South Africa vote weighs on future of empire
London dispatch outlines the Union of South Africa election as the issue of secession and independence looms. It notes General J. C. Smuts leading Loyalist forces and General Hertsog opposing him, with the balance of power held by the Labour allied Thiri party and questions over a future republic.
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London
Legislative Assembly
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Transvaal
Orange Free State
England
South African Union
J. C. Smuts
Wnion
League of Nations
Hertsog
Hertsog Pa
Smuts
Labor Party
Thiri
Balance of Power
Labor
British Empire
Herfsog
Birthday party booze raid halts plans
Ben Brason, 71, arrested for possessing five pints of whisky as he prepared a birthday gathering for his wife. He appeared before a United States commissioner and awaited a $1,000 bond, crying and saying he only meant to celebrate his wife’s seventieth birthday.
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Preas
Ben
Brason
United States
Non Alcoholic Wine Adopted for Sacrament in Chicago
The Chicago Rabbinical Association adopted resolutions allowing members of the Jewish Reform Church in Chicago to use non alcoholic wine for sacramental purposes. The move reflects a shift in ritual practice within the community.
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Chicago
Jewish Reform Church
Chicago Rabinical Association
Young Boston Man Bravely Saves Companion on Monadnock
Karl H. Robinson, a Boston student, braved ice coated cliffs on Mount Monadnock to haul his fellow student Rupert Robinson to safety after a fall. Rupert, in a delirious state, was rushed to Fitzwilliam for medical care and later recovered and returned to university.
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Boston
Mass
Mount Monadnock
Karl H. Robinson
Trustonnas
Rupert Robinson
Hari
Rupert
Fitzwilliam
N. B
University
City Detective Fatally Shot in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City Utah February 8 City Detective G B Hamby was shot at a local hotel by Tom Burns 30 who was then shot by Chief of Police Joseph E Burbidge Burns died within an hour Chief Burbidge narrowly escaped death with a grazing shoulder wound
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Salt Lake City
Utah
City
G. B. Hamby
Tom Burns
Joseph E. Burbidge
Burns
Burbidge
Mrs Barker Acquitted of Murder in Utah Case
Laura Barker mother of three was found not guilty of murder in the first degree over the alleged poisoning of her husband. The jury deliberated 25 minutes in Ogden Utah court before reaching the verdict.
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Associated Press
Ogden
Utah
Laura Barker
Greek Premier Opposes Bovres Treaty Revision In London
Athens February 6 – New Greek premier M. Kalogeropoulos announced before the chamber of deputies that Greece will oppose revision of the Bovres treaty at the Near East conference in London. All party leaders, including Venizelos supporters, backed the decision.
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Athens
M. Kalogeropoulos
Greece
London
Chamber of Deputies
Venizelos
Bia
Hungary protests U S deportation method over propaganda concerns
The Hungarian government, via the Swedish minister, urged the U S state department to segregate deported aliens aboard vessels to limit anti Hungary propaganda aboard ships. Officials said American jurisdiction ends at shore and the request seems unlikely to be met due to vagueness and legal limits.
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Europe
Hungary
State Department
United States
Colby Draft Requested for Jap Agreement Becomes Public Contention
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee directed Secretary Colby to submit the Morris Shidehara agreement to the committee if compatible with public interest. Senator Johnson demanded public release, calling the pact a gentlemen’s agreement amid ongoing American Japanese negotiations.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
California
Lodge
Colby
Morris
Shidehara
State Department
Department
Toklo
Son Confesses to Murder of Father in Wichita Falls
Henry J. Toussaint, 33, jailed in Wichita Falls after police say he confessed to killing his father, who was found shot in a ditch. The elder man, who had moved from Washington, D C, last year to join the son in a contracting business, faced blame for the mother’s death as well as the son’s estrangement from his wife. A grand jury will begin an investigation of the death tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Tex
Henry J. Toussaint
To T
Washington, D. C
Bail Refusal in Bergdoll Case Delays Release
Mrs. Bergdoll seeks bail for her son Farwin K. Bergdoll in Browne v Bergdoll at the U S District Attorney McAvoy office. Farwin remains imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth for draft dodging while habeas corpus proceedings await hearing. The court has not ruled.
World Liquor Traffic Barred from America
A government opinion states shipments of liquor from one country to another through the United States are prohibited under the national prohibition act. The ruling was made public by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury McLean and Acting Attorney General Nebeker.
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Associated Proax
Washington, D. C
United States
Nebeker
Swiss Budget Foresees 194 Million Franc Deficit
The Swiss budget proposed for the next year by the government in Bern estimates a deficit of 194 million francs. The plan outlines expected revenue shortfalls and spending needs across sectors.
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Berne
Casper Council Reviews Dairy Firm Clash and Band Funding
Casper officials debated a dairy industry clash between old and new firms, agreeing on competition to stabilize prices. The council plans strict enforcement of a milk testing ordinance by April, with testing continuing in the meantime. A Casper concert band petition sought $5,000 to cover maintenance, while a bid for $10,000 was floated via a band levy. Other items included track access across West Yellowstone, street closures for a Midwest warehouse, a water main to Stewart addition, and sewerage issues to be studied.
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Fred van Gorden
Milk Commission
Ben H. Pelton
Citation Department
Casper
Chamber of Commerce
W. W. Keefe
Stewart
Western Realty Company
City Water Commission
Building Trades Leader Sentenced to Five to Ten Years
New York February 8 Robert P Brindell president of the Building Trades Council was convicted of extortion from builders and sentenced by Supreme Court Justice McAvoy to serve from five to ten years in state prison.
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New York
Robert P. Brindell
The
Building Trades Council
Supreme Court
McAvoy
Frame-Up Charges Are Repeated by Defense Counsel
New York Feb 8 Frank P Walsh of counsel for Thomas J Mooney convicted of murder in San Francisco in connection with the Preparedness Day bombing in 1916 telegraphed San Francisco authorities of an alleged confession by a witness that he had given perjured testimony at the trial A special grand jury is investigating an alleged conspiracy to convict Mooney The witness John McDonald now president of Trenton New Jersey declared in an affidavit that the case against Mooney was a frame up McDonald swore he could not identify Mooney as the man with a suitcase near Market Street on July 22 1916 He identified Mooney at the trial Walsh said McDonald was coerced to testify and that he saw a man set a suitcase on the sidewalk and that the witness later described the scene to a man named Hextron and to police officials McDonald allegedy was coached by other witnesses to change the time of the sighting to 1 40 which broke Mooney s alibi Nine people were killed In the explosion Mooney was sentenced to death and Billings to life Wilson later commuted Mooney s sentence to life imprisonment.
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Associated Press
New York
Frank P. Walsh
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Mooney
Walsh
John McDonald
Trenton
N. J
McDonald
Fickert
Stewart Street
Market
Market Street
Hextron
Mathison
Meminet
Billings
Edward Cunha
Billiygs
Wilson
Stephens
Warren K. Billings
MacDonald
Edward A. Cunha
Salvation Army
Poiceman
Police Department
Mooney Billings cases face new perjury claims
John McDonald of Trenton recounts seeing two men set the bomb and later identifying Thomas Mooney and Warren Billings as the suspects. His statement, labeled as propaganda by prosecutor Edward Cunha, follows prior convictions and is to be presented to the county grand jury amid defense objections.
Howatto Ask Continuance in Mine Strike Case
In Pittsburg Kansas the Howat and five district miners officials arrested on contempt charges seek a continuance before Judge Curran to prepare an answer. The dispute centers on a wage claim for Karl Mishmash believed to be under 12 and the union demands back pay for work after age ten.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Alexander Mowat
Kennas Miners’ Union
District Executive Board
Karl Mishmash
Mackie Fuel Company
McKinley County Proposed in Freemont Split
Cheyenne February 8 McKinley County would be carved from Freemont as a new Wyoming county Riverton would be the center and Shoshoni Booneville would be excluded The compact territory covers Little Wind river Big Wind river and reaches to Bull Lake with a valuation around 6 million and population about 3400 boosters argue lower taxes and self government will aid development Riverton hosts banks a theater a Masonic temple an oil refinery and a grain elevator with ties to major firms anticipated to gainSenate support follows earlier defeat of Pilot county proposal.
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Riverton
Shoshoni
Booneville
Arapahoe
Little Wind River
Kinnear Bridge
Big Wind River
Bull Lake
Hot Springs
Wyoming Tie & Timber Company
Dillon
Pilot County
Woman 50 Sentenced in Moonshine Case in Georgia
Sarah Glass of Pickens county Georgia began a thirty day sentence for operating an illicit still and faces a future murder trial for the man who testified against her. She stood defiant as officers testified and questioned the verdict saying they didn’t tell the truth.
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Associate Press
Atlanta, Ga
Sarah Glass
Pickens County
Georgia
Army Bill Passes House and Heads to Senate
The army appropriation bill totaling about 329 million dollars, funding a 150000 man force in 1922, passed the House and moves to the Senate. A bid to cut officers from 14000 to 9000 failed 271 to 58. Senate action yesterday would require stopping recruitment until the force is reduced to 175000.
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Washington
House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Wilson
Mexican Reds Not Charged with Bombing
The chamber of deputies thanked President Obregon for stating the bombing of the Archbishop of Mexico residence and the Juergena jewelry store were acts of a fanatic, not a terrorist organization. General Villareal said the archbishop opposed government policy and had attacked the government. Catholic youth groups planned a protest parade.
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Associate Press
Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Obragon
Mexico
Juergena Company
Antonio Villareal
Bis
Minster Villareal
Madero
Diamond Workers Idle as Diamond Market Slumps
Amsterdam reports nearly 6 008 of 10 500 Diamond Workers Union members idle as the global diamond market sinks. Experts say a general stringency has replaced the era of free spending, turning precious stones into a drug on the market, even as prices hold.
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Amsterdam
Diamond Workers Union
Antwerp
Ten Thousand Japanese Miners Strike Over Wage Cut
Makodath Japan February reports miners at Hokkaido Colliery and Steamship Company mutinied against a 20 percent wage reduction. Protests halt operations as workers demand preserved pay. The strike involves thousands of miners in Hokkaido Prefecture.
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Makodath
Japan
Hokkaido Colliery and Steamship Company
St Mark's Mens Club Social Evening Planned
The Men’s Club of St Mark’s Church will hold a social evening tonight in the parish room. Activities start at 8 o’clock with light refreshments and mingling for parishioners and guests alike.
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St. Mark's Church
Comrades Seek Clemency for Sentry Slayer
A petition from Osugimuri villagers seeks clemency for Toshgero Ofosawara who killed Lieut Warren H Langdon of the American cruiser Albany in January. The sentry is being court martialed in Vladivostok, with locals urging mercy.
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Tokio
Osugimuim
Shikoku
Toshgero Ofosawara
Vladivostok
Warren Hf. Langdon
Albany
Ogaswarn
Mardi Gras Ruler Rex Arrives For Parade Climax
Rex, ruler of Mardi Gras, arrived in a jet and rode with his queen in the parade marking the climax of public festivities. The streets were lively with revelers from early morning.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Rex
Mardi Gras
Thia Queen
Japan to Act on Navy Cut Resolution Meet
The article reports a former opposition leader proposing an independent move before today’s vote to end armament. He aims to urge Japan to coordinate with the United States and England to limit naval programs. Ozaki was expelled amid organizational moves.
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Amnon Pokio
Vukla Denkl
Kensebtial
Associated
Japan
United Sates
England
M. Ozaki
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