Coal Chief Denies Ideal Idea Behind Shortage Panic
George A. H. Cushing of the American Wholesale Coal Association testified before the Senate coal investigating committee denying that coal men planned government statements. He said members caused no deliberate panic and noted the association's formation with the National Defense Council and approval by the Fuel Administration. He discussed finances, Tumulty liaison, and legal steps to challenge federal enforcement actions while arguing for industry compliance with practical accounting methods.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Iowa
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National Defense Council
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Federal Trade Commission
Trade Commission
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Jury Decides It Wilful Murder In Inquest
London AP report says coroners jury found wilful murder and death by own action against George Augustus Kelly in the deaths of Miss Sophia Taylor a 29 year old dancer and Kelly 30 of Omaha Nebraska. Miss Taylor died after being mortally wounded in a residential flat on St James Street Phi Io.
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Shippers Seek Modifications On Prohibition Rules
A New York delegation led by P A S Franklin met Acting Revenue Meyer to press changes in prohibition rules affecting American shipping. They asked for liquor restrictions on ships beyond three miles and the seizure of vessels in ports. Officials declined to comment citing delicacy of the issue.
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Railway crash near Petrograd claims hundreds dead or hurt
A Helsingfors dispatch reports that a railway accident near Petrograd killed or injured several hundred people. Overcrowding of a train is blamed, but details are scant as no full facts are available.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Petrograd
Wilson to accompany Harding for inauguration day
President Wilson plans to escort President-elect Harding from the White House to the Capitol for the oath, then return for lunch, before Wilson withdraws to private life at 8 Street residence. Health improvements keep the visit feasible despite weather.
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Wilson
White House
Capitol
Joseph P. Tumulty
Harding
Pennsylvania Avenue
Tumulty
Peace Reigns in Sonora Says Governor Borquez
Mexican consul Alfonso Pesqueira reports to Douglas Arizona that Sonora enjoys a new era of peace with Yaqui and other Indian tribes laying down arms. Governor Borquez, slated as comptroller of currency, says planting acreage in Sonora will be larger next spring than ever before.
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Hermosillo
Premieres Meet After Christmas
Paris reports a conference of British prime minister David Lloyd George French premier Aristide Briand and Italian premier Giovanni Giolitti will begin around December 26 in Nice or Cannes. Turkey peace treaty revision is among the key topics planned for discussion.
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France
Giolitti
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Nice
Cannes
Possale
Turkey
Prices Irregular At The Start Of Session In New York
Prices opened irregular in New York with support for key issues including rails steels equipment and motors. Indices showed fractional to four point gains while oil opened at a loss then rallied sharply amid a volatile market session.
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New York
Mexican Petroleum
Italian commander orders blockade of Fiume and nearby islands
General Cavilia orders a strict blockade of Fiume and the Vegna Arbe and San Mateo islands. He gives forty eight hours for residents to leave the blockaded region.
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Criminal elements in saddle as thieves strike city
Los Angeles faces a surge in crime with bank messenger thefts prompting plans to deploy ten thousand American Legion members as an auxiliary police force. Mayor Snyder and the police commissioners welcome former soldiers to aid in curbing the crime wave. In New Jersey, the court of pardons resolves not to grant pardons or paroles before minimum terms run in murder robbery and burglary cases amid rising offenses nationwide.
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American Legion
Inter Post Commission
Snyder
Trenton
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Court of Pardons
Law seeks death for bank robbery and related crimes in Missouri
Missouri lawmakers will consider a bill at the next session to impose the death penalty for bank robbery highway robbery and burglary. Jackson county representative elect M A O Donnell announced the proposal. In Los Angeles a thief grabbed a satchel with 75000 in checks and 6500 in cash from two boy bank messengers amid Christmas shoppers. The youths were 18 and 19, Paul Sauer and Aubrey Cody, and a woman solicitor was asking the thief to subscribe to a newspaper when the crime occurred.
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Missouri
M. A. O' Donnell
Jackson County
Los Angeles
Dee
Paul Sauer
Aubrey Cody
Dropped Dead After Mailing Present to His Sweetheart
John W. Rint, a 25 year old World War veteran, died of heart failure minutes after handing a Christmas present to a clerk in Salt Lake City. The body was sent to Buhl, Idaho for burial. the article notes a Gary Indiana message and a dog reference.
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Mise McParland
Gary
Ind
John W. Rint
Buhl
Idaho
Freight Engine Explosion Shuts Denver Telegraph Wires
An explosion toppled a freight engine east of Denver, killing fireman John Lon of Denver and injuring brakeman Harry Hartman and Harry Pearson, both of Denver. The blast ripped down ten telegraph poles and cut wire service to the region, delaying trains as snow and wind halted communications with North Platte Omaha and Kansas City. Details remain scarce as the railroad reports no westward outages and hopes to restore service soon.
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Dee
John Lon
el Paso
Harry Ki Hartman
Harry Pearson
Northlatte
Omaha
Kansas City
Scala
President Wilson Window Shopping on F Street
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson rode in an open car along F street viewing Christmas crowds and lighted shop windows. The public did not widely recognize the chief executive as they passed slowly through the shopping district in the capital.
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Washington
Wilson
Capitals
Everett High to Meet Cleveland Team on New Year Day
Everett Washington will host the Cleveland team on New Year Day as Everett High, billed as western preparatory school champions, seeks another test after claiming the western title while Cleveland claims the eastern championship.
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Wash
Everett High School
Cleveland
Cotton hits new low as March price sinks
New York December 22 AP The cotton market fell to new lows with March futures dropping to 139.8 cents as heavy southern and Wall Street selling pressures, amid weak spot markets, pushed prices lower.
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New York
Wall Street
Nebr. Weather Disrupts Rail Traffic Delays
Omaha reports a blustery Dec 22 with falling temperatures in Nebraska. A weather event knocked out telephone and telegraph lines causing graph wires to break and delaying railroad traffic across the region.
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Omaha
Nebra
Sheriff Heads to El Paso for Clara in High Profile Case
Ardmore Oklahoma’s James L Smith confers with his daughter Clara Barton Smith as Sheriff Buck Garrett of Ardmore Texas and two lawyers head toward El Paso to arrest her on a murder charge in the case of Jake L Hannon. James B Smith is unreachable.
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Texas
Buck Garrett
Ardmore
Okla
Clara Barton Smith
Jake L. Hannon
James L. Smith
Associated Press
Assoc
Siege of Fiume Tightens As Italian Troops Close In
Ugine Italy December 22 AP Fiume held by Captain Gabriele Annunzio is under siege as regular Italian forces surround the insurgent stronghold.
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Italy
Fiume
Gabriele Annunsio
Local Man Robbed At Knife Point In East Side Vault Assault
W. H. Samms of 929 Jefferson Avenue, president of the Carpenters Union, was robbed of $4 in silver after a blow to the head near the Monti building on Pocatello Avenue. He was knocked unconscious and dragged into an alley as two unidentified men, described as Mexicans, fled. Police investigated but made no arrests.
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Socolby Toast Near Miss of Democratic Ties
President Epitatio Pessoa of Brazil toasted Bainbridge Colby at a banquet in Rio de Janeiro praising the shared ideals of North and South America. Colby noted the long friendship between the United States and Brazil and returned the toast to the president.
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Epitatio Pessoa
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Bainbridge Colby
United States
Colby
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South America
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Mexican envoy status in limbo as non official agent questioned
Washington officials said Alberto J. Pani could not act as Mexican ambassador in Washington until recognition of the Obente government. His role would be that of an agent of the Mexican government but without official status in American eyes.
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Washington
State Department
Alberto J. Pani
Mexico City
Miners of England Plan Sympathy Strike
London December 22 A general strike of miners to the Rhondda coal fields in North Wales has been declared after Ocean Coal company refused to reinstate eleven men deemed non remunerative. Forty five thousand workers aim to persuade the South Wales miners federation to mobilize Welsh miners.
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Rhondda
North Wales
Ocean Coal Company
South Wales Miners’ Federation
Consul Accused of Blocking Woman’s Ireland Testimony
Mrs Annot E Robinson of Manchester alleges American consul Wells in Manchester tried to prevent her from traveling to testify before the committee of 100 on Ireland conditions. State Department to investigate Wells passport matter. Miss Susanna Walsh testifies on the Cork mayor's fatal shooting by the Royal Irish Constabulary.
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Annot E. Robinson
Manchester
England
Wells
Committee of 100
Ireland
State Department
Skinner
London
Robinson
Susanna Walsh
McCurtain
Cork
Royal Irish Constabulary
Miss Walsh
Fragmentary note on mushroom type bullets findings
A fragment notes that the Royal Irish Constabulary found a type of ammunition described as soft-nosed mushroom. The text references bullets and investigators but lacks full context or location.
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Royal Irish Constabulary
Lloyd George urges U S entry and universal disarmament
London date line reports Prime Minister Lloyd George at a Commons luncheon urging United States accession to the League of Nations and a public, verifiable path to disarmament. He argues real peace requires all nations in the league, an end to secret pacts, and a common ban on armaments, with emphasis on Germany’s potential reentry. He notes the league has advanced labor and justice through its offices and international court.
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David Lloyd Rge
House of Commons
Sign of Nations Assembly
Geneva
Idloud George
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Geneva Assembly
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League of Nations
Association of Nations
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Relief for the Farmers Bill Debated in House
Washington December 22 AP. House debates an emergency relief bill led by Fordney of Ways and Means. The measure aims for rapid passage before adjournment with three hours set for debate. Splits form along producing south versus consuming east and other regions as Fordney defends limited scope.
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House
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Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Pension bill carries 265500 dollars, House committee reports
The House Appropriations Committee reports a pension bill totaling 265300 to 265500 dollars. The measure directs funding for retirees and related benefits with specific allocations outlined in the proposal.
Pension bill estimates large wartime costs for veterans
A subcommittee report on the pension bill outlines detailed cost estimates by conflict including Civil War and Mexican War totals and projects total government outlays for pension, war risk compensation, soldiers homes, medical care and vocational training. It notes a decline of pensioners by 32 237 and a projected $309 985 490 in additional wartime expenditures next year.
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Representative Canon
Illinois
Disby
Ohio State Team Receives Governor’s Welcome in Sacramento
Ohio State University football players were greeted in Sacramento on December 22 by Lea Stephens a native Ohioan who expressed regret at watching the squad head for probable defeat against the University of California in Pasadena on New Year’s Day.
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Ohio State University
University of California
Pasacena
Lea Stephens
Ohio
Army flyer vows another attempt after risky abort
Lieut. Ross C. Kirkpatrick of Mitchell Field nearly broke the world record for continuous flight when forced to descend early. He planned another try soon after alighting from his 100 horsepower Army plane in Mineola New York. A separate Mexican aviator flew 225 miles to Vera Cruz in 20 minutes, testing air service feasibility.
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