Aid for Farmers Drifts as Germany Reparations Debate Rages
Washington observers report a stalled effort to assist farmers amid fears over German reparations and Europe’s demand for credits. Secretary Houston warns against optimistic hopes while Harding urges calm and bank-led relief. The war finance board revival looms, with debate over extending credits for grain and cotton exports and gauging Germany’s future buying power.
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Washington
Washington News Ia
Decint Agricultural Committee
House
Senate
Barney Baruch
Paris
Germany
Harding
Reserve Board
Secretary
Treasury
Houston
War Finance Board
Europe
America
Conrgress
Guthe
Federal Rew
Arrest Booze Officer in Dubuque and Carroll County Case
Deputy prohibition agent J A McKenzie faces federal charges for accepting a bribe after arresting farmer Joseph Scherbing for possession of liquor in Carroll County. Scherbing allegedly paid $140 to secure his release. French divorce statistics indicate 6000 divorces in early 1920, 3268 in the same period 1919 and 2450 for all of 1913.
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Tribunal of the Seine
Chester Fails Again in Attempted Suicide in Jail
Kansas City December 4 United Press reports Denny Chester under arrest for the murder of society girl Florence Barton made a hinderingly unsuccessful attempt to end his life. He tried to butt his head against cell bars when guards looked away briefly and was chained to a cot. Injuries were not serious.
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Kansas City
United Press
Denny Chester
Florence Barton
Chester
Bis Brame
Milton College faces turmoil over public dancing ban
Milton Wisconsin December 3 Associated Press dispute over dancing at Milton College sparks upheaval. Editor Arthur M Mills resigns amid criticism after a dance. Faculty discussing making participation in a dance expellable offense. A dance exhibition in modified ballet costume drew chapel denunciation by president W C Daland. College prohibits dancing card playing and tobacco.
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Milton
Wis
Associated Press
Milton Coalege
Arthur M. Mills
W. C. Daland
Air Mail Aid Sought to Boost War Aircraft Industry
Washington reports Major General Menoher warns only government support will ensure mail aircraft and supply chains for rapid wartime aircraft production. The year notes a contract for the large semi rigid airship Tinnstan T 34 and failed German rigid airship deal. It highlights an armored ground assault threeceater triplane with machine guns and 237 millimeter cannon, with 10 contracts let.
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Washington
Associated Press
Menoher
Germany
Initiative and referendum debate ends in abolition vote
The St Louis Post-Disputed notes the constitutional convention rejected a proposal to include initiative and referendum in the new constitution. It argues the device had little real effect, showing people are too busy for pure democracy, yet may still influence moral views on laws and repeal.
Hard Luck in Cleark-We Town Identity Dilemma
A truncated Irish World note shows a man lamenting payment due after a second order, insisting only one man in town can identify him, and he plans to confront him despite the tough turn. The fragment hints at a local identification issue and coercive tension.
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Cleark
The Equal Balance in Leako's Webkly
A note reflecting on virtue and justice argues there is no standard favoring the poor or the rich. It contends that mathematics does not discriminate and implies universal moral equality across social classes.
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Leako
Can't Recall Gabby's Secret Told by Miss Gabby
A brief note from the Philadelphia Public Ledger depicts a character distressed by forgetting a secret shared by Miss Gabby. The exchange shows a childish moment of confusion with the adult remark Oh dear I see also noted. The scene captures a small domestic or social vignette reflective of light newspaper humor or social snippet.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Gabby
Reward the Faithful from Okie Congress Lady Elect
The congress lady elect from Okie, long at a local cafeteria, may distribute some of her resources to friends who once ordered prunes. The report notes her base and former business as context for potential distribution plans.
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Congress
Okie
Home
Boston Man Refuses Million Dollar Estate Share
Charlies Garland of Boston aged 31 declines his portion of his father’s estate valued above $1,000,000, saying the property causes unrest and unhappiness. He, his wife, and child live with his mother while he plans to become an automobile mechanic.
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Charlies Garland
Boston
Babe
Mrs Muriel MacSwiney Delayed In New York Arrival
Irish supporters expected to greet Muriel MacSwiney widow of Cork's mayor on the Celtic but reception will be a quiet sympathy demonstration. Mary Swiney and Mary MacSwiney will reach Manhattan about 10 am Saturday after passing Nantucket and entering quarantine Friday night.
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Muriel MacSwiney
Interord
Cork
Celtic
Mary Swiney
Mary MaccSwiney
Manhattan
The
Nantucket
Mayor Hylan Heads Reception Committee
New York dispatch says Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney widow of Cork lord mayor and Miss Mary MacSwiney sister of the hunger strike martyr will receive a solemn welcome to the United States on Saturday. Mayor John F. Hylan will head a delegation with Frank P. Walsh and a women’s reception committee including Mrs. Hylan Miss Jeanette Rankin Mrs. Alfred E. Smith and Mrs. Harold Garrison Villard. The women will ride the bay on the police boat Hy Inn to escort Mrs. MacSwiney to the dock.
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New York
United News
Muriel MacSwiney
Cork
Mary MacSwiney
United States
John F. Hylan
Frank P. Walsh
MacSwiney
Hylan
Jeanette Rankin
Congress
Alfred FE. Smith
New York City
Harold Garrison Villard
Booze Sellers Ignore Landau Writs in Chicago
Chicago reports show saloonkeepers defying injunctions issued by Judge Lunli. Deputies encountered open taverns where bottles were smashed to destroy evidence. Prohibition officials target four large concerns selling brandied cherries and other denatured goods. About 900 of 1200 Chicago druggists face permit revocation for whisky sales without government authorization. Federal detectives pursue conviction of saloonkeepers for selling a single drink.
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Chicago
Lunli
United States
Jack Kelly
North Side
Colby Sets Sail for South America
Secretary of State Colby departed Washington on Friday aboard the presidential yacht Mayflower headed to Norfolk to embark on a voyage to South America. State department officials and South American diplomats joined the farewell as the Florida fired a salute before the departure at the Pan American Union with plans for Colby to visit Brazil Argentina and Uruguay as representative of the president.
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Washington
Dee
Nowai
Colby
South America
Norfolk
Florida
Potomac
State Department
Pan- American Union
Brazil
Argentine
Uruguay
Untermeyer Named Director at Stutz Motor Car
New York December four. Stutz Motor Car Company of America announces Alvin Untermeyer elected a director and a regular quarterly dividend of $1.25 per share payable January 12 on the books December 20. Untermeyer heads Samuel Untermeyer who recently accepted a retainer to direct financial affairs of Allan A. Ryan, a leading Stutz blockholder.
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New York
Associated Preta
Stutz Motor Car Company
American Today
Alvin Untermeyer
Ctock
Untermeyer
Fche Gan
Samuel Untermeyer
Allan A. Ryan
Stuls Company
Powerful Spirit Could Not Be Owned In Court Fight
A report from Washington describes a church festival magic act by a performer named Cru vo who allegedly called upon a powerful spirit. Judge Hardison ruled against him though the act drew heavy scrutiny when he allegedly extracted more than a percent from a bottle.
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Washington
Walter Cruvo
Ap Epleite
Hardison
Dixie Flyer 18 Wrecked Near Cold, Georgia
Reports from Cold, Georgia say the Dixie Flyer on the Chattanooga to Nashville line derailed near the first northbound section. The engineer was killed and the fireman badly injured, with several passengers reportedly hurt and injuries not yet determined.
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Chiattanooga
Tenn
United Prete
Ing Cold
Chattanooga
Nashville & St. Louis
Jacksonville
Chicago
Russia Faces Horse Shortage Boosting Motor Vehicle Views
Amid horse scarcity Russia shifts focus to motor transport as alternative views rise. Officials emphasize need for increased vehicle production and road upgrades to meet transportation demands.
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Russia
Robbery in Train Mail Car Fells $25,000 to $75,000
Three bandits bound and gagged clerks aboard a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul express at Hopkins Minnesota tied up BE. A. Anke from Minneapolis F. Tousley of Minneapolis and A. K. Ostman of St Paul as they escaped with about 100 pieces of registered mail. A federal reward of 1000 dollars was offered for each robber.
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Minneapolis
United News
Hopkins
BE. A. Anke
F. (. Tousley
A. K. Ostman
St. Paul
Jit
Five Armed Robbers Loot Grove City Bank in Daylight Heist
Five armed auto bandits seized about 177000 dollars in cash Liberty bonds and non negotiable notes during a bold daylight robbery at the First National Bank of Grove City Ohio twelve miles from Columbus. They locked bank occupants in a room and fled as Columbus police pursued them Friday morning in a dramatic capital city crime report.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
First National Bank
Grove City
Here
Bonds Stolen From American Laxpress Company
The American Laxpress Company disclosed that bonds valued between 60000 and 100000 dollars were stolen Friday in St. Louis. The bonds were consigned from Washington, D. C., via the company’s representatives in the city.
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St. Louis
United Press
Washington, D. C
Masked Bandits Rob Ridgeville State Bank in Heist
Six masked bandits held up Ridgeville State bank in Munele Indiana locking cashiers in the vault and fleeing with six thousand dollars in cash and Liberty bonds and securities. Bank officials report the bands took an undetermined amount in bonds.
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Munele
Ind
Associated Press
Ridgeville
K. C. Bank Robbed Again in Twin City State Bank Heist
Four auto bandits struck the Twin City State Bank at Forty third and State Line in Kansas City Missouri, escaping with $500 after an earlier robbery of $4,976 on November 6. The December 4 Associated Press report notes this second raid on the newly established bank.
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Kaneas City
Twin City State Bank
Fortythird and
State Line
Ohio man tied to train robbed of 120 dollars
A Cleveland man using the name RK G Kargner was found bound and gagged to a New York sleeping car vestibule in Ashtabula, robbed of 120 dollars by a Buffalo thief. The incident follows reports of increased freight car loading saving the rail system billions, per Southern Pacific officials.
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Ohio
Ashtabula
Associated Press
RK. G. Kargner
Cleveland
New York
Kargner
Buffalo
Newberry Affair to Be Reinvestigated
Washington report notes a recount of the 1916 Michigan senatorial race in which Senator Truman H Newberry faced indictment on related charges and clashed with Henry Ford the Democratic candidate. Senator Spencer of Missouri chair of the senate committee announced the audit would start immediately.
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Washington, D. C
United News
Michigan
Truman H. Newberry
Henry Ford
Spencer
Missouri
Senate
Aud
Missing Woman Searched In Juarez Cabarets
In Juarez a large group of American secret service men and Mexican police scoured cabarets and dance halls for Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon, linked to the fatal shooting of Jake L. Hamon in Ardmore Oklahoma. The hunt spans three days as authorities assess the case and potential alibis.
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el Paso
Tex
United News
Juares
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Ardmore
Okla
Secret Service
Juarez
Pancho Villa
Hamon’s Manager Arrives in Ranger for Estate Business
Frank Ketch business manager for the late Jake L Hamon arrives in Ranger Texas with Jake L Hamon Jr and Mr Perkins amid questions about connections to a shooting case involving Clara Smith Hamon. Authorities seek details on Ketch’s role and possible aid to the former secretary and alleged slayer.
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Hamon
Ranger
Tex
United News
Frank Ketch
Jake L. Hamon
Lato
Republican National
Clara Smith Hamon
Developments Expected in Hamon Case Reach Texas Border
Dallas reports frantic border search for Clara Smith Hamon believed linked to the fatal Ardmor e Hamon shooting. Frank Ketch, Hamon business manager, traces possible leads as Ardmore and Oklahoma officials probe diaries and revolver evidence. Widow to return home in Chicago as investigations continue.
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Dallas
Tex
United News
Jake L. Hamon
Ardmore
Oklo
Clara Smith Hamon
Texas
Mexico
Frank Ketch
Hamon
Ketch
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
D Annunzio Defies Italy Amid Fiume Crisis
A Rome report says a parliamentary delegation of all parties left for Fiume to urge a peaceful settlement with Gabriel D Annunzio. Giolitti seeks calm while the Fiume regency seeks Italy to state if it recognizes Cavigna blockade, warning of possible war if hostilities are implied. The regency denies legionnaires fired on Italian ships and disputes the Cortelazzo sinking.
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Caviglia
Fiume
Rome
United News
Gabriel D'Annunzio
Giolitti
D'Annungio
Cavigna
Cavligia
Italy
Legionnaires
Cortelazzo
Art Spirit Mystery Baffles Artist and Scientist
Chicago reports a decade long puzzle as Emma Mabel Field draws Egyptian figures and scenes without knowledge of decoration or draftsmanship while Professor James of the University of Minnesota can read the symbols and identify hundreds of Egyptian stories. Other artists note her shading resembles sculpture and suggest clay as her real medium.
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Chicago
United News
Emma Mabel Field
Clarendon Avenue
Field
James
University of Minnesota
Burlington Horseman Found Guilty of Murder
Louie Markum was found guilty in district court of first degree murder and given life imprisonment. He killed Peter Moran at the Tri-State Fair grounds last August while drunk, then died by suicide in the county jail by cutting his throat with a razor. Markum came to Burlington with race horses. his mother lives in St Louis.
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Burlington
Louie Markum
Markum
Tri- State Fair
Peter Moran
St. Loula
Dry Laws Extend to U S Diplomats Abroad Bill Aims
Washington December 4 United News Senator Jones of Washington will introduce a bill to apply federal dry laws to American diplomatic and consular staff overseas and to extend the Volstead Act to the Philippine Islands. He seeks a clear statute. Separately the remains of Highland Mary Mary Campbell Burns old West Kirk will be moved for a shipyard expansion project.
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Washington
United News
Senator Jones
Jones
Philippine Islands
Mary Campbell
Robert Burns
Highland Mary
Old West Kirk
War Planes Declared Unsafe For Flying By July 1
Washington December 4 Every army airplane bought during the war will be rated unsafe for flying by July 1 next according to the annual report of Major General Menohor chief of the air service Urgent recommendations call for a continuing building program to stimulate the industry and enable the service to meet operating needs as a combatant branch and to justify its governmental agency status in weapon production
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Washington
Menohor
Air Service
Harding Arrives in Newport News for Speech
President elect Harding travels toward Norfolk after a smooth train trip praising the journey as restoring his health. He plans a December 13 conference at Marion and a Newport News stop Saturday with a speech at the Norfolk tabernacle.
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United Newey
Elect Harding
Norfolk
Harding
Panama Canal Zone
Central American
Senator Harding
Marion
Newport News
Norfolk Tabernacle
Harding Faces Delicate Senate Presidency Transition
Warren G. Harding arrives as president elect and a senator, creating a rare dual role. Republican leaders debate whether he should visit the White House, call on President Wilson, or address the Senate, fearing any remark may be read as a counter message to Congress.
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Washington
United News
Warren G. Harding
United States
Senate
Hardings
Harding
Congress
British Fear New Erin Grimes Upsurge in Ireland
London reports warn of further disturbances as Sinn Fein plans offensives between Friday and Monday. Two ambuscades occurred Friday injuring Constable Pondeville and wounding Sergeant McMurrow with five constables missing. Police recovered their arms. attackers fled with none seized. A second ambush near Macroom left no casualties.
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London
United News
Sinn Fein
Republican Army
McMurrow
Youghal
Pondeville
Cork
Macroom
Coachford
Macroom Castle
Brutal Clash at Cornell Between Men and Co Eds
Tension at Cornell University in Ithaca New York centers on a campus dispute between male students and female students. The furor includes hosting and declining invitations at Risley Hall and the appearance of the satirical publication Morning Male, seen as a victory for the women. Frederick C. Lane, senior and Cornell Era managing editor from Cambridge Massachusetts, resigns at the editorial board's request following the Cornell Critic release.
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Ithaca
N. Y
United
Cornell University
Stra
Telco
Feminista
Prudence Risley Hall
Frederick C. Lane
Cambridge
Mass
Cornell
American freight steamer Eastern Tempest aground off Danish coast
The American freighter Eastern Tempest en route from Hangö Finland to Philadelphia on November 27 is grounded off the Danish coast. A salvage steamer has been dispatched, and crew members were evacuated to lifeboats as rescuers arrived.
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London
Assocated Press
Hango
Finland
Philadelphia
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