Navy Secretary Urges Global Naval accord and buildup end
Secretary Daniels told the House Naval Affairs Committee that the United States must end competitive naval building and seek an all-nations disarmament pact or a powerful fleet to command respect. He warned against a limited holiday or partial entente and urged immediate steps to reduce armaments, including inviting a world conference upon Harding's possible presidency and maintaining ship construction until a universal agreement is reached.
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Marshal Foch Praises America At Welfare Meeting
Marshal Foch lauded the United States at a French American welfare council gathering in Paris. He said America raised the allies when victory offered only moral satisfaction and recalled Pershing and American troops ready to be used in battle.
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Miarshal Fech
National Catholic Welfare Council
America
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Arbitral Award Grants France Rhine Fleet Shares
Walker D. Imnes, former US railroads director general and war arbitrator, grants France 13 percent of Germany's Rhine fleet totaling 253,000 tons of barges and 24,000 horsepower. France gains control of Rhine shares in the Feedel company, Rotterdam port facilities, and will pay by offset against reparations. Reallocation to be finalized after February 10 hearings.
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Alcoholism rise shocks Chicago as hospital records reveal jumps
Chicago officials released county hospital statistics for 1920 showing 15 percent alky admissions and seven wood alcohol victims, rising sharply from 191% when restrictions lapsed. Dry 1928 saw totals climb to 542 and 68 respectively, alarming prohibition advocates.
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Chicago
Per Capita Inflation Shrinks in Yearly Treasury Report
Washington reports per capita money loss rose modestly in the last year. Treasury figures show January 1 circulation at 486,778 dollars per capita around 50.80 dollars, up from the prior year. The note reflects broader economic shifts and consumer price changes across the nation.
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Treasury
Washington
Jun
Wisconsin Governor Decries Federal Bribery Plot
Governor Walace, Wisconsin's new chief executive, warned in his inaugural address that federal meddling funds a "series of bribery" undermining state powers. He described federal conditions attached to appropriations as attempts to influence state legislation.
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Wisdian
Waloe
Wisconsin
House
Senate
Pio Federil
Death for Bridgeport Man in Murder Threat Case
Bridgeport authorities announce Elwood B Wade age 23 has been charged as murderer in the alleged threat case tied to the killing of George and Novo Nett. The defendant faces a death penalty if convicted under state law.
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Elwood B. Wade
Bridgeport
Conn
Urban population rises as war shifts housing patterns
Census Bureau data released from Washington shows 54,319,032 people living in cities of 2,500+ and 51,390,793 in rural areas. Urban share climbs since 1900 with New York and Pennsylvania leading cites, while Texas and California record large rural populations. War factors cited as driving rural-to-urban drift.
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United States
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Colorado
Montaid
Wyoming
Michigan
Indiana
Texas
Ohi
Florida
Oklahoma
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Pennsylvania
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Ohio
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California
Georgia
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Delaware
Lexas
Gut
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Land
Suichusetts
Mother Jones Speaks at Labor Congress Session
Mexico City December session of the thin american Federation of Labor heard an address by a speaker from the United States, as Mother Jones attended regularly though not a delegate. Radical activity centered on daily distribution of literature during the meeting.
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Congress of Pan-American Federation of Labor
Mexico City
Tan
New French Envoy to Japan Named Ambassador Typan
Paris dispatch reports Paul Clindel former French minister to Brazil is named the French ambassador to Typan and will assume duties soon. The notice appeared in news service cables from the capital.
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Pales
Paul Clindel
Brazil
Typan
President-elect calls for simplest inauguration plan
President-elect W G Harding urges the removal of all inaugural celebration plans in Washington for March 4. In telegrams to Senator Philander C Krox and Edward B McLean he states a sincere wish for the simplest program to meet oath requirements. McLean confirms immediate abandonment of any celebration tied to Harding's inauguration.
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Washington
W. G. Harding
Philander C. Krox
Edward B. McLean
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Ice famine shocks Iceland demands Icelandic ice imports
London reports a record ice shortage in Iceland as Reykjavik cables appeal to Norway for ice shipments to save the herring harvest from putrefaction. The famine stems from mild weather and a lack of local supply.
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London
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Indians to Get $1,000,000 From Dakota Funds
Heads of all Indian families on the Rosebud reservation will meet at Butte Creek Station in South Dakota for a two day council. They will prepare and check a roll to apportion and distribute $1,000,000 of the Dakota tribal funds during the coming spring.
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Rosebud Reservation
U S Sea Power Compared With Japan and Britain
Information now in possession of the American government on the relative strength of the three principal naval powers indicates the present U S naval strength is about half that of Britain and more than double Japan's.
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Washington
Britain
Dapan
Bank Robbers Get $28,000 in Kansas City Take
Two masked bandits slugged a messenger outside the Produce Exchange on Missouri Avenue and Walnut, seizing a satchel containing $20,000 in cash and $8,000 in checks before fleeing in an automobile.
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Produce Exchange
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Missour Avenue
Walnut Shots
Montenegrins and Serbs Clash Across Frontier
London dispatch reports heavy fighting along the Montenegrin Serb frontier with about 120 deaths. Initial word says Montenegrins attacked but were repulsed, fire and confusion spread across the line.
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London
How Fabrica May Be Tested and Heals Burns
How Fabrica May Be Tested describes a thumb test to measure fabric strength and weaving quality by pressing between fingers and knuckles. The ad promotes Cole’s Carbolinaire as a fast healer for burns itching and pain, claiming instant relief without scars and offering 30c and 60c prices.
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J. ‘W. Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
Beasts Make Good On Films At London Zoological Society
The London Zoological Society reported success in filming rare animals to record their natural movements. The article notes four legged creatures, such as the imagined Glmad ora, may be more artistically effective than humans since they communicate without speech and cannot be easily forced into stereotyped gestures.
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London Zoological Society
Christian Science Monitor
Seeking Her Prey. Advertisement in London Paper
Mrs. Hawke would be glad to employ a wren for domestic work as noted in a London paper, per the Boston Transcript. The item accompanies a short exchange on a poem titled Ode to Oblivion and its fate, with the quip that it reached its destination.
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London
Boston Transcript
Kisses and Cheese Farm for Sale Ad Details
Old style notice seeks response from owner selling a farm in Chippewa Falls. Requests state cash price and description. Mentions Jno. J. Black as contact in Wisconsin.
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Jno
J. Black
Win
Wiseacres Wrong: Abigail Smith Marries John Adams
The 1764 wedding joined Abigail Smith and John Adams amid parental and parish opposition. Abigail, from a literary family, wed a young lawyer with no practice, provoking ministerial scorn. The minister’s harsh sermon contrasted with Adams rising to become the second U S president.
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Abigail Smith
Rollster
John Adams
Abigail
John
United States
Father’s clever excuse for daughter’s absence note
A corpulent woman kept her daughter home from school to help with work and provoked a teacher to demand a written excuse. The father replied with a humorous, pointed line claiming the daughter’s absence for ample reasons and directing the teacher to her mother.
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Geraldine
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