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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1920
Page
1
The Senate committee on production and reconstruction presented a report urging government powers to continue investigation into coal industry evils. It accuses profiteering and monopoly of transportation and calls for tighter control to curb chaos and relieve suffering.
Washington December 14. The State of Nebraska filed a brief with the Interstate Commerce Commission objecting to the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad plan to distribute 140 million dollars of stock dividends and bonds as a cash dividend.
A large passenger airplane departing for Paris with six aboard struck a tree and burst into flames in London. The pilot and mechanic were killed and two passengers died, with others injured.
British delegates to the International Communications Conference depart Washington on December 14 citing holidays at home. The move follows the alleged German cable situation and U S opposition to certain allied plans.
The nude body found in a grove near Los Angeles on Sunday was identified today as Mrs Fay Sudow, reputedly wealthy. A local dentist who did work for her made the identification.
In Attleboro Massachusetts Mrs Elizabeth Daggett leads a tight mayoralty race while a slate of female candidates across sixteen Massachusetts cities vies for the top city post The Associated Press reports a notable wave of female contenders as municipal elections begin in December with Daggett among the frontrunners.
Cheyenne Wyoming state game warden W T Judkins invites Wyoming area clubs including the Cheyenne Red and Reel Club to share views on current game laws and proposed changes. He plans recommendations and asks sportmen organizations for comments. Identification cards are suggested by an English bishop as a guard against bigamy.
In Lucerne a dispatch reports Lenore and Lenore in possession of bombs were arrested in Milan in a bid to assassinate King Constantine. The attempt was thwarted and Constantine left for home.
Cork is under complete military control with indications of further out breaks in Ireland. The Irish office reports one policeman and three Sinn Feiners killed in yesterday's fighting and an unknown number wounded. Cork described as a staggering wilderness with considerable looting reported.
London December 14 A military commission investigates Cork fires and calls Cork mayor and two MPs to explain allegations of riots during the past week. The officials deny involvement and await the commission's findings.
A party of armed men attacked a military ferry carrying Black and Tangjo loo. The crew took cover in the post office. Reinforcements were rushed up and relieved them. Casualties, if any, were not reported.
Martin Gilleon of Wisconsin urged the House committee to reorganize the United States Shipping Board by divorcing the Emergency Fleet Corporation and by appointing industry experts to manage each organization. Gilleon, executive assistant to Shipping Board chairman John Barton Payne, presented the constructive suggestions at hearings in Washington.
Buenos Aires December 14 Argentina’s government says it will not notify withdrawal from the League of Nations under Article 1 because it does not consider Argentina has ever been a member. The Associated Press dispatch reported today.
Byline Prena reports two persons burned to death in a hotel blaze in Fort Worth. Heavy property damage resulted from the fire which destroyed the hotel today.
Western Union seeks an injunction in the District of Columbia Supreme Court to stop interference by the secretary of state war and navy over a proposed cable connection. The action centers on linking the company’s cable with a new Barbadoes line that would connect to the British cable to North America.
City Attorney R M Boeke and County Attorney Alfred Lowey led a raid across the city and outskirts. About six officials visited sites including the Sandbar and a dance hall on Marlon Street. Many detainees faced charges of disorderly conduct and maintaining a house of ill fame.
President elect Harding faced a Col George Harvey proposal for a world association pledging abstention from offensive war with no referendum. The announcement called the idea the boldest effort to democratize peace. Rumors said Taft may become Chief Justice, with White resigning soon after Harding's inauguration and Sutherland of Utah as a potential second vacancy.
Paris December 14 Senator Medill McCormick of Illinois voiced doubt about the League of Nations. A Geneva telegram notes he fears the league may be swamped by eloquence and wasted time in verbose debate during the session.
Geneva report outlines a League of Nations plan for immediate limits on armament growth as powers agree to curb military buildup. The proposal frames a unified approach to reduce weapons and prevent escalation among member nations.
Geneva December 14. The League of Nations appealed to all nations to restrict trade in arms and munitions and to work toward a practical disarmament plan. The council was asked to pursue disarmament and an international framework. The assembly also discussed posting opium and the white slave traffic.
Paris reports rumors of disturbances in Prague and Belgrade as attempts to install Communist governments spark unrest. In Prague and Belgrade clashes are alleged to occur amid broader upheaval in Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
Federal indictments unsealed in Chicago accuse sixteen Daniel Hayes Co officials of conspiracy in a California land sale worth three to five million dollars. The case centers on misrepresented property sold through Idaho based firm. Separately Gary Indiana appoints its first woman city clerk, Mrs Ralph W Ross.
Senator Borah Republican of The resolution asks the president join Great Britain and Japan in an agreement to limit naval buildup for five years at a cost of 50 cents per person. He says the navies of Britain and Japan are the only powers needing U.S. attention. Secretary Daniels condemned an alliance with two or three nations as a strategic blunder and urged against it. The measure was referred to the foreign relations committee.
A U.S. tax collection update reports delays as audits of returns proceed slowly after a year with unpaid taxes exceeding a billion dollars. Officials say the extended review impacts revenue processing and enforcement actions.
Washington December reports that if the United States does not join the League of Nations Congress will refuse the three year naval building program under consideration. The note comes as Secretary of the Navy Jela discusses defense plans amid Senate debates.
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