Harpenings Of Past Week Record Of Events
A condensed weekly digest reports sugar price drops in Portland and San Francisco, a Portland bootlegging probe, a looming Pacific rate war, a banking fraud confession, Alaska salmon shortages, and political moves in Washington. Also notes on European and Asian politics, labor, and crime including a Lincoln Nebraska remarriage and a Kansas City murder suspect’s restraint.
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Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Austin F. Flegel
United States
Police Board of Police
F. W. Huntington
G. W. Russell
Pacific
A. IF. Traines
Pacific Steamship Company
Haines
Seattle
Mitsu & Co
Blue Funnel Line
J. C
Harry
la France
Swennes
Clackamas River
Wstacada
Great Walls
Mont
Lewiston
Idn
Rhas
United States Supreme Court
Andrew J. Volstead
Minneapolis
Upper
Copper River
Alaska
Paul Schwartz
Juneau
Cordova
League nations assembly delays covenant amendments
Geneva reports that no changes to the league covenant will be made this session as committee 1 recommends awaiting US input after President-elect Harding's plans. South American delegates favor postponement pending proposals, while Monte Negro seeks membership and Ukraine asks troops to evacuate disputed territories.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Assembly
General Organization
United States
League
Europe
Buckowina
Nations League invites Scandinavians for Vilna plebiscite policing
Geneva reports the League of Nations council will invite Scandinavian countries to provide 100 policing men each for Vilna. A semi official source says Bulgaria Austria Albania Finland and Luxembourg are likely to be admitted. It notes states that were part of Russia and not yet recognized should not be admitted for now.
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Geneva
Council of the League of Nations
Vilna
Bulgaria
Austria
Albania
Finland
Luxembourg
Russia
Coolidge warns unionists on labor in election era
Boston November 24 Vice President elect Coolidge told Boston businessmen that voters opposed organized labor as they did organized capital in the last election. He warned labor risks a reduced role in government akin to capital severed from power and questioned if the old league of nations should shape a new world body.
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Boston
Coolidge
League of Nations
Harding
League
Wilson
Worms Put to Test as Edible by School Class
Principal Lloyd Shaw demonstrated to a high school biology class that angle worms are edible after a worm lecture. Students fried a handful in butter in the domestic science lab and served them to the instructor who called them not half bad.
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Colorado Springs
Lloyd Shaw
Greece 15 Warned Against Monarchy
Paris reports Premier Leygues warned Greece against reestablishing Constantine the former king. Britain says Greece risks losing territorial gains from the allies treaty if Constantine returns to the throne. Rhallis government pledges to guarantee entente demands.
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Greece
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Vatican
Constantine
London
France
M. Leygues
Germany
Great Britain
George Rhallis
Petit Parisien
Turkey
Athens
Journal
Ex-King Constantine denies William invitation to Corfu
London reports Constantine of Greece denies inviting former Emperor William of Germany to visit Corfu where Wilhelm has a residence. Dispatch from Lucerne to the Daily Mail clarifies the denial.
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London
Constantine
Greece
William
Germany
Corfu
Daily Mail
Lucerne
Greek Ex-Premier Venizelos Despondent After Defeat
Paris reports quote Sophocles Venizelos saying his father is disgusted and despondent after the November 14 election loss. The Venizelist cause blamed royalists for covert tactics with badges. Athens notes a plebiscite on King Constantine’s return to be held on electoral lists.
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Paris
Venizelos
Greece
Sophocles Venizelos
Nice
Ieasons
Athens
Polis
Constantine
Rhallis
Former German Empress In Critical Condition At Doorn Home
Auguste Victoria, former Empress of Germany, lies unconscious at her Doorn residence in Holland after a period of serious illness. Doctors report her condition is serious and continued supervision is planned.
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Auguste Victoria
Germany
Doorn, Holllnd
Shoes manufacturers cut wholesale prices in St. Louis
Two St. Louis shoe makers announced further reductions in the wholesale price of several shoe styles. Both firms cited market conditions and inventory goals as the reasons for the lower prices.
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St. Louis
May Free Murder Suspect in Spokane Case
Spokane police expressed doubt Monday that J E Fannette alias Burnette arrested after a shoe store holdup is the Durham North Carolina murder suspect of Federal Prohibition Director Rose. They cited evidence the gun found with him was bought in Spokane on October 20, five days before Roses murder and suggests local purchase by a hardware merchant.
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Society of American Indians
St. Louis
Indian Bureau
W. J. Sears
Chillicothe
Ohio
National Canners’ Association
Chicago
Consumers Packing Company
A. J. Messing
Edward J. Adeer
United States
England
France
Japan
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
American Banking Group
Lst
Chicrago
S. Glenn Young
East St. Louis
Clemens H. Schmalzl
Lincoln
Neb
Dennis Chester
Florence Barton
Oconto
Broken Bow
Spokane
J. E. Fannette
Burnette
Rose
Durham
N.C
Refugee Ships Called Floating Madhouses Amid Bosphorus Crisis
Report from Constantinople details 90 plus ships along the Bosphorus crowded with refugees in dire conditions. Descriptions note filth and disease, with many without water for days and a high death rate. American relief and Near East Relief aid hospitals and donations to help address the emergency.
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Constantinople
Bosphorus
Near East
Market Report Shows Declines Across Fruits and Grains
The weekly market report notes lower prices for northern round white potatoes and oats, with sacked onions steady and hay weaker. Wheat and corn retreat to new lows as demand stays weak, while dairy butter remains steady but weakens slightly in Chicago.
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Chicago
New York
Baldwins
Pittsburg
Northwestern
Jonathans
Kansas City
Detroit
Timothy
Atlanta
Omaha
Memphis
Prairie
Minneapolis
Northeastern
Montana Irrigation Survey Shows Large Scale Development
Montana irrigation officials report 5 288 517 acres identified for reclamation with 8 022 517 acres already irrigated or under construction across counties. The study, led by Fr B Buck J Winter Smith and others, covers water resources, districts, and Carey act projects across the state.
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Helena
Montana
Montana Irrigation Commission
Careyact
Fr. B. Buck
J. Winter Smith
Ed. Simpkins
Irrigation Commission
C.S. Heldel
Fred Lange
Carey Land Act Board
We'll Be Sorry Marshall Speech in Dallas
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall proclaimed in Dallas that the nation would regret the recent election and called it the greatest injustice of a century. He warned it would bring a great figure to an untimely grave, speaking at the terminal railway station as he traveled to Fort Worth.
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National Grange
Boston
Court of Justice
Dallas
Texas
Thomas R. Marshall
United States
Terminal
Marshall
Fort Worth
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Lloyd George
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Methuen
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Sherman I. Whipple
Albert V. Searles
Arthur J. Balfour
Mr. Balfour
International Court
Elihu Root
Antonio Huneus
Associated Press
Montenegro
Gov. Coolidge
Tine
Peace Treaty
Tions
Ottoman Empire
Entente
Crimea
U. S. Bureau of Markets
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Neer
Hensive Survey
Indicaaes
Tana
Miss May Trumper
Lewistown
J. A. Winship
Federal Bureau of Education
Ivanell
Rosebud County
Powell County
Jefferson County
Dawson County
Town of
Roy
Wibaux County
Granite County
Sumatra
Stanford
Columbus
Teton
Deputy Land Register
George B. Hopkins
Register of State Lands
Home Building & Loan Association of
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State University
Washington, D. C
Association of State Universities
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Bebb
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