Wilson to veto finance bill as senate approves amendments
The senate accepted house amendments to the joint resolution reviving the war finance corporation. The bill goes to the president who is expected to veto it. The day also notes repeal of wartime laws delayed until after the holidays and the Fordney tariff bill advancing from the Ways and Means Committee. Nugent, Idaho Democrat, confirmed to a Federal Trade Commission seat, filling a vacancy with term ending in March.
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Associated Press
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House
War Finance Corporation
Nugent
Idaho
Federal Trade Commission
Publisher and associates each sentenced in German ownership case
Edward Rumeley publisher of the Daily Mail and Walter Kaufman and Norvin Lindheim were each convicted of conspiracy to withhold knowledge of German ownership of the Mail during the war and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.
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New York
Associated Press
Edward Rumeley
The
Daily Mail
Walter Kaufman
Norvin Lindheim
Rumeley
Silk workers face wage cuts in January
Allentown Pennsylvania dispatch reports more than 10,000 silk workers in the district will have wages reduced effective January 1. The Associated Press notes the cut affects a large portion of the local silk industry with implications for workers and merchants alike.
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Allentown
Associated Press
Clothing Managers Announce Wage Cut in New York
The Clothing Manufacturers' Association announced a 30 percent wage reduction under the union scale prevailing since last year. The move affects members in New York.
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New York
Associated Press
Clothing Manufacturers’ Association
Allied ships leave harbor to avoid King Constantine
Allied warships in the harbor of Piraeus left before King Constantine's arrival to avoid paying homage, dispatches from Athens report. The move reflects cordon diplomacy as the monarch's return looms.
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Associated Press
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Athens
Freight Crash Kills Woman Near Fort Worth
An unidentified woman died and four were injured when a freight train collided with the rear of a St. Louis San Francisco line passenger train at Cresson, about 18 miles east of Fort Worth, yesterday.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Associated Press
Cresson
Here
Penalty For Murder In Nebraska Executions
Allen B. Cole and Allen C. Grammer were electrocuted at the state penitentiary in Lincoln Nebraska. They were convicted in 1918 for the murder of Mrs. Lulu Vogt near St Paul Nebraska on July 4 1917. Cole admitted receiving 500 dollars from Grammer. Cole endured eighteen reprieves and Grammer fourteen.
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Associated Press
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Allen C. Grammer
State Penitentiary
Lulu Vogt
Grammer
St. Paul
Neb
Cole
Goldeberg Pleads Guilty in Prohibition Conspiracy Case
J Goldeberg and Ray Groves former Democratic state committee secretary faced conspiracy to violate prohibition laws charges. Goldeberg pleaded guilty in federal court as of December 21 in Seattle.
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Seattle
Associated Press
J. Goldeberg
Ray Groves
Democratic State Committee
Monarchist Gains In Spanish Cortes Elections Amid Socialist Seats
In Madrid on Sunday monarchist candidates won a large majority as two Socialists secured seats. Meanwhile London reports American Ambassador Willard and other great powers prepared a warning to Spain against attempts by certain cortez elements to strangle foreign enterprise.
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Assoc Press
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Willard
London
Associated Pres
Spain
Episcopal Bishop of New York Dies Suddenly
Charles Summes Burch bishop of the New York diocese of the Episcopal church died suddenly last night from heart disease. The death was reported by the Associated Press and marks the loss of a church leader in New York City.
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New York
Associated Press
Charles Summes Burch
Episcopal Church
Blanket Indictments Tie 52 in Building Trust Probe
A grand jury returned a blanket indictment against 52 defendants charged with violating the state anti trust law in connection with the investigation into an alleged building trust.
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New York
Associated Press
Admits Girls Drank Liquor in Frisco Shack Trial
Edrron Spud Murphy testified in his defense in a San Francisco case alleging attacks on girls. He denied assaulting the girls and said they drank liquor of their own accord and he left for home before any attacks occurred. The trial is part of a group of several alleged gangsters facing similar charges.
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Associated Press
Edrron
Spud
Murphy
Fleet Acts as Santa Claus to Children in Dalmatia
The American Adriatic fleet will distribute candy toys and clothing to over 20,000 Italian and Russian children refugees from the Bolshevik invasion. Rear Admiral Philip Andrews has secured funds from the American Red Cross in Paris for kitchens and bath houses for the children in Dalmatia.
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Santa Claus
Venice
Associated Press
Adriatic
Dalmatia
Russia
Philip Andrews
American Red Cross
Paris
Riggs' Assistant Named Shipping Board District Manager
Seames, assistant to Governor James Riggs Jr. of Alaska, has been named district manager of the Shipping Board, succeeding Dudley W. Burchard who recently resigned.
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Associated
R. M. Seames
James Riggs Jr
Alaska
The
Shipping Board
Dudley W. Burchard
South Pacific Quake Lingers With Severe Aftermath
A navy message from Yap reports a violent earthquake lasting several days in the south Pacific, followed by storm damage from the prior Saturday. Major upheaval is believed to have occurred near the island, with extensive damage reported.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Yap
South Pacific
Pacific
Islind
Restrictions on Soviet bullion trade are removed
The Treasury Department with Federal Reserve Board approval lifts restrictions on shipment of bullion currency to Soviet Russia and on exchange transactions in Russian rubles in dealings with Russia. The State Department also approved the removal of these restrictions.
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Associated Press
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Federal Reserve Board
Soviet Russia
Russia
State Department
Workers to Run New Bern Iron Works After Wage Dispute
New Bern Iron Works in North Carolina will be operated by its employees starting today for an indefinite period. Workers will receive all profits above operating costs after a 20 percent wage reduction dispute. The move marks a shift to worker control at the facility in New Bern.
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New Bern
N. C
Associated Press
Civic League Calls Recall of Police Judges in San Francisco
The Civic League and many city clubs circulate petitions for an election to recall Police Judge John Sullivan and Morris Openheim amid alleged lawlessness. The San Francisco Bar Association seeks Sullivan's disbarment by state courts.
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Asociated Press
Civic League
John Sullivan
Morris Openheim
San Francisco Bar Association
Sullivan
Firebug Busy Again in Pennsylvania
A firebug in Payette City district sparked a barn and two residences blaze yesterday. Over two months the total losses reach about half a million dollars with inspections ongoing and authorities seeking the arsonist.
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Pennsylvania
Payette City
Associated Press
War methods to fight high food prices in Chicago
Chicago moves to wartime controls to curb rising costs. Russell Poole, secretary of the fair price committee, will issue a daily fair price quotation for meats as meat profits are described as higher than any wartime period.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Russell Poole
Fair Price Committee
Holstein Cow Sets World Milk and Butter Record
Segis Pielertje Prospect a Holstein cow at Carnation Stock Farms finished a year with 37,384 pounds of milk and 1,446 pounds of butter establishing a new world record. The cow surpassed Lilly Alacatra of California by about 14,000 pounds of milk and 122 pounds of butter.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Segis Pielertje
Carnation Stock Farms
California
Lilly Alacatra
Mine exemption bill heads to president after House action
The bill to extend to July 1 the time for the 1921 assessment work on mining claims and public lands in the states and Alaska was passed by the House yesterday and now goes to the president.
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Congress
Washington
Associated Press
Alaska
House
New York Begins Massive Police Roundup of Crooks
The city boosts force to eleven thousand with four thousand eight hundred reserves to curb a recent crime wave. Over a hundred arrests were reported last night. Tacoma police chief cautions residents not to carry money or valuables during the surge.
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New York
Associated Press
Tacoma
Smith
Lords Accept Amendments To Home Rule
The house of lords, after a brief debate, agreed to all amendments to the home rule bill made by the house of commons. Boston dispatch reports members of the Friendship of the Irish Republic telegraphed President De Valera demanding that funds held in American banks be sent to Ireland.
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Associated Press
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House of Commons
Boston
The
Friendship of the Irish Republic
de Valera
Ireland
Cunard denies De Valera aboard ship near Cherbourg
Cunard liner officials denied that Eamon De Valera, head of the Irish republic, is aboard the Aquaria approaching Cherbourg. It was admitted he might be a stowaway as port authorities monitor inbound ships for his arrival in England from the United States.
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New York
Associated Press
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de Valer
Cherbourg
France
London
de Valera
England
United States
Military surround island in Galway Bay search
In Galway Bay, military forces surrounded the main island of the ce group and conducted a search. Two men were shot attempting escape, three others wounded, and seven were captured.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Gallway Bay
Cordova Chamber Backs Emergency Trap Bill for 1920
The Cordova Chamber of Commerce met at Northland Club and urged passage of an emergency bill to relieve trap operators from driving during 1921 and to grant priority rights to present trap locations. The measure would end as the 1922 fishing season begins and aims to protect canneries and trap sites in Alaska. A crab industry study was also organized with a committee to report findings soon.
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Northland Club
Grigsby
Congress
Alaska
Chamber
Cannery Association
Prince William
Bureau of Fisheries
Cordova
Hazelet
Messrs
Caleb Corser
T. J. Donohoe
H. C. Feldman
Rockefeller Sued Over 1916 Income Tax Return
The government has filed suit against John D. Rockefeller seeking nearly $300,000, alleging his 1916 income tax return was misleading and false and that he failed to include stock shares.
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New York
Associated Press
John D. Rockefeller
Football Schedule Up in Air as Oregon Rejects Plan
Washington University manager Meisnest reports Oregon refuses four game schedule for next season causing cancellation. Schools to self schedule as coast conference remains only for eligibility disputes. Growth possible with more schools and a big three of Stanford Washington California forming.
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Washington University
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Washington
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