Plunder Roils Vienna as Riots Sweep Central Europe
Fear grows that the Vienna looting wave mirrors Berlin unrest and may herald harsher disturbances this winter. The center of the city bears heavy damage with hotels and shops looted, valuables destroyed, and several people beaten from street cars. An American flag defender and prominent officials’ rooms survive amid police inaction cited as worsening the riot.
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Vienna
Berlin
Europe
Kaerntner
Ring
Mariahilfen
Bristol
Kaerntnerstrasse
Allies Debt Refund Bill Seen As First Session Action
Senate leaders and President Harding agreed to immediately enact the allies debt refunding bill as the first order for the next session. Senator Lodge Curtis Penrose and Watson joined in the agreement during a dinner discussing the legislative program.
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Washington
Senate
Harding
Lodge
Massachusetts
Curtis
Kansas
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Watson
Indiana
U. S. Debt Rises in November by 16 Million
Treasury reports November public debt increased about 16 million dollars. October total stood at 23,459,140,496.19 and November 30 balance at 23,619,085,725.87. The rise attributed to issuance of 231,000,000 dollars in treasury certificates on November 1 with no maturities in the month.
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Washington
Treasury
Britain to Probe Flogging of British Cleric in Miami
Acting under instructions from the British embassy in Washington, A.4 Hubbard, British vice consul in Miami, began an investigation into the flogging and tar and feathering of Rev. Philip Irwin archdeacon of the Protestant Episcopal church and a British subject who worked among Miami’s African American community in August.
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Miami
Fla
Washington
Hubbard
Philip
Irwin
Protestant Episcopal Church
Diamonds Seized in $5000 Jewelry Store Heist
Two robbery suspects entered I Ollin's jewelry store in Chicago, locked the proprietor and his wife in a rear room, and escaped with diamonds and other jewelry valued at five thousand dollars.
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Chicago
I. Ollin
Fine Mare for Mrs. Harding Presented in Washington
Dec 3 report notes a seven year old sorrel mare named in a presentation to Mrs. Harding by John Green. The Thoroughbred hunter was trained in Europe and is described as well schooled.
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Harding
Washington
Virginia Hunter
Rail rates blamed for slow business recovery
The Federal Reserve Board bulletin faults railroads and the steel and iron trades for hampering U S economic expansion. It notes buyers delay purchases expecting rate cuts, and calls on government or railroads to cut prices. Farmers face ongoing hardship as prices fall while essentials stay high. Some industrial groups, mainly steel and iron, contribute to uncertainty.
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Washington
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Tragic double murder suicide in Chicago basement
In Chicago on December 2 a three year old girl, Margaret Coughlin, was found cut up in a wash boiler in a North Avers Avenue basement. The child’s mother, Rachel Whalen Penses, a 44 year old psychopathic case, lay dead upstairs from throat wounds, apparently after killing the child and then taking her own life.
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Chicago
Margaret Coughlin
North Avers Avenue
Rachel Whalen Penses
South Park
Edward Coughlin
J. William 8S. Hickson
Penses
Lynching Attempt Shocks Sioux City Negro Lodge
In Sioux City, Sam Jones, 31, accused of exposing lodge secrets was tied with a noose and dangled from a bridge by 14 lodge members. The clothesline broke and he fell into shallow water. Rev. Dudley Smith, former pastor, was arrested for alleged involvement.
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Sioux City
Sam Jones
Jones
Dudley Smith
Negro ‘Congress
Ion
Marine Mail Guard Shot Accident in St. Paul
Ray M. Foor twenty four year old marine aiding in guarding the mails here was shot in the right leg when his revolver accidentally discharged. His condition is not serious.
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St. Paul, Minn
Ray M. Foor
Lloyd George to sail for Washington arms conference
London reports Prime Minister Lloyd George plans to depart England on December 12 for the Washington arms conference. The trip signals his attendance at the pivotal international talks.
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Lloyd George
London
England
United States
Washington
U S Market Report Hay and grain trends across major markets
The weekly U S market report covers hay prices across cities from New York to Omaha with No 1 timothy and No 1 clover rates. It notes feed, grain, fruit and vegetable prices, live stock values in Chicago, milk prices in New York and Wisconsin dairy prices, plus cattle, hogs and lambs figures for week ending December 1.
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Washington
Timothy
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Minneapolis
Atlanta
Clover
Alfalfa
Kansas City
Memphis
Omaha
Prairie
St. Louis
Iowa
North Dakota
Kansas
Lee
Winnipeg
Eastern
Baldwins
Northwestern
Boston
Wisconsin
France to seek receivership for Germany with Rhineland use
Paris officials say France is likely to propose a receivership for Germany as a bankrupt under Allied exploitation of the Rhineland for reparations if Britain suggests a moratorium. The plan would be autonomous Rhine territory controlled by the Allies for payment purposes.
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Paris
Germany
Rhineland
France
Great Britain
Missouri ruling bars women from jury duty
Jefferson City Missouri December 1 a state attorney general opinion holds that women are not eligible for jury service under the constitutional amendment adopted August 2 permitting women to hold office in Missouri.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Attorney General’s Department
Berlin U. K. Recognizes American Consular Officers
Washington reports full recognition of American consular officers in Germany by the Berlin government. Charge d Affaires Diesel at Berlin announced that with this recognition the United States operates across Germany as in prewar days under the American diplomatic presence.
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Berlin
U. K
Washington
Germany
State Department
Diesel
Briand Returns to France After Five Week Absence
Premier Briand arrives in Havre after five weeks away presenting France's armament limits stance to the Washington conference. He is greeted with muted enthusiasm by the public and officials.
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Briand
France
Havre
Washington
League of Nations Court session set for The Hague meeting
The League of Nations calls members of the international court of justice to meet at The Hague on January 30. Officials expect formal opening of the court early in February.
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League of Nations
Geneva
International Court of Justice
The
Hague
China and Japan in Deadlock Over Shantung and Ratios
Washington reports two negotiable points in the China-Japan talks after Big Three meetings. China insists on unconditional Shantung return and control of Shantung railway, while Japan seeks to keep 60 to 70 percent naval ratio talks open. Japanese troop withdrawal looms as a prerequisite.
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Washington
Hughes
Mr. Balfour
Baron Kito
Shantung
France
Italy
United States
Europe
China
Japan
Tsing-Tao
Tsing-Tao- Tsinaufu
Versailles
Kaichan
American Armament Conference
Philippine Islands
Islands
War Department
Wood
Cincinnati Bribery Convict Sentenced in Liquor Case
Louis Cohen president of Tunnel Trading Company New York was sentenced by Judge Peck in federal court to one year and a day in Leavenworth plus a 4000 dollar fine for attempting to bribe a prohibition officer. He also drew three months in jail and 750 dollar fine on related liquor sale indictments.
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Cincinnati
Louis Cohen
Tunnel Trading Company
New York
Robert E. Flora
Peck
United States District Court
Leavenworth
Cohen
Dayton
Government to present Morse ship deal findings
Washington on December 1 reports the government will lay before a federal grand jury on December 8 the results of its inquiry into transactions between Charles W Morse and the Shipping Board.
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Washington
Charles W. Morse
Shipping Board
Two Negros Slayers Hanged in Montgomery Jail
Henry Barnett and Wille Williams, convicted of the murder of Davis Anderson, a prominent merchant and planter, were hanged in the county jail at Montgomery Alabama, on December 5.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henry Barnett
Wille Williams
Davis Anderson
Rail Agent Shoots Man in Ottumwa
Ottumwa special Burlington agent A. B. Mullen shot and killed "Boots" Emil after an alleged attack by Emil and Halph Robinson. Authorities pursue details and motives in the December incident.
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Ottumwa
A. B. Mullen
Burlington Railroad
Boots
Emil
Halph Robinson
Where Your Taxes Go by Edward G. Lowry
Edward G. Lowry writes on national government funding and its allocation. The piece explains how tax revenues are collected and distributed to federal programs, departments, and public works. It assesses efficiency and accountability in government spending and governance.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Harding
United States
Weeks
War Department
Congress
Executive Departments
When Your Government Spends Your Money Carelessly
A columnist argues that federal spending wastes taxpayers money and that arms and war costs drive high living costs. It traces federal payroll growth from 1914 to 1920, lists major departments by staff size, and urges citizens to demand budget restraint and government accountability.
Uncle Sam as Employer in Federal Civil Service
The United States government is the nation's largest employer with about 650000 workers in the executive civil service excluding the armed forces. This represents roughly one in every seventy three residents.
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United States
Bureau of the Census
Executive Service
Alaska
Treasury Department
Appropriations
Committee of Congress
Federal Civil Service
Post Office Department
War Department
Navy Department
Uncle Sam
Executive
Army
Navy
Ameri
Octopus Color Change and Defense Tactics Described
A description notes the octopus can rapidly change color to blend with backgrounds such as tartan plaid and uses this as its main defense. It clings with many suckers and loosens grip when pressure is applied to the head and body, with an example of French fisher girls handling octopuses showing fearless handling.
Mustache as Moral Mark in Albanian Tales
A National Geographic Society Bulletin excerpt notes that in parts of North Albania a man without a mustache is viewed as dis grace and the hairless male is often cast as the villain in traditional stories told by Albanian mothers to children.
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North
High
Albania
Nattional Geographic Society Bulletin
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