$60 000 000 Loan for U S Farmers Proposed
Washington reports a plan by Senator Hitchcock to loan 60 million dollars from government funds to aid farmers facing falling prices. The loan would be the government's share in profits of the Federal Reserve banks and would be used to bolster gold reserves or redeem Liberty bonds.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Federal
War Finance Corporation
Edge
New Jersey
Senate
House
Eugene Meyer, Jr
New York
Nortla
Treasury
Tailors Move to Cut Cost in St Louis Plan
Two cooperative tailor shops will open in St Louis within a week under the Merchant Tailors association. The shops will cut costs by eliminating contractors who assemble garments after cutting by merchants. Wool price declines and contractor elimination are expected to reduce clothing prices by 10 to 15 dollars from current 45 to 75 dollar ranges.
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St. Louis
Merchant Tailora’ Association of
Vox
Nash Clothing Factory to Give Up 500 Jobs
Cincinnati December 1 500 employees of the Nash Clothing Manufacturing company which operates on the golden rule basis decided at a meeting to surrender voluntarily their positions for a month in January or February to provide work for unemployed workers at other clothing factories.
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Cincinnati
Nash Clothing Manufacturing Company
Memorial at Ypres Kept In Existing State
London reports the Belgian government agrees to leave the Cloth Hall cathedral and ramparts of Ypres as they are until Britain decides on a memorial. Premier Lloyd George announced the fact.
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London
Farmous Cloth Hall
Ypres
Lloyd George
Fifteen British Police Slain in Irish Ambush
The ambush near Kilmichael in Macroom County Cork Ireland killed fifteen British police officers and wounded one cadet. another cadet is missing as patrols in two lorries were attacked. Across London reports say gunmen appeared in Londonderry and Parliament saw heightened security after Sinn Fein conspiracy fears. A Downing Street conference with Lloyd George Churchill Greenwood and others followed as galleries closed.
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Macroom
County Cork
Ireland
Msillary Police
Kilmichael
Here
Moissing
Drake
London
Navy
Londonderry
House of Commons
Sinn Fein
England
Downing Street
Lloyd George
Winston Spencer Churchill
Hamar Greenwood
Lowther
Nenda
Metropolitan Police
Scotland Yard
Public Debt Rises In November by 112 Million
Treasury officials report the gross public debt increased by 112 646 571 in November. The total debt stood at 24 276 156 244 14, up from 24 062 500 072 in October. The rise is attributed to 282 million in treasury certificates issued on November 15, despite maturities totaling 1 04 million during the month.
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Washington
Treasury
Allies press Constantine issue at London conference
Allied premiers in London declared they would inform the Greek government that restoring Constantine to the Greek throne would be viewed as ratifying his hostile acts and would worsen relations between France and the thrones, signaling a new unfavorable situation in regional politics.
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London
Constantine
Greece
France
Actress and three others die in city fire
New York City reports a deadly blaze gutting a boarding house at 29 West Fifty-seventh Street. Actress Marjorie Lea comb and three unidentified people perished in the fire. Comb recently arrived from England to pursue film work.
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New York
Marjorie Leacomb
Peiventory
West Fifty-seventh Street
Mist Lascomb
England
Armenia Mediation Move At League Session
Geneva reports state Austria won a seat in the leagues admission. The Armenian question prompts mediation talk as Wilson accepts a mediator role. A US army volunteer force under Gen Leonard Wood is proposed to press arbitration between Armenia and Mustapha Kemal. The council seeks US representation to aid armament reductions.
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Geneva
Austria
Moinly
le of Nations
Commission
Aqueniuily
L Qu
Ston
Bethle
Greece
Roumania
Jade
Bulgaria
Wilgen
Net
Armenia
Council of the League
Wilson
Durape
Ula
Hewa
Armenis
J. Balfour
Mustapha Kemal
Turkey
Sevres
Robert Coek
Wood
League of Nations Assembly
United States
Ekt
Council
Washington
Liquor Overflows in New York as Prohibition Seizures Grow
New York officers report prohibitions enforcement causing a vast cache of confiscated liquor. A single warehouse and multiple government offices overflow with contraband ranging from whisky to home brews. A federal court order is sought to auction the stock to lawful owners. Separately, the navy to launch the Bret scout cruiser Omaha on December 14 at Tacoma, a 655 foot vessel with 7000 tons displacement and armament of twelve six inch guns and two torpedo tubes.
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New York
New York City
Knox B. Phagan
Mr. Phagan
Washington
Todd Shipbuilding Company
Tacoma
Wash
Richmond Cedar Works Cuts Wages of 800 Men
Announcement from the Richmond Cedar worka here of a 25 percent wage reduction for all employed at the plant in this city. The cut is effective at once.
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Richmond
Richmond Cedar Workahere
W. W. Members Seized by Chicago Police
Chicago police raided the W. W. headquarters at 951 West Madison, detaining 38 alleged radicals as officers seized controversial literature. Eight suspects with prior records remain held after questioning, including Glenn Roberts noted for recent antipatriotic activity. Chief Michael Hughes ordered the action to clear Reds from the city.
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Chicago
Egan, McDonough
B McGarry
Buureau
West Ridison Street
Clark Street
Hughes
Glenn Roberts
Potics
Leavenworth Paniten
Landis
Michael Hughes
Detective Bureau
Bank teller confesses embezzling funds in Grand Rapids
Frederick W. French, assistant cashier at City Trust and Savings Bank, admits stealing between 800000 and 500000 dollars from the bank. The confession ends a decade long effort to build wealth on the scale of the Morgans, DuPonts, or Rockefellers while he remained a teller.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Frederick W. French
City Trust & Sayings Bank
Morgans
DuPonts
Rockefellers
Plan A Year’s Moratorium Sought by Georgia Governor
Atlanta Dec 8 Governor Dorsey considers a request from Commissioner of Agriculture Brown for a 12 month moratorium to stay all laws. He believes all cotton states should enact similar measures to gain full benefit.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Gao
Dorsey
Brown
Frick Estate Tax Paid in Partial Inheritance Tax
The Henry G. Frick estate in Allegheny County pays 2,000,000 dollars toward inheritance tax to the state treasury. The total estate value of 87,000,000 dollars is under contest, and the payment is subject to the disposition of the case.
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Harrisburg
Dee
Henry G. Frick
Wilig
Allegheny County
Mexico Treaty Plan Talks Sent To Mexico City
A United States plan proposed by Secretary Colby to appoint commissioners with Mexico to draft a treaty for resumption of full diplomatic relations has been taken to Mexico City by Roberto V. Pesquiera, the Mexican confidential agent in Washington.
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Washington
Dec
Colby
United States
Mexico
Mexico City
Roberto V. Pesquiera
Wilson to act in Armenia trouble
President Wilson accepts League of Nations invitation to mediate Armenia hostilities. He notes no authority to use force and reliance on Congress for any material contribution. He offers to use moral influence and his personal mediation, designating a representative, with League guidance on how to convey proposals.
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League of Nations
Imbrogtio
Washington
Wilegon Hag
League
Nationa
Congress
Wilson
Hymans
League Assembly
League Council
United States
The
League of Natons
Armenia
Senate of the
Haas
Council of the League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
Kansas City Inspectors End Chase on Robbery Case
Keith Colling was arrested at his uncle’s farm near Westville Oklahoma ending a multi state pursuit tied to the Council Bluffs Mafia robbers. Joseph P Johnson confirmedCollings admitted involvement to arresting officers and credited inspectors for the capture after tracing him from Kansas City district.
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Keith Colling
Council — Bluffs
Laws
Kansas City
Westville
Okla
Council Bluffa
Joseph P. Johnson
Kansans City
Johnson
Colina
Collins
Tobmson
Collings
Fire devastates Vergato factory after explosion in Italy
Milan dispatch reports a massive blaze at a Vergato, Italy factory after Friday’s explosion. The fire leaves many victims, with destruction on every side as trains to Vergato are halted and most highway bridges are damaged or destroyed.
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Italy
London
Vergato
Milan
Exchange Telegraph Company
Altway
Ale for Women and a Personal Testimony
A fragmented quote from EVA H. SHA% Garnett discusses a modicum of relief after a second dose, claiming she took five bottles and afterward felt better though later health issues arose. The text references a concern with medicines and a recommendation to others to try them.
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Vileta
Madicina
Eva H
Pike Family Species Descriptions and Size Variants
The Fich family notes that pickerel, a diminutive term for pike, applies to the sndailer species of the pike family and to young of the larger species. The banded pickerel rarely exceeds 12 inches, while muskellunge grows to eight feet in northern North American freshwaters and is a famed game fish.
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North America
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Federal Reserve Banks
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United States Nery Medical School
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