Coal Board to Hold Meeting
Washington dispatch reports the first meeting of President Wilson's coal tribunal will occur Monday with three members outlining future sessions after January 1. Operators prepare to cooperate to reach wage and hour decisions acceptable to both sides. The commission has not yet been granted power to end its awards by Congress and may summon Thomas Brewster and John L. Lewis as its first witnesses.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Congress
Thomas T. Brewster
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Thinks Control Is Unnecessary
New York December 26 Joshua W Alexander secretary of commerce argues in a forthcoming Independent article that government control of industry is obsolete after the war and that decisions should be made by businessmen with better access to accurate information. He says the department will supply essential data to guide both foreign and domestic policy. Poor pencils and dull boys are hard to sharpen.
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New York
Joshua W. Alexander
Washington
Department of Commerce
Capt. Karl Wilhelm Detzer On Trial For Prisoner Brutality
The May photo shows Capt. Karl Wilhelm Detzer now on trial at Governor's Island New York charged with brutality to prisoners. The image was taken when he was a student officer at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
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Karl Wilhelm Detzer
Governor’s Island
N. Y
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Italian Paper Sees Gloom Over Paris Conference
The Popolo Romano criticizes Premier Clemenceau's speech noting it denies British and French support for Italy in talks with Wilson over the Adriatic. It cites Meliofia's pessimism and Nitti's optimism but warns the outcome may be disappointing as developments unfold.
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Rome
Popolo Romano
Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Premier Nitti
Paris
Great Britain
France
Italy
Wilson
Adriatic
Melaloia
Annula Nitti
Santa Claus Helps Swab Decks on Navy Ships
Dee Bremerton reports Santa Claus scrubbed the decks of battleships New York Arkan eon and Wyoming. He cheered 160 boys and 150 girls who were fed entertained and sent home with candy toys sweaters knit caps stockings and shoes. The Navy annual Christmas ship event began in 1915 aboard the New York.
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Clause
New York
Arkan Eon
Wyoming
Navy
Man Urged to Kill Mayor Warns City Office
A young man, Morris Shubin, called at the Los Angeles mayoral office and whispered that evil spirits urged him to kill Mayor Snyder. He said he did not have a weapon but might obtain one later. The mayor gave no arrest orders. secretary Ivan Bt. Johna notified police headquarters.
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Los Angeles
Morris Shubin
Snyder
Ivan Bt. Johna
Friendship Worth While Beyond Jealousy
A reflective line notes that true friendship rests on selflessness and mutual regard rather than envy or selfish motives. The quote emphasizes enduring loyalty and genuine care as the core of meaningful companionship.
Death of Stowell and Armstrong Shocks Universal Team
New York reports express grief for William Stowell and Dr. Joseph R. Armstrong who served Universal Film Manufacturing. The letter recalls Stowell as a beloved actor and Armstrong as a respected Los Angeles figure, noting the shock and consideration of recalling the expedition as Edward M. Thierry coordinates further word.
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New York
William Stowell
Joseph R. Armstrong
Universal Film Manufacturing Co
Universal Company
Dr. Armstrong
Los Angeles
Edward M. Thierry
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Sugar Board Seeks Delay on McNary Bill Signature
The sugar equalization board asked President Wilson to withhold signature from the McNary sugar bill until a paper explaining some features is filed. White House officials said the board’s recommendation is approved by its members but the details were not indicated.
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Washington
Sugar Equalization Board
Wilson
White House
Women's Democratic Clubs Plan National Organization
Members of the Women's Democratic club meet to organize women nationwide to secure support for the Democratic Party. A public hearing in Bellingham on January 6, 1920, discusses Great Northern Railway's request to replace the Nooksack River bridge at Ferndale with a fixed span.
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Women’s Democratic Clubs
New York
Dee
Women's Democratic Club
United States
U. S
Bellingham
Assembly Hall
The
Chamber of Commerce
Great Northern Railway Company
Nooksack River
Ferndale
Washington
British Campaign to Regain World Trade Supremacy
London proposes a vigorous postwar drive to restore Britain's role as a leader in global commerce. Six missions led by H P MacKinder and Admiral Sir Roger Keyes plan to pursue trade deals with Denikin's Soviet government and extend outreach to Siberia the Balkans Italy Germany South America and beyond. British manufacturers leverage pound weakness to buy US raw materials on dollar credits ship them home in British vessels and reexport to the United States for profit.
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London
H. P. MacKinder
M. P
Ministry of Reconstruction
Roger Keyes
South
Russia
General Denikin
Siberia
Balkans
Italy
Germany
South America
Board of Trade
United States
England
Bandits’ Cache of $10,000 Sought by Plymouth Company
A Plymouth group forms to locate a rumored pioneer era haul of gold dust valued around $10,000. The treasure allegedly lies in a gulch near Plymouth, two miles from an old Indian rancherie, after a bandit raid years ago.
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Plymouth Company
Plymouth
Here
San Francisco
Mildred Tunis Still Missing Since Thanksgiving
Mrs. Pearle Smith and her mother cling to hope as 19 year old Mildred Tunis remains missing since the day after Thanksgiving. A candlelit Christmas tree sits in their home at 3302 22nd Ave S with gifts for the absent girl. They beg readers to contact Beacon 2806 with any information.
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Mildred Tunis
22Nd Ave. S
Pearle Smith
Smith
Seattle
Mother
Grandma
Mildred
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