Armenian refugees driven east as Turkish Nationalists advance
Armenian forces retreating eastward leave a shrinking Armenian state centered on Erivan and Etchmiadzin. One hundred thousand refugees wander through snow seeking housing and food. Bolshevik mediation hopes to curb further bloodshed. The League of Nations authorizes the United States Brazil and Spain to intervene in Armenia following Wilson’s acceptance.
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Associated Press
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Armenia
Caucasus Republic
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Novobayaqet
Ebtehmiadzin
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Moscow
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Brazil
Spain
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Agriculture Relief Measures Topped in Joint Conference
Senate and House agriculture committees meet in Washington to discuss war finance program revival, extended farm credits, a wheat import tariff, and Edge Act export company stock subscriptions. The session follows an invitation from Senate members and aims to set policy for farm relief and related credits.
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House
Wilson
Associated Press
Washington
Joel
War Finance Corporation
Germany
Casper gambling raids target three resorts under Chief Lynch
Casper police raid three large gambling dens led by Chief Lynch after W. W. Keefe and the city council push a crackdown. Proprietors Conklin, Wes Middleton and others were arrested and released on recognizance, with a warning to close by November 20 as council plans further burnings of equipment to stop gambling.
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Casper
Chief Lynch
W. W. Keefe
Chester Bryan
Earl Botje
F. L. Conklin
Pekin
Wes Middleton
Elkhorn
Carbury
Lyric Pool Hall
Wea Middleton
Conklin
Council
Keefe
President Seeks League Aid to Help Farmers
United Press reports President Wilson may urge Congress to adopt the League of Nations as the proper method to relieve farmers suffering from market declines. Indications point to a forthcoming White House message outlining this approach.
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United Press
Washington
League of Nations
Wilson
Congress
Senator Hitchcock Proposes $60 Million Farm Loan Bill
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska drafts a bill to lend the government’s share of Federal Reserve profits to farmers. Funds to be advanced next month through federal land banks with chattel mortgages or war house receipts as security. Loans on grain capped at six months. livestock loans extend one year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Hitchhcock
Congress
Hitchcock Woul
Federal Reserve
Fight Against Grazing Rates to Be Opened
Salt Lake City December 2 In support of Senator King of Utahs fight in Congress to prevent higher grazing fees on national forest reserves Thomas Reilmond secretary of the Utah Cattle and Horse Growers Association says conventions set to meet in East Lake City next Monday will adopt resolutions to be sent to Washington D C
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Salt Lake City
King
Uwh Hag
Congress
National Forest
Thomas Reilmond
Utah Cattle and Horse Growerg
East Lake City
Washington
Amendments to League Studied by Committee
A committee studied proposed changes to the league agenda led by officials from Argentina and Me Bon. The chair ruled the motion as a procedural matter not needing a majority vote, despite the Argentine vote against it, and the resolution was declared adopted.
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Olay Beeani
Argentina
Wheat prices rise in Mart as market clears
Wheat prices move higher in Mart with futures near 1.40 as buyers and grain dealers complicate the market. The report notes heavy cow demand and a push by the Paru ors Gralin dealers association influencing buying patterns.
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Paruors’ Gralin Dealers' Association
Warships Rush to Aid Chinese Treaty Port
American and British gunboats hurry to Chang in Hupeh province after mutinous Chinese troops loot and burn parts of the city. The Monocacy is the nearest U S gunboat, with heavy property losses reported as looting and arson continue.
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Associated Press
Bhanghai
To & Chang
HuPeh
Monocacy
Ichang
Haiti appeals for probe to be continued
The citiva of Haiti protested to Secretary of the Navy Daniels for delaying departure of the naval board of inquiry until more witnesses are heard. The inquiry investigates the conduct of marine forces occupying Haiti.
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Haiti
Associated Prensa
Washington
Citi Vena
Public debt on increase again
The treasury department announced a rise in the public debt for November totaling 112,646.67 dollars. This update from Washington indicates continued borrowing activity and a higher national indebtedness.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Dev
Treasury Department
Juarez Seeks Hamon Slayer Clara Smith Hamon
Ardmore Oklahoma authorities continued efforts to trace Clara Smith Hamon on a charge of shooting Jake L. Hamon Oklahoma Republican national committeeman. Information from Mexico and a Dallas chauffeur E W Sallis placed Hamon in a hotel shooting scene near Ardmor with limited details on motive.
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Abe
Jake
Mision
Republican
Oklahoma
Clara Hamnon
Ringling
Okla
Associated Press
Ardmore
Dee
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Republican National
Ardmend
Sallis
Cinco
Americans urged to seek orient goodwill in global conflicts
The Commission on Relations with the Orient submits its report to the federal council of the Churches of Christ in America urging Christians to take steps to promote goodwill in America and warn both Japan and China.
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Boston
America
Japan
China
Commission On Relations With the Orient
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Four Armed Men Rob Northbound Southern Train
Four armed men boarded a Southern northbound train from Chattanooga to Cincinnati near Oneida, rifled the mail car, and escaped. Police assume robbery motive. No injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga, Tenn
Chattanooga
Cincinnati
Oneida
Actress Major Lescomb Victim As Fire Wrecks Manhattan Flat
In New York on December 2 Marjorie Lescomb motion picture actress died in a five story building fire at 29 West Fifty-seventh Street. Four unidentified persons perished as flames raced from the basement through a dumb waiter shaft to upper floors. A student on the third floor raised the alarm by throwing a book from her window and shouting fire. The firehouse residents included student artists and professional people.
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Associated Press
New York
Marjorie Lescomb
West Fifty-seventh Street
New Fire Hall Equipment Accepted After Tests
The city accepted a motor driven aerial truck and a motor driven pumper with hose truck costing about 25000 after two weeks of tests. Fire underwriters praised the setup saying Casper now has top fire fighting gear in Wyoming. The report forecasts a 10 to 20 percent drop in business district insurance rates within two years.
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City Hall
Bhsys Te
Jeate
Mineat of Fire Glen
Casper
Wyoming
City Reservoir
Blke
Alte
One Per Cent Sales Tax Proposed as Excess Profits Substitute
Senator Reed Smoot proposed a one per cent tax on all sales to the ultimate consumer as a substitute for the excess profits tax. He said the plan would reduce government employment by at least a fourth and would include a year long embargo on wool to allow disposal to American manufacturers for domestic woolen goods.
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United Press
Washington
Dec
Reed Smooth
Smoot
British Labor Seeks End to Irish Bloodshed
The British labor commission plans renewed peace efforts in Ireland by Christmas to stop violence amid Sinn Fein murders of British officers in Dublin. Uniformed men smashed windows in Killarney causing thousands in damage. In Glasgow six Irish nationals, including three women, were arrested on treasonable conspiracy charges with powder detonators revolver and Sinn Fein literature found in their homes.
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London
Aes
Ireland
British Labor Commission
Dublin
Ansociated Press
Killarney
Associated Prema
Glasgow
Scotland
Aine Wunpowder
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