New England Shivers in Grip of Gold Wave
Record cold grips the nation as temperatures plunge below zero from Greenville Missouri to New York. Storms delay travel, river navigation freezes, and relief is promised as a gradual warm up progresses.
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Tec
Elio
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Virine
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Walt Warner
Frost
Ouyen Trea Jucsonville
Persacotin Coil
Warner Wother
Bagratiag
Cheonebouk Cie Citeak Tadeos
Weather Forecast for Wirshington Dec 28
A damaged OCR weather forecast reports snow chances and rising temperatures in parts of New England and the Lake region. It notes low temperatures around 20 degrees below zero in Vermont New Hampshire and Northern Maine with shifting winds and a developing low pressure system near the plains.
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Dondttlois
Rocky Mountains
Tawa
Harvard Team Goes West Next Saturday
Harvard's Count jets away next Saturday after noon for a trip to Oregon to play Pasadena on New Year's Day. An epidemic of colds has struck the squad with several players sidelined but expected to attempt the game. Gratwick will not go, leaving 22 players to travel. Scrimmage practice used Oregon plays to string the team, while other squad members rest.
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Harvard
Jets
Peete Coagl
Oregon
Pasadena
Iddie Casey
Star Tinifback
Deck Desmond
Gratwick
Sheen
Aged Woman Burned to Death in Boston Hotel Fire
A Boston blaze at the Abbottsford hotel on Commonwealth avenue killed Mrs Edward de Sale and William S Whitney. Ten or more occupants were injured as flames swept basements and airshaft passages. Fire officials began an inquiry into the fire origin with heavy damage expected to the building.
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Hdward de
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William S. Whitney
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Ying Glass
Mrs. Cole
Mr. Whiley
Wathen
Democrats Seek Agreement On Treaty Terms In Senate
Democratic senators formulate specific terms for a peace treaty to present to Republican mild reservationists. Lodge and Hitchcock to be consulted only after an agreement appears likely. Knox resolutions may be used to push action, while some oppose any compromise that delays ratification.
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Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
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Levenace
Wilson selects former mayor of Hartford for U S attorney
President Wilson nominated Edward J. Smith of Hartford as United States district attorney for Connecticut to succeed John I. Crosby of Hartford who resigned after six months in office Crosby will return to private practice Smith is a Hartford Common Pleas Court judge and former Hartford mayor Spalding was named assistant attorney general about a month ago Crosby resigned due to the demanding duties of the post
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Senata
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Hartford
United States District
Connecticut
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United States
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Common Pleas Court of
Big Packers Move to Dismantle Lines Under Decree
Chicago reports say the big five meat packers have been breaking up lines unrelated to core meat business in anticipation of a government decree. Swift & Co and others refuse confirmation but indicate an official announcement may come from Attorney General Palmer. A plan to dissolve side lines is discussed amid ongoing antitrust actions and forthcoming congressional legislation.
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Australia
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Aap
Department of Justice
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Gonaoto Agricultural Committee
Feather Company
Buncombe
Sinn Fein Leaders Ready To Boycott Ulster Trade
Sinn Fein leaders say they will declare a trade boycott on Ulster and sever commercial relations unless home rule is granted. They warn Ulsterites shelved their Home Rule plan and assert unity across Ireland to enforce the boycott. A raid by two hundred armed Sinn Fein adherents on Cork rail facilities hunted for arms consigned to government forces, leaving shipments searched and stations briefly held. The Dublin Freeman's Journal, suppressed recently, links to the evening Telegraph.
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Billion Dollar Cut Demanded in Government Spending
Republican leader Mondell warned in a congressional speech that a colossal reduction is needed this year. He cited fiscal estimates ending June 30, 1920, at nearly 5 billion dollars, arguing expenditures must drop below 4 billion. He urged halving army costs, slashing civil sundry and fortifications, and major cuts to naval, air, and harbor budgets while preserving efficiency.
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Dee
Mondell
Congress
Mandell
Local War Tax Rules Warn Social Event Hosts
Local residents facing penalties for evading war tax on admission tickets were urged to comply after a Waterbury IRS staffer visited the borough. Notices require prompt reporting to the collector, listing name, address, and ticket quantities, with samples sent to the IRS. Religious charitable and educational groups may qualify for exemptions with Form 758 affidavit.
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Internal Revenue Office
Internal Revenue Collector
Internal Revenue
Hartford official admits total pay of 18000 a year
Testifying before the Public Utilities Commission in the Connecticut Company trolley zone system investigation, President Lucius S. Storrs admitted under cross examination that from all sources he is receiving 18000 dollars annually, while the report notes a salary figure of 15000 in Hartford.
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Public Utilities Commission
Connecticut Company
Lucius S. Storrs
Harry M. Bube
Manchester Commuters Association
Yale Music Professor Dead at Cedarhurst Home
Yale University music professor Horace William Parker died at his daughter Mrs Ralph Semler's home in Cedarhurst Long Island on December 18. Parker authored cantatas King Trojan and the Kobolds and And the oratorios Worn Novissima and St Christopher.
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Yale Music
New York
Horace Willian Parker
Yale University
Ralph Semler
Cedarhurst
Long Island
Parker
St. Christopher
Washington and Jefferson May Play West Virginia Game
Washington and Jefferson may take the eastern colors to Nebraska next fall. The conquerors of Syracuse asked Presidents management for a Thanksgiving game but West Virginia interfered and Pennsylvania asked for another date.
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Virginia
Japan increases its force in Siberia amid peace talks
Ed L Keen reports Japan steadily raises its troops in Siberia beyond the unofficial peace conference accord. Officials question America's policy, noting Japan's 60,000 forces and fears of Bolshevik spread. War Minister Churchill described forces as considerable, fueling allied concerns about evicting Japan and shaping postwar decisions after Christmas.
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Massachusetts Soldier Describes Detzer Brutality at Le Mans
John Manning of Wellesley Massachusetts testified in the Detzer trial at Governor's Island describing brutal treatment. He said Detzer threatened him and beat prisoners, recounting earlier arrests in February and July 1919. Manning testified that Detzer boasted of controlling prisoners and labeled the area harsh for detainees. Lieut Col C G Cresson arrived to aid as trial judge advocate.
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John Manning
Wellesley
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Governor's Island
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C. CG. Cresson
United States
San Antonio
Texas
Major Ixely
Last obstacle to deportation removed for Goldman and Berkman
Washington the supreme court granted a request for withdrawal of Emma Goldman s appeal against the deportation order and denied Berkman s similar appeal several days earlier Goldman decided to return to Russia with Berkman leaving the United States pending further action by her attorneys
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Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkaban
Supreme Court
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Berkimann
Russia
Berkman
Boarder Kills Landlord Over Unpaid Bill
In Hartford a boarder identified as Semel Bebrowicz shot and killed landlord Frank Szareiko after a dispute over a three week board bill. Szareiko pursued to a piazza and kitchen where he collapsed. Bebrowicz was arraigned and the case continued for one week without bonds.
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Sheldon
Sam Bebrowicz
Szareiko
Semel Bobrowicz
Bobrowics
Sheldon Street
Crisis in Mexico to Die a Quiet Death
Washington reports indicate the United States will let the Jenkins consular case lapse as President Wilson leans toward avoiding a rupture with Mexico. Lansing’s hard line was tempered, and Mexico seeks release on bail with Jenkins facing trial on separate charges.
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Dec
Mexico
W. O. Jenkins
State Department
Wilson
Lansing
Jenkins
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Linsing
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Carranza
Tampico
Lttlie
Slayer Tells How He Killed Victim in Confession
Worcester, December 18. Harry Baker of York Pennsylvania confessed murder of Dwight P. Chapman in Westboro last June and was moved to Charles Town to begin a life sentence. He recounted the alleged wife Eleanor Baker and Chapman insult episodes, claiming he beat Chapman with a hammer after Chapman insulted him. Chapman reportedly died wrapped in bedclothes in a shed. Cincinnati Carriage Makers Club: gave away 200 lumps of coal and sugar favors at banquet here.
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Amlass
Harry Baker
York
Dwight P. Chapman
Westboro
Charlestown
Baker
Eleanor Baker
Chapman
Cincinnati
Muakers” Club
Garag
Skating Rink Fund Growing in Borough Support
The skating rink at the corner of Highland Avenue and Walnut Street will be repaired after a Saturday collapse. The rink fund totals 886.35 with 72 raised recently and 390 from borough funds, as donations from residents and firms push toward shelter, lights, and improved facilities. The committee, led by chairman William P. Stapleton, expects a crowded rink once winter fully sets in and more contributions are welcomed.
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Walnut Street
Skating Rink
William P. Stapleton
Wissum
Board of Warden and Burgesses
Executions Ordered for Budapest Communists in Courtyard
Paris reports Highteen communists condemned and to be executed today in the Budapest prison courtyard. A separate dispatch notes Bela Kun era officials and Kanaan Mueller planning a move to the United States to negotiate raw materials imports and food supplies for Germany. A San Francisco dispatch mentions H Hyamaguchi, owner of a hotel chain, reserving a suite by wireless. a two-and-a-half decades-old window washer incident is referenced.
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Mueller
America
London
German Food Administration
United States
Berlin
Times
Germany
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H. Hyamaguchi
Palace
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