27 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Lander Evening Post
Location
Lander, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1921
Page
1
A dispatch from Paris notes a French cabinet meeting to discuss submarine ratios and a possible delay in response to Hughes. Elsewhere reports detail a deadly storm impact across Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana with many dead and injured, Red Cross aid, plus carnage in Cairo and Alexandria amid unrest.
Hundreds, including about 150 children and 200 spectators, enjoyed a Christmas dance at the Armory. Les lie Read and Commodore Oswald led the event with grand marches as youngsters wore organdies and families expressed gratitude for the annual holiday tradition.
Paris December 27 The United States will probably be invited to send official representatives to the international financial and economic conference to be held by the Allied Supreme Council at Cannes early next year. Premier Brix and Premier George agree on broad aims to address European financial issues and global economic problems.
Rear Admiral Charles Henry Davis retired and brother-in-law of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts died at his Washington home. He was a native of Boston and 76 years old.
William A Ketcham, 75, longtime former commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, died at his Indianapolis home today after ailments from indigestion. The veteran leader was born in 1851 and served as head of the GAR during the late 19th century.
Delegates have not heard from their government as the American proposal on disarmament is postponed. The submarine strength has delayed the resumption of the allied conference, with officials suggesting Japan may await further restrictions from Fukui.
City Building Inspector Joseph B. Austin and theatre leaders Lawrence Carroll and Alfred Binck face criminal responsibility for nine deaths in the Risite fire of November 7. The coroner cites violations including no asbestos curtain water curtain automatic sprinkler water on stage hose connections and fireproof scenery and woodwork.
Rafael Zubarán, Secretary of Industry Commerce and Labor, resigns amid controversy over honesty accusations from the Chamber of Deputies. President Obregon has not publicly acted on the resignation, while Zubarán cites the attack as the reason.
Bankruptcy petition filed against Robert H. Ingertoll and Brother, makers of the Ingercull Watches. The liabilities are reported as two million dollars.
In a Joyous Christmastide scene at the Armory, a large crowd enjoyed music and dancing at the annual Charity Ball. The event drew widespread attendance, with organizers expressing optimism for next year’s Christmas ball. Financially it was a success. In Texas on December 27 ten people fell seriously ill from hogs head cheese gift from Farmersville, with two in critical danger.
Montana and the nation saw American exports to Europe drop by forty three million dollars in November from October while imports rose by three million five hundred thousand dollars, according to the Department of Commerce summary.
The Carrier Dove ran aground on a coral reef off Leper Island in the Hawnam group while en route from Tonga to San Francisco with 800 tons of copra. The vessel broke up. the crew was saved. Previous rockings near Levuka in 1920 and near Shaw el Yhon in 1903 involved looting, gunboat threats, and pirate interference, with partial repairs and later recommissioning.
The Suffolk county District Attorney Joseph Pelletier faces misconduct charges and a push for removal. The Attorney General seeks disbarment, citing 35 specifications from October plus a second set from November charging extortion, improper prosecutions, and coercion of settlements. The case began with hearings before the Supreme Judicial Court.
Rome on December 27 reports a temporary agreement resuming trade between Italy and Soviet Russia while negotiations for a broader economic treaty continue. The pact covers imports exports port facilities and Russia agrees to curb propaganda spread.
Thomas Brands aged 14 and Matilda Bist aged 17, unable to marry due to poverty and limited earnings, killed themselves in Polawn today. Brands was a mill clerk and Bist a stenographer. Their deaths reflect despair at youth and financial hardship, seeking to die together rather than bear unfulfilled marriage vows.
Debs freed from Atlanta penitentiary by Christmas clemency vows to urge a mass refusal to bear arms and warns that war will persist until a competitive world becomes cooperative. He criticizes the arms conference as acknowledging warfare costs without addressing cause.
Washington dispatch reports the subcommittees of the arms conference considering a resolution to classify aircraft, airships, and dirigibles as military weapons only when crewed by aviators with at least two years of practical experience as military fliers.
Habeas corpus proceedings were started in federal court for Alexander Howat and August Dorehy, ousted officers of District 14 of the United Mine Workers, who are jailed in Cherokee county for instigating a strike violation of Kansas industrial law.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reductions on clarified grain products and hay went into effect today on the Union Pacific system. F Robinson, freight traffic manager, said other lines plan to match the cuts by January 7.
Premier Briand announced in Paris he would introduce a bill in parliament to pursue a government China accord using indemnity funds to reestablish an industrial bank. The move aims to protect France’s material and moral interests in the Far East.
The report suggests possible resumption of U S and Russia trade ties as policies or prospects emerge. A sale occurred today at the White House signaling shifts in government stance and economic diplomacy.
A report by state mine inspector James Dalrymple to Governor Bhoup concludes that the blame for the Galauie disaster at Mowat Morrison three weeks ago rests with the mine owner, Duan, a victim in the incident.
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