Prohibition Enforcement Funds Haggled in House
The U S House debated enforcement appropriations for prohibition with Volstead pushing to raise the total to 7 1 million while opponents urged cuts to 1 million. Amendments proposing 100 million and 100 million requests were rejected or modified as votes swung amid party lines and pro prohibition applause.
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Washington
House
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Representative Volstead
Minnesota
Appropriations Com Committee
Volatead
Congress
Volstead
Attorney General
Gallivan
Massachusetts
Wayne Wheeler
The
Prohibition League
Wheeler
Wood
Indiana
Cranton
Michigan
Chamber
Representative Stephens
Ohio
Mann
Illinois
Prohibition
Balloonists Return to Rockaway in Hero Welcome
In Rockaway New York January 15 a huge crowd greeted Lieutenants Kloor Farrell and Hinton returning from a month at sea. The parade through rain and mud featured bands gas bags and cheers as the trio rode an open car to the air station amid 40 mile per hour winds. Kloor dismissed the hero label in a post arrival interview.
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Rockaway
N. Y
Here
Kloor
Farrell
Hinton
New York City
Metropolis
Rockaway Naval Air Station
Nationwide roundup to deport oriental ineligibles announced
New York January 18 a nationwide roundup of all oriental ineligibles will launch January 22. Lea Rue gell Ellis Island chief departing agent says a special force will be assigned from Washington to tour the south and west seeking many Chinese and Japanese in the United States without lawful right to be here. EB. M. Kline will command starting January 22 with a staff of departing agents.
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New York
Ellis Island
Lea Ruegell
Immigration Service
Washington
Russell
EB. M. Kline
Bureau of Immmigration
Department of Labor
United States
Mr. Russell
Mrs MacSwiney Arrives in London from New York
Mrs Terence MacSwiney widow of Cork’s lord mayor disembarks in London from the Sanhandle State sailed from New York. She is greeted only by a few friends and plans to stay a few days before returning to Ireland.
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MacSwiney
London
Terence MacSwiney
Cork
Sanhandle State
New York
Ireland
Switzerland
Italy
Special Food Appeal Asked From President
Washington January 13. The house foreign affairs committee approved a resolution asking President Wilson to issue a public appeal for American contributions to aid starving Europeans. The measure substitutes for a GOP proposal endorsing the European relief council led by Herbert Hoover.
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Washington
Naval court to probe balloon flight loss at Rockaway station
Washington reports Secretary Daniels ordered a naval court of inquiry to meet Monday at Rockaway New York air station to investigate the flight and loss of the naval balloon carried to Hudson Bay including examinations of the crew Lieutenants Kloor Hinton and Farrell and for inquiry into the conduct of the balloon personnel while absent from the station.
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Washington
Naval Court of Inquiry
Rockaway, N. Y
Kloor
Hinton
Farrell
Hudson Bay
Daniels
Outrage in Ireland claims King’s Counsel McGrath
William McGrath Dublin King’s counsel was mortally wounded when an intruder forced a home entry at dawn. A renowned Irish barrister and former journalist for the Freeman’s Journal, he recently served as King’s Counsel and acted as judge at times. He led the out of work donations committee and warned that many claims would be refused if he died.
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London
William McGrath
King’s Counsel
Dublin
King’s
Outrages Reported in Ireland Casualties Listed
Dublin officials announced that during the last week in December 19 police and 1 soldier were wounded while 2 constables were killed and 22 crown forces suffered casualties in violent incidents.
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Ireland
Crown
Dublin
Emergency Not Found in Immigration Bill Debate
Washington readers report senate immigration committee hearings on the Johnson bill prohibiting one year of immigration failed to prove an emergency. Witness testimony claimed millions of aliens would flood the country and harm unemployment, but senators found no solid evidence.
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Washington
Senate Immigration Committee
Bomb Plot Discredited In New York
Police cordons protected public buildings as George F. Lamb denied receiving any bomb plot information. William J. Flynn of the Justice Department also said he had no knowledge of the supposed plot.
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New York
Geo. F. Lamb
Department of Justice
Retaliation Fears If Fordney Tariff Passes
Washington witnesses told the senate finance committee that enactment of the Fordney emergency tariff bill could trigger retaliatory measures and harm American trade. Chairman Penrose noted officials would seek more information on retaliation risks, calling the idea clearly stated for the first time.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
United States Tariff Commission
Penrose
Senator Penrose
Writ is Dismissed in Shoe Machinery Cases
Washington January 12 on government motion the supreme court dismissed the writ of error in the U S Shoe Machinery case. The ruling left intact lower court findings that the Clayton act is not retroactive and that some lease clauses did not affect interstate commerce. Hearings on the company appeal move to February 28. The suit is among major trust cases awaiting Supreme Court action.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S. Shoe Machinery
Governor Edwards Urges Open Sunday for Jersey
In a message to the New Jersey legislature, Governor Edwards urges rejection of bills to restrict Sunday activities. He warns that restricting liberties echoes Prohibition era forces and constitutional amendments, calling such attempts un-American and futile.
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Trenton
N. J
Edwards
New Jersey
Gabriele d Annunzio Stricken Bedridden in Milan
London dispatch reports Italian poet and nationalist Gabriele d Annunzio confined by a chill in Milan. He issues a farewell manifesto urging legionnaires to stay at his side in arms and spirit.
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London
Gabriele d’Annunzio
London Times
Milan
Legionnaires
d'Annunzio
Idaho Land Bill Aimed at Excluding Japanese Citizens
Boise Idaho January 12. Georg E Van de Steeg of Canyon county announces introduction in the legislature of an alien land bill to exclude citizens of Japan from owning land in Idaho. The measure aims to curb Japanese land ownership and reflect current sentiment.
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Boise, Ida
Japan
Idaho
Geo. E. van de Steeg
Canyon County
City Hall in Columbus Destroyed by Fire
Columbus Ohio reports city hall one of the oldest public buildings across from the statehouse was gutted by a blaze last night. The second and third floors were destroyed while the first floor suffered water and debris damage, making rebuilding necessary. Nearby blocks were saved with only minor roof damage.
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Columbus, QO
Columbus
Statehouse
Two sailors lost overboard during winter maneuvers off Mexico
Two Pacific fleet sailors Edgar Oscar Edstrom of the U S S Arkansas and Burton Maynar of the destroyer Stoddard fell from their ships during winter maneuvers off the Mexican coast. Their bodies were not recovered.
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Pacific Fleet
Mexico
Edgar Oscar Edstrom
U. S. S. Arkansas
Burton Maynar
Stoddard
Montana Considers Nonprofit Farm Cooperatives Law
A Montana bill introduced by Senator Harmon, backed by the extension service, would let farmers form nonprofit, non stock groups to market products and pursue agricultural business. The plan follows federal and California models, with input from state farmers groups and the Washington DC agriculture department.
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Montana Extension Service
Harmon
Montana Farmers’ Organizations
Economics Department
State Agricultural College
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
California
Montana
Cooperative Farmers
Fergus County Wheat Marketing Association
Washington, Idaho, Oregon
Sins of Rosanne at Royal Theater Promises Dramatic Dual Role
Exciting Clayton picture arrives next Sunday at the Royal Theater. Ethel Clayton stars as a woman with a dual personality, drawn into a dangerous diamond smuggling plot after a Malay foster mother fuels a lifelong craving for valuable stones, impacting her romance.
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Royal Theater
Ethel Clayton
No-Tobacco League Urges Harding to Quit Use
California No-Tobacco league adopted a resolution urging President-elect Harding to refrain from tobacco in any form. The action was taken at Whittier California and forwarded to Mr. Harding.
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Long Beach
Cal
Harding
California No-Tobacco League
Whittier
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