Schwab Denies Shipboard Expense Voucher Charge
Charles M. Schwab testified before a congressional committee that a $260 000 October 1918 expense claim attributed to him was charged to the shipbuilding board and that he paid his own travel and expenses. Colonel Abadie reiterated prior testimony that the voucher was charged as overhead and that part related to Bethlehem Steel. Schwab said he did not authorize or profit from the charges.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
Walah Congressional Committee
E. H. Abadie
United States Shipping Board
Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Sehwab
Fleet Corporation
Colous Abadie
Abadie
Wilson
Mr. Schwab
Mr. Morse
Perley Morse and
Shipping Board
Bethlehem Company
Morse
Bethlehem Corporation
Congressman Booher Dies in Missouri Home
Congressmember Charles Booher, representing Missouri's fourth district, died at his Savannah home today. His death was announced from St. Joseph, Missouri, with AP reporting.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Charles Booher
Savannah
Belgians honor Whitlock with banquet and honors
Brand Whitlock American ambassador to Belgium was guest of honor in Ghent where East Flanders authorities conferred gold medals and the freedom of the city. Toasts to President Wilson were offered at the banquet.
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Ghent
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
East Flanders
Whitlock
Wilson
Test suit tests Volstead Act on home brew production
A federal court suit filed by attorney David B. Stansbury challenges the Volstead act provision that forbids home brew and allows both a revenue tax and penalties. He argues the government cannot collect both the tax and fines for the same manufacture. The filing cites over 600 Chicago saloon keepers assessed both penalties for selling beer above legal alcohol limits.
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Chicago
David 8. Stansbury
Stansbury
Higher wage raise supported by Chicago building trades
The Chicago Building Trades Council released a statement urging unions to maintain the current wage of 1.25 dollars per hour for the next three years. They cite cost of living increases and industry wage gains, and warn that workers who do not perform honestly will be disciplined by their unions.
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Chicago
Chicago Building Trades Council
Haz
Communists in Italy win and form a new party
In Leghorn the Communist faction of the Italian Socialist party failed to secure Moscow International endorsement and split, forming the Italian Communist party after leaders Turati and allies split the voting. In Berlin the lord mayor election saw Gustav Boess win 114 to 95 as Socialists accuse rivals of betraying socialism.
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Leghorn
Italy
Italian Socialist Party
Third Internationale
Moscow
Turati
Italian Communist Party
BCESS
Herlin
Berlin
Gustav Boess
Boess
Dr. Weyl
National People’s Party
Return of enemy property to American-born wives
Washington reports that about 117 million dollars in property seized during the war is being returned to American-born wives of Germans Austrians and others. The action follows a new congressional act allowing claims by women who married enemy subjects or citizens of countries now abolished from Austria-Hungary to recover property seized under the trading with the enemy act. The total enemy property under the custodian stands at 534 million dollars, excluding seized interned German merchant ships.
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Washington
Ofee
Congress
Austria-Hungary
Mecho- Slovakia
I Rty
Nebraska Senate Backs Death Penalty, Defers Abolition
Lincoln Nebraska January 21 AP The Nebraska state senate voted 20 to 7 to reject abolition of capital punishment at this time citing the current national crime wave.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State Senate
Tramp Vessel Isabela Survivors Report Wreck Near Samar
Two Americans, Robert Brezile and Max Malone, survivors of the British steamer Isabela, say the ship wrecked off San Pulan island in Samar province after leaving California for Manila. Officials report only two survivors and no crew counts. San Francisco records show no Isabela entry.
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P. I. Jan
Robert Brezile
Max Malone
California
Tarnate
Samar
Philippines
Isabela
San Pulan
San Francisco
Samar Province
Fired House Fire Hero Sparks Reconciliation Hope
Thomas W. Wilson, 34, an automobile mechanic, told Acting Detective Chief Pszanowski he started a fire at his father in law’s home in Omaha on January 21 to force a reconciliation with his wife and save her and their two week old baby from the blaze.
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Omaha
Thomas W. Wilson
Pszanowski
London and Paris boxing contract dispute over Dempsey Carpentier fight
Chaos surrounds the Dempsey Carpentier bout with Bond filings, Paris deposits, and conflicting claims from promoters. London report says Charles Cochran still regards the original contract valid while Brady and Rickard face authority questions. Cochran offers to stage the fight in London if others withdraw.
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London
Charles B. Cochran
Cochran
William A. Brady
New York
Behal
Yellowstone bill hearing to dam Yellowstone River
Hearings on Senator Walsh's bill authorizing Montana to dam the Yellowstone River to reclaim thousands of acres of arid land will be held early next month by the Senate Reclamation Committee. Walsh invited Montana witnesses from the state and irrigation districts and denied claims the project would damage scenic effects of Yellowstone National Park.
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Washington
Walsh
Montana
Yellowstone
Senate Reclamation Committee
Yellowstone National Park
Park and Recreation Organization
Guatemala Ex-President Cabrera Not Mistreated
Acting Secretary Davis of the state department told the Senate that reports of maltreatment by Guatemala authorities are unfounded. The department confirmed Cabrera is imprisoned and that his home has been looted, with losses running from one to several thousand dollars.
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Washington
Cabrera
Guatemala
Davis
State Department
Senate
Wilson
Department
Caberera
Brady Farm Timber Plant Purchase Near Pocatello
The Short Line Railway buys about fifty acres north of Idaho Highway three miles west of Pocatello for a timber preserving plant valued near 275000. Construction starts as weather allows under R W McCracken, with grading of plant trackage to begin. The purchase, totaling around 70000, expands industrial growth and positions Pocatello as a regional manufacturing hub.
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W. R. Armstrong
Pocatello
Not& Lane
Idaho Falls
Ant
R. W. McCracken
Engineering Department
Gmme
Woodland Place
Gallagher
Madiler
Re Swanson
Idaho
Pheking Bong
Coliner
Selatany
Cial
Brady Brady
Mocatello
Northwest
Senate confirms delay in presidency transition plan
Ambiguous remarks from a publican and senators indicate tacit agreement to delay active transition steps for the next administration. Officials say no formal act is required while the Senate holds the recess, leaving nominations and office duties in limbo.
Belg ians borrow thirty million in new loan
A brief item reports that Belgians borrow thirty million in a new loan agreement signed today. The report notes an interest rate of one percent and mentions New York as related in the context of the deal. End of notice.
Harding Heads to Florida for Restful Vacation
President elect Harding travels by private train toward Florida for a two week fishing and golf retreat aimed at isolation. He plans to stay near St. Augustine in February before the inauguration, with Mrs. Harding and Dr. Sawyer remaining in Marion for now.
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Elect Harding
Florida
St. Augustine Hotel
Marion
Toledo Bread Line Reaches 1200 Unemployed Men
More than 1,200 jobless men lined up for the first free meals in Toledo as 1,509 tickets were issued by the social service federation. Meals were to be delivered in a market setting with provisions for potatoes and other perks to help families.
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Toledo
Social Service Federation
Nobby Styles For The Boys
Chicago fashion officials announce spring changes with longer men’s trousers to offset shorter skirts for women. Coats will have center vents reduced, shoulders to coat bottoms kept straight, and athletic or wed ape fits favored. Plain colors dominate as browns fade, blues grays and checks lead in spring summer wear.
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Chicago
Merchant Tailors
Designers Association
L. D. Tyler
Heads of company arrested on murder charge
Bayonne New Jersey January film company officials Henry Eysman George Sweezy and Has Kerner were arrested and charged with manslaughter after an explosion last Tuesday that killed two people and injured several others. Sweezy and Kerner remain hospitalized from injuries in the blast and ensuing fire that destroyed the film factory.
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Bayonne
N. J
Henry Eysman
George Sweezy
Has. Kerner
Film Companion
Sweezy
Kerner
Mexican Consul Appeals Clemency for Death Row Men
The Mexican consul general in New York Raymon P. Denegri asked Governor Miller for clemency for Augustin L. Sanchez and Enrique Garcia who were sentenced to death and slated for January 24. Denegri said jurors voted to convict not from belief in guilt but from pressure of other jurors' views.
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New York
Miller
Raymon P. Denegri
Augustin L. Sanchez
Enrique Garcia
Denegri
Single standard morals bill aims at equal punishment
Des Moines Iowa January 21 AP report notes a bill drafted by the legislative committee of the Town Women’s Christian Temperance Union seeks a single standard of morals for men and women with equal punishment for both.
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Des Moines
Legislative Committee
Women’s Christian Temperance Wai
H. Thie
Income Blanks for Certain Class Ready Monday
The Bureau of Internal Revenue announced that forms for income tax returns on incomes of 5000 dollars or less will be ready for distribution Monday. Copies will be sent to all individuals who filed returns last year. Forms for filing normal income tax paid at source on interest from domestic and foreign corporations will also be available.
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Fis
Bureau of Internal Revenue
United States
Packers Fight Control Idea
Washington January 21 AP The meat packing industry enters hearings by the commission of the one hundred investigating Irish conditions Miss Louie Bennett secretary of the Irish Women's International League reads a statement from Sir Horace Plunkett co operative movement claiming England destroyed Tri Co operative Meat Ltd to thwart control by American meat trusts in Ireland Bennett reports armed conflict and industrial strife in Ireland noting British military and police interference She recalls involvement of Darrall Figgis and an escape when he was nearly hanged by soldiers
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Washington
Ireland
Louie Bennett
Irish Women’s International League
Horace Plunkett
Co-Operative
Englend
Tri Co-operative Meat, Ltd
Poe Trust
Ireand
Mise Bennett
Darrall Figgis
Figgis
Pittsburgh High School Editor Dies in Apparent Suicide
Wallace Gle, senior and business manager of the Pittsburgh High School paper, killed himself by poisoning today. He was arrested yesterday on robbery charges after confessing to hold up four store clerks. Two other boys were arrested with him, and a school note boasting of the prior night’s robbery triggered the arrests.
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Pittsburgh
Kansas
Wallace Gle
Ringle
Ford engineers large loan in progress in New York
New York bankers and Ford Motor Company officials confirm negotiations for a large loan possibly between 50 million and 75 million. Maturing obligations of 25 million to 30 million would be refinanced in new financing as Ford seeks working capital. In Houston oil firms announce a 50 cent price cut lowering cost to 2 dollars per barrel.
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New York
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Houston
Tex
Eight Sinn Féin clashes leave several dead near Dublin
Eight men including seven Sinn Féin foes are reported killed in engagements near Dublin and Cork. Officials say constables and civilians died in ambushes as martial law expands. British engineers destroyed two three story houses in Cork in retaliation for attacks on crown forces.
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Dublin
Sinn
Binn Feinne
Cork
Heois
Sir Edward Strickland
Crown Troops
Ireland
Advertising Rates Topic At World Club Meeting
The National Commission of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World met in St Louis and will devote attention to advertising rates. Delegates foresee debated expression on whether charges have peaked.
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St. Louis
Jam
National Commission of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Baptist minister named new Senate chaplain
The Rev. Maine, a Baptist minister from Washington, won the Senate chaplain contest. He will serve as chaplain at a salary of 1200 dollars a year for daily prayers at Senate sessions.
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W.ngton
Senate
Toyota Cenperes
Republi
Maine
Washington
Tle
Targ ee Elk Pleads for Faithful Government to Indians
Targ ee Elk, Bannock chief of Fort Hall, asks the government to honor the Bridger treaty and recognize Red Men as first settlers. He spoke via The Tribune from Poentello with a thumbprint signature and urged observing treaty terms as the Snake River lands are settled.
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Bannock
Fort Hall
Tribune
Targee Elk
Targee
Poentello
Theodore Turner
Unit States
Washington
Gostae Wa
Targeo
Wysuting
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