High Level Conference Considered on Mexican Treaty
Washington December 17 President Harding was urged to convene a conference with Obregon after the armament talks. The aim would be to craft a treaty pledging Mexican recognition and limits on fighting, with a Mexican envoy to Washington possible on a formal invitation. Opposition from Fletcher was noted as policy discussions hovered toward a conference plan.
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Washington
Bent Harding
Obregon
Jinder
Fletcher
State Department
Belgium
France in naval talks faces blame for failure
Washington dispatch reports the world power talks on naval limitation blame France for the failure and insist France shoulder responsibility for not backing down in the committee discussion. Secretary Hughes proposed ratios about five to eight one point seven one seven would be considered adequate, yielding about 198000 tonnage for France versus higher tonnages for Britain Japan and the United States.
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Washington
France
Japan
Hugdes
Great Britain
Allies Refuse German Plea on Reparations Payment Delay
Paris December 17 The allied reparations commission rejected Germany’s request to extend payment time. It demanded in a terse note to Chancellor Wirth that Germany provide details and promised payments immediately. Until those details arrive the commission will not consider the request.
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Paris
Wirth
Uis
Commission d
France backs navy growth amid submarine abolition talk
Paris reports France insists on a naval buildup arguing for a fleet as large as Britain’s. Semi official comments emerge as France allies with Britain in Washington arms conference discussions.
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France
Paris
Lee
Britain
Stinnes Attacks Wirth Government In Berlin
Hugo Stinnes denounces the Wirth government in a Berlin speech declaring financial pressure and policy clashes amid German economic tensions. He accuses Chancellor Wilhelm Cuno’s cabinet of weak leadership and risks to industry.
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Stinnes
Wirth
Berlin
Hugo Stinnes
Germany
Young American Inventor Offers Radium Substitute
Frank Rieber, a young electrical engineer, develops an X-ray attachment that doubles high voltage and paves the way for a cheaper radium substitute in cancer treatment. Dr. H. C. Ruggles of UC reports demonstrations at St Francis Hospital. The device attaches to standard X-ray machines and aims to enable broader, safer experimentation by physicians.
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San Francisco
Frank Rieber
H. C. Ruggles
University of California
St. Francing
Ruggles
Rieber
Peace Pact Has Dail Majority
Dublin December 17 a substantial majority of the Dail Bireann has tentatively agreed to ratify the Anglo Irish treaty. A final vote will likely be held Monday after a public session called by party leaders for final discussion. Michael Collins appeared boisterously gleeful as relief spread among pact supporters.
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Dublin
Dail Bireann
Michael Collins
Belfast Gun Battles Wound A Score In Streets
Gun battles erupted in Belfast streets after the British parliament approved the Anglo Irish treaty leaving a score or more people wounded. Police and emergency services raced to the scene as crowds watched in shock.
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Belfast
Parliament to Vote on Ireland Peace Treaty
London reports that Britain will vote on ratification of the Ireland peace treaty in both houses Monday. The sole hurdle is the Stream party’s potential defeat of the pact and possible British rejection if that occurs.
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Ireland
London
Pro-Japs Club Details Inspire Heated City Debate
A local club with headquarters at 260 Central Building promotes patriotic aims and opposes alien labor laws. Members include Reginald H. Parsons and M. A. Matthews, with William M. Garrett as secretary and D. W. Bowen as treasurer. Critics call the group anti labor and pro Jap while officials deny promoting such views.
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Central Building
William M. Garrett
D. W. Bowen
Jury Deadlock in Infanticide Trial at Adrian
A jury in Adrian Michigan on December 17 remained deadlocked after deliberating on the fate of Mrs Marie Kirby who faced charges tied to the death of the illegitimate baby of her daughter Miss Alice Kirby.
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Adrian, Mich
Marie Kirby
Alice Kirby
Reed Bird Nickname Refers Across States
Bobolink is called the reed bird in Pennsylvania and the rice bird in the Carolinas, reflecting regional name variations for the same species.
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Pennsylvania
Carolinas
Mystery attack leaves Anthony Horn near death
Anthony Horn, 25, lay dying at Providence hospital after an affray with a band of men. He was found injured beside a wrecked automobile near Fourth Ave S and Hill St. Doctors say knife wounds severed his jugular vein and police suspect he was attacked after a downtown quarrel. His sister Miss Mary Horn, a nurse, and brother Joe Horn could offer little clarification as detectives push to identify assailants.
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Anthony Horn
Providence Hospital
Fourth Ave. S
Hill St
Pa” Eifle Roundhouse
Horn
Mary Horn
Seattle
Kern
Joe Horn
Carson Ave
Georgetown
C. L. Toma
H. M Barton
Man Stabbed After Street Row Near Madison and Front
Palmer, who found the injured man in the street, said two assailants stabbed an individual named Palter of the Interurban hotel during a street quarrel near Front Avenue and Madison Street. The victim was taken to city hospital with a knife wound in the abdomen. his condition was not severe. All three men involved were reportedly drinking.
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Ter
Flrnt Ave
Madison
Palmer
City Hospital
Klan Uniform Tied to Slain Men in Ardmore Case
Ardmore authorities linked a Ku Klux Klan uniform to the deaths of Joe Carrell and John Smith of Wilson and Ardmore officer CC Sims. J A Gilliam, John Smith, Jeff Smith and Curley Smith faced murder charges amid threats to Carrell. Police noted Carrell had received numerous warnings to leave the area.
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Ardmore
Okla
Joe Carrell
John Smith
Wilson
CC. G. Sims
Hodges
Lima
Ku Klux Klan “Unionaire
J. A. Gilliam
Jeff Smith
Curley Smith
Carroll
Smith
Whs
Amtallanta
Deportation Aims at Amazon Army Leaders in Kansas
Federal investigators arrive in Pittsburg Kansas to begin deportation proceedings against alien women leaders of the Amazon army and other radicals in the coal fields plus “undesirables” as part of a federal probe led by United States Attorney Alfred Williams.
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Pittsburg
Kans
Amazon Army
Kansas
Alfred Williams
United States
Moonshine Outfit Seized by Police
A copper still, coil, empty kegs and other apparatus for moonshining were seized in a raid at 322 Battery Street Friday night. Laborers George Hanoff, 27, and Pete Scott, 42, were arrested and held for federal officials Saturday by Patrolmen George Reynolds and Walter Dench.
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George Hanoff
Pete Scott
George Reynolds
Walter Dench
Bomb squad debunks Lindenfeld confession in New York case
The United States bomb squad in New York discredited the alleged Lindenfeld confession after a year of investigation. Authorities clarified the confession did not hold under scrutiny.
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United States
New York
Lindenfeld
Hope Mystery Now Solved in Wall Street Bombing
Washington December 17 The Wall Street bombing case nears solution as William J Hurn a chief of the justice department bureau of investigation reports progress after a meeting with Attorney General Daugherty He plans to go to New York to lead future arrests and it is said Lindenfeld holds key knowledge about the plot though he may be charged if he refuses to testify
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Washington
Wall Street
William J. Hurna
Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation
Daugherty
Urna
New York
Thené
Department of Justice
Lindenfeld
Burns
Aaidindenfeld
Bomb Planned for Morgan Exploited by Ring Leader
Warsaw dispatch reports Wolfe Lindenfeld was arrested at U S justice request for involvement in the Wall Street bombing. He allegedly confessed to a $30 000 hire paid by New York Communisers via Moscow Third International Lindenfeld named ring leaders and bomb origin saying it exploded prematurely intended for J P Morgan.
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Warsaw
Charerd
Wall Street
Wolfe Linientfeld
U. S. Department of Justice
New York
Moscow
Third
Berlin
Lindenfelt
J. P. Morgan
Children Return to Classes After King County Floods
About 1,700 students in Kent Thomas O'Brien Orting Snoqualmie Valley districts will resume classes Monday after flood closures. County schools superintendent Thomas F. Hulse notes the districts were kept from the classroom due to high water.
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King County
Kent
Thomas, O'Brien
Ortlin
Snoqualmie Valley
Thomas F. Hulse
Freed of Insurance Murder Plot Charge
Fred Decker was acquitted by a jury in Columbia City Indiana. Leroy Lovett was found not guilty in a plot to defraud an insurance companion of 24000 dollars. Cal Decker, third brother charged, faced potential case continuation. Virgil Decker serves a life sentence.
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Columbia City
Ind
Fred Decker
Leroy Lovett
Insurance Companion
Cal Decker
Virgil Decker
Japanese near war warned by veteran shipping man
Captain Robert Dollar told a banquet of the Foreign Trade Conference that Japan and its delegates nearly chose war before the Washington conference. He said Britain would have renewed its treaty with Japan and Japan would have declared war on the United States if the open door plan failed. He did not name his source.
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Tacoma
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Nippon
Far East
Robert Dollar
Dollar
Washington
Beattie city council pledges no taxes for street railway funding
The Beattie council resolves no taxes will be levied to aid the municipal street railway without a vote by qualified electors. It pledges fare reductions to balance obligations and maintenance costs, while considering economies. Officials note a special election is unlikely, and fare changes may be tied to the May ballot.
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Municipal Street Railway
Couity Council
City of Beattie
Beattie
Erickson
Fitzgerald
Four Men Reported Missing in Seattle Area
Seattle police aided in a search for four missing persons. A. L. Andrews, 65, of Farlington, disappeared after boarding a car to Seattle last Tuesday. his wife is in critical condition after a mental breakdown. Eden Lawrence, 27, a sailor discharged from the Unalga, has not returned home. Joe Warden, 10, vanished from 6444 Carleton Ave. J Carson, 69, a cooper, is missing from 608 East Tacoma Street.
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Seattle
A. L. Andrews
Farlington
Andrews
L. B. Walter
Stroud Ave
Eden Lawrence
38Th Ave
Joe Warden
Carleton Ave
J. Carson
Cooper
E.st. Tacoma
Roman Pun Highlighted in Gloamin Wordplay
A fragmented artful line hints at a pun involving Roman figures and wordplay about making up one’s mind. The text references bankers, Calpurnia, Ate, and a pun on the word Roman, suggesting playful mishearing or punning in a historical or literary context.
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Calpurnia
To a Chaperon by Goofgo Rilla
A playful verse in February and April showers about courtship with a chaperon. It jokes that lovers seek privacy but half the game and bliss depend on adult supervision, suggesting to leave the love at home and take only the chaperon.
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Love
Paat
Second Nome Mayor Dead in Portland
W. W. Bard, second Nome mayor and longtime public official in Alaska, died in Portland at age noted in reports. He spent years in Seattle and was active in Northwest and Alaska financial circles, reportedly first making a fortune with the Bessie Beach mine in 1906 and later rebuilding wealth through a Columbia shipping venture before his death.
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Portland
W. W. Hard
Nome
Alaska
United States
Bard
Seattle
Northwest
Package of Yenshee Triggers Two Arrests
Police report a package of yenshee led to the arrest of Jack King 25 a barber and Walter Steele 26 a dishwasher. They were held in jail Saturday for investigation after being apprehended at Seventh Ave and Spring by Sergeants R Newton and J McCarty.
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Jack King
Walter Steele
Seventh Ave
R. Newton
J. McCarty
Kidnappers Present $100 To Social Worker In Park
In Tacoma on December 17 a white robed group calling itself the K K K kidnapped Adjt. Kelso of the Salvation Army. They drove him in several cars to Wright Park where they offered him a $100 bill and expressed they would like to be kidnapped again.
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Tacoma
Adjt
Kelso
Balvation Army
Wright Park
Funeral Train Escorts Lawmaker J A Elston Home
Washington dispatch reports an 18 member House and 8 Senator escort will accompany Representative J A Elston’s body from Washington to Berkeley California. The California funeral party departs today and arrives Wednesday night with services scheduled Thursday at 3 p m. California leaders Johnson Shortridge Lanroot Nicholson Stanfield Harris Pittman and others will join.
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Washington
House
J. A. Elston
Orkeley
Cal
California
Potomac River
Berkeley
Johnson and Shortridge
Lanroot
Wisconsin
Nicholson
Colorado
Stanfield
Oregon
Harris
Mississippi
W. Montana
Pittman
Nevada
Extension for war veterans extends insurance eligibility
War risk insurance for World War veterans scheduled to be discontinued December 2 has been extended to March 4, 1926. Veterans whose insurance lapses over three months must undergo a medical exam and pay two months back premium. Government cites many veterans not yet informed of insurance privileges. After one year, veterans may borrow 64 percent of amounts paid to date.
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Beattie Office
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Washington
Burglary Loot Totals 740 From Two Homes
A jewelry thief entered the Berkhart residence at 1802 Fourth Ave West on Friday night and stole a diamond platinum pin set with sapphire two jeweled butterflies worth 500 a mesh bag 200 and 40 in cash. The thief appeared familiar with the house timing entry when the family was upstairs. A separate theft at 2531 First Ave North took a gold watch and 40 dollars.
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Mra. F. O. Berkhart
Fourth Ave. W
Mra. Berkhart
E. Lent
First Ave. N
Californians Compete to Take Muscle Shoals Project
William F. Humphrey, attorney for the Construction Co. of North America of San Francisco, says his firm can finance and complete the Muscle Shoals project faster, claiming a superior proposal to Henry Ford for taking over the work.
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San Francisco
Muscle Shoals
William F. Humphrey
Humphreys
the Construction Co. of North America
Henry Ford
Greek Steamer Fletis Runs Aground Off Ireland
The Greek steamer Fletis carrying wheat from Astoria to the United Kingdom ran aground on a reef near Limerick Ireland. A London cablegram reported that assistance has been sent.
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Ireland
San Francisco
Fletis
Astoria
United Kingdom
Limerick
London
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