Happenings of past week record from many events
A roundup of world affairs reports the peace treaty with Hungary nearing signing and fronts on Poland and Czecho-Slovakia. It notes Dutch debate over William II residence in Holland and tax questions, hunger in Siberia, and a Carpentier Beckett boxing deal. It covers Prohibition court issues, New York gas explosions, piracy of munitions probes, labor disputes, rail outages, and assorted crimes, mine fires, and economic measures.
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Hungary
Supreme Council
Paris
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
William
Holland
Johnkeer Devries
Doorn
Siberia
Siberias
Japan
Countess Tolstoi
Russian Red Cross
Count Tolstoi
St. Louis
United States
Hensley
Internal Revenue
Moore
Parts
New York
White Hecht
Plan aims to restart coal mining and wage talks
Indianapolis reports both sides optimistic as United Mine Workers weigh President Wilson's plan to resume work at 14 percent wage rise while a wage commission studies final settlement details. The general committee adjourned without agreement and plans to reconvene.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
General Committee
Lewis-Green
Wilson
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Cleveland
Palmer
Wiliam Green
Anderson
Burglars Kill Man in Butte Gun Battle
In Butte at 2 a.m. Sylvester J. Prewatt of South Butte was killed while resisting masked burglars. Two alleged assailants, Steve Burne and Tom Williams, were wounded and jailed for murder. two others with aliases are under arrest. Mrs. Showers of a lodging house where Byrne was found was released on $5,000 bond.
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Butte
Sylvester J. Prewatt
South Butte
Steve Burne
Tom Williams
Newberry pleads not guilty and stands mute in federal case
Grand Rapids December 9 Trueman H Newberry Michigan senator pleaded not guilty before Judge C W Sessions and chose to stand mute to raise questions about indictments. He and 13 others faced two indictments while 136 were named in the first true bill. Trial set for January 27 with bonds fixed at 10000 on the first indictment and 5000 on the second.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Trueman H. Newberry
Michigan
C. W. Sessions
United States
Grand
Newberry
Market Report From Minneapolis Grain Trade
Minneapolis grain prices report shows bids for Wheat No 1 northern at 3.05 to 3.25 with other classes listed, Corn No 3 yellow 1.49 to 1.60, No 4 yellow 1.38 to 1.39, No 3 white 1.49 to 1.45, Oats No 2 white 0.78 to 0.80, Rye No 2 at 1.69 to 1.60, Flax No 1 around 5.09 to 5.10, with barley ranges 1.46 to 1.50 and lower grades 1.28 to 1.39.
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Minneapolis
Montana
Chicago Livestock Markets Report December 10
Receipts: hogs 70 000 cattle 21 000 sheep 25 000. Hogs steady to 75 cents lower with top around 12.76. Cattle market firm with beef steers, prime to choice 18.50 21.50. butcher cattle 6.65 15.25. veal calves 16.75 17.60. Sheep steady. lambs 14.25 16.30. ewes 7.76 9.50. breeding 7 11.25.
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Chicago
Ight
Hecht Vecht
Hogs and cattle steady at St Paul market
Receipts total about 10 000 hogs 6 000 cattle and 3 600 sheep at St Paul Livestock South St Paul Dec 9. Hogs top at 12 60, bulk 12 50 12 55. pigs 10 12. Cattle kill floor steady with fat steers to 17 60 cows and heifers 11 50 calves 6 50 16 25 stockers slow at 5 12. Sheep market steady with lambs 5 16 wethers 5 10 50 ewes 15 19.
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St. Paul
South St. Paul
Omaha Livestock Market Mixed Feeds Cuts and Cattle Rise
Omaha stockyard report shows hog receipts 5,200 with prices from 12.75 to 13.13, cattle receipts 6,000 with beef steers and butcher categories up to 19.75 to 18.60, veal calves 13 to 14.50, and sheep receipts 4,500 with feeders and lambs trading from 14.60 to 15.60, yearling wethers 11.50 to 13.25.
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Omaha
United States adopts hands off policy in Siberia
Honolulu dispatch reports Tokyo newspaper leaks that Washington will send no more aid to Kolchak forces, citing Ikutsk reports that American railroad commission members led by John F. Stevens are resigning or leaving their posts.
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Honolulu
T. H
United States
Japan
America
Siberia
Tokio
Nippo
Ijl
Ikutsk
American Railroad Commission
John F. Stevens
Volunteers to Work Till Strike Settled Bearcreek Coal Efforts
Bearcreek Dec 10 volunteers from Billings will keep working until the miners strike is settled. They plan to ship about 200 tons daily from Mine No 1 and have arranged a lease for Smokeless and Spotless mine two and a half miles away. In the first shift 100 tons were sent to Billings and more than 200 tons are ready. At Sand Coulee Great Falls volunteers mined 112 tons and two carloads were sent to the city.
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United States
Kinnane
Detroit
John F. Turner
Philadelphia
Graves Light
Boston
Turner
Laurentic
Muscatine & Burlington Southern Railway
Muscatine
Iowa
Michigan
Lansing
Muskegon
Bay City
Saginaw
Bearcreek
Billings
Billings Community Mine Association
Great Falls
Sand Coulee
Mexican Supreme Court Takes Over Jenkins Case
The Mexican supreme court assumed jurisdiction over the case of American Consular Agent William Jenkins. The transfer from Puebla state courts was made on Jenkins' counsel's motion. No new details were provided and the U.S. stance remains unchanged since the sharp note requesting Jenkins' release. Senate Foreign Relations discussed Mexico conditions and continued investigations on both sides of the border. Senator Fall urged President Wilson not to sever diplomatic relations with Carranza.
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America
Dehara
Benson
Skirms
Mayo
Knight
Gleaves
Wilson
The
Sacred Treasury
Admiral Rodman
Mexico City
Puebla
House
Ways and Means Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Chicago
Burleson
Post Office
Mandamus
Lansing
State Department
District Supreme Court
Washington, D. C
Robert A. Widenmann
Stoney Point
N. Y
Justice Hitz
Senate
Mexico
Sam L. Rogers
Washington
Mexican Supreme Court
Wiliam
Jenkins
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Committee
Fall of
New Mexico
Senate Investigating Committee
TW. T
Oliver
Carranzy
Oil Leasing Bill Sent To President Soon
Senator Smoot says the oil leasing bill should be sent to the president before Christmas recess and conferees will meet early. Mondell urges higher rents and royalties to states and other changes. Supporters prefer gradual amendments in conference to avoid jeopardizing the bill.
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Washington
Smoot
Congress
Mondell
Long predicts settlement of Irish question
Walter Hume Long, first lord of the British Admiralty, in a speech argued that the Irish question now has every prospect of a satisfactory settlement. He presented a confident outlook on political progress and urged continued efforts to resolve outstanding issues.
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Walter Hume Long
Admiralty
Soviet Envoy Must Appear Ordered to Surrender Papers
New York December 10 Justice Green denied the claim of Ludwig C A Martens that as ambassador from the Russian Soviet government all papers and correspondence were immune from investigation. The application to cancel a subpoena compelling Martens to appear and surrender books and papers was refused by the court.
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New York
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
Supreme Court
Samuel Greenanm
Martens
Montana Urges Census Returns to Secure School Funding
State fuel administrator Gerry warns of grave risk to life and property amid fuel shortages. Montana counties Silver Bow Fergus Cascade Lewis and Clark Carbon Flathead and others lag in school census returns, risking loss of state apportionment funds. Aimed to curb child labor abuses, the law ties missed Census to funding forfeiture.
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Helena
Montana
Swindlehurst
Silver Bow
Fergus
Cascade
Lewis and Clark
Carbon
Flathead
Chateau
Gallatin
Granite
McCone
Garfield
Sweet Grass
Sheridan
Board of
Lewis and Clark County
Inw
Labor Commissioner
M. H. Gerry
Sam V. Stewart
Montane
S. V. Stewart
Citizns
Fuel Administration
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Rhine
Basle
Germany
Switzerland
B. Cochrane
Northern Pacific
North Coast Limited
Twin Cities
Portland
H. J. Haugen
Bank of Fargo
Cass County
T. Grossman
Montana Hygienic Laboratory
Bozeman
Java
Kalispell
Industrial Workers of the World
Warren C. Grimm
Centralia
Wash
Montesano
Grays Harbor
Homestake
Lead
William Carlisle
A. S. Reach
Wheatland
Wyo
Rawlins
Yudenitch
Kolchak
Hope
Jenkins Case
Deling
Gerry
People of
Erty
Peru
Sky
Board of Health
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