U.S. and Japan Agree on Yap Island Treaty
Washington reports a treaty between the United States and Japan on Yap Island prohibiting fortifications and allowing free US cable access. The accord will be signed by all parties tomorrow and aims to maintain order with Japan overseeing security.
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Washington, D. C
Associated Press
United States
Japan
Yap
State Department
Baron Kato
Washington
Borah
Senate
Iowa couple shot dead near Frankville Iowa
Decorah IA Dec 12 Mrss and Mrs Carl Van Brocklin were shot and killed Sunday afternoon A shotgun was used Sheriff Ellingson holds a brother as a suspect Elmer Van Brocklin admitted visiting the couple before their bodies were found but denies the shooting The victims were 21 and 18 years old and worked on a Frankville township farm
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Decorah
Carl van Brocklin
Frankville
Iowa
O O. Ellingson
Winneshiek County
van Brocklin
Ellingson
Elmer van Brocklin
WIFE REGEN BULLARD MOURNED AT GOVERNOR'S ISLAND
Mrs Robert Lee Bullard wife of General Bullard commander of the Second Corps Area died at Governor's Island after a long illness. She was years old.
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New York, N. Y
Robert Lee Bullard
Weather Outlook for Chicago Next 24 Hours
The forecast for Chicago indicates unsettled conditions this afternoon followed by generally fair weather tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures show little overall change with no significant extremes expected.
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Chicago
Weather Summary From Local Observations
Observation report by Dr. H. M. Stanley covers 24 hours ending 7 am with highs around 50 and 52 degrees, lows near 20s, and no precipitation on multiple days. Temperature at 1 pm recorded 53 degrees.
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H. M. Stanley
Fire destroys town business district in Woodwater Alabama
Fire last night in Woodwater Alabama destroyed the town's entire business district with losses above 100000 dollars. The blaze, discovered at 11 o'clock, burned itself out and proved unstoppable for the local fire brigade.
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Woodwater
Ala
Huckey
Degler Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
John Frank Degler was found guilty by a district court jury of second degree murder for killing his father twelve years ago. He told reporters he would never be taken to the penitentiary alive and is kept under close watch in the county jail.
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Muscatine
John Frank Degler
Degler
P. C. Winter
Hunter
Popocatepetl erupts near Mexico City with ash plume
Mexico City region reports Popocatepetl volcano erupting violently in the afternoon. A column of ashes and cinders rose about 2,500 feet above the summit. Warnings were sent to nearby villages, which have reportedly been deserted for weeks.
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Mexico City
Mex
Associated Press
Popocatepet
Ulster Cabinet Holds Stormy Ulster Party Session
Sir James Craig presided over a Ulster Party meeting in Belfast with reports that Premier Lloyd George kept an accommodating stance toward Ulster, and the session turned stormy.
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Ulster
Belfast
Ireland
Associated Press
James Craig
Ulster Party
Lloyd George
Terrible Tommy O’Connor Escapes County Jail
Chicago authorities report the famed gangster Tommy O’Connor and two other inmates escaped from the county jail during exercise time. He overpowerd guards, seized keys, and fled in several vehicles before disappearing. Police vow to kill him on sight if retaken.
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Chicago
Tommy’ O'Connor
Patrick O'Neill
Edward Darrow
James Laporte
Charles McDermott
Clarence Spanagal
O'Connor
O Connor
David Strauss
O'Conno
Waltin
O’connor
Fitzmorris
Balfour Beats Husky Youth in Lawn Tennis Match
Washington December 12 Arthur J. Balfour 73 ranked member of the British delegation to the arms conference played three sets of tennis today He teamed with Dwight F. Davis against Arthur Yencken of the British embassy staff and Vincent Astor and won two of the three sets in a brisk charity style contest set in the capital bystanders noted the veteran diplomat displayed steady form.
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Washington, D. C
Arthur J. Balfour
Dwight F. Davis
War Finance Corporation
Arthur Yencken
Vincent Astor
Hunt for Woman Suspect in Brooklyn Doctor Slaying
Police search for a woman believed to have killed Dr. Abraham Blankstein in his Brooklyn office on Saturday night. The revolver hidden in a fur neck piece was left behind. a former overseas nurse was held briefly but released. Mrs Lena Blankstein, 76, mother of the physician, died of heart disease while viewing her son's body.
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New York
XN. Y
Abraham Blankstein
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lena Blankstein
Meat Strike Paralyzes New York Slaughterhouses
Two thousand workers from Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America walked off the job in New York, leaving perishable beef at plants. Chicago reports say the week-old strike by packing house workers continues with owners refusing arbitration and asserting little impact on production.
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New York
N. Y
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
North America
Chicago
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Arbuckle Case Alum Hits Bigamy Charge in Court
Maude Delmont, who accused Roscoe C. Arbuckle of Virginia Rappe's murder, pleaded guilty to a bigamy charge in San Francisco. She asked probation as the court prepares a decision, after the police court manslaughter complaint against Arbuckle was reduced and the jury failed to agree on a verdict.
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Maderna
Bambins
Maude Delmont
San Francisco
Roscoe C
Fatty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Evans, Former U S Pension Chief, Dies
Clay Evans, former United States commissioner of pensions and consul general at London from 1902 to 1905, died suddenly at his Chattanooga home early today at age 78.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
H Clay Evans
United States Commissioner of Pensions
London
Two Dead in Train Crash Near Everett Washington
Everett Washington December 12 two men are believed killed and several injured in a wreck of Great Northern train No 27 east of town. The fast mail carried plowed through a bridge damaged by recent floods. Mail Clerk Samuel Hileman and Fireman George Irvin are believed drowned.
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Everett
Wash
Great Northern
Here
Samuel Hileman
George Irvin
Train wreck near Aberdeen kills several in landslide
Seven are dead after a landslide hit the Clem mons Logging Company railroad about sixteen miles southeast of Aberdeen Washington this morning. A man a woman and possibly a child were among the dead as communication lines were broken and details remained scarce.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Dee
Melbourn
Clemmons Logging Company
Delegates Set to Sail After Disarmament Conference
Washington December 12 delegates except Sir Auckland Geddes of England plan to sail home December 20 on the Olympic. They feel the major issues of the disarmament conference will be settled by then.
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Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Sir Auckland Geddes
England
Olympic
Federal backs Cape Cod Canal takeover plan
Washington officials Secretary Weeks and Secretary Denby urged a federal purchase of Cape Cod Canal. The proposal, supported by Secretary Hoover, aims to secure control of the canal for national use and strategic navigation.
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Denby, Urge
Bly
Cape Con Canal
Washington, D. C
Federal Government
Cape Cod Canal
Weeks, Denby
Loov
Robberies Strike Sarris Shop and Father Wise Home
Saturday night burglaries targeted the Sarris Shining Parlor and Shoe Repair Shop under Recknor's grocery and the home of Rev. Father Stephen Wise at South Division and West Clarke. Loot included coins, a revolver, pocketbooks, and church funds. John Logan, Joseph O'Donnell, and Geo Hunter were arrested. Logan confessed to both robberies. O'Donnell aided in the Wise home theft. Hunter denied participation. Logan claimed he hid the revolver for protection. money and items were recovered in part. Awaiting district court action as justice proceedings proceed.
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Sarris
Recknor
North Elm
West Adama
Father Stephen Wise
South Division
West Clarke Streets
Safria
Father Wise
Safris
A. C. Loudon
John Logan
C. A. Logan
Thee
Logan
Burlington
Joseph O'Donnell
Geo Hunter
O'Donnell
Prescott
Broadway
Brooklyn
New York
Hunter
Young Logan
Adams County
Leesan
Thiemosnag
Reform School
P. C Winter
Justice Court
Adam Pickett
Seek High Men in $1,000,000 Whiskey Ring
Chicago investigators search for the higher ups in a whiskey ring allegedly moving over a million dollars of liquor in the past year. The probe names a mix of federal, city and police officers including a city alderman as alleged directors.
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Chicago
Walter G. Walker
Bureau of Investigation
Officials Say Conditions In Strike Improve In Chicago
Chicago December workers report growing strength of the stock yards strike with new recruits. An official from a major packer says conditions in Chicago and western plants are better today than in the past week. Dennis Lane, a union official, heads to Washington to press the strikers' case before President Harding and Secretary Davis.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of Agriculture
Chicago
Dennis Lane
Washington
Harding
Davis
Cotton price drops today in New Orleans
New Orleans December 12 public notice reports the government pegs the national cotton crop at 8,250,000 bales. Immediately the New Orleans Cotton Exchange market fell just over five points per bale as traders reacted to the estimate.
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New Orleans
2 000 Women Storm Mine in Kansas
In Pittsburg Kansas on December 12 a large crowd of about 2 900 women, mostly foreign born, surrounded Mine No 1 of the Jackson company. About 2 000 men gathered at Franklin a mile away but did not join the attack.
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Pitsburg
Kas
Jackson Company
Frankliin
Franklin
Bank Robbery Reported in Panama Illinois Bank Held Up
Four bandits robbed the Bank of Panama in Panama Illinois this morning taking an estimated 25 000 to 20 000 dollars. They also held up seven men in a nearby pool hall and wounded an automobilist who they believed was pursuing them. They escaped in a car.
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Iil
Panama
Ilinois
Bank of Panama
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