Far Eastern Talks Progress At Arms Conference
China gains ground as Britain Japan and France agree to retire from much leased territory in China with conditions. Japan may discuss relinquishing rights in Shantung while keeping Port Arthur. Deliberations pause for reports on Chinese issues as arms conference nears conclusion.
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Washington
China
Great Britain
Japan
France
Shantung
Manchuria
Far Eastern Equestique
Far Eastern Committee
Port Arthur
Russia
United States
International Consortium
Railroad Labor Board reports improved railroad conditions
Reports to the Railroad Labor Board indicate steady improvement in railroad conditions. Vice President B W Hooper notes there is no serious general labor disturbance and carriers show willingness to cut freight rates to aid a return to sound business conditions.
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Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
B. W. Hooper
Prohibition Is Assailed by Detroit Church Leader
In Detroit Rev. B. W. Pullinger of Grace Episcopal Church denounced prohibition as hypocrisy and warned that strict blue laws would erode liberty. He argued Jesus supported temperance with freedom, urged ending the spy system, and challenged Commissioner Haynes to trim home distilleries while citing cases from British Columbia.
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Detroit, Mich
Detroit
B. W. Pullinger
Grace Episcopal Church
Jesus Christ
Mr. Pullinger
Roy A. Haynes
Christ
Jesus
Haynes
British Columbia
Irish Negotiations Break Down Amid Truce Unchanged
London dispatch reports that Irish negotiations have broken down after Sinn Fein delegates refused allegiance to the King. Government says no agreement possible while condition stands. Truce remains in effect, with no immediate hostilities resuming. Sinn Fein expected to return to Ireland by midweek.
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London
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Kansas Meat Cutters Strike Threat Prompted by Union Complaint
Attorney General Richard J. Hopkins filed in the Court of Industrial Relations a complaint seeking immediate relief to halt a planned meat cutters strike in Kansas. The action affects about ten thousand Kansas workers as the strike was set to begin today.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kans
Richard J. Hopkins
Court of Industrial Relations
Canada Votes Tomorrow on Tariff Issues
Ottawa reports Canada faces a pivotal election with tariff policy as the main issue. Premier Meighen sits out opposition to protective tariffs as Canadian voters prepare to cast ballots. Women vote on equal terms for the first time under the 1919 Election Act, marking a historic change in Canadian suffrage amid fears of US economic influence.
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Ottawa
Ont
Dommon
Canada
Dominion
Canrada
United States
Nine Hundred Dollars Taken by Bank Robbers
Bureglars last night robbed the vault of the Nooksack Valley Bank at Everson of 900 dollars in cash negotiable papers and other valuables.
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Bellingham, Wash
Bureglars
Nooksack Valley Bank
Everson
Six Die After Car Plunges Into Erie Canal
In Toledo on December 5 six people eight? actually six: two men two women and two babies drowned when their car veered off a high embankment and fell into the Erie Canal during a post noon accident.
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Toledo
Mich
Erie Canal
Witnesses Claim Burch Kept Watch on Kennedy
Prosecution witnesses in the Arthur Burch and Madalynne Obenchain case say Burch sat for hours at his hotel window watching Kennedy's office. The alleged surveillance occurred between July 24 and August 5, the day Kennedy was killed.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Burch
Madalynne Obenchain
J. Belton Kennedy
Say Burch
Kennedy
Non-Partisan League Chooses Washington as War Front
Spokane dispatch reports Washington state designated as the league's next political battlefield by FE. Dorman national organizer and manager who is currently in Spokane detailing plans and strategy for advancing the Non-Partisan League campaign in the region.
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Non-Partisan League
Washington
Spokane
Wash
of Washington
Dorman
National
Unmasked Man Holds Up Bank Secures Small Sum
Lena M. Clark acquitted on insanity plea in the killing of restaurant man F. A. Millimore. Jury absolved her without reservation. Baxter H. Patterson faces joint indictment and will stand trial.
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Orlando, Fla
Lena M. Clark
F. A. Millimore
Baxter H. Patterson
National Committee on Unemployment to Picket White House
Detroit December report says the National Committee on Unemployment will meet in Washington within three days to picket the White House for aid to the jobless. The group concludes its work here and urges members to travel to the capital by freight cars or by riding the rods.
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Detroit
Mich
National Committee On
Washington
White House
Veterans' Convalescent Home Planned for Seattle
Seattle officials announce the establishment of a convalescent home for disabled war veterans after a meeting of the 13th district veterans bureau officials and the Red Cross.
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Veterans’ Convalescent Home
Seattle
13Th District
Veterans’ Bureau
The
Red Cross
Marine Guard Arrested for Killing Man in Louisiana
BRAUMONT Texas December 5 Private F A Willis marine postal guard has been arrested charged with shooting and killing Wylie Clark a farmer from a train standing at Blanchard Caddo Parish Louisiana yesterday Clark said he was 12 feet from the train when the guard ordered him to move and he did not move and was shot and killed
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Braumont
Tex
F. A. Willis
Marine Postal Guard
Wylie Clark
Blanchard Caddo Parish
Louisiana
Clark
Conference of Irish Race 10 to Be Held Soon
Paris December 5 The World Conference of the Irish Race will meet in Paris on January 21 and draw representatives from leading families of France Spain Italy Russia Austria the Argentine and other South American nations whose ancestors were Irish. The article notes migrations from Ireland as early as the 13th century.
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Paris
France
Spain
Italy
Russia
Austria
Ireland
Arbuckle Jury Disagrees and Is Discharged
In San Francisco on December 5 the Arbuckle manslaughter case jury failed to reach a verdict after deliberating since Friday afternoon. Foreman announced a 10 to 2 vote for acquittal with one woman juror resisting conviction from the start. Retrial set for January 10 after final arguments and a long deliberation.
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San Francisco
Roscoe Mully” Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
St. Francis Hotel
Sixty Seventh Congress Opens at Noon in Washington
The 67th Congress convened at noon today for its first regular session in Washington. It is generally predicted the session will run well into next summer.
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Washington
67Th
Rail Rates on Farm Stuff To Come Down 10 Per Cent
Portland dispatch reports six persons arrested in connection with the Liberty Theater holdup that yielded over $9,000. John Printer is the final apprehended suspect. his wife and son were seized earlier. Printer surrendered $600, the last portion of his $2,000 share of the loot.
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Portland
Ore
Liberty Theater
John Printer
Woman Jailer Preserves Order in Texas County Jail
San Angelo December report highlights Mrs. Pat Conway jailer of Tom Green county who guards criminals with kindness yet uses force when needed. She is the only woman jailer in Texas and among the few nationwide, having over 12 years of experience handling cattle rustlers house breakers and petty thieves. She feeds prisoners from her own table and strives to keep them comfortable while enforcing discipline. During a planned escape she subdued a large prisoner with a single blow to prevent a breakout. Mrs. Conway has lived in San Angelo since Fort Concho days. her husband Pat Conway was a janitor at the county courthouse and a Fort Concho soldier.
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San Angelo
Tex
Pat Conway
Tom Green County
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Asf
China Territory
Baron Rato
NAVAL
Pershing
West Point
Herbert Heseltine
Jo Davidson
Mr. Heseltine
General Pershing
Haseltine
Meighen
Burch
Bambina Maude Delmont
Roscoe
Fatty” Arbuckle
Virginia
Madera County
Delmont
National Committee
P. O. Marine Guard
Frisco
Arbutkle
Texas County
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