France seeks new war debt parley with United States
France’s new government informed the United States it wants to fund its 4 billion war debt promptly on terms acceptable to both nations. The message from Finance Minister Louis Loucheur was welcomed by Secretary Mellon and the U S debt funding panel. Yugoslav negotiators due in January may also seek to fund 66 million. Greece remains unarranged among major debtors.
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Washington
France
United States
M. Louis Loucheur
M. Caillaux
Mellon
American Debt-Funding Commission
M. Loucheur
M. Emil Daeschner
Caillaux Debt Commission
Treasury
Banquet Showcases Coaches Fight Against Pro Football Craft
Chicago hosts a Commonwealth club dinner with coaches and athletic directors from across the country. Ted Coy of Yale urges preserving amateurism, calling for an end to star worship and protecting players until college careers are finished.
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Chicago
Commonwealth Club
Morrison Hotel
Ted Coy
Yale
December Wheat Soars to 1 78 in Wild Market
December wheat jumped to 1 78 a bushel amid a day of wild trading as the market rose 5 to 6 cents. May wheat touched 1 783 as forecasts from Argentina and large public buying spurred activity totaling about 100 million bushels.
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Chicago
Spain Abolishes Military Rule Forms Civil Cabinet
King Alfonso approves end of the military directorate in Spain and installs a civil cabinet with General Primo de Rivera as premier. The new government will take an oath before the king. Five cabinet members previously served under Rivera as head of the military directorate.
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Spain
Rivera
Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Alphonso
General Rivera
Evacuation of Cologne to Be Completed by January 31
European leaders signed Locarno pacts agree on speeding Cologne evacuation by the allies to completion by January 31. Belgian forces in the Rhineland to be reduced immediately. Russian Foreign Minister Tehueherin expected soon to discuss Soviet entry into the League of Nations.
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Cologne
London
Coolidge Greets Princette von Bismarck in Washington
President Coolidge welcomed Princette von Bismarck grandson of the iron chancellor on a visit to the capital.
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Coolidge
Bismarck Washington
Princette von Bismarck
Chileans Fete U. S. Sailors At Arica
Arica Chile with the arrival of the United States Cruiser Denver the Cruiser Rochester sailed for New York. Admiral Latimer and Rochester officers received ovations at a Union club farewell party with Chilean and Peruvian delegations. General Pershing visited the Rochester and Tacna Arica crowds lined the docks as the Rochester departed.
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Arica
Chile
United States
Denver
Rochester
New York
Latimer
Union Club
Senor Agustin Edwards
Senor Freyre
Tacna-Arica
General Pershing
Admiral Latimer
Weyman
Evanston
O’higgins
Ucayali
Santiago
League of Nations
Geneva
Arturo Alessandri
Barros Jarpa
American billiards star loses title to Belgian in dramatic finish
Jake Schaefer of Chicago set a 432 point run in the final block at Orchestra Hall, but Edouard Horemans of Belgium defeated him for the 18 2 balk line championship. Schaefer started the spectacular run 866 points behind and finished 9 points from a comeback.
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U. S
Schaefer
Chicago
Jake Schaefer
Orchestra Hall
Edouard Horemans
Kipling Stricken With Double Pneumonia at Burwash
Rudyard Kipling has been struck by double pneumonia in Burwash Sussex. London reports feared rapid deterioration but Lord Dawson the king's physician later said Kipling's condition is not dangerous.
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Rudyard Kipling
London
Sussex
Burwash
Lord Dawson
Kiplings
Big Fire Devastates Council Bluffs Business District
A major blaze in Council Bluffs Iowa destroyed stock and property in the commercial area yielding losses over 1,000,000 dollars. Fire crews battled the flames as businesses faced extensive damage and economic impact.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Bank Closure Shocks Waukon Redmond First National Bank
The First National Bank of Waukon in Iowa suspended operations amid frozen assets. Deposits exceed 1 million dollars, prompting state regulator review and concern among local customers.
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Waukon
Iowa
First National Bank of
Air Board Rejects Mitchell Plan in Coolidge Report
Washington reports the air board headed by Dwight W. Morrow rejected all major Mitchell recommendations. It defended American air forces as capable and urged stronger ties for a national defense department and aviation planning, while cautioning on efficiency and economy.
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Washington
Coolidge
Aircraft Board
Mitchell
America
Army
Navy
Dwight W. Morrow
Uncle Sam
Air Service
United States
National Defense
War
Air Departments
Department of National Defense
Great Britain
Japan
Coal Operators Reject Pinchot Peace Plan
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania anthracite operators refuse Governor Pinchots eleven point peace plan as a basis for a new agreement with the miners union. They condemn the plan already accepted by John L Lewis and arraign virtually every point as expediency they cannot subscribe to.
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Gov. Pinchot
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Miners’ Union
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Irish Boundary Row Ends Free State Won’t Pay Debt
The Irish boundary dispute is settled by an agreement signed by President Cosgrave of the Irish Free State, Sir James Craig of Ulster, and Premier Baldwin of Great Britain. The boundary remains unchanged and the Free State is released from assuming a share of the United Kingdom national debt, estimated between 50 million and 125 million dollars annually.
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Free State
London
Cosgrave
Irish Free State
James Craig
Ulster
Baldwin
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Mrs Sherman Again Heads Congressional Committee
Mrs John Dickinson Sherman, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, was re elected chairman of the joint congressional committee, a lobby group with representatives from 22 national women's organizations. The panel represents 26 million women voters in Washington.
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Washington
John Dickinson Sherman
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Joint Congressional Committee
Rubber Export Duty Raised in Ceylon and Malay States
The minimum export duty on rubber from Ceylon and the Malay states will be increased to 100 percent starting February 1. The change is officially announced.
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London
Ceylon
Jap Ships to China Bases Move Ties to Chinese Situation
One Japanese cruiser and two destroyers head to Port Arthur and a cruiser to Tsingtau as the Navy department says the movements relate to the Chinese situation.
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China
Tokyo
Port Arthur
Tsingtan
Navy Department
Unusual Activity in Legion Ranks Aims at Million Members
The American Legion targets a million members in 1926 led by Commander John R. McQuigg. Illinois launches a City Membership Derby with 42 cities, Florida issues a challenge to high‑membership departments, and New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Mississippi join rival contests as post and department battles heat up.
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American Legion
Legion
John R. McQuigg
Frank EB. Samuel
Department of
Dlinois
Illinois
Florida
Defi of
Floridas
New York
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Mississippi
Legion Advances Child Welfare Service Across States
Nationally directed push by the American Legion to establish child welfare services in all states progresses rapidly. John W. Gorby reports completion in 12 states with conferences ongoing in Missouri Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania New Jersey New York Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts Vermont Delaware Virginia Indiana and New Hampshire. A 168 acre site near Pressmen s Home Tennessee is accepted for Legion billets. The welfare committee will shrink to nine members with ex officio seats for Forty and Eight and the Legion Auxiliary.
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American Legion
John W. Gorby
Children's Welfare Division
National Headquarters
Omaha
Legion
Gorby
Missouri
Illinois
Ono
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
Delaware
Virginia
Indiana
New Hampshire
Pressmen
Tennessee
Post National
George L. Berry
National Children's Welfare Committee
The
Legion Auxiliary
Jack’s Odd Courtship Gaffe Surprises Boston Tran Script
A humorous line from the Boston Tran script notes Jack’s unusual proposal moment. The character’s awkward behavior is summed up as a “fish out of water” with the punchline that he gasped, highlighting comic missteps in romance.
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Jack
Boston Transcript
Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Teaches Daily Skin Care
The ad promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for cleansing soothing and fragrance. It claims daily use keeps skin clear and a well equipped toilet table needs these products.
Paderewski Endorses Billiards For Mental Rest
After his plane and political duties, the pianist and statesman Paderewski praises billiards as the game giving him complete mental rest. His remark underscores his view of billiards as a necessary leisure.
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Paderewski
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Golo
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