American government not involved in Jenkins bail case
The American government has not changed its stance on the Jenkins case and played no part in obtaining his release on bail. Secretary Lansing denied rumors that the State Department arranged the consular agent's liberation, while officials declined to comment on claims about J Walter Hansen aiding Luis Cabrera but await embassy reports.
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Cabrera
Jenkins
Lansing
State Department
Mexico City
J. Walter Hansen
Jenkins’ Bond
Luis Cabrera
Carranza
Oil Profiteering Investigated by Palmer Capper Says
Attorney General Palmer orders prosecutions of Western oil producers for profiteering after Senator Capper filed a complaint. Federal agents to act immediately against price hikes amid fuel shortage. Administration imposes embargo on West to East fuel oil shipments to conserve coal west of the Mississippi and reduce usage. Capper cites prices rising from 1.00 to 4.50 a barrel since the strike began.
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Washington
Palmer
Senator Capper
Chicago
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Capper
Blair First to Propose National Day Law at Congress
Washington mourns or celebrates milestone as Henry W Blair born today at eighty five. The NH senator is credited with introducing in 1875 a proposal identical to the later constitutional amendment for national prohibition. Blair also backed woman suffrage, education advocacy, and speeches shaping reforms.
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Washington, D. C
Henry W. Blair
United States
New Hampshire
Congress
Blair
Howver
Republican Congressional Committee
Blahys
Texas Pacific
Commission of Inquiry
Washington Hope Over Health of President Eases Mexican Tension
Public reassurance over the president’s improved health calms nerves in Washington and follows Jenkins’s release, signaling a softening of strained Mexican relations.
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Washington
Dee. Go
Jenkins
Mexican unrest interrupts Obregon campaign speech
Reports from Pachuca Hidalgo indicate Carranza forces fired on Obregon followers during a public address supporting his candidacy. No further details were released.
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Washington
Mexico
Carranza
Pachuca
Hidalgo
Obregon
Not One Cent Added To Coal Prices
An Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports fuel Administrator Garfield stating that no increase in coal prices will finance miners wage hikes. The note follows Ohio Governor Cox suggesting a 25 percent pay rise compromise with miners and operators. The piece also notes drastic curtailment of passenger train service nationwide as a fuel conservation measure.
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Dec
Garfield
Cox
Ohio
Chicago
Allies Demand Germany Sign Versailles Protocol
Paris reports the supreme council drafted a note demanding Germany sign the Versailles protocol or face military measures. A vigorous note will be issued urging immediate compliance, with Washington said to have advised Berlin toward a conciliatory stance.
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Uy Associated Press
Paris
Supreme Council
Germany
Succelsior
Washington
Berlin
Encroachments on states anger German national council delegates
Berlin December 6 reports indicate growing impatience and mistrust among national council delegates over government encroachments on federated states prerogatives amid the debate on the national tax measure drafted by Finance Minister Erzberger. Representatives from six federated states voiced disapproval.
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Berlin
National Council
Erzberger
Soviet executes chief for Czar family murder
Copenhagen dispatches report the Soviet authorities of Russia executed the person held responsible for the execution of Czar Nicholas II and his family, according to reports from Koyno.
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Copenhagen
Russia
Nicholas
Koyno
Warning of Diphtheria Issued in Texas Schools
During November 713 cases of diphtheria were reported to the state health department. A warning urges school superintendents and parents to pay particular attention to children.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
Remembered U S Senator Blair Former Lawmaker and War Veteran
The obituary recalls ex Senator Blair who pursued education by night, practiced law after WWI, served in the Civil War, earned the rank of lieutenant, and then entered politics. He became known for punctual attendance in the Senate and, after retirement, lived mainly in Washington supported by a pension from Congress.
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Samuel A. Burns
Blair
New Hampshire
Port Hudson
Senate
Washington
Congress
Asa
Convalescent Home Fire At Fort Bliss Ends Care for Soldiers
Fire at the Red Cross convalescent home on Fort Bliss in El Paso destroyed the facility. Fifty returned soldiers were cared for. nurses and the post fire department evacuated all patients to safety.
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el Paso
Texas
Red Cross
Fort Bliss
Post Fire Department
Wyoming Votes 50 Years Ago Celebration Planned
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN The semi centennial of woman suffrage in Wyoming the first state to grant women the vote is to be celebrated on December 10. The first voter was a 70 year old woman who voted on her way to the baker with a yeast pitcher and ballot in hand. Motherhood insurance, already in use in Scandinavia, is set for a first U S trial by the American Woolen Company offering four weeks of benefits to prospective mothers at no cost to her.
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Wyoming
Baker's
United States
American Woolen Company
H C L in Siberia Prices Ride With Red Cross Aid
In Siberia a spool of cotton thread costs 2 to 12 dollars. After the Red Cross arrives with the Army Food Mission in Nish, a bar of soap costs 6 dollars, shoes 55 dollars, and a cheapest quality suit 240 dollars.
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Siberia
American Red Cross
Nish
Army
Laredo National Bank Statement November 17 2019
Statement from Laredo National Bank Laredo Texas shows condensed figures at close of business November 17 2019. It lists assets including loans and discounts 1 762 854 77 United States bonds 245 376 25 securities 101 296 55 and other items totaling 1 663 257 21 with liabilities including capital stock 200 000 00 surplus fund 100 000 00 undivided profits net 146 233 42 and deposits 9 749 000 00 plus other items. Presidents and officers named: J K Beretta president B M Alexander vice president Sam W Brown cashier and assistants M W Brennan A L Vidaurri J R Fasnacht.
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United States
Federal Reserve Bank
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