Lusitania cargo report reveals ammunition aboard doomed liner
New York dispatch states the Cunard liner Lusitania carried 5,400 cases of ammunition when sunk by a German U boat in 1915 off the Irish coast. The cargo list, released by Dudley Field Malone, notes ammunition was aboard under Department of Commerce permission dating to 1911.
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Latest Bulletins From Special Cable Across Nations
Washington Republicans opt to drop Dyer anti lynching bill delaying action until regular session. London reports Prince Andrew of Greece banished for disobedience in Asia Minor per Reuters. Ada Oklahoma judge adjourns bribery case against Governor Robertson, rescheduled to April. New York police arrest John Popovich in suspected counterfeit scheme with Oscar Simon and Ivan Glananadovich. Philadelphia reports John Wanamaker seriously ill, unchanged. Garden City notes Madame Schuman Heink pneumonia improving. Watersville Me four students burn to death in Colby College fire.
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John Popovich
Los Angeles
Oscar Simon
Ivan Glananadovich
San Francisco
Doughboys to Give German Children Real Christmas
American doughboys in the Rhineland plan a purse of many million marks to give German youngsters a real Christmas. Relief work has already started among the poor in Coblenz as December 4 reports.
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Coblenz
Rhineland
Great honor paid Hoover at unveiling statue in Belgium
Senator Albert Lejuene of Belgium praised Secretary Hoover at the unveiling of the statue Isis, presented by Belgium to honor his service. He noted the American Commission for Relief in Belgium fed nine and a half million refugees and spoke after a 5,000 mile journey.
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Snow Grips Puget Sound District as Warmth Returns
Seattle reports the first snow of the season in the Puget Sound area, greeting risers yesterday morning before melting under warmer conditions. In a separate incident, 16 year old Iwao Kihara stabbed 16 year old Wilbur Higgins after an altercation sparked by a snowball, sending Higgins to hospital with serious wounds.
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Death Kiss As Lips Meet Those Of Her Dead Sister
In Chicago, Mrs. Clara Falk, 55, collapsed after kissing the lips of her dead sister, Mrs. Anna Roeder, 58, who had died shortly before. Mrs. Falk died at the scene, witnesses and nurses report, with hospital staff noting a fatal individual collapse.
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Alaska Budget Cuts Hit Alaska Items in House Plan
Seattle reports cuts in Alaska items in the new budget with Alaska Road Commission funded at 465000, government railroad costs reduced to 2200000, and specific allocations for Yukon steamship service, Juneau wharf surveying, cable replacement between Seattle and Sitka, lighthouse tenders, and native education programs. The Alaska budget preserves some lines while shrinking others, with ongoing provisions for reindeer work and coastal aids.
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Yukon River
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Signal Corps
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OASE
Lighthouse Service
Cape Spencer
Bureau of Education
Special Session Closes as Regular Session Opens
Washington reports Congress ended the special session and began the regular session with a brief 10 minute interval. The principal business was the budget receipt and President Harding is expected to deliver the annual address tomorrow.
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Pomerene and Townsend May Go With I. C. 6
Washington reports a well founded view that Senator Pomerene of Ohio and Senator Townsend of Michigan may join the Interstate Commerce Commission on January 1. Vacancies open with the terms of McChord and Eastman ending. If appointed, they would resign from the Senate and face confirmation, with debate over their railroad policy records and past defeatings influencing bids.
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Michigan
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Kentucky
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Congress Receives Harding Budget Proposal
President Harding transmitted the annual budget to Congress outlining 1924 outlays at 3.180 billion dollars and noting two thirds of spending stems from fixed charges such as debt, defense, pensions, and war allowances while discretionary costs hover near one billion. He warned further reductions hinge on reorganizing government and questioned expanding federal aid, linking extraneous activities to popular demand and taxation.
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Harding
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Herding
POPA
Confesses Killing Man Who Threatened Her Life
Mrs. Mabel Nichols of Bend Oregon confessed to killing Robert Greer at Lonely Summit Tage station on Saturday. The sheriff found Greer’s body yesterday after she said he threatened her life. Relatives in Sentile.
Senate confirms 1700 nominations including 1500 army officers
The Senate today confirmed about 1,700 nominations, among them roughly 1,500 army officers, in a broad clearance of pending appointments. The action occurred as part of routine confirmation business.
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Senate
Irish Free State Move Hinges on British King’s Consent
London reports that the House of Lords approved the Irish bill this afternoon. Royal assent is now required to transform the Irish Free State from proposal to reality.
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House of Lords
Rainey Early Indiana House Winner With Cautious Agenda
Elizabeth Rainey of Indianapolis won a seat in the Indiana General Assembly without campaigning or giving a speech. The Republican clinched the spot at the request of two non partisan clubs. She favors a short ballot and limited laws, with educational bills and a uniform marriage and divorce law among her priorities.
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Elizabeth Rainey
Miss Rainey
Indiana
Women's City Club
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Attorney General faces impeachment charges and reaction
Washington reports the House Judiciary Committee will seek authority to subpoena papers as Rep. Keller demands the removal of Attorney General Daugherty. The DOJ issues a statement defending the AG, accusing radical leaders and profiteers of aiming to impeach any future AG who enforces laws, while praising Daugherty's enforcement efforts. In Fresno a Santa Fe train derailed after an open switch, killing engineer William Runyon and clerk S. E. Hale and injuring others amid accusations of switch tampering.
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House Judiciary Committee
Oscar E. Keller
Minnesota
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Fresno
William Runyon
Stockton
E. Hale
San Francisco
Santa Fe
Bakersfield
Former spy deserts wife claims he is "my only love"
Alexander Harvey May, an engineer with Canadian Plastics in Walkerville, wrote from Germany to his wife here admitting he was a German spy and fled to avoid detection. He claimed a life of deception, said he served with the British army under Kitchener, and that his U S Army service included intelligence work revealing a German wireless station. The letter, received two months after his disappearance, caused a local stir.
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