President asks appropriation for disarmament talks
President Coolidge asks Congress for a 50 000 appropriation to fund U S participation in the League of Nations preliminary disarmament discussions. He says attendance at preparatory work carries no commitment to attend future conferences and decisions depend on future meetings. The move aims to aid the preliminary inquiry while limiting commitments.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
United States
League of Nations
Preparation Commission
Preparatory Commission
Council of the League of Rations
Wife and Babe Fatally Burned in Idaho Fire
Idaho Falls Idaho January 4 Mrs May Johnston and her baby die from burns suffered when she tried to rekindle a fire with coal oil Saturday. The can exploded as she poured oil into the stove and neighbors rushed to aid before the woman and infant could be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Falls
Idaho
May Johnston
A. W. Johnston
Menan
Senator King Attacks Banking Interests in Senate
Washington January 4 Senator King Democrat Utah pledged a probe of the federal banking system and attacked large banking interestsfor financing trusts and extending credits too freely to brokers and speculators in a senate session.
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Washington
King
Utah
Senate
Secretary of War invites governors to second outdoor recreation conference
The Secretary of War issues a public invitation to governors of all states to name delegates to the second national outdoor recreation conference set for January 2021.
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Waergen
Secretary of War
Davis
Supreme Court Dismisses New Jersey Water Power Act Bill
The Supreme Court, by grant of the federal power commission and the attorney general, dismissed the original bill filed by New Jersey to uphold the federal Water Power Act as unconstitutional.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Attorney General
Supreme Court
New Jersey
Court Affirms Oil Lease Cancellation in Elk Hills Case
The U S circuit court of appeals upheld the lower court ruling cancelling Edward L. Doheny and associates leases to Elk Hills lands in California. It reversed the award beyond 11 million dollars for the Pearl Harbor oil base and noted the case as the first tried after Senate inquiries into Doheny.
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San Francisco
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Edward L. Doheny and Associates
Elk Hills Naval Reserve
California
Doheny Company
Pearl Harbor
E. L. Doheny Oil
Albert B. Fall
Fall
Doheny
United States
Congress Debates World Court Issue and Tax Bill
Congress convened in Washington as the senate considers the world court matter. The Senate finance committee reviews the tax bill while the house votes on a treasury post office supply measure and the debt pact discusses with the Ways and Means committee.
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Congress
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
House
House Ways and Means Committee
Princeton Dean Declines Western University Presidency
Christian Gaus, dean of Princeton College, said he declined to accept the presidency of a large university on the western coast. He did not name the institution, but reliable sources identified it as the University of Oregon.
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Princeton
N. J
Christian Gaus
Princeton College
University of Oregon
Karolys Case Faces Entry Mandamus Question
Washington January 4 The District of Columbia courts ordered Secretary Kellogg to show cause February 4 why a mandamus should not compel entry into the United States for Countess Katherine Karolyi who holds a visa passport in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
Kellogg
United States
Katherine Karolyi
Paris
Pro football contract signs George Wilson for two games
Puas albriter, sports promoter, announced the signing of George Wilson, University of Washington halfback, to a $10,000 contract for two games. Wilson will play against Red Grange and the Chicago Bears in Los Angeles on January 16 and in a second game with date not yet announced.
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Los Angeles
Albriter
George Wilson
University of Washington
Wilson
Red G
Chicago Bears
Committee to Open Hearings on Gooding Bill
Congress returns to a heavy calendar including the world court tax reduction and debt measures plus a push on surplus crops Geneva disarmament and anthracite issues The Gooding bill to curb rail rate abuses faces senate hearings and farm relief plans move forward while Clinton administration seeks funds for Geneva talks.
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Washington
Congress
World Court
Senate
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
House
Treasury and Post Office
Congression Committee
Muscle Shoals
Geneva
Coolidge
Capitol
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Mellon
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Iowa
Jardine
Appropriation Requests for Bonus and Indian Relief
President Coolidge asked Congress for a deficiency appropriation of 114 million dollars for the veterans bureau to meet most of the bonus and a supplementary 2.92 million dollars for the interior department mainly for Indian relief measures.
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Washington
Coolidge
Veterans’ Bureau
Interior Department
Army officers return after missing near Rodriguez Mexico
Lieutenants Marion T. Pharr and Clarence S. Thorpe, who had been missing from a hunting camp of officers near Rodriguez, Mexico, returned to the camp in good health after wandering the woods and finding food and shelter from sheep herders.
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Laredo
Tex
Marion T. Pharr
Clarences. Thorpe
Rodriguez
Mexico
Ogden Names New City Officials Under Fresh Commission
Jonathan Jones becomes Ogden chief of police as the city commission takes office at noon. Alfred W. Agee is named city attorney, John C. Brown becomes city engineer, Thomas Clarke is treasurer and Herman Aues city recorder. The commission includes Mayor George E. Browning and commissioners Harmon Peery and Chris Flygare.
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Ogden
Utah
Jonathan Jones
Alfred W. Agee
John C. Brown
Thomas Clarke
Hermanaues
George E. Browning
Harmon Peery
Chris Flygare
Governor Refuses Review in Arizona Death Case
Washington reports today that the president refused to review the case of William A. Lawrence who is under a death sentence in Arizona. The action directs the governor to be informed of the decision.
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Washington
Wm. A. Lawrence
Arizona
Swedish Princess Astrid Seen Loosening Ties to Wales
London reports say Princess Astrid of Sweden, 23, may visit London in spring with a possible engagement to the Prince of Wales. She is a niece of the Swedish king and is described as eligible by religion to become the heir’s bride. She is already favored by the British royal family and met the princes during a prior London visit.
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London
Astrid of
Sweden
Prince of Wales
Prince Henry
Astrid
Queen Alexandra
Princes of Wales
South America
Princess Mary
Idaho county commissioners convene to discuss tax reform
The eighteenth annual Idaho county commissioners association session opens in Antlers hall with H F Lemp calling taxation the top issue and urging a state taxing body to uncover unjust taxation. J I King welcomes leaders from Pocatello as the group hears calls to back home industries and fair assessment practices.
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County Commissioners’ Association
State of Idaho
Antlers’ Hall
H. F. Lemp
State Association
Ada County Commissioners
Board of Equalization
Lemp
King
J. I. King
Pocatello
Low Returns on Passengers Amid Western Rail Rate Hearing
A. W. Powell testified before an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Kansas City that 1924 freight returns across the West averaged 5.52 percent while passenger returns lagged at 1.39 percent. He cited regional contrasts with Eastern and Southern lines and noted a long term decline in Western passenger traffic from 1921 to 1925. Powell spoke for two middle western states opposing a proposed five percent freight-rate boost.
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Kansas City
West
Interstate Commerce Commission
A. W. Powell
Lincoln
Neb
Western States Statistical Bureau
Nebraska Railway Commission
Powell
Clyde B. Aitchison
Western Railroads
Eastern Railroads
Western Carriers
Southern Railroads
Western
Southern
Eastern
Mtny
Income Tax Case Rules Community Property Taxable
Washington January 4 The government wins an appeal holding that income from community property in California is taxable under the revenue act of 1818 the husband liable to pay the federal tax as the taxpayer.
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Washington
California
Ten Inoculated By Mistake With Diphtheria Germs
Tashkent in Russian Turkestan reports Dr. Ivan Shorokhov chief physician at the tropical medical institute was sentenced to ten weeks imprisonment for inoculating ten children with diphtheria germs by mistake while a nurse blamed for the error received a similar sentence. The trial before the supreme court held him responsible for the fatalities.
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Tashkent
Russian Turkestan
Ivan Shorokhov
Tropical Medical Institute
Supreme Court
Silver Paluso bout delayed in San Francisco
San Francisco January 4 AP The ten round bout between Jack Silver San Francisco lightweight and Lou Paluso Salt Lake City has been postponed to January 15 because Paluso is ill with boils Pete Sarmiento Filipino featherweight and Earl McArthur Sioux City Ia will replace them in the main event Friday night
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San Francisco
Jack Silver
Lou Paluso
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Pete Sarmiento
Earl McArthur
Sioux City
Silver
Paluso
Carol Renounces Throne. Michael Named Heir Apparent
In Bucharest the national assembly votes to relinquish Carol’s succession rights and confirms Prince Michael, four years old, as heir apparent. Reports from Milan mention Carol’s friendship with Mme Magda Lupesco and details of his abdication and recent dinner with his entourage.
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Bucharest
National Assembly
Carol
Prince Michael
London
Carol of Romania
Milan
Mme Magda Lupesco
Jassy
Rumania
Zysiz Lambrino
Mme Lupesco
Readjustment of Lumber Rates Declared Unreasonable
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that a general readjustment of rail rates for shipments from the south Pacific coast to Canada, proposed for September 8, was unreasonable. The plan would have raised cedar and redwood lumbers on routes from Weed, California to Toronto and Montreal, while slightly lowering fir and pine rates, affecting multiple western states and drawing protests from lumber associations.
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Washington
Canada
South Pacific Coast Territory
Interstate Commerce Commission
Arizona
California
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
North Pacific Coast
California Redwood Association
Weed
Calif
Toronto
Ont
Montreal
Railroad cancels grain shipping rate hike to Texas
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad to cancel new grain schedules after protests by the Ogden grain exchange. Rates moving to Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma were deemed unreasonable and the higher tariffs would have raised the Milford Utah to Sherman Texas wheat rate from 71 to 102 cents.
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Washington
Ogden, Utah
Long Journey In Small Cat Boat Sailed From San Pedro
W Fred Kohler novelist and his year old daughter Virginia set sail from San Pedro in a 26 foot cat boat named the fris bound for New York via Panama. John Wallace photographer accompanied them as photographer.
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San Pedro
Calif
Jan
W. Fred Kohler
Virginia
John Wallace
New York
Panama
Weslington Jew 4 A Bill Aims to Aid Financial Relief
A preliminary draft titled Weslington Jew 4 A seeks to provide financial relief for ced a the oral interests wap. the proposal introduces measures to support affected parties and address economic strain. The bill outlines targeted assistance and potential funding mechanisms.
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Weslington
Beloved Queen Mother Margherita of Savoy Dies in Italy
Bordighera Italy Jan 4 AP Margherita beloved queen mother of Italy died after a long illness from cerebral blood clot aggravated by pleural pneumonia. King Victor Emmanuel and family surrounded her as doctors fought to keep her alive. She celebrated her 74th birthday Nov 20 and was wife of Humbert assassinated 1900.
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Margherita
Italy
Toyal Castle
Bordighera
Victor Emmanuel
Humbert
Monza
Rome
Duke
Genoa
Turin
Aosta
Florence
Naples
Perstia
Jaly
Savoy
Sismondini
Mussolini
Osage murders linked to Hale and three others charged
In Pawhuska Oklahoma the state attorney general filed charges against Hale of Fairfax and three Osage men for conspiring to murder W E Smith and destroy his home in March 1923. Federal investigation followed a pattern of deaths in a wealthy Osage family. Officials arrived to transfer Hale and the others to Pawhuska for proceedings before Judge Justus.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Inne
W. Kekle
Fairfax
Osage Hills
Ernest Barkhart
Oklahoma City
Hale
J. Berry King
Edwin Dabney
L. A. Justus
Cr. Ionease
Pawsuska
Justus
Burkhart
Bloyd
Lawson
W. E
Hmsith
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Karolys Case
Gooding
Wales
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Adgate
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Princess and
Seuss
Ube
Prince Showers
Texas
Princess House OF Savoy
King Humbert
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