Japan Holds Siberian Foothold Amid War Debates
United Press reports Japan is not honoring a hands off policy toward Russia and is boosting Siberian forces, now estimated around 60,000, amid Allied tensions. Officials cite Bolshevism fears and strategic foothold as reasons while debates over peace terms continue after Christmas. In San Francisco, Edgar Woodcock’s murder trial cites neurasthenia as a defense, with doctors detailing nervous exhaustion and fear as contributing factors.
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ED L. Keen
United Press
Japan
Russia
Siberia
America
Altho
Ambanaador
Deniken
Kelchak
Fusata
Churchill
Biberia
China
United Preas
Edgar Woodrock
A. H. McNulty
French Hospital
Woodcock
Edward Kelly
San Francisco
Kelly
Jer
McNulty
Washington Cane Used by Wilson on White House Walks
A cane once carried by George Washington was loaned to President Wilson for use during walks at the White House. The cane belongs to Edward C. Creecy of Baltimore who personally delivered it to the White House.
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Washington
George Washington
Wilson
White House
Edward C. Creecy
Baltimore
Mine men to meet Columbus in January convention
The International Convention of the United Mine Workers of America will convene in Columbus starting January 6. Delegates from affiliated locals are expected to attend the meeting and set the agenda for the coming year.
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Columbus
The
Tinted Mine Workers of America
Billings Widow Wins Insurance Verdict in Tacoma
Minnie EK Billings, widow of Orville Billings, Tacoma capitalist, won a $15,000 verdict in federal court. The jury found he died not by his own action but by accidental discharge of his revolver, supporting her life insurance claim.
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Tacoma
Minnie EK. Billings
Orville Billings
Mra
Billings
Wilson to appoint three man coal commission
President Wilson plans to name a three man panel to study coal mining with a miner operator and public representative. The panel could recommend wage and hour changes beyond the 14 percent increase granted after the strike ended. Critics fear the public will bear higher coal costs with only one official on the commission.
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Warhington
Wilson
White House
United Mine Workers
Coal Commission
Miners Weigh Legal Move to Reopen Western Mines
United Mine Workers consider legal action to force Wilkerson operators to resume under a temporary agreement with a 14 percent wage increase. Most Western Washington mines expected to restart, boosting state output toward 13 000 tons daily except Wilkerson. Efforts also target reopening Carbon Coal and Clay Co. at Payne after its indefinite closure.
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Wilkerson
United Mine Workers
Ernest Newsham
Washington
Wilkeson
Moalyn
Clenum
Carbon Coal & Clay Co
Payne
Ex-Service Men to Get City Jobs
Mayor FitzGerald directs the board of public works to place two or more ex service men on municipal day labor. He will ask the city council next Monday to appropriate funds to pay them, enabling about one third of disabled veterans to receive work immediately.
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C. B. Fitzgerald
Board of Public Works
Fitzgerald
Bost of Public Works
Pitagerald
Eighteen Communists Condemned in Budapest
Paris dispatch reports eighteen Hungarians condemned for the reign of terror under Bela Kun. They were sentenced yesterday and to be executed in the prison courtyard today, amid trials of communist leaders and followers.
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Paris
Budapest
Giepatch
Hungary
Bela Kun
Coal Wage Scale Talks Resume In Cleveland
The wage scale committee for central competitive district coal mine operators resumed sessions in Cleveland on December 15 after a night conference. Chairman Thomas Brewster of St Louis said some members left the city and delegated voting power to those who remained.
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Cleveland, CO
Thomas Brewster
St. Louis
Thore
Campanini in grave condition at St Luke's hospital
Citigago December 18. Trente Campanini director of the Grand Opera Company is reported in very grave condition by his physician Dr. Joseph Eo Blake. Campanini at St Luke's hospital is suffering from Neuronia and his sudden deterioration reduces hope for recovery.
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Citigago
Trente
Campanini
Ro Grand Opera Company
Joseph Eo. Blake
St. Luke's Hospital
Mother's Sanity Is Being Probed
Atlantic City New Jersey December 18 The local commission of inquiry appointed to examine Mrs Esther Miller Blake accused of drowning her five year old son Buddy will report today. After their finding on sanity and physical condition Coroner Stoddard will decide whether to issue a subpoena for Mrs Blake to appear before the coroner's jury which is to hold its inquest tonight James Blake the boy's father has already been subpoenas.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Llenista
Esther Miller Blake
Buddy
Democrats Propose Peace Treaty Compromise in Senate
Washington report says Democratic senators draft definite terms for a peace treaty compromise. Republicans had refused to propose terms since the treaty failed, and Democrats aim to gain broad support before presenting concessions on a new set of reservations. Some senators favor ratification of all treaty parts except those on the league of nations.
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L. C. Martin
United Press
Washington
Bcra
Foreign Relations Committee
League of Patrons
Arrest of Two May Be Unjust
Charles B. White and Mrs. Edith Jones were to be released from county jail in May. County prosecutor E. C. Gaskill indicated charges against White and Jones would be dismissed. Detectives had previously planned arrests in the case tied to the disappearance of "Bing" Daisy near the White dahlia field in October.
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Mammonton
N. J
United Prean
Charles
White
Legion Okhs Training Plan Remains Core of U S Military Policy
Washington reports that American Legion officers urged compulsory universal training for boys 18 to 20, four to six months, with two weeks yearly drills in following years. They support a citizen army under its own officers, a separate air service, and a long term reserve organized with a liberalized general staff.
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Washington
United States
American Legion
Senate Military Affairs Committee
National
Mexican Reply In Washington On Agent Jenkins Release
The Mexican reply to the American note seeking the release of American Consular Agent William Jenkins has been received at the State Department. Secretary Lansing will study the official text and the Mexican stance, and the reply is expected to be disclosed soon.
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Washington
Decca Press
William ©. Jenkins
State Department
Lansing
Ex-Soldier Hit From Ambush Near Port Townsend
In Port Townsend on December 18 a returning soldier named W. H. Wood was ambushed at his lonely farm while repairing a window. He was struck by two bullets one grazing the skull and another passing through. Police seek motive and motive remains unclear.
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Port Townsend
W. H. Wood
Wood
Guides in London fog direct pedestrians to safety
London fog guides posted in the streets by the London General Omnibus company aid pedestrians who lose their way and risk being victimized. The corps comprises locals familiar with the capital’s highways and byways to direct people.
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London
London General Omnibus Company
New Building Planned for Firlands Sanitarium
City Health Commissioner H M Read led the public safety committee to approve a 60000 dollar appropriation for an extra Firlands Sanitarium building. Dr Read urged urgency and recommended wooden construction over concrete to cut costs by about two thousand dollars amid the city’s push for faster expansion.
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H. M. Read
Public Mufety
Firlands Sanitarium
Severnl
Read
Public Buildings
J. A. Johnson
Steamship fares rise sought by Pacific Steamship
The Interstate Commerce Commission today considered the Pacific Steamship Company's request to raise passenger rates on its San Francisco to Seattle line. The action follows the company’s filing from its routes serving major West Coast ports.
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Seattle
San Francisco
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pacific Steamship Company
Woman Tells Police Husband Killed Manos in Quarrel
Mrs Margaret Poulos confessed to police that her husband George Paulos and two other men killed Gus Manos during a quarrel at the Paulos home. Manos was found with 60 knife wounds in a city gully last March.
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Butte
Mont
Gus Manos
Margaret Poulos
George Paulos
Manos
Paulog
Bath drought ends as rains descend in South Africa
From Bloemfontein to Bath the long South African drought ends as heavy winter rains arrive. Residents had faced water rationing and prohibitions on bathing, but the first substantial downpour allows normal washing and bathing to resume.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Bloemfontein
Stop Buying, She Advises in High Price Campaign
Chicago report notes Illinois women urge a stop to price gouging as they launched a campaign with Attorney General Palmer. Maud R. Turtay, organizer, calls for refusing luxury prices and buying only essentials, delaying costly purchases to force price falls.
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Chicago
Illinois
United States
Palmer
Maud R. Turtay
Bolshevist envoy Martens may face jail over committee
Justice Greenbaum ordered Bolshevist ambassador Ludwig C A K Martens his secretary Bantorio Nevarteva and Dr Michael Mistig former treasurer of the Russian Socialist federation to show on Friday why they should not be jailed for refusing to furnish information to the Lusk committee investigating radical activities and to produce official correspondence with the Soviet government.
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New York
United Press
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
Lusk
Justice Greenbaum
Supreme Court
Martens
Bantorio Nevarteva
Michael Mistig
Russian Socialist Federation
Radium Aids Cancer Cure Effort At University of California
University of California hospital in San Francisco will expand radium treatment for cancer. Public donations totaling 20 000 dollars have been raised toward 45 400 dollars needed to buy 400 milligrams of radium from Pittsburgh. Women are urged to stand as reg regators and testify to the value of the program.
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San Francisco
University of California Hospital
Pittsburg
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