Lowden Opens Campaign With First Speech in New York
Gov. Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, candidate for the Republican nomination, delivered a speech to a large New York audience denouncing socialism and communism. He argued the Pilgrim Fathers failed at socialistic experiments in Massachusetts and noted this as his initial national issue address since starting his campaign.
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New York
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
United States
Pilgrim Fathers
Massachusetts
Lowden
William Hays Seeks Persian Prize Contest
Will Hays accepts the prize plan tied to the Vixt platform offered by Republican guides under 25 years. The contest opens at once and will close in March. Truxton Beale, former American Minister to Persia, is connected to the prize arrangement as part of the national merchandising effort.
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York
Will H. Hays
National Mercan Committee
Truxton Beale
Persia
Eign ‘Guid ‘Wothen
Representative Schell Attacks Pershing for President Nomination
Minneapolis December 25 Representative Thomas J Schell declared in an address last night that General Pershing seeks the presidential nomination and is absolutely unfit for the office He called Pershing inhuman and cruel and charged him with censoring information for self advantage Schell also criticized Pershing for backing a Congressional committee sent to France to study conditions firsthand.
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Minneapolis
Thomas J. Schell
Gen. Pershing
Schall
France
Marshall Not Ambitious In Indianapolis
December 23 report quotes Vice President Marshall saying he will not seek the presidential nomination or the Senate seat. He states he is fed up with the Senate after seven years of presiding and will not run for further office.
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Marshall
Indianapolis
Ibecome
Senate
Wrangell Organizes a Republican Club in Alaska
Wrangell reports the Republican Club organized last night with Hob. P. C. McCormack as president and J. E. Worden as secretary. No endorsement was made for national committeeman.
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Wrangell
fRepublican Club
Hob
P. C. McCormack
J.E. Worden
Lodge backs Coolidge for Republican nomination
Boston dispatches report Senator Henry Cabot Lodge urged Massachusetts to support Governor Calvin Coolidge for the Republican presidential nomination. The move is seen as ensuring the state’s vote for Coolidge, while aiming to head off a surge for Gen. Leonard Wood and maintain harmony within Massachusetts.
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Boston
Mass
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Calvin Coolidge
Washington
Lodge
Coglidge
Leonard Wood
Wood
liquor import rules eased in British Columbia
Vancouver December 23 wartime liquor restrictions end and British Columbia will permit import of liquor from outside the province for private uses all for public purposes is again the law as the wartime controls are removed.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Alains
Briefs From Across the Nation and West Coast
Multiple brief items report a string of 1920s era incidents. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew W. Smith of the Regular Army committed suicide after months of illness. St Louis club president Branch Rickey refused offers for players Roher and Hornsby. In Olympia Washington a dealer was shot during a store hold up pursuit. Mrs Preston, head of public instruction, travels to advocate the Smith-Tower education bill. In Brandon Oregon, tanker wreck hero Adolph Hene perished saving others. In Louisville Kentucky whisky from distilleries planned for export to Europe and Latin America before Prohibition readiness.
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Brandon
Ore
Quartermaster Merkel
Chansler
Adolph Hene
Kaiser Trial Indictment Reported By Crown Officials
Crown law officers confer with French and Belgian counterparts on the former Kaiser trial. They reportedly have built a case and framed an indictment. Lord Leverhulme travels through Seattle en route to San Francisco after investing in British Columbia fisheries. In Pasadena Oregon football practices at Tournament Park ahead of a Harvard game. Oregon style remains uncertain.
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London
Crown Law
Kaiser
Seattle
Lord Leverhulme
Vancouver
San Francisco
British Columbia
Pasadena
Cal
University of Oregon
Tournament Park
Harvard
Oregonians
Firwood crew saved by British steamer Victoria
The Firwood of the Pacific American Fisheries Company burned off Peru while bound from Callao to San Francisco with nitrate. The British steamer Victoria is bringing the crew back to Callao. The Firwood, sister ship to the Rosewood and Redwood, is based in Alaska and commanded by Captain McGregor with a Bellingham crew aboard.
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San Francisco
Pacific American Fisheries Company
Peru
Callio
Victoria
Callie
Bellingham
Wakrh
Firwood
Alaska Fisheries Service
Neat
McGregor
Another Count Against Mexico Is Being Aired
Washington reports two American Blue Jackets arrested in Mazatlan November 12 for street fighting and held on a pretext. The State Department seeks facts from Mexico City. El Paso notes Excelsior interview with Luis Cabrera warns loss of economic independence if Mexico joined Allies in the war.
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Mexico
Washington
Mazatlan
State Department
Mexico City
el. Paso
Excelsior
Luis Cabrera
the Treasury
Poincare May Be Next Premier
Paris reports that a Chamber of Deputies canvass shows Premier Clemenceau likely to be the next President of France while President Poincare may become the next Premier.
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Poincare
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Clemenceau
France
Poinecarre
Ships Board Approves 12 Month Construction Record
Washington December 23 The 12 month ship construction program will reach 6 000 000 deadweight tons, Chairman Payne said. At December 2 active construction stood at 2 314 vessels with 2 240 keelings totaling 12 926 486 DWT. Of the ships in the program 1 910 with 10 494 047 DWT had been launched and 1 674 delivered, totaling 9 189 226 DWT by December 2. The chairman said most ships are good and perform well, comparing favorably with foreign vessels.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
Payne
Moran Knocks Out Butler in Pittsburgh Heavyweight Bout
Frank Moran of Pittsburgh stopped Sergeant Jack Butler in the first round of an eight round heavyweight contest in Newark. Mickey Donley outpointed Joe Benjamin over eight rounds. Joey Fox faced Joe Lynch in eight rounds with Lynch knocked down in round eight. Jack Sharkey outpointed Patsy Johnson. In Atlanta Benny Leonard won a newspaper decision against Jake Abel.
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Newark
N. J
Frank Moran
Pittsburgh
Jack Butler
Mickey Donley
Joe Benjamine
San Francisco
Joey Fox
Joe Lynch
New York
Lynch
Jack Sharkey
Patsy Johnson
Trenton
Atlanta, Ga
Benny Leonard
Jake Abel
Adams Wolgast Knocks Out Alvarez in Four Rounds
Bakersfield report states Ad Wolgast knocks out Billy Alvarez in the fourth round following a busy bout in the arena, with Wolgast controlling early exchanges and delivering the decisive blow.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Wolgast
Booxs
Billy Alvarez
Aerial mail route push targets Seattle to Alaska
The Aero Club of the Northwest plans a campaign to win 100,000 signatures for a petition to establish an aerial mail service between Seattle and Alaska. Commercial and fraternal groups will back the effort.
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Seattle
The
Aero Club of the Northwest
Alaska
Trotsky Plans Bolshevik Offensive With Chinese Troops
From Geneva on December 23 advices claim Trotsky plans a large Bolshevik drive on Poland in spring. He allegedly recruits 8,000 Chinese daily for the campaign, believing a red revolution may erupt in China and planning to use Chinese forces to invade western Europe.
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Geneva
Trotsky
Poland
China
Europe
Hapgood Return Sparks Senate Comment Debate
Washington December 23 The Senate Lodge declined to comment on reports that Norman Hapgood United States Minister to Denmark decided to return to America after the State Department agreement. Public information expected to reveal Hapgood's sympathy for the Soviet government in Russia and to foster commerce between America and Soviet Russia.
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Washington
Senato Lodge
Norman Hapgood
United States
Denmark
America
Depar Ana
Genate Fieicomint
Hapgood
Russia
UT Ds
Soviet Russia
State Department reports attacks on Esthe rians
Washington Dec 23 six attacks are reported against the Esthe rians in state department advices. Negotiations proceed for the withdrawal of Yudenitch's army into Letvia.
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Washington
State Department
Yudenitch
Letvia
New Cardinals Created by Pope in Rome Dispatch
Rome December 23. The pope created several cardinals including Monsignor Valfre di Bouzo former nuncio at Vienna, Monsignor Camassei former patriarch of Jerusalem, Monsignor Sili vice-chamberlain, and Monsignor Soldevilay Romero archbishop of Saragossa. Also announced were Bertram archbishop of Breslau and other bishops named by brief since the last consistory.
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Rome
Monsignor
Valfre di Bouzo
Vienna
Camassei
Patriarch of
Jerusalem
Sili
Soldevilay Romero
Saragossa
Kakowski
Warsaw
Bertram
Archibishop
Breslau
Petro
Princess May Heads For Port Under Its Own Steam
A wireless distress from the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess May said she needed immediate help. Norfolk radio later reported the vessel was sinking with a flooded engine room but another update said the trouble was repaired and the ship was moving to New York under its own power.
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New York
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Norfolk
Hazelet Returns Home From Seattle Trip
Cordova business leader George C. Hazelet, active in Bering River coal and oil fields, was aboard the Alaska today. In port he met friends in Juneau and is returning to Cordova after a business tour of Seattle and nearby cities.
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George C. Hazelet
Cordova
Bering River
Alaska
Mr. Hazelet
Juneau
Seattle
Coal Miners Strike Again In Kansas State
In Pittsburgh Kansas on December 25 about one thousand miners in eleven mines attacked in protest the jailing of Alexander Howatt Kansas district president of the United Mine Workers of America for defying a government settlement and wage rise. A later report said seventeen mines closed by the strike. Earlier in Pittsburgh on December 23 miners at a large mine began a strike while awaiting action against Howatt who was jailed for contempt of court.
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Pittsburgh
Kan
Anderson
Alexander Howatt
Kansas
United Mine Workers of America
Howatt
Sansous
Frelinghuysen Warns of Coal Price Rise and Possible Strike
Senator Joseph S Frelinghuysen of New Jersey criticizes the government coal negotiations. He says the public should expect a price increase or another strike and calls the proposed settlement inadequate for the American people.
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Washington
Joseph S._ Frelinghuysen
New A
Perr Ree Oe Aninutine
Howatt Released After Ordering Coal Miners to Return to Work
INDIANAPOLIS Dec 23 Alexander Howatt was released from jail this afternoon after agreeing to send a wire to coal miners in the district ordering them to return to work.
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Indianapolis
Alexander Howatt
Miner finds coarse gold along five miles of Hoquiam beach
Ww. D. Henderson reports discovery of coarse gold along five miles of beach between the Quinalt reservation and Hoh river in Washington. Authorities say the material resembles Nome beach gold. The find highlights potential placer deposits near Hoquiam.
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Hoquiam, Wash
D. Henderson
Quinalt Reservation
Hoh River
Nome Beach
Treaty ratifications delayed as German delegates defer decision
Paris Dec 23 German delegates plan to return to Berlin to consult with their government on the latest Allied communication before deciding on treaty details delaying a Christmas exchange of ratifications with Germany.
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Paris
Germany
Berlin
Italy Declares No U S Interest in Fiume Settlement
Dec 22 Rome Premier Nitti told the Italian Chamber that France and England gave friendly consent for resolving the Fiume issue. He said the prevailing view supports Italian jurisdiction over Fiume and denied any U S economic or material interest in the Adriatic settlement.
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Rome
Nitti
Ilalian
Italy
France
England
Fiume
United States
Adriatic
Wrangell men sentenced in bootlegging case
In Wrangell on December 23 Joess Kit chelee received a six month prison sentence for bootlegging while Isaac Broadd was fined $100 for drunkenness.
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Whrangell
Joess Kitchelee
Isaac Broadd
Jewelers Break Christmas Buying Records in Chicago
Chicago December 23 jewelers report record Christmas sales with a single pearl necklace selling for 275000 dollars. Rings range from 3000 to 5000 dollars as new buyers enter the market.
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Chicago
Bandits Rob Store Then Shoot Citizen In Pursuit
Seattle police chase bandits who robbed Olympia drygoods of 1500 dollars and killed E. H. Schultz, a private citizen who pursued them by car. The trio allegedly robbed a Tacoma drug store and shot at a Tacoma Puyallup stage, wounding a passenger, then exchanged gunfire with Puyallup officers.
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Seattle
Olympia
E. H. Schultz
Tacoma
Why Viscount Grey Is Called Home
Washington dispatches report Viscount Grey likely to leave his post as British Ambassador for England in January to consult with his government. He may keep the appointment if treaty ratification prospects improve. His illness and Wilson’s condition led to a stalemate in the Senate, limiting Grey’s ability to function.
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Washington
Viscount Grey
England
Lord Grey
America
Great Britain
Wilson
Senate
Moose Christmas Tree Event By Moose Lodge on Saturday
More children anticipate Moose Lodge Christmas entertainment at the hall on Saturday evening December 27. The ladies committee has been hard at work perfecting plans to ensure a most enjoyable evening for all attendees.
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Moose Lodge
Last Boat Before Xmas Delivers Christmas Mail
The Alaska, the Santa Claus boat, arrived on schedule and discharged many cargo loads of Christmas mail for Ju gi. This will be the last boat to arrive before Christmas as Datibuie force prepares to rush mail to patrons by Christmas Eve.
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Alaska
Santa Claus
Jugi
Assistant U S Attorney Harry E Pratt Resigns
Harry E Pratt, Assistant United States District Attorney in the Fourth Division, resigns and plans to settle outside the state. He cites serious eye troubles and wishes to be near a specialist. Pratt is the son of Judge Louis K Pratt, a pioneer Alaskan pioneer.
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Harry FE. Pratt
United States
Harry Pratt
Louis K. Pratt
Baby Girl Born at St Ann's Hospital to Umterahrer Couple
Mr and Mrs Umterahrer welcome an eight pound baby girl born this morning at St Ann's hospital. Mr Umterahrer serves as chief radio operator in the area.
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Mrs. Umterahrer
St. Ann's Hospital
Mr. Umternahrer
Striking Phrase Echoes Ball Crank Motto
A terse line frames a rebellious motto about labor and unity with a nod to Ball Crank. It evokes a strike culture stance, highlighting individual effort amid collective action and a warning about interference with work. The fragment suggests tensions around labor, autonomy, and solidarity.
Palmer predicts tumble in living costs early next year
Attorney General Palmer said prices for food should fall between January and March. Justice Department agents join state and local officials in a nationwide effort to cut the cost of living. Lincoln group urges Nebraska women to campaign against rising costs, citing egg price reductions from 85 to 65 cents a dozen amid discontent with government probes.
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Washington
Palmer
Department of Justice
Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Women's Club
Nebraska
Pershing Given Ovation at Laclede Homecoming
Gen Pershing is greeted by a crowd in Laclede Missouri as residents prepare a mass welcome. Governor, mayor, and Pershing family members will dine together and Pershing will speak from his birthplace porch to neighbors and visitors from surrounding districts.
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Laclede
Johnny
Gen
Pershing
Angoon Village Basket Social Declared Successful
The Angoon log social fundraiser for the fly light upkeep netted 164.50 with five baskets sold. Eli Kernfias served as official auctioneer and after lunch attendees danced to the Angoon orchestra and brass band. City Council approves city hall site and initial building work has begun.
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Angoon
Alaska
Byzmali
Angoon Cor
Eli Kernfias
Brass Band
IS CHRISTMAS VESSEL Sails as Santa Claus Boat to Northern Ports
The Christmas vessel Una loaded to capacity with mail freight and many passengers set sail last night as the Santa Claus boat to northern ports. Passengers include Chas D Bullard Steve Dedrar R H Ferry Floyd Brown J E Moore for Haines Fort Seward Sgt H C Wescott Conselo R Redd Frank Riscol Alvin Goldstein Joe Edgar for Skagway Herman Fisher Fred Jagger Oscar Nelson M Durgan Frank Tony Hempel J W Fett for Jwalin.
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Una
Estebeth
Santa Claus
Chas. D. Bullard
Steve Dedrar
R. H. Ferry
Floyd Brown
J. E. Moore
Haines
Fort Seward
Sgt. H. C. Wescott
Conselo R. Redd
Frank Riscol
Alvin Goldstein
Joe Edgar
Skagway
Herman Fisher
Fred Jagger
Oscar Nelson
M. Durgan
Frank
Tony Hempel
J. W. Fett
Jwalin
Christmas School Program At Parochial School
The Parochial School held a Christmas program this afternoon attended by parents and patrons, according to local notices in the paper.
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Carranza
William O. Jenkins
Cable Briefs
Andrew W. Smith
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Hornsby
Wash
F. H. Schultz
Preston
National Educational Association
Smith-Tower Bil
Louisville
Kentucky
Cuba
U. S
Monsignor Barbor, Archibishop
Posen
Princess May
Hazelet
Howett
Olympia Drygoods
Harry E. Pratt
Will
Angoon Village
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