes are said to have been started in reprisal for an ambush on a small police patrol at Camlough yesterday. Four constables were wounded, one seriously, in the attack.
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Belfast
Camlough
Shortage of Car Shortage Hurt Pocahontas Coal Output in 1920
Pocahontas district coal production for 1920 totaled 15,421,288 tons, up about 100,000 tons from 1919 but only 63.3 percent of capacity. Labor and car shortages cut weekly outputs, with peak weekly production around 365,024 tons and midyear car shortages driving heavy losses.
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Pocahontas
United States
Sota
Beating hazing turns violent at Bluefield Colored Institute
Edward Wright of Beckley a Bluefield Colored Institute junior was fatally wounded by Keith Haynes of Ronceverte after a hazing incident on the dorm balcony. Five .41 caliber shots struck Wright two wounds serious. Haynes fled as Wright was rushed to St Luke's Hospital. Haynes later moved to Lomax Hospital with faint pulse.
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Edward Wright
Beckley
Bluefield Colored Institute
Keith Haynes
Ronceverte
Wright
Haynes
Iaynes
Sin 'Aura Ora Otha
R. P. Siméo
St. Lukes Hospital
Beckley and
Sims
Institute
St. Luke's Hospital
Lomax Hospital
British White Paper Details Sinn Fein Links With Germany
London January 8 British government released a white paper showing correspondence between the German embassy in Washington and the Berlin foreign office. The documents name several Irish Americans and indicate active Sinn Fein leaders connected with the German government during the war.
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London
Washington
Foreign Office
Berlin
Sinn Fein
Armament Reduction Proposed by General Bliss
Major General Tasker H Bliss, retired, proposed an international agreement for gradual arms reduction in a Beacon Society talk in Boston on January 8. He said such a pact would deter wars even if it does not guarantee an end to conflicts.
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Boston
Mass
Tasker H. Bliss
Beacon Society
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Senator Harding
Florida
Everglades
White House
Coolidge
LEVER
Commission of National Dry Goods Association
Benefactor
Duke Garrett
State Board of Control
McAdoo
Pocahontas Field
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