Nation plans naval holiday opposed by United States
Washington reports outline President Hardings association of nations to preserve world peace via a naval holiday. The United States will oppose Japan obtaining more capital ship tonnage, insist on stopping competitive building, and seek an agreement to halt ship construction and stabilize Far East peace. No senate ratifications are planned, rely on diplomatic notes and executive actions.
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Washington
Harding
Association of Nations
Far East
United States
Japan
Great Britain
America
China
Senate
Hughes
Movement Toward Informal Agreement Replacing Treaty
The speaker noted that any conference agreements would be submitted to the senate only if needed, but the trend favors an understanding less formal than a treaty requiring senate ratification.
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Senate
Indiana Rivers Near Flood Danger After Four Days of Rain
Indiana rivers moved toward flood danger as four days of steady rain raised levels. The West Fork of White River at Elliston reached flood stage around 19 feet, with a forecast for possible rise. White River at Anderson hit about 9.6 feet, below the 12 foot flood mark, while the city observed 13.4 feet. Some rural crop damage and flooded basements reported in urban areas.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
United States Weather Bureau
Elliston
Greene County
White River
Anderson
Nine Die at Grade Crossing Crash in Snowstorm
Nine persons were killed when the Santa Fe California Limited crashed into a funeral car at a grade crossing near Summit Illinois during a heavy snow storm. The hearse carried Emily Zimmerman’s body and mourners were aboard. Two brothers of the deceased were among the victims.
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Emily Zimmerman
Mail robber killed by management watchman
Montpelier Indiana November 19 Although wounded Jerry Engle night watchman shot and killed an unidentified bandit during a post office robbery attempt. Two other gang members fled in an automobile. Engle critically wounded but expected to recover. The robber was killed by Engle after returning fire following an explosion that drew him to the building. A book on the dead man held an expense account. no identification could be made.
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Montpelier
Ind
Jerry Engle
Engle
Indiana
Employees of the Big Packing Houses Submit to Wage Cut
In Chicago on November 19, about forty thousand hourly and piece workers in the packing industry agreed to a 10 percent wage reduction. The measure, affecting ten Armour & Co. plants and Swift & Co.’s Chicago plant, takes effect November 28. No threats or strikes occurred as management and workers’ representatives met to reach the agreement.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Weather turns cold with wintry first weekend ahead
Fair skies give way to much colder conditions tonight and Sunday as a cold wave moves in. Temperatures drop sharply and winds pick up, bringing a brisk, dry weekend with risk of frost.
Arbuckle Case Opens as Prosecutor Promises Conviction Evidence
In San Francisco on November 19 testimony began in the Patty Arbuckle case. Deputy District Attorney Leo Friedman opened the trial and said he would present evidence to convict Arbuckle. A nurse testified about bruises on Miss Rappe, and the defense secured points on injuries possibly caused after death or by a bracelet.
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San Francisco
Patty” Arbuckle
Leo Friedman
Arbuckle
Miss Rappe
Gavin McNab
Shelby Phipps
William Ophuls
Ophuls
Dr. Strange
Dr. Ophuls
St. Francis Hotel
Mr. Friedman
Governor McCray Likely to Convene Special Legislature
Governor McCray indicated a special session of the Indiana legislature will be called to broaden the reformatory relocation bill. He expects a one or two day gathering after consulting party leaders and citizens. The move follows the sale of the reformatory to Colgate, which seeks quick possession and factory construction, prompting the need for wider site authority.
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Washington
Indiana
Indiana Reformatory
McCray
Indianapolis
Putnam County
Colgate Company
Governor McCray Plans Loans to Hold Corn for Higher Prices
Governor McCray will convene a Indiana bankers and farmers meeting to discuss the War Finance Corporation plan to aid corn belt growers. He will chair a corn belt advisory committee as Eugene Meyer Jr announces. Loans through local banks may cover about 80 percent of corn value, enabling storage and delayed selling to stabilize prices.
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Washington
McCray
Indianapolis
Indiana
War Finance Corporations
Eugene Meyer, Jr
War Finance Corporation
Corn Belt Advisory Committee
Congress
Corn Belt
Federal aid planned to expand Rockville Sanitarium
The Rockville tuberculosis state hospital in Indiana will be enlarged to treat ex service men with TB while remaining in home state. The Veterans Bureau endorsed the plan. Indiana will build and provide medical care while the federal government covers maintenance at 3.25 dollars per patient daily. About 379 ex service men with TB are known in Indiana.
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Washington
Rockville
Ind
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Indiana
Backing of Public Needed to Adjust Mining Industry
J G Bradley of the National Coal Association urged wage and transportation rate adjustments across coal fields in a Cincinnati address. He argued that coal costs must fall to benefit the public and support railroad efficiency, though directors took no official action due to the association constitution.
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Cincinnati
J. G. Bradley
Dundon
W. Va
National Coal Association
Board of Directors
Mr. Bradley
United States
Bradley
Officers Rule Odor Alone Cannot Justify Warrantless Search
United States Commissioner Wheeler ruled that an odor of liquor does not excuse illegal search and seizure. He discharged William J. Flower of New York after Wakefield garage agents seized ten cases of whisky from Flower's automobile, finding there was insufficient evidence beyond the smell to justify entry.
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Boston
Mass
Prohibition
United States
Wheeler
William J. Flower
New York
Wakefield
Flower
Woman pleads guilty in stepson beating death
Mrs Hilda Lowe, 27, on trial for manslaughter in Akron in the beating death of her stepson pleaded guilty through her attorney before Judge E D Fritch and received a sentence of one to twenty years at Mansfield Reformatory. The crowded courtroom hissed as she was led to the county jail calling her the babe killer.
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Akron
Hilda Lowe
E. D. Fritch
Mansfield Reformatory
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