Capital ships fixed as arms talks show progress
Formal negotiations pause as delegates confabulate and back a clear cap ship ratio among the five powers. Tokyo readiness on auxiliary fleets and Shantung talks signal movement toward agreement while U S critics claim the treaty misleads and masks diplomacy.
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Union News Servies
Washington
Naval Committee
Shantung
Tokio
Taungtno-Tsimantu
Harding
White House
State Department
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Rockefeller Delivers Keepsake to Savannah Reporter
John D. Rockefeller passed through Savannah en route south and, after an interview at the depot, promised a memory for the reporter. He then handed him ten 10-cent pieces as a parting token.
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Savannah
Gap
John D. Rockefeller
Savanah
Gift to Explorer Sent From Boston by Wireless
Dr. Donald B. MacMillan, an explorer, received a life membership in the Theta Delta Chi Mounders' Corporation as a Christmas gift. The donation came from fifty members of the society and was dispatched by wire from Boston to his winter base on the west coast of Baffinland.
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Boston
Donald B. MacMillan
Baffinland
Theta Delta Chi Mounders’ Corporation
Washington-France to Strictly Enforce Passport Rules
Washington reports France will rigorously enforce entry rules for Americans to carry valid passports issued by U S or consular authorities. State Department has been advised of the decision as a measure to tighten travel documentation.
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Washington
France
State Department
Two Women Dead in Columbus Basement Explosion
Police report twelve dead but hospitals confirm two fatalities from a basement gas explosion at Wright's women’s furnishings store on Male Street. Forty injured were treated at four hospitals. A sergeant oversaw removal of victims. cause remains undetermined.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wright
Suspect in Wall Street Bomb Plot Arrested in Warsaw
Wolfe Lindenfeld alias William Linde, arrested by Polish police on request of the US Justice Department. Confession alleges Third Internationale money paid $30,000 for an attack on J. P. Morgan in New York, with a female observer timing the blast. Lindenfeld to testify. names five principals in Europe and a New York address for the bomb’s manufacture.
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Warsaw
Wolfe Lindenfeld
Willam Linde
Wall Street
New York
Department of Justice
Lindenfelds
Rosa Luxemburg
Berlin
New York City
J. P. Morgan
Silvester Cosgrove
Department
Lindenfeld
America
Moscow Third Internationale
Cosgrove
Paul Altendorf
Europe
Morgan
Altendorf
Lindenfell
Bandit Robs Baltimore & Ohio Train En Route to Washington
An armed bandit boarded the observation car of Baltimore and Ohio train No. 6 bound for Washington near Sixty third street. He held up passengers in the car and escaped at Sixty seventh street after the train did not stop. Police report from the scene.
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Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio
Washington
Sixty-third Street
Sixty-seventh Street
Washington considers relaxing medical alcohol laws
Treasury officials announced a review of existing rules governing alcohol sales for medical use. Hospitals and medical associations complain the current regulations are too strict and slow delivery. Efforts will focus on simplifying the rules to reduce delays.
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Washington
The
Treasury
World business improving signals seen by officials
Washington officials foresee a slow but steady recovery in both domestic and international business. They point to foreign exchange gains, lower rediscount and commercial rates, and War Finance Corporation relief as signs, while noting falling prices cut farming purchasing power and prevent an immediate boom.
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Washington
Treasury
War Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve
Washington Report On Armenian Deportation Murders
Knightly of a Boston welfare group testified to the house immigration committee that seventeen Armenian women and children deported from Constantinople to the United States were killed after arriving beyond quota. An American student at Roberts College provided details in a letter to an Armenian student in Boston. The motive given was Turks outraged them and then murdered them for being seen as an obstacle.
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Washington
Constantinople
United States
House Immigration Committee
Knightly
Boston
Roberts College
Bandits Rob Santa Claus Emissary in Chicago
P. H. Moynihan of the Illinois Commerce Commission was held up in South Chicago after collecting funds to aid the poor. Two bandits stole 490 dollars intended for Santa Claus for the needy, jeering that they do not believe in Santa Claus.
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Chicago
Santa Claus
P. H. Moynihan
Illinois Commerce Commission
Amateur wireless stations send transatlantic test signals
Twenty six amateur wireless stations across the United States completed a ten day Atlantic message relay experiment conducted by the American Radio Relay League. Final reports came to ARRL headquarters from Paul Godley, the league’s representative in Scotland.
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Hartford
Conn
United States
Atlantic
American Radio Relay League
Radio League
Paul Godley
League
Scotland
Dry Agent Fined and Ex-Prohibition Official Sentenced
Bert P. Herzog a Milwaukee former federal prohibition enforcer convicted of taking bribes totaling sixteen thousand five hundred dollars in a whisky ring case was denied a new trial and sentenced to seven years in prison and a sixteen thousand dollar fine. A Supreme Court decree draft on the American Sugar Refining Company antitrust suit approved by Attorney General Daugherty aims to protect the public and assure consumers proceed under natural competition and stable sugar prices.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Bert P. Herzog
Prohibition Enforcement
Washington
United States Supreme Court
American Sugar Refining Company
Daugherty
France Presents Naval Plans at Conference With Full Government Authority
Secretary Hughes as conference chairman conveyed to Premier Briand the French delegation’s plan for naval limits. The French proposals include a ten new dreadnoughts fleet by 1941 with staged construction starting 1926, totaling 350 000 tons. Officials say the plan has full French government authority and aligns with national defense aims.
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Union News Beryles
Washington
Hughes
Briand
France
M. Briand
Plead For Tariff on Sugar in Senate Debate
Extended arguments for and against the 16 cent a pound temporary tariff on Cuban raw sugar have been presented to senate tariff framers. American sugar company spokesmen in Cuba say the rate blocks industry rehabilitation while beet sugar interests back home contend a 1 cent rate would hinder development.
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Washington
Senate
Cuba
500 Arrested in Chicago Prohibition Raids
More than 500 people are under arrest in Chicago on violation of the prohibition laws. Prisoners are held at various stations as police chief orders further raids. One raid targeted the Casino Club, whose members include many society folks.
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Chicago
Obhier Firemorris
Chileago
Girl Leads Posse in Bank Robbery Chase North of Flora
Miss Mildred Kelley sheriff's bank employee forms a posse with five men, chases bandits who robbed the State Bank of Inka of 15000 dollars seven miles north of here, driving them into a wooded strip.
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Flora
Ill
Mildred Kelley
Inka
Here
Miss Kelley
President to Ratify Hungary Treaty Proclamation Expected
Washington indicates a proclamation will be issued by President Harding to ratify the peace treaty with Hungary. Formal exchanges were completed Saturday in Budapest.
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Washington
Harding
United States
Hungary
Budapest
Cost of Foods Decrease in November
Labor Department estimates show average family food costs fell one percent in November from October. The figures, derived from 43 food item prices in 51 cities, indicate retail food prices have declined about 22 percent since November 15, 1920.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
U.S. May Build Dams On Colorado River
The Interstate Commission led by Secretary Hoover will decide whether federal or private interests build dams for irrigation and power on the Colorado River. The panel includes representatives from California Arizona Nevada Utah Colorado Wyoming and Montana. Officials say a coordinated plan can avoid waste, expand irrigated land and unlock up to 6 000 000 horsepower for regional use.
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Washington
Colorado River
Interstate Commission
Congress
Department of Commerce
Harding
Hoover
Colorado River Commission
California
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
United States
Mexico
Imperial Valley
Monument to War Dogs Planned for Hartsdale Cemetery
A memorial to messenger dogs that served in France and Belgium will be erected at Hartsdale near White Plains New York. The $2500 monument, designed by a noted sculptor, features a heroic war dog with helmet and canteen. Hartsdale cemetery is described as the only animal burial ground in the United States.
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New York
France
Belgium
Hartsdale
White Plains
N. C
United States
Wyoming Notes Feature Auctions Bridges and Education
The Worland auction sold over 3,000 head of ewes to J. A. Boyer of Rock Springs at 6.80 per head. Nebraska buyers paid 8.55 for 1,600 lambs. Plans for a $60,000 Douglas bridge across the Platte are approved with lighting by Douglas Community Club.
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Western Newspaper
Unierews Service
J. A. Boyer
Rock Springs
Wyo
Worland
James Nichol
M. Logan
Nebraska
Piatte River
Douglas
Douglas Community Club
H. C. Hilton
Medicine Bow National Forest
Sand Lake
Frontier Days Committee
State of Wyoming
Harding
Cheyenne
Yellowstone Park
University of Wyoming
Wyoming
Congress
United States
Budget Bureau
Denver
Fremont County Vocational High School
Lander
Sheridan
Wheatland
Harry P. Holmes
Casper
Ccity
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Girl Leads
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Colorado River Basin
U.S
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