French plan to stabilize currency and reparations delayed
Paris delays presenting a new French reparations plan to the commission citing transcribing needs and German developments as factors. The draft envisions a German domestic loan backed by industrialists, with proceeds largely directed to Allied reparations and currency stabilization funds. Contingent on Ruhr withdrawal and cooperation, it rejects immediate moratorium, offering a two year delay only if Germany complies with Versailles treaty coercive measures.
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Associated Planz
Paris
France
Poincare
Louis Barthou
Ruhr
Germany
Bodies of Couple Found in Burning Newport Cottage
Newport society drew near as detectives linked a double murder to a gardener’s cottage fire. Mr and Mrs JT Franzler McLeish were found dead with crushed skulls after firemen found Mrs McLeish charred across a burning bed and Mr McLeish nearby. A gardener on the Fitzsimmons estate was also found murdered. A Negro suspect was detained briefly.
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United
Newport
New York
McLeish Lodge
Mra. Meielai
Ter Husband
Fitzsimmons
Editor Shot in Paris by Anarchist
Paris report states Marius Plateau editor of The Action Francaise was shot dead in his editorial office by Gertie Berton, a known girl anarchist. Berton then attempted suicide and wounded a bystander. Motive remains unconfirmed.
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United Press
Paris
Marius Plateau
Action Prancsise
Gertie Berton
Mile Berton
Guicide
Nerselr
Germany forms new army to meet French advance
Germany's new army mobilizes and waits for use at a moment's notice if French forces advance through industrial Germany. The force is composed of younger men and was created after the Ebert government emerged in power.
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Germany
Wis
Ebert Provertment
Plans to Turn Plant Over to His Employees
Northwestern Terracotta Company founder Gustav Hettinger, a Vienna immigrant, announces plans to turn over his entire business and assets estimated at over 4 million to his longtime employees. He arrived in Chicago with $1,000 in 1878 and started terracotta production with two partners.
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Hy Associated
Fresc
Chicago
Gustav Hettinger
Northwestern Terracotta Company
Ennre
Hettinger
Vienna
Austria
Investigation into death of woman in rooming house
Chicago police ordered an inquiry into the death of Mrs. Tillman a 23 year old Winninie woman whose body was found in a Chicago rooming house. Police said overdose of poison caused her death and an unfinished note to her brother was found in the room. Efforts were underway to locate Tillman who is believed to have worked as a violinist and who was recently married.
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United Iressa
Chicago
Tillman
Winnines
Tilman
Winniner
Lone Democrat Seed in Wisconsin Capital
The Democratic party has gone to seed in the Wisconsin legislature. Richard Kamke of Merrill is the lone Democrat among 133 legislators in Madison, and he faces no worry about party caucuses and party programs.
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Wisconsin
Richard Kamke
Merrill
Madison
Kamke
Archbishop Messmer III Stricken With Influenza
Milwaukee archbishop Sebastian Messmer III, confined to bed with a severe cold, is suffering influenza. Doctors ordered him to remain in bed for about a week due to his advanced age.
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Ry United Press
Milwaukee
Sebastian CG. Mesamer
Germany May Make Claims for Damages
The article reports that Germany is considering making indemnity claims for damages linked to the occupation in January. Political circles expect Germany to mirror allied obligations and pursue claims against France and Belgium, with a precedent for action to be established as the Reich weighs its legal stance.
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Associated Press
Ferth
Germany
France
Belgium
Wuarters
Reieh
Mayors and Gary Officials Arrested in Prohibition Raids
Federal agents swooped on Gary Indiana and seized seventy five indicted officials including the mayor sheriff and other officers charged with violating the prohibition law. The raids targeted a long running booze ring with ties to public works and local prosecutions.
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Gary
United States
Tileh
Indietienty
Indianapolin
Johnsen
Vie
Ce. Sedoon Bond
Ff. Olds
Shere Fowia Barnes
Public Works
Tiyas Yointer
Tomier
Alesa
Eves
Earthquake Shakes Northern California Coast to Grass Valley
A powerful earthquake struck northern California shortly after 1 a.m., felt from San Francisco to Grass Valley. Shocks varied in intensity with windows broken in Grass Valley and tremors reported in Red Bluff, Orland, Chico, and nearby Marysville area. no damage or panic reported. Seismograph readings in Washington noted very severe intensity and long duration, with initial tremors recorded near 4:09 a.m. local time.
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Ay United Press
San Francisco
Calif
California
Grass Valley
Red Bluff
Orland
Chico
Sacramento Valley
Grand
Gerber
Marysville
Irens
Washington, D. CoeAn
Ceargetown Observatory
Saam
Tondorf
Tte Clan
Washington
Chicago
Atom
Inday
Negotiations for Treaty With Turkey Under Consideration
City reports negotiations for a general treaty between allied powers and Turkey are underway. The United States has not committed to a war stance and aims to formalize a peace accord with Turkey amid shifting posts.
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Turkey
Lausanne
Saat Tyraty
Increase in Emplovees Indicates Gains in December
A report from the bureau of labor statistics shows a 2.4 percent rise in employment and 3 percent growth in total payrolls in December versus November 1922 across 3,294 establishments in 43 manufacturing industries. Ten sectors rose, led by automotive, car building, foundry, machine shop, and shipbuilding with 4 to 8 percent gains. declines occurred in 11 industries. Comparative figures indicate ten increases and three decreases year over year, with automotive up 15.5 percent, car building 28.7 percent, and iron and steel 26 percent, while men’s clothing fell 12.3 percent.
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Associated Tpresy
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Expulsion of Jews Urged at Vienna
A demonstration before the city hall urged the expulsion of Jews. Vienna police maintained order with heavy guard as only minor collisions occurred during the protest.
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Vienna
Dr Reinsch Nearing Death in Shanghai
Dr Reinsch believed dying in Shanghai amid a critical brain condition. Reports say he is a former United States official suffering from a severe breakdown and pneumonia, with doctors at the Rockefeller Institute in China preparing treatment.
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Reinsch
Shanghai
Washington, DP
Panty Rieinich
United Totes Lr
China
Fyeritigeliy
Sivinghal
Giddy Nok
Bae
Mar Mae
Bethsel
Slater
Feig
Lumar
Rockefeller Institute
Occupation of Ruhr Bullets From Paris Front
Bulletin summaries report French occupation phases in Ruhr with dispatches from Paris, Düsseldorf, Mainz and Berlin noting limited rail services, bank reopenings, work stoppages, and tensions as European powers discuss arbitration. French crews prepared to run trains. Russian army reorganizations cited. strikes affecting metalworkers and telegraphs noted.
Oneida Chiefs Examine Property Claims in Philadelphia
Philadelphia article reports Oneida chiefs inspecting property deeds in the whotennie district once belonging to their tribe. Officials including De Warde and Ghler Amos advised caution. mayor encouraged prudence amid claims by relatives of William Penn and other figures.
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Wisconsin
Wrenn
Philadelphe
Oneida
Tum Green Tay
Win
Wer
Hera
Adyvici My
de Warde
Ghler Amos
Patel
Moora
Keverit Wonton
Lelbe Sill
Varna
Walnut Street
Ubal
Cataiin Hevyers
Wifam Penn
Blephen Girard
Raulian
Neenah Bus Case Ends in Courtroom Finale
A long action in Merihwesteena Neenah Wis centers on a bus route dispute involving the City officials and Wisconsin Transportation Commission. The case questions whether city ordinances complied with state law, with a focus on conspiracy charges and the legality of a streetcar routing plan.
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Neenah Tania Bayerage
Heenahi
Ower
Sitney Carr
Friendship gestures amid European tensions in wartime notes
A decipherable fragment reports U S and Germany relations, noting American gratitude for Allied conduct and a provisional European stance. It mentions Secretary of State, President Harding era, and ongoing diplomatic moves affecting the war effort, with uncertain details and garbled phrasing about transatlantic policy.
Mob hanged man far from bridge burn scene
A Memphis Press correspondent reports the hanged man was distant from the bridge fire site in the Quark Valleys. The account describes a mob threat and alleged confessions while noting unions and local tensions around Brangon, Me.
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Memphis
ML & NL
Quark
Valles
Brarngon
Ivexs
Raash
Alan
Big Changes in System Proposed in State Tax Plan
The Associated Press reports a major tax reform proposal to be introduced in the legislature. It would raise income tax revenue and set a new ratio to general property tax, remove personal tax offsets, and overhaul exemptions. The plan targets school funding, teachers insurance, and retirement funds with new surtax measures.
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Associated
Prena
Administration
Winconam
Associated Press
Texas Rangers Seek Clues in Double Death Mystery
Texas Rangers join local authorities in probing the double death of We. A. Holt, 45, and Mrs. Ethel Dene Camp, 21, found side by side on a lonely road. Sheriff Stegall and Constable Butta suspect separate killings. rope around Holt’s ankle implies dragging a car, while Camp’s death remains unclear. The missing couple had last been seen Friday. their car was found abandoned in Lawn area, its windshield shattered.
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Lex
Texas
Kane
Down Lawn
Prediction of Permanent Peace in Pacific Highlighted
Tokyo predictions of permanent peace in the Pacific marked a farewell banquet for leading Japanese figures honoring American ambassador Charley Warren. The ceremony hailed two years of progress that established relations among Pacific powers. Warren’s resignation and departure for the United States were announced two weeks earlier.
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Pacific
Clarenes Wa Hose
United Press
Tokyo
Japan
Charley B. Warren
Penkera
Warren
Ambassa
Sdop
United Shares
Weather Watch: Temperatures Dip Across Regions
A garbled weather update notes temperatures easing tonight across Minnesota and neighboring states. Western and southern zones report slow cooling with clouds, while North and South Dakota trend toward cloudy skies and turning colder by Tuesday.
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St. Tangt
United Press
Dakota
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