Treasury orders coast guard aid to curb smuggling
Washington reports Treasury directs all coast guard stations to assist in stopping liquor smuggling tied to offshore activity by the liquor fleet near New Jersey. Other items note the senate passage of the independent offices appropriation bill at 498 million dollars, a rise in U S swine numbers, and various federal actions from tax enforcement to naval limitations and public notices.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Coast Guard
New Jersey
Independent Offices
Senate
International tensions and notable deaths reported
A jumble of 1920s dispatches notes Allison Mayfield, Texas railroad commission chair, died in Sherman. Paris, London, and Angora reports discuss Ruhr isolation, Near East conflicts, and Greece refugee crises. Submarine, airship, and theater news mix with executions in Ireland and diplomatic farewells for ambassadors.
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Allison Mayfield
The
Texas Railroad Commission
Sherman
Texas
Three state coal truce averts spring strike in soft coal
Miners and operators representing Illinois Indiana and northern Ohio signed to extend the current wage and labor contract to April 1 1924 preventing a spring strike. A standing joint scale committee and a permanent panel were formed to handle renewals and differences as 450000 miners in the central field share the agreement covering a $7.50 daily wage and $1.08 tonnage rate for most surface workers.
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New York
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
John Hays Hammond
United States Coal Commission
Chicago
United Mine Workers of America
U S Troops Leave Ehrenbreitstein After Rhine Guardian Duty
The last American forces monitoring the Rhine since the armistice have sailed home. The Stars and Stripes were lowered at Ehrenbreitstein at noon as troops boarded trains to Antwerp and then embarked on the transport St Mihiel for the United States.
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Ehrenbreitstein
Rhine
Antwerp
St. Mihiel
United States
McNary Fails in Senate Nomination Report Unfavorable
A Senate Banking and Currency subcommittee reports unfavorably on James C. McNary of New Mexico for the post of Comptroller of the Currency after investigations into his fitness. The decision follows President Roosevelt's recent nomination.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
James C. McNary
New Mexico
Ku Klux Klan Conducts First Open Raid Near Oklahoma City
Outlining robes and white cross insignia, Klan members conducted an early raid near Oklahoma City Ola on January 25 capturing a still from a residence four miles south of the city, marking their first visible action in the area.
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Oklahoma City
Ola
Ku Klux Klan
Turks Call Out 25 Classes
Constantinople reports that 25 Turkish reserve classes have been called to the colors due to Greek concentrations in western Thrace. The mobilization signals rising tensions between Turkish authorities and Greek forces in the region.
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Constantinople
Smyrna
Thrace
Honest Teacher and Young Delinquents in Christmas Tale
A seven year old refuses to give his mother’s handkerchief to the new teacher, preferring last year’s Miss Honest. A six year old loses his cap in the hall and suspects pantry misplacement. The excerpt ends with a moral on goals and the dangers of luxury transforming pleasures into burdens.
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Johnny
Walter
William
Sonny
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