Railways accused of no profit in Nevada amid intrastate rate push
Nevada hearings before Interstate Commerce Commissioner Healy reveal railroads claim intrastate traffic in Nevada would lose money without new intrastate rates. Auditor Robert Adams cites 20 month Nevada freight revenues and compares with proposed interstate increases, showing a state loss if intrastate rates rise. average Nevada haul about 25 miles versus 31 miles interstate.
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Nevada
ftares
Mxunimer Healy
Interstate commerce commission
Robert Adams
Southern flavitic
Ifealee
Vilna plebiscite talks continue in Geneva
Dec 9 A League of Nations council member told the Associated Press that Vilna plebiscite preparations are ongoing and that Lithuanian denial of League entry was a misunderstanding. The Lithuanian government plans cooperation with the council, while fears of Bolshevik unrest keep it cautious. Augustine Waddeman, Lithuania’s representative, cited peace with Bolsheviks and concern over foreign troops triggering trouble.
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GENEVA
council of the league
Associated Press
Vilna
league
Augustine Waddeman
Lithuania
thesembly
Leittotter viet
Suit dismissed in Indian custody case in Topeka
The Kansas supreme court dismissed a custody suit by a Jackson Bar heir, an aged Indian millionaire, against his wife and guardian. Guardian Elomett paid costs totaling 31700. An agreement later had Mrs Barnett return to Oklahoma with her husband, and the guardian would not interfere.
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TOPEIKA
Wans
Dee
Jackson Barhett
Katsas supreme court
Cart J. ‘'Elomett
Tflearietta
Okla
guardian
burl
O'Farnett
YWarnett
Man admits guilt in fatal parricide. life sentence imposed
Grand Island Neb Jan. 2 Mike Curtain pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree for killing his father. Judge Hayard Payne fixed life imprisonment after a plea agreement ended the jury trial plan. The deal let both sides present main evidence in open court before the sentence.
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GRAND ISLAND
Neb
Mike Curtain
Jane
Builey
Hayard Payne
pen
tocwce
D Annunzio Kneels Before Deserting Italian Crew
London dispatch reports Itular submarine chaser No. HNPN attacked by its own crew and towed into Fiume harbor. Capt Gabriele Stannungaio greeted the deserters and praised them while D Annunzian legionnaires were asked to kneel in salute, honoring the act as saving Italian naval honor.
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LONDON
Itular
No. HNPN
Fiume
Milan
London Times
Gabriele Stannungaio
Admuiral Millo
D'Annunzian legionaties
Thirty Moros Dead For Objecting Education
In the Sulu islands a clash between thirty Moros and Philippine constabulary occurred while an educational agent named Alejani urged Malay children to attend school. Moros, armed with belts and improvised weapons, killed the agent and fought off the constabulary, leaving about thirty Moros dead and several wounded with no police fatalities.
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MANILA
P. IL
Sulu
Jolo
Alejani
Pata
interior department
Irish Truce Prospects Rise in Private Talks
London reports revived truce hopes after a private interview between Monsignor Clune and Premier Lloyd George. The Daily Mail and Times quote Collins sending a Sinn Fein message, while Sir Horace Munkett says no peace hope remains and blames the British government for ongoing violence. Dublin considers relaxing curfew for Christmas week.
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LONDON
Daily Ruth
Patrick Joseph Clune
Perth
Licavad George
Collins
Lloyd George
Sachuel Collins
Sinnfem
Daily Mail
London Times
Plunket
LIVERPOOL
New York
Horace Munkett
Dublin
Ireland
Poked Gun At Broker And Robbed Register
In Los Angeles a youth wearing a turned up collar walked into a Main street pawnshop and forced the pawnbroker to hand over money, slamming a gun against the chest and demanding the cash register. In New York, Wall Street fell further as involuntary liquidations intensified losses, with volume about 1,600,000 shares.
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LOS ANGELES
Dee
WALL STREET
NEW YORK
Dec
No Peace 10 Come to Britain Till Erin's Free
Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney widow of Cork mayor tells the Irish question commission that England will have no peace until a republic is recognized and that freedom matters more than food. She recounts her husband Berence MacSwiney’s hunger strike and arrest history, marriage, and his death in Brixton Jail.
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BRITAIN
WASHINGTON
Ireland
England
Muriel MacSwiney
Cork
committee of 100
republic
Berence MacSwiney
Brixton
London
trian
David Lubin to be honored by international institute
Rome reports the International Institute of Agriculture will set up a marble tablet with an inscription honoring David Lubin of California founder of the institute. The group will also leave vacant the seat once held by Lubin in the permanent committee to express regrets and remembrance. Delegates from nearly every country approved the action unanimously.
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ROME
International Institute of Agriculture today
Robert Underwood Johnson
general assembly
David Lubin
California
Lubin
Locked Out Union Men Open Their Own Factory
In Chicago a cooperative piano organ and talking machine factory will open on December 26 led by thirteeen Piano and Organ Workers' Union members who were locked out over labor disputes. President Wilson says $50,000 has been subscribed as working capital. Also, Walter Case, retired Southern Pacific conductor, will spend the winter in San Diego.
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CHICAGO
MN. O. Wilson
Piano and Organ Workers' Union
Oilson
WINNEMUCCA
Walter &. Case
Southern Pacific
San Diego
Cal
No Income Tax Change Made At This Session
Washington dec 9 income tax legislation urged by business interests is impracticable at this time Republican members of the senate finance committee announced after an informal conference The treasury condition outlined by secretary houston was cited as making tax concessions impossible Congress has been urged to extend installment payments and allow deductions of last year losses in computing business taxes
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WASHINGTON
busi
congress
senate finance committee
house
ways and means committees
treasury
Houston
El Paso Sheriff Seeks Clara Smith in Ardmore Shooting Case
Clara Smith sought in Ardmore Oklahoma for the shooting of Jake Hannon, a Texas oil operator. Sheriff reports she entered her parents home in El Paso at 10 30 pm Tuesday and has not been arrested. Warrant from Ardmore later arrived.
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EL PASO
Tex
Clara Barston
Ardmore
Okio
jin
Jake ‘Haman
Seth Orndort
East
San Antonio street
John Boone
Juarez
Boone
J. B. Smith
Clara Smith
Paso
Clart Smith
Hy Paro
Orndorff
Pasa
Okita
Jake Hannon
Mexico waits for U S recognition as Obregon rests
Mexico amid cautious diplomacy as Obregon era opens with steady state work and possible new Washington envoy design. Recognition by the United States appears not imminent though steps hint it may come. Alberto Pani rumored to be Washington liaison. Obregon rests at home while war secretary Benjamin Will seeks medical treatment in California.
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MINXICO CITY
United States
Obregon
Mexico
Adolfo de ln Anerta
S- 19
Alberto Pani
France
Washington
Germany
Brazil
nccess
Benjamin Will
Los Angeles
Cal
Admiral Mayo Retires After Forty-Seven Years Service
Rear Admiral H F Mayo, wartime commander of the United States fleet, retires after more than forty seven years of service. He trained nearly half a million men, protected U S soldiers sent to France, and spent most of his career at sea. He will stay on active duty until the Haitian court of inquiry is discharged and remains a member of the general board.
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WASHINGTON
Dec. S
H. FP. Mayo
United States
Germany
Mayo
Admiral Mayo
general board
Ele
navy department
International Farm Congress Opens With Policy Focus
Kansas City delegates opened the Twenty fifth annual International Farm Congress. More than 1000 delegates were expected. The session began with a message from Senator Arthur Capper read in his absence. Delegates discussed shifting focus from farming technique to public policy and welfare and called for reducing international control due to varying agricultural conditions.
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KANSAS CITY
Dec
internatonal farm congress
United States
Arthur Capper
Baar sg
congress
Capper
Pioneer Minister of Gospel Dead in Oregon
Resa Josgelyn a pioneer Methodist missionary in the Northwest died from injuries suffered when kerosene exploded in his home on Thanksgiving. He was native to the Northwest for fifty years and helped establish many Methodist churches in Washington Oregon and Idaho. He marked his fiftieth anniversary as a minister and was among the first three Methodist missionaries sent to the Northwest. He served in pulpits across Washington and Oregon.
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CANBY
Ore
Josgelyn
pioneer 2
Methodist
Northwest
Jossiplyn wa
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
B. Ford
L. M.worth
Jossel
Supposed Spy a May Be Lunatic
In Lafayette Indiana John A Willers an army captain and deserter arrested in New York December 7 is said by his uncle Frank Dose to be insane. Dose says Willers who came from Germany at fourteen never returned there though his mother remains. Dose doubts the spy tale given his enlistment in the army and training as a guard during the Colorado mine strike. Buenos Aires reports talks with New York bankers about a 109 million loan to consolidate debt and ease exchange to revive imports.
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LAFAYETTE
Ind
John A. Willers
New York
Frank Dose
Willers
Dose
America
Germany
Colorado
BUENOS AIRES
Salaberry
Argentina
IIt
United States
Fire Runs Guests From Hotel California In Early Morning Blaze
Sixty guests at the Hotel California on Broadway fled their rooms in night attire as flames swept through the building. The damage was slight and guests were allowed to return after about two hours with no casualties reported. cause remained undetermined.
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LOS ANGELES
Hotel California
Broadway
Nevada men elected stock growers officers at Salt Lake
The United Stock Growers Association representing twelve Western states chose a new name at its convention in Salt Lake City. Nevada's GC Turnittin was named president and Vernon Metcalf secretary. Resolutions favored embargoes on wool and meat products, a permanent meat tariff, and warned against grazing fee hikes until live stock producers improve financially.
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SALT LAKE CITY
Dee
United Stock Growers’ Association
Range Stock Growers’ Convention
Turnittin w
Vernon Metcalf
Nevada
United States
Amercan
Congress
Riot erupts at Madison Square bicycle race
New York December 9 The all day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden nearly broke into a free for all when a shock startled hundreds of spectators. The fight halted the crowd for about twenty minutes and required police and ambulances. Police say two men disputed ownership of a club. At 8 a.m. Braga and Coughrum still led with 1304 laps and seven dips.
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NEW YORK
Madison Square
Ciurden
S a.m
Braga
Couhurn
Not Proud to Fight Says Congressman in Speech
Congressman Kahn of California, chair of the House Military Committee, declared that the United States should be prepared yet not eager for war with Japan. He supported universal military training and warned against racial prejudice in immigration debates while urging calm in the Pacific crisis.
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U.S
WASHINGTON
house
Kuan
Japan
United States
Mr. Kahn
Callorway
Pacific
America
R Rmen Riot at Milwaukee Railroad Shop
A small riot erupted at the dollarmakery department in West Milwaukee shops of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad over a question of production at work. Supervisors were assaulted and the department was closed after the clash, with about 75 workers involved. Superintendent Anerson stated he would discipline all participants as the plant, employing about 290 workers, shut the department.
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MILWAUKEE, Wis
Dee
West Milwaukee
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Anerson
Molive power
Harding weighs Cox offer as Willis decision looms
Marion Dec 9 President-elect Harding returns to desk work after a month away and weighs Gov Cox plan to appoint a Republican successor if he resigns from the Senate. He seeks Willis preference before replying, and sent telegram thanking Cox for the gesture amid Willis illness. Lenine dispatch notes concessions to foreign capitalists provoke fear of wartime capital seizure. Two investment proposals under review include Kamchatka concession to Americans and a multi million acre forest land deal.
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MARION
Harding
Gov. Cox
senate
ggt
Frank J. Willis
Willis
COPENTIAGEN
Nikolai Lenine
soviet Russia
Lenine
Kamchatka
Washington
Wool manufacturers urge protection for American producers
Franklin W. Hobbs of Arlington Woolen Mills led a House Ways and Means hearing urging an embargo on wool imports. He warned foreign exchange conditions hurt U S wool makers, citing 1914 tariff context and contrasting with nations now on paper or printing-press systems.
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WASHINGTON
Franklin W. Hobbs
Boston
Arlington Woolen Mills
house
ways and means committee
F. J. Hagen~ barth
National ‘Wool Growers ‘Association
J. W. Wil
Wyoming Wool Growers’ Association
Hobbs
congress
United States
Japan
Widowless man to wed before hanging in Canon City
George Boske faces execution at Canon City penitentiary on Saturday while his wife Josephine Boske wins an interlocutory divorce decree from Judge Clarence Morley. The decree follows a legal doctrine allowing divorces when one spouse is convicted of a felony.
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DENVER
Colo
George Boske
state
Canon City
Josephine Boske
Clarence Morley
district court
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M’Swiney
Washinon
TEXAS
Haman
U. S
voy
CONGRESSMAN KAHN
Tokio
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