Prohibition raid targets Hurley Wisconsin saloons
Prohibition agents swooped into Hurley Wisconsin with 38 warrants arresting bootleggers and seizing liquor. In Ha ley and surrounding towns 85 saloons faced surprise checks as 57 arrests were reported and moonshine sold again after agents departed. Federal prisoners were to be arraigned in Ashland.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Joseph Callahan
Prohibition
Haley
Wis
Hurley
Ashland
United States
Northern Woods
Ironwood
Mich
Mrs MacSwiney to Sail Home Saturday
Mrs MacSwiney will sail for her home Saturday after testifying before the committee of one hundred investigating conditions in Ireland in New York city reported by Associated Press on December 20.
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New York
Associated Press
Long Service of Uncle Joe in Congress
Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois, veteran House member, marks forty four years in Congress after being elected 23 times. He aims to reach a century and surpass Gladstone’s 63 years in the House, as the House prepares to honor his long service.
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Uncle Joe
Congress
Washington
Associated Press
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Gladstone
House of Commons
Joe
Sentencing Delayed for Knockout Kruvosky in Rooming House Attack
In San Francisco the sentencing of Knockout Kruvosky, an alleged gangster convicted of attacking a girl in a Thomas Street rooming house, was postponed after his attorney claimed new evidence and a possible new trial. Separately, James Carey faced trial for attacks linked to the Howard Street outrages, while Edward Spud Murphy received a one to fifty year term for attacks on girls, with a recommendation to serve the full sentence.
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Francisco
Asted Press
San Quentin
Lost naval balloon believed descended near Lake Lomiskamig
Ottawa December 2 press reports an American naval balloon with three officers aboard that sailed from Rockaway on December 12 and has been missing since. It is believed to have descended near Lake Lomiskamig about 200 miles north of Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Rockaway
Lake Lomiskamig
Holdups Force Savings Bank Closure and Disappearance
The Commercial Wings Bank remains closed as funds were depleted by holdups and burglaries over the past two years. President Andrew Dressel has vanished and cannot be located. Depositors urge official declaration of insolvency.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Commercial Wings Bank
Andrew Dressel
Cyclone Destroys Forty Homes in Oviedo Province
A cyclone yesterday leveled forty houses in Oviedo province. Many buildings in surrounding settlements were unrooted and crops ruined. The storm caused significant property damage across the region.
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Spain
Oviedo
Associated Press
Storm warnings flash over Oregon and Washington
A Pacific coast storm pushes north through Oregon and Washington as warnings stay in effect across the two states.
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Northwest States
San Francisco
Associated Press
Oregon
Washington
Pacific
Fire on Presidential Yacht Mayflower at Navy Yard
The mess room and several officers quarters aboard the presidential yacht Mayflower burned out while tied at the navy yard. A board of inquiry has been convened to investigate the cause of the fire.
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Washington
Associated Press
Navy Yard
Labor party okays Irish inquiry into reprisals
The Associated Conference of the Labor party adopts a resolution deploring Ireland's lamentable condition. It backs the labor commission report and calls for an immediate judicial inquiry into reprisals in Ireland.
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Labor Party
Ireland
Labor Commission
Creditors Demand Arrest After Morris Bros Failure
Portland creditors of Morris Bros Inc demand arrest and prosecution of Fred Morris who took the presidency from John L Etheridge. They also seek seizure of property to satisfy creditor demands after the brokerage firm failed to open its offices in Portland.
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Portland
Associated Press
Morris Bros., Inc
Fred Morris
John L. Etheridge
Seiure
Edison Phonograph Works Close Down at West Orange
The Edison phonograph works in West Orange New Jersey shut down last night and will stay closed indefinitely. About 300 employees are affected though the record department remains operating. General business conditions are cited as the reason for the curtailment.
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West Orange
N. J
Associated Press
Edison
Concessions in Kamchatka May Hurt Japan Says Uchida
Viscount Uchida, foreign minister, told opposition deputies that concessions granted in Kamchatka to Washington Vanderlip for a group of western American financiers could disadvantage Japan. He noted the United States has not recognized the Soviet government of Russia and therefore has not recognized the contract.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Kamchatka
Washington
Vanderlip
Japan
Viscount Uchida
United States
Russia
Murderer of Iditarod Man Hangs January Sixteen
President Wilson refused to commute the death sentence of Mailo Seguria a Montenegran miner at Iditarod for the murder of J E Riley eighteen months ago Attorneys pleaded for a stay until April to allow review by the new attorney general If no stay is granted Seguria will be hanged at Fairbanks January 16
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Seattle
Associated Press
the Times
Washington
Wilson
Mailo Seguria
Iditarod
J. E. Riley
Torneys
Segoria
Fairbanks
Constitutional Amendment on Tap Reported
The House Banking Committee chair introduced a bill to submit a constitutional amendment banning the government and states from issuing tax exemption securities. In Fiume, Gabriel D Annunzio surrendered powers to the communal council as Italian forces prepare peace terms. Rome reports regular Italian troops may have occupied Fiume, while firing on the city is suspended after Abbazia talks.
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Fiume
Washington
Associated Press
Mcfadden
House Banking Committee
Gabriel D’annunzio
London
Rome
Giroletti
Abbazia
Youthful Bandits Arrested After Flight Ends Fatal
Twin brothers who held up a Chicago flyer on the Illinois Central and obtained 5000 dollars were arrested this morning. One bandit was killed in the confrontation, leaving two youths involved in the crime.
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Kankakee
Associated Press
Chicago Flyer
Bandits Hold Up Spokane Store Gag Owner Family
Three bandits bound and gagged the proprietor his wife and daughter in Spokane they waited on the counter while rifling the cash register and escaped with about 100 dollars in cash according to the Associated Press report dated December 29.
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Spokane
Associated Press
Five Hundred Shop Men to Be Laid Off
Aurora, Newfoundland December 29 The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad shops will lay off about one fourth of their workers at the end of December turning out roughly 2,000 men from the shops due to orders received.
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Aurora
Associated Press
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
New Congress Seen to Favor Alaska Development
J L McPherson, secretary of the Alaska bureau at the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, told trustees after returning from Washington that the next Congress is likely to pass laws aiding Alaska development. He said current Congress will focus on appropriations, while a bill on homestead entry will preserve local rights but grant surface title, aiding homesteaders in the Cook Inlet region.
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Seattle
Associated Press
J. L. McPpherson
Alaska
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Trustees of the Chamber
Washington
Cook
Inlet
Man Shoots Himself After Auto Wreck In Deep Freeze
Havre Montana December 29 An injured man identified as George Francis who had crawled a mile in ten below zero weather after his car wreck left with a broken leg and unable to proceed due to loss of blood, committed suicide by shooting himself.
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Havre
Mont
George Francis
Many German Wounded Still in Hospitals After War
Berlin December 28 AP Two years after the war about 45 000 German soldiers remain in hospitals with serious wounds Some have undergone 20 to 30 operations While less seriously wounded have been sent home The German Officers Association warns the future for these men is very dark and appeals to the public for holiday donations for their care.
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Berlin
Associated Press
German Officers Association
Poisoned Moonshine Deaths Hit San Francisco
Two men are dead and a third is dying after drinking poisoned moonshine whisky in San Francisco. Police and physicians report the incident as the cause of the fatalities.
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San Francisco. de
Associated Press
Cost of fuel control during war totaled 4.8 million
The Associated Press notes a final wartime report shows fuel control costs reached 4.8 million dollars. The figure reflects overall expenditures during the conflict period.
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Washington
Associated Press
Harding weighs cabinet picks as talks with aides continue
Marion Ohio reports President elect Harding nears decisions on top posts with potential nominees including Hughes for secretary of state Dawes for treasury Weeks for navy Hays for interior Hoover for labor and Daugherty for attorney general. Mondell to visit and discuss bonus legislation and Roosevelt cabinet post ideas.
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Republican National Committee
Interior
Henry Wallace
Iowa
Agriculture
Herbert Hoover
Harry K. Daugherty
Massachusetts
Theo. JR
Marion
Associated Press
John Maher
American Legion
Harding
Theodore Roosevelt
MacCumber
League of Dead
Unitedates
Japan Objects to California Anti Japanese Laws
Washington officials say Representative Kahn is mistaken in thinking Japan has withdrawn opposition to California anti Japanese laws. The statement notes Japan’s position remains unsettled and not expected to change until negotiations near conclusion.
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Washington
Associated Press
State Department
Kahn
Japan
California
Anaconda Copper Passes Its $1 Dividend
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company has passed its quarterly dividend of $1, citing a lack of export demand and low market prices. Directors said reduced output and higher production costs reduced earnings for the year, leading to the dividend skip.
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New York
Associated Press
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
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