Commerce Secretary imposes strict Alaska fishing ban
Secretary of Commerce orders drastic Alaska fishing limits. Prohibits all fishing on the south eastern coast east of Cape Spencer in salmon streams and rivers except near mouths with purse seines drift and gill nets restricted. Specific rules include river mouth buffers and exemptions for king salmon not taken for barter.
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Secretary OF Commerce
Alaska
Cape Spencer
Chilkat
Kilkoot
Anan
Hetta
Sockeye
Naha
Bering River
Gandil
Copper River
Karluk
Temperance leaders plan world tour over whisky claim
Miss Anna Adams Gordon of the National WCTU and Miss Julia Dunne of the Union Signal announce trips to the Orient, South Africa and Europe to advance temperance efforts. Gordon asserts that good whisky has killed more people than wood alcohol in a bold warning.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Anna Adams Gordon
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Julia Dunne
Union Signal
Orient
South Africa
Europe
Gordon
Toledo Bids to Stage Carpentier Dempsey Fight
Toledo boxing commission seeks to host the Carpentier Dempsey bout in Toledo Ohio. The Willard Dempsey fight added 30000 dollars to the commission charity fund.
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Toledo
Ohio
Associated Press
Toledo Boxing Commission
Commission
Filipinos Protest Japanese Land Control in Davao Hemp Belt
The Philippines legislature voices concern over Japanese acquisitions of prime agricultural land. Japanese interests now hold the richest lands in Davao province, a major hemp growing region, prompting official worry.
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Manila
Associated Press
Philippines
Davao Province
Well Known Gambler Argyle Dies in San Francisco
Frontier gambler David Argyle died in San Francisco yesterday. Argyle ran gambling houses across the Pacific coast including Seattle, San Francisco, Alaska, and the Klondike, gaining wide fame for his charitable acts.
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San Francisco
Seattle
Associated Press
David Argyle
Argyle
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Klondike
Officers refuse naval medals keep wartime awards under review
Washington reports a joint Senate and House naval sub committee will study decorations and call Admiral Sims and Secretary Daniels. Daniels revises the list and will weigh Admiral Sims view who refused a medal. Newport notes Vice Admiral Hilary P. Jones and Captain Raymond D. Hasbrouck also declined decorations in the navy list.
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Admiral Sims
Newport
R. I
Hilary P. Jones
Raymond D. Hasbrouck
Sims
Navy
Hal Moore Defeats French Bantamweight in London Bout
Hal Moore, American bantamweight, defeated Eugene Criqui of France in London last night. Johnny Griffith, American welterweight, KO'd Francis Charles of France. Both bouts were exciting and closely contested by the crowd.
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London
Associated Press
Hal Moore
Eugene Criqui
France
Johnny Griffith
Francis Charles
Aged Negro Dies in West Virginia
Parkerburg reports the death of William Peyton a 128 year old man who served in one family as slave and freedman for six generations. His age and long service mark a rare life spanning slavery and freedom in West Virginia.
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West Virginia
Parkersburg
W. Va
Associated Press
William Peyton
Ohio Steel Strikers Vote to Stay on Strike
Fifteen hundred steel workers in Cleveland have voted unanimously to remain on strike until national officers officially declare the contest off. The action keeps the labor action in place as the process moves to a formal end.
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Ohio Steel
Cleveland
Ohio
Associated Press
Thompson Named Adjutant General in Washington
Governor Hart appoints Maurice Thompson acting ad jutant general to succeed Moss who was removed after refusing resignation. Thompson previously held the post before entering war service.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Hart
Maurice Thompson
Moss
Major Thompson
Kaiser's Heir Faces French Court Over Looting Charges
Paris sources report the French government will seek surrender of the former German crown prince to face trial in France. French and British officials have prepared a list of individuals to be surrendered, with charges including looting and robbery with violence.
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London
Associated Press
France
Hero Becomes Laughing Stock Of Compatriots
The Corriere d Italia reports the Fiume drama ends as a grotesque operetta. D Annunzios companions desert him while he plays the king, unaware of his plight, facing opposition from both Fiume and Italy with no one to lead him away.
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Rome
Associated Press
Corriere d'Italia
Fiume
D'Annunzio
Cmpanions
Italy
Kolchak's Army Breaks Under Bolshevik Advance
Dispatches from Moscow report Admiral Kolchak's forces retreating as Bolsheviks push along the Trans-Siberian from Omsk and Tomsk falls. A revolutionary government rises at Cheremkovo, and Kolchak's headquarters shift to Irkutsk as rebels sever communications with the Amur line. The regime is said to have ceased to exist.
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London
Associated Press
Moscow
Kolchak
Omsk
Tomsk
Amur
Kiev
Denekine
Nebraska voters seek Leonard Wood on Republican ballot
Lincoln December 27 Associated Press report notes Nebraska voters filed a petition to place General Leonard Wood on the Republican ballot. The Pershing campaign confirms a Pershing nomination has been filed and its chairman says no one can say Pershing will not be a candidate for President.
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Lincoln, Neb
Associated Press
Leonard Wood
J. J. Pershing
Pershing
General Pershing
Heckman Files as Republican Committeeman Candidate
Territorial Senator J. R. Heckman a leading Ketchikan businessman filed his declaration of candidacy for Republican national committeeman under the Alaska primary law in Juneau. He is cited as a prominent local figure advancing to a party post.
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Juneau
Daily Times
Territorial
J. R. Heckman
Ketchikan
Alaska
Big Liquor Shipment Aims for Seaboard
Five thousand barrels of whisky are being loaded in Pittsburgh with hope of reaching the seaboard for shipment abroad before January 16. Distillers report ten million gallons remain in warehouses in the city and vicinity while the steamship Alaska arrives from the west and will stay in port until early Monday morning to load copper ore.
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Ated Press
Seaboard
Alaska i
Seditionist Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Winnipeg dispatch reports R. B. Russell a leader in last summer’s general strike was convicted of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to two years. Russell’s supporters cheered as deputies escorted him from the courtroom amid the arrest of William Staples, a machinist who led the demonstration.
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Ers
De Valera predicts U S may recognize Irish Republic
New York December 27 Eamonn De Valera president of the Irish republic cabled Ireland predicting the United States may recognize the Irish republic next year.
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DE Valera
U. S
Republic OF Ireland
New York
Associated Press
Eamonn de Valera
Ireland
United States
Republicans Open Headquarters for National Campaign
The Republican Party opens its national headquarters at 19 West Forty-fifth Street leasing a whole floor for the campaign.
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Republicans
National Campaign
New York
Associated Press
Republican
West Forty-fifth Street
Army problems to be discussed next month
Secretary of War Baker calls a conference of department and divisional commanders for January 12 to discuss army issues in a peace status. It is reported that several Mexican representatives of Caranza are in Germany purchasing arms.
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Washington
Associated Press
Baker
Paris
Caranza
Germany
Wood alcohol deaths sweep the nation in holiday poisoning
National toll rises as Connecticut Massachusetts and Chicago report dozens dead and more blinded from Christmas whiskey tainted with wood alcohol Four men in Hartford charged with murder over distribution Canadian reports note hundreds of stills seized and high costs while doctors warn of no antidote and hospitals in Denver treat twelve victims
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Massachusetts
Chicago
Hartford
Hicopee
Mass
Associated Press
Conn
Holyoke
Denver
Col
More Arrests of Wobblies in Seattle
Press says Ed Swanson, wanted in Ketchikan, along with Axel Norberg and A. Swanson, were arrested and held in the city jail awaiting deportation. They are alleged to be responsible for radical literature that flooded Seattle and the Northwest tied to the Centralia shootings. It is claimed all are wobblies.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Ed Swanson
Ketchikan
Axel Norberg
A. Swanson
Northwest
Centralia
Pershing Buys Home in Ferraska Capital
General John J. Pershing has purchased a home in Ferraska Capital and plans to reside in the city after retiring from the army. The decision signals his local ties and anticipated residence following military service conclusion.
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Pershing
Ferraska
Lincoln, Neb
Associated Press
J. J. Pershing
Remittance of Treason Sentence for Private Lawrence Perlmutter
Secretary of War Baker remitted the twenty year sentence of Private Lawrence Perlmutter the only American convicted of treason during the war. He was accused of supplying military information to the enemy while a prisoner of war. It was not shown that his answers to German questions were true.
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New York
Associated Press
Baker
Lawrence Perlmutter
Perlmutter
Jews Emigrate to Palestine Surging Amid Mandate Hopes
Cables report a large flow of Jews leaving for Palestine driven by belief that Britain will accept the mandate and that a Jewish nation is near realization. The dispatch notes the wave as it reaches the region.
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New York
Associated Press
Palestine
Great Britain
American Aero Club Plans Contest Entry
The Aero Club of America calls the nine top air men to represent the United States in next year’s international event. The selection may use elimination rounds to choose contestants. General Menoher urges replacing cash prizes with trophies for the transcontinental race.
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The
Aero Club of America
Washington
Associated Press
Menoher
Army Air Service
American Flying Club
President Wilson to celebrate birthday tomorrow
President Wilson will be 6% years old tomorrow. His daughters will spend the day with him at the White House.
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Washington
Associated Press
Wilson
White House
Ivy Division to Hold First Annual Reunion Tonight
The Ivy division of the American Expeditionary Force will host its first annual reunion tonight here. Veterans from the unit are expected to attend and reminisce about their service.
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IVY Division
New York
Associated Press
American Expeditionary Force
Brigadier General Cox Dead in Virginia
Brigadier General William Ruffin Cox, the last Confederate officer to suspend fighting at Appomattox, died in Richmond, Virginia, last night at age 78. He previously served as a secretary of the United States Senate.
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Richmond
Associated Press
William Ruffin Cox
Appomattox
United States Senate
Johnson opens political campaign quarters in Baltimore
Senator Hiram Johnson launches presidential campaign operations from new headquarters in Baltimore with activities focused on organizing support and outreach.
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HI Johnson
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