Naval powers race to widen arms limits in 1920s
Washington dispatch reports House Naval Affairs Committee learning from Rear Admiral Coontz about Britain’s pause in building while the United States projects a 1925 lead in capital ship tonnage. Japan plans seven dreadnoughts by 1927, with four 49,000 ton vessels completing around 1927, boosting its battleship fleet amid ongoing expansion. Britain remains superior in first line strength, but U.S. and Japanese programs threaten parity as total fleets grow.
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Ralph HW. Turner
Washington
United States
House
Naval Affairs
Rob. EB. Coontz
Naval Opera
Naval
Ad Coontz
Great Britain
Britain
Japan
England
British Urge Need for Bigger Navy
The British press argued for expanding Britain's navy to counter Japan and the United States amid disarmament inaction by the League of Nations. editors warned a fading global entente and said America entering the war would require a larger army.
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London
Britain
Japan
United States
League of Nations
Daily News
Chronicle Id
America
Rge
Daniels Ys
League
Industrial Laws Tasked in State Insurance Act Committee
A seven member committee headed by Alvin V. Schwager was formed in the Arcade building meeting Tuesday night to discuss resistative needs of the state industrial insurance act. Employers and employes sit on the panel. The main topic was rehabilitation of injured workers and training for suitable employment after recovery if return to former work is not possible.
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Alvin V. Schwager
Still in Police Station Mystery Denver
Police report Sergt Ustick found a 2.5 gallon still in the basement of the South Denver police station. No one knows how it got there as investigators pursue clues in a developing case.
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Denver
Ustick
South Denver
Constantine Returns as Greek King in Venice Welcome
A tall military bearing figure, King Constantine, is greeted aboard a naval cutter in Venice. A stately ceremony with a band and sailors at attention marks his first formal welcome in three years. The Averoff leads a fleet toward Grecian shores for his throne reclaiming in Greece.
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Venice
Constantine
Averoff
Adriatic
Sinn Feiners Step Up Push to Garner Foreign Help
In London on December 15 Sinn Feiners widened efforts to win international support for their cause. Cork Lord Mayor O Callaghan offered testimony before English tribunals on the Cork fire but preferred to appear before an international body. He and J J Walsh along with Sinn Fein agents granted safe conduct to testify before Gen Strickland while limiting others from speaking. Isolated military attacks were reported with no heavy fighting.
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London
Sinn
Home Rule Bill Passes Third Reading in Lords
The Irish home rule bill cleared its third reading in the house of Lords. Peers added alterations and the measure returns to the Commons for acceptance or conference talks to resolve differences. The plan envisioned separate legislatures for north and south Ireland and a council for Ireland with potential evolution into a parliament.
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House OF Lords
London
Commons
Northern
Southern Ireland
Ireland
Sister of MacSwiney Calls Him a Martyr and Patriot
In Tokyo a tribute to Muriel MacSwiney widow of Terrence MacSwiney is given by Sister Frances Xavier a member of the Order of Saint Maur and a teacher at a private school. She says he refused priesthood to stay ready to die for Ireland and she would not regret his death if it aided the country. She last heard from her brother in September with a birthday greeting.
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Tokyo
Muriel MacSwiney
Terrence MacSwiney
Cork
Frances Xavier
Order of Saint Maur
MacSwiney
Ireland
British Labor MPs Invited to Testify on Ireland
William P. Anderson and Arthur Henderson, Labour members of Parliament, were invited by cable yesterday to testify before the unofficial Villard commission on Irish conditions. The pair had recently traveled to Ireland to study the situation for Parliament.
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Washington
William P. Anderson
Arthur Henderson
Cable
Villard
Ireland
Dodge Funeral Marked by Detroit Crowd
Hundreds of Detroiters attended the funeral of Horace B. Dodge millionaire automobile maker at Rose Terrace and Woodlawn cemetery. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra played as the body was laid to rest beside his brother John E. Dodge. Fred J. Haynes assured Dodge Company agents nationwide that the company policy would not change despite his death.
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Detroit
Mich
Dodge
Fred J. Haynes
Five Men to Be Initiated into Quad Club
Five men will be initiated into Quad club, the university upper classmen honor society, at a banquet at the Sorrento hotel Wednesday night. The initiates are Virgil Anderson, Kent Radcliffe, Perry Land, Donald Douglas, and Neil Woody.
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Quad Club
Sorrento Hotel
Virgil Anderson
Kent Radcliffe
Crew
Perry Land
Donald Douglas
Neil Woody
Knights of the Hook
Gunmen Stage Two Robberies In Beattie Area
Police report two burglaries and two holdups with small loot in Beattie last night. Victims include Co M Binney who lost a $70 plush coat, and Charles B Carpenter who gave up $2. Also thefts from Jorn Franctich store, A H Pickering home, Ida James mink piece, and J J Bates watch locket theft. Suspects described as armed and mobile. Police investigate multiple incidents across 87th and Third avenues north to King Street area.
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Beattie
Co. M. Binney
Ninth Ave. N
Charles B. Carpenter
88Th St
87Th Ave
Third Ave
N. W
Ida James
Seventh Ave
Levy
Orpheum Theatre
Cone
J. J. Bates
43Rd Ave. S
King St
Bates
Farragut's Old Cabinboy Near Last Port in San Francisco
Eighty three year old John Rarle, American born Chinese sailor who shipped with Farragut, lies in Emergency Hospital after wandering San Francisco for 18 months. Born 1836, he ran away at 11 and served seven years with the revenue cutter Hear, sailed from Boston, and witnessed battles from New Orleans to Mobile as he nears the last port of a life at sea.
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Ban Francisco
Farragut
United States Navy
John Rarle
Marine Hospital
Boston
New Orleans
Mobile
Miller
Hear
Point Barrow
San Francisco
Sand Hills
Admirala
City Council to Discuss Liquor Code Revision and Jamaica Ginger Ban
The city council public safety committee will meet Wednesday afternoon to discuss a revised liquor code and an emergency measure to prohibit Jamaica ginger sales. Both bills remain before the council with the aim to harmonize local provisions with federal liquor laws and possibly render the ban unnecessary if the code includes it.
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Jamaica
Council Public Safety
Mayor's Gamblers Fined After Weatlake Ave Raid
Frank Hall and James Osborne pleaded guilty to possessing gambling devices after a raid directed by Mayor Caldwell on Weatlake Ave club. Presiding Judge J T Ronald imposed $1000 fines on each defendant. Eddie Shea alias Roy Allen received a $100 gambling fine.
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Frank Hall
James Osborne
Caldwell
Weatlake Ave
J. T. Ronald
Eddie Shea
Roy Allen
Voter's Final Days Marked by Resolve and Departure
A dying man, who escaped a hospital to vote the Republican ticket, expresses a steadfast preference to die protesting his fate and avoiding return to China. His remarks blend humor with a plea to be treated kindly while facing death.
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China
1919 U S Death Rate Hits Record Low Yearly Avg
The United States recorded its lowest annual death rate on a nationwide average in 1919, marking a historic drop in mortality compares to prior years. This record reflects improved public health measures and postwar adjustments impacting national longevity figures.
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United States
City lighting chief salary raised to 7500 a year
The Greater Health bureau of the Chamber of Commerce recommended raising the city lighting department superintendent salary to 7500 per year, matching other department heads. Trustees endorsed the move noting the office oversees a 10 million dollar power business with over 2 million in annual income.
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Greater Heatth Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Peroxide Jim Sentenced in Robbery Plea
William Reuther known to police as Peroxide Jim received a five to twenty year sentence in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty Tuesday afternoon to a robbery charge before Presiding Judge J T.
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State Penitentiary
William Reuther
Jim
J.T
Washington seeks abatement of 1919 income tax payments
The Chamber of Commerce asks Washington and Texas alignments on tax abatements. It cites a U S Attorney General ruling supporting abatement claims for the fourth 1919 installment due December 14, 1919, with Tacoma collectors resisting. If approved, Washington residents 1915 onward may see substantial abatements beyond the current amount due.
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Washington
Texas
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
United States
Chamber of Commerce
National Capital
Internal Revenue Department
Tacoma
Robbery Accusation Tied to Ronald Reuther at Store
Ronald Reuther faced charges after a clerk was held up in a shoe store. Deputy T. H. Patterson led the investigation and identified the alleged robber as the suspect.
Harding to Mip G O P Trouble
Marion Ohio December 15 report on unrest among Republicans irritable hardliners. President elect may meet leaders in Marion to stop insurgent movement and shape cabinet with Hoover Robins and others shaping labor and domestic policy.
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Marion
Taft
Harding
League of Nations
Cabiinet
Herbert Hoover
Senate
Raymond Robins
Chicago
Repo
Robins
House Bargain Corsets and Gowns at Corduroy House Coats
Slip over gowns of pink Crepe de Chine and Muslin gowns priced from 1.00 to 5.50. Envelope chemises in white lingerie cloth range 1.00 to 3.00. Kimonos cotton crepe offered 2.95. Corduroy house coats in narrow and wide-water weaves priced 4.95 to 8.75. Bathrobes 5.00 to 10.00. Knitted skirts 1.25 to 6.00. House sacsques listed as 5.
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