Compromise Reached on French Debt Payments to US
Washington reports a tentative agreement between Secretary Mellon and French ambassador Berenger on France's 4 billion dollar debt. Annual payments would be 30 to 35 million for five years, dropping the earlier 40 million demand and skipping a safety clause. The plan awaits American debt commission approval and official Paris confirmation.
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Washington
France
United States
Treasury
Mellon
Henry Berenger
American Debt Commission
M. Berenger
Paris
Raoul Peret
Peret
Senate
Berenger
None Alive Who Fired Shots in Herrin Riot
Coroner jury finds gunshot wounds inflicted by parties unknown to the jury in the Herrin battle deaths. Deputy Clerk John Ford testified as chief witness after an all-day inquest with 14 witnesses. Two abandoned guns, an automatic rifle and a sawed off shotgun, were entered as evidence.
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Herrin
John Ford
Artie Boswell
George Bell
Colonel Williams Found Guilty on Butler Charge
A U S military court in San Diego convicted Colonel Alexander S. Williams on intoxication charges brought by General Smedley Butler. The court reserved no hint of acquittal and adjourned. dismissal from service is the maximum naval penalty, though if drunkenness occurred off duty a reduction in rank is typical.
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Colonel Williams
Butler
San Diego
Cal
Alexander S. Williams
Smedley Butler
Illinois mobilizes aid to feed birds during severe storm
William J. Stratton directs a state wide appeal to radio stations and newspapers to feed song and game birds amid unprecedented midwest sleet and heavy snow. He notes prior December 1924 cooperation that saved thousands of birds and urges urgent action from farmers sportsmen and citizens.
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Illinois
William J. Stratton
Stratton
Conservation program urged for winter bird feeding
A statement emphasizes that men at this time should assure the success of the conservation program and stresses the importance of continuing bird feeding while snow and ice cover the ground.
Illinois Leading Nation in 1924 State Improvements
Illinois spent 39.28 million dollars on permanent improvements in 1924, leading the nation per the Census Bureau. The state’s electric railways would stretch 9 236 units from Chicago to Kankakee if joined. Center of U.S. electricity production lies near Urbana.
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Ilinois
Chicago
Kankakee
United States
Urbana
Vandalia
Springfield
Illinois
Edgar
Coles
Clark
Cumberland
Crawford
Lawrence
Wabash
Clark County
Cutouts and Horns Urged To Quiet City Traffic
Charles M Hayes of the Chicago Motor Club condemns open exhaust cutouts as useless in city driving and urges motorists to avoid horn use. Dr Herman N Bundesen Chicago health commissioner notes quiet is vital for patients and warns horn blasts can be deadly to people with weak hearts.
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Charles M. Hayes
Chicago Motor Club
Chicago
Herman N. Bundesen
Cheese Joke In Railway Memoir With Threatened Camembert
A well known author recalls a letter from a freight agent who warned that a Camembert shipment held for three days would be shot if not claimed. The anecdote frames an old story about bureaucratic humor in rail logistics.
Chicago Airdrome Plans Nine Private Mail Routes
Post office officials announce contracts for nine new air mail routes to be run by private capital, with four more planned. Chicago will become the hub of national routes, and Ford interests may control them all, as routes connect to New York, San Francisco, St Louis, Fort Worth, New Orleans, Key West, Pittsburgh, Washington, and Minneapolis.
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Chicago
Post Office
United States
Ford
New York
San Francisco
St. Louis
Peoria
Springfield
Fort Worth
Texas
Moline
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Dallas
New Orleans
Memphis
Jackson
Miss
Key West
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Fla
Pittsburgh
Washington, D. C
St. Paul
Minneapolis
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Iowa
Daniel F. Steck
Smith W. Brookhart
Uncle Sam
Game and Fish News
Aly
Cule Electricity
TOM Plas Td Agl
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
B. G. Smith
Dist. Mgr. Public Service Co. of
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Illinois St
Chicago Heights
Ill
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