Progressives Form Meeting to Discuss Unified Strategy
In Washington on December 2 a closed-door gathering of more than twenty senators and representatives outlined a plan for a progressive bloc in Congress. Led by La Follette and Huddleston, the conference aimed to coordinate policy, not form a third party, with invited leaders from labor, reform groups, and editors.
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Congress
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Huddleston
Alabama
People's Legislative Service
George Huddleston
Norris
Ladd
Walsh
Massachusetts
House
American Federation of Labor
William H. Johnston
B. M. Jewell
The
New Republic
the Nation and
Labor
William ©. Borah
William Jennings Bryan
Shipstead
Minnesota
Frazier
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Wheeler
Montana
Dill
Ferris
Michigan
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Senator Lenroot
Wisconsin
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Jene Addams
John W. Altman
Birmingham
George W. Coleman
Boston
Herbert Croley
Gilse Gardner
John H. Holmes
New York
Florence Kelly
National Consumers’ League
Ben Lindsey
Denver
Anne Martin
Reno
Nevada
Samuel Untermyer
Tyre Williams
St. Louis
Hurrien
Blaine and Mellon clash over tax secrecy cited by progressives
Washington dispatch reports Governor Blaine of Washington accusing Secretary Mellon of tax secrecy and favoring rich taxpayers. He calls for publishing income tax returns to curb fraud and enforce equality before the law. Samuel Gompers and Senator Norris address the conference on party loyalty and electoral reform. The White House announced President Harding will deliver his address to Congress next Monday.
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National Conference of Progressives
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Biaine
Norris
White House
Harding
Congress
Weapons Found in Chinatown Raid Prompted by Tong War Threats
Police raided the Hip Sing headquarters in Chinatown after cops received word of potential tong warfare. Officers seized weapons including fifteen pistols, a box of daggers, brass knuckles, and about one thousand rounds of ammunition.
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New York
Hip Sing
Chinatown
Antis Vote Fight Naming Commission On Liquor Question
In a meeting of representatives from every state the Anti-Saloon League voted unanimously to oppose a proposed resolution giving Congress power to amend the Volstead Act by creating a scientific commission to determine what is intoxicating liquor.
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Antis Vote Fight Naming Commission
Washington
AntiSaloon League
Congress
Export Future Bright Says Commerce Head
Washington December 2. Dr Julius Klein director of the Bureau for Foreign and Domestic Commerce says the rising tide in American exports is under way and all factors entering into the country’s foreign trade portend a most favorable future.
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Washington
Julius Klein
Bureau For Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Nurse Seeks Death by Poison Route in New York Hotel
Olivia Stone a trained nurse born in Cincinnati and acquitted in April of the murder of Hills Guy Kinkead an attorney and former Cincinnati counsel attempted suicide today in her hotel room in New York. Doctors treated her and saved her life.
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New York
Olivia Stone
Cincinnati
Hills Guy Kinkead
Brooklyn
Last Rites For Illinois Congressman Mann
Washington observed a national tribute as President Harding Cabinet members and diplomats joined government officials at the funeral of Representative James R. Mann of Illinois who died of pneumonia. Rev James Freeman delivered the funeral oration before the body was sent to Montana for burial.
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Washington
James R. Mann
Illinois
Harding
Diplomatic Corps
James 8. Freeman
Church of the Epiphany
Withdrawal of Rhine troops not practical now
White House spokesman says supporters of withdrawing American troops from the Rhine have the President’s sympathy, but the move is not taken due to concerns about international interpretation amid pressing European issues. London reports the Irish Constitution bill passes committee stage and heads to third reading next Monday.
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Rhine
White House
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Harding
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House of Loris
France May Be Forced to Act Alone on Debt
Paris December 2 The Allied Reparations Commission opposes Premier Poincare’s plan for direct action against Germany but a growing view says France may soon act independently. Poincare will propose cutting the indemnity to about 59 million gold marks in exchange for canceling the French debt to Britain. If rejected, France may seize Ruhr products and gain Rhine control.
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Allied Reparations Commission
Poincare
Germany
Premier Poincare
Great Britain
Associated Press
France
Ruhr
Rhine
Fire Wrecks Havoc in Southern Town Newburn NY
Fire swept West Newburn's negro quarter causing over two hundred houses and 20 blocks to burn. High winds hampered efforts as nearby towns sent aid. A $300,000 saw mill was destroyed and thousands were left homeless amid property losses exceeding two million dollars.
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Stromboli Volcano Erupts on Sicilian Coast
A Rome dispatch reports Stromboli on the Sicilian coast in violent eruption. The eruption, reported yesterday, has suddenly ceased with no fatalities. Residents near the base relocate as activity resumes in surrounding districts.
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London
Stromboli
Sicily
Rome
Romel
Liquor ruling on ships draws critique from C M Schwab
Charles M Schwab condemned Attorney General Daughertys high seas liquor ban as unfortunate harming American vessels. He said the policy deters passengers from traveling on American ships across oceans, potentially damaging the industry. A separate report from Calumet Michigan notes the steamer Maplehurat wreck near Portage Lake Canal with eleven deaths and nine saves by the Coast Guard.
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San Francisco
Daugherty
Charles M. Schwab
Calumet, Micn
Portage Lake Canal
Coast Guard
Open revolt among Greeks reported in Thrace and Corfu
Dispatches describe violent fighting in western Thrace with insurgents and bands of five thousand armed with machine guns marching on Dedsaghatch. Other reports claim Greek revolts on Patmos and Missotoughi in Corfu with the British flag raised amid anger over Athens cabinet executions. Prince Andrew, brother of ex King Constantine, faces trial by military court martial for disobeying general staff orders linked to Asia Minor disaster.
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Thrace
Dedsaghatch
Constantinople
Rome
Patmos
Missotoughi
Corfu
Athens
Asia Minor
Andrew
Constantine
Pole Lindenfeld Tied to Wall Street Plot Return
New York reports Wolfe Lindenfeld, once jailed in Warsaw on suspicion of knowing who caused the 1920 Wall Street explosion, has been brought back to the United States. Detective Wood interviewed Lindenfeld in prison and traveled to Washington to confer with William J. Burns of the Bureau of Investigation.
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New York
Wolfe Lindenfeld
Warsaw
Wall Street
Wood
Lindenfeld
Washington
William J. Burns
Bureau of Investigation
Klan Reported in British Columbia Province
Under orders from the Attorney General the local police investigate reported Ku Klux Klan activities in British Columbia, especially near Cranbrook. This marks the first intimation of the Klan in the province.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Cranbrook
American Delegates at Lausanne Peace Conference Do Good Work
White House reports from Lausanne praise the American delegation. The administration counters criticism of Ambassador Child by claiming confidential Lausanne reports show progress and smooth operations at the peace talks.
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Washington
Lausanna
White House
Ambassador Child
United States
Harding
Lausanne
Fire destroys mail sacks on Alaska Railway coach
Anchorage Dec 2 Fire broke out in a combination mail and passenger coach on the Alaska Railway at Curry last night. Before it was controlled fifteen sacks of mail were destroyed.
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Anchorage
Alaska Railway
Curry
Twelve Hour Day Condemned by Harding
President Harding backs abolition of the twelve hour work day in a communication to the American Engineering Society. The message repeats Secretary Davis and states the twelve hour day has outlived its usefulness in American life.
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New York
Davis
Harding
American Engineering Society
Woman Severes Tongue With Scissors in Despair
Mary Kemp, 67, of Dallas Oregon, cut off her tongue with a pair of scissors in a despondent act. Doctors report she is recovering from the self inflicted injury but will never be able to speak.
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Dallas
Ore
Mary Kemp
Hoover Says Soviets Fail and Know It Too
Secretary Hoover told a San Francisco women's group that Russia is rapidly regaining sanity and courage after Bolshevik rule. He declared communism has failed and that Soviet leaders know it. He added American relief work laid the foundation of a lasting friendship between the two nations.
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Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Russia
Fish Quotations Shuttle Dec 1
Fish prices today show Halibat at 17K while markets noted steady activity. Trade sources report stable demand as fishermen monitor supply during early December listings.
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