Houston Scores the Bonus Bill Opposition Speech
Secretary of the Treasury Houston attacked the soldiers bonus bill and allied schemes in the Senate finance committee hearings. He warned such programs would lead to inflation and higher living costs, stating all efforts to incur unusual obligations converge on the same outcome.
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Washington
United News
Senate Finance Committee
United States
SEC
THE
Treasury
Houston
Divorced Man Arrested for Assault on Mrs Liscombe
After hours of questioning by District Attorney Tufts, Thomas Holt Tate aged 29, long a prominent boarder in the Liscombe home at 362 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, was arrested on charges of assaulting Mrs Liscombe with intent to murder and had previously told her husband of a wife’s friendship with Daley.
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Tate
Liscombe
Medford
Nathan A. Tufts
Thomas Holt Tate
Francis Liscombe
Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington
Vaux Captured by 26th Division on July 14
In his book New England in France Major Emerson Gif Ord Taylor intelligence officer of the tn Division asserts that the 26th Division captured Vaux on July 14, 18.
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New England
Emerson Gif Ord. Taylor
Tn Division
26Thivision
Vaux
Colonel Logan Credits Second Division in Victory at Vaux
Colonel Edward L. Logan asserts the Second Division drove the Germans from Vaux while the 26th Division ally captured the village. He notes a monument erected in the Second Division's honor near the site.
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Edward L. Logan
1St Infantry
Scond
Vaux
26Th Division
Gan
Reject Wage Boost Demand
Philadelphia reports the anthracite coal operators rejected further wage increases and a Universal eight hour day while offering to adjust individual inequality cases. Workers insist on their original demands and plan to present the matter to the union’s general shale committee in Hazleton next Tuesday for a future policy.
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Philadelphia
United Tes Anthracite Coal Commission
Anthracite
Neral Shale Committee
Hazleton
Calls for Son Drive Off Yeggs
Mrs. Charles Cambridge of Lexington shouted for her son Charles Jr. as five unidentified men attempted a home invasion. A bullet was fired at the door but failed to penetrate the barrier, and the would be robbers fled after her alarm.
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Charles Cambridge
Lexington
Charles, Jr
Lexington woman narrowly escapes home invasion on Massachusetts avenue
Mrs Cambridge of Lexington near Munroe's station refused entry when two armed youths age about 18 demanded admission. A shot was fired at the door before the men fled toward the driveway. Police from Lexington Woburn and Arlington searched the area but found no trace. One wore a light cap and mackinaw. one carried a student’s bag.
Civilians Begin Evacuation From Fiume
A Milan despatch to the London Times says civilians are evacuating Fiume. About 100 refugees have reached Candrida as the food situation there becomes almost desperate.
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London
Fiume
Milan
London Times
Candrida
King's speech signals wartime unity amid Greek crisis
London reports the King's prorogation message speaks of continued friendly relations with foreign powers. He notes the Greek difficulty and pledges government action in conjunction with allies to meet the situation.
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London
Associated Press
Hopeful for Irish truce amid Christmas talks
Intermediaries pressing to unite Imperial government and Irish reps for a possible truce despite Christmas approaching. Archbishop Clune of Perth has returned to London and may meet the prime minister but refuses to discuss settlement prospects.
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London
Ireland
Clune
Perth
Western Australia
Escaped Murder Convict Captured in Chicago
Harry R. Manster, an escapee with a life sentence for murder, was captured after a police manhunt. He confessed to forfeiting bonds on three burglary charges in 1917 and had prior court appearances under different names. A Boston robbery in 1918 ended with Policeman Joseph Reiser's death. Manster escaped Massachusetts Prison on May 2 years ago with two others using false keys.
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Chicago
Harry R. Manster
Crowe
Bureau of Identification
Boston
Joseph Reiser
Manster
Massachusetts
Attorney General cites anti-cigarette law violations in Kansas
Richard J. Hopkins asks Atchison and Shawnee county lawyers to investigate alleged breaches of the state prohibition on cigarette gifts and sales. Nineteen Atchison men sent 10 cents each for a carton gifted to President-elect Harding, while Topeka women and a local American Legion Post sent cigarettes to disabled soldiers at Camp Funston and the Topeka State Hospital.
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Peka
Kansas
Richard J. Hopkins
Atchison
Shawnee
Harding
Topeka
American Legion
Camp Funston
Topeka State Hospital
Mother and Son Killed in Taunton Street Accident
Ida Lincoln and her son Silas Lincoln were struck and killed on Broadway near their home as they waited for a Taunton car. Irving F. Briggs 25 of Brockton driving Hall’s Taunton delivery truck is in custody on two manslaughter charges with bail set at 2000 dollars.
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Raynham
Ida. Lincoln
Herbert E. Lincoln
Silas E. Lincoln
Broadway
Taunton
Irving F. Briggs
Woodside Avenue
Brockton
Briggs
D. C. Hall
Hall
Taft Denounces Defamers of Hebrews in Anti Semitism Speech
Former President William Howard Taft told the Anti-Defamation League that the alleged protocols of the Wise Men of Zion echo the fantasy tales of Baron Munchausen. He spoke in Chicago about anti Semitism and Ford's Dearborn Independent.
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Chicago
Henry Ford
Dearborn Independent
Baron Munchausen
William Howard Taft
Anti-Defamation League
B'nai Brrith
Taft Condemns Race Hatred and Publication Motives
In remarks on the Ford article Taft denounces race hatred and urges accountability for anyone spreading unfounded charges. He questions Ford's initiative versus others influence in publication and rejects claims of a Jewish world domination plot as unproven assertions.
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Taft
Ford
Jewish International Bankes
Community plea to aid postal delivery driver
Residents are urged to lend their cars to assist a Post Santa delivery driver. The appeal warns that without hundreds of volunteers within 12 hours it will be physically impossible to complete deliveries.
Old Farmer Predicts Green Christmas Weather Bright Today
The forecast notes a Green Christmas expectation with bright weather today and tonight. It predicts much cooler temperatures than yesterday and windy conditions throughout.
Snowless Christmas Forecast Across United States
The Weather Bureau predicts a snowless Christmas for nearly all of the United States. Only Northern Maine and the Rocky Mountains are likely to see snowfall, forcing Santa to rely on airplanes or new conveyances for his Christmas Eve visits.
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Washington
Santa Claus
Weather Bureau
United States
Maine
Rocky Mountains
Warp Mills Close Workers Get Pay
Dana Warp mills near Westbrook Missouri employ about 1500 workers will shut tonight through January 3. Operators will receive an extra week of pay as the companys Christmas gift.
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Westbrook
Dana
British aviator bombs Brussels airship sheds in 1914
A 1914 action notes a British aviator dropping bombs on Brussels airship sheds. The item also marks anniversary of President Wilson’s 1920 pledge to release railroads and express companies from federal control and the War Risk Insurance Act compensation boost.
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Brussels
Wilson
Forecast for Boston and Vicinity Turns Cold
Forecasts show fair but colder weather for Boston and vicinity with Friday and Saturday winds turning westerly. Strong northerly to northwesterly winds expected offshore with partly overcast skies and temperatures well below normal across New England and the Atlantic coast.
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Boston
Washington
New Finland
Maine
New England
Mississippi River
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Provincetown
Mess
Hatteras Frest
scattered OCR fragments about weather and numbers in a smudged report
Fragmentary notes report temperature readings and averages. Mentions Thompson's Spa and various numbers like 41 3 pm and 43 4 in maid. Includes yesterday temperatures and a year-ago comparison with values such as 9 24 and 37 18 24.
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