Venizelos Planned a New Greek State After Election Defeat
The Kathimerini editor M Vianchos says former premier Venizelos planned to form a new Greek state if defeated in November elections. King Alexander allegedly heard the plan at a May 4 meeting in a stadium, with Alexander saying he acted as Constantine’s agent. The report notes Kathimerini’s unfriendly stance toward Venizelos and hints at fleet pressure after the sons’ actions.
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Hens
Dee
Ier Venizelos
M. Vianchos
The
Kathimerini
Alexander
M. Venizelos
M. Vlachos
Constantine
M. Venizelou
Nicholas Stratos
Marine
M. Viachos
Cde
Coal Oil Johnny Dies in Nebraska Station Agent Post
John W. Stele known as Coal Oil Johnny for his oil fortune in Pennsylvania, died of pneumonia yesterday at Fort Crook Nebraska where he served as a Burlington railroad station agent. He rose to prominence in the industry during its early heyday.
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Omaha
John W. Stele
East
Johnny
Pennsylvania
Ft. Crook
Neb
Burlington Railroad
Rose Carnival in Coast City Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Pasadena hosts the thirty second annual Tournament of Roses with a floral pageant using over a million flowers across 125 floats. Ohio State faces California in an east west contest, then Philadelphia hosts its New Year parade with 12,000 participants and prizes over 12,000 dollars.
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Pasadena
Cal
Philadelphia
Philaelphia
Pdey
Changes Begin For White House Tennis Court Restoration
Washington January 1 AP changes around the White House and grounds begin at the wishes of the president elect. The tennis court at the rear of the executive suite is first attention as restoration work starts on a court long out of use. Senator Harding, a golf fan, is devoted to tennis and the court gained fame during Roosevelt's administration when a group of men invited to play daily became known as the tennis cabinet.
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Washington
White House
Nator Harding
Iso
Roosevelt
Chile's Oinglist Party Adopts Moscow Internationale Pact
Santiago Chile Jan 1 AP The oinglist party of Chile in Bessic ore today adopted a resolution providing for adhesion to the third or Moscow internationale. It was decided to reorganize the party which at present is not represented in the national congress.
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Santiago
Chile
Oinglist Party of
Bessicore
National Congress
Broadway Introduces One Way Street in Theater District
New York fans a new traffic rule set to begin after next Wednesday will make Broadway only a northbound corridor from 4th to 8th Street. The theater district lanes will close to southbound traffic to reduce congestion and improve flow for pedestrians.
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New York
Broadway
Tovy
Six Musicians Killed in Train Crash Near Cleveland
Cleveland January 1 AP six men were killed and two injured when their car returning from a New Year party was struck by a New York Central passenger train. All victims were members of an orchestra.
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Cleveland
Here
New York Central
Chicago
Reaty
I New Years Revers
Dennis Oth
Wes
New ‘Sox
Cobb
Health year 1920 marked by fewer workhouse intoxication cases in New York
New York officials report 176 people including 17 women were sent to the workhouse for intoxication in 1920, far below prior years. Deaths fell to 73,249 while births rose to 132,856, signaling a notably healthy year for Manhattan and the city.
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New York
John Barleycorn
New York City
Health Department
Manhattan Island
Cannot Compel Unloading Booze in Chilean Transit
Arica maritime unions refuse to unload wines and liquors provoking a diplomatic exchange. Foreign Minister Matte says Chile will require disembarkation of goods in transit to Bolivia to honor treaties, while noting workers are free to refuse unloading liquor destined for Chile.
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Ttage
Arica
Jorge Matte
Bolivia
Elections in Spain set for Sunday senate vote
Madrid. Elections for 180 senate seats will occur Sunday with 180 lifelong senators already in place. The Cortes meets Monday to select a delegation for the king’s throne speech. writs for election contests will be reviewed by the supreme court, lagging final results and a liberal conservative cabinet majority are anticipated.
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Madrid
Dee
Senate
Cortes
Alfonso
Hhe Supreme Court
New Brand Paper Money Promised in New York
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America announces a new brand of paper money to aid strikers in New York garment factories. Printed bills of one two and five dollars will be issued and two relief stores will accept only this money. Small change will be stamped out of cardboard.
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New York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Empress Eugenie’s Bequest Of Greuze Portrait To Burgoyne
London AP reports the will of former Empress Eugenie of France grants Sir John Burgoyne a Greuze portrait as a bequest. Eugenie escaped to England aboard Burgoyne’s yacht on September 6, 1870 after the empire fell. She died July 11 last in Madrid at age 94, with an estate over $10 million.
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London
Mechem urges strict economy in new New Mexico admin
In his brief inaugural address Merritt C. Mechem calls for rigid economy in all government departments, saying the most important work for the new state administration is frugal governance.
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Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico
Merritt C. Mechem
Strays Sleep in Old St Marks Church
Eight hundred homeless and unemployed men spent New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in St Marks Bowery, after planners intended to break into the historic church. Rector Dr. William Norman Guthrie invited them inside, promising a substantial breakfast and urging church support for the friendless. The scene was orderly as he spoke, and St Marks, founded 1791, sits above the buried remains of Governor Petrus Stuyvesant.
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New York
St. Marks
Bowery
Bowery Hall
Second Avenue
William Norman Gutherie
St. Mark’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Petrus Stuyvesant
Bolivian Revolution Divides Ruling Party Factions
From La Paz reports the Bolivian presidential convention, seated in Santiago, shows the Republic party split into two factions. One faction backs Bautista Saavedra, while the other splits support between Jose Escalier and Daniel Salamanca.
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Santiago
Chile
Disno
la Paz
Bautista Saavedra
Beteen Jose Escalier
Daniel Salamanca
Colby Seeks to Ease North South America Distrust in Uruguay
United States Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby told Uruguayan leaders at a farewell luncheon that the U S intends to lessen distrust toward North America. He urged South Americans to judge the United States by merits, not defects, and laid a wreath at Jose Artigas tomb before leaving with President Brum.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Bainbridge Colby
United States
North America
Colby
South America
North
Brum
Wilson
Jose Artigas
Masaryk daughter donates play proceeds to France relief
Miss Alice Masaryk daughter of President Masaryk and head of the Czecho Slovak Red Cross sent 10 000 francs to the French government from the first performance of The Victors. Proceeds are to aid restoration work in Terron on the Aisne where Czecho Slovak troops fought in late 1918. The play was staged in an open air theatre in the Charka valley near Prague last summer.
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Paria
Alice Masaryk
Masaryk
Red Cross
Cotry
Terron
Aisne
France
Vousiers
Charka Valley
Prague
Relief Bill Extends Mining Claim Work Deadline to July 1 1921
San Franciso January 1 AP Robert Kerr of the California Chapter Mining Congress received a copy of the bill signed yesterday by President Wilson. The measure extends the period to July 1, 1921 for annual assessment work on mining claims for 1920. The act clarifies work performed by July 1 1921 has the same effect as if done in 1920, without changing existing law on requirements.
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San Francises
Robert I. Kerr Ry
California
Mining Congress
Wilsom Ox
United States
Alaska
Auto Victims of Two Cities Rise in 1920
New York reports 707 auto fatalities in 1920, up from 702 in 1919, with state total auto casualties at 1,102. Chicago records 559 auto deaths in 1920, according to Coroner Peter M. Hoffmann, who also notes two deputy coroners are assigned to auto related cases.
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New York
Jgnizing
Iit
New York City
Accid
Chicago
dAutomobiles
Ieago
Peter M. Hoffman
Hoffman
Four Banks Form Largest Merger Creating Union Trust
In Cleveland Ohio January the Citizens Savings and Trust First National Union Commerce National and First Trust and Savings combine to form Union Trust. The unit plans a capital of 33 million dollars and about 100 officials, 33 banks to join later, aiming as the largest banking group between New York and Chicago.
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Cleveland, C
Citizens Savings and Trust Company
First National Bank
Union Commerce National Bank
First Trust and Savings Pany
Union Trust
New York
Chicago
Pany
Bank employes threaten general strike in Madrid
Complications in Madrid have bank employees contemplating a general strike that could be called at any moment. Members of a newly formed union presented a petition to employers who refused to receive it and warned that union members would be discharged.
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Madrid
Seed shipments from Argentina estimated value in pesos
Buenos Aires figures estimate exports of 1919 at 6,770,000 pesos with seed shipments valued at 2,792,500,000 pesos. The report cites Argentina and La Rayon as key sources for the grain and oil component of the trade.
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Buenos Aires
D la Rayon
Worries Over Situation in Athens After Court Ruling
Athens reports a court annulment of the recent elections by the myria reducing the number of deputies and diminishing Venizelist influence. The ruling raises concerns about Villa’s return to power and the allied front’s stance.
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Athens
Greece
Jam
Myria
Constantine Tsing
Muc
Fea
J Barleycorn Party Returns From Tomb in San Francisco
A fragmented note recounts a party by J Barleycorn in San Francisco with passing allusions to mythic revival rites and prohibition era imagery. The wording is garbled but suggests a celebratory event tied to John Barleycorn and demarcates a nocturnal carnival mood.
Convict Jack Foster Fells Daring Escape Plan
Guards at Folsom penitentiary search for Jack Foster alias John Bt. Claire a convict from San Joaquin County who escaped last night by using a dummy in his cell and is believed hidden in the prison yard Foster played a key role in a 1919 locomotive breakout.
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Sacramento
Folsom Penitentiary
Jack Foster
John Bt. Claire
Son Joaquin County
Foster
Linotype Operator Sets Type on New Machine
P Frank Haddon of the Sumpter Item worked six hours on a new linotype machine. He set type using seven point on eight point slugs and a 13 point measure, achieving a notable first-day result for the facility.
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Sumpter
P. Frank Haddon
Linotype
De Valera Arrives Home Report Sparks Dublin Debate
Reports from London say Eamonn DeValera president of the Irish republic has landed in Ireland amid public curiosity. Harry Boland stated the president arrived safely, but officials and Dublin Castle avoid confirmation. Skepticism grows as government stance remains uncertain while others expect he may seek talks on Ireland's problem. General Strickland's Cork fire report reached the Irish office as cabinet reviews it.
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London
Eamonn DeValera
Irish Republic
Ireland
Harry Boland
DeValera
Dublin Castle
Sir Edward Strickland
Cork
Dublin Celle
Greek Leaders Call For Impartial Allied Investigation
Athens reports King Constantine asked an allied commission to conduct an impartial inquiry into Greek events. Objections arise as both Constantine supporters and former Premier Venizelos are said to have destroyed many documents, hindering a clear view for any investigation.
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Athens
Constantine
Allied Commission
Venizelos
Gibbons Given Final Rites and Illness Update
Cardinal Gibbons was reported to have relapsed but improved after a good night. He had received the last rites yesterday, with officials indicating his condition was precarious while staying among friends in Maryland.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Union
M Md
Carolina Gibbons
Herve Capening
Arrowhead Trail Receives New Name Zion Park Highway
Salt Lake City January 1 The Utah state automobile association announces all 1921 maps will designate the Arrowhead Trail as the Zion Park Highway The 1921 auto blue book for Utah Nevada and California refers to the road by the new name different from earlier designation.
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Salt Lake
Utah State Automobile Association
Zion Park Highway
Arrowhead Trail
D. Rishel
Automobile
Utah
Nevada
California
Winter Dip for Club Members
About 100 members of the ocean club in San Francisco took part in the annual winter dip in the Pacific Ocean. After a mile run they plunged into the breakers and then moved to the country club for lunch. The air measured 53 degrees while the water was much colder.
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San Francisco
Inn
Oepic Club
Pacific Ocean
Gunmen Continue With Game in New York
In January New York, a butcher named Renny Bchnepp was shot by an unidentified man on Frat Avenue as police investigated the murder amid possible feud hints. The assailant fled, and authorities pursued leads in the ongoing case.
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New. Yorke
Jan
Yao
Renny Bchnepp
Fhrat Avenue
Pocatello Welcomes 1921 With Dances and Masquerade Balls
In Pocatello the New Year of 1921 opened with dances across the city. The Bannock hotel hosted a well attended homo sap muscles carnival dance. The Elks drew a huge crowd dancing late into the night. The Fire Department ball at Columbia hall attracted over six hundred and lasted until dawn. A Commercial dance at the Chamber of Commerce by Moran and Wallington drew a large crowd. Awards for best costumes went to Robert J. Wadsworth, Annie Weyant, D. K. Oliver, May Marchard, and Juanita Rose. Midnight neared as 1921 arrived.
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Pocatello
Bannock
Chamber of Commerce
Tony
Columbia Ball
Robert
J. Wadsworth
Montpelier
Annie’ Weyant
D. K. Oliver
May Marchard
Juanita Rose
Berlin War Relief Letters From Families In Need
Murphy of the relief administration in Berlin said many letters from families in wartime Berlin looked too good to be true yet most were genuine. The letters described bread and milk as scarce, with the elderly and children suffering from severe shortages in Berlin and Hamburg.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Amin
Murphy
Relief Administration
Americans Living in Paris Count Reveals Emigration
Paris reports 23 630 Americans living in the city based on registration figures. Germany tops the list with 41 356 residents, while the United States ranks fifth with 23 63.
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Paris
Davis Proxy for President Davis Proxy for President
Government men pause New Year as 1921 ushers in a day of receptions. Acting Secretary Davis greets officials and the public at the state department while Baker and Daniels host open houses for army navy and marine corps officers and families. Navy messages emphasize service as the year begins.
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Washington
Washi
White House
Wilson
Davia
State Department
Baker
Daniels
Army
Near
Marine Corps
Familiea
Navy
Habiens Navy
New Year Clashes Injure Sailors Near Downtown
Reported New Year violence in Chicago left several sailors injured after a mob attacked a group walking to a steamboat serving area. Cars were set on fire and shots were fired in the crowd as police and rescuers responded.
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Ahromnivenil
New Year’s Eve Quietly Celebrated with Song and Pipes
A garbled report recalls a village or parish gathering where the annual New Year’s Eve service ended with pipes accordions and human voices singing Auld Lang Syne. The scene mentions a merchant church and locational hints, suggesting a small community festivity amid uncertain OCR text.
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Meriant
President Elect Working Today Still Newsworthy
President elect works on New Year events and plans, arranging a dinner and discussing ongoing duties. The account notes travel, engagements, and family gatherings as part of the transition period. The passage emphasizes routine responsibilities and ceremonial activities in early days of office.
Reno Gazette clock rolls in silent hour
A fragment from a Reno Gazette item notes a night hour and local timing, with unclear names and details. The readable bits point to a scheduling or clock reference in Reno Nevada.
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