Senator Boles Penrose Dies at 61 in Washington
Senator Boles Penrose of Pennsylvania dies at 11:40 p.m. in his Wardman Park apartment after a brief illness. The longtime finance committee chair served in the Senate since 1897 and was known as a wealthy bachelor who opposed Wilson era policies and Prohibition. He was born in 1860 in Philadelphia and educated at Harvard.
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Boles Penrose
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Roy D. Adams
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Matthew Stanley Quay
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Wayne MacVeagh
George T. Bispham
Big brokers Go to the Wall
E W Wagner and Co a major Chicago brokerage firm filed voluntary petitions in bankruptcy before Federal Judge Landis in Chicago and Judge Hand in New York City Liabilities are estimated at seven and a half million dollars with assets around five million dollars The firm described as one of the world's largest stock and grain houses collapsed under the weight of its debts.
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New York City
Armed men raid Blue Ribbon distillery in Eminence Ky
Five automobile trucks carrying armed men attacked the Blue Ribbon distillery at Eminence Kentucky. They forced two guards into the office, then fled with whisky valued at thirty thousand dollars early today.
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Blue Ribbon
Bandit kills bank cashier at Pearl River bank raid
A bandit shot and killed the cashier and the bookkeeper of the First National Bank in Pearl River New York. The robber escaped in an automobile with about $300 from the bank vaults. Police seek the suspect in the Dec 30 incident.
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Illinois Governor to Be Tried for Conspiracy
Gov Len Small of Illinois faces a conspiracy misdemeanor trial in Waukegan after a change of venue from Springfield. The embezzlement charge was nolle pressed, with January 9 set for trial and the judge upholding the conspiracy indictment against the governor.
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Nolle
Clair C. Edwards
Sangamon County Grand Jury
Springfield
Small
Mortimer
Edwards
Verne C. Curtis
Fred E. Sterling
James H. Wilkerson
Brundage
Forty Years For Window Smashing Case In Ontario
Police Magistrate George Moore sentenced Stephen Zawisluk to forty years in prison after pleading guilty to smashing twenty one windows. He faced ten charges with four year terms imposed consecutively. Attorney General W E Raney announced a Toronto investigation into the Parry Sound case, calling the penalty extraordinary.
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Stephen Zawisluk
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Ontario
Toronto
Parry Sound
Liberty Bonds Gain Shifts Value by 2 Billion
New York reports Liberty Bonds this year rose in value by roughly 2 billion dollars with most gains occurring after September. Investors bought bonds for long term investment as prices dipped, peaking in late November when many issues hit year high levels.
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New York
Farm crops show sharp decline in value for year
Washington reports final agriculture estimates show farm crops valued at 5.675 billion dollars based on prices paid to farmers. The same crops accounted for about 80 percent of total farm crop value, down from 9.075 billion last year.
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Department of Agriculture
Farmers see better year ahead for US agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace reports signs of improvement for 1922 with shorter crops and higher prices, better credit conditions, softened interest rates, and reduced freight costs. He notes potential acreage reductions, cost of production declines, and ongoing government and state support to help farmers organize and market efficiently.
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Secretary Weeks proposes funds for European American cemeteries
Washington reports that Secretary Weeks recommends purchasing seven land tracts in Europe for permanent American cemeteries costing about 111000 dollars. He asks Congress to provide an extra 745000 dollars to improve the cemeteries so they compare with Allied war dead cemeteries. He estimates 82000 American war dead may not be returned home.
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U.S. Protest to Peking Over Missionary’s Death
The American legation formally protested the return to Peking of Gen. Chang Ching-yao, former Hunan governor whose troops killed missionary Rev. W. A. Belmert at Yo Show in June 1920. Chang Ching-yao now aligns with Gen. Chang Tsao lin, Manchuria’s military governor, causing diplomatic embarrassment.
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China
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Hunan
W. A. Belmert
Chang Tsaolin
Manchuria
W. A. Reimert
Toys expenditure tops 100 million in 1921
The National City Bank estimates Americans spent over 100 million dollars on toys and games during 1921. Factory value of U S manufactured toys more than tripled since the war cut German imports.
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National City Bank
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America
Italian Discount and Trust Co Closes After Bank Run
New York December 30 The Italian Discount and Trust Company at 399 Broadway was closed by the state banking department after a run by depositors. The bank was the New York agent of Banco Disconto of Rome. It has a capital of 1 million dollars and deposits exceeding 12 million.
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State Banking Department
Banco Disconto of
Rome
Federal day forces efficient in enforcing Volstead act says Blair
Washington reports Commissioner Blair says the regular federal agencies can enforce Prohibition without outside help. He rejects vigilante volunteer groups and notes the prohibition setup is capable of thwarting bootlegging schemes. James H. Jones and R A Haynes praised constructive enforcement amid hard times and continued consumer spending during Christmas.
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Uncle Sam
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S. S. Kresge
Detroit
James H. Jones
R. A. Haynes
Hullsboro
Big Four Allocate Yap Cables Among Major Powers
Washington reports a six power treaty plan dividing the former German cables in the Pacific among the United States Japan Great Britain and France. Italy and the Netherlands would approve the arrangement. Yap Guam cable goes to the United States Yap Shanghai to Japan Yap Menada to the Netherlands. The pact would grant each power cable service at the Yap center.
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Yap
Lenin Kept In Power At Ninth All Russian Congress
Riga reports that Nikolai Lenin retains his position as executive head of the Russian soviet government following the ninth All Russian soviet congress. The dispatch says Lenin is expected to reappoint Minister of War Trotzky and heads of other soviet ministries.
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Navy Petty Officer Killed After Quarrel aboard Idaho
Alfred Henry Oehls twenty six chief petty officer U S Navy died aboard the Idaho after a quarrel with a shipmate in San Pedro Cali. He was struck over the head with a marlin spike during the altercation.
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Mexico Honors Dr Howard Cross Amid Yellow Fever Death
President Obregon ordered official honors for Dr Howard B Cross of the Rockefeller Institute who died of yellow fever in Vera Cruz and whose body was brought to the capital.
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Prohibition Flagrant Violations Dominate 1921 Totals
Internal revenue data shows 1921 witnessed a sharp rise in enforcement actions as 6,000,000 gallons of alcohol were seized and about 40,000 people arrested for alleged violations. New York, Ohio, South and North Carolina, Georgia and Florida led in violations and seizure values, with Ohio and New York posting the highest arrest counts.
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Plan a Military Alliance Between Ukraine and Turkey
Constantinople January 2 General Frunze chief of the Ukrainian mission will depart Angora soon with a draft agreement to be considered by the Kiev soviet. The treaty calls for Ukraine to provide military aid to Turkey if Romania moves to aid the Greeks in Thrace.
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Frunze
Angora
Kiev Soviet
Ukraine
Roumania
Thrace
China Delegates Consider Quitting Conference Over Shantung Rail Row
Washington reports say Chinese delegates to the arms conference threaten to withdraw after Japanese demands for a Shan tung railway settlement. The move could force the conference itself to handle the appeal, signaling a potential reevaluation of China’s participation.
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Washington
Shantung
China
Wilson Predicts Big Year for Democrats in 1922
In a New Year letter to the Women's Democratic Political League, Woodrow Wilson predicts the year 1922 will show the Democratic party gaining confidence and strength. The missive emphasizes party growth and public support.
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Senate approves Vatican embassy credits in Paris vote
The Paris senate adopted credits for the embassy to the Vatican by a 1983 to 130 vote. Price Murphy, a Des Moines jeweler, died by self-inflicted poison. Princess Mary wedding set for ceremony on 28. Texas A&M lost 22 to 0 at Dallas. Fire at Davidson Brothers wholesale fruit dealers caused $400,000 in damage. Fifty injured when a youth bombed a church in Dinkelsbühl West Bavaria. $100,000 in rare wines stolen from Charles A Stonehill home in Chicago. Fire destroyed a building in Eau Claire Wisconsin causing $50,000 in damage. Navy reports its first casualty of 1922, Donald McDonald, washed overboard near Montauk. Mountain county residents seek troops to prevent feud. Washington and Jefferson shut out California at Pasadena. Amory and Davis killed in Benguet road accident.
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Lloyd Bartaud
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American Missionary Death Sparks Peking Protest
The American legation in Peking protests the killing of Rev. W. A. Reimert in Wo-Show in June 1920. The envoy accuses the Manchurian military governor of shielding the suspect by forming a coalition cabinet, hindering civil arrest.
Scheme to Help Jobless Watchmen Plan
Philadelphia proposals would use 4,000 unemployed men as night watchmen with wages funded by 15 cent weekly family contributions in the area they guard, backed by Mayor Moore and police officials.
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Moore
Market summary from Chicago grain and livestock report
Chicago markets show mixed prices across wheat corn and oats with rye flour and hay figures. Livestock ranges include prime steers, heifers, cows and hogs with gains and declines noted alongside price ceilings and wholesale delivery values.
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Ashe
Timothy
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