National and State Affairs Roundup From Capitol and Markets
Secretary Hoover notes fewer unemployed nationwide as Nelson B. Gaskill becomes Federal Trade Commission chairman for a year. Federal Trade Commission leader Huston Thompson opposes modifying the Big Five decree. Japan favors a ten year naval holiday per Hughes plan, even if Mutsu is scrapped. Quicksilver rises to 48 a flask. US Biological Survey notes under 500 wolves remain. Pound reaches 4.03 to the dollar. sterling records higher highs. Major General C C Williams earns French Legion of Honor commander rank. Annapolis midshipmen win Christmas liberty eligibility. Mrs James J Hill estate valued at 18 million, nine heirs. Evangeline Booth links urban crowding to unemployment. Prohibition party vows anti alcohol candidates nationwide. Ohio River tributaries overflow near Huntington causing property damage.
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Hoover
Nelson B. Gaskill
New Jersey
Federal Trade Commission
Gaskill
Commission
Huston Thompson
Department of Justice
Japan
Mutsu
New York
United States Biological Survey
C. C. Williams
Ordnance
Washington
Annapolis
James J. Hill
St. Paul
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
National Prohibition Party
Ohio River
Huntington
W. Va
Groton Iron Works in Connecticut Files for Bankruptcy
Groton Iron Works of Groton Connecticut filed a petition in bankruptcy in the U S Court. Charles W Morse was president of the company. The Federal Reserve System notes a strong gold backing for circulating currency and a 100.6 percent gold ratio to circulation as of the latest monthly bank statement. The Federal Reserve review notes improved but cautious business conditions with no imminent boom. The steel and iron trade recovery has paused and calls are heard for reform in farm credit and freight rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groton Iron Works
Groton
Federal Reserve Board
Cincinnati
Sydney Anderson
Bandits rob Lundman Brothers shop in South St Paul
Two masked thieves seized gems worth 10000 at Lundman Brothers jewelry store on South Street Paul Minnesota. The report also notes a gold amalgam heist of 60000 to 70000 from Argonaut Mine in Jackson California by eight men who bound workers and escaped by car.
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Lundman Brothers
South St. Paul
Argonaut
Jackson
Cal
Pierce Oil Corporation
Wheeling
Cincinnati
Ohio
Washington
Japan
Shyntung
China
Global political shifts and war crime trial headlines
Reports sketch a UK Irish peace setback as Sinn Fein rejects the oath while France Italy and Spain are urged to intervene in Portugal. Landru is sentenced to guillotine for multiple killings, and ex Emperor Karl and Zita endure exile under guard in Madeira.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Soviet
Russia
Society of Young
Port-au- Prince
Madrid
France
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Morocco
Sinn Fein
Lloyd George
London
Treasury
Walter Rathenau
Berlin
Landru
Bluebeard
Versailles
Karl
Zita
Funchal
Madeira
Major Acacio Corres Pinto
Naval accord nears as U.S. Britain Japan seek pacific peace
Secretary Hughes and British leader Arthur Balfour meet with Admiral Kato in Washington to push a three power naval reduction. An Anglo Japanese alliance may be abandoned for a U.S. Britain Japan understanding that preserves peace in the Pacific with joint action on future disputes. China Japan talks on Shantung show progress. Poison gas abolition discussed after Christmas recess.
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Washington
Hughes
Arthur J. Balfour
Baron Kato
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Pacific
England
Far East
China
Shantung
Copeland Supports Modern Corsets For Women
New York Health Commissioner Dr. Royal B. Copeland says the current corset, properly fitted, benefits the average woman. He notes it is flexible, covers hips and abdomen, acts as a brace, aids a slight waistline, does not hinder breathing, and does not distort organs as older steel-stayed corsets did.
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New York
Royal B. Copeland
Greater New York
America
Copeland
Fresh unrest in Corea sparks arms talks and Hara death
Washington reports that the Armament Limitation Conference and the assassination of Japanese Premier Hara have revived Corea nationalist activity. Dispatches from Japanese circles say no disturbances have occurred yet, but the situation causes anxiety.
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Hara
Washington
Japan
Corea
Unemployment Drops 1.5 Million in November
Secretary Hoover announced that unemployment in the United States fell by about 1.5 million during November. He said the decline was not wholly permanent but reflected improved conditions and better trade and business activity nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Secretary of
Commerce Hoover
Four Grand Goblins fired from Ku Klux Klan over Clarke dispute
In Atlanta four Grand Goblins of the Invisible Empire demanded the removal of Imperial Kleagle Edward Young Clarke. They claim the Klan faces insolvency with a $31,000 deficit and say charges against Clarke and Elizabeth Tyler remain unanswered.
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Atlanta
Edward Young Clarke
Henry B. Terrell
Capitol
Great Lakes
Lloyd P. Hooper
New York
F. W. Atkin
Atlantic
Andrew J. Pudon, Jr
Terrell
Clarke
World
Elizabeth Tyler
Klan
Toto
Goblin Hooper
World News In Condensed Form
Vienna reports rioting linked to a revolutionary plot to establish a socialistic republic as crowds attack hotels and stores. Paris outlines a German receivership proposal as an Allied reparations alternative to a moratorium. Berlin notes dollar price slips trigger stock panic and potential chancellery crisis. ONeill plant switches to corn fuel due to cost and quality. London warns Bolshevik advances risk intervention in Portugal and Ireland fears civil war renewals. East St Louis packing plants vote 2197 to 71 for strike over wage cuts.
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Vienna
Paris
Germany
Rhineland
France
Great Britain
Berlin
Wirth
O'Neill
Neb
O'Neill Electric Light and Power Company
London
Portugal
East ST. Louis
Ireland
Open Shop Order for Railroads New Rules 400000 Affected
The United States Railroad Labor Board issued 148 new working rules for six rail road shop crafts replacing the 1919 national agreement. The unanimous decision favors open shop principles, saving about 50 million dollars annually in payroll. About 400000 employees are affected immediately and wage disputes will be guided by these rules.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Administration
United States Railroad Labor Board
Staike
Fisis
American Federation of Anabor
Carmen
Labor Board
A. O. Wharton
Transportation Act
Communist Peril in Europe and Austrian Crisis
The article notes renewed Communist menace in Central Europe with Budapest and Vienna as focal points. It says pure communism has resurfaced and attempts to overthrow the Austrian Republic were thwarted, with gendarmes patrolling streets and the government conceding some mob demands.
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Budapest
Vienna
Europe
Austrian Republic
Prohibition Enforcement Costs Fall Short of Expectation
Washington report shows Dry enforcement costs under 7.5 million appropriation, with 5850000 saved. Warehouse withdrawals diverted from illicit channels have been cut by half over the past year, according to Federal Prohibition Commissioner Haynes.
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Washington
Haynes
Vienna Rioters Loot Hotels as Americans Targeted
Widespread rioting in Vienna results in attacks on Americans including Mrs Hand and her daughter who are robbed of furs and clothing. The New Bristol and Old Bristol hotels are partly wrecked and looted to the second floor as foreigners’ establishments are entered and plundered while police refrain from intervention.
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Vienna
Iuperial
Ife
Washington latest events point to shifting alliances
Kotaro Mochizuki calls for a new three power bloc Japan Great Britain and the United States signaling liberal Japan aims. The Interstate Commerce Commission authorizes a 2.5 million dollar loan for the Kansas City Mexico and Orient Railroad to renew a prior loan. The Belgian Catholic party loses Senate control. Armament Conference delegates hint the ten year naval building holiday may end as replacements become impossible. Mellon says the government will send a representative to a world financiers meeting under the Allied Reparations Commission. Agricultural lawmakers oppose withdrawal from the American valuation plan per Campbell of Kansas. Shantung is being settled by China and Japan talks with Hughes and Balfour advising. Colombia adjourns without ratifying the U S Colombia treaty.
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Kotaro Mochizuki
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Mellon
Congress
Campbell
Kansas
Shantung
China
Hughes
Arthur J. Balfour
State Department
Colombia
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Pittsfield
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Red
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Tex Rickard
Broadway Exhibition Company
Brooklyn
Dundee
Eddie Wallace
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Guam
U. S
DR. Copeland
Henri Landru
Mrrs
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