Veterans Press for Sales Tax Bonus to Fund Service Hero Pay
Col. C. R. Forbes of the Veterans Bureau outlines a feasibility plan to finance a bonus for ex service men with a sales tax, excluding foodstuffs, as leaders of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and allied groups meet in Cincinnati. President Harding was contacted by phone to discuss support, with the American Legion absent from the gathering.
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Cincinnati
Harding
Col. C. R. Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Washington
National Council of Administration
Veterans’ Organization
Forbes
Hamilton Cook
Buffalo
Disabled American Veterans of the World War
American Legion
Veterans’ Organizations
Col. C. K. Forbes
Mexican labor flood worries U.S. labor leaders
Washington reports a vast influx of alien Mexican laborers spreading across the nation. Special Agents Charles Connell ing Ee Wy Burtogs prepared the department of labor summary outlining the perceived threat to American residential labor.
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Washington
United States
Department of Labor
Charles T. Connelling Ee Wy Burtogs
Herrin murder trial proceeds with state testimony
The state scores heavily in testimony against Bert Grace and Otis Clark in the Herrin murder trial. Grace is identified as the man in the road near the Herrin cemetery on June 22 guarding six wounded prisoners. precautions and unclear phrases follow, with several names and fragments from the courtroom report.
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Bert Grace
Otis Clark
Marion
Dee
Herrin
Grace
Ruth Werber
Keene
Walt
Russian executions total 1.766 million claim disputed
The article cites alleged official Russian figures showing 1 766 118 executions by the Soviet regime from 1917 to 1921 disputed by critics. It notes the number arises in a European diplomat report amid debate on German reparation and post office appropriation requests in Indiana.
United States Forces Turka Back Down On Deportation Stance
At Lausanne on December 13 the United States protest against deporting Greeks from Constantinople prompted Turkey to permit Greeks to remain under unspecified conditions. Officials said Turkey agreed in principle and would consent to Greeks staying in the capital, with further discussions on population exchanges to follow. Greece signaled it would renounce the broader exchange plan, while the Entente pressed for a settlement.
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Lausanne
America
Constantinople
Turkey
United States
Greece
Venizelos
Grew
Treasury completes large postwar payment and note sale
The treasury paid out one day total of 1 billion dollars to redeem Victory notes and maturing certificates while selling 700 million in two and a half year notes and 400 million in certificates. Tax receipts reached about 275 million with expected subscriptions around 800 million signaling healthy business conditions. The day’s operations totaled about 1.075 billion in receipts against the payouts.
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Washington
Treasury
The
Michigan's Louis Cramton rises as anti dry leadership in house
Representative Louis C. Cramton of Michigan, serving since 1913, led the opposition to all amendments by Representative Hill of Maryland aimed at delaying the nine million dollar law enforcement appropriation for the next fiscal year. Prohibition supporters view him as a potential successor to Andrew Volstead.
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Louis C. Cramton
Michigan
Hill
Maryland
Andrew J. Volstead
United States urged to seek naval treaty extensions
The house appropriations committee reported a 293 06 538 million naval bill urging President Harding to negotiate with Great Britain France Japan and Italy to extend treaty limits to swift cruisers and fleet submarines. The measure sets 86000 enlisted personnel and warns rivals push new programs, risking further budget strain.
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Washington
Blunt
United States
House Appropriations Committee
Harding
Great Britain
France
Japan
Italy
World redemption hinges on America says observer
James Garvin argues in the Observer that U S action can turn the scales in world affairs. He views President Harding's plan to extend aid to Europe as a real beginning after four years of chaos and upheaval.
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London
America
James Garvin
The
Observer
Harding
Europe
27 Reported Dead in Lake Disaster
Sault Ste. Marie Michigan reports 27 missing and believed drowned after the tug Reliance struck rocks off the Lizard Islands five days ago.
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Lake
Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich
Reliance
Lizard Islands
Retail price of food up in November
Washington reports a 2 percent rise in retail and wholesale food prices in November while a Department of Labor bulletin notes retail food costs were 5 percent lower on November 15 than a year earlier.
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Washington
Department of Labor
U S Likely to Intervene In European Financial Crisis
President Harding and his cabinet work on a plan to aid Europe by urging abandonment of imperial designs and pledges for sound fiscal policies. The move signals potential U S intervention to stabilize European finances.
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Washington
Harding
Illinois voters reject proposed constitution by large margin
Illinois voters rejected the proposed constitution by a large margin. Early figures show about seven hundred thousand ballots favoring defeat and a near five to one statewide majority. Chicago, meanwhile, backed the rejection by more than seven to one.
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Illinois
Chicago
Woman Wields House Gavel
Washington reports that on a December day the Illinois woman representative Mrs. Winnifred Mason Flack presided as chair for about thirty minutes during a lunch break. The house operated in committee with the presiding officer titled chairman and male members called her Mrs. Chairman, avoiding the term Mrs. Chairwoman.
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Washington
Winnifred Mason Flack
Ilinois
Boiler Blast Kills or Injures 100 at Cuban Sugar Mill
A boiler explosion at the Estrella sugar mill near Camaguey leaves about 100 workers dead or wounded. The mill is owned by Compania Central Azucarera, an American corporation, and the blast occurred December 18.
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Camaguey
Cuba
Havana
Estrella Sugar
Compania Central Azucarera
Contests Likely For Lodge King Seats In Senate
Washington reports contests to remove Massachusetts Senator Lodge and Utah Senator King. Some hope a King challenge may succeed while leaders doubt Senator-elect Mayfield of Texas can be seated after admitting a Texas primary law violation.
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Lodge
Massachusetts
King of
Utah
Mayfield
Texas
Washington
Senate
Senators Lodge
King
Navy leaders back limit on auxiliary tonnage urged
Harding and Secretary of State Hughes support the house naval appropriation bill proposal to cap auxiliary tonnage as done for capital ships under the Five-Power Treaty. They, however, think now is not the moment for a new conference.
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Washington
Harding
State Hughes
Naval Powers
John Wanamaker Dies in Philadelphia at 84
John Wanamaker, world famous merchant and former postmaster general, died at his Philadelphia home after a prolonged illness. He had been confined to his town house since November following a heavy cold contracted at his Lyndhurst country estate in Jenkintown.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Lyndenhurst
Jenkintown
Three Indiana Officials Abduct Army Captain in Chicago
In Chicago Captain Charles Pike of the U S Army Marine Hospital was overpowered by three men who bound him and kidnapped him in a taxi bound for Indiana. The men, Indiana officials acting on a bigamy warrant issued by Justice Howard Kemp of Crown Point Indiana, held the captain’s bride in shock during the escape.
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Chicago
Charles Pike
U. S. Army
U. S. Marine Hospital
Indiana
Justice of the Peace
Howard Kemp
Crown Point
Ind
Soviet moves to erase Santa Claus Christmas myth
Moscow reports Communist leaders and teachers launched a nation wide campaign to ruin Santa Claus amid a broader battle against religious holiday practices. The effort targets Christmas decorations and the myth of Santa as part of secularizing policies.
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Moscow
Russia
Santa Claus
Communists Union
Bankers Plan Big Loan To Germany
Washington reports an outside loan of about 1.5 billion dollars is under study by international bankers to rescue Germany from crisis and avert a major reparations failure. J P Morgan pressed discussions with Secretary Hughes as American authorities seek cooperation on the mammoth loan plan. London cites Premier Bonar Law stating Germany’s near collapse and criticizes reliance on French finance and delayed payments after the moratorium.
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Washington
Germany
Europe
London
Bonar Law
House of Commons
Osaka Bank Suspensions Shake Japan Financial District
Tokyo reports the Osaka financial district badly unsettled by three bank suspensions and extensive runs on small banks. The Bank of Japan pledged to assist other banks to stabilize the system.
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Tokyo
Osaka
Bank of Japan
Depositors Riot At Bank Leader’s Home Over Wealth Transfer
Angry depositors stormed the bank scene and set fire to the director’s residence after he refused to move his personal wealth to aid the bank. The incident highlights a volatile clash between the bank’s creditors and its leadership.
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Seki‘zen Bank
Senate panel backs three constitutional amendments
A senate judiciary subcommittee chaired by Senator Cummins endorsed amendments to permit federal child labor legislation control campaign spending and establish a presidential preference primary. Lawmakers aim to push all three for adoption this session.
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Senate
Senator Cummins
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Cummins
Daugherty Impeachment Hearing Ends Amid Stormy Dispute
Washington report says the Daugherty impeachment hearings halted after Representative Keller, who filed the charges, clashed with Chairman Volstead and the house judiciary committee. Keller and his counsel withdrew from further proceedings after a fifteen minute dispute.
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Washington
DaugHerty
Keller
Volstead
House Judiciary Committee
Harding to Clemenceau Offers Debt Arbitral Peace
Paris reports a personal message from President Harding to Clemenceau promising American arbitration of reparations and a possible repeal of allied war debts if accepted, signaling a dramatic change in U S foreign policy.
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Paris
America
Harding
Clemenceau
France
Veterans' bloc planned in Congress to aid ex servicemen
Washington officials of the region and congress members formed a veterans bloc to push welfare legislation this session. The group will include all lawmakers who prioritize ex service man interests.
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Washington
Congress
Klan Threat Letter Aimed at Governor McCray
A letter claiming to be from the Gary Ku Klux Klan secretary threatens Governor McCray and is turned over to federal and state authorities for investigation.
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Indiana
Gary Ku Klux
Laporte
Ind
Ku Klux Klan
Gary
McCray
Law backs Balfour note in Commons on inter allied debts
Premier Bonar Law stated in the house of commons his support for the Balfour note. He urged an adjustment of inter allied debts through general cancellation and proposed that England surrender her portion of reparations to be paid by Germany.
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London
Bonar Law
House of Commons
England
Germany
Eight Die as Train Sideswipes Engine at Humble
Eight persons were killed and twenty injured when passenger train No. 28 of the Houston East and West Texas railway sideswiped a switch engine in front of Humble depot on Wednesday night.
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Humble
Tex
Houston, Tex
The
Houston East and West Texas Railway
World figures in politics, finance and crime
Elieser Ben-Yahuda dies in Jerusalem. Premier Poincaré wins Paris confidence vote 512 to 76. Russian communist leader M Zimoveff arrested in Bulgaria. Romania denies Carol’s departure with bride. U S Senate approves 26 million for Labor and Commerce. John Buss, 87, dies in Fort Wayne. Reef association feeds 1.3 million Russian children. Kurt Scherrer elected Swiss president. Luther forms German wage grain plan. Harding plans Florida vacation. Canada takes almost half US corn exports in 1921. Wallace Reid near comeback in Los Angeles. Eleven year old Walter Malinowski dies in Minier Illinois. Bandits release all foreign prisoners in Honan save a French engineer. Seaboard bank buys liner Hiannis for 900 after wartime build. Justice Pitney resigns illness. serves till Jan 1. Budget system yields early supply bill passage. DOJ asks 1.725 million for deputy marshals. France’s eighth aviation salon shows progress. Nogales officers lose hope for M Marshall and L L Vaho.
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Elieser Ben-Yahuda
Jerusalem
Poinesre
Paris
Dispatches
Boslogna
Cof M. Zimovieff
Washington
Prince Carol of
Rumania
Senate
Labor and Commerce
John J. Buss
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hanover
American Reef Association
Berne
Kurt Scheurer
Lodd
Luther
Berlin
Reichstag
Germany
Harding
Florida
Canada
United States
Department of Agriculture
Wallace Reid
Los Angeles
Cal
Walter Malinowski
Minier
Honan
Seaboard National Bank of New York
Hiannis
Shipping Board
Mahton Pitney
Supreme Court
Hasding
Department of Justice
France
Nogales
Ariz
Irrancis C. Marshall
GC. L.vahho
Washington Bridge Plan Tied to Federal Authority at Trenton
The article notes federal approval for a bridge project at Trenton New Jersey to commemorate Washingtons crossing of the Delaware River. It mentions Senator Brookharts proposed amendment to the shipping bill seeking subsidies for American producers and farmers. It reports a Moro attack on a Philippine constabulary detachment on Secuban island resulting in two outlaws killed and five soldiers wounded. A Peking dispatch claims Chinese plans to retire a pension with the Shantung railroad takeover. Japanese workers strike after that takeover and Paris toy makers fear German toy imports for Christmas despite high German tariffs.
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Federal Authority
Trenton
N. J
Washington
Delaware River
Brookhart
Secuban Island
Philippines
Constabulary
Peking
Shantung
Road
Paris
Government Market Report shows mixed farm prices and outputs
For the week ending December 14 the report lists hay prices from No. 1 timothy to prairie, various feeds including bran and middlings, live stock values in Chicago, grain cash market figures for No. 2 red and hard winter wheat, mixed and yellow corn, oats, and dairy and fruit prices. It also notes Midwest farm price benchmarks for central Iowa and the Dakota/Kansas regions.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Minneapolis
Prairie
St. Louis
Iowa
North Dakota
Kansas
Wisconsin
Young Americas
Northwestern
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