Har rison chaos over rail strike violence in Arkansas
One lynching reported as armed citizens patrol Harrison Arkansas amid a two year rail strike crisis. Bridges burned and machines destroyed spurred fears the Missouri and North Arkansas lines would be abandoned. Governor and legislature asked to act. Arkansas National Guard may be called.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas National Guard
Harricon
Harrison
Arkansas Democrat
Missouri
North Arkansas
Democrat
A. P. Stevens
Ge. C. Gregor
Gregor
Citizens’ Committee
McKue
National Guard
H. B. McAllister
the Guard
McRaw
Thevernet McRae
Schwab Supports Steel Merger Idea At Banquet
New York January 16 AP Charles M Schwab Bethlehem Steel chairman says unifying every steel company under one head could bring economic benefits but he stopped short of endorsing it He cited the Lackawanna Bethlehem merger as an example of savings and said the US could become the world’s workshop while praising large scale banking and industry finance He recalled entering business with Carnegie and Jones forty years ago and noted steel output rising from fifty million tons then to current levels.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Bambers
Lackawanna Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel
United States
United Tex Corporation
Andrew Carnegie
Bill Jones
Flogging probe nets six Goose Creek residents
Four women and two men, all Goose Creek residents, were summoned before a grand jury in Houston as it opened a probe into the January 5 flogging of Mrs. R. H. Harrison and R. A. Armand. One or two arrests were expected later today, according to Sheriff Binford.
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Houston
Tex
Goose Creek
Oil Town
Grand Jury
R. H. Harrison
R. A. Armand
Binford
Sun Prep Attacks Canton as Factions Move South
Large numbers of Fukien troops loyal to Sun Yat-sen depart Foochow for Canton to join Yun nan and Kwangsi forces in an assault on the southern capital. General Hsu Chung-chih prepares southward while Wang Yung-chun keeps Foochow under navy alliance. Civil officials may be replaced. Admiral Sah Chen-ping eyed for governorship.
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Navy
Wang
Hsu
Foochow
Sah Chen-ping
Chaotic Situation in Canton Amid Power Vacuum
Reports from Canton say four rival chiefs control the city after nationalist commander Chen Chiung ming fled toward Waichow. The treasury is empty and unrest looms. unpaid soldiers looted the vice-regal palace as Canton’s Canton Kowloon railway service halted after rolling stock seizure by military authorities.
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Canton
Hong Kong
Chen Chiungming
Waichow
Cantona
Chen Chiung Ming
Chen
Canton-Kowloon Railway
Influenza Outbreak Hits American Troops in Coblenz
A mild influenza epidemic spreads among American soldiers and civilians in Coblenz. Ill include Captain Frank Brown, chief signal officer, as radio plants valued at about $6,000,000 face attempted break ins at the imperial barracks where the equipment is stored.
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Coblenz
Frank Brown
Imperial Barracks
Sharp drop in marks and francs
London reports the German mark sinking to 72 500 per pound amid fears of French action in the Ruhr while the French franc held at 69.05 per pound. In Austin, Texas the senate passed a resolution praising Governor John M. Parker of Louisiana for his crackdown on hooded mobs and masked political groups by an 18 to 8 vote.
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London
Ruhr
Austin
Tex
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Texas Senate
Governor seeks emergency act to fill Idaho vacancy
Boise Idaho January 16 AP Governor Charles C Moore says he would favor an emergency law empowering him to appoint a successor to the late Senator W Van Hoesen and he would appoint a Democrat. The death created a vacancy requiring a special election under current statutes.
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Boise
Ida
W. van Hoesen
Associated Press
Charles C. Moore
van Hoesen
Idaho
Moore
State House
Senate
House
Adams
Pinchot Vows Strong Action to Enforce Volstead Law
Gifford Pinchot sworn in as Pennsylvania governor pledges full effort to enforce the Volstead Act. He calls the lax enforcement a blot on Pennsylvania and the United States and commits to abolishing the saloon with state government action. He ties his victory to the Roosevelt Progressive legacy.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
United States
Heavy vote cast in Idaho Greater American Falls project
A long distance call from Twin Falls reports a heavy vote in the region backing the Greater American Falls project. Weather favors turnout and officials expect a favorable result though few dissenters were noted in the Jevemse district with 451 votes, 14 against. Flenner promised full returns to the Tribune as soon as possible.
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Twin Falls
Guy Flenner
Idaho Reclamation Association
The
Tribune
Greater American Falls
Flenner
Jevemse
Woman Dies While Arranging Funeral in Park City
In Park City Utah on January 16 an Ogden woman Alice Dedier 42 arrived to help arrange a funeral and died in the morning after feeling ill while staying with her sister Violet Morgan of Boise Idaho.
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Park City
Utah
Alice Dedier
Ogden
Ane
Dier
Violet Morgan
Boise
Ida
Dublin Scene Sudden Attacks by Irregulars
Dublin on January 16 saw sudden fighting as irregulars attacked key targets including City Hall and Broadstone terminus. Free State forces repelled all assaults while raids on physicians’ offices sparked speculation of Fascisti-inspired groups forming to counter the irregulars.
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Dublin
Dublin City
Four Courts
Free State
Eign iv
Eecre
Aha ‘md
Free Staters
Portobello Barracks
Collins Barracks
Keogh Barracks
Mount Joy
King’s Inn
The
Man’s Journal
Germany Declared In Wilful Default On Deliveries
Paris January 16 AP The reparations commission swiftly declares Germany in wilful default on in kind deliveries including coal wood cattle dye and building materials as Germany refuses further coal shipments while France and Belgium back the move Britain abstains Italy faces similar tensions. Washington officials insist the United States disassociates from the reparations plan presented by American observer Roland Boyden and deny a formal plan was ever submitted.
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Paris
Germany
France
Belgium
Su T
Kembll Cook
John Bradbury
Ubr
Pageident
Barthou
Roland W
James A. Logan
Italy
Sir John
Washington
Roland W. Boyden
United States
White House
Boyden
Commission
France Tightens Grip on Germany
Captain Berry of the coast guard in New York reports the commander of a vessel from the West Indies faced difficulty maneuvering through the rum fleet off the Jersey coast. Complainants say the fleet menace navigation and tightens control.
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New York
Berry
Coast Guard
West Indies
Jersey
Rum fleet sighted off New Jersey coast
Highlands N J Jan 16 AP observers report a growing rum fleet offshore sighting 14 vessels south of Ambrose lightship including a tank steamer a small trawler like craft one three masted schooner and eleven two masted craft. Fort Victoria reported in New York sighting seven schooners and one steamer yesterday.
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Highlands
N. J
Ambrose
Soviets Stage Demonstration in Moscow After Ruhr Tensions
Moscow police and workers staged a demonstration against war and the French occupation of the Ruhr after Liebknecht anniversary ceremonies. Banners proclaimed long live the German revolution while Russian officials signaled a preference for tranquility in Germany. A Communist leader warned Russia might aid German Communists with arms if a workers revolt occurred, but noted food aid would be difficult with Russia’s own shortages.
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Moscow
Ruhr
Karl Liebknecht
Germany
Russia
Action Urged on Muscle Shoals Bill
Rep Lynde Shoals of Louisiana urged quick action on the Muscle Shoals bill in the House saying Congress will hear from American farmers unless Ford’s offer for ionstage long-term development is considered. He argued the bill has been held up too long and that a decision is needed soon.
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Washington
Jan
Congress
Henry Ford
Explosion Injures Twelve at Reott Louisiana
Crowley Louisiana January 16 AP twelve persons were injured and several buildings were wrecked by a dynamite blast at Reott Louisiana about twenty miles from Crowley. Details on cause and extent of damage were not immediately available.
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Crowley
Reott
Commission Fails to Reach Brit US War Debt Agreement
Washington January 16 The American and British debt commission failed to agree on refunding Great Britain's war debt to the United States. Further talks were postponed until Thursday as Britain seeks government instructions.
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Washington
British Debt Commission
United States
Warmer Weather Seen For West Tonight Through Wednesday
WTAH WRATHER Paik reports a warmer trend for the west portion with temperatures rising tonight and continuing into Wednesday.
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Wtah Wrather Paik
Breakdown in Proposed Plan Coal Delivery
German Reichswehr forces mass near Meilstern and Lwenen as French troops reach Dortmund and Luenen. French and German outposts lie 8 to 10 miles apart while coal outlets from the Ruhr are controlled by French authorities. Ruhr directors ordered to resume coal deliveries to France and Belgium. bankers warned of penalties.
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I Valley
Berlin
Poincare
Cuno
Dortmund
Reichwehr
Meinster
Lwenen
Luenen
Rhine
Reichswehr
Ruhr
Uni
Duesseldorf
Germany
Lippe
Witten
Degoutte
France
Belgium
Six Killed In Auto Accident Near Oklahoma City
Six people die when an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train hits their car, killing four teachers from a rural district and two schoolboy pupils. Names listed include Ruth Howard and Cora Phelan among others, with victims ages ranging from 9 to 29. The collision occurred late yesterday, with several injured transported to a hospital.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Ruth Howard
Etalia Mepees
Cora Phelan
Opel Darnell
Frank Davis
Henry Maloney
German marks drop to low records in New York trading
The report shows the German mark weakening to new lows in New York on January 16, with a notable drop against the dollar. Market activity suggests cautious sentiment amid international exchange pressures and speculative moves.
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