Realignment Plans Face Cabinet Objections
President Harding met with the joint Senate and House Commission on Departmental Reorganization to review a draft report to Congress proposing sweeping departmental realignments. Objections centered on merging the Army and Navy under a single Defense Department and moving the Forestry Service from Agriculture to Interior, with possible division of forestry conservation and mineral resources between departments.
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Washington
Congress
Harding
Senate
House
Army
Navy
Department of Defense
Forestry Service
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Financiers Buy Southern Railway in Oklahoma Sale
The main line of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway through Oklahoma has been sold for 28.7 million dollars to J. W. Seligman & Company and Hall Garten & Company of New York. The COLBERT, Oklahoma dispatch notes the deal closes a major financing move in regional rail.
Alleged mail thief nabbed in station
Kansas City dispatch reports Abner Eitel, sought for a ten thousand dollar mail robbery at Trinidad Colorado last May, was apprehended at a railway station last night. He had been pursued by police and is in custody awaiting further action.
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Kansas City
Abner Eitel
Trinidad
Colorado
Engineer Buried Under Three Cars Escapes
Grand Junction Colo Dec 14 A freight train accident near West Desert Utah killed two crew members and left the engineer trapped beneath three cars. He was rescued with only serious injuries, while fireman and brakeman died attempting to save themselves.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Denver and
Rio Grande
West Desert
Utah
Mine Workers Ask Fact Finders to Probe Logan County
United Mine Workers ask the Fact Finding Commission to investigate Logan County West Virginia citing brutality and oppression in the coal industry. The appeal, dated December 14, emphasizes alleged harsh conditions and systemic abuses in the region.
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Logan County
Washington
Fact Finding Commission
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Three Die in Bandit Raid on Humble Oil Field
Mexican bandits raided the Humble Oil Field near Houston. In the ensuing gunfight two Texas company workers and one Mexican were killed, and another Mexican wounded.
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Houston
Tex
Humble
Anttempt
Texas
Fatal Wreck on Soo Line Claims Aviators Near Destination
A Soo Line collision between passenger train No. Three and a freight near the main line at Thorpe Wisconsin leaves one dead and several injured. In San Antonio Texas Col Marshall and Lt Webber, Army aviators missing since Thursday, were found dead near their Fort Huachuca route destination. The plane was seen low over the Pacani ma Desert near Twin Buttes.
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Thorpe
Wis
Soo Line
San Antonio
Tex
Col
Marshall
Webber
San Diego
Fort Huachuca
Arizona
Pacanima Desert
Twin Buttes
German wizard hampers govt in settlement
Berlin dispatch reports Chancellor Cuno told the General Imperial Council of Economics that financiers led by Hugo Stinnes are doing their utmost to hamper the cabinet as it seeks a solution to Germany’s reparations issue with the Allies.
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London
Berlin
The
Times
General
Imperial Council of Economics
Cuno
Hugo Stinnes
Germany
Fish quotations from Ketchikan and Seattle
Fish prices today show fresh halibut at 12 7 cents in Ketchikan and 15 cents a pound in Seattle. The market reports note ongoing quotes for halibut across the Pacific coast with minor regional variation.
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Ketchikan
Seattle
Settler Ole SanidOn Found Dead in Anchorage Cabin
Anchorage December 14. Ole San idon a 38 year old homesteader was found dead in his cabin with a bullet hole in his head. Authorities say the circumstances indicate self inflicted death.
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Anchorage
Ole Sanidon
Would Subsidize All American Producers
Washington December 14 An amendment to the Ship Subsidy bill proposed by Senator Brookhart Iowa would grant similar subsidies to American producers in both industrial and agricultural lines.
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Washington
Rapa
Brookhart
Iowa
Shadowing claim hits impeachment hearing on DOJ operatives
Charges before the House Judiciary Committee allege that Department of Justice operatives shadowed lawmakers who began attacks on Attorney General Daugherty. J H Ralston for Keller cites Sen Caraway and Reps Woodruff Johnson as targets. Paul Howland denies the accusation.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Congress
Daugherty
House Judiciary Committee
J. H. Ralston
Keller
Secret Service
Caraway
Arkansas
Woodruff
Michigan
Johnson
South Dakota
Paul Howland
Chairman Declares Evidence Wanting Against Daugherty
Washington on December 14 during hearings of the Senate Judiciary Committee investigating impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty Chairman Volstead said the available evidence is insufficient to sustain any charge. William J. Burns testified that the pardon of Willard N. Jones, convicted of perjury in the Oregon land case, was bought and that former President Taft was deceived in granting it.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Daugherty
Volstead
William J. Burns
Bureau of Investigation
Williard N. Jones
Oregon
Taft
Germany near collapse, Premier says in House of Commons
London December 14 Premier Bonar Law told the House of Commons Germany is very near a complete collapse regarding the reparations issue. He said this is all the information he can provide on the reparations question.
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London
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Germany
Britain unable to pay debts without German reparations
London report notes Prime Minister Bonar Law arguing in the House of Commons that Britain cannot settle its war debt to the United States while Germany pays no reparations and France and Italy debts remain unsettled. He warned the policy would lower living standards for generations.
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London
House of Commons
Germany
Bonar Law
Great Britain
United States
France
Italy
Congressman Seeks Narrow Navy Build to Cost 331 Million
Washington December 14 Congressman Kelly chairman of the House sub committee on appropriations urged the President to press other powers for admiration in building war vessels of smaller character. He said the Navy Department recommended a construction program totaling 331 million dollars.
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Washington
Kelly
House
Navy Department
Japs Nabbed For Entering Against Law
Portland officials arrested Y Nimura a fireman on the Ypres Maru for aiding five stowaways landed here in November after letters urged fellow Japanese to come to the U S The stowaways were hidden in coal bunkers and fed rice water from a single bowl a day The five newcomers were also taken into custody.
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Portland
Japan
Y. Nimura
Ypres
Bill prevents trial liquor violation by two courts
A bill introduced in the House by Representative Brennan of Michigan would prevent prosecutions for the same liquor law offense in both State and Federal courts. The measure aims to curb double jeopardy by keeping parallel trials from occurring across jurisdictions.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Brennan
Michigan
Americans Released by Chinese Bandits
Advises from Peking indicate all Americans held by bandits in Honan Province have been released. No names or exact dates listed. report notes relief after prior captivity and cites the American Legation.
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Peking
Honan Province
Wanamaker Last Rites Draw Thousands In Philadelphia
Thousands of people from diverse backgrounds paid homage as John Wanamaker lay in state at Bethany Presbyterian Church Philadelphias famed merchant, whose philanthropy and public service were noted. Funeral services were private this afternoon with interment in the family vault.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Senate Passes Second Supply Bill for Government
The Senate approved the second annual supply bill totaling 38.5 million dollars for the maintenance of the State and Justice Departments after hours of debate.
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Senate
Washington
Ratification of Washington Naval Agreement Next Month
Paris reports that the Washington Naval Agreement will be submitted to parliament for ratification immediately after the chamber reconvenes in January. Minister of Marine M. Ralbert announced the plan to the assembly yesterday.
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Paris
Washington Naval Agresmenta
M. Ralbert
Marine
Train Wreck Near Humble Kills Seventeen
Fourteen or more killed and many injured when a Southern Pacific train wrecked near Humble Texas. Most victims reported as African American. Authorities and railroad officials launch an investigation into the catastrophe. Later reports raise death toll to seventeen with three additional deaths.
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Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific
Humble
Turkey Will Join League After Peace Signed
Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish delegation at the Near East Conference, said Turkey will join the League of Nations as soon as the peace pact is signed. The statement implied Turkey will accept League supervision over Christian peoples in Turkey.
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Lausanne
Turkey
League of Nations
Ismet Pasha
League
Christian Peoples
Northwest cold snap tightens its grip across Pacific Northwest
December 14 report shows below zero temperatures in eastern Washington and Oregon. Western sections remain cold with more snow falling. The Northwest endures continued freezing conditions and unsettled weather across the region.
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Seattle
Northwest
Washington
Oregon
New Apostolic Delegate Named for United States
Edward L. Hearn confirms Archbishop Fumasoni Bondi's appointment as apostolic delegate to the United States. He succeeds Archbishop Giovanni Banzano, now a cardinal, in a move reported in New York on December 14.
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New York
Edward L. Hearn
Rome
Knights of Columbus
Archibishop Fumasoni Bondi
Japan
United States
Giovanni Banzano
House Passes Supply Bills for Commerce and Labor
The House approved supply measures totaling 19 million dollars for the Department of Commerce and 6.5 million dollars for the Department of Labor. Senator Lodge then proposed a constitutional amendment to empower Congress to regulate employment of children under eighteen and of women.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
House
Senate
Lodge
Congress
Riot at East Side Jail Suppresses Prisoners in Los Angeles
Police dispatched shotgun squads to the east side jail after a report of a riot by about a hundred inmates including many cited for speeding. The central police station received a distress call and rushed units to quell the disturbance.
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Los Angeles
Central Police
Foiled Plot To Poison British Home Secretary Bridgeman
Scotland Yard reports an attempted assassination of Home Secretary W. C. Bridgeman through poisoned chocolates sent by mail. The candy arrived at the Home Office and, after analysis, was found to contain a toxic ersente substance.
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London
Home
W. C. Bridgeman
Scotland Yard
Home Office
Descendant of Astor Sends Relief to Astoria
A telegram from Vincent Astor of New York adds five thousand dollars to Astoria relief funds. The message notes Young Astor as a descendant of John Jacob Astor, founder of Astoria and founder of the fur trading post established in 1811.
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Astoria
Vincent Astor
New York
Young Astor
John Jacob Astor
Cold wind worsens Astoria relief efforts
Astoria faces tougher relief as a cold east wind grips residents with scarce clothing and fuel. Insurers estimate damages at 10 to 12 million dollars, about 40 percent insured, while requests for aid rise.
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Astoria
Harding Approves Market Plan For Cooperative Marketing
President Harding told the National Council of Farmers and Co operative Marketing Associations that he sees no stronger move to aid relief and long term improvement of agriculture than farmers' cooperative marketing of their products.
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Washington
National Council of Farmers and Co-operative Marketing Associations
Harding
United States
Co-Operative Organization of Farmers
Ice Floes Advancing Down Columbia River Toward Willamette
Floating ice is moving down the Columbia River as far as the Willamette mouth, with quantities increasing daily. The weather hazard threatens river traffic and coastal areas as winter conditions persist.
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IGE
Columbia
Portland
Columbia River
Whlamette
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