Berlin reactions to Ruhr occupation and Essen events
Berlin reports Chancellor Cuno refusing further talks on reparations with the treaty powers. In Essen French troops and Belgian forces enter, occupation begins under Marshal Foch plan with calm German reaction and imminent Ruhr sector occupation. Labor groups pledge a Monday strike in protest.
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Berlin
Germany
Associated Press
Cuno
Foreign Affairs Committee
Essen
Mulhein
Control Commission
Marshal Foch
Crowds at Capitol Attend Inauguration and Reception
Des Moines I a January 11 Scores of visitors thronged the state house for the appearance of Senator Brookhart before the joint session and the inauguration of Governor Kendall and Lieutenant Governor Hammill. Senator John R Price presided and appointed a committee to escort Kendall and his party to the oath taking. A reception with dancing in the corridors was planned at the state house that evening.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
State House
Brookhart
Kendall
Hammil
John R Price
Senate
Mellon predicts British debt refunding before date
Charles Mellon chairman of the American debt funding committee said in Washington that he is certain the refunding of Britain's four million dollar debt will be accomplished before the scheduled date. His statement came this morning amid ongoing negotiations and financial assurances from the United States and allied lenders.
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Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Chas. Mellon
American Debt Funding Committee
Weather Indications for Chicago Next 24 Hours
Generally fair tonight and Friday. Colder Friday and west portion to night.
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Chicago
Weather Observations By Dr H M Stanley Jan 5 11
Weather summary from the past 24 hours ends 7 am shows daily high and low temperatures, precipitation amounts for January 5 to January 11. Readings include high around 45 to 87 with lows near 23 to 11 and rainfall traces of .34 to .87 inches on several days. Temperature at 1 pm today is 45.
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H. M. Stanley
Oita
Iowa Senate moves to outlaw liquor causing death
A pure food liquor bill is introduced by Senators Mead and Caldwell providing that any person who sells liquor that causes another's death shall be guilty of murder.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
Iowa
Mead and Caldwell
China Demands British Explain Border Seizure
In Peking on January 11 Parliament pressed the government to explain the seizure at the Yunan Burma border. China demands a thorough investigation into the British occupation of Pienma.
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China
Peking
Pienma
Yunan-Burma
Woman Champion Hopes to Retain Skating Honors
Miss Gladys Robinson of Toronto, international women's champion, skates in top form and seeks to defend premier honors among the country's best female skaters. The recent Middle Atlantic races at Newburgh, New York highlighted her performance as the card’s feature.
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Gladys Robinson
Toronto
Newburgh
N. Y
Miss Robinson
Last Brewery in Toward Now Closed in Iowa
Davenport Iowa January 11 191 Iowa s last brewery the Davenport Malting company valued at over 2 100 000 was closed by injunction today The decree was issued to Judge Wade sitting in federal court at Des Moines after federal agents testified they had obtained 4 percent beer there.
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Davenport
Iowa
Davenport Malting Company
Wade
Des Moines
Witnesses Receive Dire Threats in Herrin Mine Shooting
Marion Illinois January 11 four witnesses report threats warning them to retract testimony in the Herrin mine shooting. The notes were unsigned and left at their homes tied to hangman’s rope pieces.
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Marion, Ill
Associated Press
Manush Former Baseball Player Dies After Auto Crash
Burlington Iowa January 11 George Manush 38 proprietor of a plumbing business and former noted baseball league player died today from injuries after the auto he rode in struck an electric light pole.
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Burlington
Associated Press
George Manush
Tolay
Jail sentence for nagging mother-in-law
Chicago report notes Judge Shulman will sentence mothers-in-law found guilty as instigators of family quarrels. Separate item states the National Theater of Mexico in Mexico City will cost about 20 million dollars.
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Chicago
Ill
Associated Press
Shulman
National Theater of Mexico
Mexico City
Brookhart urges Iowa to repeal primary majority and reform state laws
Senator Smith W. Brookhart urged Iowa lawmakers to repeal the 35 percent primary threshold, re-enact the presidential preference primary law, convene assemblies to draft a platform, loosen city utility controls, harmonize banking laws, and back direct nationwide nominee votes. He critiqued ship subsidies as wasteful and warned the government would lose money by holding unused ships.
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Assembly
Brookhart
United States
Des Moines Woman Indicted for First Degree Murder
Mrs. Paul Eberle of Des Moines was indicted for murder in the first degree by the Oskaloosa grand jury for the slaying of her husband a week ago. She will be held without bail.
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Oskaloosa
Associated Press
Paul Eberle
Des Moines
Eberle
America to Stay on the Reparations Conference
Washington officials said the troop withdrawal will not lead to pulling out of the reparations conference. The statement was issued in the capital this morning, clarifying U.S. participation remains intact despite the war’s end.
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America
Washington, D.C
Associated Press
French Will Declare Martial Law at Essen
A Reuters dispatch from Essen reports that martial law will be declared in the Essen district almost immediately. The report was carried by Reuter and filed at 4:20 this afternoon from London.
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Onge
London
Eng
Associated Press
Reuter
Essen
Chinese Parliament Balks at Militarist President
In Peking on January 11 protesters report Parliament delays ratification of the new cabinet. Premier Chang Shao Tseng opposes Tsao Kun as president while parliament resists a proposed inquiry into China’s obligations and rejects diplomats’ tariff plan to fund defaulted foreign loans.
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Peking
Chang Shao Tseng
Tsao Kun
Chihli Province
China
Timid Defense Focuses on Otis Clark in Herrin Riots
In Marion Illinois on January 11 the defense claims Otis Clark pleaded to avert the killings of 20 non union workers during the Herrin riot. Eight eye witnesses say Clark warned against murder and prevented further violence at Crenshaw crossing.
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Marion
Til
Associated Press
Herrin
Otis Clark
Clark
Crenshaw Crossing
United Mine Workers
Williamson County
John Miller
Royalton
Harry Wilson
Johnson City
Erie Railroad Ends Strike With New Wage Agreement
A wage deal signed by the Erie railroad and subsidiaries ends a strike by 20,000 shopcraft workers. The pact restores seniority rights and back pay to almost 10,000 strikers, mirrors the Baltimore agreement, and runs until November 1 with a 30 day cancellation option. Dowd announced the accord after secret negotiations dating to October.
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New York
Erie Railroad
John J. Dowd
Central
American Federation of Labor
Dowd
Baltimore
Erie
Chicago & Erie Railroad
New York Susquehanna & Western
German government declares peace treaty inoperative
An Exchange telegram reports Germany will declare the peace treaty inoperative after the occupation by French forces. Berlin will refuse to negotiate with the reparations committee unless the injustice is corrected, pursue liquor limits, and observe Sunday as a national day of mourning.
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Amsterdam
Associated Press
Germany
Losses from wolves and rabies cost Union County farmers
Union County auditors list 1922 claims totaling 1767.25 dollars to reimburse residents for live stock killed or injured by wolves dogs or rabies. The board of supervisors has cited and allowed these claims funded by a domestic animal tax with ten days to file supporting witnesses. Names and losses are itemized for dozens of residents including ewes lambs hogs and calves with amounts ranging from a few dollars to over fifty dollars.
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Union County
Wolve
W. G. Wickham
Union County Board of Supervisors
Chicago skater Roy McWhirter leads national winter record chase
Roy McWhirter of Chicago, a national outdoor skating champion, already races at top speed and predicts breaking several records this winter. He is joined by Joe Moore William Steinmetz and Charles Jewtraw as the four leading skaters in the country.
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Roy McWhirter
Chicago
McWhirter
Joe Moore
William Steinmetz
Charles Jewtraw
Former King Constantine of Greece Dies in Sicily
Palmere Sicily January 11 Former King Constantine of Greece died this morning after hemorrhage attacks.
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Palmere
Sicily
Associated Press
Constantine
Greece
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