Navy aims to cap battleship size under 35000 tons
Washington reports Secretary Hughes pushes limits on battleship size to 35000 tons max to fit through the Panama Canal. Policy favors a split Atlantic Pacific fleet. The canal strengthens U S defense, avoiding long Pacific deployments and the need for giant ships.
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Washington
Hughes
United States
Panama Canal
Japan
Pacific
Atlantic
Cape Horn
Bob" Evans
Cuban
Cost of City Governments in Southern Cities
The National Security League reports average per capita city government costs for 20 000 to 50 000 population at 25 71 dollars. Southern cities show Winston Salem 25 20 Wilmington 24 52 Columbia 23 21 Montgomery 22 24 Charlotte 15 58.
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New York
National Security League
Winston-Salem
Wilmington
Columbia
S. C
Montgomery
Ala
Charlotte
N.C
Washington conference eyes abolishing extra territorial rights in China
At the Washington conference the powers agreed in principle to end extra territorial rights for foreign nationals in China. The Chinese delegation urged abolition, others signaled cautious support, with immediate removal not possible but to proceed as quickly as feasible. A Lodge-led subcommittee will shape a concrete resolution and study treaties, with details and timelines to be resolved. In Charleston, a divorce suit followed three days of marriage as Mrs. John W. Sexton filed for divorce from Rev. John W. Sexton over incompatibility.
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Washington
China
Senator Lodge
Ume
Charleston
John W. Sexton
Princeton
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Mexicans Demand Lotteries Retain Their Games
In Mexico City, men profiting from numerous small lotteries push back against a plan to abolish all but the National lottery. Opponents say lotteries are widespread with active groups across the states, and argue for preserving existing local games.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Port of New Orleans hit by widespread walkout and port shutdown
The Port of New Orleans faced a complete stoppage as 12 000 to 16 000 cargo loaders and handlers walked out in sympathy with screwmen. About seventy ships remained in port waiting for cargoes while the public cotton warehouse and ten private warehouses were closed.
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New Orl
New Orleans
Bullet Proof Motor Truck Debuts in Money Transport History
Washington reports a bullet proof motor truck designed for money shipments in large cities by F. W. Wagener & Co. The firm heads a wholesale grocers business and owned a tourist hotel near Summerville. The death of a very old merchant is noted, aged in his 90s.
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Washington
Charleston
S. C
F. W. Wagoner Ment
F. W. Wagener & Co
Summerville
Hoboes plan Detroit conference to press for jobs
Hoboes announce a national unemployment conference in Detroit accusing capitalists of creating job scarcity. They warn Marine mail guards may block their actions and insist they will tell organizers how to provide more employment opportunities if obstacles are removed.
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Ton
Detroit
Prohibition Agent Claims Valid Search in Savannah Raid
Prohibition Agent B J Henson, stationed in Savannah Georgia, reported that his raid on a private residence was within his lawful rights while pursuing a bootlegger, a statement relayed to Prohibition Commissioner Haynes. The report notes Henson’s assertion of proper procedure and authority in the contested action.
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Washington
B. J. Henson
Savannah
Henson
Prohibition
Haynes
Thanksgiving Toll Heavy in Athens Jackson County
The Morris family of Jackson county suffers four Thanksgiving deaths from natural causes. The fourth member, Elizabeth Hurger, died here at age 4, joining two sisters and one brother who also perished on Thanksgiving Day.
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Athens
Morris
Jackson County
Elizabeth Hurger
Fire Burns Through Huntsville Milling and Mercantile Plants
A blaze destroyed Spring City Milling Company, Swift and Cos plant, and the W. H. Smith mercantile establishment in Huntsville Alabama, causing an estimated loss of $200000. Firefighters battled the flames as the cause remained under investigation.
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Huntsville
Ala
Spring City Milling Company
Swift & Cos
Smith Mercantile
Hirohito Named Regent of Japan Amid Health Doubt
Reports circulate that Emperor Yoshito is in poor health leading to designation of Prince Hirohito as regent. The action signals a transition plan while the Japanese government confirms the regency.
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Hirohito
Japan
Tokio
Yoshito
Prisoners Get First Courtland Meal as Loan Links Rail Plan
In Courtland Virginia prisoners obtain their first square meal as Ed Martin known as Norfolk’s Jimmie Valentine opens a loan door of thirteen million dollars. Funds to be used over five years for railroad equipment with contracts already placed with Baldwin Works and Standard Steel Car Company. Four died and three injured when a Southern passenger train hit a car at Elmwood crossing in Birmingham Alabama.
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Norfolk
Courtland
Ed Martin
Jimmie Valentine
Hastile
Philadelphia
Sheriff Motive Works
Griffith
Thia
Samuel W. Vauclain
Baldwin Concern
Mr. Vauclain
Baldwin Works
Standard Steel Car Company
Pittsburgh
Birmingham
Ala
Southern
Elmwood Crossing
Weat End
Judge Recommends Operation in Juvenile Case
In Denver juvenile court Judge Royal Graham recommended an operation for Mrs Clyde Cassidents of Denver to render her unable to bear more children. The recommendation aims to address an ongoing case in Georgetown and reflects court considerations of reproductive outcomes.
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Denver
Royal Graham
Georgetown
Clyde Cassidents
Women Salvation of Law in Mississippi Liquor Crackdown
In Mississippi federal prohibition chief M H Dally reports women as key in enforcing liquor laws, citing direct reports to Commissioner Haynes. The note frames the crackdown as a pivotal development in policing illegal beverage trade.
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Washington
Mississippi
M. H. Dally
Haynes
Honeycutt to be Resentenced in Atlanta Case
A fragmented dispatch notes Captain Bustle, Captain William Corcoran, and Arch J. Honeycutt of Raleigh with ties to Pershing era, who died amid a penitentiary sentence and pneumonia recurrence. Other items cover wage denials by Meat Cutters union, Lent Curnon's France warning, and Sioux treaty reactions with Marshal Foch and Lord Curzon.
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Honeycutt
Bustle
de Raleigh
N. C
Arch J
Chicago
Dennis Lane
The
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers Union
Collase Feared in Negotiations Between Sinn Fein and Crown
Sinn Fein refuses to pledge allegiance to the King of England as negotiations with authorities continue. No side publicly reveals terms, leaving security and governance questions unresolved.
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Collase
Fear Veto Power Of King Generates Irish Settlement Tension
London reports fear that Irish settlement talks may fail next week unless new conditions appear. Sinn Fein refuses allegiance to the King and rejects a crown veto over Irish legislation, seeking a fully independent Irish state with only loose empire ties. High authorities warn the difficulty is fundamental and hinges on veto rights and constitutional status.
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London
Ulster 8
Sinn Fein
Willling
Ireland
Savannah Mayor Demands Probe Into Prohibition Raid
The protest of Savannah Georgia Mayor Stewart against prohibition agents entering a private home without a warrant was sent to the White House and forwarded to Prohibition Commissioner Haynes with a request for an immediate and thorough investigation.
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Savannah
Washington
Stewart
Prohibition
White House
Haynes
Deportees Sail From New York to Libau on Estonia
Draft obstructors Mollie Stelmer Jacob Abrams Hyman Lachowsky and Samuel Lipman were sentenced to the federal penitentiary but chose deportation. They departed New York aboard the Estonia heading to Libau to avoid serving their terms.
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New York
Mollie Stelmer
Jacob Abrams
Hyman Lachowsky
Samuel Lipman
Libau
Estonia
British Foreign Secretary Warnes France on Isolation Policy
Marquis Curzon of Kelleston, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, told a London luncheon that France pursuing an isolated policy would harm Germany in the long run and fail to protect France itself.
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Marquis Curzon Warne
France
London
Marquis Curzon
Kelleston
Germany
Tax Revision Act Signaled by President Harding Session Ends
Washington reports the sixty-seventh Congress closes after President Harding signs the tax revision and maternity bills. The Senate adjourns after handling presidential nominations, many of which die under the law. The House also adjourns awaiting word on signed measures as negotiations stall.
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Washington
Congress
Harding
Capitol
House
Senate
Briand’s Farewell Speech at Washington Conference
Premier Briand of France opened his farewell speech urging France not to disarm without guarantors from other powers. The conference drew sympathy across nations, but no formal joint declaration of policy was proposed.
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Briand
Washington
France
Joss
Hearst and Smoot Study Tax Trip Abroad
One hundred twenty four lawmakers including William Randolph Hearst and Senator Smoot will depart Washington for Ottawa and Montreal to study sales tax plans. Hearst will cover all trip expenses as announced by the editor.
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Washington
William Randolph Hearst
Senator Smoot
Obtawa
Montreal
Hearst
New York Hosts Meetings on Aviation Progress
Authoritative figures showing what has been done in America and Europe in commercial aviation will be presented at a series of meetings in centers across the country during the next month.
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New York
America
Europe
Liberty Bonds Hit New Highs as War Financing Surges
Liberty bonds offered by the United States government climbed to record peaks on the stock exchange as wartime funding needs rose. Victory notes also advanced, building on recent par levels amid strong demand and renewed market enthusiasm.
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New York
United States
Stock Exchange
Victory
Chief of Owls Convicted by Federal Jury
Indianapolis leader John W. Talbot of the Order of Owls was found guilty by a federal court jury of violating the Mann Act. In Philadelphia a senate committee investigating Haiti and the Dominican Republic sailed from the navy yard aboard the Argonne to Port au Prince.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John W. Talbot
South Bend
Order of Owls
Mannock Senate
Philadelphia
United States Senate
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Port Au Prince
Argonne
Youth Falls Meir to Infant Bainbridge on Train
A train en route from Dolan, Ala, to here witnessed a four week old infant placed on another boy’s lap when a woman left the baby and never returned. Ernest Brown, 17, inheriting the infant, acted upon the event as the situation developed at Dalkeath, Pla.
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Meir
Bainbridge
Ernest Brown
Dalkeath
Pla
Dothan
Ala
Georgia Methodists Meet in South Georgia Conference Opening
The fifty fifth session of the South Georgia Methodist conference opened in Tifton with Bishop Warren A Chandler presiding and about six hundred delegates and lay members present. The report mentions betrothal news from London and other items including a radio system for aviators and a Chinese delegation disturbance as discussed at Washington. Admiral Ford memory honored in Baltimore with ship name change to John D Ford.
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Georgia Methodists
Tifton
Sesson
South Georgia Methodist Confer
Warren A. Chandler
Admiral Ford
Washington
Destroy
Ford
John D. Ford
Baltimore
Steamship Cargo For Ireland From Charleston
Early in December a steamship will sail from Charleston with a cargo for Dublin Ireland and will, it is believed, be the fastest steamer ever to take cargo from this city to the Emerald Isle.
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Ireland
Charleston
Charl Jeaton
Dublin
Treland
Emerald Isle
Christmas Ship tragedy hits Arizona as four die
In Arizona near Wickenburg a car overturned while carrying Santa Fe Sapelo cargo for an overseas mission. Four people were killed and several injured. The tanker and crew were en route from Los Angeles to Norfolk when the crash occurred.
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Charleston
Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Fe Sapelo
Norfolk
Inter
Arizona
Q Section
Americo Tracks
Wickenburg
Ariz
New Dakota Governor Sworn In As Glynn Out
Minot attorney N. D. Rangyard A New tes was sworn in as the thirteenth governor of North Dakota displacing Gov Glynn. Non-Partisan League figures Frasier involved in the ousting. Rear Admiral Leavitt C. Logan, retired, dies at 75 in Washington naval hospital. born Medina County Ohio. entered Naval Academy in 1863.
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N. D
Rangyard A. Newtes
Minot
Nor Dakota
Glynn
Frasier
League
Choles
Logan le
Washington
Leavitt C. Logan
Naval Hospital
Admiral Logan
Medina County
Ohio
Naval Academy
Cut in Street Car Fares Hit Chicago Transit
The Minnojls commerce commission ordered street car fares in Chicago cut from 8 to 5 cents. In Belfast Ireland eighteen people were dead from days of disorder as night fell with 18 confirmed fatalities and about 10 wounded during daytime violence and sporadic shootings.
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Chicago
Ill
Minnojls Commerce Commission
Belfast
Ireland
Harding May Extend Clemency, Washington
Extension of executive clemency to offenders against wartime laws will be given early consideration by President Harding, as stated at the White House. Hoppe Loses Championship, Chicago. Willie Hoppe, world billiard champion, loses first title match since 1913 to Jake Schaef by 400 to 26 in the international tournament.
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Harding
Washington
White House
Hoppe
Chicago
Willie Hoppe
Jake Schaef
Pament
Foch Begins Tour at Richmond Va
Marshal Foch arrived in Richmond for a whirlwind tour of the country amid ideal weather and a grand welcome, marking one of the century’s notable receptions for a visiting dignitary in the capital of the Confederacy.
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Foch
Richmond
Marshal Foch
Confederacy
Wweather
Conference Draws Attention as Europe Debate Sparks Public Opinion
A multimillionaire releases a public opinion on Europe while the conference appears to overlook European issues. The stance signals high-profile influence on ongoing talks and regional priorities.
France Gains Indefinite Franchise to Wreck Europe
Berlin papers quote Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung declaring Paris faces no real check at the Washington conference. It claims naval curbs dominate talks while land armaments rise, postulating France will devastate the European mainland. Premier Briand’s army plan is called a sham.
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Berlin
Europe
Washington
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Hugo Stinnes
France
Briand
Bravati
Dannonin
M. Briand
Premiser Miland
No Revolution Looked For Washington Dispatch
India's representative on the British conference delegation, VS. Stinivast Saxtrl, states that despite widespread discontent and suffering, no revolution against British rule is expected to break out in India. He cautions against assuming upheaval, noting stronger loyalty to lawful authority.
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Washington
VS. Stinivast Saxtrl
India
Tax receipts fall in 1921 report details
Washington tax receipts for the 1921 fiscal year declined by nearly one million dollars from the prior year. The cost of collection rose to 52 cents per hundred, per the annual report of the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Death Toll at Rialto Theater Rises to Five
A deadly fire at the Rialto theater in New Haven increased the death toll to five. Miss Mable Moran of Derby and Yale student Allen Keith died in local hospital from injuries suffered as flames swept through the crowded moving picture house.
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New Haven
Rialto Theater
Mable Moran
Derby
Allen Keith
Yale
Hurts
Flamex
Moving Picture House
Foch Smokes Pipe of Peace With Sioux Chief
Foch and Chief Red Tomahawk share the pipe of peace here cementing the friendship between Dakota Sioux Indians and the French nation. The moment marks a lasting bond between the two peoples and their leadership.
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Foch
Bismarck
Marshal Ferdlen
Red Tomahawk
Dakota
Haynes Upnolds Raiders Cleared Over Wrong House Raid
Prohibition agents from Washington and Haynes Upnolds raided a house but were not held responsible after exercising due care. Prohibition Commissioner Haynes exonerated KB Henson, a Savannah Georgia special agent, from charges urged by Mayor Stewart.
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Haynes Upnolds Raiders
Washington
Prohibition
Haynes
KB. Henson
Stewart
Savannah
Negro Charged With Assault In Cedartown Area
Aiken 8 year old white woman, wife of a Cedartown farmer near Bethea, sues Curias Franklin, a Negro, for injuries including a broken arm after an assault. Washington approval of 57 ad purchases totaling 2 505 million, including 87 000 for South Carolina and 99 000 for Georgia. New York harbor entrants will face a customs search for contraband liquor by a reception committee.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Lauisiana
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Aiken
Cedartown
Bethea
Curias Franklin
New York
New York Harbor
Customs
Sharp Drop In Exporte Washington Values in October
Sharp drop in exports from Washington state shows merchandise exported to world quarters in October as fractions of last year’s totals. Japan Needs More Ships Vice Admiral Kanji Kato argues to safeguard empire interests the ratio of 70 percent in tonnage of capital ships is necessary.
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Washington
Japan
Kanji Kato
Arbuckle Denies All Charges On Stand In San Francisco
Roscoe C. Arbuckle testified for much of the day in San Francisco, denying the state's manslaughter accusations in a sweeping denial while on the witness stand.
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Arbuckle
San Francisco
Roscoe C. Arbuckle
Chain gang sentences push liquor law crackdown in Iredell county
Statesville reports Judge P A McElroy imposing hard labor sentences on violators of liquor laws with many defendants accused of disease or hardship. Most were sent to road work, while some families faced poverty and illness. Other items cover Hendersonville resort plans and highway contracts in multiple counties.
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Statesville
P. A. McElroy
Iredellunty
Hendersonville
Mae
North Carolina
Stoney Mountain Company
Green River
Lake Summitt
South Carolina
Tne
Hendersonvil
Greenville
White Light of Publicity Shifts Presbyterian Responsibility
In Greensboro a statement by Rev. R Murphy Williams cites direct responsibility for Barnum Springs Orphanage and its burdens as now resting on every Presbyterian in the North Carolina Synod. The message urges awareness of past neglect and calls for prayerful consideration of the orphanage’s conditions, highlighting the Laymen’s committee’s public presentation of facts. Charlotte civil service exams set for December 10 for file clerks and bookkeepers with salaries up to 1,400. Winston-Salem court rounds out the long-running Carolina Portland Cement vs Washington Mills case with the award of 200 plus interest.
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Greensboro
Barnum Springs
North Carolina Synod
R Murphy Williams
Board of Regents
Presbyterian
Charlotte
United States Civil Service
Fle
W. G. Erwin
Civil Service Board
Winston-Salem
Carolina Portland Cement Company
Washington Mills
Fries
Forsyth Superior Court
Asheville The Southwide Baptist weekly publication announced
Rev Dr Livingstone T Mays to edit the weekly Asheville Southwide Baptist to be published in Knoxville Tennessee and Marshall North Carolina with Mays as secretary of the Baptist assembly at Ridgecrest and associate editor Rev Amos Clary of Marshall, former editor of The Religions Herald.
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Asheville
Southwide Baptist
Livingston T. Mays
Knoxville
Vast Charlotte Building Boom Drives City Growth
More than twelve million dollars are spent on construction in Charlotte and nearby areas. The program covers active projects, those certain for near future, and works completed since July 1. It notes an average of one new residence erected daily including Sundays, highlighting a massive housing expansion.
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Charlotte
Home Coming Day Celebration at the Odd Fellows
Goldsboro residents gathered for Home Coming Day at the Odd Fellows hall amid group reminiscences and community greetings. Organizers celebrated local ties, with attendees noting the event's role in preserving traditions and fostering neighborly ties.
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Goldsboro
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