Allies Study German Claims on War Reparations
Paris reports the supreme council considered German allied experts claims on compensation for Scapa Flow but made no decision. Boundaries between Galicia and Bukowina set. Austrian Chancellor Renna to return to Vienna. Marshal Foch says German evacuation of the Fal se region completed.
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Supreme Council
Galicia
Bukowina
Renna
Austria
Vienna
Foch
Wilson Delays Railroad Message On Private Return
President Wilson postpones sending his railroad message to Congress while awaiting progress on the Cummins bill this week. Officials forecast the message will state railroads will not revert to private ownership for several months due to the failed peace treaty and unsettled financial conditions. No definite return date is expected.
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Washington
United Press
Wilson
Congress
Booze Flows Across Line Smuggling Ring Busted
Whatcom county sheriffs halted two Seattle area bootleggers W I Williams and J D Jorgenson after a high speed chase on Everson road. Four kegs of rum and two sacks of beer were found in their car. They claim a Seattle dealer cached liquor on the U S side of the border and planned later transport to Seattle. They await U S customs action in the Whatcom county jail in Bellingham.
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Logan Billingsley
Whatcom County
W. IL. Williams
J. D. Jorgenson
Meattie
Everson Road
U. S
CANDIDATES TO FILE ON FRIDAY FOR CITY ELECTION
Mayor Fitzgerald expected to run again, with Corporation Counsel Walter F. Meter likely filing Friday. Five council seats to be filled, including W. D. Lane for a three year term and incumbents Robert T. Heaketh, Oliver T. Erickson, A. T. Drake, and John F. E. Carroll all set for likely candidacies for varying term lengths.
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C. RB. Mitegerald
Walter F. Meter
W. D. Lane
Robert Tt. Heaketh
Oliver T. Erickson
Destitute Mother. Family Quarantined Over Scarlet Fever
Mrs Nanny Miller, a sick destitute mother of three, is quarantined at 6281 Ellie Ave S Georgetown with two boarders after her husband disappeared last March. A welfare worker appeals to the public for food, clothing, and necessities to aid Miller and her children while she finances survive on charity. The landlord urged relocation after he left, and Miller now rents a small boarding house where she and the children reside in fragile circumstances.
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Nanny Miller
Ellie Ave. S
Georgetown
Miller
Star Today
Alnce
Mondell Urges Major Cut In Government Spending
Washington December 18 Republican Leader Mondell warned in a congressional report that government outlays for the year ending June 30 1920 must be reduced from nearly five billion to under four billion dollars. He stressed that economy must guide the current session.
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Hhepublican
Monde
Congress
Mondell
Packers Reach Agreement to Dismantle Unrelated Lines
Washington reports Attorney General Palmer has agreed with the big five Chicago packers to abandon control of lines not directly tied to meat, likely leading to the dissolution of related businesses. Swift & Co confirms reducing leather and Libby holdings and exits from overseas packing ventures.
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Palmer
Chicago
Department of Justice
Tts
Big Five
Chicago Packers
Iten
Swift & Co
Libby, McNeeif & Libby
South America
Australia
Youths Arrested in Stolen Automobile Case
Kersten 19 and Morris 20 were arrested by Patrolmen Mahoney and Knap just before 4 am after officers found them riding in a stolen car. They admitted the auto was not theirs. Police say the youths were recently brought back to Seattle from California to face auto theft charges and had been released on suspended sentences.
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Finder Kersten
Morris FE. Hicklin
R. J. Mahoney
Pr. BE. Knap
Seattle
California
Plan to Speed Up Deportation Work
Washington December 18. The house passed a senate resolution to make immediately available six hundred thousand dollars of the department of labor bureau of immigration appropriation to accelerate deportation work.
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Washington
House
Senate
Bureau of Immigration
Department of Labor
Daniela Named Superintendent Of California DMV
G R B Daniela former editor and publisher of the Oakland Enquirer was named superintendent of the state motor vehicle department today. He succeeds T J Tehaney who resigned to pursue newspaper work in San Francisco.
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Sacramento
G. RB. Daniela
The
Oakland Enquirer
State
T. J. Tehaney
San Francisco
Airmen urged to halt use of aircraft in bird killings
London dispatch reports the departmental committee of the protection of wild birds recommending a ban on aircraft to kill or take wild birds. British airmen question loudly who has been doing it.
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London
Formosa Seen as Final Link in Volcanic Island Chain
Scientists consider Formosa the last continuing link in a chain of volcanic islands east of a former Malayo Chinese continent, implying geological ties and historical plate movements in the region.
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Island
Formosa
Telegraph Printing Attachment For Messages In Telephones
A new telegraph printing attachment allows telephone operators to record a message for a recipient who is away. The device ensures the sender’s note is captured and retrievable upon the caller’s return.
Jury Can't Agree in Tunnel Tragedy
In Mineola New York former NY Consolidated Railroad vice president John J Dempsey faced manslaughter charges over the Malbone Street tunnel disaster that killed more than 90 people and injured hundreds The jury did not reach a verdict as prosecutors argued negligence in allowing inexperienced motormen to operate trains
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New York Consolidated Railroad Company
Malbone St. Tunnel
Dempsey
Former Washington Governor Miles Conway Moore Dies
Former Washington Governor Miles Conway Moore died at his Walla Walla home at age 74. He was the last territorial governor, appointed by President Harrison in March 1889 and served until Washington’s statehood on November 1, 1889.
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Portland
Miles Conway Moore
Washington
Walla Walla
Moore
Harrison
Hens Stolen From Mrs Blatt Home Burglary
Burglars robbed the rear henhouse at 610 22nd Ave early Thursday. Mrs J Blatt reported 11 prized hens taken from her hencoop. Police charged the suspects with breaking into the Blatt property.
Man Finds Hidden $5000 In Old Illinois Home Cellar
Seth Smith rented a Wheaton house six years ago and began cleaning the cellar. While clearing a neglected corner he uncovered five thousand dollars hidden beneath a pile of loose stones.
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Seth Smith
Wheaton
Ill
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