Naval limits agreed at Washington arms conference progress toward peace
Reported at the Washington arms conference the naval limits plan foresees ten year reductions and revised tonnage shares for the United States Great Britain Japan France and Italy. Submarine and auxiliary ship rules favor France and Japan while Britain and the US gain relative naval strength. Shantung talks between Japan and China paused with limited progress described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. I VH
Washington
Naval Committee
United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
America
Britain
Jance
Wechr
Almerica
Mr. Balfour
Irish peace treaty debate dominates Dail Eireann session
The Allied Supreme Council meeting opened amid a Dublin uproar over the Irish treaty. De Valera and others attacked the pact while journalists urged Kay's release and an apology for his kidnapping. A fierce vote over an alternative pact followed as tensions rose in the Irish legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chita
Allied Supreme Council
Cannes
Dail Eireann
Jebatih
Dublin
de Valera
A. B. Kay
London Times
Dall Eireann
Freeman’s Journal
Kay
Countess Markiewicz
Ireland
de Vaalera
London
Postmaster Will Hays Named Director General of Motion Picture Association
Will Hays accepts three year term as head of the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry with a $150000 per year salary. The association includes all U.S. motion picture producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asses Ding
New York
Will Hays
National Association of the Motion Picture Industry
House committee approves 8250,000 budget for prohibition enforcement
The Appropriations Committee trimmed down the estimates by 780,000 and recommended a budget of 8250,000 for prohibition enforcement for the next fiscal year. It would fund about 50 agents, while Mary Haynes pushed for 500,000 more to raise salaries, but the committee refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haynes
House
Mary Haynes
Senator Johnson Opposes Pacific Treaty and Leagues Pact
The article notes Senator Hiram Johnson of San Francisco outlining strong objections to the Pacific peace treaty from the arms conference, including opposition to Article 2 and comparisons to Article 10 of the League of Nations. It also reports Senator McNary of Oregon proposing a Philippine independence pledge if other powers commit to respecting the Philippines' sovereignty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Johnson
San Francisco
League of Nations
McNary
Oregon
Philippines
Senate
United States
Philippine Islands
World Happenings Roundup With Far Reaching Events
The round up notes 21 killed and 42 injured by an explosion on the Greek torpedo boat destroyer Leon at Piraeus. It covers the allied council backing an international economic conference, Japan's Okuma, relief aid in Russia, Irish treaty efforts, a Prussian princess suing the ex-kaiser, a Hungarian minister to the United States, and new terrorism in Bavaria. It also reports Finnish-Karelian ties, I W W imprisonment, naval reports, and tariff talks in the armament conference.
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Tyhe
France
Japan
Siberia
Russia
America
Far East
United States
State Department
Chita
Leon
Piraeus
Allied Supreme Council
Germany
Harvey
England
Cannes
Marquis Okuma
Okuma
China
Count Terauchi
American Relief Administration
United States Congress
Dailyirean
Ireland
Joachim
Prussia
Laszlo Szechnyi
Gladys M. Vanderbilt
New York City
Dinkelsbuehl
Bavaria
Finland
Karelia
Daugherty
Committee of Naval Experts
Naval Committee
Truman E. Newberry
Michigan
Senate
Economic and political notes from Washington and abroad
The December Federal Reserve review cites improving European exchange and cautious bank credit expansion. South Dakota corn relief exceeds three million bushels announced in Washington. Senator Butler pushes for Muscle Shoals nitrate plant talks with War Secretary. General Armistice Conference favors Article II on submarine law. Weevil concerns rise as Texas infested regions threaten spring outbreaks. A uniform rediscount rate proposal appears in Senate banking discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Commissioner of Agriculture of
South Dakota
Marion Butler
North Carolina
Weels
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Hieromoe L. Opie
116Th Infantry
Five Powers
Multiple Disasters and Political Shifts Reported Across States
Reports describe a powder tunnel explosion in Shandaken killing three and injuring six in the Ashokan district, severe fires in Alabama and Tennessee, a train collision fatality in Tennessee, and a later bank robbery near Chicago. Naval prisoners arrive at Portsmouth with escapes noted. Debs health and a Senate replacement rumor surface amid graft probes and tariff talks in New Orleans and Birmingham.
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Shandaken
Ashokan Reservoir
Kingston
N. Y
Eufaula Hardware Company
Foy Brothers
Bafadla
Ala
Highland Hotel
Springfield
Mass
J. D. Smith
Lamar
C. D. Smith
Southern Railway
Ridgeway
Tenn
Hi. Sproul
Nichols
Dyersbury
United States
Henderson
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N B
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Pacific
John Soffel
Maywood State Bank
Chicago
Louis 5S
Sweeney
Arthur Benson
Merwood
American Can Company
Socialist Party
Eugene V. Debs
United States Grand Jury
New York
New Orleans
Interstate
Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Metropolitan College of Law
Dover
Del
Washington
Eldorado
Ark
Sproull
Kudwin
Stuart
Bees Penrose
Journal of the American Medical Association
Fort Dearborn National
Fort Dearborn Trust
T Chichye
Cathely
Time to Take Pepto Mangan Ad
An advertisement promotes Gude's Pepto Mangan as a tonic to boost red blood and overall health. It urges digestion support after overwork or poor sleep and claims the product improves energy and appearance, sold by druggists in liquid and tablet forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gude
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Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Colorado River
Boulder Canyon Dam
Department of the Interior
Arms Conference
Edward W. Pickard
Apan
Shantung
Chinn
Boles Penrose
Pennsylvania
Tor Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
Senator McCumber
North Dakota
Penrose
Senator Watson
Indiana
W. C. Sproul
Harding
White House
Karl Lang
Tsunanfu Railway
Messrs. Hughes and Balfour
Ranci
Europe
Lioyd George
Briand
Behand
Janece
Belgium
Lloyd George
Pan
Prance
Hervey
Texas
Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Conference
Federal Reserve Bank
Harris
Georgti
Webster's New International
New International
Merriam . Co
Amour Achan
Woods Seeds
TW. Wood & Sons
Richmond, Va
Business Man
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