Seattle charity appeal funds European relief drive
L H Burnett state chairman of the European relief committee urges Seattle and King County to raise 150000 for 3000000 starving European children. He cites Seattle's progress and lists county quotas while pledging continued fundraising to save all 35000 children allocated to the state.
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Tacoma
L. HH. Purnett
European Relief Committee
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Purnett
Seattle
King County
Europe Hears New War Talk
Paris December 29. Reports say Europe faces renewed conflict as Germany refuses to demobilize the citizens' guard and links disarmament to the Brussels financial conference. Allies fear breakdown of talks, with massed Bolshevik and German military activity and a possible spring offensive toward Poland and Romania. French officials call the move shameless and warn of grave complications while Allied leaders meet to finalize policies. The French Chamber sets aside 60 million francs for border war material to counter a potential Red drive.
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Henry Wood
Paris
Germany
Brussels
Moscow
Einwohnerwehr
Citizens’ Guard
Uhr
French Chamber of Deputies
Poland
Rumania
Michelson Introduces Device to Measure Starlight Dimensions
Prof A A Michelson, Nobel laureate at the University of Chicago, announces a perfected instrument to measure exact dimensions of stellar bodies. After testing at Mount Wilton Observatory in California last summer, the device is set for explanation before the American Association for the Advancement of Science in session in Chicago.
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Chicago
A. A. Michelson
Chicago University
Mount Wilton Observatory
California
Mexico Regime Stages Talks With Harding Aide
Washington dispatch reports Mexico's Obregon government reviving talks on preliminary understandings with the incoming Harding administration. An Obregon emissary and a Harding representative may meet to set terms expected to pave recognition at Harding's inauguration.
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Washington
Mexico
Harding
Mexico City
Obregon
George called bully blamed in Ireland labor clash
London December report shows Premier Lloyd George labeled bully by Webe Miller with police repression denounced as a white guard. Arthur Greenwood urges inquiry into Irish reprisals as 6,000,000 workers hear the warning of a potential class war. Thomas Johnson exposes the mask used in raids, linking Churchill to the policy.
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London
Treya George
Ireland
National Labor Congress
Great Britain
Arthur Greenwood
Labor Commission
Congress
Domina Thomas Johnson
Irish Labor Party
Johnson
England
Winston Churchill
Rail union drives $25,000 campaign for Ryther child home
Members of railway machinists local 41 push brick coupon sales to fund the child home for the coming year and to erect hospital wards. C and Tasiamb and KR W Herron report progress at Wilkins brick headquarters 601 Colling block, while Cook works on further fundraising. Weather delays street sales. contributors urged to mail gifts to Wilkins or Mrs J L Hall at 354 Empire building. Also notes Siamese custom and Connecticut election factoids.
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Railway Machinists’ Union
Ryther Child Home
C. & Tasiamb
KR. W. Herron
W. A
Weary) Wilkins
Haslamb
Merron
Wilkins
Anyther
J. L. Hall
Empire Building
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