Bonded liquor glut burdens warehouses as wartime ban lingers
Washington reports bonded liquor worth about 183 million dollars for 67 million gallons faces mounting carrying charges of three and one third million monthly while the Supreme Court sustains wartime prohibition. Officials say non beverage uses would take centuries to clear the stock and export is limited.
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German Reply Averts Trouble Over Peace Protocol
Paris reports the supreme council deemed Germany's reply to the peace protocol conciliatory and ordered a prompt dispatch to Berlin. Officials planned signing the protocol before Christmas and arranged a joint naval expert session on compensation for the Scapa Flow fleet. Austria aid, including 30 000 tons of wheat, was debated with US credits seen as vital to Austrian stability and territorial integrity including Vorarlberg. Renner urged a continuous food program to restore normal life.
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Peace outlook grows bright as Christmas nears
London reports peace likely by Christmas as German reparations talks in Paris may offer docks dredges and materials. The German reply to the peace protocol was to be reviewed by the supreme council. Labour groups claim a victory for organized labor in policy toward Russia and plan campaigns to press for peace with the Bolsheviks and lifting the blockade. Churchill notes Britain has fewer soldiers in Russia than the U S France or Japan.
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Youths Held on Assault Charges in Youngstown
Two brothers Joe Sigman aged 20 and Tony Sigman 1% were jailed in Youngstown on $500 cash bail each for assaulting Morris Fine near View hotel on Avalon way and Yancey street after Fine reported disorderly conduct. Patrolman W L Pendergast made the arrest.
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Morris Fine
View Hotel
Youngstown
Joe Sigman
Tony Sigman
Fine
Avalon Way
Yancey
W. L. Pendergast
Mine Contempt Case Continued in UMWA Fight
In Indianapolis on December 16 Judge A B Anderson indefinitely continued contempt charges against United Mine Workers officials. The case centers on alleged injunction violations during the bituminous coal strike. Howatt, Kansas district president, had his case postponed to next Monday for charges he is keeping Kansas miners on strike.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America Today
A. B. Anderson
United States Distriet Court
Anderson
United Mine Workers
Alexander Howatt
Kansas
Inform Miners of Settlement
Members of 34 local miners unions statewide were told Tuesday to return to work Wednesday morning under a temporary settlement brokered by President Wilson. Robert H. Harlin of United Mine Workers district No. 10 said unions asked Governor Hart to help reopen the Renton mine, a profitable operation prior to the November strike.
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Robert H. Harlin
United Mine Workers
Harlan
Milwaukee Embargo On Nonessential Freight
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad will embargo all nonessential freight starting tomorrow to speed coal movement. Federal manager B B Geer announced the measure which will last until December 26.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
B. B. Geer
San Francisco Man Seeks Divorce Over Cruelty and Wealth
Richard Shoemaker, a San Francisco contractor, files for divorce from Mrs. Itachiel L. Shoemaker of 494 Clay, alleging cruelty and lack of love. He seeks a temporary injunction to stop her from disposing of $4,000 cash and contends about $13,000 in Hollywood and San Francisco property is not community property.
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Richard Shoemaker
Sos Angeles
Itachiel L. Shoemaker
Clayer
KH. P. Shortall
Shoemaker
Hollywood
Congressmen Fight Paper Waste and Press Size Debate
Washington December 16 United Press Congressman Anthony Kansan charges big metropolitan papers profiteer from the paper shortage and seeks a bill to shrink newspaper sizes. He says smaller papers would suffer without aid and up to 25 large papers could fail, while 2,500 others would survive with the change. Randall of California notes most big papers avoid mail, Cigaret ads proposed as a savings measure. Morgan from Hutchinson Kansas cites rising mill speeds and lagging production. Page of Massachusetts urges government paper economy amid heavy publicity and franked matter.
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Kansas
Randall
California
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Hutchinson
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Congress
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Embargo on Shipments Hits Oregon Washington Mills
Portland December 16 The O W R N and Northern Pacific railroads ordered an embargo on all freight except fuel perishables livestock and foodstuffs. The move likely halts lumber shipments from Oregon and Washington mills and could unemployment between 80000 and 106000 workers. Officials cite car shortages with no immediate relief. eastern cars sit idle while western mills close or reduce output.
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West Coast Lumbermen's Association
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Agreement Reached on Freight Wage Rates
Washington Dec. 16 The four railroad brotherhoods and the railroad administration agree on wages for slow freight service. Time and one half will be paid for time over the 12 1/2 miles per hour standard. The system begins December 1, with special terminal allowances removed except for switching work at terminals kept at old rates.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
D ANNUNZIO LEAVES FIUME AS ITALY TAKES CONTROL
Paris reports Gabriele dAnnunzio withdraws from Fiume after an agreement with Premier Nitti. Italian regulars, led by Gen Cavagna, occupy the city as Italian policy pursues a settlement at London conference after Christmas. DAnnunzio had initially claimed aims to annex the Dalmatian coast and seized cities.
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Gabriele dAnnunzio
Fiume
Htome
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Nitti
Wald
Cavigna
Annunelo
Italy
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Annunzio
Woman Steals $1100 From Man In San Francisco Encounter
Walter Sellers of an apartment at Fifth and Bryant says a woman known as Reulahb, about 40, 6 feet 1 inch with a broken nose, excused herself during an evening with him and did not return, leaving him $1100 poorer. Police are asked to locate her.
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Walter Sellers
Fifth and KHryant#1
Reulahb
Largest statue to rise from Seto rock in Japan
A monumental sculpture will be carved from natural rock in the inland sea of Seto Japan. The statue will honor Nichiren a key Japanese patron saint and symbolic figure for local faith and culture.
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Seto
Japan
Nichiren
Woman Alters Story Of Boy's Kidnapping In Atlantic City
Esther Blake admitted the boy was kidnapped after initially claiming she sacrificed him to win her husband's love. Dr. Louis Souder said she later told of walking with the boy to Ventnor pier and believing he fell into the water. Police report shows a streetcar conductor recounting their ride prior to the disappearance.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Esther Blake
Louis Souder
Souder
Woman Jumps From Window to Death at Hotel Larne
Miss Lillian Nelson of Marysville, about 32, leapt from her seventh floor room in the Hotel Larne yesterday ending her life. She had stayed since December 5. A motive remained a mystery and among her effects were about $100 and several valuable rings.
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Ban Francisco
Lillian Nelson
Marysville
Larne
Milk price rise by San Francisco retailers
San Francisco milk retailers raise the price by one cent a quart to 16 cents, citing a four cent producer hike. The move comes despite promises of shipments from Stockton at 13 cents a quart.
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San Francisco
Stockton
Masked Bandit Steals $300 From Kosher Meat Market
The lone burglar, about 30, wearing a black overcoat and striped handkerchief mask, entered the Kosher meat market at 173 16th Ave late evening and escaped with $300 after forcing proprietor Sol Clayman to stand with hands raised. The store was unattended at the time.
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16Th Ave
Sol Clayman
Clayman
Gu Clayman
Reno Divorce Records Shattered Amid Spiking Breakups
Reno records show 115 divorce filings in November exceeding October, with divorce suits about seven times marriages issued. Despite seven non judicial days, a divorce was filed roughly every 90 minutes in the month.
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Vada
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