Japan replies to Langdon note over Vladivostok killing
Tokio Jan 20 The Japanese answer to the U S government note regarding the killing of Lieut Warren H B Langdon has been sent to Washington It reiterates regret over the shooting and emphasizes an impartial investigation and measures to prevent recurrence It treats the Langdon incident as separate from Japan s Siberia policy and denies plans to increase surveillance of American visitors in Vindivostok Washington officials deem the dispatch a new communication advancing U S views on Siberia without reprinting the earlier note.
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Tokio
United States
Warren HB
Langdon
Windivostok
Washington
Siberia
Langden
Vindivostok
Tangdon
Vlndivoutok
Japan
Russia
Asahi Shimbun
State Department
Vladivostok
Liew
W. H. Langdon
Thirty six Filipinos Drowned In Coastwise Shipwreck
Thirty six Filipinos mostly women and children were drowned when the three masted schooner Filicidad wrecked and was driven ashore during a furious storm at the mouth of the Agno river Pangasinan province nine advices received here report a tragic maritime disaster with loss of life.
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Manilla
P. I
Agno River
Pangasinan
Night Target Practice Held at Fort Scott
Night target practice of twelve inch mortars was conducted from Fort Scott toward a sea target nine thousand yards away. Illumination from airplanes aided the gunners while wireless messages from the aircraft relayed range data to the shore battery.
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San Francisco
Calif
Fort Scott
Finrea
U S Treasury Counts Cash and Securities
Washington reports the first post 2018 count of cash and securities in the treasury. Cash totals $97,410,288.02 with securities and bonds valued above ten billion dollars. Acting Treasurer Allen announced the aggregate holdings include $15,888,810,820.90 in cash and $12,808,849,043,844 in bonds and other securities from allied nations debts.
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Washington
Treasury
Trent
Allen
Pardon for Debs Heads to Wilson, White House
Recommendations from the Department of Justice on a potential pardon for Eugene V. Debs are expected to reach President Wilson within days. Wilson has indicated he will not pardon Debs, fearing it could dampen public morale amid a possible future war.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Eugene V. Debs
Wilson
Debs
Court Haste Elopement in Houston Under Injunction
Henry Rogers 45, under an injunction restraining him from entering J. J. Owens home, attempting to remove furniture or elope with Owens wife. The incident is described as a court haste elopement case involving family disturbance and property interest.
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Houston
Texas
Henry Rogers
Eat Wherty
Bim
J. J. Owens
Owens
Record of nationwide job reductions and city totals
Nationwide survey shows 9,473,400 fewer workers in industry than a year ago. Michigan leads in proportional cuts at 82 percent, with Ohio and Indiana at 50 percent. City totals show large drops in New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Boston areas, with regional variations across New England, middle Atlantic, north central, west north central, and Pacific districts. Washington, D. C. reports 8,613 unemployed.
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Union News Detfice
Washington
Department of Labor
Employment Service
J. KE. Densmore
Workmen's Compensation Bureaus
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
New York
New Jersey
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
Kansas City
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
New England
New Bedford
Fall River
Middle Atlantic
Pennsylvania
New York City
North Central
West North Central
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Minneapolis
Omaha
St. Paul
Kan
Des Moines
Topeka
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Pueblo
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Seattle
Los Angeles
Sacramento
California
Oregon
Kentucky
Washington, D. C
Wheat Stocks Below Last Year in United States
Wheat on hand in the United States on January 1 1921 totaled 42000000 bushels, the Agriculture Department reports. Farm stocks reached 192000000 bushels while country mills and elevators held 80000000 and large accumulation points held 48000000. Compared with 1920 totals these figures show declines across all sectors.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Leper in Sealed Car Passes Through El Paso
Immigrant Blas Savala traveling with wife and four children in sealed guarded mall car through El Paso en route to Mexico. Savala said to have virulent leprosy and was to be sent to a San Francisco hospital for treatment when identified as an alien.
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el Paso
Texas
Blas Savila
Mexico
Savala
San Francisco
Smugglers Lose Opium Off San Francisco Steamer
In San Francisco a trans Pacific steamer’s contraband opium valued at 187000 dollars and 400 ounces of morphine vanished while being smuggled ashore. Treasury agent William H. Tidwell said two dock workers are missing and Chinese informants claim the owners were double crossed by trusted smugglers.
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San Francisco
Calif
Wm. H. Tidwell
Treasury
Bergdoll Abduction Attempt Reported Near Berlin
News from Berlin reports an attempt to kidnap American draft evader Grover Cleveland Bergdoll near Ebersbach as he rode to a wedding with guests. Five men including two American intelligence officers and one American sergeant pursued, with shots fired injuring a bridal party member. Authorities questioned the presence of occupation force personnel and German detectives. War Department in Washington said it had no information and Secretary Baker voiced disbelief at the alleged incident.
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Berlin
Ebersbach
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Stecher
Ebersbacher Zeitung
Speyer
Spires
Eberbach
Baden
Washington
War Department
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Baker
Aviator Burns to Death in Maryland Plane Crash
First Lieut. J. Spaulding of the air service staff was killed near Elkton Maryland when his biplane collided with a tree during an attempted landing in dense fog. The crash caused the gasoline tank to explode after he had departed from Bolling Field on a return flight from Philadelphia.
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Washington
J. Spaulding
The
Air Service
New Elkton, Md
Bollingfield
Philadelphia
Fire Hits Chorus Girls Dressing Room In Indy Theater
A blaze at the Mutat theater in Indianapolis destroyed vast amounts of flimy material in the chorus ladies’ dressing room leaving at least half the light opera company without costumes. State Manager Stiefel estimated losses around 60000 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mutat Theater
Stiefel
Big Lose in Stolen Baggage at New York Railroads
Baggage worth 4 000 000 to 5 000 000 dollars was stolen from railroads entering New York City in the last year. Moyer B Wood, head of a railroad bureau, said three alleged thieves were arraigned. Two men were sentenced to Ring Sing for three and a half to eight years. a woman was remanded for further investigation.
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New York
New York City
Moyer B. Wood
Council Hears Reports On German Disarmament Failures
The Supreme Council representing Great Britain Italy France Belgium and Japan heard experts on German disarmament and debated how to enforce Versailles clauses. Leaders Lloyd George and Briand seek a unified approach before full council discussion. A German invitation to sit in on talks hinges on Bergmann and Loucheur discussions and any German offers. The council will also tackle the Eastern question and postwar relations with Russia.
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Parla
Supreme Council
Great Britain
Italy
France
Belgium
Japan
Germany
David Lloyd George
French Council
Aristide Briand
Herr Bergmann
Louis Loucheur
Lberated Regions
M. Loucheur
Greece
Russia
Moscow
Wilson
Paul Hymans
Assembly of the League of Nations
Paris
M. Doumer
Doumer
Baron D’abernon
Laming Worhington-Evans
Colonel Theunys
Signor Giannini
Kengo Mori
Mr. Lloyd George
Refund bonds proposed to fund debt and soldier bonus
A 90 trillion dollar refunding bond plan would pay off all government debts and fund a soldier bonus. The bill, introduced in the House by Representative Patterson of New Jersey, leaves maturity to the treasury secretary and offers the new bonds to the public tax exempt.
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Washington
Patterson
New Jersey
Secretary of the Treasury
Germany owes United States 228 million in troop costs
A Congressional Record statement by Senator McKellar shows Germany's debt to the United States for maintenance of American troops in German territory under the Versailles treaty has reached 228 million dollars. The figure includes oral expenses incurred since the occupation.
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Berlin
U. S
Washington
Germany
United States
McKellar
Tennessee
New Niagara Power Scheme Proposed by Porter and Thompson
A Niagara river water power project jointly controlled by the United States and Canada was proposed to the federal power commission by Peter A. Porter of Niagara Falls and T Kennard Thompson of New York City. The plan includes a dam across the gorge below the falls and a tunnel under Goat Inland, aiming to utilize all river power and effectively eliminate other projects.
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Waslington
Niagara River
United States
Canada
Federal Power Commission
Peter A. Porter
Niagara Falls
T. Kennard Thompson
New York City
Goat
France and Britain Seek Repair Payments From Germany
A Paris meeting sets up a committee of experts to detail German reparations. Lloyd George says Germany must pay to capacity, warning against overreaching beyond Germany’s export limits and rail/fleet constraints as the Allies weigh how to secure payment.
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Germany
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Belgium
France
Court orders Mrs Blum to wear lost pearls for 30 days
San Francisco officials ordered Mrs James B Blum, under police guard, to wear for thirty days each year the $100,000 pearl necklace of a relative to keep the gems alive through contact with the body. The pearls had not been worn since the relative’s death and reportedly lost luster. The order was issued by the Superior Court.
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San Francisco
Calif
James B. Blum
Woman Burns to Death in Milwaukee Shrine Fire
Mrs. Anna Lee, praying before a crucifix for her husband’s recovery, was killed when a lighted candle fell from the shrine and ignited her clothing. She was alone. flames enveloped her before neighbors heard her screams.
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Milwaukee
Anna Lee
Cutting Wages In East Bridgeport
In Bridgeport Connecticut the Remington Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Company resumed operations with 3,500 workers working three days a week and experiencing wage cuts. Warner Bros corset workers with 8,000 employees saw their workweek grow by four hours though pay was cut.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Remington Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Warner Bros
U. S. Burn Test Buildings In Washington
An officially sanctioned fire destroyed fifteen War Department gas testing frame buildings. Firemen did not attempt to extinguish the flames as officials warned salvaging the gas saturated timber could permanently injure workers. Local fire companies assisted to prevent spread at the department's request.
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Washington
War Department
Wyoming Notes and Local Court Actions 1920s
Brief items from Wyoming report a man found dead from natural causes near Waterbrook. arrests for bootlegging yield fines of 800 dollars each in Lander. Bankruptcy petition filed at Cheyenne shows Millard liabilities of 10021 with assets of 275. Atkins, aka Red Livingston, pleads guilty to second degree murder and is sentenced to life. Nave released after preliminary hearing due to insufficient evidence. W B Tinckum found dead from self-inflicted wounds near Hulett. prior dementia noted. Wyoming’s first budget proposes 2.99 million general fund appropriations for the coming biennium, aligned to higher state valuation. Thermopolis worker Arneson escapes a forty-foot well by clever rope use after a three-hour climb. Albany county jury list has 1627 names with no women listed. A large mountain lion and wolf killed by Cody area hunters. University of Wyoming schedules fourth annual high school week in March with basketball tournament. Albany County Sportsman Club formed with officers named. Banks raise savings interest to 4 percent starting Feb 1.
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Jesse Paul Atkins
Red Livingston
John J. Corbett
Natrona County
C. O. Brown
Casper
Arthur Nave
Daisy Odom
Cheyenne
W. H. Howards
Nave
W. Be, Tinckum
Board of Commissioners
Crook County
Ralph Tinckum
Hulett
Albany County
United States
Sunlight
Shoghgne Forest
Cody
Basin Country
Aven Nelson
University of Wyoming
Larami
Laramie
Amateur Athletica
Albany County Sportsman's Club
Henry Rebhousen
John Watt
First National
Kemmerer Savings Banks
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Niagara
Union News Service
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