Hold Farm Hearing Banks Will Help Farmers Says Federal Board Chief
Western Newspaper Union Newae Barvica Washington Dec 4 Congressional joint hearings on agriculture showed a sharp exchange between Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board and lawmakers. Harding urged understanding of the act and defended board actions on bank credit to farmers while noting 70 million dollars of Fed Bond profits could aid cattle growers more than general agriculture.
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Washington
Congressional Joint Committee
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Representative Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Regional Reserve Bank of
Richmond
Heflin
Alabama
Reserve Board
Richmond Bank
Rarding
Federal Reserve
Hitchcock
Ohio Stallion Wins at Chicago International Stock Show
The grand championship prize for stallions went to Ohio owner B. Jones of Livermore. The Junior championship was awarded to George Henry of Wooster. Irvingdale Jeanette owned by Charles Irvine of Ankeny Iowa won the grand and senior championships for mares. Irvingdale Salome, another Irvine entry, captured the junior mare title. In Kansas City Missouri Dennis Chester, charged with the Florence Barton killing, spoke after ether and laughing gas, saying he did it not. He is held at the city hospital in a coma-like state awaiting further ether trials.
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Ohio
Chicago
B. Jones
Livermore
George Henry
Bell Brothers
Wooster
Irvingdale Jeanette
Charles Irvine
Ankeny
Towa
Irvingdale
Irvingdale Salome
Irvine
Kansas City
Dennis Chester
Florence Barton
Nebraska
Chester
City Hospital
Indictment Alleges Soldier Benefit Scam by Brewer
Federal indictment accuses William E Brewer of using mail to defraud the New Yorker fake magazines and imagined army charities. It alleges contributions were diverted to his personal group, the Ex- Service Men's Co-operative League, with Deputy Attorney Mattuck commenting on the scheme.
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William
Brewer
Ex- Service Men's Co-operative League
Mattuck
Railroad unions seek national boards of adjustment
Warren Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers testifies before the U S railway labor board with sixteen unions urging creation of national boards to hear disputes beyond wages. He says ultra conservative leaders will accept no plan unless roads sign new rules and highlights limited signings since last July. An immediate executive hearing is requested to address urgent disagreements and jurisdiction issues.
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Western
Union News Service
Chicago
United States Railway Tabor Board
Warren
Stone
Boards of Adjustment
United States
B. H. Pittigerald
Brotherhood of Railways and
National Boards of Adjustment
Witzgerald
W. R. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Lee
Hog Prices in 1913 Levels Return to Prewar Peak
The November wholesale price report from the Institute of American Meat Packers shows hogs near 1918 prewar levels with pork products tracking upward toward that level. Beef carcasses have fallen 17 percent since September 1, while live hog prices show the largest drop. Allied premiers warn Greece over Constantine restoration, stating it would be seen as approval of hostile acts and worsen allied-Greek relations.
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Chicago
Institute of American Meat Packers
United States
Institute
Greece
London
Constantine
Anlies
Nine Story Structure Collapses on Broadway at Fifty Second Street
A nine story apartment house under repair collapsed on Broadway at Fifty second Street in New York. The wreckage trapped several people, at least one feared dead and six unaccounted for as rescue teams searched the debris.
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New York
Broadway
Fifty-second Street
Austria Admitted to League by Commission Vote
Austria was unanimously voted a member of the League of Nations by the commission for the admission of new states in Geneva. The assembly of the League is expected to ratify the action. A letter accepting Wilson as mediator in Armenia was drafted by the League council and read to members, met with lively enthusiasm.
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Austria
League
Geneva
League of Nations
Commission For the
Assembly of
Wilson
Armenia
Council of the League of Na- Hong
Rome Hopes to Stop Bloodshed Through Persuasion
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports in Triest that Italian fleets maneuver near Fiume while D'Annunzio’s forces hold the Flume. General Caviglia says he will use persuasion before coercion, and declares Italy’s duty to restore integrity and honor amid the siege and ongoing bombardment.
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Associated Press
Cavigia
Fiume
D'Annunzio
Italy
Plume
Woman Persistently Sought in Ardmore Shooting Case
Search efforts for Clara Smith continue in Ardmore Oklahoma over the shooting of Jake L. Hannon a Republican national committeeman from Oklahoma. Kansas City reports opened two trunks said to belong to Miss Smith but yielded no clues. Frank L. Ketch Hannon’s business manager departed for an undisclosed Texas destination.
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Ardmore
Okla
Clara Smith
Jake L. Hannon
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Miss Smith
Bmulth
Frank L. Ketch
Hannon
Texas
U. S. and Canadian Officers Plan Joint Prohibition Patrols
Detroit officials report a U S Canadian conference agreeing that an officer may pursue a rum runner into the neighboring country if he hands the suspect to the other side upon entry. Extra police will patrol both river banks to enforce the ban.
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U. S
Detroit
Mich
Detroit River
United States
Canada
Xtra Police
President Wilson offers moral mediation to end Armenian hostilities
Wilson replies to the League of Nations Armenia resolution, saying he cannot use US forces without Congress, but will seek peace through arbitration with moral and diplomatic support from major powers. The Geneva resolution urged action to stop the massacres and set Armenian boundaries amid conflict with Turkish nationalists.
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Union News Service
Washington
Wilson
Armenia
Paul Hymans
Council of the
League of Nations
Assembly of the League of Nations
Geneva
United States
League
Congress
League Assembly
Rene Viviani
France
Purdue Wins Stock Judging Contest at International Livestock Show
Purdue University topped the college stock judging contest with 3,796 points, narrowly edging Nebraska by one point at the International Livestock Show. Oklahoma University won the individual judging with Worcester 881 points over Mitchell of Purdue at 816. The final rankings list include Iowa 3,658 Kansas 8,081 Minnesota 8,506 Ohio 8,404 Colorado 8452 Pennsylvania State 8,440 Texas A M 3,435 and New Mexico 2,607.
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Purdue
Chicago
Purdue University
Nebraska
Oklahoma University
Worcester
Mitchell
Nebraskan
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Ohio
Colorado
Pennsylvania State
Texas A
New Mexico
Argentina to Withdraw From League of Nations
Buenos Aires reports a strong probability of Argentina quitting the League of Nations. A cable from foreign minister Honorio Pueyrredon, Argentina's League representative, is awaited as he would report the decision. The move likely stems from the delegation's failure to secure Geneva assembly approval for its proposals.
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League
Buenos Aires
Argentina
League of Nations
Honorio Pueyrredon
Assembly of the League
Geneva
War Declared Over Fiume as D Annunzio Leads Insurgents
Gabriele d Annonzio in command of Fiume insurgents declares war on Italy. Milan dispatch notes a blockade proclamation aimed at preventing hostile moves, not hindering commerce. D Annunzio plans passports for Rome envoy and hints at war with the regency after Dec 3.
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Chime
Italy
Gabriele d'Annunzio
Fiume
Gulf of Quarnero
d'Annubzio
London
Milan
London Times
Flume
D'Annunzio
Rome
Quarnero
National Society
Triest
Cavigla
Giolitta
Ponzi Sentenced to Five Years in Plymouth County Jail
Charles Ponzi pleaded guilty in Federal District Court to using the mails in a fraud scheme. Judge Hole sentenced him to five years, considering only the first count of a forty-four count indictment. Ponzi had claimed he could pay 50 percent interest in 45 days from International reply coupons profits.
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Boston
Charles Ponzi
Federal District Court
Plymouth County
Hole
Ponzi
Canada Tightens Immigration Rules At Boundary Ports
Ottawa enacts an order in council to curb immigration of mechanics artisans and laborers by raising financial entrance requirements from 50 to 260 dollars. The rule takes effect December 15 at the border and January 1 at ocean ports to ease unemployment in the dominion.
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Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
Ocean
Boys Arrested in Housebreaking Case In New York
Police overheard 10 year old George Smith accuse 12 year old Harry Prendergast of holding out in a division of spells from housebreaking. Detention home search found a revolver two cartridge boxes and $2.02 largely in pennies. George had $4.15.
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New York
George Smith
Harry Prendergast
Harry
George
Britain massing troops in Ireland to crush terrorism
Seventy thousand British soldiers and military police have been massed in Ireland. Heavy reinforcements of troops and auxiliary police have been sent nationwide since the recent violence began. Armored cars, tanks, machine guns, and artillery accompany small arms. Government may declare martial law if conditions worsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
Ireland
Wyoming News Notes Highlight Oil, Crime And Industry
Prospectors receive permits under new act processed by the general land office at 250 monthly. F. Hornsby sought for murder, $4000 reward. Laben Woods murdered near Sundance. Frank Hickey acquitted after six hours’ deliberation. An eight foot wing span eagle at Spaulding ranch near Glenda. two boys injured. Sugar beet payments to Lovell area farmers total about $600,000 for November, up 50 percent from 1919. Fire consumes two fuel tanks at Millbrook. M. D. McKillip sells Johnson ranch, 2100 acres, near Saratoga to Des Moines capitalists. Wyoming’s first federal embezzlement conviction for a U S commissioner, Leslie Stallings, fined $150. Governor Carey declines Mexico inauguration invitation. attends governors conference in Harrisburg. Oil production through August 1920 totals 11,060,000 barrels, monthly breakdown listed. A million sheep distressed by heavy November snow in southern and central Wyoming. Casper housing plan: Standard Oil to build 200 five‑room homes for employees on 40 acres at cost. Hammond may lose post office. limited forest fire season in Colorado Wyoming South Dakota: 247 fires, 747,000 board feet burned. Opium seizure in Cheyenne. several Chinese suspects released on bond. Lorimer Minerals finishes tunneling through radium mine uplift. ore yields uranium. shipments mainly to Denver.
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Great Western Sugar Company
Lovell
Millbrook
Little
Laramie
M._D. McKillip
Saratoga
Oren Ruffcorn
Des Moines
Johnson Ranch
Wyoming
United States
Cheyenne
Leslie C. Stallings
Encampment
Wyo
Riner
Robert D. Carey
Wyomig
General Obregon
Mexico
Carey
Harrisburg
Casper
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Greybull
Florence
Colo
Hammond
Word
Washington
Colorado
South Dakota
Forest Service
H. B. Westover
Leo Wing Pol
Gilm Monchow
Lorimer Minerals Company
Denver
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BANK
Hold Farm Hearing
Federal Board
Union Newae Barvica
Labor Board
Cactus Belgerde
Judge Advocate General of the Navy
Navy Department
Belgarde
Halt
Schuykil Arsenal
Philadelphia
Arsenal
Betsy Ross
Gobtiters
United States Army
D’annunzio
Peage
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Council
Near East
Dannunzio
Caviglia
Cavigna
Rapallo
Veglin
Arbe
Union Nowa Berri
General Land Office
G. H. Scott
F. Hornsby
Fort D. A. Russell
Frank Hickey
Laben Wsouds
Sundance
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