France Accepts Hughes Naval Ratio At Washington
London dispatch reports Premier Briand informed American ambassador George Harvey that France will accept the original naval ratio set by Secretary Hughes at the Washington conference. Briand authorized notify the U.S. that France backs the plan though submarines may be discussed later. The piece also notes wartime prep talk and a local power outage caused by a broken high voltage wire near Bicknell, with crews fixing it after about forty five minutes.
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London
France
Hughes
Washington
Brand
George Harvey
Briand
State Department
M. Briand
Harvey
Bicknell
Vincennes
Change in road plans proposed by board
Indiana officials consider new highway specs to foster competition among cement monolithic brick and bituminous concrete roads. Governor McCray advocates including brick and asphalt to balance costs and choice, replacing prior cement-dominated plans. The State Highway Commission meeting aims to revise rules formed under ex-Governor Goodrich.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
State Highway Commission
Commission
McCray
Goodrich
Christmas shoppers plunged in darkness at Vincennes
Vincennes merchants faced a citywide power outage when the Edwardsport supply failed about 4 30 pm causing darkness during a peak Christmas shopping hour. Stores and businesses were crowded as shoppers groped for exits and light, with children frightened by the sudden blackout.
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Vincennes
Edwardsport
Petition for Debs Pardon Presented to President Harding
In Washington on December 19 Terre Haute residents led by Mrs Bertha White presented an unconditional pardon petition for Eugene Debs to President Warren G Harding. The delegation included Terre Haute officials and over thirty thousand signers urging Debs be released and welcomed home for Christmas. Harding offered no comment on potential action.
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Wasshington
Eugene Debs
Terre
Year 1926 Foresaw World in Turmoil and Armageddon
London reports the British Journal of Astrology predicts 1926 will bring plagues famine floods shipwrecks riots and revolution with Mars and Mercury aligned. Six years hence a final conflict between Mohammedanism allied with Bolshevism and the Anglo Saxon world is foretold leading to a fragile universal peace in 1932 as survivors grow weary.
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London
British Journal of Astrology
Coal Market Stagnation Hits Indiana and Ohio Mines
The central field report shows broad coal market stagnation across Indiana Ohio and nearby states with production at a standstill in many fields and widespread difficulty in collections. Prices on screenings rise while mine run and lump grades vary amid dwindling demand and weather dampening activity in Kentucky and West Virginia.
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Elkins
W. Va
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Dublin Confident On Treaty Ratification Prediction
Dublin correspondents in London forecast the Irish peace treaty will be ratified by the Dail Eireann with a slim majority. Civil war threats loom over Ulster if the boundary changes proceed, and rumors suggest a prearranged settlement. William K Henderson notes bleak poultry trade as saloon days fade.
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London
Dail Eireann
Dublin
Dail
Ireland
Ulster
Westminster Gazette
Sinn Fein
Boundary Commission
Dail Mireann
de Valera
All Quiet Sunday in Kansas Coal Field
Pittsburg Kansas December 19 Sunday passed quietly in the Kansas coal fields after demonstrations by women in support of striking miners. Adjutant General Charles I Martin inspected the trouble zone and reported no signs of danger. A miners delegation asked for full troop protection, but Martin said troops are in the field to assist the sheriff in maintaining order.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Kansas
National
Charles I. Martin
Martin
Strafe America Song Sparks Anti American Meeting
A mass meeting held under the Anti American Young Men's League opposed Washington conference decisions. Multiple speeches denounced the agreements, and police halted a planned demonstration at the American embassy, seizing leaflets that carried the song Strafe America intended for distribution.
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Toko
Oung Men’s League
Washington
America
Advertising as a profit producer in business
A merchant argued against advertising by saying profits are down. The analogy compares advertising to coal on a boiler or electricity lighting a dark place, asserting that though it costs money, proper advertising always yields profit.
Cronin, Wells and Blackford Rep, Dies at 62
Jeremiah P. Cronin, 62, Connecticut? Wells and Blackford counties state representative and Citizens State Bank president, died at 10 Sunday morning after an hourlong heart illness. Democrat. elected 1919. Funeral set for Wednesday from the Catholic Church in Hartford City. He had just returned from Indianapolis after a special legislative session.
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Hartford City
Ind
Jeremiah P. Cronin
Wells
Blackford
Citizens State Bank
Prohibition Crimps Xmas Turkey Trade in Chicago
Prohibition has reduced Christmas fowl sales with merchants lamenting a drop to about half the usual counts. The piece recalls past holiday feasts and social customs, noting fewer turkeys, geese, and ducks were sent home for “lil missus” as barnyard songs and numbered paddles fade from memory.
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Chicago
Burch Happy As Time Nears For His Side
Arthur Courteney Burch awaits defense in murder trial of J Bolton Kennedy in Los Angeles California as Deputy DA Asa Keyes seeks to reopen his earlier case and DA Thomas Woolwine may attend amid postponed hearings and possible new strategy from Burch’s lawyers.
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Burch
Los Angeles
Cal
Arthur Courteney Burch
J. Bolton Kennedy
Asa Keyes
Reeve
Thomas Lee Woolwine
Women to push state bills of rights in nine states
Immediate campaigns were announced in New York New Jersey Rhode Island Massachusetts Virginia Maryland Kentucky Mississippi and South Carolina for the passage of the woman's party state bill of rights. The measure would grant women the same rights privileges and immunities as men and remove common law disabilities while excluding laws regulating women’s employment.
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Washington
New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
Mississippi
South Carolina
Woman’s Party
National Council of
Party
Bomb threat in New York targets Wall Street today
A nationwide anarchist plot prompts a large police and federal guard around Manhattan's financial district. A letter to Charles Morgan warned a bomb would destroy the Stock Exchange within a five block radius on December 19, prompting intensified protection and a manhunt centered on Jersey City.
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New York
Manhattan
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Police
Department of Justice
Charles Morgan
Chicago
Warsaw
Wolfe Linde
Lindenfeld
New Communist Movement
Mr. Morgan
United Communist Party
Morgan
John Coughlin
Coughlin
Mgr. Morgan
Jersey City
Five Hundred Arrested in Chicago Dry Campaign
In Chicago on December 19 five hundred people were arrested for prohibition violations. Held at city police stations, the roundup followed raids ordered by Chief Fitzmorris who vowed to make Chicago so dry that it squeaks. The Casino club and other sites were raided, with some members facing arrest.
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Chicago
Fitzmorris
Weather report Cloudy night and Tuesday with possible precipitation
Cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday with likely rain or snow on Tuesday. Colder air moves in, especially in the north portion.
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