Farmers rally against tax repeal at All American Congress
Western Newspaper Union reports delegates including Howard of the American Farm Bureau warn against repealing war taxes. Farmers nationwide mobilize relief efforts donating 10,000 muats of corn for China and Europe as discussion centers on tax justice, rail, meat packing, banking reform, and public ownership.
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Cleveland
Melb
Howard
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Tleword
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
China
Europe
American Farm Bureau
Washington
Benjamin C. Marsh
People's Reconstruction League
Mr. Marsh
Congress
House
Baer
North Dakota
Federal Reserve System
Breslau Leader Urges Refusal of Paris Reparations Demands
Breslau Germany Paul Loebe president of the reichstag and publisher urges Germany to refuse reparations demands from Paris. He argues such a stance would inviteentente occupation of the Ruhr and force miners to strike. Coal production would fall forcing the entente to retreat and propose more reasonable concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breslau
Germany
Paul Loebe
Reichstag
Breslau Volkswacht
Paris
Ruhr
Entente
Jap Soldiers Mutiny Over Langdon Killing Facts
Muroran dispatch reports 1200 army reservists revolted over authorities handling of the shooting death of Lieutenant Langdon. Diet questions prompt statement from General Tanaka on court martial results and impact on relations with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toklo
Muroran
Yezo
W. H. Langdon
Langdon
Tanaka
Baron Laila With Cows Arrives in New York
Baron Rolf Heyking, once from a wealthy Russian family connected to the Kaiser, arrived aboard a Kiriliah cattle boat. After unloading Jersey cows he wore gray and headed to Wisconsin, saying he intends to make his home in America. He plans to go to California to become a farmer and perhaps find a bride.
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New York
Rolf Heyking
Russia
Kaiser
Cau
Wis Faland
America
California
Nations lack funds push world disarmament plan
London dispatch reports Sir Auckland Geddes seeks full powers to press a world disarmament conference in Washington. US Senate naval committee warns against six month halt on capital ships while studies continue. Ozaki proposes Japan US Britain naval curtailment and army cuts under League covenant.
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London
Sir Auckland
Geddes
United States
Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Borah
Senate
Poindexter
Naval General Board
House Naval Committee
Pillip Gibbs
Great Britain
England
Tokio
Yukio Ozaki
Kensei-Kai
Associated Press
Japan
M. Ozaki
Kensei Kai
Diet
League of Nations
Cyclone Rips Jefferson County Farms In Washington
Reports from Port Townsend describe a hurricane in western Jefferson county causing extensive ruin. More than 100 families lack food as homes and farms are stripped of stock and livestock. Timber losses exceed 100 million feet amid widespread agricultural damage.
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Seattle
Wash
Jefferson County
Port Townsend
Leroy Smith
C. N. Critten
Building Costs Drop 15 Percent in Seattle
The Northwestern Association of Master Painters and Decorators announces a 15 percent reduction in deco rating and painting costs for the public. Achieved by lowering painters and decorators wages by 12 percent and cutting contractor profits. New wage scale set at seven dollars a day from five. agreed at a recent association meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Northwestern Association of Master Painters and Decorators
Drugs Found in Ship Raids Near New York
A detective ruse and overheard话 conversation atop a bus led to raids on two ships. One ship, the Fort Pitt Bridge from Vigo Spain, yielded over $20,000 in drugs and whisky laves and other goods. Two men connected to the vessel were overheard discussing easy smuggling. Fifty one bottles of whisky and thousands of dollars in lace and other items were seized on the Fort Pitt Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fort Pitt
Vigo
Spain
Ford Plan Enacts Partial Shifts at Detroit Plant
Detroit Mich. Ford Motor Co announces an alternating two week shift plan to convert about 10 000 married employees to part time work until normal operations resume. A following shift of equal size will replace the current one, until full time employment returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Poland wants troops in Vilna plebiscite area
Western Newspaper Union report from London says the Soviet government warns Lithuania that allowing a League of Nations army to occupy Vilna district for the plebiscite would be an act of hostility. The dispatch adds that Moscow fears the move could threaten League authority and escalate Baltic tensions.
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London
Lithuania
League of Nations
Vilna
Poland
League
Zeugouski
Higa
Baltic States
Berlin
Stockholm
Radio network aids New York police hunt criminals
Wireless apparatus has been installed by the New York police department to notify police in other cities about movements of suspected criminals. Radio messages covering a radius of about 300 miles are broadcast from police headquarters each evening and picked up by amateurs who report the contents to local police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stockyards Sale Plan Filed by Washington Swift and Armour
Washington-Swift and Armour & Co. submitted a new plan to the District of Columbia Supreme Court for selling their stockyard interests. The plan replaces a previously disapproved proposal and aligns with the consent decree arranged with the government over a year ago.
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Washington—Swift & Co
Armour & Co
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Banquet Raid Seizes Whisky at Newark Event
Six prohibition agents attending a testimonial dinner honoring Mayor C P Gilen say liquor was purchased at an open bar. An $80,000 stock of whisky and champagne seized from a stable was allegedly meant for the event at Krueger Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Volatead Act
C. P. Gilen
Krueger
Prohibition Enforcement
Italy Cuts Rhine Occupation Costs For Germany
Rome Foreign Minister Sforza told the Chamber of Deputies the Supreme Council cut Allied Rhine occupation expenses to 240 million gold marks. He noted Germany's debt and capacity to pay affect reparations and warned of a growing economic crisis despite partial recovery. London confirmed the concession reduces the budget impact, with a reparations conference set for March 1 and a revised schedule delaying the February 28 Anglo French program outline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Rome
Sforza
Chamber of Deputies
Supreme Council
Germany
Rhine
Count Sforza
London
Rhineland
Pershing Defends A. E. F. Record Before House Panels
General Pershing and Brig. Gen. Dawes defended the American Expeditionary Forces against charges from War Department Investigating Committees. Pershing stated the army’s achievements speak for themselves, and Dawes denounced the investigations as biased. The general noted testimony by witnesses with intimate knowledge answered the allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing
A. E. F. Record
Washington
John J. Pershing
France
War Department
House
Charles G. Dawes
Tam
Government to establish sweet potato sirup plant in Georgia
The government plans a Pittigeal d Ga lab process sirup plant to explore a high palatable brown sirup from a waste product. Patented by Dr B O Gore of the bureau of chemistry. Agricultural Department says it may rival first class cane sirup and many see strong commercial potential.
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Washington
Pittigerald
B. O. Gore
Bureau of Chemistry
Agricultural Department
Senate Passes Sundry Civil Bill For War Veterans
The Senate approved the sundry civil appropriation bill totaling 412.85 million dollars, about 250 million for war veterans and 18.6 million for new hospitals and expansions for service members. It retains 10 million for Mussel Shoals water power, boosts Mississippi flood control to 8 million, and moves toward a conference with the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
American Legion
Mussel Shoals
Alabama
House
Good
Appropriations Committee
Mr. Good
Byrnes
South Carolina
Railway Employés Claim Victory Amid Board Ruling
The Railroad Labor Board decided to keep national agreements in force until the current hearing ends, a ruling hailed as a victory by railroad employees. It surprised both sides and thwarted union plans for immediate abrogation, leaving labor leaders with a prepared statement by B. M. Jewell to file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
Won't Hold Club Over Men in Oklahoma Speech
Muskogee Oklahoma congresswoman Miss Alice Robertson announced her opposition to the National League of Women Voters or any other organization used as a club against men. She said cooperation is needed and women should fill offices they are capable of creditably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Alice Robertson
Oklahoma
National League of Women Voters
Republican Woman's School of Instruction
Miss Robertson
War Talk Preposterous Aides Dubious on Path to War
Secretary of State Colby rejected a press dispatch quoting an anonymous British official claiming Moyland and America tread a path to war. Officials disputed the story and questioned its accuracy amid tension between Great Britain and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colby
Foreign Office
Moyland
America
Dbreitelo
United States
Wyoming Briefs Signal Law Reform and Local Growth
Wyoming notes report chiropractors seeking recognition, Laramie to gain another hospital, and a state law enforcement department approved by the House. Other items cover a killed coal price bill, a fatal train wreck near Knight Wye, a Rawlins theater nearing completion, and oil wells in the Rock Creek field producing up to 1000 barrels daily. Caspar advances emergency dental hygiene, a court case against Midland Carbon and Occidental Oil, mountain lion reports, church lay organization, and Kemmerer measures against illicit dens. Community Extension Corp works to develop land near Casper for 200 homes built by Standard Oil with state charter to boost Casper’s growth.
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Dixon
Rock Creek
Lance Creek
Ohio Company
Mary Walker
Casper
Wyoming
Senate
House
Missionary District of
Rawlins
Kemmerer
Baker
Community Extension Corporation of
Standard Oil Company
State of Wyoming
Ita
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NAVY
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Baron Laila
Augusta
Southern Railway
Warr
League OF Nation
Arthur Bullard
State Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Sweet Potato Sirup
United States Senate
Weatero Newspaper Union News Service
Enspiger Union News Service
Laramie
State Department of Law Enforcement
Knight
Wye
Union Pacific
Midwest Refining Company
Salt Creek
Francis BE. Warren
North Platte
Nebraska- Wyoming
Thermopolis
Kemmerer Coal Company
Frontier
Sublet
Susle
Strand
Messrs. Johnson
J. B. Bangs
Metz
District Court At
Basin
Little
C. A. Zaring
Midland Carbon Company
Occidental Ol and Gas Company
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