US and France Clash Over Reparations Policy
President Hughes informs French ambassador Jules Jusserand that France’s uncompromising stance blocks any US move toward a Europe wide solution. White House views reparations as beyond the treaty’s restrictions and seeks talks focusing on Germany’s ability to pay, per administered discussions at the State Department.
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Washington
Hughes
Jules Jusserand
France
United States
Versailtes
Cour
Agen
Germany
AM. Jusserand
Didghes
George Fiarvey
Ambusador
Great Britain
Baldwin says debt funding in United States is easy
Sir Stanley Baldwin British chancellor of the exchequer heads the British funding mission to the United States. He expresses complete confidence that placing the debt owed to this country on a paying basis is comparatively easy. He hopes the mission will complete its labors within two weeks.
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Washington
Stanley Baldwin
United States
Great Britain
Pilot drops 10000 feet in Utah aerial mail crash
A pilot from the United States aerial mail service fell about 10000 feet near Wanship Utah and escaped with only slight injuries. The air mail official statement in Salt Lake City said the crash involved Jor Henry G Boonstra of the western division. His home is listed as Lafayette Indiana.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Jor
Henry G. Boonstra
Western Division
United States Aerial Mail Service
Wanship
Boonstra
Lafayette
Ind
Sheep Kidney Transplant Reported in New York
The death of Mrs. Adele Robertson is linked to a rare operation a sheep kidney transplant performed to counteract poisoning. The case follows exposure to bichloride or mercury, with the transplant cited as a desperate life-saving measure.
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New York
Adele Robertson
Kemal hailed as infallible in Moslem world reports
Reports from India claim belief in Mustafa Kemal Pasha's infallibility is growing. Supporters say he was sent to guide the Turkish people and his policies and arts should be accepted by all Muslims.
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India
London
Mustaupha Kemal Pasha
Kemal
Tax exemption score sparks House urging constitutional amendment
A garbled note records Mellon pressing the House to accelerate a constitutional amendment against securities. The misspelled text cites representatives and a secretary proposing a measure to restrict further issuance of tax exempt securities.
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Mellon
House
Melhor Am Scipmert
French Planes Scout Ruhr in Unoccupied German Territory
French air units cross into unoccupied German land near Wertin and Landen as observers report preparations tied to a Paris plan. The dispatch signals a broader move by French forces to establish footholds ahead of timing and outcomes unclear.
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Wertin
United States to pay Norway after war ship issue
A U S government plans to compensate Norway over a wartime seizure of Norwegian ships. The issue concerns ships taken over by the United States in wartime and the subsequent pledge to pay Norway, aiming to resolve the matter without further protest.
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Washington
Jam Oh
Speinh
Norway
C Unitee
RENTED COFFINS USED IN GERMAN TOWNS
Berlin reports many middle class families cannot afford burial expenses for their dead. Burgomaster Wedderkopf cites widows of pensioners left without graves or six foot plots and proposes a communal burial tax. Several towns have installed coffin rental systems to transport corpses to cemeteries and reuse coffins for future funerals.
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Berlin
Wedderkopf
Freihal
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
President vetoes pension measure and war widow clause
President Woodrow Wilson vetoes the Mursum pension bill citing no new aid for the needy and criticizes its expansion of widow benefits. The veto blocks hikes for Civil War and Mexican War veterans and narrows the proposed $50 monthly widow pension set to extend to widows married by June 27, 1915.
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Washington
Warding
Executions of Two Irish Rebels Reported
Dublin December 30 two more republican irregular prisoners were executed by Free State authorities at Kilkenny. Official notice identifies the victims as Rammed Murphy and Whelan who had been engaged in guerrilla warfare against regulars.
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Dublin
Free State
Kilkenny
Murphy
Whelan
Turks to Carry On War Amid Unclear Front Lines
Fragmented OCR text presents a Turkish war stance with scattered names and places. Readers see stray mentions possibly referring to Athens and military actions, but the passage is largely unreadable and uncertain. No clear events, dates, or entities can be confirmed from the legible fragments.
French War Debt Guaranty Abrogated by Premier Law
Paris reports Premier Annar Law declared that France’s gold deposits placed in England to cover debts from World War I are now transferred to the United States as payment for munitions. The Bank of France confirms this move, listing a billion gold francs and substantial assets abroad as abrogated.
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Paris
Promoiers
Annar
England
France
United States
Onoth
Bank of France
Spain
Bank “Abrog
France Cannot Accept German Peace Proposal
Paris reports Premier Poincare informed Washington that France cannot entertain the German antiwar proposal as it could not be made under the provisions of the French constitution. State Department dispatches released describe American participation and broader dissension abroad.
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Washington
Poincare
United States
France
Schal
State Department
Brewer Leader Found Dead Amid Financial Woes
A brewery executive in Wisconsin was found dead, amid concerns over financial losses and mounting pressures. The article notes the head of the Big St. Laur brewery faced severe economic strain, with colleagues expressing worry over looming layoffs and unsuccessful recovery efforts. The circumstances suggest a self inflicted death, with authorities beginning an investigation.
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Big St. Laur
Losces
Race war in Florida town rocks Sumner area
A telephoned report from Cedar Key says three white men and three colored men are dead in Sumner and many others injured as racial violence erupts in Gainesville area. Whites and blacks are involved with armed groups reportedly planning further actions.
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Sumner
Gaimesville
Seeks Credit for Germany in Header of News Item
Fragmentary article mentions Washington and German credit discussions and a proposed purchase of raw materials. It references Geena and Sera Tor Pues Ciep ON and a preposed hit titled. Subscribe to the Le Mars Globe-Post in advance to save.
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Washinton
Dee
Geena
Sera Tor
Gerigny
The
le Mars Globe-Post
Suspension Bridge Collapse Strands Kelso Residents In Flood
A suspension bridge over the Cowlitz river in Kelso Washington collapsed under a passing car load. About 100 people were swept into the flood. estimates say up to thirty missing and many injured. Rescue efforts continue as officials assess the scene near Kelso.
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Kelso
Wash
Tan
Cowlitz
Jared
May seize German forests in reparations plan
Paris December 28 Premier Poineare intends to press the reparations commission ruling by declaring Germany in default of wood deliveries. He will present at the Allied premiers meeting next week a scheme to take over German state forests as a guarantee of reparations.
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Paris
Poineare
Reparations Commission
Germany
Allies Demand Germany Pay Fifty Billions In Reparations
Paris dispatch reports Britain and France backing a total reparations charge of 50 billion gold marks. France seeks immediate Ruhr area leverage while both powers back a two year moratorium. Poincare proposes 12 billion in class A bonds and 38 billion in class B bonds, with 2 billion class C bonds for inter allied debt settlement.
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Paris
Great Britain
France
Germany
Ruhr
Britain
Poincare
Standard Oil Earnings Rise After 1922 Testimony
Standard Oil of New York reports per gallon earnings from gasoline produced in its refineries. For the first half of 1922 net earnings reached 11,104,165.80 dollars, with total net earnings since 1912 dissolution totaling 253,817,550.30 dollars as of June 30, 1922.
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Washington
Standard Oi Company of
New York
Corporation
Senate
Standard of Trust
Joe Cannon quits cigars in old age joke
Washington news reflects humor about Uncle Joe Cannon who at eighty seven years old still uses tobacco. He jokes when called out for smoking cigars saying the weed in his mouth is a stog te not a cigar.
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Washington
Jan
Joe Cannon
Joe
Uncle Joe
Jewels of Czar in Grave Buried in Brooklyn Cemetery
U S Special Agent Hunta reports four million dollars worth jewels of a czar allegedly buried in a Brooklyn cemetery. The note cites a January date and a person named William B Wil without further details.
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U. S
Hunta
Brooklyn Cemetery
Treasury agent eyes Brooklyn cemetery jewel cache case
Speriin, a United States Treasury Department agent, confirmed reports he expected to find four million dollars worth of Russian crown jewels in a Brooklyn cemetery. He admitted he was working on a Russian jewel case and that the search might involve opening a grave.
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Liams
Speriin
United States
Treasury Department
Brooklyn
Chicago broker Kriebel arrested on federal fraud charge
Chicago and New York broker Kriebel of Kriebel & Co. was arrested on a federal indictment alleging mail fraud. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hamlin said assets were about 2,000,000 short of bank rupt company liabilities, signaling a collapse of the defunct firm.
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Chicago, Jan
Fred L. Kriebel
Kriebel & Co
Chicago
New York
United States
Hamlin
European policy defined plans are told in Senate
President Harding favors settling the German reparations dispute through a commission of financiers and experts from allied powers. If Paris premiers fail, the US would name delegates to determine payment amounts and a plan, inviting American members to join the commission. The administration is convinced occupation or force should be avoided in favor of this plan.
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Washington
Harding
Paris
United States
Germany
Rute
France
Borah Withdraws Plan On World Economic Conference
White House disclosures report Senator Borah withdrew his proposed amendment to the navy appropriation bill seeking a call for a world economic conference. He abandoned the fight after assurances from Senator Lodge Watson and McCormick that the administration is pursuing the same aim.
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Borah
White House
Borat
Ida
Lodge
Rep. Mass
Watson
McCormick
Peptimism Coined by Virginia Tech Say Editor Says
A claimed new word peptimism is attributed to Virginia Polytechnic Institute by the Atlanta Constitution. The Boston Transcript notes the term used on this page, suggesting repetition of the claim.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Atlanta Constitution
Boston Transcript
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