Opposition Grows to Lodge Amendment on Arbitration Pact
The Lodge amendment to the arbitration treaties with Britain and France faces unexpected Democratic Senate opposition. Republicans, about three fourths, back it as a compromise. Introduced by Mr. Lodge in an executive session, it relies on Democratic support to pass, stirring concern about Democratic stance toward the treaties.
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Washington
Lodge
Great Britain
France
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Court lauds Burns after release in McNamara kidnapping case
Indianapolis Jan. 11 William J Burns, detective praised by the Federal Court for rendering a great service to his country was released from charges of kidnapping John J McNamara the convicted dynamiter
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Indianapolis
Federal Court
William J. Burns
John J. McNamara
Indictments Against Burns Dismissed in Labor Case
Federal Judge A B Anderson nullified all charges in indictments stemming from Burns arrest of a labor leader in Indianapolis last April and transport to California. Burns denounced prosecution as unjust while promising ongoing work on a dynamite conspiracy. About a dozen witnesses testified before the grand jury.
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Burns
Indianapolis
California
A. B. Anderson
Los Angeles
Grand Jury
Boston
Springfield
Mass
Hall of Records blast plot disclosed in witness testimony
Mansell Parks testified as part of Bert Conners conspiracy trial that Gurney Misner Bender Maple and Charles Stevens planned to dynamite the Hall of Records. Parks said Conners and an associate were told to carry out the act.
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Hall
Los Angeles
Conners
Misner
Parks
al Misner
Harriman
Stevens
Charles
San Quentin
Llewellyn Iron Works
Iron Workers Strike Case Involves J E Timmons
The report names J E Timmons local chief of the Structural Iron Workers Union as involved. The letter from Conners to Gunrey requesting "get away" money was delivered with Timmons present.
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Iron Workers’ Strike Committee
J. E. Timmons
Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Conners
Gunrey
Timmons
A Conductor Replies On 137 Riders In Morning Cars
W C defends streetcar service out of Adams Square recounting 137 riders in 2 am to 3 am trips. He cites registers showing 120 fares, describes outside passengers clinging to vestibules, and argues conductors acted courteously while missed fares occurred as riders declined payment.
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Post
Adams Square
L.road
Ashmont
Milton
Yattapan
Washington Street
Northampton Street
Fines for 1-Cent Postal Cheat In Williamsport
In Williamsport in January 11 United States court judge Witmar fined F. J. Schaffer of Hummelstown $20 plus $80 costs for sending a check and letter folded in a newspaper to defraud the government. The wealthy Dauphin county lawyer had been warned by the postmaster but persisted. Schaffer, valued at about $75,000, is noted as a prominent church member in Hummelstown.
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Williamsport
Penn
Uncle Sam
Hummelstown
Dauphin County
Schaffer
Hutmfmelstown
Lost cash bag mystery rattles Brockton telephone girls
In Brockton on January 11, Miss Ethel Wright, a telephone operator, reported a silver mesh bag with several dollars missing from the Southern Massachusetts Telephone Company exchange. Officials required 20 hello girls to be searched individually, and the bag was mysteriously returned to its owner during the procedure.
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Brockton
Ethel Wright
Southern Massachusetts Telephone Company
Wealthy Sons Face Bias in Work Ranks Says Kruttschnitt
T E Kruttschnitt of the Southern Pacific Tucson division describes how wealth hampers ambitious young men starting in humble jobs like engine wiper. He notes fellow workers doubt the rich man's son and avoid official ties to his father. He cites Swank district and Gold Hill as active gold areas near the American River.
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San Francisco
T. E. Kruttschnitt
Tucson
Southern Pacific
Julius Kruttschnitt
Harriman
Kruttschnitt
Swank
Gold Hill
American River
Women blamed for high cost of living by club leader
Mrs. Julian Heath, president of the New York League of Home Economics, blamed women's clubs and bridge parties for rising living costs. She criticized focus on social affairs, urged household economy, cited grocery buying, maid shortages, and canned goods overuse as factors inflating expenses. She also cited deplorable laundry conditions with long hours and low pay for girls.
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New York
Julian Heath
New York League of Home Economics
Heath
Poetic Farm Names Catch Kansas County Clerk’s Eye
Farmers in Cottonwood Falls Kansas register farm names as required by the state law. The county clerk’s book shows many names featuring spring and view, signaling a poetic temperament among local growers and highlighting appealing countryside outlooks.
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Cottonwood Falls
Kan
Kansas
Gold Discovery at State Stone Quarry Sparks Local Interest
A small vein of gold found in the State quarry at the Selah gap near North Yakima excites locals though assays yield about 5 dollars per ton with 25 percent gold and 60 percent silver. The mine’s current earnings would total around 31 dollars monthly, and many expect more veins of gold silver and copper in the region between here and Puget Sound.
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North Yakima
Wash
Selah Gap
City
Selah Hills
Here
Puget Sound
Hank the Hermit Finds Companions in His Wild Life
The feature notes Hank the Hermit now travels with a bear a monkey a parrot and a dog adding excitement to his adventures. Readers are teased to check the big comic section of next Sunday's Post for the full tale.
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Hank
Next Sunday
Post
Boston City Council Approves 10 Year Garbage Contract
Boston votes to approve a 10 year waste disposal contract with the Boston Development and Sanitary Company. The Brooklyn linked firm, composed of New York men, proposes to handle the city’s garbage for a total of 1 432 000 dollars.
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Boston
Boston Development & Sanitary Company
New York
Brooklyn
Mayor to rule on city contract plum after long delay
The mayor holds 15 days to act on the city contract that has hung fire for years. A Boston bid is opposed by a Brooklyn firm backed by Boston capital. Brooklyn’s bid was recommended by officials and the council approved 7 to 2. The mayor plans a New York visit to study theBrooklyn work before deciding.
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New York
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Concern
Boston Disposal Company
Loston Capital
Commissioner of Public Works
Rourke
Chamber of Commerce
Finance Commission
Brooklyn Company
Buckley
Smith
Curley
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