Japan Consents to Join Washington Armament Conference
The Japanese government formally accepts an invitation to attend the Washington conference on armaments and Far Eastern affairs. The agenda will be arranged in advance with focus on Pacific and Far Eastern questions, aiming to reach common principles and peaceful goals.
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Washington
Japan
Hughes
United States
Baron Shidehara
Pacific
Far East
Secretary of State
Moscow under heavy guard as famine looms over Russia
Moscow becomes a military camp with regiments stationed to control gatherings. The International Battalion, including foreign Bolshevik supporters, guards the Kremlin while Soviet authorities end their prior policy of mingling with crowds.
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Moscow
Russia
London
Kremlin
Sinn Fein Drafting Rejection to British Peace Terms
Sinn Fein began drafting a reply to Lloyd George’s peace proposal in Dublin. The group plans counter proposals centred on self government and Ulster relations with the south, aiming to keep talks open and precedent for further parleys.
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Lloyd George
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Ulster
Johns Hopkins Caps Surgeons Fees Amid Profiteering
Baltimore Johns Hopkins Hospital trustees issue a sweeping decree limiting surgeon fees for operations to 1000 dollars and attending physician charges to 35 dollars per week. The move targets home practitioners and part timers, while full time staff share fees through a common fund. Higher fees for wealthy patients have been noted, with some as high as five thousand dollars.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins
Washington Latest Events Highlight Economic and Diplomatic Shifts
Exports to Europe fell nearly 1.5 billion dollars while those to South America rose over 50 million in the year ending June 30. The administration will pursue Harding’s disarmament and Pacific conference plan and oppose an early Far Eastern talks proposal. Price drops in 51 cities show food costs down over 30 percent. Negotiations may begin on armament limits with major powers. Bills to aid railroads and restore Hoboken listed pliers to tax roles move forward. The American Legion pledges continued push for adjusted veterans’ compensation. Representative Winslow and James Baker back related measures.
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South America
Harding
United States
House
Winslow
Massachusetts
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Senate
American Legion
Gilbert Bettman
National Legislative Committee
Hoboken
Lloyd and
Judiciary Committee of Congress
James Baker
Jersey City
Famine Driven Mobs Clash as Russians Flee Destitution
Reports from Berlin cite Bolshevik papers claiming daily famine deaths in Russia reach 15,000 to 20,000 with 30,000,000 affected. Starving peasants press cities for bread while Red forces battle on crossings and a famine front stretches from Murmansk to Rostov.
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Russia
Europe
Volga
Izvestia
Moscow
Murmansk
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Pravda
Lenine
Poland
Rumania
Baltic States
Communist Party
Red
Krassnaya Gazette
Perm
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Orenburg
Viatka
Petrograd
Khussia
Landlords in Toronto Charge $2 for Apartment Viewing
Prospective renters in Toronto report some landlords ask $2 to view apartments. A pledge that the fee applies only to viewing and would not affect rent was given by one landlord, who said the charge is for the viewing privilege and has nothing to do with the rental amount.
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Canada
Toronto
Ont
Senate Panel Backs Refunding Foreign War Debts Plan
The Senate Finance Committee voted 9 to 5 to unfetter Treasury Secretary Mellon with power to fund war debts owed by foreign governments. Support came from eight Republicans and one Democrat. four Democrats and one Republican opposed.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Senate Finance Committee
Eigh
British King Denies Northcliffe Talk Quotes In US Visit
In London Premier Lloyd George read a royal denial claiming a Daily Mail report of King George transcripts is a fabrication. Northcliffe denies the king’s alleged remarks ascribed by Lloyd George and Curzon’s embassy dinner denial adds to the confusion in Dublin and Washington.
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Lloyd George
House of Commons
King George
London Daily Mail
Lord Northcliffe
United States
Belfast
Ulster
Ireland
Great Britain
Washington
Idoyd George
Lord Curzon
Foreign Office
Geddes
Global briefs and labor cuts span six cities
Prohibition slashes 20 percent of bottle makers’ business in the United States. Russian famine relief buys 5,000 tons of flour from New York mills with Midwest shipments. Jones & Laughlin Steel cuts 7 cents per hour. A Washington disarmament conference near certainty. Archbishop Mannix lands in Australia without oath. Tex Rickard and I C Quimby fined $1,000 for screening fight films in New York. Berlin asks U.S. troops on the Rhine to aid direct talks on finance.
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W. E. Gundling
Wheeling
W. Va
National
United States
Washington
Melbourne
Mannix
New York
Tex Rickard
I. C
Quimby
Sheppard
United States District Court
New York State
Berlin
Frankfort Gazette
Rhine
Seaville camp meeting opens as state briefs span Gloucester county
New Jersey items report flag raising at Seaville camp meeting, patrol actions against ring necked pheasants in Gloucester county, Elks installation in Vineland, water department changes in Vineland, drownings spur Woodbury Heights swimming safety, and multiple local incidents from Vineland to Bridgeton. Police retirements, road and bridge work, and a sprawling list of civic events fill the page.
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Avis
Gloucester County
Camden
Holland
Delaware
Rotary
Woodbury Heights
Fairview
Brooklawn
A. G. Muretti
Vineland
Elsie Mallon
Water Department
Edward G. Straub
Seeley
Quinton
Robert T. Abbott
East Camden
Washington
John Torick
Easton
Phillipsburg-Washington
New Village
Marlatt's Crossing
Dill
Nadler & Berkowitz Company
New York
Island Heights
Cumberland County
Bridgeton
Millville
Frank B. Potter
Gertrude Rieck
Progressive League of
Cape May
Leonard Davis
Trenton
Roebling
Nora McCue
Marion Lawrence
Burington
4Sward Schwartz
Riverside
Barry Stecker
Riverside Hospital
Aftlantic City
Board of Beach Censors
Edward L. Bader
Miller
Pacific Coast
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Swedesboro
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George W. van Note
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Seaside Park
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East Main Street
State Highway Commission
Anglesea
Sussex County
National Park
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Charles Hoover
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Andrew Sudovich
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