Seattle Commercial Body Urges Aid for Salmon Unloading
The Seattle chamber of commerce pressed Congress via telegraph for backing of a 20 000 dollar bureau of fisheries appropriation to boost cheap salmon sales. It cites Alaska cannery investment rising to 63 million with 135 canneries by 1918, 25 000 local jobs, 2 million cases on hand, and 93 000 dollars monthly insurance.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Congress
Bureau of Fisheries
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Glass plant shutdowns hit 1500 workers in Rosford
More than 1,500 men were laid off as the Edward Ford G Company halted operations at Rosford Ohio at noon today until February 1.
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Toledo
Associated Preas
Edward Ford G Company
Rosford
Ohio
Bank Employees in Kansas City Receive Xmas Cash Gifts
One hundred thirty five employees of the Federal Reserve Bank branch in Kansas City receive cash gifts totaling $28,000 for Christmas. The distribution is reported from Omaha by the Associated Press.
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Omaha
Associated Press
Kansas
Federal Reserve Bank
Mrs. Barnett To Recover Fortune In Bank Case
Federal district court ordered Fred G. Noyes receiver of the Wash Pixton Alaska Bank in Fairbanks to return Mrs Isabella Barnette personal fortune seized for creditors. He must also provide an accounting of funds held. The six year litigation concludes.
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Sanfrancisco
Federal District Court
Fred G. Noyes
Wash- Pixton-Alaska Bank
Fairbanks
Isabella Barnette
Noyes
Tacoma Holds Up Men Gang Breakup Report
Tacoma dispatch reports a gang of holdup men active for weeks is believed broken up. Seven suspects arrested, three confessed, and two sentenced to prison.
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Tacoma
Associated
Wilson approves medals of merit for merchant marines
President Wilson has approved a bill providing medals of merit for merchant marine sailors. The action grants honors to those who served at sea, expanding wartime recognition for maritime workers.
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Washington
Associated Press
Wilson
House Adopts Fordney Emergency Tariff Bill
Washington Dec 24 The House approved the Fordney emergency tariff by 196 to 86 after eight hours of debate. Opponents led by Representative Rainey of Illinois sought to defer action while Fordney pushed to hold the House in session for the final vote.
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Washington
Associated Press
House
Fordney
Rainey
Illinois
Ford‘ney
Final Orders in Fishing Near Cordova
The Bureau of Fisheries issued new Alaska fishing regulations effective January 1 after hearings. Prohibitions cover waters east of Cape Spencer with 500 yard limits around salmon streams and 200 yards near mouths for gill nets, plus 500 yard zones around other river mouths. Copper River permitted under 1918 order until September 1921. King salmon fishing on the Kuskokwim banned after September 21 for nonlocal use.
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Alaska
Cape Spencer
Chilkat
Chilkoot
Sockeye Creek
Pacific Ocean
Bering Sea
Cape Wensam
Copper River
Karluk
Agashika
Kuskokwim
Former Ambassador Herrick Visits Harding in Ohio
Myron Herrick, former ambassador to France, met with President-elect Harding in Marion Ohio to discuss a new international peace plan. The talks focused on Herrick’s European tour last summer and his interviews with prominent European statesmen.
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Marion
Associated Press
Myron Herrick
France
Harding
Herrick
High School Boys Face Expulsion Over misconduct in Chico
More than six students at a Chico high school face expulsion for smoking cigarets playing craps and drinking a patent medicine claimed to be a popular beverage.
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Chico
Cal
Associated Press
Fresno gangster Hanley surrenders to authorities
Paul H. Hanley, alleged Fresno gang member accused of offenses against girls, surrendered to authorities in Fresno after his wife accused a San Francisco gangster of mistreating her.
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Fresno
Cal
Associated Press
Paul H. Hanley
San Francisco
YMCAs Targeted by Holy See Decree
Rome decree criticizes the YMCA for alleged liberal religious ideas and influence, naming the organization as being supported by Catholics unaware of its nature. Officials in New York express shock, with YMCA overseas department head C. V. Hibbard noting disappointment but no clear remedy.
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Rome
Associated Preas
Holy See
Young Men's Christian Association
W York
Associated Press
Overseas Department of the
Holy Office
C. V. Hibbard
Association
Farmer kills wife and three children then dies
Carl Nicholson, a farmer near York Nebraska, killed his wife and three children with a hammer yesterday and then died by suicide. An Associated Press report notes the tragedy and the farm family’s deaths amid a personal crisis.
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York, Neb
Associated Press
Carl Nicholson
Marriage and Dog Licenses to Price Parity in Chicago
Chicago reports a proposal to raise marriage licenses from $1.50 to $3 to align with dog licenses. The plan originates from the county clerk and targets the city finance committee for approval.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Secretary Houston Warns of Multiyear Federal Deficit
Secretary Houston testified before the senate finance committee and forecast a gross deficit of 2.1 billion dollars this year and 1.5 billion next year. He said federal finances were strained and new revenue sources are needed to ease treasury burdens.
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Washington
Associated Press
Houston
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Woolen Operatives Face Major Wage Cut Across Berkshire Mills
Pittsfield Massachusetts December 24 192? A 221 2 per cent wage reduction announced by Berkshire woolen and worsted mills affects between 2500 and 3000 workers across eleven mills prompting wide concern over local industry and employment.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Associated Press
Berkshire
Hiccough Epidemic Grips Manhattan City
Druggists in New York report a hiccough epidemic widespread in Manhattan caused by colds and traceable to Paris where it is said to be prevalent. Local pharmacists note the unusual spread and urge remedies for sufferers amid cold season.
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New York
Associated Press
Paris
Miners Trapped After Cave-In Near Black Diamond
Rescuers frantically search in a Pacific Coast Coal Company mine at Black Diamond for four men Carl Hevlan Joe Grill Frank Bussey and Frank Nevone believed crushed and suffocated after a cave-in on the eleventh level. A hundred miners labored in two hour shifts but survival was deemed unlikely.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Carl Hevlan
Joe Grill
Frank Bussey
Frank Nevone
Pacific Coast Coal Company
Black Diamond
Here
Cordoba Liquor Tax Foes Threaten Closures Amid Ban Threat
Cordoba liquor dealers vow to close shops in protest of a new provincial tax on alcoholic drinks. The law, aimed at revenue and traffic restriction, could trigger a bill for complete alcohol prohibition if resisted.
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Buenos Aires
Associated Press
Cordoba
State of War Declared by D Annunzio at Fiume
A Rome dispatch reports Gabriel D Annunzio has declared war between the Fiume government and Italy and forbids leaving the city. Anyone speaking against the dictator may be shot. He vows to resist to the end and asks Fiume residents to prepare for sacrifice.
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London
Associated 3
Gabriel D'Annunzio
Fiume
Italy
Rome
Associated Press
Annunzio
Wholesale food prices fall as Japan recalls health progress
Sacramento reports P. G. McMillan states wholesale food prices dropped 25 percent in three months while retail prices held steady. Tokyo notes Emperor Hirohito presided at the privy council meeting for the first time this year, appearing restored to former health.
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Sacramento
Cated Press
P. G. McMillan
Tokio
Associated Press
Yoshihito
Privy Council
Old Digger Indian Sallie Ned Dies in California
Sallie Ned claimed as a survivor of the Kaweah tribe of Digger Indians died in California recently. Friends say she was 104 years old.
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California
Vnsalia
Cal
Associated Press
Sallie Ned
Minnonites Alleged Unfit for Citizens
The American Legion post in Jackson protests to the State Department against moving 40,000 Minnonites from Manitoba to southern Mississippi. They claim they are conscientious objectors and teach only German, arguing they are unfit for American soil.
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Jackson
Miss
American Ligion Post
State Department
Manitoba
Mississippi
Alleged murderer hanged by mob in Fort Worth
Tom Vickery, held on a charge of murdering a policeman, was taken from the county jail by a mob last night and hanged. The incident occurred in Fort Worth and involved an unauthorized extrajudicial punishment.
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Fort Worth
Tom Vickery
Sympathy With Stenographer Under Arrest
Clara Smith surrendered in Ellinor and headed to Ardmore to face murder charges in the Hammon case. Ardmore sheriff reports community sympathy and a fund to aid her defense.
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Clara Smith
Republican National
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