World events briefed on packers coal strike and policy
Palmer announces dismemberment of major packers under court decree divesting stock yards railroads cold storage and non meat ventures within two years. Hoover warns of European famine while Hoover and others urge aid. Government to continue running railways until March. Supreme Court may hear challenge to wartime prohibition act. Newsprint cuts urged as Congress weighs reductions. Export of whisky from bonded warehouses freed from tax.
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Swift & Co
Armour & Co
Morris & Co. Wilson & Co
Cudahy Packing Company
Palmer
Washington
El Paso clash kills guard and Mexican civilian
An American provost guard and a Mexican civilian were killed in a pitched battle with American soldiers and police against Mexican smugglers near the El Paso boundary.
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International Boundary Line
el Paso
Tex
Campanini Dies After Prolonged Illness in Chicago
Personal Sig Campanini impresario of the Chicago Grand Opera company died in St. Luke's hospital Chicago from complications after a long siege of pneumonia. The death marks a major loss in the music world with his leadership in opera.
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Sig. Campanini
Chicago Grand Opera Company
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chicago
Attempt on Viscount French near Dublin sparks gunfire
A ambush between Ashtown gate and the vier regal lodge in Phoenix Park wounded no one and the lord lieutenant escaped. Shots were fired and bombs or grenades were thrown as his car passed, prompting security concerns and renewed calls for martial measures.
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Dublin
Viscount French
Ireland
Ashtown
Phoenix Park
Vier Regal Lodge
Lord Leutenant
Supreme Court upholds wartime liquor ban ruling shocks nation
The Supreme Court's decision upholding the wartime prohibition act shocks the nation amid fears of tax losses and asset devaluations. Distilleries Kentucky Distilleries and Dryfoos faced bond-release disputes, with lawmakers and banks facing billions in potential losses and a shift in wartime policy. The piece also covers packers' divestiture pressure, Fiume’s crisis with D Annunzio, and European hunger as Hoover offers grain relief.
Prohibition Change Challenges In Supreme Court
The New Jersey Retail Liquor Dealers association and Rhode Island seek original proceedings in the Supreme Court to declare the national prohibition amendment unconstitutional and to stop federal enforcement. They allege fifth amendment takings and state police power conflicts. Congress debated repeal but House Agriculture Committee reported unfavorably by 16 to 3. Rep Rainey urged a limited wet period for medicinal stock and revenue of 50 million dollars.
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New Jersey
Supreme Court At
Washington
Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association of
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company
Louisville
Dryfoos, Blum & Co
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Representative Rainey
Illinois
Palmer pushes plan to curb big pack interests
Since taking office as attorney general, Palmer has pursued a program to curb the rapidly growing influence of the large pack interests. The effort aims to regulate and check expansion of dominant economic players shaping policy.
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Palmer
London conference and senate peace treaty stalemate
Contemporary observers report no official statement from the London talks. European diplomats urge an early peace declaration, with Jusserand seeking a Wilson meeting to ease Senate reservations. In Congress, a compromise mood grows as Underwood backs “peace at any price” while Hitchcock calls for a conciliatory committee. Knox seeks to ratify only restoration of peace with Germany but is blocked.
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Senate
America
Jusserand
Wilson
France
Congress
Underwood
Hitchcock
Knox
League of Nations
United States
Germany
German Sign Treaty Delays Spark Widespread Haggling
The article notes Germany pressing to renegotiate terms as the treaty becomes a focal point of global bargaining, with officials in various nations expressing concern about delays and potential concessions.
Bolsheviks Claim Kiev Victory as Baltic Talks Stall
The Bolsheviks and Esthonians struggle to reach an amicable understanding at Dorpat amid rumors of French intervention in the Baltic. Bolshevik forces report gains including Kiev, capital of Ukraine, taken from General Denikin's troops, and the occupation of Kuptansk near Kharkov.
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France
Baltic
Kiev
Ukraine
Denikine
Kuptansk
Kharkov
United States and Britain clash over Anglo Persian treaty
A Teheran paper accused the United States of abandoning Persia. The U S legation stated Washington had done its utmost to help Persia, but Persian authorities in concluding the treaty with Britain showed they did not want U S friendship. Curzon called the reply undiplomatic and asks for correction in Persia. Washington clearly says the United States will not approve the Anglo Persian treaty at present.
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United States
Great Britain
Persia
England
Curzon
Aken
Government Keeps Railroads Until March 1
Authenticated information from high sources states the government will not return railroads to private ownership on January 1. They will continue operating them until March 1 or possibly one month longer. This eases fears of an abrupt transfer before Congress passes needed rail bills. No immediate prospect of Cummins or other railroad bills, and Director General Hines reportedly urged the president to maintain government control until action is taken.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Hines
Mexico answers note in Jenkins case a new impasse
Mexico's reply to Secretary Laning's note on consular agent Jenkins reached Washington Thursday. Carranza says bail release removes the complaint but he will not drop proceedings. He adds that U S belief in Jenkins innocence is not enough to drop jurisdiction. Senator Fall predicts no change in policy allowing Carranza to defy the U S with impunity.
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Mexico City
William O. Jenkins
Puebla
United States
Jenkins
Mexico
Lansing
Washington
State Department
Carranza
Fall
A Child Observes Church Rituals in Quiet Doldrums
A small girl attends church with her grown-up uncle and endures long speeches and dull songs. She notices her new summer dress and well-arranged hair. The scene contrasts church proceedings with a sunny afternoon outside and the uncle’s gentle attempts to explain the hymn book.
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Henry
Cincinnati Times-Star
Tul-tul the Great Pacific Vegetable of Mystery
Describes the South Pacific plant Tul-tul a blood red vegetable eaten by natives as a staple. Grows like a giant turnip, is fed by decayed vegetable matter collected by children, soaked in salt water, and slowly nourishes the plant as the leaves rise erect. The white man finds it tough and tasteless.
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South Pacific
Birds migrate seasonally from temperate zones to tropics
The New York Sun explains long studied bird migration. Cliff swallows and black poll warblers winter in tropical South America while the golden plover nests on the Arctic shore and winters 8,000 miles away in Argentina. Scarlet tanager winters in Ecuador and Peru, bobolink in southern Brazil.
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New York Sun
South America
Arctic
Argentine
Ecuador
Peru
Brazil
Historians Question Jeanne d Arc Burn Claim
Documentary evidence from Mayence city registry shows Jeanne d Arc survived Rouen’s 1431 execution and lived married life with Robert d Ambroise. The documents record her arrival in 1436, recognition by brothers Pierre and Jean, and a marriage contract under the name Jeanne d Arc. The note raises questions about historic narrative.
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Rouen
Mayence
Pierre
Jean
Robert d’Ambroise
Jeanne d’Arc
la Pucelle d’Orleans
Shakespeare
In Memory of Nell Gwynn and the Savoy Orange Custom
The article recalls Nell Gwynn in London at the Savoy chapel where an orange is placed on a chair near the door on the Sunday after Christmas. It notes her early life selling oranges near Drury Lane and her ongoing generosity to the church and poor despite a gay and immoral life.
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Savoy Chapel
London
Drury Lane
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