Weather and banquet report from Gerlach-Barklow event
Rain and colder tonight. Saturday will be fair in the south with probable snow in the north, and winds will be strong from the southwest. Alligator pears featured in the salad at the Gerlach-Barklow banquet drew smiles from salesmen familiar with Louisiana and Florida. Bill Clare of Joliet and W C Clare Collector of the Port of Chicago appeared at the firemen’s ball, where old-time songs drew roars when new ones were attempted.
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Himeis
Louisiana
Florida Territory
Bill Clare
Joliet
W.C. Clare
Chicago
Striking Kansans clash as guards arrest some
Kansas guardsman begin a counter offensive against 6000 marching miners’ families at four twenty. Warrants issued for assault, rioting, and property destruction. Dawn raids at Red zone centers lead to one arrest by eight o’clock. Strikers shut off air at Mine No 51. guards disperse them with sabers, no arrests. Local miners reject funding strike support 12500 to 3 and back labor party affiliation. Howat re-elected district leader with 96 percent of ballots.
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Franklin
Kam
Kansas National Guardsmen
Army of Amazons
Kansas
Henry J. Allen
Richard J. Hopkins
C. A. Burnette
Crawford County
Milt Gould
Ringo
Mulberry
Arma
Central Coal and Coke Company
Marion
Williamson County
Fears Pack Means U S War With Japan
Washington dispatch notes rise of fear in press and public over potential U S entry into war with Japan as December 16 predictions surface. Analysts cite shifting military posture and diplomatic tempers amidst growing aggression in the Pacific as officials weigh critical options.
Gaels push Scottish home rule through Liberty League
A Gaelic campaign for a Scottish free state modeled on Ireland gains momentum. An Agus Clarke leads a Liberty League to win Scottish autonomy, publishing an organ to rally Scots in England and Scotland. The Liberty issues decry the 1707 Union and note population declines, deer forests, a vast English landholdings across Scotland, and other grievances blamed on England.
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F A. Wray
International
Correspon
London
Scotland
Liberty
Sea
Sta
France to build ten superdreadnoughts after 1925
Washington dispatch reports that France has informed the Big Three that it plans to construct ten superdreadnoughts in the ten years following 1925, potentially stirring fresh complications over naval ratio plans.
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Washington
France
State attacks Small embezzlement case in Illinois court
In Waukegan on December 16 the Illinois attorney general and prosecutors argued against defense motions to dismiss the embezzlement and conspiracy indictments against Gov. Small. Wilkerson cited the Ochs v. People decision to map the conspiracy charges and refute claims the governor’s name was omitted. Assistant State’s Attorney Free from Sangamon County presented numerous authorities in rebuttal.
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Waukegan
Ill
Lake County
James H. Wilkerson
Gov. Small
Wilkerson
Cook County
Susrene Court of Meee
Folko
Otto
Edward Free
Sangamon County
Prison Yawns For Hootchmen in Battle Against Bootleggers
Chief of Police James Corcoran declared a full scale war on bootleggers moonshiners and soft drink hootch sellers with an expanded sponge squad. He warned proscribed dealers to stop licensing or face arrests fines and prison terms as officers patrol day and night. The report also notes a drunk Irene Warren 17 and an arrest involving Sam Lipsey soft drink stand proprietor and George O’Hern.
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James Corcoran
John Nottman
Chicago Street Stone Hotel
Irene
Sam Lipsey
George O'Hern
Lipsey
O’hern
Knobel Schoolgirl Seeks Return After Lipstick Rule
Knobel Arkansas on December 16 18 year old Pearl Piguley refuses to comply with a school order banning lipstick and artificial beauty aids. Authorities dismissed her but she is offered various positions and pressed to admit to a request to rejoin the school.
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Knobel
Ark
Pearl Pugaley
Irish treaty ratified by both parliaments in Dublin and London
Both the Commons and the House of Peers ratified the Irish treaty without divisions while voting down an amendment rejecting the King's speech. In Commons 401 to 68 supported the treaty and 166 to 47 in the Upper House. Parliament recessed until Monday as Dal Eireann weighs the decision. Lloyd George hailed the overwhelming support, calling the fight effectively won.
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London
Commons
House of Peers
King George
Cof Dal Eireann
Lloyd George
Retired Bishop Trobec Dies in Saint Cloud Minnesota
The Right Rev James Trobec a retired bishop of Saint Cloud Minnesota died after long illness His last visit to Joliet was in August 1920 for the Grand Slovenian Catholic Union jubilee His funeral will be held at 9 am Monday in Saint Cloud Cathedral and burial at Brockway follows
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James Trobec
Saint Cloud
Minn
Joliet
St. Joseph's Church
Chicago Street
Slovenian Catholic Union
Trobec
America
Austria
Anton Schager
Brockway
Germany declares national bankruptcy in reparations note
Berlin reports the German government cannot meet indemnity installments due in January and February, signaling virtual bankruptcy. The crisis sparks wide reaction as observers warn of a world impact, with the mark plunging while the dollar strengthens and fears of political upheaval grow. Domestic life remains largely private amid the financial turmoil.
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Berlin
Germany
Inter-Allied Reparations Commission
Germania
Wirth
Vossische Zeitung
Witth
Col Lambert Urges Optimism to G B Salesmen
Col John Lambert urged Gerlach-Barklow salesmen to spread optimism and business recuperation across territories during a four day series of talks at a Country Club banquet. Theodore R. Gerlach introduced him as head of the world’s largest arts company, with plans for a strong 1922 line and praised the masters who crafts the company’s artwork.
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Gerlach-Barklow Company
John Lambert
Lambert
Country Club
Col. Lambert
Theodore R. Gerlach
Mother Seeks Custody as Father Cited in Court
Mrs Bessie Torkelson testified in Judge De Selm's court in Joliet during injunction proceedings over custody of her 83 year old son. She alleged marital strife, accused Emmet Torkelson of moral lapses, and said she would die for her child. The boy briefly returned to his mother after being with his father in the courtroom.
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Sat Pca
Bessie Torkelson
Rioting Breaks Out Across Chicago Stockyards District
Rioting erupted in multiple stockyards districts at noon today during a strike. Nine people were injured, among them Dr. George A. Klein, en route to a striking worker’s sick child. In Farrell Pennsylvania the American Sheet Tin-Plate plant plans to resume capacity operations Sunday and continue indefinitely.
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Chicago
George A. Klein
Farrell
American Sheet Tin-Plate Company
Joliet Will Provides Meals For School Kiddy
The will of the late August J Betts leaves about 40 000 for Joliet district six to provide two substantial meals daily to undernourished schoolchildren. The board of school inspectors may accept the property to fund meals with taxes and upkeep handled by the executor Louis H Plepenbrink. If the board refuses a trusteeship may be appointed. a sale would require a court of equity.
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Joliet
J.betts
St. Joseph's Hospital
Mary V
Julia
John. Bray
Frank Bells
Court of Equity
P. Om
Louis H. Plepenbrink
Bells
Auto Mishaps Mount In Bad Weather Across City
Automobile accidents were numerous last night and today as drivers reported collisions at Eastern and Jefferson, Cass and Chicago, and near the viaduct. Reports list multiple drivers, vehicles, and local addresses involved in fender and vehicle damage amidst slick roads.
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William Smith
Sherman Street
Eastern Avenue
Eastern and
Jefferson
Mpson
Hobbs
Om Cass
C. V. Anderson
Jackson
Joe Meyers
Cass
Chicago
Tom Calamaras
Bluff
Harry Wilson
Cicero
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U. S
Japan
House of Lords
New Liberty League
England
Amy Kankonen
Wiren
Fornango
G.B. Salesmen
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