Eleven Killed in Manila Riot Between Constabulary and Police
In Manila on December 17 four Americans and seven Filipinos died as a clash erupted between Filipino constabulary troops and Manila police within the walled city. Fifty shots were fired as 40 constabularymen sought vengeance after four constabulary men were reportedly attacked with a knife. A patrol wagon driver and six bystanders were killed. four Filipinos wounded. No constables were killed. The 6000-strong force operates under American and Filipino officers across provinces. Gov. Gen. Harrison and Brig. Gen. Crame moved to quell the riot, ordering constabulary to barracks. The clash began after the arrest of a constabulary private’s wife, whose clothing and the incident inflamed passions.
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Manila
Ilipino
Philippine Islands
Francis Burton Harrison
Rafeel Crame
Crame
Rafael Crame
Bopp
General Crame
Constabulary
Lucien R. Sweet
Coal Output Reaches New High In Week Of December 4
Washington reports weekly coal production soaring to 12,767,000 tons of bituminous coal and 2,051,000 tons of anthracite. The combined output marks a yearly peak, with soft coal production surpassed only four times in the survey’s history, three times in 1918 and once last year.
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Washington
Czech Rebels Foiled in Plot to Overthrow Czech Gov
Paris dispatches report that 17 attempts by communists in Czecho Slovakia to seize power have failed. The Czech government declares it is emerging in a strong position and communist leaders have been imprisoned.
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Paris
Bec
Stig
Twenty French Troops Killed in Syrian Ambush
Paris reports a French army unit was ambushed near Djebil Syria on December 8. Twenty soldiers were killed and forty wounded in the attack. Premier Leygues informed the cabinet council at a meeting led by President Milferand.
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Paris
Djebil
Syria
Leygues
Milferand
Two Ousted at Inquiry
New York December 17 W W Corlet general solicitor of the American Bridge company and A L Davis an official of a United States Steel subsidiary were expelled from the committee room during the session investigating the building trust when Senator Kaplan presiding interrupted to declare them prompting witnesses.
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New York
W. W. Corlet
American Bridge Company
A. L. Davis
United States Steel Corporation
Building Trust
U.S. Billions Backed Up in Tax Collections
Treasury official Dr. Thomas S. Adams told the House Ways and Means Committee that over 2 billion dollars in unpaid taxes remain due to audit backlogs and complex revenue laws. He warned the Internal Revenue Bureau cannot current the 1917 returns and fears system strain for years. Adams opposed a general sales tax citing administrative burdens despite potential gains.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Thomas S. Adams
The
Treasury Sta
House
Wiys and
Adams
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
President Wilson Buys Fairbanks Home for Retirement
Washington December 18 President Wilson will use the former Trenry P Fairbanks residence at 2340 Northwest as his permanent home after leaving office on March 4. Brother in law R W Bolling announced the purchase likely completed by February 15. The price is undisclosed but rumored around 150000. The colonial brick and limestone house sits on grounds occupying nearly a square and is set above street level.
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Washington
President Wilson
Trenry P. Fairbanks
R. W. Bolling
2,479 Yank Bodies Arrive From Bordeaux
The army transport Wheaton brought 2,479 American war dead to New York from Bordeaux and St Nazaire. The flag at half mast and harbor craft dipping their colors honored the voyage as the ship neared its pier.
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New York
Wheaton
Bordeaux
St. Nazaire
Large Treasury Payments Due as Taxes and Bonds Mature
Washington reports a bill for 3.84 billion dollars against the government comes due while the treasury is to collect 660 million dollars in income and excess profits taxes. About 700 million in treasury certificates mature today as the semi annual interest on Liberty and Victory Liberty loans totaling around 140 million becomes payable.
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U. S. Washington
Treasury
Nations League admits Austria to assembly seat
The League of Nations assembly admitted Austria without opposition by a 35 vote to none, with Belgium Brazil Spain and China securing four council seats. China replaces Greece in the council, while Sweden Romania and others received minority votes. A separate action on white slavery saw Mlle Ferthammer of Denmark press for investigations in Asia Minor and crackdown on trafficking.
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Geneva
Austria
League of Nations
Assembly of the League
Belgium
Brazil
Spain
China
Council
Frst
Greece
Sweden
Romania
Czecho-Slovakia
Portugal
Switzerland
Serbia
Asia Minor
Mollle
Henri Ferthammer
Denmark
Mdlle
Ferthnammer
Assembly
League
Holland
United States
Wellington Koo
Ching
America
Slacker Guests of Honor at Civil Liberties Dinner
Twenty five conscientious objectors who served prison terms for refusing to bear arms were honored at a dinner by the American Civil Liberties bureau Sneakers, including Scott Nearing and Rev. John Haynes Holmes, praised as the bravest of the drive.
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New York
American Civil Liberties Bureau
Scott, Nearing
University of Pennsylvania
John Haynes Holmes
Community Church
U S Census Counts 105 708 771 Population
Washington reports the United States population on January 1 this year at 105,708,771 as the census bureau certifies it for congress. The continental United States shows an increase of 25,063 over the preliminary figures announced October 7 for reapportionment of House seats.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Congress
House of Representatives
Thirteen Arrested Under Delaware Blue Laws
Wilmington Delaware December 14 police arrested thirteen men for Sabbath breaking not gambling but card playing on Sunday under the state blue laws.
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Wilmington
Del
Exclusion Bill Passed by the House in 1944
The Johnson Immigration Bill, as amended, to halt all immigration for one year, passed the House 203 to 41 with six present. It moves to the Senate where leaders predict defeat. A Siegel amendment allowing siblings of naturalized citizens passed 208 to 76 amid claims of typhus cases linked to recent arrivals.
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Washington
Wis
House
Senate
Brothers and Sisters
Johnson
Immigration, Committee
New York
Hoffasland
Gloucester
N. J
Haverford
Statuo
Fair prices for Xmas trees warn against profiteers
Washington December 17 The American Forestry Association issued a warning against Christmas tree profiteers. The statement says one dollar should buy a tree large enough for most families while fifty cents pays for an apartment size tree. The association accuses crooks of throwing trees into rivers in New York Pittsburgh and Cleveland to keep prices high.
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American Forestry Association
Washington
New York
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Urge Amnesty on Wilson Move From Veterans Group
A World War Veterans committee from St Paul presented resolutions urging an amnesty proclamation for all prisoners held for Espionage Act violations. Cor Culgin, national chairman, led the delegation to advocate clemency to the Attorney General Palmer and the White House.
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White House
Washington
World War Veterans
St. Paul
Mnion
Palmer
Cor Culgin
Robbers Kill In N Y Crowd At Midtown Office
Three masked robbers entered a Fifth Avenue office building near Forty‑second Street as hundreds worked. They shot and killed Edwin W. Andrews, head of a jewelry concern, then held up two traveling salesmen and escaped with sample cases containing valuable jewels.
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New York
Mpifth Avenue
Forty-ffth Street
Edwi W. Andrews
No Jewelry
Sedition verdict upheld in appeals court ruling
Chicago December 17 The conviction of four men found guilty in Judge Landis court of violating the sedition act by fomenting a rebellion in India during World War I was upheld by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. The defendants are Gustav Jacobsen, Alber t A. Wehee, George Poul Boehm and Hernamion Lal Guppa.
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Chicago
Landis
India
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Gustav Jacobsen
Albert A. Wehee
George Poul Boehm
Heranion Lal Guppa
Chicago Negro Population Rises to 100,504 in Decade
The census bureau reports Chicago’s black population totaled 100,504, up 65,491 in ten years, a 148.5 percent rise. The white population stands at 1,689,104, increasing by 450,047 or 21 percent, while all others total 8,007.
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Washington
Chicago
Tax on bank deposits proposed in congress
Washington December 18 news outlines a bill by Representative Treadway proposing a one fourth of one per cent tax on all bank deposits. It is expected to raise about 1 billion dollars, as lawmakers discuss emergency tariff measures to curb price declines in wheat and wool and consider extending tariffs to other goods. A special House committee will map farmer relief policy while other actions seek to reimburse postmasters for telegraph charges charged to government accounts. A naval base time extension request is pushed by Senate committee chair Pall.
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Washington
Representative Treadway
Musgachusetts
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treadway
Senate Finance
Fordney
Tre
Western Union Velocrups Company
Members of
Congress
Roy Wesettative Ireland
Illinois
Tima
Naval Base
Altes
Pacific Eoash Naval Base
Senate
Pall
Delaware
Wilson to adopt 20 orphans to aid Europe relief
President Wilson urged funds to save 8.5 million children starving in central Europe. He announced he would adopt 20 as temporary guardians and said that $10 per child could save a life, noting about three and a half million children face starvation and that aid could tide them over until next year’s harvest.
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Washington
Wilson
Europe
European Relief Council
Hurone
Strewn Mail Puzzles Police In Des Moines
Postal authorities and police investigated registered letters found along the Chicago Burlington & Quincy railroad front in Des Moines Iowa. No robbery report followed. several letters had been opened in haste and contained checks and money orders for small amounts.
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Des Moines
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Four Die in Airplane Crash Near London
A large passenger plane from Paris to Cricklewood collided with a tree, burst into flames, and crashed. The pilot and two passengers died on impact along with a fourth victim under the wreckage. others were injured in the fiery wreck.
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London
Paris
Cricklewood
Medinule
Canada Dominates International Live Stock Show in Chicago
Western Canada shines at Chicago show sweeping all wheat prizes with twenty of twenty five. Alberta farmer Irving wins Grand Championship Durum wheat while Canada tops judging in Flint Corn and carries multiple horse, hog, cattle, sheep and Belgian classes. Strong displays fed by Canadian barley and grasses highlight regional agricultural prowess and global competition.
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Canada
United States
Rgard
Chicago
Irving
Alberta
Their Choice: Children Reflect on Stepfather Selection
Nine year old Ruth voices concern that the candidate lacks hair but recalls the father she knew. The mother reassures with a pragmatic view that experience guides better choices as she contemplates a new stepfather for the family.
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Mother
Ruth
Oxygen Use by Airmen at High Altitude
Airmen ascend above 20,000 feet and must use oxygen. Liquid oxygen in a vacuum tank is heated or evaporated by a copper or aluminum rod, with an evaporating chamber and delivery tubes to the airman.
Out of Place and Poor Shooting in Wimbledon Anecdotes
A book lover reads amid scattered volumes while his son asks if every book has a flyleaf and finds one squashed on the wrong pages. A Wimbledon match anecdote quotes an Indy observer praising a player’s form until a rare miscue sees the ball hit the net for the first time in many tries.
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Hig Itebrary
Indy
Aimatch
Wimbledon
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Leadara
Bedrich Stepanek
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Austria- Hungary
Stepanek
U.S
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H. P. Fairbanks
Nations League
Germany
Inter Membership
Molle
Forthammer
Slackers
U. S
Washington D
Allen
N. Y
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Fathead
Iowa
Robery
Parla
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