Armament Sale to Mexico Stirring Debate in Washington
Edward W. Pickard notes approval by President Coolidge for U S free shipments of arms to Mexico under Obregon amid sharp Republican and Democratic opposition. Critics call the move politically motivated as Mexico battles rebels. Hughes urges settling disputes by ballot. Worsening Mexican war effort prompts insurgents toward Puebla and Mexico City while Vera Cruz sees renewed clashes. Greece Turkey Bulgaria tensions rise as Greece considers a republic. British loan fears and labor party politics loom in London. U S immigration reform debates extend quotas west of the hemisphere.
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Obregon
Washington
Coolidge
Hughes
House
Senate
Fairchild
New York
Harding
Norris
King
Hiram Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Mexico
Central America
South America
Vera Cruz
Cardenas
Jalisco
Navarro
Balkans Tension Escalates Over King Ferdinand Return
Balkans unrest rises as Yugoslavs issue ultimatum to Sofia after Bulgaria allows ex king Ferdinand to return. Serbia mobilizes on the frontier amid alleged Bulgarian armament build up and threats to Aegean ports, signaling possible looming conflict.
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Balkans
Jugo- Slavia
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Germany
Jugo-Slavin
Sofia
Aegean
Loss of French dirigible Dixmude fuels Paris air ministry scandal
The Dixmude was lost in a Mediterranean storm and wreckage and the commander’s body were recovered. The incident sparked political backlash in Paris as critics attacked the air ministry. Captain McCrory of the Shenandoah opposes arctic use, while Shenandoah builders favor hydrogen and direct Lakehurst to polar route.
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Mediterranean
Ashermen
Paris
Air Ministry
McCrory
Shenandoah
McCrary
Lakehurst
Polar
California
Congress Hopes For Tax Cut Tied To Bonus Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee resumes after holidays with the treasury tax reduction bill stalled. After disposal possibly by January 15, the soldiers bonus measure will be taken up. Chairman Green insists no revenue bill part should be reported before bonus action. The Democrats are undecided on revenue plans, while the farm bloc offered a compromise to cut surtax rates from 50 to a maximum around 37 to 42 percent. He believes most Republicans outside the La Follette faction support the cut and many Democrats may back it.
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House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Green Beieves
Farm Bloc
Dickinson
Iowa
la Follette
Representative Upshaw Proposes Prohibition for Diplomats
Representative Upshaw introduces a resolution to halt liquor by congressmen and officials and end liquor leakage from foreign diplomats. He urges the State Department to ask foreign governments to stop diplomat and consular dispensing of intoxicants to Americans and proposes abstinence pledges for federal appointees and removal of intoxicated members.
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House
State Department
Leonard Wood Jr Faces Inquiry Over Postwar Stock Losses
The son of Gen Leonard Wood and associates in four companies are under fire as ex service members report losses from investing in these stocks. The federal government is investigating the matter and it may be raised in Congress by Congressman Frenr's delegation.
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Leonard Wood, Jr
Leonard Wood
Congress
Frenr
Japanese premier resigns after prince regent attack
REMI ER YAMAMOTO and his cabinet resign following the attempt on the life of the prince regent. Viscount Kiego Kiyoura, président of the privy council, was asked to form a new government but announced two days later he could not form a ministry as no political party in the diet supported him.
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Remier Yamamoto
Japan
Kiego Kiyoura
Privy Council
Rance and Belgium Send Conciliatory Ruhr Reforms Note
Rance and Belgium reply to Berlin aim for a joint admin system in the Ruhr and Rhineland. Occupation forces reduced to preserve the export tax boundary. Ruhr industries reopen with private German and French magnates trading coke and iron ore. Henry M. Robinson, American reparations committee member, joins Hughes and the President in Washington before heading to Europe.
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Rance
Belgium
Berlin
Ruhr
Rhineland
Henry M. Robinson
Los Angeles
Reparations Commission
Hughes
Washington
Europe
Ku Klux Klan Call Set For Atlanta Congress
W. Clarke, described as an imperial giant, issued a call for a national Klan congress in Atlanta on February 26. He urged Klansmen to gather and prayerfully consider methods to eliminate evils or, citing the founder, to devise ways to immediately disband the organization.
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W. Clarke
Ku Klux Klan
Atlanta
Turkish aid curbs prompt Near East Relief withdrawal
Despite Secretary Hughes protest the Turkish government demands full customs duties on American donated food clothing and medical supplies for the destitute in Turkey. As a result Near East Relief withdraws completely from Turkey.
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Hughes
Turkey
Near East
Government wheat report cites high costs and low returns
A government wheat summary outlines costs per bushel across regions, noting $1.20 to $1.21 production costs in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri, with Northwest prices around 91 to 94 cents and with land costs raising the total to about $1.61 to $1.64. It points to expansion into semi arid lands with uncertain yields due to limited rainfall.
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Chicago
Dakotas
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Northwest
Southwest
Fire at Chicago State Hospital Dunning Kills Seventeen
Seventeen people are known dead and others may lie in the ruins after a fire damaged a wing of the Chicago state hospital for the insane at Dunning. About six hundred inmates were rushed out in a drenching rain as the blaze spread, with many fleeing into darkness. Police and motorists later rounded up several, while hospital officials say twenty nine patients remain unaccounted for, including unidentified deceased and those who escaped and were not returned.
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Chicago
Chicago State Hospital For the Insane
Dunning
Tempest Along Puget Sound Claims Six Lives and Damages
A Christmas day tempest along the north Pacific coast near Puget Sound and Gray's Harbor caused about 200000 in damages. A tug and a steamer were wrecked, two ocean-going vessels faced peril with one escaping, and many small boats were blown about or wrecked across Washington and British Columbia.
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Seattle
Wash
North Pacific Ocean
Washington
British Columbia
Puget Sound
Gray's Harbor
Polar Expedition Plan Backed by Navy Board
A recommendation to attempt a summer polar expedition using the Shenandoah for air support and Nome Alaska as the base is contained in a report from a special board of naval officers led by Rear Admiral William A Moffet. Secretary Denby endorsed it subject to possible later changes.
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Washington
Shenandoah
Nome
Alaska
Special Board of Naval Officers
William A. Moffet
Naval Aviation
Denby
Entitled to Revision of Nebr Freight Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that Washington Grand Island Hastings and Columbus Neb are entitled to revision of classified freight rates on shipments from eastern points. The commission found current adjustments favor Omaha Lincoln Fremont and Beatrice Neb where jobbing business is competitive.
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Washington
Grand Island
Hastings
Columbus
Nebr
Interstate Commerce Commission
Omaha
Lincoln
Fremont
Beatrice
Neb
New Year Reform Plan Proposed by Episcopal Rector
The Rev George Craig Stewart of St Wake's Evanston Illinois urged a calendar reform at the national Episcopal convention in New York He proposed starting the year on Sunday ending it on Saturday with Christmas always on Sunday and installing thirteen months of twenty eight days each The extra day would be an international holiday not tied to any year week or month
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New York
National Council of the Episcopal Church
George Craig Stewart
St. Wake’s Church
Evanston
Senate Debates Allowing I C Committee To Pick Chair
Senate leaders weigh a plan to let the Interstate Commerce Committee select its own chairman ending a deadlock that has persisted since Congress opened. The move seeks to streamline leadership as the chamber faces a stalled start and partisan gridlock.
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Washington
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Meat Production Greatest in History in Chicago
Meat production this year was the greatest in history, exceeding last year's figures by 1 500 000 pounds according to estimates by the Institute of American Meat Packers.
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Chicago
Institute of American Meat Packers
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