Cummins Bill Opposed by Gompers and Farmers
Washington dec 17 labor leaders led by Samuel Gompers and farmer representatives urged Senator Cummins to withdraw the railroad bill and test government operation of railways for two years. Gompers said the anti strike clause needs testing and labor would back such a pause while Cummins pressed to lay the request before the full committee. Hampton said he represents farmers in opposing the measure and seeking broader farmer input.
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WASHINGTON
Cummins
senate
wmber
Can Federation of Labor
railroad ‘brotherhoods
Cumming
senate interstate commerce
Wilson
brotherhood
White House
Gompers
George P. Hampton
direc
German Lain Before Council On Peace Terms Details
Paris Dec 17 German claims on peace terms were reviewed by the supreme council. The council agreed to let Germany collect customs duties in gold. A dispute over reparations for Scapa Flow ships showed a 100 000 ton gap between the reparations committee and German estimates. Allied and German naval experts planned to reconvene to discuss Scapa Flow. Reports say Germany first sought reduced dock material demands and then offered to deliver in progress ship construction units instead of material.
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PARIS
supreme council
Scapa Flow
di paney
Geri
Austrian Border Not Ten Change Not Ten Change
Dr. Kurl Renner received a letter from the supreme council this morning confirming yesterday's decision to maintain intact the territory of the Austrian Republic as defined in the treaty of Saint Germain. The letter warns that movements toward secession in Vorarlberg Salzburg Tyrol and Western Hungary would cause disintegration and disrupt Central Europe. The council emphasizes its will to uphold all treaty provisions on territory.
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PARIS
Kurl Renner
supreme council
Clemenau
St. Germain
Vorarthers
Salzburg
Tyrol
Hungary
Austria
Eurype
Wet New Year's Not For Chicago Except At Home
Illinois Attorney General Brundage states the state liquor law prohibits carrying contraband alcohol in public, allowing only transportation within the body. Citizens cannot move part of private stock to hotels or elsewhere for Christmas or New Year celebrations. the only outsidehome carry is illegal.
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CHICAGO
Brundage
Ilinois
Prohibition Fight Joined by Rhode Island Court Action
Rhode Island through Attorney Herbert A. Rice seeks permission to file original proceedings to test the validity of the national prohibition amendment and to enjoin federal officers from enforcing it. The suit challenges portions of the enforcement act and Volstead provisions, aiming to declare the eighteenth amendment unconstitutional within Rhode Island.
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WASHINGTON
Rhode Island
Herbert A. Rice
Rhode Island general assembly
Rhodaltslaga
Woolen workers greet William M. Wood at mass meeting
In Lawrence Massachusetts thousands of mill workers, men women and children from four American Woolen Company plants, welcomed company president William M Wood as he urged reduced retail prices for necessities and hinted at a general store to lower costs. Women wore fur trimmed coats as the crowd pressed for relief amid high living costs and high wages in the textile sector.
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LAWRENCE
Mass
Willim M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Will
chamber of commerce
American
Britain to release American goods seized in wartime
Britain will release goods owned by Americans that were seized during the war upon proving American ownership at the time of detention. The move affects items taken from neutral ships under the blockade against the Central powers before U S entry. The note responds to an August 28 American appeal urging release of title documents and proceeds from sales of perishable goods to American owners.
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WASHINGTON
Dec
Great Britain
British foreign office
United States
Germany
state department
U. 5
Britain
Cotton Mills Bought in Lancashire Wave of Acquisitions
A Lancashire cotton industry agitation over the past three months reports syndicates buying up mills at hinge prices and launching new companies. Over seventy mills have changed hands, lifting fortunes of previously modest owners. The American Chamber of London notes the next four or five deals promise unprecedented prosperity.
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LONDON
American Chamber of London
American Chamber
Chamber
Federal Grand Jury Opens Coal Conspiracy Probe
In Indianapolis on December 17, members of a special federal grand jury under Judge A B Anderson begin examining alleged anti trust and coal fever fuel control violations. Witnesses are subpoenaed and the inquiry aims for rapid progress as prosecutors say the probe will be nationwide not limited to Indiana.
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INDIANAPOLIS
United States
A. B.anderson
grand jury
Indiana
secp
Massacre Denial In India Reports By India Office
London report says the India office denies claims of wiping out 1300 British troops in Meshed Persia after inquiries by the Daily Mail. Another note from New York reports Cornell appoints Romeyr Berry as intercollegiate Graduate Athletic Manager with plans for spring contests and potential Yale and West Point participation.
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LONDON
The
India office
Daily Mail
Meshed
Persia
CORNEYL
Cornell
saont pola
Romeyr Berry
Yale
West Point
Harvard football team to travel to Pasadena for New Year’s game
Harvard plans a coast to coast trip with brief stops in Chicago and San Francisco en route to Pasadena to face the University of Oregon on New Year’s Day. The itinerary notes possible invitations from Colorado Utah and Washington and mentions San Francisco hosting players at the Hayward Club and a Christmas stay before arriving in Los Angeles December 26.
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CAMBRIDGE
Mass
Harvard
Chicago
San Francisco
Pasadena
Cal
University of Oregon
University of Colorado
University of Utah
University of Washington
Hayward
Los Angeles
Relief fund set at seventy million for Austria
Dec 17 Paris report notes the supreme council agrees on relief needs for Austria amounting to at least 70,006,000 dollars to proceed at eight and a half million dollars monthly. The Austrian delegation hopes total requirements reach 100,000,000 dollars, a figure linked to Chancellor Re.
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PARIS
supreme council
snecessars
Rancher Victim of Cold Wave in Spokane
In Spokane Washington on December 17 another man died from freezing, the third fatality linked to a severe storm that eased weather and labor unrest. The rancher John Mork of Puget Sound was found dead in his cabin. rescue crews reported worsening fuel shortages and unsettled conditions across the Pacific Northwest. The article also notes a report from the French reconstruction minister on Austria’s needs and U S participation in presumed aid measures.
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SPOKANE
Wash
Pacific Northwest
John Mork
Puget Sotint
Joan
Austria
agrea cmierit
Anglo Japanese Alliance Renewed or Ended in Coming Year
In Tokyo diplomatic circles speculation grows on renewal of the Anglo Japanese Alliance next year. Viscount Kato urges continuance, noting the alliance’s influence over relations, while Jiji Shimpo contrasts its form with the League of Nations covenant. A government stance is eagerly awaited by Britain and Japan.
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TONTO
inau
Kingland
Pacific
Japan
Viscount Kato
Britain
No Sun Debate By Amateur Astronomer Lamy
No Sun claim by J Lamy of Syracuse argues the sun is a mirage created by Earth's electromagnetic radiation and that gravity is a manifestation of radio activity. He presents a fringe theory challenging conventional astronomy, noting experiments and observations to support his stance.
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SYRACUSE
J. Lamy
Palmer Plans Campaign Against High Living Costs
Palmer urges fair price committees and tougher action against profiteers. He advocates old clothing use, 10 percent more production to lower costs, and laws extending government price controls post peace treaty. He calls on mayors and prosecutors to act decisively.
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CHICAGO
ALtormey-Generab
Mitchell Palmer
Frank C. Lowden
sput
Palmer
actu
delilver
attow
tel
Haman
congress
Publishers Asked to Reduce Size of Papers
The House Post Office Committee urged publishers nationwide to cut newsprint consumption by ten percent for six months to ease a serious shortage. Voluntary cooperation could avert government action to limit newspaper and periodical sizes and impact second class mail privileges. Chairman Steenerson appealed for adherence to the plan.
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WALIINGTON
tofay
house post office
Anthony
Steenerson
Hungry Austrian Children Trek to Rome for Aid
About 2 600 Austrian children have already arrived by special train from Vienna to Rome, with more en route to northern Italian cities offering food and shelter. Milan and Bologna serve as receiving centers as Italy extends aid to the starving youngsters escaping hardship in Austria.
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ROME
Dee
Vienna
Italy
Milan
Bologna
Boston Common to Be Sued Over Street Widening Plan
Boston votes to slice Boston Common to widen Tremont and Boylston streets to ease congestion. Municipal license question passes 22,425 to 10,781 as prohibition nears effect and liquor licensing remains under local option law.
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BOSTON
Boston Common
Tremont
Boyistim
Tommy Gibbons Defeats Darcy in Portland Bout
Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul Minnesota outpointed Darcy Weres of Portland in a ten round middleweight bout with domination in seven rounds and evenly split rounds in the third and tenth. Bobby Ward of St. Paul fell to Stanley Willis of Portland in an eight round decision.
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PORTLAND
Ore
Dee
Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
Minn
Jimmy Weres
Gibbons
Dercy
Jihe
Bobby Ward
Stanley Willis
Port plang
Former Senator Bailey to Repay Arizona Taxes
Phoenix December 17. Former Texas Senator Joseph W. Bailey his son Weldon Bailey and several other Texans must repay Arizona taxes totaling 95000 dollars. The state supreme court ruled in Boca Hient No 6 about a 100090 acre land grant. Defendants argued 1918 14 tax exemption due to the grant survey on file.
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PHOENIX
Ariz
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Weldon Bailey
Arizona
state supreme court
Chinese Army to be Reduced by Twenty Percent
Washington dispatch reports the president of China proposing a 20 percent cut in the army and the introduction of veterans into the administrative tax system in a decree to military and civil governors. The move aims to ease the central government’s financial strain, with a translation received by the State Department.
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WASHINGTON
Tident
China
tate department
New Year Eve amusements to cost more this year
Chicago theaters announce price hikes for New Year's Eve performances citing higher costs and taxes. Hotels cafes and sightseeing venues expect increased admissions as exclusive festivities and prohibition era drinks influence plans for celebrations.
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CHICAGO
Chicago theatres today
ona
eekr
End of the world hoax sparks church alarm in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis a bizarre dawn noise spree from a stuck locomotive whistle and city sirens provoked fear of the end times. New York astrologers and superstition observers weighed in while Porto Rico students reportedly reacted to the omen heavy news.
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INDIANAPOLIS
NEW YORK
Dea
Neptune
Porto Rico
Degan Hearing Opens on IWW Membership Charge
The preliminary examination of Thomas Degan on a charge of being a member of the IWW began today before Justice Foster. District Attorney Summerfield, aided by T. L. Withers and others, aimed to prove the organization advocates direct action against the government and is harmful to society via documents from the IWW press and excerpts read in court.
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Thomas Degan
Justice Foster
Summerfield
T. L. Withers
George Springmeyer
Harland Howard
American Legion
Degan
E. L. Williams
W. W
LW. W. press
W. W. constitution
T. J. Withers
Kirkley
Copper Demand Abroad Surges With New Purchases
New overseas copper demand reported today targets France Germany and Japan as primary buyers. Totals for the month so far are the largest two week rise this year outside last July 1 surge, with German purchases financed by French interests likely shifting finished goods cuts to Holland. Also noted Vancouver news on a Hudson Bay Company monopoly threat from a Boston funded venture shipping fur valued at $240,000.
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YORK
France
Germany
Japan
Tantth
cuttet
Holland
ees
VANCOUVER
Bb. C
Hudson Bay
Northwest
Boston
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