War Finance Bill Reaches Conference
Washington reports the senate resolution to revive the war finance corporation as a relief measure for farmers passed the house and goes to conference. The house committee also moved to place high import duties on key farm products and discuss embargo plans as part of the emergency tariff push.
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Washington
Associated Press
Senate
War Finance Corporation
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Houseways and Means Committee
Navy Inquiry Into Haiti Marines Cleared by Court
The naval court of inquiry into the conduct of Marines in Haiti found no proper grounds for Brigadier General Barnett who claimed the corps had been “practically killing off” Haitians. The report gives the Marines a clean bill.
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Washington
Associated Press
Naval Court of Inquiry
Haiti
Barnett
Whisky Theft Hits Council Bluffs Freight Car
Seven barrels of liquor valued at 76000 dollars were stolen from a Burlington freight car on Saturday night. Five barrels were recovered the next day and a man already under indictment for car theft was arrested.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Korean insurgents captured near Manchurian border
Tokyo dispatch reports Japanese detachment surrounding insurgents in Chentao district on the Korean Manchurian border. Eighteen insurgents killed and thirty five wounded. A Peking dispatch says Chinese troops saved the remaining insurgents.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Chentao
Peking
Census Basis Set for House New Members
The census bureau announced the U S population on January 1 at 105,708,771 used for reapportioning House seats. Alaska’s official population is 54,899, the bureau confirms.
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Washington
Associated Press
United States
Census Bureau
House of Representatives
Alaska
Seattle
Associated Pre
Washington reports 7 percent jump in winter wheat acres
Spokane December 20. Winter wheat acreage in Washington state shows a 7 percent increase and is the largest since 1914. Authorities announce that 1,107,000 acres are planted to winter wheat.
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Spokane
Associated Press
Father Pleads Guilty as Girl Goes Free in Kidnapping Case
Dee George Stag appeared in superior court Saturday and pleaded guilty to kidnapping Bobby Stagg. He was sentenced to ten to fifteen years. The case against Betty Brainerd will be dropped by agreement of both sides. A nationwide search had been conducted. Stagg arrived in Tacoma Friday. A clemency push may follow after he serves part of his sentence.
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Bobby Stagg
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Captain Murray Receives Silver Cups for Saving Fishermen
Portland dispatch reports Captain Leura B. Murray of the Pawlett a steamship of the Admiral line received six silver cups from Prefecture Miyagi and a Foreign Affairs Ministry letter thanking him for saving thirteen Japanese fishermen in April.
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Portland
Associated Press
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Pawlett
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Miyagi
Japan
Constantine's Greece Welcomes King Amid Withdrawals
The British government plans to instruct its Athens minister to sever relations with Constantine. The French foreign office says the French minister left Athens yesterday due to Constantine's arrival, with expectations the British minister may follow. Constantine's return to the throne was met by cheers from thousands in Athens.
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Associated Press
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Constantine
Paris
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Greece
Ferry Workers Strike in San Francisco At Midnight
San Francisco reports organized ferry workers will quit at 11 PM in protest of wage demands rejection. Union leaders say all ferries including large upper-bay boats will be tied, halting Bay Area transit.
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San Francisco
Assocated Press
Cardinal Gibbons Seriously Ill in Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons remains seriously ill in Baltimore with doctors stating the condition is not necessarily alarming and recovery is believed possible despite the seriousness of the illness.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Associated Press
League of Nations Assembly Adjourns in Geneva
The first League of Nations assembly, meeting since November 15, adjourned at 6 oclock in Geneva. Delegates concluded the session with the end of formal duties and prepared for future meetings in the international body.
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Geneva
Associated Press
League of Nations
Explosion on Dredger Charged as Revenge Motive
Siegel Christensen, among four killed on the dredger Beaver, named Fred Welch as the man who set off the blast in revenge. Welch, under arrest, is hospitalized with serious injuries. Christensen died before giving full testimony, and Blanche Behnkt and her father were victims.
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South Bend
Wash
Associated Press
Siegel Christensen
Fred Welch
Welsh
Christensen
Blanche Behnkt
Lost naval balloon search continues after departure
New York dispatch reports two army aeroplanes from Albany scanning the Rockaway area for the missing naval balloon last seen leaving Rockaway station. A carrier pigeon found near Whitehall is thought linked to the balloon though its message is lost. The US navy has asked Canada to join in locating the balloon reported missing on December 13.
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New York
Associated Press
Albany
Rockaway Station
Potsdam
N. Y
Whitehall
Toronto
Navy Department of the United States
Lead mine in Utah suspends operations
The Apex mine, a major Utah lead producer, has closed, putting 200 workers out of work. The closure is blamed on low lead prices, high freight rates, and inability to secure satisfactory smelter contracts.
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Utah
Salt Lake
Associated Press
Apex
Philippine constabulary leaders face murder charges
Manila court action targets seventy five members of the Philippine constabulary after a rioting incident last Wednesday that left four Americans and seven Filipinos dead. Governor Harrison orders removal of barracks outside Manila.
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Manila
Associated Press
Philippine Constabulary
Harrison
Constabulary
Railroad board declines jurisdiction over electric lines
Chicago December 20 The railroad labor board ruled under the railway act that it has no jurisdiction over electric lines. The decision outlines the scope of the board and limits its authority to certain railway matters. No further action appears forthcoming from the board on this issue.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Railroad Labor Board
French dispatch boat Barledue aground near Cape Doro
The dispatch boat Barledue is aground near Cape Doro and twenty crew members are reported drowned.
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Cape Doro
Paris
Associated Press
Barledue
Jailed Escapee Killed in Warden Confrontation
Frank Wagner, who recently escaped from the Oregon penitentiary, was killed in a gun duel with Warden Compton and nine officers in Astoria. The raid closed as police recovered $6,000 in liberty bonds stolen from the Scottsburg bank and Wagner’s belongings.
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Ore
Asiated Press
Frank Wagner
Oregon Penitentiary
Compton
Wagner
Scottsburg Bank
State troops quell riot at Independence Kansas
Independence Kan December 20 two state guardsmen arrived to take charge after race riots. Oran Small a white boy was accidentally wounded by another white boy on the street and a menacing crowd gathered at city hall. They dispersed when told the shooting was accidental, but tensions rose.
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Independence
Kan
Associated Press
Oran Small
Bomb Explosion Blamed on Labor Troubles Injures Resident
A bomb exploded Saturday night damaging two north side apartment buildings. Police attribute the blast to labor troubles after the landlord says he recently fired a union janitor. One resident was injured in the blast.
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Chicago
Associated Press
North Side
Goodyear Tire Company Receiver Suit Filed
Frank Monett an attorney has filed suit seeking the appointment of a receiver and an accounting by the Goodyear Tire Rubber Company of Akron. He says stockholders accuse officers of misconduct in Taasance. Also Plymouth Rubber Company bankrupt in Boston with $1.5 million capitalization objects to creditors amid sharp inventory shrinkage and reduced demand for its products.
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Columbus
Associated Press
Frank Monett
Goodyear Tire Rubber Company
Akron
Monett
Taasance
Boston
Plymouth Rubber Company
Six Story Office Building Burned in St Paul
Fire damaged a six story office building in St Paul Saturday night causing about 200000 in losses. The blaze broke out on December 20 and was reported by the Associated Press.
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ST. Paul
Associated Press
Steamer Svea Strikes Twice in Coos Bay Escape
Marshfield Ore December 20 The Svea steamer struck twice while leaving Coos Bay Saturday night but is reported to be proceeding south and appears not seriously damaged.
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Ore
Associated Press
Svea
Coos Bay
Severe worldwide quakes destroy towns and claim lives
AP reports earthquakes in Argentina Japan and Albania ruin towns. In Argentina a Friday quake killed many and 150 bodies were recovered with 30 000 residents in the affected district. Japan recorded the most violent quake since records began. damage spread across the Pacific or Central Asia. Albania’s Tepeleni village was wiped out with 22 dead and multiple villages in ruins.
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Associated Press
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Tokio
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Gobi Desert
Central Asia
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Interior transfers Alaska Daily office to Justice in Seward
Attorney General Palmer asks to authorize transfer of the Alaska Daily office building at Seward to the Department of Justice for use by its officials and the district court in the deficiency appropriation bill.
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Washington
Associated Press
Palmner
Secretary of the Interior
Alaska Daily
Seward
Department of Justice
District Court
Commons and Lords Agree on Home Rule Measure
The house of commons and the house of lords reached an agreement averting a conflict over Ireland's home rule bill. The measure is expected to become law tomorrow. De Valera of the Irish republic will not retire and plans to emerge Christmas Day according to his secretary. The Cork bishop's decree excommunicating ambuscade participants was read at mass drawing departures and confusion in Cork churches.
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