Kahn Warns War Not Desired By America
Representative Kahn of California in a House address says the United States aims to avoid war with Japan and that war would be brought by Japanese statesmen not Americans. He supports universal military training and notes immigration debates and fears of race alliances.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Kahn
California
Military Committee
America
Japan
United States
Five Men to Meet Death in Sing Sing Tonight
Five men convicted of murder, after multiple reprieves, are scheduled for electrocution at Sing Sing Prison tonight unless a further reprieve is granted. The Banner reports Ossining New York date December 9.
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Ossining
Sing Sing
Military Authorities at Sherman Stand by on Deployment Report
Military authorities at Camp Sherman refused to confirm the report that 600 men are held in readiness for instant departure to the West Virginia coal fields. The matter could become inevitable if military control extends to the Kentucky side of the Bug river district.
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Camp Sherman
Dec
West Virginia
Kentucky
Bug River
Harding Back at His Desk After Absence
Senator Harding returned to work in Marion after more than a month away as he tackled a large pile of letters and routine business to prepare for upcoming League of Nations conferences next week.
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Marion
Senator Harding
Toledo Fire at Herrick Co Photograph Shop
Fire at the E. G. Herrick Co photograph shop in Toledo, caused by a chemical explosion, caused damage over 200000 dollars. Firefighters battled for more than an hour amid a heavy north wind as explosions hampered efforts and stock at Cable Plane Co was damaged by water.
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Associated Press
Toledo
E. G. Herrick Co
Cable Plane Co
Tax Revision Not Expected by Congress
Republican members of the senate finance committee in informal conference decided there will be no tax revision this session. Treasury conditions cited by Secretary Houston were said to make concessions urged by business interests impossible. The panel took no action on the house bill compensating former car service men.
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Associated Tress
Washington
Dec
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
House
Ways and Ieans Committee
Treasury
Houston
Four Die In Northern Ohio Traction Wreck Near Ravenna
Two more passengers died bringing total dead to four after yesterday’s collision on the Northern Ohio Traction and Light line near Ravenna. Twenty two injured. A signal reading error aboard the baggage car blamed. Ferry Ford of Columbus believed dying in hospital. Officials offered no statement.
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Associated
Akron
Dec
Northern Ohio Traction & Light Line
Ravenna
Ferry Ford
Columbus
Posse Seeks Man Who Shot Officer in Jewett
An armed posse led by the Jewett mayor hunted Burt Lewellyn, 35, a construction worker, after he allegedly shot and seriously wounded Salmon, 50, Jewett police chief, who was shot in the abdomen while serving a warrant. Salmon is listed in critical condition at a Steubenville hospital.
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Dennison
Jewett
Great Britain Bars Irish Question Hearing Visit
The six member special committee of the commission of 100 hearings on the Irish question will not be allowed to visit Great Britain. The British embassy informed William MacDonald that the trip to British territory is not agreeable to the government and passports issued by the American state department would not be vised.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Committee of 100
England
Ireland
Great Britain
William MacDonald
Commission
R. L. Craige
American State Department
Craige
MacDonald
Canadian Wheat Exports Surge to U S Ports
Port Williams Ont reports six ships carrying 600000 bushels left for Buffalo as Canadian wheat shipments to U S ports stay heavy. Grain statistician E A Ursell estimates not more than 10000000 bushels will be milled domestically with the rest sent to Atlantic ports. Prewar U S consumption averaged about 4000000 bushels.
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Port Williams
Ont
Duc. T
U. S
Buffalo
E. A. Ursell
U.S
New York
Boston
Atlantic
U. 3
Reduction in Wages Across Large Textile Mills Reported
Wage cuts announced in New England and New York textile mills affect 300 000 workers. Arkansas plant Long-Bell Lumber Co Bluffs to lay off 600 workers due to slack demand. Tennessee Copper Co and Dicktown Sulphur Copper & Iron Co near Knoxville announce 10 percent wage reductions.
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Knoxville
Boston
Dev
New End
New York States
Bluffs Ark
Long-Bell Lumber Co
Tennee
Associated
the Banner
Tenn
The
Tennessee Copper Co
Dicktown Sulphur, Copper & Iron Co
Clara Smith Sought in Ardmore Shooting Reported in El Paso
Associated Press reports Clara Smith wanted in Ardmore Oklahoma for the shooting of Jalie Hann, an oil operator. She arrived at her parents home in El Paso Tuesday night, per Sheriff Ornsdorff.
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Sheriff
Associated Press
Danner EL Paso
Clara Smith
Ardmore
Oklo
Jalie Hannon
el Paso
Ornsdorff
Two Killed One Hurt In Downtown Train Taxi Crash
At a grade crossing in Cincinnati a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck a taxi. Chauffeur William Beherman died instantly. D W Smolens of New York died at hospital. A Reiss, New York cotton brokers agent, is believed fatally injured.
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Cincinnati
William Beherman
D. W. Smolens
New York
Reiss
Baltimore & Ohio
Bankers Lend Aid to Cattle Industry
Bankers show confidence in the southwestern livestock sector and will offer stock cattle loans at reasonable rates following a conference with Governor J. Miller Jr. and A. B. Ramsay of the tenth federal reserve bank. Loans will not force liquidation except in exceptional cases and conditions are deemed satisfactory. The group notes the cattle situation improving, citing eastern banks joining in funding to ease the crisis.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Southwest
J. Miller Jr
A. B. Ramsay
Tenth Federal Reserve Bank
Anti-vice crusades sweep Ohio cities for crime crackdown
Ohio cities from Columbus to Akron launch anti-vice campaigns targeting liquor laws gambling and other offenses. In Cleveland arrests approach daily totals near 2000 since the drive began. Toledo Dayton Youngstown Canton Cincinnati and Akron report police shakeups new ordinances and rising arrestees as officials pledge stricter crime suppression.
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W. 8. Fitzgerald
Ohio
Fnes
Westenhaver
Toledo
Frank
Herbert
Schreiber
Henally
George P. Greenhalgh
Denver Chancellor Henry A. Buc htel Resigns Over Health
Henry A. Butchel resigns as chancellor of the University of Denver after a stroke in September. He had led the university since 1900 and previously served as Colorado governor from 1907 to 1908.
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Denver
Henry A. Buchtel
University of Denver
Colorado
Longworth Addresses New York Gathering on Taxes
Ohio congressman Longworth told the Association of Life Insurance Presidents that further tax cuts are unlikely soon. He called the excess profits tax a tax on brains and urged either a sale tax or an unrestricted profits tax with a 25 percent levy on the gap between earnings and distributions.
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New York
Lonngworth
Ohio
House
Ways and Means
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Wilson urges US donations to relieve distress in China
President Wilson asked Americans to contribute funds to aid famine affected provinces in China. Charles Lamont of J P Morgan & Co was named chairman of the relief committee.
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Associated Presa
Washinton
di Wilson
China
Charles Lamont
Banking House
J. P. Morgan & Co
Adoption boom in Cuyahoga County court records
Cleveland foster parents favor blue eyed baby girls with names like Halen according to probate court records. Two hundred forty two children have been adopted this year, roughly one per court working day, most under two years old and many under one.
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Associated Press
Barnard
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